Active AD Prevalent in 2.4% of the UK Adult Population
August 10th 2023Researchers found that 2.4% of the adult UK population had active atopic dermatitis (AD) between 2015 and 2019, the majority of which were mild cases of AD, as only 7.5% to 8.3% of the population had moderate to severe AD.
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SPRINT Data Link Reduced Mortality, Total Physical Activity in High-Risk Hypertension
August 10th 2023Study authors investigated the effect of physical activity as a modifiable risk factor among individuals living with high-risk hypertension in this subanalysis of data from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).
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Novo Nordisk continues to limit starter doses of popular weight-loss drug Wegovy in the US; veterans and survivors received an error message when submitting PACT Act claims shortly before the deadline; insurance companies are failing to inform patients of their eligibility for free preventative services.
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Experts Call for Health System Action to Reduce Hypoglycemia Risk in Older Adults With Diabetes
August 10th 2023According to one panelist, the leading causes of hypoglycemia in older adults are insufficient nutrition and taking the wrong dose or type of insulin, both of which can be addressed at the patient and system level.
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Atorvastatin May Mitigate Risk of Cardiac Events Due to Anthracycline Use in Lymphoma
August 10th 2023Anthracyclines are widely used to treat hematological and solid-tumor cancers, but past research suggests their use may be associated with late cardiac effects, including heart failure, among patients with lymphomas and other cancers.
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Exercise May Reduce Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Symptoms in Women With Ovarian Cancer
August 9th 2023While there is currently no effective treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, one of the most common and severe adverse effects for patients who have undergone chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, a 6-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improved symptoms.
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Patients with a specific gene are more likely to develop long COVID; senators send letters to the Internal Revenue Service, urging them to investigate the practices of nonpartisan hospitals; pregnant workers and workers with newborns could potentially gain job accommodations through a new proposal.
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Certain Fertility Treatments Do Not Increase CVD Risk for Mothers, Study Says
August 9th 2023New research shows that in vitro fertilization with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection and the use of fresh or frozen embryo transfers were not associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for the mother.
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Small Study Shows Utility of ctDNA for Monitoring Treatment Response, Evolution of MDS, AML
August 9th 2023Investigators from China used circulating tumor DNA testing alongside bone marrow assessments to evaluate patients' pretreatment and posttreatment disease levels and to track the course of the disease.
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Dr Kami Maddocks: Advances in DLBCL Treatment Despite Challenges in Research
August 8th 2023Although B-cell lymphomas can be challenging to study, there have been great advances in treatments in the second-line and later, explained Kami Maddocks, MD, professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, the Ohio State James Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Standard Uptake Value Index May Aid in Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica
August 8th 2023Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disease often misdiagnosed as certain cancers, among other diseases. Researchers have recently made progress to better diagnose PMR using a standard uptake value index based on fluorodeoxyglucose with positron-emission tomography/computed tomography.
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