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Multiple successive biologic to biosimilar switches deemed safe and effective
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Triple switching from infliximab biologic to biosimilar for IBD found no new safety or efficacy concerns.
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Few patients take weight control medications after bariatric surgery
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Weight control medications may be needed to prevent weight regain.
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Lack of paid sick leave is a barrier to cancer screening
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
For those with paid sick leave mandates, screening rates are higher.
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Unprecedented drop seen in early colorectal cancer cases due to aspirin use
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
The study confirms evidence from 30 years of research that suggests regular aspirin use reduces cancer risk.
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Study of environmental impact of GI endoscopy finds room for improvement
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Two months of endoscopy procedures generates two football fields of waste, including plastic, sharps, personal protective equipment, and cleaning...
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Helmet interface for ventilation likely superior in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Benefit may also include reduced mortality.
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Can asthma incidence be reduced by attention to sleep disorders?
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Early detection and management of sleep disorders could reduce asthma incidence.
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Outpatient costs top drug costs in some insured, working women with breast cancer
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
‘Women think they are insured until they get a diagnosis,’ says the author of a new paper.
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Mucus plugging phenotype associated with adverse features
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Early biologic therapy after CT identification of mucus plugging may improve asthma control.
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Exercise capacity and QOL linked to significant survival benefit with endobronchial valves
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Independent of pulmonary function, improvement in exercise capacity and quality of life after lung volume reduction using endobronchial valves...
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Brain imaging markers of breathlessness-expectation predict COPD rehabilitation success
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
D-cycloserine was associated with breathlessness improvement.
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Few women identify breast density as a breast cancer risk
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
FDA requires that women be notified in writing when mammograms identify dense tissue.
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Dietitian-led weight loss program improves difficult-to-treat asthma in obese patients
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Clinically important improvements seen in asthma control and quality of life over 16 weeks compared to usual care.
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Pulmonary embolism workup needed for any sudden onset of exertional dyspnea
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Missed diagnoses may mean complicated clinical course or mortality.
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Spectrum of dermatologic adverse events associated with amivantamab use
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
It is important for dermatologists and oncologists to be aware of the severe and atypical dAEs associated with this novel therapy....