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DESTIN, Fla. — Physicians considering opioids for pain should perform manual calculations before consulting conversion charts and online calculators, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East. “[Morphine equivalent daily dosage (MEDD)] is a badly flawed concept, and it fails to take pharmacogenetic differences into account, which are important,”

Circulating cystatin C, a protein encoded by the CST3 gene, could potentially be used as a biomarker to identify patients with type 2 diabetes at risk for sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy.In a multicenter study conducted in three outpatient ophthalmology clinics in the United Kingdom and two centers in India, 13 previously verified circulating biomarkers for sight-threatening diabetic

Almirall S.A. and Inserm Transfert have entered an agreement to advance research in vitiligo treatment, the two entities announced in a press release.The licensing and research collaboration agreement will focus on developing medicines that modulate the Wnt pathway.

SAN DIEGO — Admissions for opioid and methamphetamine co-use in pregnancy increased between 2000 and 2017, according to data presented here.

The top story in endocrinology last week focused on medical providers’ work-life balance and the use of self-care to reduce work-related burnout.

Nephrology News and Issues | Howard M. Nathan retired earlier this year after 38 years of leading one of the largest and most successful organ procurement organizations in the country.His run as CEO of the Gift of Life Donor Program – he started as a transplant coordinator – contributed to the procurement of more than 55,500 organs for transplant by the organ procurement organization (OPO) since 1974.

Bon Secours Mercy Health and Strive Health have entered a collaborative relationship to provide “high-quality, whole-person care” for patients with kidney disease.According to the press release, Strive Health intends to offer comprehensive support to Bon Secours Mercy Health to achieve the goal of helping nearly 8,000 patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease

SAN FRANCISCO — A session at the American Thoracic Society International Conference highlighted a new clinical practice guideline addressing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and progressive pulmonary fibrosis in adults. The new guidance comes nearly 4 years after the last guidance on the diagnosis and management of IPF, according to the ATS.

As the medical community celebrates Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month this May, the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology reminds clinicians and patients alike that allergists are key to successful asthma treatment. “Allergists are board certified asthma specialists,” Jonathan L. Bayuk, DO, vice chair of the ACAAI Payer and Managed Care Committee and president of

Dry eye syndrome significantly affected values associated with corneal astigmatism and should be considered during preoperative evaluations for patients undergoing toric IOL implantation, according to a study.