Jim Kling

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Bariatric surgery, including sleeve gastrectomy, linked to fracture risk

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: October 25, 2023

A study of a largely male veteran population reinforces observations in younger women and underscores concerns about osteoporosis in men.

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Tricyclics may raise fracture risk in type 2 diabetes

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: October 25, 2023

Although the findings are suggestive, they don’t definitively pin blame on tricyclic antidepressants alone in directly leading to fractures.

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In ILD, ECMO linked to good outcomes as bridge to transplant

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: October 25, 2023

Meta-analysis could provide reassurance, but retrospective data leave uncertainty.

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New calculator tool estimates fracture risk on dialysis

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: October 24, 2023

Calculator uses readily available clinical factors and will soon be freely accessible.

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Asthma with EoE linked to earlier hospitalization

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: October 24, 2023

Double atopic disease could be causing more inflammation, but more research is needed.

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Treatment order evidence comes to light for premenopausal idiopathic osteoporosis: What to do after denosumab

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: October 23, 2023

Extension trial gives insight into treatment order for a little-studied population of premenopausal women.

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Higher fracture risk not seen with SGLT2 inhibitors

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: October 20, 2023

Increased fracture risk seen in short-term studies may have been caused by hypovolemia or osmotic diuresis, resulting in falls, rather than an effe...

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Fractures beget fractures at any age

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: October 18, 2023

From a person’s 20s to their 80s, the increased risk of fracture after a prior fracture may not be significantly different.

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Greater fracture risk reduction seen with denosumab vs. zoledronic acid in postmenopausal women

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: October 17, 2023

The analysis took extra pains to remove bias through data that might be linked to potential confounders but could not reasonably be attributed to a...

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Biologics linked to fewer hospitalizations after asthma exacerbation

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: October 11, 2023

The study adds to growing data that biologics offer better long-term outcomes and could reduce health care utilization.

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Short, long-lasting bronchodilators similar for exacerbated COPD

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: October 10, 2023

Long-lasting bronchodilators are recommended by the Gold Report, but clinical evidence was lacking in this population.

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Nivolumab/Ipillimumab combo demonstrates long-term efficacy in NSCLC

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: September 18, 2023

“Most importantly, approximately 50% of these patients that are alive at six years are also disease free, suggesting that we are indeed making a de...

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Neoadjuvant durvalumab does not affect surgical outcomes in NSCLC: Study

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: September 14, 2023

AEGEAN is one of the first studies looking at immune checkpoint inhibitors in the perioperative settings that demonstrated improved EFS and pCR wit...

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Surgery may worsen pleural mesothelioma survival outcomes

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: September 13, 2023

The first randomized, controlled trial shows greater mortality than chemotherapy alone, though surgical expertise may be a confounder.

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ADCs show early promise in NSCLC

Author:: Jim Kling

Publish date: September 12, 2023

“ADCs are a new, rapidly evolving class of therapeutics, and I think that we will all have to be prepared for the future that is coming,” said Dr. ...