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Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:45 PM EST
Study Finds Combination Therapy Does Little to Slow Spine Damage in Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, showed that combining a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and TNF inhibitor did not significantly slow radiographic spinal progression in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis patients.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:40 PM EST
Study Finds No Increased Cancer Risk in Rheumatology Patients with History of Malignancy Taking DMARDS and TNF Inhibitors
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the organization's annual meeting, found no significant difference in cancer risk in patients with rheumatic disease & a history of malignancy taking biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs compared to those treated with TNF inhibitors.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:30 PM EST
Study Finds Opioids Double Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found that adult RA patients starting opioids had twice the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to patients starting nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:20 PM EST
Study Links Lower Hydroxychloroquine Dose to More Hospitalizations for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flares
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual scientific meeting, found that the recommended weight-based or non-weight-based dose of hydroxychloroquine led to more hospitalizations for flares among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:15 PM EST
Primary Care Provider Training Program Improves RA Care on Navajo Nation
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

Research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, described a novel program that offers rheumatoid arthritis (RA) training to primary care providers in the Navajo Nation, the largest American Indian reservation in the United States.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:05 PM EST
Study Finds Early TNF Inhibitor Treatment Is Associated with Higher Heart Disease Risk in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients — with Caveats
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found that early initiation of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors was associated with higher risk of heart disease in patients diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 11:55 AM EST
Study Finds More Polyarticular JIA Patients Achieve Clinical Remission with Combined Conventional and Biologic DMARDs
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, demonstrated that polyarticular JIA patients were more likely to achieve clinical remission with a combination of conventional and biologic DMARDs compared with other treatment plans.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 11:55 AM EST
Study Finds NSAID Use and Age May Delay Conception in Spondyloarthritis Patients
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, showed that treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and older age were associated with longer time to conception in spondyloarthritis patients.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 11:55 AM EST
New Analysis Finds Belimumab Improves Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus in Patients with or without SLE
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found that the B-cell inhibitor belimumab significantly improved cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) whether or not patients also had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus).

Released: 8-Nov-2022 11:50 AM EST
Study Finds Lower Risk of Severe Infection and Hospitalization with Belimumab Compared to Oral Immunosuppressants
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found that the biologic B-cell inhibitor belimumab was associated with a lower risk of severe infections and hospitalizations compared to nonbiologic immunosuppressants.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 11:35 AM EST
Artificial Intelligence Shows Potential for Accurate Assessment of Nailfold Changes in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, showed that the Vision Transformer, an open-source computer vision algorithm, could detect changes in nailfold capillaroscopy images from systemic sclerosis patients.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 11:30 AM EST
Researchers Develop a Risk Score to Help Detect ILD in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, described a first-of-its-kind validated tool to screen for systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 11:20 AM EST
Holding Mycophenolate Mofetil for 10 Days or More May Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Response
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, demonstrated that withholding mycophenolate mofetil for 10 days significantly increased antibody response after 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, without a significant increase in flares.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 11:10 AM EST
Preterm Birth More Common in Unvaccinated Pregnant Patients with Rheumatic Disease and COVID-19
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found a greater number of preterm births in unvaccinated versus fully vaccinated pregnant patients with rheumatic disease and COVID-19.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
Study Finds Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Systemic Scleroderma Unrelated to Disease-Specific Medications
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found no clear association between immunosuppressive or anti-fibrotic medications and worsening gastrointestinal symptoms in early systemic scleroderma.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
Study Finds AAV Characteristics and Treatments Vary Across Lifespan
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, demonstrated an association between age of diagnosis and clinical characteristics and treatments in Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis patients.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST
Study Finds Half of Patients with Low-Grade Proteinuria Develop Treatable Lupus Nephritis within Two Years
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found that 50% of people with low-grade proteinuria, which is protein in your urine, progress to clinical proteinuria within two years and show treatable lupus nephritis on biopsies.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 8:25 AM EST
Addressing Health Inequities Could Help Avert a Neurologic Health Crisis
American Neurological Association (ANA)

The closing plenary session at ANA2022 spotlighted neurologic health inequities and presented new research finding that neighborhood disadvantage strongly predicted likelihood of death from neurologic conditions independent of individual wealth and demographics.

   
Released: 7-Nov-2022 6:05 PM EST
Restored blood flow meant less pain, better quality of life for those with leg artery disease
American Heart Association (AHA)

estoring blood flow to the legs, whether through bypass surgery or a less invasive artery-opening procedure with a stent, reduced pain and improved quality of life for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to preliminary, late-breaking research presented today at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022.

