News

Cases and hospitalizations due to EV-D68, a rare form of enterovirus associated with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), have been increasing among children across the country.

Study data suggest the observed to expected ratio of VAU for the United States cases reports was comparable for all 3 approved vaccines.

Individuals who reported three cumulative insomnia symptoms of DIS, DSM and NRS had 40% increased risk of future bloodstream infection.

Patients with both COVID-19 and HBV had a significantly higher in-hospital mortality rate and were more likely to develop severe disease compared to patients with only COVID-19 infections.

Malnutrition rates were similar between patients with ulcerative colitis and patients with Crohn’s disease.

Nonpharmacological sleep interventions that focused on earlier sleep schedules can serve as a “simple, pragmatic, effective way to meaningfully increase sleep duration that could have important benefits for child health.”

Acadia Pharmaceuticals announced that the FDA granted a priority review for trofinetide and set March 12, 2023 as the PDUFA date.

Children in the RLRL group had less myopia progression and axial elongation compared with those in the sham device control group.

The presence of SRF or PED was not significantly associated with worse visual acuity at any time point during the observation period.

The highest global cirrhosis prevalence was found in the East and Southeast Asia, mainly caused by high levels of hepatitis prevalence in those areas.

The daily TYK2 inhibitor agent was associated with improved rates of psoriasis surface improvement versus apremilast in clinical trials.

The FDA accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) and granted priority review for velmanase alfa, an investigational enzyme replacement therapy intended to treat the ultra rare disease.

The Icahn investigator discusses her team's new EADV 2022 data on the JAK inhibitor.

Black/African American individuals are more likely to have an amputation within the first year following DFU, while women appeared to have a greater likelihood of delayed amputation.

Eyes with preoperative inner microcystoid changes had significantly worse postoperative and final visual acuity.

While cesarean delivery was more likely among women with IBD, this was not associated with an increased risk of peripartum infection.

DaxibotulinumtoxinA-lanm (Daxxify) is the first and only neuromodulator stabilized with Peptide Exchange Technology (PXT) and addresses the treatment duration effect.

Respiratory symptoms are significant among individuals with a history of smoking tobacco even without airflow obstruction.

There were 248 patients included in the study with genetic data, with no differences found in mean titer after 2 or 3 doses between carriers and non-carriers of HLA-A24 associated with severe disease during COVID-19 infections.

Suicidal ideation showed a significant effect in favor of family therapy compared to comparison therapy.

Novel insights into the risk-benefit profile of nintedanib in children and adolescents with fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) were provided by late-breaking data presented at ERS 2022 regarding the InPedILD clinical trial.

Late-breaking data presented at ERS Congress 2022 show that inhaler sensors and mobile health (mHealth) applications combined with pharmacist counseling improved treatment adherence for patients with uncontrolled asthma.

These reductions were only observed in short-term follow-up and were driven by early reductions within 12 months of telemedicine intervention.

Study findings suggest that some cases of secondary glaucoma occur up to 16 years after the original cataract surgery.

A research letter by Emory University investigators found racial disparities in temperature measurements for Black and White hospital patients.

According to recent research, there’s no association between insomnia and vitamin D deficiency, although, insomnia did correlate with abnormal anxiety and depression scores among university students.

These data support web-based self-management for individuals with COPD with an objective, clinically relevant, short-term increase in physical activity levels compared to usual care.

Young adults with a high cumulative alcohol burden had up to 25% higher risk of incident AF.