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• Total Vascular Score From PET Scans Prognostic in Giant Cell Arteritis

  03-10-2023 18:24 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- For patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), a higher total vascular score (TVS) based on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging at diagnosis is associated with a greater increase in...
  
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• Suspected Bronchiectasis Linked to Mortality With Normal Spirometry

  03-10-2023 18:21 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- For adults with a history of smoking and normal spirometry, suspected bronchiectasis is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in the Annals of Internal...
  
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• 1999 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Cystic Fibrosis-Related Mortality

  03-10-2023 18:05 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Cystic fibrosis (CF)-related mortality rates declined and the median age of death among CF decedents increased in the United States from 1999 to 2020, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in Scientific...
  
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• mHealth-Delivered Coaching Cuts Blood Glucose Levels in Patients With Diabetes

  03-10-2023 18:03 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- A clinical pharmacist and health coach-delivered mobile health intervention can improve blood glucose levels in African American and Latinx populations, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in JAMA Network...
  
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• Threshold of Diabetes Diagnosis May Be Too High for Women Under 50

  03-10-2023 18:00 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Women aged younger than 50 years have a markedly lower hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) distribution than men, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in Diabetes Therapy to coincide with the annual meeting of the European...
  
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• Diversity in Early-Phase Cancer Trials Improved Since 2000

  03-10-2023 17:55 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- There have been some increases in diversity in early-phase cancer clinical trials since 2000, according to a study presented at the 16th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities...
  
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• Sexual, Gender Minorities With Chronic Skin Diseases More Likely to Face Barriers to Care

  03-10-2023 17:51 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Sexual and gender-minority (SGM) patients with chronic inflammatory skin diseases (CISDs) are more likely to experience cost and noncost barriers to care, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in JAMA...
  
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• Endolymphatic Hydrops Denotes Degree of Hearing Loss in Meniere Disease

  03-10-2023 17:48 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- The greater the degree of endolymphatic hydrops, the greater the hearing loss in patients with Meniere disease, according to a study published in the September-October issue of the Brazilian Journal of...
  
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• Minimally Invasive Transperineal Laser Ablation of the Prostate Appears Effective

  03-10-2023 17:45 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Minimally invasive transperineal laser ablation (TPLA) of the prostate appears effective for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a review published online Sept. 21 in Therapeutic Advances in Urology.
  Lazaros...
  
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• Inflammatory Bowel Disease Tied to Higher Risk for Gout

  03-10-2023 17:41 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is strongly associated with gout, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in JGH Open.
  Osama Hamid, M.B.B.S., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues investigated the association...
  
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• WHO recommends second malaria vaccine for children

  03-10-2023 13:28
  
  The addition of R21/Matrix-M to the organisation’s list is expected to result in sufficient malaria vaccine supply
  
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• Sanofi enters agreement with Janssen to develop E. coli vaccine candidate

  03-10-2023 13:27
  
  Extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli is a leading cause of sepsis, particularly in older adults
  
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• NFID and CDC urge US adults to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19

  03-10-2023 13:27
  
  A survey revealed that more than 40% of US adults may not get vaccinated this autumn and winter
  
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• One-Third With Transient New-Onset A-Fib Have Recurrence

  03-10-2023 00:46 via drugs.com
  
  MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 -- About one-third of participants with transient new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) during hospitalization for noncardiac surgery or medical illness have recurrent AF within one year, according to a study published online Oct....
  
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• Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination Provides Some Protection for Infants

  03-10-2023 00:44 via drugs.com
  
  MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 -- Maternal COVID-19 vaccination provides some protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization among infants, especially those aged younger than 3 months, according to research published in the Sept. 29 issue of the U.S....
  
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• Most Adolescent Vapers Do Not Use Cessation Resources

  03-10-2023 00:41 via drugs.com
  
  MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 -- Most adolescent electronic cigarette users do not use cessation resources in their attempts to quit, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Pediatrics.
  Hongying Daisy Dai, Ph.D., from the University of Nebraska...
  
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• Patients With Bipolar Disorders More Likely to Have Higher BMI, Obesity

  03-10-2023 00:38 via drugs.com
  
  MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 -- Adults with bipolar disorders have a higher body mass index (BMI) and a higher prevalence of obesity than the general population, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in the The American Journal of Psychiatry.
  Hemen...
  
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• HbA1c Higher in Black Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Versus White Youth

  03-10-2023 00:36 via drugs.com
  
  MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 -- Young Black patients with type 1 diabetes have clinically relevant higher average hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) at any given level of mean blood glucose level than White patients, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in...
  
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• CDC Will Recommend an Antibiotic After Sex to Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections

  03-10-2023 00:32 via drugs.com
  
  MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). On Monday, the CDC issued draft recommendations, recommending doctors...
  
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• Nobel Prize for Medicine Awarded to COVID-19 Vaccine Pioneers

  03-10-2023 00:29 via drugs.com
  
  MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 -- This year's Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to two scientists who laid the groundwork years ago for the mRNA research that made COVID-19 vaccines possible.
  Katalin Karikó, M.D., the 13th woman to ever...
  
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• Doxycycline for Post-Sexual Activity STI Prevention Encouraged by CDC

  03-10-2023 00:10 via drugs.com
  
  MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). On Monday, the CDC issued draft recommendations, recommending doctors...
  
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• COVID-19 Vaccine Pioneers Awarded Nobel Prize for Medicine

  03-10-2023 00:10 via drugs.com
  
  MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 -- This year's Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to two scientists who laid the groundwork years ago for the mRNA research that made COVID-19 vaccines possible.
  Katalin Karikó, M.D., the 13th woman...
  
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• CDC to Recommend Doxycycline to Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections After Sex

  03-10-2023 00:10 via drugs.com
  
  MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). On Monday, the CDC issued draft recommendations, recommending doctors...
  
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