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Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is associated with improved survival among colorectal cancer survivors with KRAS wild-type tumors

NSAID Use, Survival Link Varies With KRAS Status in CRC Patients

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Use of NSAIDs tied to better survival for colorectal cancer survivors with KRAS wild-type tumors
Guidelines have been developed for perioperative management of antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with rheumatic diseases undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty; the guidelines were published online June 16 in Arthritis Care & Research.

Guidelines Address Peri-Op Care in Rheumatic Disease

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Guidelines address use of antirheumatic drugs for adults with RA, SpA, JIA, SLE undergoing THA/TKA
Rising numbers of Americans may be getting too much vitamin D via supplementation

More Americans Using High-Doses of Vitamin D Supplementation

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Study finds more people are taking doses higher than recommended daily allowance
For HIV-positive patients

Financial Incentives May Increase Viral Suppression in HIV

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No increase in linkage to care, but increase noted in viral suppression and continuity of care
For patients undergoing coronary angiography

Risk of Cardiovascular Events Similar With, Without Diabetes

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Patients with versus without diabetes, without CAD, were more often treated with statins and aspirin
Tofacitinib is associated with improvements in nail psoriasis

Tofacitinib Associated With Improvement in Nail Psoriasis

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Improvement in nail psoriasis severity at 16 weeks versus placebo; maintained through 52 weeks
Physicians who receive information about patient harms are more likely to support financial penalties targeting inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

Support for Financial Penalties Up With Emphasis on Patient Harms

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Penalties supported by 41% of physician recipients of clinical vignette describing harms to patient
For patients with atrial fibrillation

VKA Monotherapy Linked to Reduced MI, Stroke Risk in A-Fib

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Vitamin K antagonist + acetylsalicylic acid dual therapy associated with increased bleeding risk
There is an inverse correlation for major depressive disorder severity with measures of body composition among older adolescents

Depression Inversely Linked to Body Composition in Teens

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SSRIs positively related to body composition, with differential effects for different meds
Serious bacterial infections have been documented during treatment for chronic Lyme disease

Chronic Lyme Disease Treatments Tied to Serious Adverse Effects

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Medications in this context not shown to result in substantial long-term improvement, researchers say