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March 12, 2025
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Patients rate ChatGPT health care descriptions as more credible than those from surgeons

Patients rate ChatGPT health care descriptions as more credible than those from surgeons

SAN DIEGO — Results presented here showed health care descriptions created by ChatGPT were perceived to be accurate, authentic and believable by patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty compared with descriptions from orthopedic surgeons.

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February 07, 2025
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Medial patellofemoral complex reconstruction may be warranted for first-time dislocation

Medial patellofemoral complex reconstruction may be warranted for first-time dislocation

Results showed combined medial patellofemoral ligament and medial quadriceps tendon femoral ligament reconstruction may yield improved outcomes for skeletally immature patients with first-time dislocations vs. nonoperative treatment.

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January 24, 2025
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‘Potential gamechanger’: Researchers discover basis for immunotherapy-induced myocarditis

‘Potential gamechanger’: Researchers discover basis for immunotherapy-induced myocarditis

Clinicians may one day be able to treat immune checkpoint inhibitor-related myocarditis without disrupting cancer therapy, findings from a cellular investigation showed.

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January 02, 2025
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New Alzheimer’s guideline outlines diagnostic process for specialists, PCPs

New Alzheimer’s guideline outlines diagnostic process for specialists, PCPs

A new guideline published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association summarizes best practices for specialists and primary care providers on how to evaluate patients with suspected Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders.

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December 07, 2024
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Rilzabrutinib induces rapid, durable response in ITP, may become ‘new standard’

Rilzabrutinib induces rapid, durable response in ITP, may become ‘new standard’

SAN DIEGO — Rilzabrutinib induced “fast” and “persistent” platelet count expansion for heavily treated individuals with immune thrombocytopenia, according to results of the randomized phase 3 LUNA 3 study.

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December 06, 2024
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VIDEO: ‘Highly treatable’ IgG4-related disease ‘rewarding’ to diagnose

VIDEO: ‘Highly treatable’ IgG4-related disease ‘rewarding’ to diagnose

In this video, John H. Stone, MD, MPH, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, the Edward A. Fox Chair in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses an important facet of IgG4-related disease other rheumatologists and providers should be aware of.

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December 03, 2024
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Patients with autoimmune disease ‘should not be excluded’ from checkpoint inhibitors

Patients with autoimmune disease ‘should not be excluded’ from checkpoint inhibitors

WASHINGTON — Preexisting autoimmune diseases do not increase mortality risk in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2024.

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November 26, 2024
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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy tied to risk for nonobstructive, earlier heart attacks

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy tied to risk for nonobstructive, earlier heart attacks

Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy history were more likely to experience coronary artery disease years earlier and have a greater risk for myocardial infarction with both obstructive and nonobstructive coronary arteries.

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November 11, 2024
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‘Weekend warrior,’ regular physical activity patterns show similar health benefits

‘Weekend warrior,’ regular physical activity patterns show similar health benefits

Adults who followed a “weekend warrior” physical activity pattern had a similarly lower risk for incident disease compared with those who followed a regular activity pattern, according to study findings published in Circulation.

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November 09, 2024
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‘Remain calm, diligent’ in the face of vascular injuries during TKA

‘Remain calm, diligent’ in the face of vascular injuries during TKA

DALLAS — While rare, vascular injuries during total knee arthroplasty do occur, with the most common being injury to the popliteal artery, according to a presenter at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting.

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