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Myositis guidelines aim to standardize adult and pediatric care
These are the first guidelines on how to manage adult and pediatric patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM).
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Can fecal transplants help reverse aging?
New research provides ‘tantalizing’ evidence for the direct involvement of gut microbes in aging and the possibility of gut microbe–based anti-...
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‘Goodie bag’ pill mill doctor sentenced to 2 decades in prison
Regardless of the patients’ complaints, the internist gave them tote bags with prescription drugs, including muscle relaxers, anti-inflammatories...
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Prior authorizations delay TNF inhibitors for children with JIA
Many patients newly diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) at one academic center over a year had delays in care due to unnecessary...
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Medical education programs tell how climate change affects health
Medical schools are educating the next generation of doctors on one of the most widespread, insidious health threats of our time.
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Reduced-frequency methotrexate monitoring causes no harm
Laboratory blood test results were similar despite moving from once every month to about once every 3 months or about once every 5 months during...
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CDC predicts a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in coming weeks
On average, more than 2,200 COVID-19 patients are entering the hospital each day, which has increased about 20% in the last week.
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Evidence mounts for need to study Pfizer’s Paxlovid for long COVID, researchers say
“It provides evidence that we really need to study this soon, and ... systematically, which means randomized trials.”
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Innocent doc sued after 'secret' medical expert says claim has merit
“You never get to determine whether they, in fact, had a certificate reviewer who was legitimate.”
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‘Together, we can demand improvements’: Stanford Health Care’s residents vote to join union
More than 81% of the health system’s resident physicians voted to join the union.
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Do NSAIDs negate bone effect of bisphosphonates?
An exploratory post hoc analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial found women taking clodronate plus an NSAID saw a 49% adjusted increase...