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Specialist Updates Dermatology

Vitiligo therapy linked to lower chance of fracture

25th September 2020
Patients with vitiligo who receive long-term narrowband UVB phototherapy are at lower risk of major osteoporotic fractures,…
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Is one of the most common surgeries a sham?

25th September 2020
Meniscal surgery may "accelerate" radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis in patients with a degenerative meniscus tear, a…
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Depression and anxiety differ biochemically finds first-ever study

24th September 2020
A study has shown for the first time that depression and anxiety have different biochemical associations with inflammation…
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Few coronvirus patients are asymptomatic: study

23rd September 2020
Among those infected with SARS-CoV-2, only a minority will be asymptomatic, Swiss research reports in PLOS Medicine. The…
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Specialist Updates Rheumatology

Biologic preserves kidney function in some patients with lupus nephritis

22nd September 2020
Intravenous belimumab combined with standard therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can help preserve kidney…
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8 bevvies a week raises BP risk in diabetes

22nd September 2020
Drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages in a week could increase the risk of hypertension in adults who have type 2…
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400 reports PPE was being rationed, says infectious diseases doc

21st September 2020
Melbourne infectious diseases specialist Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah says the 3,400 healthcare-worker COVID-19 infections shows…
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