Clinical News

Study Suggests Sickle Cell Trait as an Adverse Prognostic Factor for COVID-19

14 hours ago

By Giuliana Grossi

According to the results, individuals with SCT who previously had COVID-19 also had various preexisting kidney conditions that were associated with poor outcomes.

Atherosclerotic Plaque Found Highly Prevalent in Older Population in China

16 hours ago

By Connor Iapoce

A substantial number of individuals (nearly 40%) reached arterial stenosis of at least 50%, according to the findings.

Vurolenatide Showing Promise Treating Short Bowel Syndrome

18 hours ago

By Kenny Walter

The majority of patients in the phase 2 study met the primary efficacy endpoint of a greater than or equal to a 10% reduction in total stool output over the 6-week efficacy evaluation period.

Maternal Deaths in US Saw Substantial Increase at Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic

20 hours ago

By Connor Iapoce

The increase was highest for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black Women.

Increased Risk of TNFi-Related Psoriasis Observed in Patients with IBD, Rheumatoid Arthritis

21 hours ago

By Armand Butera

Despite an increased risk of new-onset psoriasis from TNFi treatment, investigators considered the absolute risk to be “modest”, with 241 patient-years of exposure needed for 1 additional event.

Guselkumab Linked to Improved Psoriasis Treatment Continuation, Remission

June 30, 2022

By Kevin Kunzmann

An analysis suggests patients on the biologic fared better with adherence and outcomes than those on competitors including adalimumab.

Erin Michos, MD: Sex Specific Differences in Risk Factor Profiles in Diabetes Care

June 27, 2022

By Connor Iapoce

Matthew Budoff, MD: The Clinical Utility of Coronary Calcium Scoring

June 27, 2022

By Connor Iapoce

At HiD 2022, Dr. Budoff discusses the use and utility of coronary calcium scoring for risk stratification

Seth Martin, MD: Translating Evidence From Digital Health Innovations

June 27, 2022

By Connor Iapoce

Dr. Martin explores the explosion of new consumer technologies and how to close the gap in disparities between data collection and using the data in practice.