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Practical pearls guide treatment of psoriasis in tricky areas

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: November 9, 2022

Start by ensuring the correct diagnosis, then take advantage of the expanding arsenal of therapies, Dr. Jennifer Soung advised.

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Daily aspirin fails to reduce risk of fractures in older adults

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: November 8, 2022

Daily aspirin use also increased the risk of serious falls leading to hospital visits.

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Therapeutic drug monitoring pays off for arthritis patients

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: November 7, 2022

Patients who reduced their dosage of TNF-alpha inhibitor had less treatment failure and similar risk of adverse events, compared with standard...

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Education about OTC tools key for patients with acne and rosacea

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: November 7, 2022

No acne or rosacea visit is complete until overall skin care has been discussed, according to Hilary E. Baldwin, MD.

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Genital HSV shedding declines rapidly in first year post infection

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: November 2, 2022

Most genital shedding in first year after infection was asymptomatic, with few oral and genital lesions.

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Scientists identify new genetic links to dyslexia

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: November 1, 2022

“Only a small genomewide study of dyslexia existed before ours,” says author of a new study.

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Metabolites may distinguish severe subtypes of PAH

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: November 1, 2022

Patients with the systemic sclerosis subtype of pulmonary arterial hypertension showed a distinctive bioactive lipid signature

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Sexual assault–related visits to the ED are on the rise

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: November 1, 2022

Studies of victims show an increased risk of conditions such as suicidal ideation, PTSD, depression, substance use, and chronic conditions

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Original COVID-19 vaccines fall short against Omicron subvariants for the immunocompromised

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 31, 2022

Findings from a CDC-supported study suggest that updated, bivalent boosters targeting recently circulating Omicron subvariants may benefit adults...

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Impaired communication predicts coercive inpatient psychiatric care

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 28, 2022

Patients with poor communication abilities were at increased risk for involuntary inpatient admission and coercive measures.

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Doctors favor euphemisms and jargon in discussions of death

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 25, 2022

The use of the word death is rare in conversations between doctors and families of critically ill children.

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Psoriatic arthritis has greater impact on women than men

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 24, 2022

Women with PsA were more likely to have worse disease burden, pain, fatigue, quality of life, and greater disability and work impairment compared...

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Iron deficiency may protect against bacterial pneumonia

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 20, 2022

Consider delaying treatment of nonsymptomatic iron deficiency in cases of acute bacterial infection.

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Preexisting mental illness symptoms spiked during pandemic

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 20, 2022

Disease severity was higher among individuals with preexisting mental illness admitted to inpatient care in the wake of COVID-19.

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VTE prophylaxis overused in low-risk hospitalized patients

Author:
Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 19, 2022

Better attention to a risk model could help determine the most appropriate type of VTE treatment, if needed.

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