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New guidance on cannabis use for treatment-resistant epilepsy
Though only one FDA-approved drug derived from cannabinoids exists for epilepsy, patients frequently have questions about other cannabis products...
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Just one extra drink a day may change the brain
Researchers said they could tell the difference between brain images of people who never drank alcohol and those who had just one or two drinks a...
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New JIA guidelines emphasize earlier DMARD use
Advances in understanding and treating systemic JIA have led practitioners away from steroids and toward using conventional synthetic and biologic...
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New ivermectin, HCQ scripts highest in GOP-dominated counties
Rates of new hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) prescriptions particularly increased in highly Republican counties after the Food and Drug Administration...
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Group prenatal care had mixed effect on preterm birth disparities
Although group prenatal care sessions did not significantly reduce preterm birth among Black women, the reduction in racial disparities compared...
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Limited benefits of early gestational diabetes screening
While the study did not find significant differences in maternal or neonatal outcomes for women screened early versus at the standard 24-28 weeks...
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LGBTQ parents fare worse giving birth
Although differences in demographic and clinical factors explain some of the poorer outcomes among gender and sexual minority patients giving...
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Vaginal progesterone for preterm birth has mixed results
Vaginal progesterone offered no significant benefit in low-risk patients with first-trimester bleeding but may be a worthwhile alternative to 17-...
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Aspirin use risk for postpartum bleeding unclear
Demographic and clinical factors likely accounted for more of the bleeding risk observed than the low-dose aspirin did, but time of...
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Marijuana use linked to nausea, vomiting of pregnancy
Despite evidence of the association, it’s hard to know whether people are trying to treat nausea symptoms with marijuana or whether the drug may...
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Chewing xylitol gum may modestly reduce preterm birth
If the findings are replicated elsewhere, these results suggest an inexpensive, fairly simple way to help reduce the burden of preterm birth.
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GAP looks back on 75 years of shaping psychiatry
"We're not here to do the latest double-blind, placebo-controlled research on things," said Dr. Lawrence S. Gross, president of GAP.
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Spice in breast milk could shape taste preferences later
A new study suggests that the active ingredient in black pepper makes its way into breast milk and may help an infant develop a tolerance to...
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Secukinumab beat placebo for sustained remission of giant cell arteritis after steroid taper
Phase 2 trial results revealed a substantial effect size for secukinumab in extending remission for patients with GCA, but the protocol of...
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Serious infection hospitalizations have declined in patients with PsA
Sepsis, urinary tract infections, and skin and soft-tissue infections declined among patients with PsA from 2012 to 2017 in the National Inpatient...