Articles

Relieving Digestive Obstruction in Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer

Oct 19, 2023

A study suggests that continuous gastric artery infusion chemotherapy was effective and safe in relieving digestive obstruction in advanced gastric cancer.

Strategies for HCV Elimination: Learning from SF

Oct 17, 2023

End Hep C SF placed the city on track to achieve the 2030 HCV elimination target set by the WHO among men who have sex with men who have ever injected drugs.

Disparities Influence Outcomes in Live Donor Liver Transplants

Oct 16, 2023

Known disparities related to race and sex in deceased donor liver transplantation also appear to influence live donor liver transplantation.

Pre-Op HRQOL Impacts Post-Surgery Outcomes in Pediatric Epilepsy

Oct 13, 2023

For children with drug-resistant epilepsy, older age at seizure onset and higher HRQOL before surgery were associated with better postoperative HRQOL.

Treatment Guidelines for Castleman Disease Applicable in Clinical Practice

Oct 12, 2023

An evaluation of guidelines for idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease supports use of IL-6 agents as first-line treatment.

Hand Osteoarthritis Is Not a Systemic Disease of the Cartilage

Oct 11, 2023

Hand joints without osteoarthritis maintain their joint space when other joints have or develop osteoarthritis.

Frequency of ADHD Medication Errors Jumps Nearly 300% From 2000 to 2021

Oct 9, 2023

Increases in ADHD medication-related errors occurred most often among children aged 6-12 and primarily involved inadvertently taking a medication twice.

Substance Use Screening May Benefit Depression Treatments

Oct 6, 2023

Increased training in substance use disorder identification and frontline treatments may provide value for primary care patients.

Gender Plays Prognostic Role for Certain Types of Heart Failure

Oct 5, 2023

A study sheds light on notable distinctions in clinical characteristics between male and female patients with heart failure and cardiomyopathy.

Inclusion Body Myositis Associated With Unique Comorbidities

Oct 4, 2023

Early recognition of comorbidities in inclusion body myositis can avert some of the potential complications and may improve inpatient care.

“Night Owls” Are at Increased Risk for Diabetes Compared With “Early Birds”

Oct 3, 2023

Since lifestyle factors are critical for diabetes prevention, improving these behaviors could mitigate the increased risk linked with evening chronotype.

CAM Use in More Than One-Third of Patients With CKD

Oct 2, 2023

Many patients with CKD, including transplant recipients, do not disclose use of complementary and...

Simplified Assessment Tool Predicts Psoriasis Severity

Oct 2, 2023

Dermatologists seek simple, reliable assessment tools to make diagnosing psoriasis simpler yet accurate.

Study Challenges the Impact of Antiseizure Meds on Psychotropic Drug Outcomes in Patients With Epilepsy

Sep 29, 2023

In patients with epilepsy taking antiseizure and psychotropic medications, drug-drug interactions may not substantially impact outcomes as expected.

Q&A: Total Airway Count Offers New Insights Into COPD Progression

Sep 29, 2023

Former smokers, especially those with COPD, have thinner airway walls, a measure that may help predict and manage COPD disease progression.

Coronary Artery Calcification Stratifies Mortality Risk in Patients With Obesity

Sep 27, 2023

Coronary artery calcification can effectively stratify risk for all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality in people with obesity with no prior CV disease.