Family Medicine

A new study reports previously unknown inherited genetic variants that contribute to glaucoma risk among more than 11,000 people of African ancestry.

For the first time, the FDA has approved a plan allowing Florida to import certain, cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.

A systematic review combined with a pair of case studies suggest men who discontinue the front-line treatment for conditions like polycythaemia vera may improve their fertility.

The seismic shifts in mentality for allergy management and the strides made in immunotherapy have kept parents of children with allergies hopeful, but changes are still needed.

The current treatment paradigm might need to evolve to adjust to rapid diagnostics and narrowing down the antibiotics to aid in optimal outcomes for sicker patients with gram-negative infections.

Data from a nationally representative survey show that, despite most US adults agree the COVID-19 and flu vaccines are safe and effective, there is discrepancy in why some may not want one or the other.

The FDA approved zuranolone for postpartum depression in August, and the drug recently hit the market for patients this month. Experts are celebrating its delivery of care and rapid response rate.

Clinicians and investigators alike navigate waning protection against the complex disease to push precedent-setting research and identify new care options.

Multinational data support the safety of drug classes like GLP-1 agonists during early relative to infant risk of major congenital malformations.

Designed to treat the acne's inflammation, bacteria and follicular hyperkeratinization, IDP-126 has shown significant efficacy compared to standard-care options already on the market.

The latest indication for the dual inflammatory pathway-targeting biologic expands dupilumab's clinical availability to third chronic skin disease.

The role of psychiatric care may be understated in treating IBD in children and adolescents nearing adult age.

The marketing denial orders were due to what the FDA stated as insufficient data supporting the products' additional benefit for adults switching from smoking cigarettes to vaping or cessation.

Data show how care providers shifted their mindsets to prioritize efficacy, safety, tolerability and availability factors during the 2022 formula supply shortage and recall crises.

An analysis of age-stratified fatty liver disease patient demographics show a surprising shift in racial/ethnic and sex trends among children and adolescents.

The COVID-19 pandemic skyrocketed already high rates of alcohol consumption and related liver disease to unprecedented levels. Addiction specialists and hepatologists are still looking for the best path out.

New data show children with higher baseline adaptative functioning scores, as well as girls, were more likely to have nonpersistent autism spectrum disorder in later years.

Multiple cohorts of health care professions, including registered nurses and social/behavioral workers, are at greater risk of suicide than the general population, according to new data.

When cognitively healthy older adults performed a road test when taking a medicine with adverse effects, 35% of participants received a marginal/fail rating.

New data from Sweden conflict with previous register-based research showing a “substantially” increased risk of mania among antidepressant-treated pediatric patients with unipolar depression.

A new literature review shows that globally, a majority of both men and women with schizophrenia experience some form of sexual dysfunction.

The advisory committee's vote may trigger an FDA decision to remove more than 250 cough medicine products from the market, or require a reformulation of such items.

The agency anticipates the decision to update monovalent formulas of the Pfizer, Moderna, and future COVID-19 vaccines to reflect circulating variants will become an annual practice.

Crinetics announced findings from the PATHFNDR-1 trial showing the investigative oral daily drug may provide patients with the rare disease an alternative from recurring injection therapy.

A recently authorized device for autism detection showed promising accuracy in research across US specialty clinics. The lead author shares his thoughts on a new podcast.

An analysis of life expectancy growth since the 1930s suggest more than 50 countries have surpassed the US—with the gap compared to the leading countries widening in that time.

The adjusted odds of vision testing decreased by 41% for uninsured and 24% for publicly insured participants versus those with private insurance.

Vistagen reported significant improvement of physician- and patient-reported anxiety among trial participants who underwent an anxiety-inducing public speaking exercise.

The approval marks the first indication for a postpartum depression drug—one that which has been touted for its rapid-acting effect and sustained benefits.

The baseline data for the initial 1000 participants recruited into the TX-YDSRN show 79.6% were diagnosed with a primary depressive disorder.