Beta Cell Reactivation May Be Viable Treatment for Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
August 17th 2022Researchers achieved successful reactivation of pancreatic stem cells to become insulin expressing, suggesting future potential for replacing destroyed beta cells in patients with type 1 diabetes with newborn insulin-generating cells.
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New Report Highlights Rare Cases of SLE Onset After HPV Vaccination
August 17th 2022A new case report highlights the potential benefits of risk assessment for women with a family history of autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), who are considering the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
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QCCA Panel Highlights Expansion of Innovation at Independent Community Oncology
August 17th 2022Value management, theranostics, clinical trial access, and a mobile pharmacy are major innovations being integrated into independent community oncology practices, as highlighted at the Quality Cancer Care Alliance Summer 2022 National Leadership Summit.
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What We're Reading: OTC Hearing Aids; Respiratory Devices Failing; Postpartum Medicaid Extended
August 17th 2022A new FDA rule will allow hearing aids to be purchased without prescriptions; the FDA has received more than 48,000 reports of faulty Philips respiratory devices between May and July; HHS has extended postpartum Medicaid in Hawaii, Maryland, and Ohio.
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Real-world Data Confirm Early Efficacy of Anti-IL-17A Inhibitors for Psoriasis
August 17th 2022Treatment with anti-interleukin (IL)-17A inhibitors for psoriasis consistently improved outcomes across primary and secondary endpoints compared with all other approved biologics, and researchers also found differences between anti-IL-17A inhibitors.
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TNF Inhibitors Linked to Higher Risk of Psoriasis in Patients With IBD, RA
August 16th 2022While noting that providers and their patients should be aware of the potential risk, the researchers underscored that the risk of new-onset psoriasis due to tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor (TNFi) treatment appears to be rare and that strategies do not need to change for patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and/or rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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Kidney Function Linked With Parkinson Disease Risk in Patients With T2D
August 16th 2022Korean patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who had reduced levels of estimated glomerular filtration rate and/or proteinuria, 2 hallmarks of diabetic kidney disease, had a greater risk of developing Parkinson disease.
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Ted Okon on 340B Hospitals Reporting on Prices for Services and Drugs
August 16th 2022Despite the Hospital Transparency Rule being in effect, the majority of 340B hospitals are not reporting their prices for top services and drugs, and those that have, reported on “egregious” markups, said Ted Okon, MBA, executive director, Community Oncology Alliance.
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President Joe Biden is anticipated to sign the $750 billion climate, health care, and tax legislation into law today; the United Kingdom is first to approve Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting both the original and Omicron variants; nearly 2000 mental health employees of Kaiser Permanente are on strike over staffing shortages.
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Risk of PH Increases With Preterm Birth
August 16th 2022Infants born between the 23rd and 25th weeks of pregnancy, classified as extremely low gestational age newborns, are surviving in increasing numbers, note study authors, and with that is growing clinical interest in their long-term sequelae, including pulmonary hypertension (PH).
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Contributor: Destigmatizing Ketamine for Legitimate Pain Use
August 16th 2022Ketamine has been safely used as an anesthetic in the hospital environment for years, but with the proper training, it can also be administered by a medical professional in a clinical setting to provide pain relief.
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Parents of Youth With T1D Generally Prefer Virtual Visit for CGM Initiation
August 15th 2022The interview-based study collected feedback from 16 parents of 15 youth recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, finding that the majority preferred a virtual continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) information initiation visit rather than an in-person visit.
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