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Effect of a Tobacco Cessation Intervention Incorporating Weight Management for Adults With Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial

ARTICLE: Effect of a Tobacco Cessation Intervention Incorporating Weight Management for Adults With Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial AUTHORS: Gail L Daumit, A Eden… Read More »Effect of a Tobacco Cessation Intervention Incorporating Weight Management for Adults With Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Transcriptomic profiling reveals distinct subsets of immune checkpoint inhibitor induced myositis

ARTICLE: Transcriptomic profiling reveals distinct subsets of immune checkpoint inhibitor induced myositis AUTHORS: Iago Pinal-Fernandez, Angela Quintana, Jose Cesar Milisenda, Maria Casal-Dominguez, Sandra Muñoz-Braceras, Assia Derfoul, Jiram Torres-Ruiz, Katherine Pak, Stefania Dell'Orso, Faiza Naz, Gustavo… Read More »Transcriptomic profiling reveals distinct subsets of immune checkpoint inhibitor induced myositis

Documentation of results and medication prescribing after combinatorial psychiatric pharmacogenetic testing: A case for discrete results

ARTICLE: Documentation of results and medication prescribing after combinatorial psychiatric pharmacogenetic testing: A case for discrete results AUTHORS: John Loftus, Howard P Levy, James M Stevenson JOURNAL:… Read More »Documentation of results and medication prescribing after combinatorial psychiatric pharmacogenetic testing: A case for discrete results

Changes in Spirometry Interpretative Strategies: Implications for Classifying COPD and Predicting Exacerbations

ARTICLE: Changes in Spirometry Interpretative Strategies: Implications for Classifying COPD and Predicting Exacerbations AUTHORS: J Henry Brems, Aparna Balasubramanian, Sarath Raju, Nirupama Putcha, Ashraf Fawzy, Nadia N Hansel, Robert A Wise, Meredith… Read More »Changes in Spirometry Interpretative Strategies: Implications for Classifying COPD and Predicting Exacerbations

Comparative safety and effectiveness of TNF inhibitors, IL6 inhibitors and methotrexate for the treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated arthritis

ARTICLE: Comparative safety and effectiveness of TNF inhibitors, IL6 inhibitors and methotrexate for the treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated arthritis AUTHORS: Anne R Bass, Noha Abdel-Wahab, Pankti… Read More »Comparative safety and effectiveness of TNF inhibitors, IL6 inhibitors and methotrexate for the treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated arthritis

Clinically relevant atovaquone-resistant human malaria parasites fail to transmit by mosquito

ARTICLE: Clinically relevant atovaquone-resistant human malaria parasites fail to transmit by mosquito AUTHORS: Victoria A Balta, Deborah Stiffler, Abeer Sayeed, Abhai K Tripathi, Rubayet Elahi, Godfree Mlambo, Rahul P Bakshi, Amanda G… Read More »Clinically relevant atovaquone-resistant human malaria parasites fail to transmit by mosquito