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MBTI was effective in reducing sleep onset latency discrepancy but not wake after sleep onset discrepancy.

Topical OCS-01 was significantly more effective than vehicle in improving central macular thickness in patients with DME, according to new phase 2 data.

Functional and anatomical improvements with aflibercept treatment were obtained at week 24 and persisted until week 52.

Intravitreal 0.2 or 0.1 mg ranibizumab induced a faster regression of plus disease, stage 3 ROP, and AP-ROP compared to laser.

Daily self-imaging scans and in-office OCT scans graded by human experts agreed on the fluid status in 96% of the cases.

The agency has taken new action against Juul while experts worry about youth addiction and health impacts. But the e-cigarette market has been already well established in the US.

Data show foveal thickness fluctuation was significantly associated with logMAR BCVA and the defect length of the foveal EZ band.

Both a higher self-reported water intake and a greater measured 24-h urine volume were tied to an increased DED prevalence.

The implementation of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was associated with an important reduction in the incidence of acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease.

Despite their tendency to present with more severe psoriasis compared with other races and ethnicities, Asian patients receive significantly less time with a dermatologist.

New phase 3 ENHANCE-2 data support a potential submission by Verona Pharma to the FDA.

The screening of more than 50,000 youth patients in diverse populations of Colorado and Bavaria, Germany reported no association between infection and T1D.

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who sleep between 22:00 PM and 5:59 AM had higher incidences of acute myocardial infarction and chest pains, a new study observes.

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The relative contribution of genetic influences to psychotic experiences was lower with increasing environmental exposure for paranoia, cognitive disorganization, grandiosity, and anhedonia.

Early time-restricted eating was more effective for losing weight than eating over a window of ≥12 hours, but did not affect body fat.

Finnish population study attributes reduction in visual impairment from AMD to improved diagnostic tools, earlier diagnoses, and new therapies.

Reena Mehra, MD, MS, reviews telling signs, the role of obesity, and the importance of proper testing for sleep apnea.

FDA approved combination therapy relugolix, estradiol, and norethindrone acetate (Myfembree) for the management of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis.

Patients with dementias also had higher levels of NA-OXS, as did psychotic and bipolar disorders.

In October, a new ICD-10-CM diagnosis code will be activated for APDS, a rare primary immunodeficiency disease, which will enable physicians and payers to add the diagnosis to patient charts for the first time in the US.

However, 82% of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy at year 2 of the RECOVERY trial demonstrated an improvement in DRSS levels from baseline.

In the study, 2.10% of patients with Crohn’s disease and 1.90% of patients with ulcerative colitis were diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

All 6 screening strategies using wrist-worn wearable devices were estimated to be more effective than no screening.

The combined exposure to lower CETP and PCSK9 concentrations was associated with an additive magnitude with lipids and all outcomes.

Mean inattention scores were about 5 points lower in the tDCS group compared to the sham treatment group.

Both treatments showed tolerable safety as in the phase 2 and 3 trials, but when evaluated in four body regions on patients, upadacitinib surpassed dupilumab in all of them.

Although sharing a common feature of male predominance, alopecia did not seem to occur more frequently in AS patients.