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According to the analysis, high-performing primary care practices use similar strategies to manage change and quality improvement in care for people with diabetes.

Participants indicated multiple factors affected their decision to contact out-of-hours primary care for their child with gastroenteritis and detailed areas of disconnect between their expectations and actions taken by the general practitioner.

A recent study found initial monotherapy for chronic inflammatory arthritis yields better treatment persistence and safety relative to combination therapy.

In this segment of Lungcast’s September episode, guest Dr. Barbara Taylor talked about the potential for a future universal flu vaccine as well as other potential advancements in the field.

Changes in the serum urate levels, number of gout flares before 1 year of treatment, and tophus were linked to the number of gout flares.

Incidental CAC detection on ASCVD risk assessment revealed differences in prevalence by age, sex, and race and ethnicity.

In Lungcast’s September episode, guest Dr. Barbara Taylor discusses transmission and diagnosis of RSV as well as the possibility of a so-called ‘triple-demic.’

At week 52, patients in the bimekizumab cohort demonstrated sustained clinical responses, which were consistent with results reported at week 16.

The new educational initiative was launched to provide useful insights from dermatologists as well as personal accounts by patients with seborrheic dermatitis with many different backgrounds.

Data from the phase 2a trial showed 25.7% of patients with UC demonstrated endoscopic improvement and 45.7% achieved clinical response after week 12.

A study on juvenile idiopathic arthritis emphasizes early initiation of biologic treatment for better long-term outcomes, as delayed treatment is linked to greater physical disability and worse quality of life in adulthood.

The presence of NAFLD increased from 25.3% to 29.4% among patients receiving oral menopause hormone therapy.

A network meta-analysis suggests tirzepatide may be more effective than semaglutide in reducing HbA1c and body weight in type 2 diabetes but may increase gastrointestinal adverse events, especially at higher doses.

All assessed outcomes revealed the treatment effects were significantly better in the external herbal medicine group compared to the control group.

The analysis reports clinical characteristics and the GA progression rate in an Asian population differ from those previously reported in White populations.

New research on the effects of the Canadian wildfires on asthma syndrome in patients sheds light on the downstream effects of ecological disaster on regions outside of those affected.

Results from both studies showed the safety of filgotinib for the treatment of ulcerative colitis compared to placebo treatment groups.

High-intensity interval training appears safe for individuals with psoriatic arthritis, as a study found no significant increase in inflammation assessed by ultrasound and MRI.

In patients receiving guselkumab, achieving NAPSI 0/1 at week 24 and week 48 was associated with lower baseline NAPSI and week 16 PASI.

Phase 3 results show the non-inferior efficacy of biosimilar liraglutide to the originator in lowering HbA1C over 26 weeks of treatment.

In this Q&A, Vinod Chandran, MBBS, MD, DM, PhD, discussed a method to analyze biomarkers that may differentiate patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Smartphone measurements were found to be accurate and precise compared with Hertel exophthalmometry or a high-resolution scanner.

Investigators suggested an ALT/HDL-C ratio of 15.97 as a screening threshold for identifying NAFLD, noting its increased effectiveness compared to ALT, HDL-C, the aspartate aminotransferase to HDL-C ratio, and the gamma-glutamyl transferase to HDL-C ratio.

Eli Lilly and Company and Boehringer Ingelheim announced the FDA approval of empagliflozin (Jardiance) for chronic kidney disease management on September 22, 2023.

Results showed increased liver stiffness measured by vibration-controlled transient elastography was associated with all-cause mortality in patients with NAFLD.

Sarah Wheeler, PharmD, and John Bucheit, PharmD, provide perspective on contemporary trends in screening and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in people with type 2 diabetes.

This new qualitative data may be helpful both for patient-centric decision-making for clinicians as well as endpoints in future research on prurigo nodularis.

Although most clinicians surveyed are unopposed to prescribing adalimumab biosimilars, hesitancies surrounding prescribing practices and an uncertainty of cost savings remains.

The systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 studies found no evidence to support the use of topical NSAIDs for the treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy.

This new data indicates that there may be potential for clinicians to maintain their typical lung cancer screening model’s accuracy and also reduce racial and ethnic disparities.