Arthritis & Rheumatism
FDA panel rejects Pfizer's arthritis drug as too risky
U.S. health advisers sharply criticized an experimental arthritis drug Thursday, saying that it was too risky, even with limits on its use.
Mar 25, 2021
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News tagged with internal medicine
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fear of COVID-19 is killing patients with other serious diseases
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Joseph S. Alpert, MD, Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Medicine, published by Elsevier, has observed that although non-COVID inpatients suffered from the usual mix of conditions such ...
Mar 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
A combination of family history and genomic screening provides best method of assessing cancer risk
Clinicians have historically used family health history collection as a primary method for identifying actionable disease-risk assessments. However, as large-scale genome screening programs continue to rise in popularity, ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A call to action to address racial inequities in medical tests
A new perspective article published in CJASN examines how the use of race in calculating kidney function, as well as other aspects of health, can cause harm to patients.
Mar 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pandemic compounds psychosocial issues for sexual, gender minorities
The weight of isolation and loss of social connection caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded existing psychosocial-emotional issues already experienced by adults who identify as sexual or gender minorities (SGM).
Feb 25, 2021
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Addiction
New study examines addiction medicine treatment in Vietnam
An assessment published this week in the journal The Lancet HIV provides new insight about an initiative to integrate treatment of opioid use disorder along with HIV in Vietnam.
Feb 4, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pilot program offers plan for improving mental health care for resident physicians
A pilot program to offer mental health services offered resident physicians at the University of Colorado School of Medicine provides a model for confidential and affordable help, according to an article published today by ...
Feb 4, 2021
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Health
Getting the COVID vaccine? A good night's sleep will help
Want to get the most out of your COVID-19 vaccine? Make sure you get some good rest before you get your shot, sleep experts say.
Jan 20, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Q&A: Hot yoga for weight loss and overall health
A friend of mine started doing yoga a few months ago and said after two classes a week, she has become stronger and lost weight. I want to lose weight, too, and my blood pressure is high, so my friend suggested I join her ...
Jan 7, 2021
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Cardiology
Study shows women less likely to survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest than men
A study of patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest shows that women have a lower likelihood of survival compared with men and are less likely to receive procedures commonly administered following cardiac ...
Dec 15, 2020
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