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November 25, 2023
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VIDEO: ‘Don’t taper’ TNF inhibitors for patients with RA in sustained remission

VIDEO: ‘Don’t taper’ TNF inhibitors for patients with RA in sustained remission

SAN DIEGO — Healio spoke with Kathryn Dao, MD, about a study assessing the effects of tapering to withdraw of TNF inhibitors compared with stable use among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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November 24, 2023
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VIDEO: TNF inhibitors appear safe for patients with RA-associated ILD

VIDEO: TNF inhibitors appear safe for patients with RA-associated ILD

SAN DIEGO — Kathryn Dao, MD, discusses a study presented at ACR Convergence 2023 that compared the initiation of TNF inhibitors with non-TNF inhibitor biologics or JAK inhibitors among patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease.

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November 22, 2023
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VIDEO: Efficacious split-dosing of high-dose methotrexate in patients with RA

VIDEO: Efficacious split-dosing of high-dose methotrexate in patients with RA

SAN DIEGO — In this video, Healio spoke with Kathryn Dao, MD, about the SMART study presented at ACR Convergence 2023.

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November 02, 2023
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‘Tolerant fraction’ metric IDs those at risk for immunotherapy-related toxicity

‘Tolerant fraction’ metric IDs those at risk for immunotherapy-related toxicity

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have introduced a new metric that may be useful in predicting which patients are likely to develop immunotherapy toxicity.

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August 17, 2023
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Surgery underutilized for early-stage pancreatic cancer

Surgery underutilized for early-stage pancreatic cancer

Surgery appeared underutilized for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to study findings published in Journal of Surgical Oncology.

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July 28, 2023
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Leverage blood donation system to uncover ‘underdiagnosed’ familial hypercholesterolemia

Leverage blood donation system to uncover ‘underdiagnosed’ familial hypercholesterolemia

ARLINGTON, Texas — Familial hypercholesterolemia is common, underdiagnosed and undertreated, and one complementary approach to improve its diagnosis could include leveraging the blood donation system, according to a speaker.

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July 21, 2023
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VIDEO: Supervised exercise training beneficial in patients with PAD

VIDEO: Supervised exercise training beneficial in patients with PAD

ARLINGTON, Texas — In this Healio video exclusive, Ambarish Pandey, MD, discusses a presentation on supervised exercise training for patients with peripheral artery disease.

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July 20, 2023
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Referral for cardiac rehabilitation low, utilization even lower among patients with HFrEF

Referral for cardiac rehabilitation low, utilization even lower among patients with HFrEF

Approximately one-quarter of patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction who are stable at 6 weeks after discharge are referred to an exercise program for cardiac rehabilitation, while less than 5% used it, researchers reported.

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February 01, 2023
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Talazoparib may benefit patients with PALB2-mutated breast cancer

Talazoparib may benefit patients with <i>PALB2</i>-mutated breast cancer

Talazoparib appeared effective among certain patients with advanced, PALB2-mutated breast cancer, according to study results published in Nature Cancer.

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January 18, 2023
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Black, Hispanic patients with cancer more likely to report negative care experiences, bias

Black, Hispanic patients with cancer more likely to report negative care experiences, bias

Black and Hispanic patients with cancer and caregivers appeared more likely than their white counterparts to report at least one negative care experience, according to study results.

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