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Egeberg and colleagues suggested that future research could study why physicians would choose to increase dosing – which as the study suggested, influenced cost- rather than switching treatments.

Women show significantly lower risk of first, recurrent life-threatening VTA events than men, while it is more pronounced in patients with NICM.

Dr. Amy Licis details the signs and symptoms of restless leg syndrome and how to identify it from other causes of sleep issues.

Rivaroxaban monotherapy was associated with a 38% lower risk of total cardiovascular and bleeding events.

The investigative team believed these associations were attributable to the chronic nature of the disease as well as negative associations with quality of life and sexual function.

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

National prescribing cohort data suggest clinicians buck against the recommended use of the antidepressant.

A look into the top discussions on the management of obesity at the 2022 OMA Spring Meeting, from new agents to treating special populations.

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

Vutrisiran is the first and only FDA-approved treatment that’s demonstrated reversal in neuropathy impairment with subcutaneous administration once every 3 months.

Data from the first human trial of the topical cream suggests a new approach to treating cutaneous warts in adults.

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

Dr. Aric Prather discusses the pandemic, his research, and his presentation from SLEEP 2022 "Sleep in the Time of COVID: An Update on How Sleep Affects the Immune System".

New data suggest race and ethnicity, income, education, rural vs urban residence, and living in a food desert all were independently associated with poor diet quality.

The decision comes after the company announced positive phase 3 data for the combination vaccine candidate in adults aged 60 years and older.

This is the first FDA approval of a systemic treatment for alopecia areata, which is estimated to affect 300,000 patients in the US.

Although a small proportion of patients from both the US and Korean centers experienced new onset facial dermatitis, investigators suggested steroid withdrawal should be considered when diagnosing erythema in patients.

Investigators note that MMP2 expression was significantly decreased in TTP-treated patients with photodamage.

Dr. Auriemma examines recent paradigm shifts in obesity care, from new pharmacotherapy options to the important role of stakeholders in reducing rates.

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

The study popuation had a higher visual acuity at 12 months, despite receiving fewer aflibercept injections.

Among the factors associated with psoriasis, the location of some patients from this large, Italian cohort was considered to be the most influential.

Though previous research had demonstrated an increased risk of MetS in patients with psoriasis, this study was first to consider the prevalence of the condition a global scale.

Data show myopic children experienced higher scores of depression than normally-sighted children.

Data show 1 g per day of marine ω-3 fatty acid for 5.3 years showed no effect on incident clinically diagnosed DED or reported severe DED symptoms.

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.

A team of investigators observe notably improved health care cost savings among patients who initiated care more than a year prior to those who haven't at all.

While there's evidence that blue light exposure can impact an individual's circadian system, Dr. Aric Prather explains that technology is only one factor of the complex issue.