ACAAI 2020: COVID-19 Outcomes Similar With or Without Allergies
With many in the field of allergy and immunology focusing attention during the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Author: Rebecca Shover
AHA 2020: Mavacamten effective in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Results from the multicentre, phase 3 EXPLORERHCM trial highlight the benefits of a...
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AHA 2020: Sotatercept improves right ventricular-pulmonary arterial coupling and right ventricular function
New cardiac and pulmonary function data from the ongoing phase 2 PULSAR trial of sotatercept in...
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AHA 2020: Dapagliflozin reduces renal risk independent of CV disease status
A new analysis from the DAPA-CKD trial found that the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin reduced...
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AHA 2020: IV Iron slashes HF hospitalizations by 26%
The results of the AFFIRM-AHF trial showed that addressing iron deficiency in patients with heart...
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AHA 2020: Polypill plus aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events
Participants without cardiovascular disease but who were at increased risk were randomly assigned...
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AHA 2020: Monkey model of COVID-19 myocardial injury
Using rhesus macaques infected with SARS-CoV-2, researchers have observed that acute heart...
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Exploring the Link Between Psoriasis & Colorectal Cancer
Data indicate that psoriasis is one of the most common immune-mediated disorders, affecting...
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Exploring Sex-Specific Links of CV Risk Factors, Biomarkers With Incident Heart Failure
Cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are strongly and similarly associated with incident heart failure...
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Disparities in Outpatient Ophthalmologic Care
Research indicates discrepancies in access to healthcare and prevalence of ophthalmologic...
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ACR Convergence 2020: Steroid Injections Do Not Advance the Need for Joint Replacement
A recent cohort study suggested a three-fold higher risk for knee osteoarthritis (OA) progression...
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ACR Convergence 2020: Osteoporosis in Men Often Overlooked, Rarely Treated
Current recommendations for testing of male osteoporosis patients are rather inconsistent, leading...
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ACR Convergence 2020: SARDS Associated With Worse COVID-19-Related Outcomes
Data are lacking on whether patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs)...
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ACR Convergence 2020: Increased Long-Term Cardiovascular Event Risk in Children With Kawasaki Disease
Despite research showing Kawasaki disease (KD) is associated with coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs)...
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ACR Convergence 2020: In-Hospital Vasculitis-Associated Mortality Rates Declining
With few population-based studies assessing vasculitis-related mortality, most of which are...
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Reopening Allergy & Immunology Services During COVID-19
Patients and providers alike were caught by surprise with the sudden change required for social...
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Testing Visual Acuity Via Telemedicine
“Telemedicine has been brought to the forefront of everyone’s practice during the COVID-19...
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Promising Outcomes With Telemedical Asthma Education for School-Age Children
Asthma affects nearly 6 million children in the United States, with annual school absences of 13.8...
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Assessing Interventions for Enhancing Components of Wisdom
“Wisdom is a complex multicomponent human personality trait that confers benefits at the...
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Cutanous Squamous Cell Cancer Rates Are Increasing
Incident rates are expect to continue to increase over the next decade The incident rate of...
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