Contributor: Journey to Launching a Meaningful Health Equity Strategy
January 23rd 2023Michelle Y. Williams, PhD, RN, of Stanford Health Care, speaks on the key themes she presented during her session at the 2023 Health Equity Summit in San Diego, California, titled, "Launching a Health Equity Strategy."
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Dr Michael Portman Illuminates the Differences Between Pediatric, Adult Anticoagulation Studies
January 23rd 2023Pharmaceutical companies would have to spend a lot of money on pediatric anticoagulation studies for diseases that are rare among these patients, explained Michael A. Portman, MD, FAHA, of Seattle Children's Hospital.
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Wildfire Air Pollution Linked With Increased Rates of Psoriasis Clinic Visits Among Adults
January 22nd 2023After a delayed lag period, air pollution from a wildfire was associated with modestly increased rates of clinic visits for psoriasis among adults starting 5 weeks after the fire and peaking at 8 to 9 weeks after the fire.
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Dr Kirsten Johansen on Benefits of Oral Therapies for the Management of CKD
January 22nd 2023Kirsten Johansen, MD, director of nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare, speaks on the impact that an oral medication would have on the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for patients both on and not on dialysis.
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Valproate Exhibits Both Hypnotic, Antiepileptic Properties During Sleep
January 21st 2023In an animal study, researchers found that valproate, a common epilepsy drug, possessed hypnotic and antiepileptic properties during sleep, suggesting that the drug could help improve sleep quality for patients with nocturnal epilepsy.
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Motor Symptoms May Occur 3 Years Before Parkinson Disease Diagnosis, Study Says
January 20th 2023Trouble with balance and holding objects above one's head were just a few of the problems reported by patients 3 years before they received a formal Parkinson disease diagnosis, according to a recent study.
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What We’re Reading: US Hits Debt Limit; More Oversight of Organics; Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea
January 20th 2023As the country hits the debt limit spending on Medicare and Medicaid may be at risk; the Agriculture Department targets fraudulent claims in products labeled as organic; first cases of drug-resistant gonorrhea strain found.
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Examining the Links Between Asthma, Depression During the Pandemic in Canada
January 20th 2023The study sought to identify what factors were linked with developing depression in adults with asthma without a history of the disease, and to identify which factors were associated with recurrent depression during the pandemic in adults with both conditions.
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Early Diagnosis Vital to Prevent Impairment From Pediatric EGIDs
January 20th 2023Although it is well studied in adult patients, there is a lack of research on eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs) among pediatric patients; a recent study aimed to add to the clinical knowledge of EGIDs in younger patients.
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Tucatinib Plus Trastuzumab Approved for RAS Wild-type, HER2+ Unresectable or Metastatic CRC
January 19th 2023The combination of tucatinib and trastuzumab received accelerated approval from the FDA to treat adults with RAS wild-type, HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) that advances after treatment with specific types of chemotherapy.
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Fetal Outcomes, Maternal Mortality Vary Among Pregnant Women With Different Types of PH
January 19th 2023A small study conducted in China suggests pregnant women with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (iPAH) are at higher risk of maternal mortality compared with women with certain other types of pulmonary hypertension (PH).
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Axi-cel Shows Improved Quality-Adjusted Survival Versus Standard of Care in LBCL
January 19th 2023A Q-TWiST analysis of ZUMA-7 trial data suggests that axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) in the second line is beneficial to quality-adjusted survival and is a viable option for patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after first-line chemoimmunotherapy.
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