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Compared with other extragenital STIs, the incidence and duration of pharyngeal chlamydia are low among men who have sex with men, according to a recent study.

Christopher Li, MD, PhD, has been named the first associate director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium.

Distinct patterns of early life weight gain predict differential risk for earlier onset of puberty among girls, according to data from a longitudinal analysis published in Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Baseline use of rituximab compared with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs was associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a presenter at ACR Convergence 2021.

Researchers have created a wearable device that can detect and reverse opioid overdoses, according to study results.

In a Healio Gastroenterology video exclusive, Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, MBA, of the University of Washington, summarized his recent presentation on gastroenterology practice in a post-COVID world at GI Outlook.

A study of telemedicine and electronic patient portal use at an urban rheumatology center found significant disparities based on English-language proficiency, age, race and income, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2021.

Compared with other models, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide is a low burden approach that gives the most “moderate discrimination” while predicting heart failure in patients with chronic kidney disease, data at ASN Kidney Week show.

SARS-CoV-2 may use ACE2 or other enzymes as a receptor to infect beta cells, providing a possible explanation behind new-onset diabetes occurring in people with COVID-19, according to a speaker.

Data from an independent, prospective, observational registry reveals increased drug switching and less time spent on a given therapy among patients with rheumatoid arthritis from 2012 to 2015, according to researchers.