Cecilia Pessoa Gingerich

Both brick-and-mortar dermatology clinics as well as telehealth programs are limited and restricted by barriers to access.

The new approval allows for easier access to MRIs and direct audio streaming from Android devices.

Up to 77% of the increased CVD risk associated with preeclampsia and gestational hypertension is associated with conventional risk factors like BMI and blood pressure.

A survey of nurses at an academic medical center found that 49% averaged less than 7 hours of sleep per night, compared to the national figure of 28%.

Contrary to earlier research, investigators found that medical cannabis laws do not reduce deaths caused by opioid overdoses.

The IB-Stim device uses electrical pulses to stimulate cranial nerves and reduce pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome.

Children exposed in utero to valproate were most affected, but exposure to 3 other monotherapies were also associated with behavioral issues.

The estrogen-free pill allows for a 24-hour missed pill window while maintaining efficacy in preventing pregnancy.

Overall rates of pulmonary rehabilitation rose in areas with greater program density, but rates for African Americans remained low despite greater program density.

This is the first gene therapy approved for a devastating condition that leads to permanent ventilation or death for many patients by age 2.

Sepsis patients with an acuity score of 3 received antibiotics half an hour later than patients with the slightly more critical score of 2.

Neighborhoods redlined in the 1930s continue to feel the effects of the racially discriminatory practice, including differences in asthma-related emergency visits.

Increased primary care use in a region was associated with reduced rates of ICU admission and mechanical ventilation use.

While 35% of providers say they’re unlikely to allow family to be present during ICU procedures, the 38% who say it’s a regular practice overwhelmingly call it a positive experience.

Early research found that e-cigarette use affects the immune system response to the flu virus and the effects are different for female and male users.

Among patients in SINUS-24 and SINUS-52 with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and comorbid asthma, dupilumab significantly improved function and patient-reported outcomes.

High-risk LIVE scores for patients with COPD were associated with higher all-cause mortality and higher rates of referral to palliative care.

In an open-label trial among adults with mild asthma, budesonide-formoterol treatment was superior to albuterol for the prevention of asthma exacerbations.

Teduglutide (Gattex) has been approved as an injection for pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with Short Bowel Syndrome.

Children with asthma who used the eAsthma Tracker app weekly missed 60% fewer days of school and their parents missed 70% fewer days of work.

Teens and adults had similar weight loss after gastric bypass surgery, but teens were more likely to experience remission of type 2 diabetes and hypertension than adults.

In the LIBERTY 1 study, daily relugolix combination therapy led to a reduction in menstrual blood loss of 84.3% and improvements in pain and quality of life.

Aflibercept (Eylea) is an anti-VEGF treatment administered as an intravitreal injection.

The FDA has expanded the indication for incobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin) to include treating blepharospasm (involuntary blinking) in adults.

The KardiaMobile 6L device is the first FDA-cleared 6-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) device for personal use.

Using a national medical claims database, investigators found the incidence and prevalence of uveitis in the US.

Investigators calculated perilesional sensitivity and responding sensitivity for eyes in a geographic atrophy clinical trial and compared these to mean retinal sensitivity.

Chang and colleagues are developing an outcome for geographic atrophy trials that measures vision loss rather than structural changes.

A tear-based biomarker for Parkinson disease would allow providers to diagnose the condition sooner and create a measurement tool for new drug development.

Investigators found significant differences in ocular flow velocity between patients with preeclampsia and without who had recently given birth.