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For Your Patients: How Well Is Your Hives Treatment Working?

PROMs are valuable tools that let you and your doctor fine-tune treatment

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Defining Treatment Success in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria

Standardized targets, consensus on what actions to take, and guideline adherence

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番茄社区 Readers Backed Harris, Survey Shows

Survey respondents overwhelmingly preferred the Democratic presidential candidate

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Very Early Abortion Non-Inferior to Standard Medication Abortion Timing

Trial confirms what previous observational studies have found

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Psych Congress Roundup: Digital Tx for MDD; Esketamine Rooms; PA Contributions

Studies presented at this year's Psych Congress meeting

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Mixed Bag for Clinicians Vying for House Seats

Some races still too close to call

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100 Days Trapped in Inpatient Legal Limbo

Awaiting guardianship in the hospital long-term should not be the norm

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More Doctors Push Back Against Medicine's 'Workaholic' Culture

Wall Street Journal article sparks major discussion of work-life balance in medicine

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Early-Life Sugar Restriction Reduced Diabetes, Hypertension Risk

Diagnoses were also delayed the longer sugar was restricted

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Long-Term Data Support Efficacy, Safety of New Schizophrenia Drug

Nearly 70% of participants had at least a 30% reduction in PANSS total score by week 52

Inebilizumab Trial for Myasthenia Gravis Reduces Steroid Use

"This is super exciting," says researcher

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Doc Pay Cuts Sparked Strife at Insurer; Cerebral Can't Pay Up; Rumor Researchers

This past week in healthcare investigations

Real-World Use of Long-Acting Cabotegravir for PrEP

High adherence, persistence, and safety shown in diverse populations over first 2 years

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Clinicians Too Play a Role in Community Violence Intervention

Collaboration between different program types is key

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Election Redux: Public Health Just Got a Lot More Difficult

We must continue to fight

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Trump's White House Return Poised to Tangle Healthcare Safety Net

Public health insurance programs likely to be scaled back

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Abortion Rights Advocates Win in Seven States, but Lose in Three

Missouri positioned to be the first state to undo ban on abortion at all stages of pregnancy

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FDA Grants Market Authorization to Light-Therapy System for Dry AMD

Valeda photobiomodulation system slowed disease progression and improved vision

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Counter-Marketing Messages Reduced Intent to Drink Sugary Beverages

Messages about unethical industry practices came with less perceived weight stigma

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What Trump Has Proposed for Healthcare in a Second Administration

A look at Trump's history and ideas floated on the campaign trail

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How Trump's Win Affects Healthcare; Uptick in COVID; Pesticides and Prostate Cancer

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Do GLP-1 Agonists Really Need to Be Stopped Before Endoscopy?

Meta-analysis suggests 24-hour clear liquid diet works to avoid aspiration, even with GLP-1s

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CGM OK'd During Medical Imaging; All Semaglutide Doses Back; Bariatric Surgery Down

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

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Mpox Cases in Congo May Be Stabilizing

But experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out the virus

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Weekend Warriors and Dementia; Iron Chelation and Alzheimer's; Neuro Drug Costs Rise

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

Most Journal Articles Still Missing COI Statement on PubMed

Only a third of scientific journals on PubMed post conflicts of interest

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Nurse Burnout Linked to Reduced Patient Safety

It's time to move beyond simply teaching nurses to "tolerate a broken system," researcher says

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Virtual Mental Health Visits Linked to Lower Suicide-Related Events

As the proportion of virtual mental health visits rose, suicide-related events fell

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Dentists Pulling 'Healthy' and Treatable Teeth to Profit From Implants, Experts Warn

Once the domain of highly trained specialists, tens of thousands now offer the surgery

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Are Food Dyes Bad For Your Health?

California report linked food dyes to hyperactivity, but experts say there's more work to be done

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Field Notes: One of the Toughest Airways of My Career

Technique matters. Thinking matters more.

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Increased Mortality Risk Among Socially Isolated Older Adults With COPD

Social isolation may lead to fewer resources for managing the condition

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Alzheimer's Diagnosis Takes More Than Biomarkers, Working Group Says

Competing definition that includes cognitive symptoms proposed

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Asymptomatic or Minimally Symptomatic Myelofibrosis

Momentum grows for earlier intervention, including pre-fibrotic disease

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FDA Approves New Option for Rosacea

Antibiotic Emrosi topped doxycycline, placebo in phase III trials

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Doc Groups Blast 2.8% Cut in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

But extension of telehealth flexibilities and a change to primary care payment draw praise

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Esketamine Also Effective Without Adjunctive Antidepressant

Trial data may expand use, with "opportunity to truly individualize treatment"

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Physician Explores Family's End-of-Life Journey in New Podcast

"There were so many places that we ran into unexpected obstacles"

Novel Gene Therapy for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Peter K. Kaiser, MD, leads a discussion from the AAO meeting

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ACG Roundup: Young-Onset Barrett's Esophagus on the Rise

Selected highlights from the 2024 American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting

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