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VA Looks to Increase Real-World Impact of Clinical Research
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- Randy Dotinga
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In MS, serious adverse effects are more common in rituximab versus ocrelizumab
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- Randy Dotinga
Infection rates are high among reported AEs, and related deaths weren’t uncommon, researchers reported.
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Obesity boosts risks in COVID-19 from diagnosis to death
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- Randy Dotinga
Excess pounds are linked to excess infection, hospitalization, ICU admission, and mortality.
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Report touts PFO closure in divers; experts disagree
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- Randy Dotinga
But physicians say findings are incomplete and don’t agree with advice about procedures.
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Multiple traits more common in difficult-to-treat patients with migraine
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- Randy Dotinga
Difficult-to-treat patients are more likely to have comorbid depression and to delay acute treatment.
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APA tackles structural racism in psychiatry, itself
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- Randy Dotinga
“It should be essential for psychiatrists to learn about the historical racism of psychiatry and the current racial inequities that exist among...
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Diabetic amputations soared amid Italian pandemic lockdown
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- Randy Dotinga
Gangrene cases also skyrocketed, suggesting that patients failed to get proper care during national shutdown.
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Delaying denosumab dose boosts risk for vertebral fractures
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- Randy Dotinga
Physicians say patients may skip regular injections of the osteoporosis drug amid the pandemic.
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Hospital medicine update highlights research from ‘extended family’
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- Randy Dotinga
“The Update has a long-standing tradition at the national meeting as an overview of the most impactful or insightful publications relevant to...
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Most family medicine residents remain in specialty
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- Randy Dotinga
Experts are hopeful that COVID-19 will help to continue this trend.
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Amid pandemic, Virginia hospital’s opioid overdoses up nearly 10-fold
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- Randy Dotinga
Stark uptick in cases coincides with the shutdown tied to COVID-19 and reflects trends elsewhere.
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High percentage of stimulant use found in opioid ED cases
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- Randy Dotinga
The Midwest and West Coast are hot spots for co-use, reflecting historic trends, and white users are more vulnerable.
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New data back use of medical cannabis for epilepsy, pain, anxiety
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- Randy Dotinga
Marijuana products linked to improved symptoms on a variety of fronts, research suggests, and adverse effects seem rare.
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App links overdosing people to nearby volunteers with naloxone
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- Randy Dotinga
In small Philadelphia trial, researcher says, amateur first responders already have saved lives.
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Take-home test strips allow drug users to detect fentanyl
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- Randy Dotinga
About 90% of opioid samples in Vancouver study turned up positive for dangerous adulterant.