Alison Rodriguez

Recent data shows how common combination coprescribing of opioids with a triptan or a serotonergic antidepressant was just 2 years prior to an FDA warning about the risk of serotonin syndrome from such coprescribing.

Recent study results reveal the importance of the role of astrocytes in the brain due to the exchange between astrocytes and neurons that is disturbed during Huntington disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of voluntary motor control, psychiatric disturbances, and cognitive decline.

Current screening criteria for lung cancer risk assessments often miss a large proportion of cases. Research suggests that a panel of circulating protein biomarkers may improve lung cancer risk assessment and may be used to define eligibility for computed tomography screening.

Consumption of fast foods—especially hamburgers—3 or more times per week was more likely to be associated with severe asthma when compared with the consumption of fast foods only 1 to 2 times per week.

A study found that hospitals participating in Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement and hospitals not participating are dissimilar in meaningful ways that limit the generalizability of the program's results.

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a rare genetic condition that is often characterized by an increased risk of premature cardiovascular (CV) events and cardiac death. Lomitapide decreases low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, but there is little research of the effects on LDL-C goals and CV events.

Recently, 2 studies investigated pain experienced in patients with multiple sclerosis and how the disease is treated, overall.

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has released their final evidence report evaluating the effectiveness and value of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitors as preventive treatments for patients who suffer from episodic or chronic migraine.

A recent study found that patients with chronic lung conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are more likely to be physically active when they have regular contact with healthcare professionals, support from peers, and access to organized exercise sessions.

Although acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are often caused by viruses for which antibiotics are not effective, antibiotics remain commonly prescribed for ARIs.

Researchers have recently discovered a new type of small-cell lung cancer, and the discovery may pave the way for the development of personalized medicine in order to target this newly discovered form of the disease.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common type of childhood cancer, and fractures from osteoporosis are an important cause of morbidity in patients with ALL. A recent study aimed to document the annual incidence and predictors of fractures in order to determine whether they occur years after chemotherapy.

Results of a Phase 1/2a gene therapy clinical trial in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) revealed a significant decrease in levels of serum creatine kinase, an enzyme biomarker associated with muscle damage caused by DMD.

Experts recently proposed 3 steps to promote targeted cancer drugs that yield clinical benefits while reducing overall price growth.

The FDA's approval of Epidiolex, to treat seizures associated with 2 rare forms of epilepsy, represents the first approval for a drug containing a purified drug substance from marijuana.

Smoking and tuberculosis (TB) have always had a strong epidemiological association.

A recent study evaluated the annualized relapse rate of patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) who were treated with ozanimod—an oral once-daily immunomodulator that selectively targets sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors 1 and 5—in the RADIANCE Part B study.

There is limited existing research on the incidence of metabolic syndrome in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, a recent study aimed to determine the incidence of metabolic syndrome in men with COPD who experience airway obstruction.

A recent study found an association between heavy drinking by adolescent females and poorer bone mass later on.

Two recent studies presented at the 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology examined the different effects and aspects of progressive multiple sclerosis.

As researchers examined what food and drinks were most commonly linked to migraine and tension-type headache in Malaysian patients, they found that coffee and chocolate were reported most often.

Mixed methods research incorporating interviews found a high concordance between patient-reported qualitative data and assessed tumor response in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma.

Children who live in neighborhoods with low walkability may be more likely to develop asthma that will continue through later childhood.

In an interview with Rare Disease Report®, Nicholas J. Robert, MD, of McKesson Specialty Health, discussed the challenges and advances involving treating with treating Merkel cell carcinoma.

Two recent clinical trials evaluated the efficacy of the investigational drug ozanimod for treating patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS).

With the American population aging, the healthcare system will need to undergo a transformation, HHS Secretary Alex Azar said when he spoke before the Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living.

A recent study aimed to investigate the clinical and psychosocial risk factors that are associated with hospital readmissions for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among patients.

A comparison of neurocognitive profiles of patients with confirmed Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) and early Alzheimer disease found that general dementia screening assessments should not be used alone to evaluate cognitive performance in patients with suspected NP-C since these patients may demonstrate milder cognitive deficits than patients with early Alzheimer disease.

Asthma is a common disease that affects people of all ages; however, it is underdiagnosed. Researchers have recently identified a genetic biomarker of asthma that can be tested for using a nasal brush and basic follow-up data analysis.

Smoke-free policies not only protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke exposure, but they also reduce the social acceptability of smoking, help prevent youth and young adult smoking initiation, and increase smokers’ efforts to quit smoking. A recent report from the CDC assessed the importance and efficacy of smoke-free and tobacco-free policies among colleges and universities.