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A study demonstrated a smartphone app provides comparable benefits to cognitive behavior or mindfulness-based therapy, widening the supply gap for mental health care.

New research suggests combined treatment with fecal microbiota transplant and anti-PD-1 inhibitors may help overcome immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance in gastrointestinal cancers.

Patient factors trended towards an association with a higher risk of proliferative sickle cell retinopathy but did not reach statistical significance.

These new phase 3 findings from ARCADIA 1 and 2 highlight the effects of nemolizumab in combination with either topical corticosteroids or topical calcineurin inhibitors.

Personalized text messages can boost physical activity in cardiac rehab patients, especially in early stages, but effectiveness varies by time and device, study finds.

Positive topline results from the phase 2 SPRING trial highlight CM-101’s anti-fibrotic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cholestatic effects in primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Intravitreal dosing of sozinibercept up to 2 mg in combination with ranibizumab or aflibercept was well tolerated and supported ≥Q8W dosing intervals.

The sNDA for furosemide seeks to expand the indication to include the treatment of edema due to fluid overload in patients with CKD, with a PDUFA date of March 6, 2025.

The expanded label includes use in patients with PFIC 12 months of age and older as well as a higher concentration formulation.

In an interview Adrian Quartel, MD, discusses the next steps for evaluating KP1077 in idiopathic hypersomnia after the phase 2 study.

The nomogram was constructed using independent risk factors for early cirrhosis and demonstrated greater diagnostic accuracy than current noninvasive fibrosis tests.

These data highlighted the association of moderate air pollution exposure during pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood on pulmonary function at school age.

A new study found a high adherence to a healthy prenatal dietary pattern was associated with a 22% reduced likelihood of an offspring autism diagnosis.

UAB research shows AHA’s Life’s Essential 8 and Simple 7 scores aid public health but are less effective than pooled cohort equations for predicting individual cardiovascular risk.

The homogenous genotyping test combines allele-specific tailed primers with SYBR-Green to facilitate fast and accurate detection of PI*S and PI*Z alleles of SERPINA1.

Giroctocogene fitelparvovec achieved primary and key secondary objectives of superiority compared to routine prophylaxis in hemophilia A treatment.

A database analysis linked semaglutide use to notable reductions in the rates of diabetic macular edema and vitreous hemorrhage in diabetic retinopathy.

This model and its service components may be implemented in the future to allow for improvements to primary care programs, with the goal being benefits to patients with COPD.

Schizophrenia experts discuss the stigma and misconceptions surrounding schizophrenia as well as current treatment options.

Presented at ASRS 2024, late-breaking RHONE-X data shows more than 90% of patients experienced the absence of DME after four years of faricimab.

Following this pooled analysis, there may be a need for additional research conducted to identify other targets for achievement of optimal repigmentation.

A study found children and young adults with cerebral palsy have more anxiety and less depression than those with a chronic condition or who are typically developed.

Primary care patients with MASLD who received a prescription for moderate- and high-intensity statins had a lower risk of progressing to a high-risk FIB-4 score.

Despite recommendations, an analysis of more than 3.2 million youths suggests fewer than 15% of children/adolescents receive lipid screening.

The FDA accepted Genentech’s supplemental BLA for Susvimo, based on the one-year results from the Phase III Pagoda and Pavilion studies.

This supplemental new drug application for once-daily roflumilast foam follows positive results of the ARRECTOR phase 3 study.

A study shows it is safer for nursing home residents on CYP2D6 opioids to take CYP2D6-neutral antidepressants than CYP2D6-inhibiting antidepressants.

Spigler provides insight into the development of new patient-focused guidelines for managing hyperkalemia in CKD and the importance of providing patients with such resources.