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You can't argue with success, unless you are an insurance company faced with covering medications shown to improve obesity. The ability of drugs originally designed for diabetes management to reduce [...]

WASHINGTON -- A nonpharmacologic, interdisciplinary program significantly improved chronic pain in children and the quality of life for their families, based on data from 115 individuals. Up to 40% of [...]

Sulfites, present in foods, drinks, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products, have been named the 'Allergen of the Year' for 2024 by the American Contact Dermatitis Society (ACDS). Sulfites are currently [...]

Preexposure prophylaxis prescription reversals and abandonments were lower for patients seen by primary care clinicians than by other non-infectious disease clinicians, based on data from approximately 37,000 individuals. Although preexposure [...]

USE OF ORAL amoxicillin-clavulanic acid for 5 days was noninferior to a 10-day course of treatment among children with noncomplicated febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to new research. Well-appearing [...]

Short bursts of activity are approximately as effective for general health as longer sessions, especially for those who are mainly sedentary, according to several recently published studies. If your fitness [...]

WOMEN WITH DAILY EXPOSURE to spironolactone for dermatologic conditions showed no higher risk of developing breast or gynecologic cancer than that of unexposed women, in a retrospective study of over [...]

WASHINGTON -- Online vendors of nicotine toothpicks rarely verify the age of purchasers, whereas brick-and-mortar stores are more likely to ask for ID, according to a study of 77 stores [...]

WASHINGTON -- Get the backstory before rushing to diagnose a seizure disorder in a child, Michael Strunc, MD, said in a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy [...]

SEVERAL FEATURES OF SLEEP disturbance, including nightmares, sleep-onset latency, and sleep quality, were associated with a significantly increased risk of suicidal ideation (SI), based on data from 102 individuals. Suicide [...]

The National Rosacea Society (NRS) has launched a new Seal of Acceptance program to help patients and physicians identify skin care and cosmetic products that are appropriate for sensitive and [...]

TOPLINE: Children with asthma exposed to worsening psychosocial environmental factors during childhood were more likely to have more severe asthma symptoms than those without such exposures. METHODOLOGY: * The researchers [...]

Individuals with severe acne were considered less attractive, less worthy of friendship, and less likely to be hired for a job, compared with those who did not have acne, based [...]

New studies show that chronic exposure to air pollution is associated with increased risk of autoimmune disease in adults and depression in adolescents. Other analyses of data have found environmental [...]

Adapted D-dimer thresholds based on pretest probability were effective for ruling out pulmonary embolism (PE) in subgroups of high-risk individuals without the use of imaging in a review of data. [...]

Many myths persist about sunscreen use and safety, and further sunscreen regulations may be impacted by legislation in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to Steven Q. Wang, [...]

Six active ingredients used in sunscreen products in the United States showed systemic skin absorption with geometric mean plasma concentrations greater than 0.5 ng/mL in a randomized trial including four [...]

Women who had a preterm delivery were at least 1.6 times as likely to develop hypertension (HT) over the next decade as those who had full-term deliveries, based on data [...]

Psoriasis patients treated with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs had a significantly lower incidence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) compared with those treated with phototherapy, in a study of 464 adults. Epidemiologic [...]

APPROXIMATELY 70% of children with febrile urinary tract infections receive guideline-adherent follow-up imaging from primary care, based on data from 118 individuals. 'Timely imaging is recommended after febrile UTI (fUTI) [...]

Practicing yoga was associated with improvements in several frailty markers in previously inactive older adults, a multistudy review finds. 'Up to 50% of adults aged 80 years or older are [...]

Older adults with actinic keratoses (AKs) have a higher risk for skin cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and melanoma, according to the results of a [...]

TOPLINE: Among pediatric patients with psoriasis, Black children and male children are significantly more likely to have palmoplantar psoriasis (PP). METHODOLOGY: * Researchers reviewed data on 330 children and youths [...]

USE OF JANUS KINASE (JAK) inhibitors is associated with a nearly fourfold increase in the risk of acne compared with placebo, according to an analysis of 25 JAK-inhibitor studies. For [...]

