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So you have a COVID-19 patient: How do you treat them?
A patient with severe symptoms, who is seeking medical attention from a HealthPoint clinic, is not seen and is sent straight to the emergency...
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COVID-19: Older patients with cancer especially vulnerable
Expert advises diligence in screening cancer patients and commonsense preventative measures.
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FDA cancels or postpones meetings amid COVID-19 concerns
Thus far, only a few Center for Drug Evaluation and Research events on the FDA's meeting webpage are listed as being canceled or postponed.
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Meta-analysis highlights safety concerns with interleukin inhibition
MAUI, HAWAII – Increased risks seen for serious infections, cancer, and opportunistic infections.
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HLA gene variant predicts anti-TNF antibodies in Crohn’s
MAUI, HAWAII – Maybe “just bypass anti-TNFs altogether” in carriers?
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA, FTC uniting to promote biosimilars
As part of their collaboration, the two agencies will be sponsoring a public workshop on March 9 to discuss...
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ACIP updates recommendations for adult vaccines
The update includes changes regarding the administration of the influenza, HPV, hepatitis A and B, meningitis B, and PCV13 vaccines.
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Washington state patient is first U.S. case of novel coronavirus
Conference Coverage
Methotrexate gives durable remission from idiopathic granulomatous mastitis
ATLANTA – A study presented at the ACR annual meeting and previous work from others builds a case for methotrexate.
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Perioperative antirheumatic drug use does not impact postsurgery infection rate in RA patients
ATLANTA – A higher Charlson Comorbidity Index and longer surgery time, rather than preop antirheumatic medications, increased risk of infection....
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FDA still concerned about biotin affecting troponin tests
The agency has issued an update to its 2017 safety communication.