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For offspring of mothers with inflammatory disease

ACR: Few Serious Infections Seen in Infants Exposed to non-TNFis, Tofacitinib

Findings observed for offspring of mothers receiving tofacitinib, non-TNFis for inflammatory disease
Alzheimer disease patients who initiate treatment with antipsychotic medications spend more days hospitalized than those who do not initiate antipsychotics

More Hospital Days Seen With Antipsychotic Use in Alzheimer Disease

Number of hospital days up by more than 50 percent in AD patients initiating antipsychotic medication
For patients undergoing hemodialysis who have moderate-to-severe pruritus

ASN: Difelikefalin Improves Itch in CKD-Linked Pruritus

Findings seen among patients on hemodialysis with moderate-to-severe pruritus
Lenalidomide significantly delays progression to symptomatic multiple myeloma in patients with smoldering multiple myeloma

Lenalidomide Delays Progression in Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

Progression-free survival significantly longer with lenalidomide compared with observation
Men exposed to antidiabetic medications do not have different prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels

PSA Levels No Different With Exposure to Antidiabetes Meds

Regardless of PSA levels triggering biopsy, no difference in prostate cancer detection at biopsy
For severely obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes

Tx Choice for T2DM in Obese Teens Tied to Later Kidney Disease Risk

Odds of diabetic kidney disease higher in obese teens receiving medical therapy versus bariatric surgery for T2DM
Few eligible patients receive prescriptions for weight-loss medications

Few Eligible Patients Receive Rx for Weight-Loss Medications

Women, black patients, those in higher BMI classes have higher prescription rates
Between 2005 and 2015

Number of Cancer Patients Using Gabapentinoids Up Since 2005

Authors say more long-term studies of risks, efficacy of gabapentinoids needed
One in three young adults receive medication for opioid use disorder in the 12 months after surviving an overdose

One in Three Young Adults Get Meds for Opioid Use Disorder After Overdose

Type of medication for opioid use disorder received appears to be associated with age
For patients with cystic fibrosis with Phe508del-minimal function genotypes

Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor Efficacious for Cystic Fibrosis

Percentage of FEV1 higher at four weeks and through 24 weeks with treatment versus placebo