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Parent-led intervention linked with decreased autism symptoms in at-risk infants
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Study provides evidence that a preemptive intervention during infancy could lead to a significant improvement in children’s social development,...
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Study: Use urine sampling more broadly to rule out pediatric UTI
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
But is this guideline too broad?
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Pandemic-related school closures tied to mental health inequities
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Virtual schooling was associated with worse mental health outcomes – especially for older students and youth from Black, Hispanic, or lower-income...
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Modest calorie reduction plus exercise linked with improved vascular health
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
It’s “not entirely clear” why greater calorie restriction did not translate to greater vascular benefit, noted the lead author of the paper.
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Revised dispatch system boosts bystander CPR in those with limited English
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Lack of English proficiency was less of a barrier to bystander CPR in Los Angeles after a simplified, tiered dispatch system was put in place.
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Study points to best treatments for depression in primary care
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Outcomes with psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and the two combined are compared.
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Transcranial brain stimulation can modulate placebo and nocebo experiences
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
It remains to be seen if this method could eventually alter chronic pain.
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Green light puts the stop on migraine
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Small study signals possible noninvasive approach.
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Risdiplam study shows promise for spinal muscular atrophy
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Besides safety, exploratory outcomes hint at clinical benefit.
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ASDS issues first filler safety recommendations
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Prevention and treatment guidelines focus mainly on vascular occlusion but also nodules.
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Less pain, same gain with tirbanibulin for actinic keratosis
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
The results, assessed at day 57 and out to 1 year of follow-up, were associated with recurrence of lesions at 1 year.
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Psoriasis registry study finds normal pregnancy outcomes
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Pregnancy outcomes such as spontaneous abortion, neonatal problems, and congenital anomalies among women with moderate to severe psoriasis were...
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Are more female physicians leaving medicine as pandemic surges?
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
“I have done the academically unfathomable: I am resigning my faculty position without another job lined up.”
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Semaglutide shows promise in NASH phase 2 study
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
The drug “bodes well for further study” in a condition with no FDA approved treatments.
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Proposed withdrawal of approval of preterm drug: Two opposing views
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
This move was sparked when Amag Pharmaceuticals’ 17OHP, Makena, failed to show benefit in a postmarketing confirmatory trial.