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Hidradenitis suppurativa experts reach consensus on treatment outcome measures
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
“The intent of these recommendations is to provide an objective framework with both clinician and patient input that can facilitate bidirectional...
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Hidradenitis suppurativa experts reach consensus on treatment outcome measures
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
“The intent of these recommendations is to provide an objective framework with both clinician and patient input that can facilitate bidirectional...
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Hidradenitis suppurativa experts reach consensus on treatment outcome measures
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
“The intent of these recommendations is to provide an objective framework with both clinician and patient input that can facilitate bidirectional...
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Most adults with alopecia areata untreated 1 year after diagnosis
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
During the first year after diagnosis, 66.4% of patients received at least one treatment for AA at one or more time points.
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Don’t miss type 1 diabetes in adults
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Adult-onset type 1 diabetes patients often present with mild symptoms that can lead to misdiagnosis.
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Ginger consumption may mitigate neutrophil dysfunction and inflammation
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
An oral ginger extract was associated with reduced action of the neutrophil activity that is associated with the development of autoimmune and...
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Mortality in ankylosing spondylitis: CV disease, drug abuse are big contributors
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Heart failure and renal disease were the strongest contributing comorbidities to mortality in hospitalized patients with ankylosing spondylitis....
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Three antibiotic regimens show similar effectiveness for CAP
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Treatment with a beta-lactam alone was associated with a longer time to hospital discharge and small increase in risk for in-hospital mortality....
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Hypertensive disorders screening recommended for all pregnant women
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
USPSTF cites moderate-certainty evidence for benefits of screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
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Dialectical behavior therapy decreased suicide attempts in bipolar teens
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
DBT also was associated with improved emotional regulation, compared with standard of care.
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Lupus may overlap in many patients with systemic sclerosis
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Patients with both systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus showed a distinct clinical phenotype from those with SSc alone, but...
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Extra-articular RA manifestations are in decline, but mortality is still a problem
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
The incidence of nonsevere extra-articular manifestations of RA decreased over time, likely because of a reduced incidence of rheumatoid nodules...
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Social media use may promote depression in pregnancy
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Health care providers should discuss social media use in addition to other risk factors for depression in pregnant women.
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Benralizumab hits target for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Topline results of a head-to-head comparison showed noninferiority on remission rates between benralizumab and mepolizumab.
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Comorbidities, CV risk factors common in early PsA
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Data illustrated increased odds of metabolic burden in adults newly diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis.