
A new study presented at AAO 2019 found the only FDA-approved pill for interstitial cystitis caused retinal damage in about 25% of patients who had been receiving the treatment.
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A new study presented at AAO 2019 found the only FDA-approved pill for interstitial cystitis caused retinal damage in about 25% of patients who had been receiving the treatment.

Data from 2 phase 3 trials, which included more than 1800 patients, examining the efficacy and safety profile of abicipar for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration were presented at AAO 2019.

Data from a phase 1/2a study show RGX-314, a gene therapy from RegenX, was well tolerated and improved visual acuity in patients.

Results of the phase 1 OPTIC trial reveal ADVM-022 was effective at maintaining visual acuity in patients with wet AMD with a favorable safety profile.

Rishi Singh, MD, staff physician at Cole Eye Institute, discusses the most common myths he sees surrounding diabetic macular edema and its treatment.

A new study from investigators in Australia has found nearly 1 in 5 patients in a cardiac rehabilitation program suffer from at least moderate depression, anxiety, or stress.

A recent study has found the long-term risk of developing thromboembolism with postoperative atrial fibrillation was similar to that of nonsurgical, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

A new study from the European Heart Journal is contradicting a January 2019 FDA warning that paclitaxel-coated devices were linked to an increased risk of death.

Novartis has announced the wet age-related macular degeneration treatment brolucizumab, which was backed by data from the HAWK and HARRIER trials, has received FDA approval.

A new study which reviewed data on more than 3 million patients found dog ownership was associated with a 24% reduced risk of all-cause mortality and a 65% reduced risk of mortality after a heart attack.

A recent study of primary practices in England found Asian patients were 15% less likely to be prescribed insulin, while black patients were half as likely to be prescribed a GLP-1 agonist or SGLT2 inhibitor.

George Bakris, MD, professor of medicine at University of Chicago Medicine and member of CREDENCE steering committee, discusses the recent approval of canagliflozin and what it means for diabetic patients and their physicians.

A new study of children in West Virginia found associations birth weight and blood pressure as well as cholesterol and triglycerides at age 11.

The United States Food and Drug Administration has accepted a BLA for Viaskin Peanut from DBV Technologies for the treatment of peanut-allergic children ages 4 to 11, which previously withdrew a BLA in 2018 after request from the FDA requested additional data on its manufacturing procedures and quality controls.

A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found increasing consumption of sugary beverages, including 100% fruit juices, by half a serving per day could increase a person's risk of diabetes by 16%.

A recent study from the ACC Middle East Conference 2019 found patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes who consume a high fiber diet had improvement in their blood pressure, cholesterol and fasting glucose.

A new study from the Ohio State University found the commonly-prescribed blood cancer drug ibrutinib was linked to new or worsening hypertension, which investigators suggest could contribute to an increase in other cardiovascular events.

A study from investigators in Europe found the CCS, ACC/AHA, and NICE guidelines for statin use may be more effective at preventing ASCVD events than ESC/EAS or USPSTF guidelines.

A recent study of pregnancies from the Quebec Pregnancy Cohort found use of antidepressants during pregnancy was linked to an increased rate of gestational diabetes mellitus in an analysis that included more than 200,000 women from 1998 to 2015.

Gail Rodich, MD, discusses what the approval of rituximab, which has approvals for 9 other conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, means for pediatric patients with GPA and MPA.

Vanita Aroda, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses the impact of PIONEER trials and the implications the approval for oral semaglutide has on diabetes care.

A recent study into insulin use in adults 75 and older found insulin use was increased in those with worse health, indicating a lack of adherence to current guideline recommendations.

A study from cardiologists at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh examining changes to criteria in 2016, which aimed to improve mortality rates among pediatric candidates for heart transplantation, found rates have worsened for certain conditions.

On this episode of the DocTalk Podcast, Lakiea Wright, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Thermo Fisher Scientific, discusses the impact of changing seasons and climate on allergies and asthma.

A Johns Hopkins University study found that donating a kidney was linked to a 19% increase in developing hypertension, regardless of a patient's race.

A recent analysis of 24 studies found that many medical students or recent graduates feel their education on nutrition was lacking during medical training.

A new American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health-sponsored study found that use of a polypill reduced cardiovascular risk in a low-income population in Mobile, Alabama.

A recent study examining use of popular glucose-lowering medications found that metformin use was associated with fewer cardiovascular events in diabetic patients with reduced kidney function.

A new meta-analysis presented at EASD 2019 found that women who gave birth following use of assisted reproductive techniques had a 53% increased risk of gestational diabetes compared to women who conceived naturally.

The American Academy of Neurology has published recommendations of 6 quality measurements to help improve care and treatment of patients with mild cognitive impairment.