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After March 2020, overdose deaths not involving methadone continued to increase whereas methadone-involved overdose deaths remained stable.

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

An analysis of survey responses show tolerance toward public health official harassment and threatening has worsened since 2020.

For the July 2022 episode of Diabetes Dialogue: Therapeutics, Technology, and Real-World Perspectives, hosts Diana Isaacs, PharmD, and Natalie Bellini, DNP, sit down to provide perspective on the latest advances in the fight to cure type 1 diabetes and offer insight into their experiences at the Practical Ways to Achieve Targets in Diabetes Care Conference held in Keystone, CO in mid-July.

Patients with high preoperative sleep quality, high preoperative albumin level, free of digestive disease and undergoing total hip arthroplasty procedure are more likely to be discharged within 2 days as opposed to 3.

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.

Investigators articulated the development and validation of an enzyme-linked immunoassay against hepatitis C virus (HCV). They suggest the implementation of this low cost assay among at-risk populations.

The increase does not appear to have a negative impact on post transplant survival, investigators say.

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.

There’s still much to be understood about gene therapy and its application to rare diseases like sickle cell, but at the progressive pace it’s moving at, gene therapy is likely to be integrated further into standard practice.

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

Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who have elevated interleukin-23 (IL-23) levels have been linked to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and disease activity.

A cohort analysis of Rhode Island data showed populations at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure are at greater likelihood of reinfection, and would benefit even more greatly from vaccination.

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%.

Proton beam therapy has been heavily adopted for treating patients with nasopharyngeal cancer, and a high incidence of severe ARD has been reported in this patient population.

New data report a slightly higher but nonsignificant increase in diabetes incidence among children in Canada during COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Though the association between pediatric and parental AD has been detailed in previous literature, differing odds ratios for AD have been recorded throughout the years.

The new recommendation acknowledges the role of disease-preventive behaviors that can be taken on by approximately 12% of the US population.

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

There are 8 biologic therapies currently approved for GPP in Japan, with IL-inhibitors being the predominant therapeutic option.

The American College of Physicians (ACP) aimed to inform on the ethical decision making regarding the integration of precision medicine and genetic testing into clinical care.

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

Between 1980 and 2019 in Spain, a total of 2914 deaths were attributable to SSc, with rates increasing in a 4-year period in the 1980s.

Investigators found that when assessing patients with sickle cell disease and neuropathic pain the TRPV1 receptor is a crucial component in the development of hypersensitivity and potential therapeutic benefit of capsaicin.

Changes in disease severity were not observed in patients treated with acupuncture or osteopathic medicine, though a reduction in topical corticosteroid use was recorded.