Using a cut-off value of 7.1 kPA for liver stiffness, results of the transient elastography yielded 100% sensitivity and 68% specificity among this patient population.

Matthew Nudy, MD, discusses a trio of meta-analyses examining the effects of intensive blood pressure control on various targets.

Strategies designed to promote medication adherence were found in only 1 out of 3 websites.

FDA approves the generic equivalent of Narcan HCI Nasal Spray—naloxone hydrochloride (Naloxone HCI)—for an emergency treatment option for an opioid overdose.

This analysis highlighted several trends in search volume regarding eczema, including correlations with weather and climate.

The extent of stigma significantly differs based on disease visibility and severity among children with chronic skin disorders.

The second in our 3-part quiz series based on the NLA's 2024 update to their 2019 scientific statement on use of lipoprotein(a) in clinical practice focuses on recommendations for patients.

Eyenovia assessed the duration of effect of the lowest deliverable dose of tropicamide and phenylephrine hydrochloride ophthalmic spray 1%/2.5% in a phase 4 study.

New phase 3b/4 trial data compared both drugs efficacy and safety profiles for eczema patients, looking at adults and adolescents.

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate was safe and effective for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HBV, but discontinuation was linked to postpartum hepatitis flares.

A retrospective study challenges preoperative withholding of GLP-1 RAs in diabetes patients undergoing surgery, citing no increased risk of postoperative respiratory complications.

Chun spoke in this interview segment about more recommendations for internal medicine physicians to give older adults related to aging, dementia, and statin use.

The fracture risk is greater for nursing home residents with dementia, greater baseline blood pressure values, and no recent antihypertensive medication use, a new study found.

Solomon discusses the health care system’s role in mitigating climate change and how health care professionals can help protect and inform their patients.

Patients receiving abatacept experienced smaller increases in mean IMT, max IMT, and plaque score compared with the csDMARD cohorts.

Article intelligence chatbots, including ChatGPT and Bard, varied in accuracy, comprehensiveness, and readability on glaucoma questions adapted from patient brochures.

At the end of the trial, the study met its primary outcome, indicating therapeutic equivalence between the biosimilar (AVT05) and reference golimumab.

An observational study in the UK investigated the risk of adverse events related to colchicine prophylaxis after receiving allopurinol for gout.

A new study found intensive topical therapy improves deep sleep and REM sleep for patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis after 2 weeks.

A recent meta-analysis of more than 60 studies suggests guselkumab and risankizumab had the longest drug survival of IL-17 and IL-23 inhibitors for psoriasis.

Positive topline results showed treatment response consistent with NefIgArd findings, regardless of whether participants had previously been treated with Nefecon or placebo.

In this interview, Chun discussed recommendations for internal medicine physicians to give older adults for slowing aging as well as evidence for statins.

Balmes discusses the latest annual State of the Air Report, which shows that 131 million Americans are living in areas with failing air quality grades.

In an interview with HCPLive, Larry Ereshefsky, PharmD, discussed the phase 3 RECOVER trial assessing brilaroxazine at 50 mg and 15 mg for acute schziophrenia.