Kenny Walter

Non-vegetable nitrate intake was not associated with less frequent incident open-angle glaucoma.

The investigators labeled pre-existing glaucoma, high preoperative intraocular pressure, and combined keratoplasty with removal or exchange of an intraocular lens were definitely associated with an increased risk.

There were also significant social determinants including race and religion discordance between the healthcare provider and patient and caregiver responsibilities toward others.

The mean values of stool scale form also increased in the kombucha cohort, while the control group remained unchanged.

There were no negative safety signals in postnatal outcomes of exposed children in terms of growth, psychomotor development, and the risk of allergy, atopy, or infectious complications.

There is not much known on the link between sickle cell disease and romantic relationships, particularly from the male perspective.

The approval represents the first and only specific interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitor for this patient population.

Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine therapeutic drug monitoring informed a management change in 61.9% of the patients with IBD.

Investigators confirmed olanzapine and samidorphan (LYBALVI) resulted in statistically significant less weight gain compared to patients with schizophrenia between 16-39 years treated with olanzapine.

Acute hepatitis of unknown etiology is not reportable in the US, making it difficult to understand whether recent levels are now reaching historic levels.

Dr. Gadani often suggests patients eat smaller meals and do not eat too close to bedtime.

Patients with anti-HBs also had higher APRI scores, FIB-4 scores, and liver stiffness values.

Dr. Akash B. Gadani said overall treatments for managing GERD are effective.

Smoking was not linked to colonic transit times and colonic transit was not associated with IBS symptom severity.

Some of the favorable responses to voxelotor treatment and signs of hematologic response after voxelotor treatment included increased Hb levels, decreased reticulocyte percentage, and decreased total bilirubin.

The HTRA1 and CFH risk alleles, family history of AMD, the LOC387715 risk allele, and cardiovascular disease were all linked to an increased risk of AMD.

Intravenous opioid use for VOC decreased by 52% in inpatient services between 2017-2018, while oral opioid use increased.

C1M, C3M, and C4M were significantly reduced in patients with structuring disease.

Currently many more patients undergo right heart catheterization than is necessary for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis.

There is a growing body of evidence showing the value of rituximab in the treatment of SSc-ILD.

Patients with obesity who had bariatric surgery had lower rates of mortality compared to patients who did not have bariatric surgery.

The agency also granted rare pediatric disease designations for inclacumab and GBT601.

In recent years more and more biologics have come on the market for the treatment of IBD.

Prematurity was also linked to infant regurgitation, infant colic, infant dysphasia, and functional constipation.

In data presented at DDW, there was no evidence found showing biologics result in an increased risk of developing malignancies for patients with IBD and PSC.

For pediatric patients, the anti-HBs (+) rates were relatively stable at approximately 60%, but the anti-HBc (+) rates increased significantly with age.

The majority of treatment emergent adverse events were mild to moderate in severity.

The investigators found pharmacotherapy for AUD was associated with a lower incidence of hepatic decompensation in patients with cirrhosis.

AXS-05 also showed superiority to placebo in safety.

New data suggests there is no connection between ustekinumab and the risk of malignancies.