Internal Medicine

Though current use rates have declined since 2017, investigators believe more young adults are transitioning from experimental to habitual use.

The Duke expert reviews key strategies for starting and continuing care with the pivotal glycemic control agent.

Dr. Patrick Flume encourages clinicians to think a little differently when presented with a patient who has a chronic cough without an identifiable cause.

An analysis of data from more than 8400 postmenopausal women with a history of early-stage nonmetastatic, ER-positive breast cancer suggests there was no increase in risk of breast cancer recurrence or mortality observed with use of vaginal estrogen therapy or menopausal hormone therapy.

Dr. John Botson explains that gout is not a patient problem, it's a disease problem, and it needs to be approached as a lifelong rheumatic disease as opposed to an episodic one.

More than 60% of faricimab patients could be treated every 4 months at 2-year mark of TENAYA and LUCERNE studies.

The phase 3 data presented at the ISTH 2022 Annual Congress show an 86% reduction of treated bleeds in patients with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors.

Bronchiectasis varies in presentation and appears to affect individuals from broad areas of the country. According to Dr. Patrick Flume, the task is to figure out what the best method of management is.

An assessment of anti-VEGF dose regimen strategies concludes with little difference in outcomes among treatment arms at 2 years.

The latest EUA, for two-dose NVX-CoV2373, introduces a protein-based adjuvant vaccine to the COVID-19 prevention market.

An analysis of more than a decade of follow-up data from patients with obesity who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass details the impact participation in educational programs after surgery can have on long-term weight loss outcomes.

An analysis from investigators in Sweden suggests patients with acromegaly with diabetes had a 58% greater risk of overall mortality and a more than 2-fold increase in risk of cardiovascular mortality compared to their counterparts without diabetes.

Nonmetropolitan counties have a lower density of ophthalmologists compared to metropolitan counties.

A study of more than 15,000 patients from a national insurance research database suggests older patients with hypothyroidism had an 81% increase in risk of having dementia compared to their counterparts without hypothyroidism.

Data show the lifetime risk of late AMD ranged from 4.4% for carriers of the nonrisk genotype to 9.4% and 26.8% for heterozygous and homozygous carriers.

Dr. Gregory Weiss provides perspective on data from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2022 Annual meeting suggesting patients who underwent bariatric surgery reduced their risk of cancer later in life.

An analysis of PSOARING 1 and 2 data show the topical therapy is efficacious across a wide spectrum of psoriatic disease and patient demographics.

Tenofovir was linked to a decreased incidence rate of HCC compared to entecavir. However, this difference was not considered statistically significant.

The majority of patients in the phase 2 study met the primary efficacy endpoint of a greater than or equal to a 10% reduction in total stool output over the 6-week efficacy evaluation period.

An analysis of data from NHANES details trends in lifestyle behaviors, including healthy eating and physical activity, among patients who have undergone bariatric surgery compared to those considered eligible for surgery and those of normal weight.

Investigators did not observe a benefit with the anti-VEGF in preventing intermediate AMD eyes from converting to neovascular disease versus sham.

An analysis of real-world data from more than 6500 patients suggests insulin users had a greater risk of fracture than patients using metformin, but this became attenuated among patients using a combination of insulin and metformin.

Dr. Rindos emphasizes the importance of referring patients to an OBGYN if they're experiencing heavy bleeding or painful cramping.

New data suggest a combination of cosmetic and psychiatric care for patients with the chronic pigmentation condition may provide multi-systemic benefit.

The issued marketing denial orders require the country's most popular vaping device company remove all commercial products on the basis of insufficient toxicity data.

Data from a Johns Hopkins Medicine-led analysis provide insight into the risk of cardiovascular complications among women with polycystic ovary syndrome during delivery hospitalizations compared to their counterparts without PCOS.

An analysis of data from Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries suggests patients attending annual wellness visits were 36% less likely to require lower limb amputation than their counterparts who did not attend an annual wellness visit that year.

At 12 months, the mean VA change from baseline was 17.6 for BRVO patients and 18.6 for CRVO patients in the Netherlands.

Results from a cross-sectional survey suggest consistent patient preferences for treatment outcomes and means of administration.

The survey identified long-term health complications of sickle cell disease as a primary concern among patients and providers and overall understanding of the disease needs more educational support.