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Low-dose aspirin reduces liver fat, inflammation markers
“I’m encouraged by the results with low-dose aspirin, and I think that, given the risk profile, using a lower dose is preferable.”
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Albuminuria reduction fuels finerenone’s kidney benefits
Mediation analyses of finerenone trial data show most of the drug’s kidney benefit and a third of its CVD benefit comes from cutting albuminuria...
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‘Love more’: Why doctors should promote social connection
Embracing community and close relationships helps people live longer and be happier.
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First referral guide issued for axial spondyloarthritis
The draft recommendations are a “good first step,” but more awareness around axial spondyloarthritis in the nonrheumatology community is also...
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Pharmacist-based strategy places more patients on statins
In two studies run in parallel fashion, testing different strategies, automatic referral to a pharmacist was superior to EHR alerts for increasing...
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Low-salt diet cut BP by 6 mm Hg in 1 week: CARDIA-SSBP
“The blood pressure reduction we see here is ... comparable to that produced by one antihypertensive medication,” said Dr. Deepak Gupta.
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Study takes fine-grained look at MACE risk with glucocorticoids in RA
The level of risk for MACE rose with the dose, duration, and recency of GC use, and risk increased significantly at prednisone-equivalent doses as...
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Saltwater gargling may help avoid COVID hospitalization
Hospitalization rates in the low- (18.5%) and high- (21.4%) saline groups were significantly lower than in the reference control population.
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Weight-loss drugs improve liver measures, too
Body weight reduction of at least 3% within 8 weeks of beginning treatment with either an SLT-2 or GLP-1 agent was associated independently with...
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TNF inhibitors may be OK for treating RA-associated interstitial lung disease
Efficacy, safety findings for the use of TNF inhibitors vs. other biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in treating RA-ILD contrast with...
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Better postpartum BP control with self-monitoring: POP-HT
“This trial identifies a potential need for a paradigm shift in the way women affected by hypertensive pregnancy are managed postnatally,” said Dr...