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Barbers have role in encouraging diabetes screening in black men
Blood glucose testing offered to black men attending black-owned barbershops could help identify those with undiagnosed diabetes.
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Apremilast more likely to succeed with moderate psoriatic arthritis activity
The results of a pooled analysis of the PALACE 1-3 trials “provide a framework of reference for the selection and monitoring of patients with the...
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Sleep problems linked to worsening PTSD in veterans
Veterans with PTSD have a higher rate of sleep problems, which may in turn increase the severity of their PTSD.
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Ideal management of RA in pregnancy improves outcomes
Women with rheumatoid arthritis who adhere to an ideal clinical management pathway throughout pregnancy have a lower risk of adverse pregnancy...
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Vitamin D alone does not reduce fracture risk
Vitamin D supplementation alone does not appear to reduce the risk of fracture, but may do so in combination with calcium, according to a...
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Ultrasound improves specificity of psoriatic arthritis referrals
Adding ultrasound to screening questionnaires can improve screening for psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis.
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High-dose progesterone to reverse mifepristone held still 'experimental'
A study investigating high-dose progesterone as a mifepristone antagonist ends early because of hemorrhage.
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Low RAAS inhibitor dosing linked to MACE risk
Reducing the dose of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors to manage hyperkalemia could increase the risk of cardiovascular events.
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CvLPRIT: Complete revascularization benefits persist long term
Complete revascularization outperforms target lesion-only revascularization for STEMI, even 5 years after treatment.
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Claims data improves cancer registry information on treatment
Linking health claims data with cancer registries could improve the capture of information on treatment.
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Women experience more chemoradiotherapy toxicity in rectal cancer
Women experience significantly higher rates of leukopenia and diarrhea from rectal cancer chemoradiotherapy than men do.
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Antibiotic use may increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease
Use of antianaerobic or tetracycline antimicrobials may be associated with the later development of Parkinson’s disease.
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Nearly one in five U.S. adolescents have prediabetes
Prediabetes is more common in male adolescents than in female adolescents in the United States.
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Higher risk of bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety found with autism
“Given the high rates of comorbidity, researchers and practitioners should develop tools that are specific to the unique needs of this population...