Family Medicine

Influenza vaccination is especially crucial among children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions that put them at high risk for severe outcomes.

The US disproportionately arrests individuals with mental illness, and relies on police officers to respond to health crises. Practical, preventive clinical measures need to help stop the cycle.

According to the systmatic review, motavizumab, nirsevimab, and palivizumab, are associated with significant reductions in RSV-related infections and hospitalizations without a significant increase in adverse events.

Velmanase alfa-tycv (Lamzede) is approved as the first and only enzyme replacement therapy for non-central nervous system manifestations of alpha-mannosidosis, an extremely rare, progressive, lysosomal storage disorder.

Once-weekly efanesoctocog alfa is a safe and effective treatment for patients with severe hemophilia A, providing better outcomes than current treatment options by significantly reducing bleeding rates and improving physical health, pain, and joint health.

New data show the FDA's rationale for approving drugs with unmet efficacy end points in pivotal trials has been inconsistent since at least 2018.

According to older literature, most cases of sarcoidosis involve the lungs, but Dr. Matthew Lander explains why there could be more to the rare disease.

Findings demonstrated a significant association between having an asthma management plan and use of inhaled or oral medicine, independent of country income and asthma severity.

The rare condition can lead to life-threatening anemia in the fetus and currently lacks FDA-approved treatments.

The Sickle Cell Trait Awareness Campaign (STAC) offers promising possibilities of expanding sickle cell trait education across the country, Dr. Carolyn Rowley and Pat Corley, RN explain.

The sBLA for lanadelumab permits its use as a prophylaxis in children as young as 2 years old with the rare condition.

Individuals with sickle cell trait not only need to know their status to make informed family planning decisions, but also so they can watch out for the possible symptoms.

Dr. Carolyn Rowley explains, the whole reason for the Sickle Cell Trait Awareness Campaign (STAC) is to start talking about it.

"Despite advances in SCD management and high-risk pregnancy care, at the national level, outcomes in this population have not improved since the last NIS analysis of data from 1999 to 2008," investigators write.

Dr. Carolyn Rowley and Pat Corley, RN, explain why the new Sickle Cell Trait Awareness Campaign is designed for all middle school, high school, and university students.

The specific mechanisms involved in associations between air pollution and respiratory illness without viral infection are not understood, especially compared with those of respiratory viruses and asthma exacerbation.

An FDA panel voted unanimously this week to support harmonizing an annual primary and booster dose, moving public health strategies to reflect the endemic course of COVID-19.

After addressing a 2021 CRL, Verrica Pharmaceuticals vies for the agent to become the first drug approved to treat the common skin infection.

The study evaluated how intranasal mometasone furoate affected sleep-disordered breathing symptoms and patient quality of life by comparing its efficacy to intranasal saline in the pediatric patients.

Those who were assigned female at birth, had worse physical health, and self-reported symptoms of anxiety, were vulnerable to poor sleep quality in all aspects.

Clinician awareness is imperative with this comorbidity because overestimated asthma severity often results in over-treatment, according to investigators.

The relationship between C-section and childhood asthma has been investigated before, however, previous results have yielded conflicting evidence.

With public health efforts and therapeutic advancements the prognosis for this rare condition has progressed, but longer life expectancy has highlighted a multitude of areas that need attention in this population.

Sleep and epilepsy have been described as "unfortunate bedfellows" due to the complex relationship, and yet caretakers report a lack of support managing these issues commonly experienced by children.

The potential mediating role of inflammation at 9 years, measured by CRP and IL-6, was investigated in the relationship between sleep and ADHD.

E-cigarettes are marketed as an alternative to tobacco, though discussion within the research community emphasizes the inconsistencies in evidence regarding health and addiction among users.

New data show patients who receive referred specialist care from a physician who went to medical school or other certification programs with their primary provider report better survey scores.

From a topical gene therapy to a debated heart failure option, a litany of unique agents are anticipated for FDA decision in the new year.

Why has this season brought an unprecedented number of severe RSV infections, and why is vaccine development taking so long?

"The challenge right now is that we have no therapies in the emergency department to treat acute pain, outside of pain medications and IV opioids," Dr. Claudia Morris says in an interview.