MONDAY, May 20, 2024-- Definitions of long COVID and care models are evolving, but considerable variability is seen in these models, according to a review published online May 21 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Roger Chou, M.D., from the Oregon...
https://www.drugs.com/news/long-covid-definitions-care-models-evolving-119325.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024-- In a systematically screened population, there is no association between autoimmune disease and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), according to a study published online May 21 in the Annals of...
https://www.drugs.com/news/no-association-found-autoimmune-monoclonal-gammopathy-119326.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024-- Fezolinetant is safe and effective for moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS), according to a study presented at the annual European Congress of Endocrinology, hosted by the European Society of Endocrinology from May 11...
https://www.drugs.com/news/fezolinetant-safe-effective-moderate-severe-menopause-hot-flashes-119327.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024-- Arm fat may predict risk for spinal fracture, according to a study presented at the annual European Congress of Endocrinology, hosted by the European Society of Endocrinology from May 11 to 14 in Stockholm.Maria Eleni...
https://www.drugs.com/news/arm-fat-may-predict-spinal-fracture-risk-119328.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- For patients with acute stroke, prehospital reduction in blood pressure does not affect functional outcomes, according to a study published online May 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at...
https://www.drugs.com/news/prehospital-reduction-bp-does-not-improve-stroke-outcomes-119316.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- In an American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report published online May 20 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for breastfeeding among people living with and at risk for HIV.Lisa Abuogi, M.D., from the University...
https://www.drugs.com/news/recommendations-developed-hiv-wanting-breastfeed-119315.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- For adults with sepsis, intravenous acetaminophen is safe but does not significantly improve the number of days alive and free of organ support, according to a study published online May 19 in the Journal of the American...
https://www.drugs.com/news/acetaminophen-does-not-improve-survival-adults-sepsis-119323.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and nine other medical societies, updated recommendations are presented for the management of lower-extremity...
https://www.drugs.com/news/updated-guidance-issued-managing-lower-extremity-peripheral-artery-119320.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bisoprolol does not reduce the number of self-reported exacerbations treated with oral corticosteroids, antibiotics, or both, according to a study published...
https://www.drugs.com/news/bisoprolol-does-not-reduce-exacerbations-risk-copd-patients-119318.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- Social determinants of health have a cumulative impact on poststroke mortality, according to a study presented at the the annual European Stroke Organization Conference, held from May 15 to 17 in Basel,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/social-determinants-health-impact-poststroke-mortality-risk-119319.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- In a clinical guideline issued jointly by the European Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society, recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency. The...
https://www.drugs.com/news/guideline-developed-glucocorticoid-induced-adrenal-insufficiency-119321.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- Individuals with BRCA1-associated protein (BAP1) have a high rate of nail abnormalities consistent with onychopapillomas, according to a study published online May 17 in JAMA Dermatology to coincide the annual meeting of the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/individuals-bap1-have-rate-nail-abnormalities-119317.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- Glucose above the diagnostic threshold at the time of gestational diabetes diagnosis is associated with worse neonatal outcomes, according to a study presented at the annual European Congress of Endocrinology, hosted by the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/blood-sugar-levels-gestational-diabetes-diagnosis-predict-outcomes-119322.htmlMONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- Women receive worse primary care-based chronic kidney disease (CKD) management than men, according to a research letter published online May 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the annual...
https://www.drugs.com/news/women-face-worse-chronic-kidney-management-primary-care-119324.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- More than half of Native Americans aged 70 years and older have cognitive impairment, according to a study published online May 15 in Alzheimer's & Dementia.Astrid M. Suchy-Dicey, Ph.D., from the Huntington Medical...
https://www.drugs.com/news/native-americans-older-than-70-years-may-have-cognitive-impairment-119302.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Past 30-day electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use among adults is associated with earlier ages of asthma onset, according to a study published online May 17 in JAMA Network Open.Adriana Pérez, Ph.D.,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/electronic-cigarettes-tied-earlier-age-onset-adult-asthma-119301.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risks for cardiovascular mortality and chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression in patients with early-stage disease, according to a study published online May 11 in the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/vitamin-d-deficiency-tied-worse-outcomes-early-kidney-119304.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- People whose body mass index (BMI) slightly increases from normal weight to low-level overweight during 30 years of middle adulthood have a lower risk for fracture in later life, according to a study published online April 8...
https://www.drugs.com/news/slight-body-mass-gains-middle-age-may-cut-later-fracture-risk-119303.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Men with diabetes have a greater risk for complications than women, irrespective of diabetes duration, according to a study published online May 16 in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.Alice A. Gibson,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/men-face-more-diabetes-complications-than-women-119294.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- There is a U-shaped association between adolescent body mass index (BMI) and mental health, according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Psychiatry.Shanquan Chen, Ph.D., from the London School of Hygiene &...
https://www.drugs.com/news/u-shaped-link-detected-between-adolescent-bmi-mental-health-119295.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- In a practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology, along with the American Epilepsy Society and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, recommendations are presented for the use of antiseizure medications...