Newswise: Media Advisory: Cedars-Sinai Experts to Discuss Latest Brain Research
Released: 7-Nov-2022 1:35 PM EST
Media Advisory: Cedars-Sinai Experts to Discuss Latest Brain Research
Cedars-Sinai

Neuroscientists from Cedars-Sinai will present—and are available to comment on—cutting-edge brain research at the sixth International Human Single Neuron Meeting Nov. 10-11 at UCLA, and Neuroscience 2022, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 12-16 in San Diego.

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Leaders Share Expertise in Patient Experience at World Hospital Congress
Released: 7-Nov-2022 12:15 PM EST
Cedars-Sinai Leaders Share Expertise in Patient Experience at World Hospital Congress
Cedars-Sinai

Heitham T. Hassoun, MD, Vice President & Medical Director, Cedars Sinai International, is headlining a panel discussion about how healthcare professionals can improve the patient experience during the The International Hospital Federation’s upcoming World Hospital Congress.

Released: 6-Nov-2022 6:30 PM EST
Chest Pain Patients Benefit from Precision Diagnostic Testing Approach
Duke Health

A study comparing two approaches for diagnosing heart disease found that a risk analysis strategy is superior to the usual approach of immediately performing functional tests or catheterization for low- to intermediate-risk patients with new-onset chest pain.

Released: 6-Nov-2022 9:15 AM EST
Largest Randomized Trial Evaluates Steroids for Infant Heart Surgery
Duke Health

For more than four decades, doctors have been split on whether giving steroids during a pediatric open-heart surgery could be helpful for post-operative recovery. A new study is providing a bit more clarity, suggesting there are some benefits for certain kinds of patients.

31-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Conservative management vs. dialysis for preventing hospitalizations in patients with advanced kidney diseases and different ethnicities
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Researchers have compared the impact of conservative management vs. dialysis on hospitalization outcomes in patients with advanced kidney disease across different races/ethnicities.

31-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
The COVID-19 pandemic has had direct and indirect impacts on the mortality of patients on dialysis
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, mortality risk for both COVID-19–positive and other patients on hemodialysis fluctuated in line with two waves of the pandemic in the general population.

31-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Did having kidney disease and other conditions affect COVID-19 outcomes in different waves of the pandemic?
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

During 4 waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, the risk of severe COVID-19 was associated with pre-existing chronic kidney disease, as well as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension.

31-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Strategy Suggests Combining Surrogate Markers for Kidney Disease Progression in Clinical Trials
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

In clinical trials of patients with chronic kidney disease, combining information from the treatment effects on two markers of kidney disease progression—urinary albumin:creatinine ratio change and glomerular filtration rate slope—improves predictions of treatment effects on clinical endpoints.

Released: 5-Nov-2022 10:30 AM EDT
Comparative Study of Two Heart Failure Drugs Finds No Difference in Outcomes
Duke Health

In a head-to-head comparison of two so-called ‘water pills’ that keep fluid from building up in patients with heart failure, the therapies proved nearly identical in reducing deaths, according to a large study led by Duke Health researchers.

31-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Risks of kidney failure and death differ in Black and white veterans over time after chronic kidney disease onset
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Among US veterans with chronic kidney disease (CKD), Black individuals had a higher risk of developing kidney failure compared with White veterans, and their risk was more pronounced in the early years after kidney disease onset.

31-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Kidney Disease Risk
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Among adults with normal kidney function, exposure to higher concentrations of components of air pollution was linked with higher risks of later developing chronic kidney disease.

2-Nov-2022 9:45 AM EDT
High-Impact Clinical Trials Yield Results that Could Improve Kidney Care
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The results of numerous high-impact clinical trials that could affect kidney-related medical care will be presented in-person and online at ASN Kidney Week 2022 November 3–November 6.

31-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers Develop and Test Risk Score for Childhood Kidney Condition
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Scientists have generated a polygenic risk score for pediatric steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome, a kidney disease in children.

31-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Artificial Intelligence–Based Model Predicts Patients’ Risk of Acute Kidney Injury
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Investigators recently developed and validated an artificial intelligence–based model that can help clinicians predict which patients in the intensive care unit are most likely to develop acute kidney injury.

31-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Artificial intelligence–based algorithm predicts major adverse kidney events after hospitalization
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Researchers have developed and validated an artificial intelligence–based algorithm to predict hospitalized patients’ risk of major adverse kidney events after discharge.

31-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Analysis Links Impaired Kidney Function with Cognitive Disorders
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

In an analysis of data from the Framingham Heart Study, albuminuria (a marker of kidney disease) was associated with signs of silent stroke, and patients with albuminuria had a higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia.

