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Food allergy testing for eczema in kids varies by specialty

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: December 21, 2020

A child with eczema is more likely to be given food allergy tests if seen by an allergist or a pediatrician and less likely to have these tests if...

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Teenage bone density declines following sleeve gastrectomy

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: December 17, 2020

These patients may never reach peak bone mass.

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Radiofrequency ablation blocks hip, shoulder arthritis pain

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: December 10, 2020

A new treatment “stuns” sensory nerves and reduces pain signals in knee and shoulder osteoarthritis.

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Blood vessels in the eye may diagnose Parkinson’s disease

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Ingrid Hein

“We discovered that micro blood vessels decreased in both size and number in patients with Parkinson’s disease,”

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FDA-approved peanut immunotherapy protocol comes with a cost

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: November 16, 2020

Most allergists are not interested in developing home-grown treatments because it comes with legal risks.

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No evidence to guide selection of biologic for severe asthma

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: October 30, 2020

When the starting biologic doesn’t get the desired results, there is no evidence to show whether another will work better.

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Unneeded meds at discharge could cause harm

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: October 26, 2020

The problem stems from a technology disconnect when patients are transferred from the ICU to the general population.

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Score predicts risk for ventilation in COVID-19 patients

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: October 23, 2020

“If mild COVID disease in young patients caused cardiac injury, you can imagine what it can do to older patients with severe disease,” Dr....

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Selexipag has no effect on daily activity in PAH patients

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: October 21, 2020

After 24 months of daily tracking, there was no benefit to increased daily activity for patients taking this drug.

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Link between vitamin D and ICU outcomes unclear

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: October 20, 2020

When patients are admitted to the ICU, some biomarkers in the body are too high and others are too low. Vitamin D is often too low.

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Tools emerging to predict liver failure in cirrhosis

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: September 9, 2020

Systemic inflammation, with high levels of proteins, is one of the mechanisms that leads to organ failure.

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Many advanced countries missing targets for HCV elimination

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: September 8, 2020

“In the countries making progress, the common elements are political will, a clear national plan, and easing of restrictions on the cascade of...

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Many advanced countries missing targets for HCV elimination

Author:
Ingrid Hein
Publish date: September 8, 2020

“In the countries making progress, the common elements are political will, a clear national plan, and easing of restrictions on the cascade of...

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Repeat FIB-4 blood tests help predict cirrhosis

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Ingrid Hein
Publish date: September 3, 2020

“Done repeatedly, this test can improve prediction capacity to identify who will develop cirrhosis of the liver later in life,” said Dr. Hannes...

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Fecal transplant shows promise in reducing alcohol craving

Author:
Ingrid Hein
Publish date: September 2, 2020

At day 15, significantly more men in the transplant group than in the placebo group experienced a reduction in alcohol cravings (90% vs. 30%).

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