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Key Considerations Before Making a Porphyria Diagnosis

10/17/2024

In a podcast interview with Consultant360, Akshata Moghe, MD, noted that while diagnosing porphyrias can prove difficult for health care practitioners, there are clues within the clinical presentation that...

10/17/2024

Research Summaries

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Bempedoic Acid Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Events Among Those With Statin Intolerance

04/04/2023

Among those with statin-intolerance, bempedoic acid, an inhibitor used to decrease elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, was also associated with a lower risk of major adverse...

04/04/2023

Retinopathy

Retinopathy Associated With Long-Term, Low-Dose of Hydroxychloroquine

01/26/2023

Researchers examined the risk of patients developing retinopathy after long-term use of hydroxychloroquine.

01/26/2023

mortality

US Mortality Rates Have Declined, but Vary Widely by State

04/12/2018

The US Burden of Disease Collaborators have provided updated statistics regarding life expectancy, disease burden, injuries, and risk factors in the United States from 1990 to 2016.

04/12/2018

fever

Slight Variation in Body Temperature Linked to Mortality Risk

12/15/2017

In a recent study, researchers questioned the accuracy of the reference temperature of 98.6 degrees and whether temperature variations are related to demographic factors and mortality.

12/15/2017

Cardiometabolic risk

Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Linked to Higher BMI

07/06/2017

While observational studies have shown an association between high body mass index and cardiometabolic risks, underlying causal associations are less well understood. In a new study, researchers used...

07/06/2017

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