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ACAAI: Many Parents Unaware of Guidelines to Prevent Peanut Allergy
Less than half of parents and caregivers report being told by a physician to introduce child to peanut-containing foods by 11 months of age
BP Control Lower for Current Smokers, Especially Men
Rates of BP control lower for current smokers; 45.5 percent of men had blood pressure >180 and/or >100 mm Hg
ACR: Lupus Patients Can Have Low Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccines
However, overall disease activity does not appear to change after vaccination
ASN: Daprodustat Noninferior to ESAs for Treating Anemia in CKD
Randomized, open-label, phase 3 trials conducted in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing, not undergoing dialysis
ASN: Chlorthalidone Aids BP Control in Patients With CKD and HTN
For patients with stage 4 chronic kidney disease and poorly controlled hypertension, addition of low dose of chlorthalidone improves BP control
ACR: Certain Serious Infections Down for Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Hospital discharges for psoriatic arthritis patients with sepsis, skin and soft tissue infections, and UTIs down from 2012 to 2017 in the U.S.
ACR: COVID-19 Vaccine Not Tied to Severe Rheumatic Disease Flares
Seropositivity lags after vaccination in those with rheumatic diseases but improves after second dose
AHA: E-Cigarette Use Linked to Risk for Stroke at a Younger Age
Prevalence of e-cigarette use higher than traditional smoking for women, Mexican Americans, other Hispanics
ACR: Cycling JAK Inhibitors Feasible for Difficult-to-Treat RA
One-year outcomes similar for cycling JAK inhibitors versus switching to a biologic drug
ACS: Surgery May Follow Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Appendicitis
At one and two years, 40 and 46 percent of patients initially receiving antibiotics underwent subsequent appendectomy












