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Patients receiving mycophenolate mofetil combination therapies saw increased seroconversion after a third dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, while patients on anti-CD20 and S1P modulators saw little impact from a third dose, researchers noted.

Significant mental health benefits arise for adults who engage in regular physical activity, even at levels below public health recommendations, according to a systematic review published in JAMA Psychiatry.“Estimating the dose-response relationship between physical activity and any health outcome using meta-analysis is challenging because of the diversity of assessment and inconsistent

Use of angiotensin receptor blockers was associated with less need for ventilation and vasopressors among men hospitalized with COVID-19, but not in women, according to research presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress.Research to date has demonstrated that men have worse COVID-19 outcomes than women, with a similar number of cases and no difference in mortality between sexes,

Fewer than half of academic family medicine departments surveyed reported having a diversity officer and only 26% of departments with an officer provided protected time or resources for them, according to data published in Family Medicine.The lack of investment “calls the question whether departments truly prioritize diversity, inclusion and health equity (DIHE),” Christine K. Jacobs,

Dialyze Direct has completed its acquisition of Compass Home Dialysis, a regional dialysis provider in Pennsylvania, according to a press release.“We are thrilled to welcome Compass and its highly skilled staff to the Dialyze Direct team, and to be able to extend our cutting-edge services to their already exceptional level of patient care,” Josh Rothenberg, president and co-founder of

Orthopedics Today | Since its emergence in health care, private equity investment in physician practices has steadily increased in specialties that provide outpatient services, have high reimbursement rates and have access to ancillary services revenue.Although primarily occurring in specialties such as ophthalmology, dermatology, gastroenterology and dentistry, private equity firms began entering into agreements

Orthopedics Today | WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — MRI can be used to determine the chronicity, severity and location of abnormalities in patients with traumatic shoulder instability, according to a presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii.With labral tear as the “hallmark of instability on MRI,” previously published research has shown 1.5 or 3 Tesla MRI alone provides good sensitivity and specificity for

The FDA has issued a Complete Response Letter for the New Drug Application for risperidone extended-release injectable for subcutaneous use, a schizophrenia treatment, Teva Pharmaceuticals and MedinCell announced in a statement.The FDA states on its website that it will send a Complete Response Letter if the agency determines it will not approve the application in its present form.

With the number of cataract surgeries expected to increase in the coming years, young ophthalmologists need to take steps to prepare themselves for higher surgical volume, according to a presentation at Real World Ophthalmology. David Felsted, DO, shared pointers for jumping into a high-volume situation.

Healio Rheumatology | This month, we are so lucky to have such an extraordinary panel of experts in the field of rheumatoid arthritis — Daniel Aletaha, MD, MSc; Stanley Cohen, MD; Bryant R. England, MD, PhD; Roy Fleischmann, MD; and Liana Fraenkel, MD, MPH — debate the merits of remission vs. low disease activity as the desired target in the therapy of rheumatoid arthritis.Selecting too rigid a criterion