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This is the first in a two-part series on comorbidities in patients with HIV. In Part One, Nel Jason L. Haw, PhD, MHS, MS, discusses comorbidities in patients with perinatally acquired HIV. “ People with perinatally acquired HIV...

AI assistance may enhance the accuracy of skin cancer diagnoses in clinical practice, according to a study in NPJ Digital Medicine. Isabelle Krakowski, MD, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing...

Incorporating an exercise program with a gyroscopic ball to conventional physiotherapy improved upper limb coordination and manual dexterity in patients with MS, according to results published in Journal of Neuro Engineering and...

Researchers at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting evaluated the performance of myelofibrosis prognostic models at an inner-city tertiary care center, characterized by diverse patient demographics, delayed disease presentation, and...

A study published in Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics showed the peripapillary microvasculature to be a superior indicator of retinal damage progression in diabetic retinopathy (DR). To assess inner retinal layer damage and...

Markers of diabetes are positively associated with overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study published in Frontiers in Endocrinology. Qingliu He and colleagues used data from six cycles of the US National Health and...

In patients with blood cancer, critical illness and baseline characteristics were associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), according to research in Intensive Care Medicine. Federico C. Carini, MD, and...

Traditional surveillance methods might not fully capture the scope of RSV-related hospitalizations, potentially underestimating its burden. For a study published in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Amanda C. Howa, MD,...

A recent study aimed to identify the prevalence of pre-existing chronic conditions in older adults with newly diagnosed epilepsy compared to those without epilepsy. Utilizing a random sample of nearly five million Medicare...

Examining the impact of race/ ethnicity in PrEP care without considering structural racism and dis – crimination may miss certain factors that impact care, according to results published in AIDS and Behavior. Florence...

Researchers have identified significant sex imbalances in two autosomal macular dystrophies, suggesting sex may act as a modifier for nonABCA4 autosomal macular dystrophies. Results were published in Investigative Ophthalmology...

While most sexual minority men (SMM) had favorable reactions to “Undetectable=Untransmittable” (U=U) messaging about HIV transmission, there are many who remain skeptical, according to findings published in JAIDS. Sarah K....

The optimal BMI cutoff point appears to be 27 kg/m 2 for detecting obesity in middle-aged and older adults, according to a study presented at the 31st European Congress on Obesity. Marwan El Ghoch, MD, and colleagues used data...