Kenny Walter

Symptom flare-ups in patients on a gluten-free diet were significantly lower than in patients on a high-gluten diet.

The prevalence of suicidal was 10.9% in studies that included child-reported outcomes for child only and 10.4% for child and parent combined.

The association with depressive symptoms was greater when race, ancestry, or national origins among Hispanic or Latino participants was the main reason for discrimination.

The 10-year cumulative incidences for HCC and mortality were significantly higher in the HBV cohort with heavy alcoholism than it was for either HBV alone or alcoholism alone.

There are several early phase trials underway for new hepatitis B virus treatments.

The goal for many is to eradicate HCV by the year 2030.

The patients prescribed stimulants were more likely to not have coexisting conditions than those treated with A2A.

Patients with autism had a fivefold increase in adjusted relative risk of self-harm.

New sensitizations to 2 or more allergens between baseline and 12 months were significantly lower in the sublingual group, compared to the control group.

There was a direct association between consuming honey, ham, seafood, organ meats, salt, fruits on trees, fruit juice, olive, and nuts and the probability of developing IBD and ulcerative colitis.

The investigators found the overall age-standardized prevalence of depression based on the CIDI-SF scale was 5.7%, significantly higher than the self-reported rate of 0.5%.

The only adverse event identified was mild nausea for a duration of 10-21 days.

A survey of 10,325 individuals shows 30.2% of healthcare workers likely meet the diagnostic criteria for clinical depression.

Dr. Sanyal talks about the importance in having ongoing real-world data for NAFLD and NASH.

Patients who use cannabis for physical health and mental health had poorer health and mental health compared to those in the non-medicinal cannabis use only group.

During follow-up, 2.6% of the patients were diagnosed with depression, while 32.1% were treated with antidepressants.

There was a positive correlation between parental burnout, emotional schemas, and insomnia or hypersomnia.

The relationship between hours of electronic device use and psychological distress was not mediated by insomnia.

Cannabis sleep aid use was also linked to increased cannabis dependence symptoms among students using cannabis over 1 year, as well as past-2-week binge drinking among students using alcohol and lifetime cigarette use.

ALT fluctuations remained stable for patients with NAFLD throughout disease progression.

Benzodiazepines, eszopiclone, zolpidem, and zopiclone had higher efficacies than melatonin, ramelteon, and zaleplon for insomnia disorder.

The efficacy of treating insomnia sustained throughout the 24-week postintervention follow-up period for the electroacupuncture treatment group.

In the study, 77% of patients treated with the Cal/BD foam treatment were satisfied with its effectiveness, 60% were satisfied with its ease of use, and 73.9% were satisfied in terms of global satisfaction.

The authors unanimously agreed that doctors should explain the potential benefits and negatives of the treatment and all centers should have a phototherapy protocol in place to address episodes of symptomatic erythema and other adverse events.

The recommendations are for how stakeholders and policy makers should support improvements in managing atopic dermatitis to achieve better disease control and ultimately reducing the costs and burden on individuals, society, and the economy.

Overall, 61.8% of patients on their first biologic agent reported clinical remission.

The majority of cases do not require the modification of therapy because it does not negatively affect the course of COVID-19.

The overall prevalence of NAFLD was 40.6%, with every NAFLD patient having a BMI of at least 25.

Patients with obesity are at an increased risk of a number of diseases, including type 2 diabetes, IBD, and cardiovascular disease.

Regular activity impairment did not differ much between the different countries, but there was a significant difference in informal care and productivity loss observed.