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FDA reverses warning on LABA-containing asthma medications
Four trials testing outcomes for patients taking the combination therapy.
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Elderly patients with psoriasis can benefit from biologics with low rates of adverse events
Age should not be the deciding factor in which psoriasis patients receive treatment with these powerful therapies, according to Italian...
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Dupilumab reduces exacerbations, cuts glucocorticoid use in moderate to severe asthma
Evidence of lung remodeling was observed in patients with severe asthma in a trial of a anti–interleukin-4 alpha antibody drug.
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Medicare hospital deaths decline, hospice usage increases
During 2000-2015, Medicare recipients became less likely to die in hospitals.
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Accidental bowel injury occurs in 2% of hernia repairs
Patients who had an accidental bowel injury were less likely to get a mesh repair.
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NIH cans study that relied on millions in funding from alcohol companies
Study is being shuttered after ethical violations were found.
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Routine screening for AAA in older men may harm more than help
Deaths from abdominal aortic aneurysm among Swedish men are going down – but not because they’re being screened.
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A combination hormone capsule for vasomotor symptoms
"17-beta-estradiol-progesterone may represent a new option, using natural hormones, for postmenopausal women," wrote Dr. Rogerio A. Lobo.
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Hospital-acquired conditions drop 8% since 2014, saving 8,000 lives and $3 billion
The largest improvements occurred in central line–associated bloodstream infections (down 31% from 2014).
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Global MS trends: A chaotic picture with risk as the central theme
It’s tough to draw firm conclusions from the vastly varied studies assessing epidemiologic patterns of MS around the world, says Dr. Alberto...
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New guidelines for gadolinium-based contrast agents take conservative stance
NASHVILLE, TENN. – The agents remain necessary in initial diagnosis and other specific clinical scenarios.
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Research on exercise in MS needs to build up some muscle
Researchers hope to increase the number of studies on cognitive rehabilitation and exercise in MS, just as has happened recently to rehab in...
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Pediatric MS gets a win with fingolimod
NASHVILLE, TENN. – First successful phase 3 study in pediatric MS may lead to a reshaping of the pediatric MS treatment paradigm.