Black, Asian, and Hispanic adults in the United States were found to have an increased risk for developing diabetes at lower weights and younger ages compared with White Americans, suggesting that screening recommendations for the disease should be altered to reflect this difference.
A recent study sought to address what is known about proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) as a therapy for eosinophilic esophagitis and long-term outcomes in patients who respond to them as a way to guide treatment decisions.
The study highlights differences between patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and healthy controls, potentially shedding light on the disease’s underlying mechanisms.
A cross-sectional study found that areas with a high number of eye care clinicians had a lower prevalence of vision impairment.
A new study incorporated use of readings from continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to establish reference sensor glucose ranges among healthy nondiabetic children aged 1 to 6 years.
A subsequent analysis suggested, however, that segmentectomy was preferable to lobectomy in many cases.
Katharine Rimes, PharmD, and John Bosso, MD, discussed updates in management of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps at the 2022 Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit.
The February drop out of the top 5 coincided with a sharp decline in new cases of COVID-19, as reported by the CDC, following the January peak of the wave of cases related to the Omicron variant.
In this study, investigators from Pennsylvania and New York evaluated outcomes among patients following their hospitalization for heart failure (HF) who did or did not participate in a remote monitoring program that included financial incentives for adherence.
US Senate to vote this week on legislation seeking to codify abortion rights into law; hospitals aiming to raise treatment prices in response to increasing nurse salaries; shortage of infant formula worsening nationwide.
Officials from Novartis emphasized that the ribociclib-fulvestrant combination is the only one in the CDK4/6 inhibitor class to demonstrate an overall survival benefit when used in a first-line setting among postmenopausal women.
Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who have undergone intensive chemotherapy are at a very high risk for invasive fungal disease, and a changing treatment landscape warrants further research on drug-drug interactions and outcomes.
Anna Marzec-Bogusławska, MD, MPH, managing director, National AIDS Center, Warsaw, Poland, discusses how stigma and discrimination permeated the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic the country in the early 1980s and ways that advocates stepped up to overcome peoples’ fears.
The findings, say the researchers, provide a basis for future exploration of the activity of energy metabolism pathways in clonal plasma cells of patients newly diagnosed with the disease.
Good telehealth is not about the technology, but rather the quality of service from the licensed professional, said Geoffrey Boyce, CEO of Array Behavioral Care.
A study found that patients with end stage renal/kidney disease (ESRD) who undergo left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation had higher 1-year mortality compared with patients with chronic kidney disease.
Preventing health-care–associated infections in acute-care hospitals is crucial for patient well-being and health care cost burden, and comprehensive guidelines based on current research are an important aspect of prevention.
UPMC Health Plan, RxAnte, and Mosaic Pharmacy Services outlined how they are operating a value-based pharmacy care management program within Community HealthChoices, Pennsylvania’s managed Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) program, at a recent conference.
Drugs currently marketed for pulmonary arterial hypertension have been able to extend the lives of patients but have shown limitations in their ability to prevent or reverse the disease. A novel combination approach may hold promise in future treatments.
According to the researchers of this new study, the biomarker may have potential for use with clinical scores in treatment decisions or in clinical trials that focus on hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).
Next-generation sequencing identified different molecular profiles of pediatric and adult sarcomas among Chinese patients.
The researchers highlighted a need for the detection of more relevant markers and guidance on how to treat adverse events (AEs), the types and severity of which vary based on disease type.
Subjective associations of poor sleep are known to be linked with worse health-related quality of life in Parkinson disease, but correlating objective measures are harder to find.
In this study, outcomes were investigated among a cohort of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who participated in a cardiac rehabilitation program post hospital discharge after they survived acute onset of HFrEF.
According to the authors, sex-based differences may be a cause of higher rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity.
Elaine Siegfried, MD, professor of pediatrics and dermatology, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, speaks on safety considerations for the use of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis.
In this new study, researchers wrote of the implications that detailed an association between asthma and exposure to particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 mcm.
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Investigators found quality of life (QOL) effects may be tied to patients’ perceptions of cognitive impairment, rather than objective measurements of impairment from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
New global data put the COVID-19 death toll at just under 15 million; the FDA issues a warning limiting use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine; US sees increase in aggressive uterine cancer cases.
