Freedom & Flexibility: How COVID-19 Forever Changed Remote Patient Monitoring
Looking back at a year and a half of significant changes to our way of life, it is easy to become...
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Nephrology Compensation Report 2021: Pandemic Shows Minimal Financial Impact
Despite being below the middle earners for more than 29 physician specialties surveyed in the past several years, nephrologists are among the few medical specialists to see a notable increase in earnings year-over-year,...
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TIF Shows Benefit for Post-POEM Gastroesophageal Reflux
Data show that transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) may be an effective endoscopic...
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Benefits of Endoscopic & Minimally Invasive GERD Surgeries
As endoscopic management of GERD increases, researchers aimed to examine the available evidence on...
Read MoreSNPs Linked With DE Pain Severity & Comorbidities, Not Signs
A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of dry eye (DE) suggests DE-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are correlated with increased ocular pain and comorbidities, but not with DE signs, according to study...
Read MoreGrowing Treatment Options for Patients With Dry Eye Disease
Several significant advances have occurred in dry eye disease (DED) treatment in recent years, according to Amy Lin, MD. Including treatments with novel mechanisms of action and delivery systems. “This news is very exciting for...
Read MoreCOVID-19 Pandemic Profoundly Changes Delivery of MS Care
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unforeseen changes in healthcare delivery for patients with MS, and the pandemic’s swift progression led to a knowledge gap about how the virus has impacted practice patterns for MS clinicians,...
Read MoreGout in Dialysis-Dependent Patients: An Unrecognized Problem
In a dialysis-dependent population, patients with gout showed a higher cardiovascular comorbidity burden and an increased risk of hospitalization and mortality, compared with patients without gout. In addition, older age,...
Read MoreImmunomodulators Enhance Therapy Persistence of Pegloticase in Gout
Concomitant use of immunomodulators prolonged the effectiveness of pegloticase in patients with uncontrolled gout. Results from a large observational study were consistent with previously conducted smaller trials.1 The...
Read MoreThe Effect of Teprotumumab on Lacrimal Glands and Tear Production.
The effects of teprotumumab on volume of lacrimal glands and tear production were presented at ASOPRS 2021. Dry eye syndrome is a common cause of discomfort among individuals with thyroid eye disease and can occur in up to 85%...
Read MoreDry Eye & Visual Complaints in the Virtual Classroom
When virtual schooling became the new norm during the COVID-19 pandemic, ophthalmologists predicted an increase in digital eye strain in children. Study results have confirmed that the increased screen time did lead to more eye...
Read MoreSirolimus Reduces Signs & Symptoms of Dry Eye
In a randomized, triple-blind, phase II clinical trial, investigators sought to determine the effectiveness of a subconjunctival novel sirolimus liposomal formulation for treating dry eye. The study, which included 19 patients...
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Obstetrician/Gynecologist Survey Shows Lingering Salary Discrepancies Between the Sexes
There are close to 23,000 OB/GYNs currently employed in the United States, 79.1% of whom are women...
Read MoreNasal Spray Effective for Treating Dry Eye
New treatments are needed to improve the signs and symptoms of dry eye, according to researchers who conducted the ONSET-2 phase III trial, which randomized 758 subjects 1:1:1 to placebo, 0.6 mg/mL OC-01 (Varenicline) nasal...
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HIV/Infectious Diseases Compensation Increasing Along With Patient Volume?
Despite the hardships brought by COVID-19, HIV/Infectious Disease (ID) specialist income held...
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The Pros & Cons of Socially Responsible Investing
As a physician, ethical behavior is part of your oath. Your daily tasks are governed by morally...
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Supply Chain Issues Delaying Medical Equipment Until 2023?
With supply chain delays and worry about items making it to their destinations on time, should...
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5 Side Hustles for Physicians
The side hustle—a means of making income outside of one’s main form of employment—has become...
Read MoreNerve Dysfunction May Be a Source of Dry Eye Symptoms
A more robust conditioned pain modulation (CPM) response—a measure of descending (inhibitory) pain pathways—was associated with worse dry eye (DE) metrics, according to a study, suggesting that CPM is intact or even upregulated...
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What Are Penny Stocks?
Most physician investors have heard the adage buy low and sell high. It still rings true and is...
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