Examining Patient Preferences for Biologic Use in Psoriasis
January 13th 2023Following COVID-19–related lockdown measures, preferences for the use of biologics among Japanese patients with psoriasis addressed administration route, visits, and risk of serious infections requiring hospitalization, with some differences observed between specific subgroups.
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Stress Management Important for Mothers of Pediatric Patients With Atopic Dermatitis
January 12th 2023The parents of pediatric patients who have atopic dermatitis experience stress just as their children do, and this study investigated how that stress manifests among the parents, comparing outcomes between mothers and fathers.
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Symptoms That Contribute to SMA Disease Burden Clarified in New Study
January 12th 2023Qualitative interviews conducted with caregivers of children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) found that the symptoms with the greatest effect on disease burden were not always the most prevalent symptoms in patients.
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Adding Social Factors to Risk Adjustment Not Enough to Reach Health Equity, Paper Says
January 12th 2023To best improve health equity, population-based payment models should both incorporate social goals and increase payment for historically marginalized communities, a recent study has found.
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Eczema Exhibits Potential Protection Against Brain Cancer Development
January 11th 2023For 2 important reasons—that brain cancer is so aggressive and its risk may be elevated in the presence of certain allergies—investigators of a meta-analysis set out to investigate potential connections between eczema and various brain cancers.
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Newer Drugs for Epilepsy Less Likely to Be Prescribed to Black, Latino Patients on Medicaid
January 11th 2023Patients with epilepsy on Medicaid insurance of Black, Latino, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Island ethnicity were associated with lower odds of being on newer, second- and third-generation, antiseizure medications compared with White individuals.
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Spotlighting Health Disparities for Black Americans With Multiple Myeloma and Potential Solutions
January 11th 2023Black Americans with multiple myeloma face disparities in incidence of disease, survival outcomes, and use of evidence-based treatment, which may be exacerbated by socioeconomic factors.
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Investigators Find Potential Biomarker for Platinum-Based Chemotherapy Response in NSCLC
January 10th 2023Patients who had non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with homologous recombination gene mutations had better outcomes, although no single gene in the pathway appeared to have a causal role.
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What We’re Reading: Biden to Extend PHE Once More; High Court Rejects Pharma Suits; 988 Calls Soar
January 10th 2023President Joe Biden expected to renew COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) one more time; Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer are denied by the Supreme Court; funding for the 988 mental health helpline expands inclusivity efforts.
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In Pediatric Epilepsy, Links Found Between Parental Factors, Emotional and Behavioral Issues
January 10th 2023A study showed 18.3% of adolescents with epilepsy (AWE) had at least 1 emotional or behavioral problem, and 24.9% of parents felt others had stigma towards their children with epilepsy.
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Dr Adetunji Toriola Shares Breast Cancer Prevention Tactics for Premenopausal Women
January 10th 2023Adetunji T. Toriola, MD, PhD, professor of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, explains how breast cancer prevention campaigns for premenopausal women have changed and how RANK ligand inhibition could influence screening accuracy.
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