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Those who injected drugs and shared needles were more likely to have been screened for HCV if using mobile A-CHESS platform.

The findings should assuage concerns about small intestinal bacterial overgrowth when prescribing treatment with proton pump inhibitors.

Nonanastomotic biliary strictures occurred in 6% of the patients in the machine-perfusion group, while the complication occurred in 18% of the control group.

The approval is based on results from the ENVISION I Phase 3 study, which showed biologic use linked to clinical remission and maintenance in patients.

The Ad26 platform has been used in vaccines administered to nearly 200,000 real-world and clinical trial participants

The reason for this decline has yet to be ascertained and thus warrants future research.

There was no difference in rates of 30-day cardiac mortality and acute myocardial infarction between single troponin test recipients and serial troponin test recipients.

Unhealthy lifestyles during the pandemic may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Prevalence of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis found higher in Mexico than studied populations, with similar contributing factors.

Due to taboo or stigma, patients may not openly discuss their leg ulcers with their providers.

Mediterranean region imposes partial lockdown following a surge in cases.

Study finds team collaboration could also help primary care practices deal with an expected boom in the number of elderly people with chronic conditions.

New research show the novel DNRI benefits patients both adherent and not to their OSA primary therapy.

Up to 84% of younger patients note a positive experience with holistic therapeutic approaches to treating sickle cell-related pain.

In the U-ACCOMPLISH study, 37% of patients treated with upadacitinib achieved histologic-endoscopic mucosal improvement at week 8.

To some investors, this might seem unlikely.

An expert discusses findings that showed voxelotor (Oxbryta) improved leg ulcers in patients with sickle cell disease.

Alector’s announcement about the INVOKE-2 study follows a similar update regarding its INFRONT-3 study for frontotemporal dementia.

Helen R. Murphy, MD, explains that physicians who take a proactive approach to diabetes management in women planning to become pregnant can make meaningful reductions in risk.

Vascular electrical stimulation therapy was associated with reduction in vaso-occlusive symptoms.

Approximately 13.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered during a 1 month period.

Compared with US census data, White individuals and women are overrepresented in clinical trials.

Levels of post-illness PTSD is comparable to rates found in other epidemics.

Noncompliance among younger patients and lack of education are issues that should continually be addressed by care teams.

Women were more likely than men to get the influenza vaccine, but less likely to receive the high-dose version.

Missed diagnosis resulted in delays in initiation of therapy and hospital re-admissions.

According to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 8776 unique patients, 52.69% achieved repigmentation of >90%.

In the five-year post-program assessment, those who regained their lost weight still saw improvements in liver function.