USPSTF Advises Against Routine Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection
February 14th 2023The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reaffirmed previous recommendations against routine serologic screening for genital herpes infection among asymptomatic adolescents and adults, including pregnant individuals.
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FVIII Inhibitory Antibody Titer Shows Implications for Response to IST Treatment for AHA
February 13th 2023Data show that patients who have factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitor titers of 20 or higher BU/mL took longer to achieve complete responses (CR) and had lower CR rates vs patients with lower titers.
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BRVO, CRVO Need More Effective Long-term Therapies
February 12th 2023While the current therapies are effective for treating branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO), they are inadequate for long-term treatment in clinical practice, according to an analysis of real-world data.
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High-Dose Aflibercept in Wet AMD and DME Provides Therapeutic Benefits, No New Safety Signals
February 12th 2023Two studies looking at a higher dose of aflibercept found that an 8-mg dose can be maintained at longer dosing intervals with similar benefits and no additional safety signals compared with the 2-mg dose.
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Dr Mary Cushman: Has an "Awakening of Consciousness" Improved Certain Treatment Disparities?
February 11th 2023Mary Cushman, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Vermont, and director of the thrombosis and hemostasis program at the University of Vermont Medical Center, talks about racial disparities in pulmonary embolism treatment.
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Long-term Antidepressant Drug Use Linked With Risk of Epilepsy
February 11th 2023Individuals exposed to antidepressant drugs for longer than 365 days had an increased risk of epilepsy, particularly those given escitalopram, venlafaxine, and mirtazapine, according to a recent study conducted in Taiwan.
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Family-Centered Interventions Improve Health Outcomes in Children, Adolescents With T1D
February 11th 2023Interventions in 9 studies were linked with varying effects on glycated hemoglobin, type 1 diabetes (T1D) management adherence, self-management behaviors, and parent-child teamwork in T1D management.
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Genetic Screening Could Have Promise for Reducing Infant Deaths
February 11th 2023An analysis of 112 infant deaths found that the contribution of genetic diseases to mortality was higher than previously known, and that treatments are available for 30% of the genetic diseases uncovered by the study.
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Despite High False-Positive Rate of FIT, Patients With Hemophilia Have High CRC Detection Rate
February 11th 2023The researchers underscored the importance of their findings for a wide group of patients with inherited bleeding disorders, as most colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs across the globe use fecal immunochemical testing (FIT).
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Home OCT: Providing More Personalized, Timely Treatment for Wet AMD
February 11th 2023Home optical coherence tomography (OCT) has shown there is a wide degree of heterogeneity in fluid dynamics and treatment response that may not be clear during regular office visits and scans. Presenters reviewed the latest data in home OCT to manage wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Mitochondrial Stabilizing Drugs Have Potential to Reverse Vision Loss in Dry AMD
February 10th 2023A review of data on 2 mitochondrial membrane stabilizers—risuteganib and elamipretide—has highlighted the potential to not just slow disease progression but actually reverse vision loss in patients with intermediate dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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