Gamified Therapy PDT Yields High Support From Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
September 3rd 2022A digital pet app used as a prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) to encourage children to complete prescribed therapies received high engagement and function scores from children living with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
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Dr Anchalee Avihingsanon: We Need More Study on Hep B Endurance in PLWH
September 3rd 2022The ALLIANCE trial is investigating the responses of treatment-naïve persons living with comorbid HIV (PLWH)/hepatitis B virus to a triplet regimen of bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide vs dolutegravir plus emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate.
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Sleep Abnormalities Linked With Increased PD Risk in Older Men
September 3rd 2022Older adults who reported longer total sleep time, lower rapid eye movement (REM) sleep percentage, and higher minimum oxygen saturations during REM sleep had an increased risk of developing Parkinson disease (PD).
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Success in Eosinophil-Targeted Treatments for EoE Remains Limited
September 2nd 2022The researchers compiled data from studies of lirentelimab, mepolizumab, reslizumab, and benralizumab, highlighting the difficulties in finding an effective approach with eosinophil-targeted treatments for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).
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Patients and Parents Impacted by SMA May Be Optimistic About Prenatal Testing, Therapies
September 2nd 2022As the feasibility of phase 1 clinical trials for prenatal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) therapies is explored, patient and parent input on prenatal testing and possibly treatment is a valuable tool for guiding research discussions.
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Systematic Approaches to Patient Educational Needs May Benefit Those With Bleeding Disorders
September 2nd 2022Nurse-led education is an essential aspect of care for patients with bleeding disorders, but there is currently a lack of research on specific strategies to improve patient self-management through education.
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New studies have linked a diet of ultra-processed food to a higher risk of colorectal cancer and to an overall risk of mortality; the CDC endorsed the updated booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech for use against the omicron variant; South Carolina Department of Corrections and Pear Therapeutics are teaming up to support inmates recovering from substance use disorders.
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Dr David Koren Discusses Response to the Monkeypox Public Health Emergency
September 2nd 2022David E. Koren, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, AAHIVP, FIDSA, infectious disease clinical pharmacist at Temple University Hospital, speaks on gaps in monkeypox vaccine availability and access and steps to improve response to the public health emergency.
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Results of Macitentan in PAH From SERAPHIN OL Echo Earlier Trial Safety Data
September 1st 2022This open-label extension of the SERAPHIN trial evaluated the long-term safety and tolerability of a small daily dose of the endothelin receptor antagonist against pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) among patients from the original study.
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Wide Variation Found in UK Prescribing Guidance for Preferring Low-Carbon Asthma Inhalers
September 1st 2022Understanding if local prescription patterns are influenced by guidance could help policymakers understand what is needed to further encourage a shift to asthma inhalers with less of a climate impact.
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Olipudase alfa (Xenpozyme) was granted FDA approval for patients with Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD); Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are each authorized for use as a booster dose; people with type A blood have an 18% higher risk of stroke before age 60, compared with other blood types.
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Hemoglobin Improvement Correlates With Better HRQOL in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
September 1st 2022Post hoc analyses of the phase 3 PEGASUS trial found that clinical and hematological improvements were associated with better patient-reported fatigue and physical function outcomes in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, for an overall bettering of health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
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Breathing Exercise Can Help With Fatigue, Daytime Sleepiness in Patients With OSA
August 31st 2022A randomized, controlled, experimental study found that a breathing exercise decreased fatigue and daytime sleepiness at the end of the fourth and eighth weeks of an intervention in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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US life expectancy fell by nearly a year in 2021 to 76.1 years; Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill reduced the number of hospitalizations and deaths among older adults during the Omicron surge in Israel; current smokers were found to have thicker, heavier, and weaker hearts compared with nonsmokers.
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