Clinical

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) in elderly patients is not unusual and may be associated with male sex, study suggests.

The investigation evaluated if symptom signatures of myasthenia gravis exacerbations could be evaluated using real-world data gathered via a smartphone-based research platform.

Out of several factors, surgical complications were the only factor independently associated with emergency department (ED) readmission among patients who underwent surgery for ovarian carcinoma.

Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, discussed improvements in lung cancer outcomes due to new screenings and therapies.

Preemptive treatment strategies for pediatric RSV are discussed by key opinion leaders.

Revolutionary advancements in monoclonal antibodies are considered for prevention of RSV.

Investigators wanted to analyze the diagnostic performance of methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme digestion followed by sequencing using cell-free DNA and explore the cancer signal origin of the cancer using DNN analyses for colorectal and lung cancers.

Despite conventional guidelines, Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) may be more effective than wide local excision (WLE) for treatment of localized tumors.

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with high inflammation and bone mineral density (BMD) decline in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Although 3 of 7 studies analyzed demonstrated that using probiotics could help prevent the development of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in older patients, the researchers did not find a consensus among them all.

A discussion on the benefits of combination drug therapy for adherence.

A discussion on the benefits of combination drug therapy for adherence.

Wildfire smoke exposure raises public health concerns after an increase of asthma-associated emergency visits.

Hepatitis C virus infections during pregnancy increased 16-fold from 1998 to 2018 in the United States, with adverse maternal and infant outcomes linked to the opioid epidemic.

Dr Marshall discusses challenges associated with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer.

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) status at the time of postoperative minimal residual disease assessment is a prognostic factor for disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with radically resected stage II to IV colorectal cancer (CRC).

Analysis of claims data showed reduced utilization and costs among patients with nonintensively managed type 2 diabetes using self-monitoring of blood glucose compared with continuous glucose monitoring.

Panelists discuss the impact of pandemic-influenced process changes and shifting standards of care for the treatment of schizophrenia.

Payer considerations for evaluating treatment costs in schizophrenia care are addressed by Caroline P. Carney, MD, MSc, FAPA, FAPM, CPHQ.

A recent study suggests that patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) could potentially benefit from allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) regardless of genetic mutation status.

The authors found shifting patterns in the effects of obesity, alcohol, and smoking on atrial fibrillation.

With this study, investigators hoped to describe personality traits among individuals who have the autoimmune, neuromuscular disease.

Researchers found that 57% of nursing home residents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) had depression, 37.2% had anxiety, and 27.5% had both.

The panel highlights the current standards of care and strategies for treating children with RSV.

Long-term effects of pediatric RSV diagnosis are explored.