Square-Stepping Exercise Linked With Improved Executive Functioning in Parkinson Disease
September 28th 2022Adherence to 8-week square-stepping exercise training among patients with Parkinson disease was associated with significant improvement of executive functioning, as well as cognitive functioning for those with mild cognitive impairment.
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FAIR Health Releases Report on Substance Use Disorders, Overdoses Before, During Pandemic
September 27th 2022One of the key findings of the report is that 42 states saw an increase in the proportion of patients with opioid and opioid-like drug overdoses compared with the total number of patients using medical services by state.
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Clostridioides difficile Infection Risk Greater Among Patients Requiring Maintenance Hemodialysis
September 27th 2022Patients requiring maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) had a 4-fold higher risk of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), with rates of CDI increasing over time regardless of MHD requirement.
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Biogen Inc agreed to pay $900 million to settle allegations about improper physician payments; the American Cancer Society warns that fertility preservation for patients with cancer is at risk after the overturn of Roe v Wade; the Supreme Court will hear a case about Medicaid recipients’ ability to sue their providers.
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Skin Biomarkers Found to Predict Development of Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis
September 26th 2022Significant alterations were observed in lipid levels and other skin biomarkers for infants who developed atopic dermatitis (AD) vs controls, with phytosphingosine associated with the highest AD prediction accuracy.
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What We’re Reading: Hospitals’ Pursuit of Profits; Opioid Crisis Funding; Arizona Abortion Ban
September 26th 2022Nonprofit hospitals pursue profits from low-income patients; the Biden administration announced that $1.5 billion would be set aside to battle opioid overdoses and support recovery; an Arizona judge ruled that a state law that criminalizes nearly all abortions could take effect immediately.
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Dr William Oh Discusses Goals of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September 26th 2022William Oh, MD, chief medical officer at Sema4 and a clinical professor of medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and possible reasons for disparities in diagnoses and mortality in prostate cancer.
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Dr Amresh Raina on the Importance of Treating Dominant Disease Physiology in Comorbid HF
September 25th 2022When mapping out treatment strategy, it is important to first establish dominant disease physiology in patients who have heart failure (HF) and pulmonary hypertension, explained Allegheny Health Network's Amresh Raina, MD.
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Study Supports Comprehensive Genomic Profiling for Patients With Biliary Tract Cancer
September 24th 2022A small study suggests that comprehensive genomic profiling can help with clinical decision-making and predicting clinical outcomes in advanced biliary tract cancer, but further research is needed.
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Improved QOL, Disease Activity Seen in Patients With IA Using Tailored Self-management App
September 24th 2022A mobile app providing self-management action advice to patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) was linked to significant improvements in health-related quality of life (QOL) and disease activity.
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Dr Jason Ezra Hawkes Discusses Clinical Considerations for Biologic Treatment in Atopic Dermatitis
September 24th 2022Jason Ezra Hawkes, MD, MS, FAAD, board-certified dermatologist and associate professor of dermatology at the University of California Davis in Sacramento, spoke on the importance of shared decision-making in deciding which biologic would best alleviate disease burden in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.
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Dermoscopy Holds Limited Potential to Differentiate BCC From Benign Tumors
September 24th 2022Despite some differences in the frequency of dermoscopic features between basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and benign skin tumors, dermoscopy alone is not sufficient for a reliable diagnosis, according to a recent study.
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