Newswise: Smidt Heart Institute Experts to Present the Latest in Heart Research, Patient Care
Released: 1-Nov-2022 7:20 PM EDT
Smidt Heart Institute Experts to Present the Latest in Heart Research, Patient Care
Cedars-Sinai

Cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons and interventionalists from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are presenting an array of innovative research data and leading discussions on medical breakthroughs during the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions, taking place in Chicago, Nov. 5-7.

Released: 31-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Heart Disease Death Rates Spiked During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Erasing Years of Progress
American Heart Association (AHA)

U.S. deaths from heart disease spiked in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic after a steady decline from 2010 to 2019, reversing a public health success, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022.

11-Oct-2022 12:00 PM EDT
American Society of Anesthesiologists honors James D. Grant, M.D., MBA, FASA, with its Distinguished Service Award
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today presented James D. Grant, M.D., MBA, FASA, with its 2021 Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his highly distinguished career as a physician anesthesiologist, enduring contributions to ASA members and deep commitment to advocating for the specialty and protecting patient safety.

11-Oct-2022 12:00 PM EDT
American Society of Anesthesiologists names Michael W. Champeau, M.D., FASA, new president
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

American Society of Anesthesiologists names Michael W. Champeau, M.D., FASA, new president

Newswise: McCullough honored with 2022 American Heart Association Basic Research Prize
Released: 26-Oct-2022 8:05 AM EDT
McCullough honored with 2022 American Heart Association Basic Research Prize
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

In acknowledgment of her research advancing the field of cardiovascular science, UTHealth Houston’s Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, has been honored with the 2022 American Heart Association Basic Research Prize.

24-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Metastasis-Directed Radiation Therapy Plus Hormone Therapy Improves Progression-Free Survival for Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy to intermittent hormone therapy improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer. Findings from the multicenter EXTEND trial were presented today at the 2022 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting.

21-Oct-2022 7:05 AM EDT
Radiation-hormone therapy combination may slow growth of oligometastatic prostate cancer
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

A new study offers a new option to patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer who want relief from hormone therapy without compromising the risk of their disease spreading. In the study, patients who received radiation in addition to intermittent hormone therapy lived longer without their disease progressing, and they were able to take longer breaks from the drug treatments. Results of the phase II trial (EXTEND; NCT03599765) will be presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting.

Released: 25-Oct-2022 8:10 AM EDT
Environmental Exposures Key to Neurologic Disease
American Neurological Association (ANA)

The Presidential Symposium at the ongoing American Neurological Association 147th Annual Meeting outlined major risks to neurological health from environmental exposures to pesticides, air pollution, synthetic materials, and more — now emerging as a major research area in neuroscience.

   
11-Oct-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Reducing noise in operating room improves children’s behavior after surgery, study finds
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Reducing the level of noise in the operating room (OR) may positively affect a child’s behavior, including fewer temper tantrums and more willingness to eat, in the days following surgery and anesthesia, according to research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2022 annual meeting.

21-Oct-2022 7:05 AM EDT
Three-Week Course of Radiation Safe and Effective for Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer and Elevated Risk of Recurrence
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

A three-week course of radiation therapy is as safe and effective as four to six weeks of treatment for patients with early-stage breast cancer who have a higher risk of having their tumors recur, results of a randomized phase III clinical trial show. Delivering fewer, but higher, doses of radiation following lumpectomy, while concurrently delivering a radiation boost to the surgical site, led to similar outcomes as a longer course of treatment.

Newswise: American Neurological Association Announces New Leadership
Released: 24-Oct-2022 1:00 PM EDT
American Neurological Association Announces New Leadership
American Neurological Association (ANA)

The American Neurological Association (ANA), the professional organization representing the world’s leading academic neurologists and neuroscientists, has appointed Brenda Orffer, CAE, as its new Chief Executive Officer and Nadine Goldberg, PhD, MS, as Chief Program Officer.

   
11-Oct-2022 12:00 PM EDT
American Society of Anesthesiologists recognizes Vivianne Tawfik, M.D., Ph.D., with its 2022 James E. Cottrell Presidential Scholar Award
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today presented Vivianne Tawfik, M.D., Ph.D., with its 2022 James E. Cottrell Presidential Scholar Award in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to the fundamental understanding of pain mechanisms to treat patients with chronic and post-surgical pain.

11-Oct-2022 12:00 PM EDT
American Society of Anesthesiologists recognizes Kristin Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D., with its 2022 James E. Cottrell Presidential Scholar Award
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today presented Kristin Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D., with its 2022 James E. Cottrell Presidential Scholar Award in recognition of her exemplary translational research on post-surgical pain.



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