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Children with lupus of all racial and ethnic groups have experienced reduced of end-stage renal disease and dialysis, but the overall improvement has failed to close the outcome gap between Black and white patients, researchers noted.“There’s been a big push in recent years to improve pediatric lupus care, so trending population-based outcomes helps us keep our finger on the pulse to

SEATTLE — Full recovery and functional independence is possible in patients who experience a disorder of consciousness after severe COVID-19 infection, according to a presenter at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting. “The reason that this matters is because if you’ve been diagnosed [with minimally conscious state (MCS)], this puts you on a different recovery

Patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases should engage in both aerobic and strengthening exercises, aiming for at least moderate intensity, according to new EULAR recommendations.The recommendations, which cover lifestyle behaviors and work participation to prevent rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease progression, also state that patients should be counseled that “it is never

Twice-daily Vuity for presbyopia met its primary efficacy endpoint in the phase 3 VIRGO trial, according to a press release from Allergan/AbbVie.Vuity (pilocarpine HCl ophthalmic solution 1.25%) improved near vision without compromising distance vision at hour 9, 3 hours after the second drop, on day 14 of the study, the release said.

WASHINGTON — Treatment with vupanorsen, a novel antisense oligonucleotide targeting hepatic ANGPTL3, achieved modest reductions in non-HDL at 24 weeks at all doses studied, according to results of the TRANSLATE-TIMI 70 trial.Patients assigned vupanorsen at higher doses had increased rates of injection-site reactions, elevations in liver enzymes and dose-related increases in hepatic fat

WASHINGTON — Contrary to guideline recommendations, most patients with infections related to implantable cardiac devices do not get their devices explanted, despite extraction leading to better outcomes, researchers reported. Sean D. Pokorney, MD, MBA, assistant professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, presented

Simulations revealed that using deceased donor kidneys in transplant chains could increase the number of transplants by 290 a year, according to data published in the Kidney International Reports.Further, investigators noted that using deceased donors (DD) can increase transplantations for blood type O kidney-paired donation (KPD) candidates.

The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increased rate of suicide in Japan, especially among young adults in their 20s, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. “During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there were concerns that suicides would increase due to changes in lifestyle that restricted human contact in schooling, employment and social

CHICAGO — Results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed variations in cast material, bracing method, tenotomy indications and practices exist among orthopedic surgeons for clubfoot management. Oliver Sax, DO, MS, and colleagues assessed demographics and background education of clubfoot providers, clubfoot management, and clubfoot outcomes and

Satellite Healthcare Inc. and Dialyze Direct executed a letter of intent to enter a strategic partnership collaboration with plans to expand dialysis in the United States, according to a press release.The collaboration will allow the two organizations to pursue business opportunities together, such as hemodialysis and chronic kidney disease management for older patients in skilled nursing