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Vitamin D: A low-hanging fruit in COVID-19?
Experts weigh in on how much vitamin D people need in light of results from new studies.
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Keep calm: Under 25s with diabetes aren't being hospitalized for COVID-19
But some are concerned that type 1 diabetes diagnoses are being delayed.
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New frontier: Transgender men yield eggs, babies, even after testosterone
Transgender men, who were assigned female sex at birth, show a similar response to ovarian stimulation as cisgender women, even after using...
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Lupus Severity May Contribute Significantly to Heart Damage
Major finding: Cyclophosphamide use is a marker of disease severity that correlates with risk of cardiovascular events in lupus patients (odds...
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Meta-Analysis Shows 75% Increased Risk Herpes Zoster With Anti-TNF
Major finding: Compared with patients on DMARDs, the risk of herpes zoster in patients on anti-TNF inhibitors has an odds ratio of 1.75. Data...
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Prednisolone Reduced Pain by a Third in Knee OA
Major finding: WOMAC pain scores fell –3.4 for patients with knee OA who were on prednisolone and –0.4 for those on placebo.Data Source: The...
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Delaying Adalimumab Tx Impairs Long-Term Response
Major Finding: Radiographic damage was significantly less in patients who initially received either dose of adalimumab in year 1, with a lower...
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Rosuvastatin Lessened Endothelial Dysfunction in SSc
Major finding: Rosuvastatin increased low-mediated dilatation in systemic sclerosis from 2.3% to 5.7%.Data source: The data come from a case-...
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Weight Contributes to Anti-TNF Response in PsA
Major finding: Minimal disease activity is achieved more often by obese PsA patients who lose at least 5% of their body weight than by those who...
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OCA Graft Survivorship 82% at 10 Years
Major finding: OCA of the femoral condyle improved pain and function with graft survivorship of 82% at 10 years.Data source: Long-term follow up...
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Patients Overestimate Their Walking Disability
Major Finding: Observer evaluation of walking ability was strongly associated with the timed walk (ANOVA r2 = 0.58; P less than .001) and "get up...