Matthew Baker

Nov 15, 2024 | capitolweekly.net | Matthew Baker

Letters by MATTHEW BAKER posted 11.15.2024 As a practicing rheumatologist, I was pleased by the legislative push to pass SB 966, which would have increased oversight and reporting requirements for Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), the drug pricing ‘middlemen’ who drive up prescription costs for pharmacies and patients while pocketing rebates and discounts from insurers.

May 2, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Imtiazul Islam |Juanfang Ruan |Matthew Baker |Hannah Brown

AbstractThe tubulin-like CetZ proteins are archaeal cytoskeletal proteins that contribute to cell shape and swimming motility in the halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii. Currently it is unknown whether CetZs contribute to motility solely through their control of cell shape or in other ways too. Here, we used cryo-electron and fluorescence microscopy to observe H.

Mar 1, 2023 | jrheum.org | Matthew Baker |Claire Cook |Xiaoqing Fu |Cory Perugino

AbstractObjective Serum IgG4 concentrations are used to evaluate a diagnosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), but the positive predictive value (PPV) of a very high IgG4 level is uncertain. This study evaluated the PPV of a very high IgG4 concentration for diagnosing IgG4-RD. Methods The data warehouses of 2 large academic healthcare systems were queried for IgG4 concentration test results. Cases with serum IgG4 concentrations > 5× the upper limit of normal (ULN) were included.