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Leptin merely correlated with body mass index, the study found.

There is wide variation in the governance over research participant pay, and with rapid advances in technology enabling trial access, industry should step up and pay patients what they are worth, says Gunnar Esiason, a patient advocate living with cystic fibrosis.

The study could provide an important baseline of what the disease looked like before the advent of disease-modifying therapies.

The Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Index measures global T1D prevalence and provides other statistics and estimates related to the autoimmune condition.

This potential outcome was particularly evident among study participants who had heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction, a subtype of HF with few therapeutic options.

In a post-Roe world, access to birth control has become even more important for those who need it as a life-saving treatment.

Data showed that patients using diabetes technology incorporated different strategies to prevent nocturnal hypoglycemia vs patients who did not use such technology.

Alcohol and cigarette use among teens declined between 1991 and 2019, while vape use increased; most US physicians reported at least 1 symptom of burnout between the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022; an estimated 12 billion annual workdays are lost due to depression and anxiety among employees.

Overall, 65% of patients went into remission throughout the observation period, with those with concurrent eczema and pollen food syndrome (PFS) having favorable responses.

The CDC this week noted what providers and parents have been seeing across the country: rising cases of a non-polio enterovirus causing severe respiratory illness and acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).

With a high recurrence rate following surgery to treat chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps, authors set out to investigate the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in a pediatric patient population.

Joshua Sabari, MD, a thoracic medical oncologist, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Health, discusses actionable mutations in advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

An FDA advisory committee recently issued a positive vote for Ferring’s RBX2660, an investigational microbiota-based live biotherapeutic, for its potential in reducing recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection after antibiotic treatment.

Outcomes following right heart catheterization in a pediatric patient population were analyzed, with emphasis placed on risk of adverse outcomes following the procedure, especially the development of pulmonary hypertensive crisis (PHC).

The topline results showed the phase 3 trial met both the primary endpoint and all secondary endpoints.

COVID-19 vaccination is associated with a small, temporary increase in menstrual cycle length; CMS announced a 3% reduction in Medicare Part B premiums; Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced Kenvue as the name of its new consumer health company set to launch next year.

Adherence to 8-week square-stepping exercise training among patients with Parkinson disease was associated with significant improvement of executive functioning, as well as cognitive functioning for those with mild cognitive impairment.

This new series of cases suggests that technology can help nurses remotely identify relevant health events that could be indicative of exacerbations or changes in their condition.

One of the key findings of the report is that 42 states saw an increase in the proportion of patients with opioid and opioid-like drug overdoses compared with the total number of patients using medical services by state.

This new study investigated risk factors for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) recurrence in the head and neck region.

Among individuals without metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), those with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) had a higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome.

Patients requiring maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) had a 4-fold higher risk of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), with rates of CDI increasing over time regardless of MHD requirement.

Biogen Inc agreed to pay $900 million to settle allegations about improper physician payments; the American Cancer Society warns that fertility preservation for patients with cancer is at risk after the overturn of Roe v Wade; the Supreme Court will hear a case about Medicaid recipients’ ability to sue their providers.

A recent review details strategies for mitigating the risks faced by pregnant patients with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease and their children.

The recommendations aim to make this type of evaluation more consistent in cases when children have suspicious bruising or bleeding patterns.

A recent report found that 56% of patients from The Netherlands who underwent a kidney transplant were able to work and functioned well while working.