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Treatment Guidelines Updated for Ankylosing Spondylitis, Axial SpA
TNFi recommended over secukinumab, ixekizumab for AS and nonradiographic axial SpA as first biologic
Concussion Symptom History Tied to Low Testosterone Levels
Past concussion and indicators for erectile dysfunction also linked in study of former football players
Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors May Up Pancreatic Disease Risk
Risks for pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer higher in Korean patients with newly diagnosed T2DM
Low Nurse and Support Staffing Tied to Higher Inpatient Mortality
Effect on patient mortality risk may be intensified when both RN, nursing support staffing are low
Patients Comfortable With Postoperative Telehealth Visits
Vast majority of plastic surgery patients said they would use telehealth visits again
Physical Activity, Overall Survival Not Linked in Metastatic CRC
Nine or more MET hours per week tied to lower risk for grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events
Salvage Therapy Does Not Up Survival for Progressive Myeloma
Deepening of response through salvage therapy not linked to improved progression-free, overall survival
LV Hypertrophy Predicts Long-Term Risk for CV Events
Left ventricular hypertrophy stronger predictor than CAC for CHD death, other CV death, heart failure
Decline in Mortality Rates for Cardiometabolic Disease Slowing
From 2010 to 2017, no significant change seen in age-adjusted mortality rates for stroke, diabetes
USPSTF Advises Broader Age Range for Hep C Screening
Draft recommendation statement expands screening to asymptomatic individuals aged 18 to 79 years
