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Smoking Associated With Increased Risk for Hair Loss Among Men
Smoking generally has been accepted as a risk factor for the development and progression of AGA, but evidence on this association has been...
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Oncologists Sound the Alarm About Rise of White Bagging
For years, oncologist John DiPersio had faced frustrating encounters with insurers that cover medications only through a process called white...
From the Journals
Paget Disease of the Bone Progression Halted With Genetic Screening, Targeted Treatment
A single infusion of zoledronic acid substantially reduced existing bone lesions and biochemical markers of bone turnover over 7 years.
From the Journals
What’s the Disease Burden From Plastic Exposure?
EDCs can disrupt hormones, increasing risk for cancer, diabetes, reproductive disorders, neurological impairments, and death.
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Study Identifies Cardiovascular Comorbidities Associated With Dermatomyositis
"Our findings are important both for prognosis and clinical care," the authors concluded.
Perspectives
Yes, Patients Are Getting More Complicated
The average hospitalized patient is older, more likely to have kidney disease or diabetes, is on more medications, and has spent more time in the...
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Where Is the ‘Microbiome Revolution’ Headed Next?
Important advances are coming our way in the next 5-10 years.
Guidelines
ADA issues new screening, obesity management recommendations
Two new recommendations have been added to include screening of adults with diabetes for asymptomatic heart failure by measuring natriuretic...
Conference Coverage
CAR T-Cell Therapy: Cure for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases?
New research suggests that CAR T-cell therapy might prove to be a game-changing treatment for lupus and two other autoimmune diseases.
From the Journals
‘Hidden hearing loss’ may cause tinnitus: Study
“In other words, the brain tries to compensate for the loss of hearing by increasing its activity, resulting in the perception of a phantom sound...
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Rx for resilience: Five prescriptions for physician burnout
“Every person should have a toolkit of the things that bring them out of the psychological and physical distress that dysregulates their nervous...