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Around 5% of US Population Diagnosed With Autoimmune Disease

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: January 14, 2025

A new analysis tool estimated that over 15 million individuals in the United States were affected with autoimmune diseases in 2022, with women repr...

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How Does End of Life Impact Diabetes Care?

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: January 9, 2025

Antidiabetes medication use dropped from 66.1% in the 9 to 12 months before death to 60.8% in the last 4 months of life.

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Choline Alfoscerate Has Modest Benefits on Cognition in Type 2 Diabetes

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: January 8, 2025

The supplement could be considered an anticipated therapeutic option to preserve cognitive function and subsequently physical health in elderly pat...

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Sjögren Subtypes Have Distinct Pathophysiologic Profiles

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: January 8, 2025

Three distinct subtypes of Sjögren disease showed different cytokine profiles and interferon signatures.

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Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Show Higher Risk for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: January 6, 2025

A cohort study found that patients with rheumatoid arthritis had an increased risk for heart failure, particularly with preserved ejection fraction...

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Need for Biologic in Early RA Signals Lower Likelihood of Achieving Drug-Free Remission

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: January 2, 2025

Patients with early RA who did not require a biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) had a higher chance of attaining sustained DMARD...

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Vitamin D3 Does Not Reduce T2D Risk in Healthy Seniors

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: December 23, 2024

A lower incidence of T2D with vitamin D was observed among those with a BMI < 25, but not with a higher BMI.

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Popular Diabetes Drug May Raise Vascular Surgery Risk

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: December 20, 2024

Probability of PAD-related surgical events at 4 years was higher for users of SGLT2 inhibitor than DPP-4 inhibitor.

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Patients With Refractory Systemic Sclerosis Have Early Success With CAR T-Cell Therapy

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: December 17, 2024

A case series showed that chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy targeting CD19 halted the progression of fibrotic organ manifestations in six pa...

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NT-proBNP May Predict Atrial Fibrillation Risk Early

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: December 13, 2024

Elevated NT-proBNP levels showed a strong association with the risk for atrial fibrillation, with individuals in the highest quintile of NT-proBNP ...

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Early Oseltamivir Benefits Hospitalized Influenza Patients

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: December 13, 2024

Patients who received early oseltamivir treatment had 40% lower peak pulmonary disease severity than those who received late or no treatment.

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Iron Overload: The Silent Bone Breaker

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: December 4, 2024

Patients with serum ferritin levels higher than 1000 μg/L show a 91% increased risk for any fracture, with a doubled risk for vertebral and humerus...

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Flu Vaccine Guards Household Contacts of Infected People

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: December 3, 2024

Seasonal influenza vaccination is the primary strategy recommended for prevention of influenza illness and its complications.

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Oxidative Stress Marker May Signal Fracture Risk in T2D

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: November 22, 2024

“Oxidative stress in T2D may play an important role in the decline of bone quality and not just bone quantity.”

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Vaping Linked to Higher Risk of Blurred Vision & Eye Pain

Author:: Javed Choudhury

Publish date: November 22, 2024

This increased risk was observed across all age groups and affected both men and women as well as various ethnic groups.