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Treprostinil improves function for complex PAH patients

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: January 10, 2019

Adults with CTEPH who received a high dose of subcutaneous treprostinil improved significantly, compared with baseline.

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Knee pathologies, including multiple meniscal tears, predict accelerated OA

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: January 7, 2019

Longitudinal data suggest a distinct risk factor profile for adults who develop accelerated knee osteoarthritis.

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Prenatal valproate exposure raises ADHD risk

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Heidi Splete

Children whose mothers took valproate during pregnancy were significantly more likely to have ADHD diagnoses.

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Biomarkers predict asthma/COPD risk in 9/11 first responders

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: January 2, 2019

First responders exposed to toxins during the 9/11 attacks had greater risk for COPD, but eosinophils played a role.

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Aspirin appears underused to prevent preeclampsia in SLE patients

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: January 2, 2019

Approximately a quarter of pregnant women with lupus took aspirin, although half had at least one traditional preeclampsia risk factor.

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Abatacept reduced infections in RA patients

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: January 2, 2019

Hospitalized infections were lower in RA patients on abatacept than in those on a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor.

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Tofacitinib tackles cutaneous sarcoidosis

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: December 26, 2018

Patient given JAK inhibitor showed clinical and histologic disease remission of sarcoidosis after failing other treatments.

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Surgeon general takes on teen vaping; medical groups show support

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: December 19, 2018

The U.S. surgeon general’s advisory calls for immediate action to “protect the health of our nation’s young people.”

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Vaping soars among American teens in 2018 survey

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: December 17, 2018

A take-home message for clinicians is the need to emphasize to teens that “vaping is not innocuous and not harmless,” Dr. Richard Miech said.

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Duodenoscopes contain more bacteria than expected

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: December 17, 2018

Additional cleaning of duodenoscopes beyond manufacturer recommendations may be needed to prevent infections.

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Flu vaccine effectiveness drops by half after 6 months

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: December 14, 2018

More access to flu vaccine may be needed in areas of year-round activity, researchers say.

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Duodenoscopes contain more bacteria than expected

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: December 13, 2018

Additional cleaning of duodenoscopes beyond manufacturer recommendations may be needed to prevent infections.

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More data link severe sleep apnea and aggressive melanoma

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: December 12, 2018

The findings offer further evidence of the link between cancer and sleep-disordered breathing.

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Guideline authors inconsistently disclose conflicts

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: November 30, 2018

Financial conflicts are often underreported by authors of clinical practice guidelines in several specialties including gastroenterology,...

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Stroke, arterial dissection events reported with Lemtrada, FDA says

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Heidi Splete

Rare but serious events described in multiple sclerosis patients given alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) prompts new warning.

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