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3 weeks ago | 
dermatologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Patients with concurrent autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBDs) and acquired hemophilia A (AHA) face high early mortality, with shorter survival time associated with older age. These study results were published in The Journal of Dermatology. Researchers conducted a systematic review to characterize the clinical features, treatment approaches, and survival outcomes of patients with both AIBDs and AHA, a rare but serious combination, by synthesizing available literature and institutional experience.
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3 weeks ago | 
rheumatologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Obesity is independently associated with a higher risk for remission failure in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even after adjusting for comorbidities and lifestyle factors, according to study results published in RMD Open. Researchers conducted an observational cohort analysis to evaluate whether obesity and/or overweight status increased the risk of failing to achieve remission among patients with early RA who received methotrexate (MTX) monotherapy.
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3 weeks ago | 
clinicalpainadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Long-term use of medical cannabis may offer sustained symptom relief for chronic musculoskeletal noncancer pain without significant cognitive or motor impairment in most patients, according to study results published in Cureus. Individual experiences with medical cannabis use vary among patients with chronic musculoskeletal noncancer pain. Furthermore, standardized guidelines for the use of medical cannabis are lacking.
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3 weeks ago | 
ophthalmologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Self-care is a strong predictor of mental well-being among both underrepresented in medicine (URM) and non-URM medical students, though other influential factors differ between groups, according to study results presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, held virtually from May 17 to 21, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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3 weeks ago | 
clinicalpainadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
The Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) is a valid and reliable instrument for pain assessment in pediatric patients who are critically ill, with strong correlations to established pediatric pain scales and excellent diagnostic performance, according to study results published in PLOS One.
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3 weeks ago | 
neurologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Patients with acute episodic migraine consistently prioritize pain relief over other treatment attributes such as route of administration, adverse outcomes, and costs, according to study results published in Annals of Internal Medicine. In support of American College of Physicians (ACP) guideline development on pharmacologic treatments for acute migraine, researchers performed a rapid review to assess patient values and preferences regarding acute migraine medication outcomes and attributes.
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3 weeks ago | 
ophthalmologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Both pegcetacoplan and avacincaptad pegol are associated with significant overreporting of serious ocular adverse events, including choroidal neovascularization, vitritis, vitreous floaters, and endophthalmitis, highlighting the need for close monitoring of safety in patients receiving these therapies for geographic atrophy (GA), according to study results published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
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3 weeks ago | 
psychiatryadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Compared to lithium, quetiapine was more clinically and cost-effective for long-term augmentation in treatment-resistant depression, with greater symptom improvement, lower health-care costs, and similar safety and discontinuation rates over 12 months, according to study results published in The Lancet.
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3 weeks ago | 
endocrinologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Maternal cardiometabolic risk factors during pregnancy are significantly associated with elevated blood pressure among offspring, particularly during early childhood, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers performed a prospective cohort study to investigate whether maternal cardiometabolic risk factors are independently or jointly associated with elevated blood pressure among pediatric patients.
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3 weeks ago | 
dermatologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns
Macular alopecia (MA) may represent a distinct clinical entity from patchy alopecia areata in children, characterized by earlier onset, smaller and fewer lesions, faster resolution, and lower recurrence. These study results were published in Pediatric Dermatology. Researchers conducted a retrospective chart review at a single center over a 13-year period (2011-2024), identifying patients aged 0 through 21 years with non-scarring alopecia.
