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SCD Mortality Rates Improved for Black Patients in 2010s

The average age of death for Black US patients with sickle cell disease rose from 39 years in 1999-2009 to 43 years in 2010-2020, reflecting improvements in treatment.

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Bimekizumab Promising for Palmoplantar Pustular Psoriasis

PPP is a type of pustular psoriasis that remains a treatment challenge, and available treatments for palmoplantar plaque psoriasis with pustules also "remain unsatisfactory."

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Tool Identifies Alcohol Relapse Risk After Liver Transplant

A novel prognostic tool based on social determinants effectively predicted increased risk of alcohol use relapse in adults who underwent liver transplants for alcoholic liver disease.

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Low-Dose Aspirin: No Flares in Pregnant Patients With IBD

Low-dose aspirin is recommended for pregnant women who are at risk of hypertensive disorders, such as eclampsia, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes.

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Younger-Aged Black Men Have Higher Prostate Cancer Risk

Black men are at higher risk of prostate cancer than their White counterparts at younger ages and lower prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels.

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Menopausal Hormone Therapy Less Prescribed for Black Women

"Gaps in treatment can be used to inform healthcare providers about menopausal HT prescribing disparities, with the goal of improving equitable and advanced patient care among disadvantaged populations."

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Ready to Start Engaging on Social Media?

In the opinion of Swati Kannan, MD, deciding whether or not to establish a presence on social media starts with a gut-check about your intentions.

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Teens Streaming on Twitch Vulnerable to Predators

Half of youth broadcasting live streams on the online platform Twitch revealed their real-world location, and nearly half provided their name to viewers.

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Race-Specific Lung-Function Values May Skew IPF Testing

Pulmonary care clinicians may be habitually relying on outdated and inaccurate race-specific reference values when evaluating respiratory impairment in persons of African and Hispanic/Latino ancestry.

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RSV More Common in IBD

All patients with IBD, regardless of age, may be at increased risk for contracting a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and, as such, may benefit from receiving an RSV vaccine.

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