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Hydroxychloroquine Associated With Lower Glomerular Filtration Rate Decline in Lupus Nephritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) protects kidney function in lupus nephritis (LN) by preventing flares, yet some cohort studies show no significant benefit in kidney function with HCQ. Clarifying these conflicting findings by showing early and long‐term benefits of HCQ on kidney function preservation is critical.
Shivani Garg, Brad Rovin, Brad C. Astor, Tripti Singh, Fauzia Hollnagel, Megan Kuik, Lexie Kolton, Callie Saric, S. Sam Lim, Christie M. Bartels   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the economic impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on households, health systems, and society in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Methods Electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL were searched using keywords related to RA and cost of illness.
Tadesse Gebrye, Chidozie E. Mbada, Clara T. Fatoye, Faatihah Niyi‐Odumosu, Ushotanefe Useh, Zalmai Hakimi, Francis Fatoye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records From an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PTs) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation in anti-inflammatory therapy: mechanistic insights and future perspectives

Frontiers in Neuroscience
Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) represents a transformative approach for managing a broad spectrum of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
Fu-Jun Liu, Jing Wu, Li-Jun Gong, Hong-Shuai Yang, Huan Chen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

PERTUMBUHAN INDUSTRI ASURANSI JIWA DI INDONESIA: SUATU KAJIAN DARI SISI PENAWARAN

Jurnal Kawistara, 2011
Life insurance has become the need in today modern community’s life. In Indonesia, the demand on life insurance grew continuously in line with the increase of people’s income and awareness on the importance of risk anticipation.
Firdaus Djaelani
doaj   +1 more source

Longevity impact on life insurers in low interest rate environment [PDF]

, 2018
This paper aims at shedding some light on the interplay between two key risk factors affecting most life insurance products, namely biometric and investment risk. We enhance the pioneering model by Briys and de Varenne, featuring a stylized participating
Bacinello, A. R., Chen, A., Millossovich, P.   +2 more
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Identifying High‐Impact Solutions to Address Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Lupus: A Consensus‐Based Approach

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We conducted formative research aimed at identifying solutions that address inequitable health outcomes in lupus due to adverse social determinants of health (SDoH). Methods We conducted a search for keywords, which provided insights into potential solutions and initiatives underway. An advisory panel of lupus experts iteratively reviewed the
Joy Buie, Michael P. Fisher, Kristen Backor, Hannah Tyldsley, Ashira Blazer, Candace Feldman, Andrea Knight, S. Sam Lim, Barbara Ann Polk, Ed Yelin, Edith Williams, Karen H. Costenbader   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Non-Monotonic Relationship Between Income and Life Insurance Demand: A Case Study of Forty-One Countries

Economies
Income is often viewed as the main determinant of life insurance demand. However, in the last two decades, the world’s life insurance penetration has continued to decrease even as income grows.
Kristio Rapi, Dominicus S. Priyarsono, Siti Jahroh, Toni Bakhtiar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial Instability and Life Insurance Demand [PDF]

This paper estimates private life insurance and Kampo demand functions using household-level data provided by the Postal Services Research Institute. The results show that income, children, pension and knowledge factors have a significant effect on the ...
Mahito Okura, Norihiro Kasuga
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Hedging of unit-linked life insurance contracts with unobservable mortality hazard rate via local risk-minimization [PDF]

, 2014
In this paper we investigate the local risk-minimization approach for a combined financial-insurance model where there are restrictions on the information available to the insurance company.
Ceci, Claudia, Colaneri, Katia, Cretarola, Alessandra   +2 more
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