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Jill Biden Announces $100 Million for Research on Women’s Health

By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY. Feb. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- First Lady Jill Biden on Wednesday announced $100 million in federal funding to...

This Election Year, Health Care Costs Top Voter Concerns: Poll

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Unexpected medical bills and high health care costs are dominating an election where...

CAR T-Cell Therapy Feasible, Safe for Autoimmune Diseases

Beneficial outcomes seen for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, idiopathic inflammatory myositis, systemic sclerosis

Acupuncture Linked to Lower Incidence of Ischemic Stroke in RA

Cumulative incidence of ischemic stroke was lower among patients receiving acupuncture versus no acupuncture

Link Between Inflammatory Disease, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Varies

Patients with IMIDs had increased risk for PTB, LBW, SGA, C-section overall, but variation seen by disease, comorbidities

Price of Prescription Drugs Almost Threefold Higher in the United States

U.S. prices for brand-name originator drugs 422 percent higher; price of unbranded generics 67 percent of comparison countries

GERD Can Induce Occurrence of Rheumatoid Arthritis, but Not Vice Versa

Bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis showed 69 percent increased risk for RA occurrence for GERD patients

Risk for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Increased for Patients With Gout

Hazard ratio for BPH was higher for patients aged younger than 60 years versus those aged 60 years and older

Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 Risk Varies Across Immunosuppressive Conditions

Severely immunocompromised individuals had greater SARS-CoV-2 evolution, higher risk for developing resistance against therapeutic mAbs

Ten Variants Suggest Link to Surgical, Nonsurgical Rhizarthrosis

Seven variants suggest association with surgical rhizarthrosis; all 10 variants differed significantly between treatment groups