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Is In-person and remote physical therapy are equally effective for Chronic Knee Pain?
Question Is In-person and remote physical therapy are equally effective for Chronic Knee Pain? Conclusion Remote therapy might be more convenient without sacrificing improvements in pain and function.Like telemedicine, telerehabilitation (remotely delivered physical therapy) became more popular during the COVID-19…
The risk of breast cancer overdiagnosis is high for older women
Question What is the likelihood of the overdiagnosis of breast cancer in women older than 70 years after screening? Conclusion Overdiagnosis — the identification of, in this case, breast cancer, that would not have caused symptoms in a person’s lifetime…
Severe hypocalcemia with denosumab therapy in dialysis-treated patients
Denosumab use is not restricted to individuals with osteoporosis who have advanced kidney disease. However, concerns remain regarding the risk of severe hypocalcemia in such patients. In a cohort study of 2804 female patients (aged ≥65 years) with osteoporosis and…
Sarilumab increases remission, decreases steroid dose in polymyalgia rheumatica taper, but at a high cost (SAPHYR)
Question Does the monoclonal antibody sarilumab facilitate the tapering of glucocorticoid therapy in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica? Conclusion Giving patients with PMR sarilumab twice monthly for 1 year allows an accelerated tapering regimen that greatly reduces the cumulative steroid dose…