Q&A: Proactively Addressing Pain in Patients With IBD—Beyond Opioids
Gil Melmed, MD, shares how a proactive pain management protocol curbed opioid prescriptions and utilization among hospitalized patients with IBD.
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Author: Teresa Sellinger
Q&A: Addressing Gaps in Early IRD Diagnosis to Improve Patient Outcomes
Some patients with inherited retinal diseases still experience multi-year diagnostic delays, but education and genetic testing have reduced this gap.
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Study Sheds Light on Optimal Use of 3D-TEE vs Cardiac MRI for Surgical Myectomy
New findings shed light on optimal pre-surgical myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy imaging techniques and measurement types.
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Disease-Causing Variants Identified in Inherited Retinal Dystrophies
A study of inherited retinal dystrophy subjects identified 14 novel ABCA4 variants of which 8 were determined to be disease-causing or likely disease-causing.
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Study Targets Improved Diagnostic Criteria for ApHCM
Per-segment indexed apical wall thickness thresholds were accurate in detecting apical hypertrophy and could help diagnose apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Alopecia Linked to Autoimmune & Psychiatric Comorbidities
Compared with controls, patients with alopecia areata had greater risks for developing psychiatric and autoimmune comorbidities after their diagnosis.
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Tele-Assessment Align With Face-to-Face Assessment in MS
The Berg Balance Scale, Dynamic Gait Index, and Timed Up and Go tests were found to be reliable tests to use with online assessments of patients with MS.
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Acute Leukemia Tied to Various Ocular Manifestations
Patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia experienced various ocular manifestations, such as retinal hemorrhage.
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Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy May Increase MACE in Liver Transplant
For patients undergoing liver transplant, the presence of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy was related to a trend toward increased major adverse cardiac events.
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ChatGPT Diagnoses Only Correct in Half of Cases
Researchers input 150 case challenges into ChatGPT, noting the AI struggled to interpret lab values and only produced correct diagnoses half of the time.
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Sleep Duration Linked to Microvascular Complications
People with type 2 diabetes who slept for short or long durations had a higher prevalence of microvascular damage, according to an abstract at EASD 2024.
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Gaps Persist for Those Ineligible for Vaccines for Children Program
Kids eligible for the Vaccines for Children program had lower coverage for measles, mumps, and rubella, rotavirus, and the combined seven-vaccine series.
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Sulfonamides & Cephalosporins Linked to Cutaneous Reactions
Sulfonamide antibiotics and cephalosporins are associated with serious cutaneous adverse drug reactions requiring ED visits or hospitalizations.
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AI-Enhanced OCT Analysis Helps Classify IRD Images
An automated optical coherence tomography algorithm showed the potential of using AI-assisted image processing in inherited retinal disease diagnostics.
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Influencing, Prognostic Factors of ES-HCM Identified
A study published in ESC Heart Failure identified seven influencing factors and two prognostic factors for end-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Manual Dexterity Predicts Cognitive Dysfunction in MS
Manual dexterity predicted cognitive dysfunction and was also associated with multiple cognitive domains in multiple sclerosis, according to recent findings.
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Patients With Skin of Color Experience More AEs From Sclerotherapy
Patients with darker skin tones experienced more adverse events when receiving sclerotherapy, particularly post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
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Hep C Reinfection Observed in MSM With HIV From 2000 to 2018
Among MSM with HIV who previously cleared HCV, the incidence rate of HCV reinfection was 4.7 per 100 person-years.
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Hematology Mentorship Program May Improve Retention
Hematology fellows who viewed their mentor as a good match experienced positive impacts on their confidence, professional identity, and career development.
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Abdominal Aortic Calcification Tied to Coronary Artery Calcium
Abdominal aortic calcification was linked to coronary artery calcium score among patients undergoing liver transplant.
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