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The greatest reduction in skeletal muscle mass was in the lower extremities, a new report shows.

With data on side-opening cutting forceps showing above a 90% diagnostic rate for tissue biopsy in adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) who undergo biopsy of the esophageal lamina propia (ELP), investigators conducted a pilot study on use of side-opening cutting forceps in younger patients.

The researchers used a study approach that accounted for the current variety of tobacco products available to better capture the current tobacco use profiles and their respective tobacco dependence.

Researchers linking uric acid (UA) levels to the aggressiveness and progression of prostate cancer believe these findings can be used to study UA influence on prostate cancer–related mortality risk.

The results found within women living with HIV and women without HIV differed from those found in a similar study on men living with HIV and men without HIV.

Patients who were younger and had more disease-related skin symptoms were more likely to express interest in the intervention.

The Biden administration announces its Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model for dementia care; women’s alcohol-related morality is growing at a faster rate than men’s; medical theft can occur in a large-scale breach or singular theft of someone’s information.

Analysis suggests tumor histology plays an important role in determining the best first-line approach for patients who have non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Recognition of the association between breast implants and lymphomas has been notable since the 1990s, although the association has been limited to breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma and not Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

A white paper crafted by the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) outlined that main causes of generic drug shortages and recommended several actions for stakeholders to remedy current shortages and prevent future ones.

Currently, there is no established standard of care treatment for ovarian squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

More symptoms, older age, and longer hospitalization time increased the risk of post–COVID-19 conditions, aka long COVID, in children.

Outcomes for in-hospital mortality were compared between adult patients, women vs men, among those who had both acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart-related mechanical complications (MC).

Thousands more people filled their insulin prescriptions following the introduction of the cap in January 2023, especially compared to those who were not enrolled in Medicare, a new study finds.

Investigators say their research could open new avenues of investigation into Chagas disease, the often-neglected tropical disease.

The researchers emphasized the importance of early referral for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell treatment, as patients eligible for the treatment are often in very late stages of disease, and mitigating delays in care has the potential to improve response rates by more than 10%.

Barriers to acceptance included privacy concerns and fears about the possibility of misinterpretation of messages.

Those with the infection who underwent treatment exhibited improved outcomes compared with patients without the infection.

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, expands on findings that durvalumab plus tremelimumab demonstrated an overall survival benefit at 4 years for certain patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Researchers seeking answers regarding the most beneficial duration of immune checkpoint inhibitor–based therapy for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) found no significant impact of indefinite-duration treatment on patient survival.

Researchers found that treatment for atopic dermatitis could contribute to a higher mutation rate.

Physicians and health care groups have lined up to support the Value in Health Care Act, which could create new incentives to adopt value-based care.

The study adds to a growing amount of literature documenting the impact of psoriasis on mental health.

A study from China suggests calcium and magnesium malnutrition is associated with Crohn's disease inflammation and activity.

After the COVID-19 vaccine was released, disparities in COVID-19 incidence shrunk. However, although efforts were made to increase access to the COVID-19 vaccine in low-income areas, discrepancies in overall vaccination coverage persisted between higher- and lower-income communities.

Echocardiogram and clinical features help researchers identify epilepsy after encephalitis in children.

A study that analyzed pre- and postpandemic respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) seasons found that children and adults followed the same biannual pattern.

Called the TRIO comprehensive, integrated patient data repository (TRIO CIPDR), the unique registry combines clinical data from electronic health records with pharmacy data, including PAH-specific drugs prescribed, as well as the dates prescribed, administered, and refilled.