Optimizing Acute Pain Management After Tooth Extractions: NSAIDs and...
As previously reported, a common theme of the 2024 AAOMS annual meeting included a core focus on non-opioid options for acute pain management. Although not linked with the AAOMS meeting, recent...
View ArticleCommentary Examines “Provocative Thinking” About a Psoriasis Cure
In a commentary for the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Joel M. Gelfand, MD, discusses psoriasis treatment, recent advances, and the potential for a cure. At the Fall Clinical Dermatology...
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Generic Medications Can Keep OOP Costs Down for Neurological Conditions
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Generic medications reduce the out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for common neurological conditions, apart from multiple sclerosis, for which costs continue to...
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Flu-Linked Hospitalization Rates Vary Across Seasons, Highest in Adults 65+
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 2024 (HealthDay News) — Influenza-associated hospitalization rates vary across seasons, and only returned to recent pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels in the 2022-2023 influenza season,...
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Exercise Cuts Dependence in Those With Alcohol Use Disorder
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An exercise intervention can effectively reduce alcohol dependence in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a review published online Oct....
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Global TB Cases Hit Record High, TB Becomes Top Infectious Disease Killer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The World Health Organization reports that tuberculosis (TB) cases hit a record high in 2023, with more than 8 million diagnoses and 1.25 million deaths,...
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Causal Relationship Seen Between GERD and Hypertension
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There is a positive causal relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hypertension, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in...
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Lower Risk for Asthma Seen With Younger Age at Natural Menopause
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women with younger age at natural menopause have a reduced risk for asthma, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Menopause. Durmalouk Kesibi,...
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Potential Genetic Link ID’d Between Thyroid Disease, Alopecia Areata
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There seems to be a significant association between hypothyroidism, Hashimoto thyroiditis, subacute thyroiditis, and alopecia areata (AA), according to a...
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AI Can Help ID Patients With Diabetes at Highest Risk for Cardiomyopathy
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Machine learning can he;p identify individuals with diabetes at high risk for diabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM), according to a study published online Sept. 6...
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Multigene Signature Can Help Tailor Chemo for Operable Triple-Negative Breast...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with operative triple-negative breast cancer, a multigene signature can help tailor adjuvant chemotherapy, according to a study published online...
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Small but Important Differences Seen Between Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There are small but important differences in risk for some clinical outcomes associated with rosuvastatin and atorvastatin, according to a study published...
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ASN: Atrasentan Significantly and Clinically Meaningfully Cuts Proteinuria
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Atrasentan is associated with a significant and clinically meaningful reduction in proteinuria compared with placebo in patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA)...
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ASN: Hypertension Most Common Cardiovascular Comorbidity Seen With Dialysis
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity seen among dialysis patients globally, according to a study presented at Kidney...
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Elevated BMI Linked to Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in Children
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, elevated body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk...
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Cell-Free Blood DNA Tests Less Effective Than Other CRC Screening
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cell-free DNA blood tests (cf-bDNA) may be more costly and less effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening than other screening modalities, according to...
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American College of Surgeons, Oct. 19-22
The annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held this year from Oct. 19 to 22 in San Francisco and attracted participants from around the world, including surgeons, medical experts,...
View ArticlePhysician Leaders Have a Duty to Protect Healthcare Workers from Violence
As hospitals and clinics grapple with rising threats such as gun violence, the need to insure physician safety has become a critical issue. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the many challenges...
View ArticleMortality Rates in COPD Decline for All Groups Except Rural Women
In COPD, rural women continue to experience a higher burden than urban women regarding other health conditions, access to care, and poverty. “Mortality rates for men and urban women with [COPD] have...
View ArticleQ&A: Best Practices for Infection Prevention in ECMO
As the use of ECMO expands, input from infectious disease clinicians is needed to standardize antimicrobial prophylaxis and infection prevention practices. “Over the past 10 years, there has been a...
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