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Investigators explain understanding these disparities is crucial for developing targeted interventions to improve screening rates and reduce health inequities.

These new guidelines were developed to benefit younger patients with inflammatory skin diseases, and may be helpful given the inexpensive nature and general availability of the drug.

Combination methotrexate plus bDMARDs, bsDMARDs, and tsDMARDs provided .009 to .33 quality-adjusted life years gained with additional costs of $15,957 to $60,722 when compared with standard of care.

Additional phase 4 trial results presented at ENDO 2023 reinforce the efficacy and safety of teprotumumab-trbw in eyes with TED, regardless of disease activity or duration.

Patients with anti-HDV antibodies had a significantly higher prevalence of liver cirrhosis, significantly lower prothrombin time, and a higher prevalence of HIV co-infection compared to patients who demonstrated serum anti-HDV antibody negatively.

This cardiology case report from Brady Pregerson, MD, features man in his late-60s presenting to urgent care with 3 days of upper respiratory infection symptoms and one episode of near syncope. Check out the ECG and see if you can determine the correct diagnosis!

Men who have sex with men in Europe were more likely to be in a cluster compared to non-European men who have sex with men.

A matched case-control study of nearly 100 women details the reduced effect of anti-obesity medications in those with a history of breast cancer and aromatase inhibitor use.

This data indicates that public health officials may need to implement measures to both help prevent and detect domestic violence in order to reduce the associated effects.

New CDC survey data show an estimated 47 million adults in the US have ever been diagnosed with depression, with clear disparities based on demographics and regions.

Themes regarding improvement experience, developing strategies for better health, and contextual factors supporting improvement were reported during the interview analysis.

A phase 4 trial of men with hypogonadism in the US offers an overview of the potential risk of major cardiovascular events associated with use of testosterone replacement therapy.

With a pair of novel drugs seeking FDA approval for the common skin infection, the agency stresses avoiding misleading products currently on the market.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved linaclotide earlier this month for the treatment of patients with functional constipation aged 6-17 years.

Based on the results of 2 studies, lower birthweight was associated with younger age, lower prevalence of obesity, and fewer individuals with a family history of T2D.

Future studies of socioeconomic factors and environmental elements contributing may help to further explain the causes of food allergies and inform targeted interventions and management.

All primary endpoints evaluating pharmacokinetics were achieved and immunogenicity and safety were comparable across treatment arms.

The investigative team observed a U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and incident diabetes, with the greatest risk when sleep duration was ≥10 hours per day.

Amgevita and Idacio exhibited higher rates than methotrexate at both week 24 and week 52 suggesting adalimumab biosimilars provided superior treatment persistence among patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis.

Pain intensity, quality of life, and depression were significantly improved in a cohort of patients with fibromyalgia treated with THC.

An analysis of US adults suggests MAFLD affects the Hispanic population at a higher prevalence relative to Black adults and White adults.

This research was conducted to examine the end-of-life trajectories of older adults and investigate distribution over gender, age, and causes of mortality.

"Our research is unique in its attempt to describe a high-need, high-cost patient population who might benefit from increased monitoring or intervention," Dr. Ann Cameron says.

A geriatric expert, Presley provides a poignant point-of-view on the need for a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, as well as advances in treatment that include targeted therapies.

The race-neutral model resulted in worse calibration, NPV, and false-negative rates among racial and ethnic minority subgroups compared to non-Hispanic White participants.

An analysis of survey data from more than 50 health care workers in Massachusetts offers insight into the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

This new research may help clinicians in their guidance of patients with T21, though the data may require future studies to help examine immune parameters of the clinical outcomes.

In the phase 2b ORIGIN trial, atacicept resulted in a statistically significant reduction in mean proteinuria compared to baseline at week 24.

On June 15, 2023, Bristol Myers Squibb announced the FDA approved an updated label for mavacamten (Camzyos) to reflect the agent's ability to reduce the need or eligibility for septal reduction therapy in patients with obstructive HCM based on VALOR-HCM.

Research presented at ENDO 2023 suggests a high number of adults in the United States with normal BMI still have obesity.