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On-site PrEP access reduces HIV incidence by half in South African women
On-site access to PrEP during a clinical trial reduced HIV incidence by around 50%, according to a study of South African women published in The Lancet HIV.
SELECT-PsA 2: Upadacitinib maintains efficacy against PsA at 1 year
Upadacitinib maintains its efficacy over 56 weeks in patients with psoriatic arthritis who had a prior inadequate response to at least one biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, according to data presented at the EULAR 2021 Virtual Congress.
Women experience higher axial spondyloarthritis disease burden than men
Women demonstrate higher axial spondyloarthritis disease burden, and more peripheral symptoms, than men, according to data published in The Journal of Clinical Rheumatology.
Children with autism, ADHD capable of face covering during COVID-19 pandemic
School-aged children with autism spectrum disorder and/or ADHD were capable of face covering across activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
Bisphosphonates may lower risk for invasive breast cancer among women with DCIS
Bisphosphonate use among women with a history of ductal carcinoma in situ appeared associated with lower risk for subsequent invasive breast cancer, according to study results published in Cancer Research.
People with debt burden significantly more likely to attempt suicide
Debt burden significantly increased risk for suicide attempt, according to results of a national study of adults in the United States published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Guselkumab exhibits comparable efficacy to IL-17A, TNF inhibitors for psoriatic arthritis
Guselkumab is comparable to interleukin-17A and subcutaneous TNF inhibitors for efficacy, and demonstrated a better PASI response relative to other drugs, in patients with psoriatic arthritis, according to a meta-analysis published in Rheumatology.
Telemedicine provides expanded access to gender-affirming care for youths
Telemedicine visits for gender-affirming care in minors rapidly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and may be able to expand access to care in the future, according to data from two studies published in Transgender Health.
VIDEO: Six ways clinicians can address rising anti-Asian sentiment
There has been a dramatic increase in anti-Asian sentiment since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to James H. Lee, MD, a psychiatry resident at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Interventions overcome endometrial cancer clinical trial inequity in Deep South
Interventions designed to improve care for Black women with endometrial cancer can help overcome clinical trial inequities, according to findings presented at the virtual Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.