STAT+: A new health care blueprint from a key Democratic think tank
Democrats are focused on health care affordability as costs keep climbing.
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Benzalkonium Chloride in Laundry Detergent Misdiagnosed as Eczema: Case Report Highlights Hidden Allergen Risk
China: A recent case report published in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology has highlighted how systemic contact dermatitis caused by benzalkonium chloride can be easily misdiagnosed as eczema, delaying appropriate…
ICS/LABA Not Linked to Increased Oral Food Challenge Reaction Severity: Study
USA: Current recommendations advise withholding long-acting beta-agonists before conducting an oral food challenge (OFC). However, recent findings of a study show that the severity of OFC reactions in patients using…
Patients of Anaphylaxis with Pre-existing CV Disease Had Worse Outcomes: Study
Researchers have found in a new study that patients with anaphylaxis and cardiovascular disease experienced a 32% longer hospital stay. In the study, all 115,395 anaphylaxis hospitalizations were analyzed, and…
GLP-1 Therapy Interruption Increases Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes: Study
A target trial emulation study has found that a 6-month break in GLP-1 drug therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes was associated with a higher risk of major adverse…
Sotatercept shows promise for uncommon type of pulmonary hypertension linked to HF with preserved ejection fraction: Study
Patients who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension) experienced significant improvements in blood pressure and vascular health after taking…
Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis a Barrier to Glycemic Control in T2DM, suggests study
A new cross-sectional study published in the journal of Arthritis Care & Research revealed that symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a barrier to glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus…
Simple blood tests may predict response to lymphoma treatment , suggests research
Many people with an aggressive blood cancer called diffuse large B cell lymphoma are cured by the current gold standard of treatment: an antibody designed to wipe out cancerous B…
Reducing Air Pollution May Help Delay Physical Disability in Older Adult: JAMA
USA: Researchers have found in a new study that lowering air pollution levels could play a significant role in delaying the onset and progression of physical disability among aging adults.…
STAT+: 5 years after lupus breakthrough, CAR-T is still surprising autoimmunity researchers
CAR-T therapy is toting up more remissions in autoimmune disease, and generating a flood of experimentation and investment.