Reduction in Swollen, Tender Joints Greater With Litifilimab in Lupus
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) receiving litifilimab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to blood dendritic cell antigen 2, versus placebo have a greater reduction in the number of …
Learn MorePreservation of C-Peptide Secretion Examined in Youth With T1D
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Intensive glucose control for 24 months does not slow the decline in residual C-peptide secretion among youth with new-onset type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in the Sept. 8 issue of the New En…
Learn MoreProtocol Helps Increase Direct Breastfeeding for Preemies in NICU
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Standardizing direct breastfeeding (DBF) practices increases DBF during hospitalization for infants less than 37 weeks of gestation at birth, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in Advances in Neon…
Learn MoreStress Before COVID Infection Could Raise Odds for Long COVID
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As scientists around the world investigate why long COVID strikes some and not others, a new study finds that suffering psychological distress prior to COVID-19 infection may increase the chances of getting…
Learn MoreEHR-Based Food Insecurity Screening Process Feasible
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An electronic health record (EHR)-based food insecurity screening process can be implemented and increases screening and identification of food-insecure patients, according to a study published in the Septem…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Hospitalization Risk Higher for Men With Hypogonadism
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Men with hypogonadism are more likely to be hospitalized after COVID-19 infection than those with eugonadism, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in JAMA Network Open.Sandeep Dhindsa, M.D., from th…
Learn MoreRisk for COVID-19, COVID-19-Related Death Up With Folic Acid Rx
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for COVID-19 diagnosis and COVID-19-related death is increased for individuals prescribed folic acid supplementation, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in BMJ Open.Ruth Topless, from the…
Learn MoreBatwing Mastopexy Performed in Immediate Breast Reconstruction
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Batwing mastopexy can be safely performed at the time of immediate implant-based breast reconstruction, according to a study published in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.Noting that…
Learn MoreRisk for MGUS Up in WTC-Exposed Rescue/Recovery Workers
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed rescue/recovery workers have an increased risk for the myeloma precursor disease monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), according to a study published o…
Learn MoreExperimental Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug that has been shown to treat rashes in people with lupus may also help with lupus-related joint pain.Affecting as many as 1.5 million people in the United States, lupus is an autoimmune …
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