Chelsie Derman

Jennifer Mitchell, PhD, discusses MAPS Public Benefit Corporations’ recent New Drug Application submission for MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD and what the treatment’s potential approval could mean for people with PTSD.

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.

Maternal height is linked to specific adverse pregnancy events in women with gestational diabetes mellitus, according to a new study. The investigators found shorter women had higher rates of low birth rate and primary c-sections, but taller women had higher rates of abnormal neonatal ponderal index, postpartum hemorrhage, and macrosomia.

Tight glycemic target treatment compares similarly to less-tight glycemic target treatment in terms of how it affects the mental health status of women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

In a phase 3 EMERGENT-2 trial, the study found 55% of participants with schizophrenia taking xanomeline-trospium had a ≥30% improvement from baseline to week 5, compared to the placebo group.

A phase 2b clinical trial met its primary endpoint with positive topline results, showing MM-120 (lysergide d-tartrate) can reduce symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, reflected in the Hamilton Anxiety rating scale scores.

A new study demonstrated hemoglobin levels significantly increased with ziltivekimab, showing the monoclonal antibody has the potential to serve as a new treatment method for anemia.

According to a new study, laparoscopic donor nephrectomy performed better than open donor nephrectomy regarding hospital stay length, urinary catheterization, operating time, and blood loss.

Presented at ASH 2023, a new study demonstrated physical activity does not increase bleeding for patients with hemophilia A as patients with low physical activity still experienced frequent bleeding.

Late shift work is associated with sleep disorders the most for females, the age group <30 years old, people who live alone or with roommates, have only up to an elementary or secondary education, and people who work the night shift.

Guizhi-Shaoyao-Zhimu Decoction treatment helps lower levels of blood uric acid, c-reactive proteins, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, interleukin 6, interleukin 8, tumor necrosis factor, and visual analogue scale more than conventional treatment for gout.

Presented at ASH 2023, findings of a new study showed patients with sickle cell disease and venous thromboembolism have longitudinal worsening of left ventricular diastolic and right-sided cardiac function.

In a new study, a subgroup analysis demonstrated a reduced risk of colorectal cancer among patients <65 years old with gout.

Presented at ASH 2023, opioid use disorder in sickle cell disease patients with vaso-occlusive is associated with a longer hospital stay and greater cost.

Findings of a new study suggest COVID-19 does not serve as risk factor for the development of VTE in pediatric cancer patients.

In a new study, patients with ADHD on cannabis-based medicinal products had significant improvements for anxiety, sleep quality, and health-related quality of life.

In a new study, inserting the XEN-45 implant in patients with uncontrolled uveititc glaucoma prevented conventional glaucoma surgery in 83.3% of patients.

Gene therapy with mRNA is more cost-efficient, has a better safety profile, and is more reproducible than the viral vector, AAV, currently used for gene therapy to improve inherited retinal diseases.

A new sleep survey found 91% of respondents lost sleep due to binge-watching TV, and only 8% of Americans reported never staying up past their bedtime for this reason.

In a new pooled analysis of 3 pharmacokinetic studies, the investigators confirmed the bioequivalence, safety, and immunogenicity between biosimilar MB02 and European Union approved bevacizumab and US-approved bevacizumab.

Aotearoa, New Zealand had a mandatory adalimumab biosimilar transition from March – September 2022. A survey reveals low satisfaction with biosimilar’s quality, as well as the lack of alcoholic wipes and a support program.

In a new study focusing on adults with type 1 diabetes and mild-moderate depressive symptomatology, a CBT program helped depression symptoms, quality of life, anxiety, treatment adherence, and total diabetes-related stress in emotional, physical, and impersonal subscales.

Mothers with mood disorders—either bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder— or schizophrenia/ schizoaffective disorder are not associated with their offspring’s risk for type 1 diabetes. Results suggest mothers with bipolar disorder tend to develop type 1 diabetes, but data is not clinically significant.

The study did not find an association between glycemic parameters and flow-mediated dilation, but they did find associations between lower sleep efficiency with poorer glycemic control, insulin resistance, estimated glucose disposal rate, and HbA1C.

In an interview with HCPLive, Rishi Kakar, MD, discussed how KarXT is a novel molecule unique from currently available schizophrenia treatments.

The FDA will decide on the approval of xanomeline-trospium, a dual M1/M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist in the central nervous system, for the treatment of schizophrenia patients by September 2024.

By 2040, the number of blindness and vision loss cases are estimated to increase by roughly 50% across Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South America, a new study found.

The FDA issued a warning about the DreamStation 2 CPAP Machine, which is used to treat obstructive sleep apnea, due to reports of the device overheating and leading to fires, smoke, and burns.

Of 1023 color fundus photograph images, the 5 optometrists in the study were able to accuracy diagnosis 226 images with AMD.

In a new study, the highest socioeconomic group was associated with lower morality rates for all-cause mortality, lower morality from natural causes, and higher mortality from external causes. Although the data does not show a significant link between the role of socioeconomic position with the mortality rate among people with mental disorders.