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Etanercept biosimilar SB4 a cost-effective alternative for psoriasis, PsA
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Statistically significant improvement in symptom scores and significant cost savings of up to 63% achieved.
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Survey finds psoriasis patients seek relief with alternative therapies
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
The majority said they used complementary and alternative medicines because “traditional medications did not help or had side effects.”
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Improved WIC food packages reverse obesity in toddler participants
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Providing healthier, affordable dietary options is key to better health management.
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Proinflammatory diet may not trigger adult psoriasis, PsA, or AD
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Proinflammatory foods included processed meat, red meat, organ meat, vegetables other than leafy green and dark yellow, refined grains, low- and...
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Earlier diagnosis, treatment needed to curb dramatic rise in neonatal HSV
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
High health care use and associated costs persisted 6 months after hospitalization.
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Breast cancer survivors offer realistic strategies for easing cost burden
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Breast cancer survivors provide recommendations across four significant areas: insurance, supportive services and care, financial assistance, and...
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Consider individualized testosterone protocol for transgender acne
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Increased BMI and smoking raise risk of acne in transgender men treated with masculinizing doses of testosterone.
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Teens likely to mimic parents’ opioid use
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Interventions that target parental use and emphasize positive parenting may lower adolescent opioid use.
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Adolescents’ screen time tied to more depression, less sleep
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Social messaging, Web surfing, and time spent watching TV/movies appear to be directly correlated with sleep characteristics, but the same cannot...
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Buprenorphine for NAS shows promise in reducing length of stay
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Up to 70% of newborns with NAS will require pharmacologic treatment to alleviate symptoms.
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Confidential, parent-free discussion should occur by age 13
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Adolescents are reporting that health care encounters often do not include an explanation of confidentiality by their providers.
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AAP infantile hemangioma guideline should empower primary care clinicians
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Four weeks is recommended as the ideal time for IH professional consultation.
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Chronic opioid use during pregnancy linked with reduced head circumference in NAS newborns
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Of neonates with NAS, 87% were born to mothers prescribed opioid agonist medication–assisted treatment.
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Comorbid TBI & PTSD raise the risk for sleep disturbances, pain
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Veterans with comorbid TBI and PTSD report sleep disturbances, and light and sound sensitivities.
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Tanning use disorder should be added to the DSM-5
- Author:
- Jill D. Pivovarov
Inclusion would increase awareness of the condition and standardize approaches to diagnosis and treatment.