https://www.drugs.com/news/aan-issues-guideline-antiseizure-meds-childbearing-potential-119299.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- There is a high level of approval for use of polygenic embryo screening, according to a study published online May 14 in JAMA Network Open.Rémy A. Furrer, Ph.D., from the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical...
https://www.drugs.com/news/level-approval-observed-polygenic-embryo-screening-119292.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Social media use is associated with an increased risk for cigarette smoking and electronic cigarette use in teens and young adults, according to a study published online May 16 in Thorax.Nicholas S. Hopkinson, Ph.D.,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/greater-teen-social-media-tied-increased-cigarette-119298.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- For patients who had taken factor Xa inhibitors within 15 hours before having an acute intracerebral hemorrhage, andexanet alfa, which reverses the effects of factor Xa inhibitors, results in better control of hematoma...
https://www.drugs.com/news/andexanet-yields-better-control-hematoma-expansion-than-usual-care-119293.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- For patient questions about cancer, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots can generate quality, empathetic, and readable responses, according to a study published online May 16 in JAMA Oncology.David Chen, from the Princess...
https://www.drugs.com/news/ai-chatbots-can-generate-quality-empathetic-readable-responses-119296.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- For patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), perioperative treatment with nivolumab results in significantly longer event-free survival, according to a study published in the May 16/23 issue of the New...
https://www.drugs.com/news/perioperative-nivolumab-tops-chemo-survival-resectable-lung-cancer-119297.htmlFRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- There is a negative association for oxidative balance score (OBS) with chronic kidney disease, according to a study published online April 23 in Frontiers in Nutrition.Yuyu Cao, from the Seventh Clinical Medical College at...
https://www.drugs.com/news/negative-link-seen-oxidative-balance-score-chronic-kidney-119300.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Semaglutide reduces the need for loop diuretics and has positive effects on symptoms, physical limitations, and body weight in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), regardless of diuretic...
https://www.drugs.com/news/semaglutide-reduces-need-diuretics-heart-failure-119278.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Due to a potential risk for Salmonella, the supermarket chains ALDI and Hy-Vee are recalling brands of cream cheese.No actual illnesses linked to the products have yet been reported, but Hy-Vee said it is announcing the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/salmonella-risk-prompts-recall-cream-cheese-aldi-hy-vee-stores-119280.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- For patients with binge eating disorder (BED), a web-based cognitive behavioral self-help intervention leads to significant reductions in binge eating episodes and improvements in mental health outcomes, according to a...
https://www.drugs.com/news/web-based-self-help-intervention-beneficial-binge-eating-disorder-119276.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- New 2023 provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics show the first decline in deaths from drug overdose in the United States since 2018."Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,543 drug...
https://www.drugs.com/news/slight-decline-seen-u-s-overdose-deaths-119279.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- From 2015 to 2021, there were significant increases in the use of electronic vapor products (EVPs) among adolescents, according to a study published in the May issue of the Ochsner Journal.Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., from...
https://www.drugs.com/news/2015-2021-saw-increase-electronic-vaping-product-teens-119277.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Weight loss is similar for individuals using a wireless feedback system (WFS) that provides daily information on lifestyle change and weight loss versus the same system augmented with human coaching, according to a study...
https://www.drugs.com/news/activity-tracker-scale-plus-phone-app-may-aid-weight-loss-119268.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Male and female V1421 carriers face a similar and substantial risk for heart failure hospitalization, according to a study published online May 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/male-female-v1421-carriers-face-similar-risk-heart-failure-hospitalization-119267.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Treatment with the oral selective cardiac myosin inhibitor aficamten results in significantly greater improvement in peak oxygen uptake compared with placebo among patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic...
https://www.drugs.com/news/aficamten-beneficial-obstructive-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-119266.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- A multipronged primary care quality improvement initiative increases early human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation across racial/ethnic, sociodemographic, insurance, and geographic groups, according to a study...
https://www.drugs.com/news/quality-improvement-initiative-boosts-early-hpv-vaccine-rates-119269.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Disparities are evident in the interventional management of non-ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and in STEMI incidence and mortality, according to two studies presented at the annual meeting of the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/women-black-hispanic-adults-have-lower-angiography-pci-nstemi-119271.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Radiomics features can help identify incident destabilizing meniscal tears, according to a study published online May 15 in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research.Michelle Villagran, from Wellesley College in Massachusetts,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/radiomics-features-can-identify-destabilizing-meniscal-tears-119274.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Use of radial access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) increased 2.8-fold in the United States between 2013 and 2022, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cardiovascular...
https://www.drugs.com/news/radial-access-percutaneous-coronary-intervention-now-dominant-method-119270.htmlTHURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- In adults with obesity, childhood weight status may stratify mortality risk, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Congress on Obesity, hosted by the European Association for the Study of...
https://www.drugs.com/news/childhood-weight-status-may-stratify-mortality-risk-adults-obesity-119272.htmlThe views and opinions expressed in this feed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Elizabeth Pharmacy. Elizabeth Pharmacy does not warrant the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the information contained on this feed. If you have a particular complaint about something you’ve found on this web site, feel free to contact us.