Addressing Non-Adherence & Motivating Patients to Take an Active Role in...
Yvette C. Terrie, RPh, shares insights into addressing non-adherence and motivating patients to adhere to medication recommendations and health practices. At some point in their careers, healthcare...
View ArticleUsing Sociodemographic Data to Predict Survival in Myelofibrosis
The first study to compare national myelofibrosis outcomes with a large minority cohort illustrates links between age, gender, and ethnicity and worse survival. Findings from a study published in...
View ArticleTime of Day May Affect Asthma Diagnostic Test Results
Clinicians should account for the time of day when performing asthma diagnostic tests, as most patients experience more symptoms overnight and in the morning. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and...
View ArticleReviewing Emerging Risk Factors for Psoriasis Flares
Researchers reviewed risk factors for psoriasis flares, including stress, infections, common drugs, pollution, hormonal changes, COVID-19, vaccines, and more. Clinicians can improve the QOL of patients...
View ArticleSelf-Reported PrEP Intake Strongly Correlates With Actual Use
Self-reported PrEP intake in a diary app was strongly associated with blood concentrations reflecting actual PrEP intake in the previous 6 weeks. Self-reported oral PrEP intake reported in a diary app...
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E-Bike, Scooter Injury Rates Increased in Recent Years
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of severe injuries from powered micromobility devices increased from 2019 to 2022, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in the American...
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Ultrasonic Propulsion of Residual Kidney Stone Fragments Cuts Relapse
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with residual kidney stone fragments, the risk for relapse is lower with ultrasonic propulsion-facilitated clearance of fragments, and adverse...
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California Bans 6 Artificial Dyes in Foods Served at Public Schools
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new law just passed in California makes it the first state to tell public schools they may no longer serve foods that contain six artificial dyes linked to...
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Outbreak of Ebola-Like Marburg Virus in Rwanda Has Killed 8 People
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A rare, highly contagious Ebola-like virus has claimed eight lives in Rwanda, and U.S. health officials are closely monitoring the outbreak. Marburg virus...
View ArticlePhase II basket trial of dual anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 blockade in rare tumors
1. Treatment of desmoid tumours with dual anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 blockade with ipilimumab and nivolumab resulted in an overall response rate (ORR) of 18.8% and a clinical benefit rate (CBR) of...
View ArticleOptical coherence tomography-guided angioplasty reduces adverse events...
1. Major cardiac events were significantly lower in the OCT-guided group compared to the angiography-guided group. 2. Stroke, bleeding events, and nephropathy showed no significant difference between...
View ArticleAdjunctive treatment with argatroban or eptifibatide does not improve...
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis, it was found that adjunctive intravenous argatroban or eptifibatide did not reduce...
View ArticleNewly discovered orthonairovirus is associated with human febrile illnesses
1. A newly found orthonairovirus, Wetland virus (WELV), was discovered to be pathogenic to humans, causing febrile illnesses in northeastern China. 2. WELV was detected in various animal species and...
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#VisualAbstract: Cabozantinib Improved Progression-Free Survival in Advanced...
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View ArticleLiberal transfusion may improve outcomes in myocardial infarction and anemia
1. In this secondary analysis of the MINT trial, 30-day risks for the composite outcome of death and recurrent myocardial infarction increased with lower hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion among...
View ArticleHow Minnesota Figures Into the Presidential Politics of Insulin Prices
In June 2019, Lija Greenseid handed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz an empty vial of insulin that her 13-year-old daughter had painted gold. Greenseid’s daughter has Type 1 diabetes, which means she requires...
View ArticleSilence in Sikeston: Trauma Lives in the Body
SIKESTON, Mo. — At age 79, Nannetta Forrest, whose father, Cleo Wright, was lynched in Sikeston, Missouri, before she was born, wonders how the decades-long silence that surrounded his death in 1942...
View ArticleCluster Analysis Reveals Heterogeneity in Symptom Burden Among Patients With...
Distinct patterns of symptom severity among patients with COPD sheds light on the heterogeneous nature of the patients’ experience. New research published in ERJ Open Research reveals distinct patterns...
View ArticleMASH With Significant Fibrosis Increases CV Risk, Regardless of Diabetes Status
Liver fibrosis in MASH is linked with elevated risk for cardiovascular events, according to an analysis of NHANES study data. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis with liver fibrosis is...
View ArticlePW Trivia: 2025 ICD-10-CM Code Changes
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