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Cardiovascular comorbidities in atopic dermatitis: Potential implications for the use of Janus kinase inhibitors
To the Editor: The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the use of 2 oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors —abrocitinib and upadacitinib—for patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) not adequately controlled with systemic therapies, including biologics, or when the use of such treatments is inadvisable.1,2 In September 2021, the Food and Drug Administration issued a boxed warning for a ll JAK inhibitors regarding the increased risk of serious infections, heart attack, stroke, cancer, blood clots, and death.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - August 19, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: J. Mark Jackson, Amanda Althoff, Lawrence Rasouliyan, Stacey Long, Carla L. Zema Tags: Research letter Source Type: research

News at a glance: A win for obesity drugs, NIH unionization roadblocks, and Mexican fireflies under threat
CONSERVATION Researchers raise alarm over threat to Mexican fireflies Scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week delivered a letter to the Mexican government requesting it regulate tourism centered on the threatened firefly species Photinus palaciosi . Endemic to Mexico’s Tlaxcala forests, P. palaciosi is one of the few species that glow in synchrony, offering an annual spectacle that attracts thousands of visitors during summer mating season. The letter describes how littering, artificial light, and noise interfere with the insects’ courtship and eg...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 10, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

News at a glance: A win for obesity drugs, a new infectious disease institute head, and Mexican fireflies under threat
CONSERVATION Researchers raise alarm over threat to Mexican fireflies Scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week delivered a letter to the Mexican government requesting it regulate tourism centered on the threatened firefly species Photinus palaciosi . Endemic to Mexico’s Tlaxcala forests, P. palaciosi is one of the few species that glow in synchrony, offering an annual spectacle that attracts thousands of visitors during summer mating season. The letter describes how littering, artificial light, and noise interfere with the insects’ courtship and eg...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - August 10, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

7 Myths About Cholesterol, Debunked
You may not recall every lab value from your last physical, but you probably remember one: Your cholesterol level. If it’s higher than ideal, you’re not alone. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2015 and 2018, almost 12% of U.S. adults ages 20 and up had high total cholesterol, defined as above 240 mg/dL. The type that physicians mostly worry about is LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol, which is one component of that total. Why do doctors care so much about cholesterol? First, “it predicts risk,” says Dr. Jeffrey Berger, a cardiologist and director of the C...
Source: TIME: Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine Hobson Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news

What to Know About High Triglycerides
Discussions about heart health often center around blood pressure and cholesterol, with factors like poor sleep, smoking, family history of heart disease, and chronic stress thrown in. However, there’s one variable that doesn’t get covered as often, even though it can be an important indicator of cardiovascular risk: triglycerides. “We don’t really talk about triglycerides very much, especially compared to cholesterol, but they’re actually an essential part of understanding heart health,” says Dr. Adriana Quinones-Camacho, a cardiologist at NYU Langone Health in New York. “For some...
Source: TIME: Health - May 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news

How Heat Waves Could Have Long-Term Impacts on Your Health
Health officials from the U.S., the U.K., Europe, and Japan have been warning residents to stay out of the sun as the northern hemisphere experiences some of the highest early summer temperatures ever recorded. It’s not just to prevent heat-stroke, but to prevent the long-term consequences as well. As climate change drives summer temperatures even higher than usual, medical researchers are starting to find links between sustained heat exposure and chronic health conditions ranging from diabetes to kidney stones, cardiovascular disease and even obesity. “While increased risk for heat stroke is an obvious manifes...
Source: TIME: Health - July 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything Evergreen healthscienceclimate Londontime overnight Source Type: news

Comparison of Extramedullary and Intramedullary Implants for Stable Intertrochanteric Fractures: Have We Swung the Pendulum Too Far the Other Way?
DISCUSSION: Our study found that extramedullary implants were associated with lower transfusions rates, lower readmissions, and better patient disposition. We recommend surgeons to consider extramedullary implants when treating stable IT fractures, especially if the patient is anemic or at high risk for hospital readmission.LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III. Retrospective cohort study.PMID:35196299 | DOI:10.5435/JAAOS-D-21-00657
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - February 23, 2022 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Aria Darius Darbandi Ghulam H Saadat Ahmed Siddiqi Bennet A Butler Source Type: research

