Sex-positive HIV prevention that moves beyond perceptions of risk may improve PrEP uptake among young adults who identify as sexual/gender minorities of color. “There are so many in...
For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, the impact of treatment on QOL is a significant driver of their treatment preferences. Daneng Li, MD, is the 2023 recipient of the Blue Fae...
Mindfulness training provides a fresh perspective to managing hypertension and was associated with a clinically significant reduction in systolic BP in a study. About 46% of Americans h...
Study results indicate that 40% of patients with interstitial lung abnormalities upon lung cancer screening develop interstitial lung disease within 5 years. Although interstiti...
After a firearm injury, access to mental healthcare varies. Pediatricians can perform mental health screenings for these patients and discuss firearm safety. “As a pediatric e...
Managing insomnia and other sleep disorders in IBD must first start with raising awareness of the IBD-sleep connection among clinicians and patients. “Previously, researchers have s...
En face SD-OCT and SW-AF imaging were compared for tracking Stargardt disease progression; en face SD-OCT is a valuable tool for measuring retinal changes. As more clinical trials pur...
Patients treated with automatic oxygen administration had less dyspnea than patients treated with manual oxygen administration. Studies have shown that patients with COPD who have bee...
Psoriasis typically predates PsA by a decade or more, therefore, skin involvement offers an opportunity to study risk factors....
With an increase in both T2D and NAFLD, plus an aging population, early identification of mild cognitive impairment could be critical. “Since changes in fine motor performance may s...
Clinicians should be mindful of the transition from chronic rhinosinusitis to new onset asthma, while figuring out ways to prevent it. “The clinical observation that chronic rhi...
While melanoma in situ is easily cured by surgery, the diagnosis may have an impact on how patients view themselves. Melanoma in situ (MIS; or stage 0 melanoma) represents half ...
Certain factors like age, marital status, education level, and disease history influence QOL in patients with vitiligo. Although vitiligo is not life-threatening, research has sugges...
More than one-half of patients with a head injury experienced incomplete recovery 6 months later, indicating the need for longer-term follow-up. “The most common form of traum...
Atopic dermatitis severity and time spent managing symptoms showed the strongest link with disease burden in patients with the disease. Studies have shown that atopic dermatitis (AD)...
Among patients with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), a MRSA nasal screen was 63.6% sensitive and 93.9% specific for MRSA SSTIs. “The 2014 Infectious Diseases Society of Amer...
An analysis of CaMEO study data shows that optimizing treatment for acute migraine increased productivity by more than 50%. Results from the Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and Outcomes...
The phrase “starting at age 9” in recommendations about HPV vaccination provided clinicians with a simple, clear directive to use in discussions with parents. “Three vaccines ar...
Respiratory syncytial virus increases the risk for respiratory complications in patients with respiratory failure, but not mortality. RSV has received greater recognition as a serious...
Updated ASCO guidelines for non-castrate, recurrent, advanced, or metastatic prostate cancer focus on data from the PEACE-1, ARASENS, ENZAMET and ARCHES trials. “The major reason fo...
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