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The mean projection of patients' emotions and dyspnea was more optimistic than what was eventually observed.

Pretreatment vitamin D levels were associated with endoscopic improvement in patients with ulcerative colitis and decreased C-reactive protein levels in patients with Crohn disease.

Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, addresses the role of the gene variant APOE4 in Alzheimer disease and dementia, noting its influence on risk factors and the significance of early diagnosis for effective intervention across all racial groups.

Bimekizumab-bkzx (Bimzelx) is the first dual interleukin 17A (IL-17A) and interleukin 17F (IL-17F) inhibitor to treat moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. It launches with a list price of $7200 per syringe.

A real-world study suggests high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is feasible for appropriately selected elderly patients, with similar results seen in older and younger patients.

A cross-sectional study suggests that spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) can contribute to cognitive impairment.

High Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7 (BMP7) expression was significantly associated with aggressive phenotypes, including advanced grade, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage, residual disease, and adverse overall survival.

Urothelial carcinoma has long been treated with chemotherapy as the frontline standard of care, but recent trial results in the space have potential to add to the treatment armamentarium and improve outcomes for the first time in decades.

ChatGPT is changing health care while also raising questions about artificial intelligence's promises and limitations; 24 Biden officials met with the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives to discuss the FDA’s proposal to ban menthol cigarettes; a recent hospital cyberattack shows how the vulnerability of health care systems can put patients at risk.

A new analysis evaluated the economic implications of alopecia on women and their families, with significant out-of-pocket expenses attributed to treatments and measures to conceal the condition.

A cross-sectional study revealed that neuroinflammation is linked to irritability, among other neuropsychiatric symptoms, in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD).

At present, it is difficult for clinicians to identify patients at greatest risk for developing preeclampsia with severe features and tailor treatment plans for them; this difficulty increases costs significantly.

Researchers identified a value of at least 0.25 to be a minimal clinically important difference (MCID) in diabetes distress, and MCID values of 0.38 and 0.39 for emotional and interpersonal distress subscales and physician and regimen distress subscales, respectively.

Second-line treatment with belantamab mafodotin plus bortezomib/dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma is supported by findings from the phase 3 DREAMM-7 study.

After recent policy changes removing most medical debts from credit reports, Americans are seeing their credit scores increase, but experts warn of the need to monitor billing and collection practices for unintended consequences.

Provisional CDC data show that US babies gained roughly a year in life expectancy in 2022; study findings indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly raised the risk of preterm birth for expectant California mothers; New York Attorney General Letitia James said about 4 million New Yorkers were affected by a data breach of the medical transcription company Perry Johnson & Associates.

Electronic nicotine devices, originally marketed to help smokers quit cigarettes, have resulted in a worldwide outbreak of adolescent nicotine consumers.

Findings show breathing sounds recorded by smartphones during sleep at home can reliably identify obstructive sleep apnea, presenting an innovative and accessible alternative to traditional in-laboratory polysomnography.

Safety-net programs need to not only be budgeted for but also aimed at the right people to ensure receipt of proper health care.

Data are scarce on the impact that breast cancer among mothers has on their children and their emotional development due to parenting stress and maternal depression.

If finalized, these proposals will generally take effect on January 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

Patients with diabetic macular edema could be treated with brolucizumab with as much effectiveness as aflibercept.

A nationwide cohort study linked biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs with decreased risks for the onset of autoimmune thyroid disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

The Biden administration plans to utilize the Defense Production Act to boost essential medicine manufacturing; a landmark case challenges Texas abortion laws; reports of the BA.2.86 variant of SARS-CoV-2 have nearly tripled in the United States.

Early CT screening leads to a 20-year lung cancer survival rate of 81%.

Desmoid tumors are noncancerous growths that appear in connective tissue, most often on the arms, legs, and abdomen. Aggressive tumors must be treated with surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy to keep them from growing into nearby organs, which can make them life threatening. They can cause pain and disfigurement, and they can reduce functioning and quality of life.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who had diagnosed metachronous metastasis had longer overall survival when the primary tumor was detected through screening.

Triple therapy may improve asthma symptoms, particularly among patients requiring systemic corticosteroids to treat severe exacerbations, a study finds.