WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCED CHILDHOOD ABUSE AT HIGHER RISK FOR LUPUS

CHICAGO - Women who experienced physical or emotional abuse as a child demonstrated a significantly increased risk for incident systemic...

SELADELPAR PROVIDES SAFE, POTENT ANTI-CHOLESTATIC EFFECT IN PBC

SAN FRANCISCO - Results from a phase 2 study showed that daily treatment with seladelpar for primary biliary cholangitis was safe and...

CHRONIC WIDESPREAD PAIN AFFECTS HALF OF AXSPA PATIENTS

CHICAGO - Nearly 50% of patients with axial spondyloarthritis are affected by chronic widespread pain, with women reporting higher...

VIDEO: IMPROVEMENT IN OCULAR BLOOD FLOW MAY BENEFIT GLAUCOMA PATIENTS

SAN ANTONIO - Decreasing the resistance of ocular blood flow around the optic nerve in patients with glaucoma may benefit patients...

ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM CERTAIN IMMUNOTHERAPIES MAY BE MORE COMMON THAN INITIALLY REPORTED

Adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors may be more common than reported in trials that led to FDA approvals of...

SMARTPHONE APP HELPS PATIENTS WITH CANCER MANAGE PAIN

Patients with metastatic solid tumors who used an artificial intelligence-based smartphone app reported significantly reduced pain...

STANDARDIZED MULTIMODAL PAIN PROTOCOL REDUCED PAIN, OPIOID CONSUMPTION AFTER FUSION

LOS ANGELES - Results presented at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting showed significant improvement in patients' average...

CDC: STILL WORKING TO DETERMINE CAUSE BEHIND AFM CASES IN US

The CDC announced that the number of acute flaccid myelitis cases has continued to rise in the United States, and most of the patients...

AGREEMENT SEEN BETWEEN ULTRA-WIDEFIELD, ETDRS IMAGES FOR GRADING DIABETIC RETINOPATHY SEVERITY

Ultra-widefield imaging was found to have “moderate to substantial agreement” with ETDRS 7-field imaging to determine the severity...

NEW OPAT GUIDELINES EMPHASIZE ROLE OF ID SPECIALIST

Updated clinical practice guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America emphasize the role of infectious disease specialists...

THREE-DRUG REGIMEN MORE EFFECTIVE FOR TREATMENT OF LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS

A three-drug regimen including ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole is more effective for the treatment of lymphatic filariasis...

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OBESITY RESEARCHER PURSUES TECHNOLOGY AS FUTURE OF TREATMENT

Delia West, PhD, FTOS, professor in the department of exercise science in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South...

MORE SCREENING FOR REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES NECESSARY IN PEDIATRIC OBESITY

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - There is a lack of reported connection between pediatric obesity and reproductive issues, but more research and...

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ASSOCIATED WITH BMI, HBA1C IN TYPE 2 DIABETES

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Adults with type 2 diabetes living in an economically depressed area are more likely to have a higher BMI and HbA1c...

ARAMCHOL REDUCES LIVER FAT, IMPROVES HISTOLOGY IN NASH

SAN FRANCISCO - Results from a phase 2b trial showed that Aramchol- a stearoyl coenzyme desaturase A inhibitor - significantly reduced...

DRAFT CRITERIA FOR LARGE-VESSEL VASCULITIS SUPPORT KEY ROLE FOR IMAGING

CHICAGO - Advanced vascular imaging is expected to play an increasingly important role in the diagnosis and management of large-vessel...

FDA GRANTS PRIORITY REVIEW TO TECENTRIQ COMBINATION FOR ADVANCED TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER

The FDA granted priority review to a supplemental biologics license application that seeks approval of atezolizumab in combination...

CHECKMATE-040: OPDIVO MAY PRESENT AN OPTION FOR CHILD-PUGH B HCC

SAN FRANCISCO - Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with Child-Pugh B status experienced encouraging efficacy and safety...

FIRST US PATIENT ENROLLED IN BELOW-THE-KNEE TRIAL FOR DCB

Philips announced that the first U.S. patient has been enrolled in the investigational device exemption trial of its drug-coated balloon...