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Mashup Score: 1More hepatitis C cases detected with nontargeted screening in EDs than risk-based approach - 40 minute(s) ago
Nontargeted screening for hepatitis C virus infection identified more new diagnoses than targeted screening among nearly 150,000 patients in three urban EDs, according to study results published in JAMA.“The impact of hepatitis C has become so much larger — even than HIV — and it’s an indolent epidemic. There are millions of people living with hep C,” Jason Haukoos,
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The FDA has accepted for priority review a new supplemental biologics license application for Winrevair to treat adults with advanced pulmonary arterial hypertension, according to a press release from Merck.According to the release, data from the phase 3 ZENITH trial assessing Winrevair (sotatercept, Merck) in 172 adults with WHO functional class III or IV PAH and a high 1-year risk for death
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The #FDA has accepted for priority review a new supplemental biologics license application for #Winrevair to treat adults with advanced #PAH, according to a press release from @Merck. ➕ @anjalivaidyaMD of @TempleHealth shares her perspective. https://t.co/OX3GXWkJmT
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Pinhole pupilloplasty is a simple and low-cost solution to restore vision in patients with highly aberrated corneas and can be a valid alternative to corneal transplantation. “This new application makes it very important given the shortage of donor corneas in the world. Even where donor corneas are available, keratoplasty remains a difficult procedure with a high rate of complications, slow
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Pinhole pupilloplasty, a corneal transplantation alternative, may help mitigate the the global shortage of donor corneas. In this 🌟Exclusive🌟, @GoHealio spoke with a variety of experts, including Dr. Amar Agarwal, who developed the procedure: https://t.co/d0z7LHVR5I #Vision https://t.co/Wjsk4BdKeY
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Patients with psoriatic arthritis who meet clinical criteria for minimal disease activity also tend to report good disease control, regardless of any unmet domains, according to data published in The Journal of Rheumatology. “The paper was part of work that was suggested by the EMA in terms of providing more validation of the minimal disease activity (MDA) measure in PsA,” Laura C.
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📢 “We showed that all different types of MDA had a strong agreement with patient-reported good status,” said @DrLauraCoates on her trial in psoriatic #arthritis. Read the full summary @HealioRheum 👇 https://t.co/6T8PCdhdCL
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Mashup Score: 0Insurers’ pledge to reduce prior authorization may be ‘major shift’ or ‘dog and pony show’ - 4 hour(s) ago
In a recent joint statement, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced health insurers have pledged to voluntarily streamline and reduce prior authorization for patients and providers.However, reactions to the June 23 announcement — among rheumatologists and the larger health care ecosystem — have been mixed. While some rheumatologists who
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📢 “At best, these appear to be unenforceable vague commitments made to assuage the American outrage with U.S. health #insurance companies,” Dr. @MattieRheumMD said of #HHS statement on #priorauthorizations. Read the full feature @HealioRheum 👇 https://t.co/vpOXcoega4
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Both yoga and strengthening exercises performed for 24 weeks effectively reduce knee pain associated with osteoarthritis among adults aged 40 years or older, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.“This trial provides definitive evidence to support yoga for knee osteoarthritis,” Dawn Aitken, PhD, from the Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania,
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Dawn Aitken, PhD, from @ResearchMenzies and @UTAS_, and colleagues found #yoga may be an alternative treatment option to strength training for patients with knee #osteoarthritis. @dawnaitkenphd https://t.co/32gYvRFwkF
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Mashup Score: 0AI accurately diagnosed cardiac amyloidosis on echocardiography - 5 hour(s) ago
A new AI model accurately detected cardiac amyloidosis from echocardiograms with higher accuracy vs. other amyloidosis risk scores, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.“Cardiac amyloidosis is underrecognized and probably accounts for 15% of cases of HF with preserved ejection fraction. HFpEF accounts for about half of HF cases, so it is pretty substantial,”
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🔥 Update from @ESC_journals 🔥 A new #ArtificialIntelligence model accurately detected cardiac #amyloidosis from echocardiograms with higher accuracy vs. other amyloidosis risk scores. @MayoClinicCV #cardiotwitter https://t.co/t1y0Eq1g6W
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Mashup Score: 1Brain emboli after ablation for ventricular arrhythmia tied to migraine-like visual auras - 5 hour(s) ago
Visual auras, similar to those seen during a migraine, were linked to the presence of small brain embolisms observable 1 day after catheter ablation for ventricular arrhythmias, researchers reported.The researchers observed no post-ablation visual auras between patients who underwent catheter ablation via transseptal vs. retrograde aortic approaches for catheter ablation for ventricular
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⚡News for #EPeeps ⚡ Visual auras, similar to those seen during a #migraine, were linked to the presence of small brain embolisms observable 1 day after catheter ablation for ventricular arrhythmias. @hrs_journal @HealioNeurology https://t.co/OYGCM0kI5e
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Mashup Score: 1Nicotine cravings, intake drop with cytisinicline in adults who fail to fully quit smoking - 16 hour(s) ago
SAN FRANCISCO — Both nicotine cravings and levels of cotinine significantly fell in adults treated with cytisinicline vs. placebo who failed to fully quit smoking, according to a secondary analysis of the ORCA-3 trial.This research was presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
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Both nicotine cravings and levels of cotinine significantly fell📉 in adults treated with #cytisinicline vs. placebo who failed to fully quit #smoking🚬, according to data presented at #ATS2025. @atscommunity @achievelifesci https://t.co/oFwTMS9UWs
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Upadacitinib 15 mg — but not 7.5 mg — alongside a glucocorticoid taper demonstrated superior efficacy to placebo with a glucocorticoid taper in giant cell arteritis, according to data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.“This research addresses a high unmet need for additional targeted treatment options that can effectively manage GCA while reducing cumulative
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📢 “The findings from the SELECT-GCA trial represent a noteworthy advancement in #GCA treatment,” said Dr. Daniel Blockmans @KU_Leuven Read the full summary @HealioRheum 👇 https://t.co/KwIGDs6gM0
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🧪 A new @JAMA_current study shows non-targeted #HepatitisC screening in EDs detected more cases than risk-based methods — but most patients never reach treatment. A big gap remains. #IDTwitter #GITwitter https://t.co/e1BvaHHMIH