The dream of a good night's sleep for our dermatology patients
Are you getting adequate sleep? Chances are that you are not and the repercussions could be profound. Sleep deprivation has been associated with insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, anxiety and depression, and an increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke. Quality of life (QoL) may suffer by poor job performance, an increased risk of accidents, and family stress.1
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - August 2, 2021 Category: Dermatology Authors: Warren R. Heymann Tags: A clinician's perspective Source Type: research

Age and Life-Sustaining Treatment Preferences in Parkinson Disease
Conclusions Advancing age in PD may correlate with paradoxically more aggressive goals as it relates to life-sustaining treatment preferences including cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This may reflect a response to heightened concern among older adults with PD about the potential for compromised autonomy in the setting of aging.
Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - June 7, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Jackowiak, E., Szpara, A., Kotagal, V. Tags: Parkinson's disease/Parkinsonism, Palliative care Research Source Type: research

Targeted Cancer Therapies.
Abstract Targeted cancer therapies involve chemotherapeutic agents that attack, directly or indirectly, a specific genetic biomarker found in a given cancer. Targeted oncology includes monoclonal antibodies, small molecule inhibitors, antibody-drug conjugates, and immunotherapy. For example, the monoclonal antibodies trastuzumab and pertuzumab target human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and are used when treating HER2-positive breast cancer. Although targeted oncology has improved survival by years for some incurable cancers such as metastatic breast and lung cancer, as few as 8% of patients with advanc...
Source: American Family Physician - January 30, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Smith CEP, Prasad V Tags: Am Fam Physician Source Type: research

Mortality and Morbidity of Surgical Management of Geriatric Ankle Fractures.
DISCUSSION: After controlling for comorbidities (ie, the ASA class), no increased risk is observed for the 30-day mortality or complication rate between geriatric ankle fracture in the 65 to 79 years old and the 80 to 99 years old age groups. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic level III, retrospective study. PMID: 32769723 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - August 13, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research

Long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonists: Findings and implications of cardiovascular outcomes trials
This article reviews CVOTs completed to date for the class of long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs; liraglutide, exenatide extended-release, albiglutide, dulaglutide, semaglutide injectable, semaglutide oral) and implications for clinical management of T2DM. All CVOTs have confirmed long-acting GLP-1RAs to be noninferior to (not worse than) placebo with regard to first occurrence of a primary outcome of three-point major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE; composite outcome of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke). Further, a number of the studies demonstrated a ...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants - July 30, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: Long-Acting GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Source Type: research

Clonally expanding smooth muscle cells promote atherosclerosis by escaping efferocytosis and activating the complement cascade Medical Sciences
Atherosclerosis is the process underlying heart attack and stroke. Despite decades of research, its pathogenesis remains unclear. Dogma suggests that atherosclerotic plaques expand primarily via the accumulation of cholesterol and inflammatory cells. However, recent evidence suggests that a substantial portion of the plaque may arise from a subset of “dedifferentiated”...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - July 6, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Ying Wang, Vivek Nanda, Daniel Direnzo, Jianqin Ye, Sophia Xiao, Yoko Koȷima, Kathryn L. Howe, Kai–Uwe Jarr, Alyssa M. Flores, Pavlos Tsantilas, Noah Tsao, Abhiram Rao, Alexandra A. C. Newman, Anne V. Eberhard, James R. Priest, Arno Ruusalepp Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research

The Difficulty Of Counting the COVID-19 Pandemic ’s Full Death Toll
Sara Wittner had seemingly gotten her life back under control. After a December relapse in her battle with drug addiction, the 32-year-old completed a 30-day detox program and started taking a monthly injection to block her cravings for opioids. She was engaged to be married, working for a local health advocacy group in Colorado, and counseling others about drug addiction. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The virus knocked down all the supports she had carefully built around her: no more in-person Narcotics Anonymous meetings, no talks over coffee with trusted friends or her addiction recovery sponsor. As the virus stressed...
Source: TIME: Health - June 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markian Hawryluk / Kaiser Health News Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news