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FDA to import cancer drugs from China; respite programs offer a safe environment for people who experience mental health crisis; White House officials call for more xylazine testing.

The use of probiotics, fecal microbiota transplants, and live biotherapeutics have been effective in phase 3 studies that focus on Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).

Researchers explained that educational level, duration of disease, and inhaler type may affect adherence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

In a statement, The US Oncology Network said the addition expands its reach into Kansas, continues pattern of strong growth in 2023.

This small study showed that individuals who used an app designed specifically for smokers ambivalent about quitting used the app more often and exhibited greater changes in behavior compared with those using a similar nontailored app.

After the Supreme Court ruled reimbursement cuts to 340B hospitals were done unlawfully, CMS is proposing to repay hospitals and providers in the program with a lump sum that has repercussions for other hospitals because of the agency’s need to be budget neutral.

Lesion mapping led researchers to identify a common brain circuit related to epilepsy.

A smartphone app was found to be useful and reliable by clinicians when testing vision for children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An analysis found that patients with uncontrolled severe asthma have a higher symptom burden compared with those whose severe asthma is controlled, highlighting the need for more innovative treatment options to improve asthma control.

Despite the need for improved eczema therapies and a rapid increase in available clinical trials, participation remains low.

More attention should be paid to prevent acne scarring and address the psychosocial consequences associated with it, authors argue.

Symptoms initially pointed to toxic alcohol ingestion.

There is no approved treatment for chronic hepatitis D virus infection in the United States, but recent phase 3 trial results showed encouraging safety and efficacy associated with bulevirtide.

The patient in this case experienced significant muscle weakness after emerging from anesthesia.

New data from AIDSVu show significant disparities in the usage of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Black and Hispanic/Latinx Americans are underrepresented among PrEP users, despite accounting for a significant portion of new HIV diagnoses.

The US government has set a goal of achieving viral clearance in 80% of patients by 2030.

Investigators stress the importance of ongoing research on the association between depression and pain in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).

Martin Griesshammer, MD, PhD, Johannes Wesling University Clinic, discusses past and current efforts to improve treatment options for patients with polycythemia vera.

Investigators said it is important for clinicians to interpret scans with knowledge of case-specific context for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

The condition was seen in a 75-year-old female patient with a history of epilepsy and hypertension.

The study investigated event rates for several outcomes in the year following a first hospitalization for heart failure (HF), including implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT).

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could contribute to mood worsening in patients with OSA and chronic insomnia (CI).

Noortje van Herwaarden, MD, PhD, discusses the results of a 10-year follow-up from the DRESS study and how it informs use of disease activity-guided dose optimization in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

The cross-sectional study found that higher childhood neighborhood area deprivation index (ADI), obesity, age, sex, and length of Medicaid benefit coverage are all associated with a primary hypertension diagnosis among youth residing in Delaware.

In a disease such as chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), shared treatment decision-making between providers and patients is key, said Fabian Lang, MD, of Goethe University Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany.

A new study has found that initial visits and the number of viral load tests decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic but viral suppression and hospitalizations remained stable.

Rates of next-generation sequencing (NGS) more than doubled once a nurse navigation program was implemented.