EVALUATION OF TEMPERAMENT in mental health outpatients showed a significant association between the irritable temperament type and a diagnosis of bipolar I and bipolar II disorders, based on data from [...]

Use of dialectical behavior therapy significantly reduced suicide attempts in adolescents with bipolar disorder, compared with standard of care, based on data from 100 individuals aged 12-18 years. Bipolar spectrum [...]

TOPLINE: A topical fixed-dose combination of three approved acne treatments significantly improves moderate to severe acne with a strong safety profile. METHODOLOGY: * The two multicenter studies included 363 individuals [...]

Adults with asthma who were newly prescribed mepolizumab showed significant improvement in symptoms after 1 year regardless of comorbidities, based on data from 822 individuals. Comorbidities including chronic rhinosinusitis with [...]

ADULTS WITH NONSEVERE community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) responded nearly equally to three first-line and alternative antibiotic regimens, based on data from more than 23,000 individuals. Current recommendations for the treatment of [...]

Adults with asthma who were newly prescribed mepolizumab showed significant improvement in symptoms after 1 year regardless of comorbidities, based on data from 822 individuals. Comorbidities including chronic rhinosinusitis with [...]

APPROXIMATELY 4 IN 10 cases of type 1 diabetes in adults are diagnosed at age 30 years and older, based on data from nearly 1,000 individuals. New-onset type 1 diabetes [...]

More time spent on social media in ways defined as problematic was significantly associated with increased depressive symptoms during pregnancy, based on data from more than 600 individuals. Depressive symptoms [...]

EATING DISORDERS are a common comorbidity in patients with bipolar disorder, especially those with type II, based on data from more than 2,000 individuals. Previous research of bipolar disorder (BD) [...]

Ancestry was a significant predictor of response to lithium by adults with bipolar disorder (BPD), based on data from 172 individuals. Lithium remains the first-line treatment for BPD, but clinical [...]

Two-thirds of children who underwent genetic testing in the pediatric intensive care unit showed a genetic variant, and a third of these children received changes in care as a result, [...]

Fluorescence optical imaging (FOI) identified early signs of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), based on data from 2 years of follow-up of a cohort of 389 adults at 14 rheumatology centers. Approximately [...]

LAS VEGAS -- Improving diversity in dermatology starts with education, Susan C. Taylor, MD, said in a presentation at Medscape Live's annual Las Vegas Dermatology Seminar, where she led a [...]

Telehealth parent-child interaction therapy improved the behavior of 3-year-olds with developmental delay in a randomized controlled trial. The children received the therapy with their parents or caregivers, who were more [...]

Researchers have identified pathogenic gene variations in 12% of cases of sudden unexplained death in children. The new study, which involved 116 cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or [...]

Diabetes management in adults aged 65 years and older involves special considerations, because the effects of aging on metabolic regulation can exacerbate the disease and accelerate the development of common [...]

Use current health and desire for pregnancy to guide contraception discussions in primary care, according to authors of an updated report. In an installment of the American College of Physicians' [...]

Baseline depression was significantly associated with recovered, incident, and persistent metabolic syndrome, based on data from more than 13,000 individuals in South America. Previous research has established a connection between [...]

Use of inhalers with long-acting muscarinic antagonists and long-acting beta-agonists reduced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD exacerbations and pneumonia hospitalizations compared with inhalers with corticosteroids and long-acting beta-agonists, based on [...]

Adults who underwent either total ankle replacement or ankle fusion for end-stage ankle osteoarthritis showed similar clinical scores and adverse-event numbers, in a randomized controlled trial of approximately 300 patients. [...]

Low-dose aspirin taken daily fails to reduce the risk of fractures and increases the risk of serious falls in older adults, a new study finds. Previous research suggests that aspirin [...]

Adults who underwent either total ankle replacement (TAR) or ankle fusion (AF) for end-stage ankle osteoarthritis showed similar clinical scores and adverse-event numbers, in a randomized controlled trial of approximately [...]

TEENS DIAGNOSED with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder in childhood reported similar overall quality of life compared with teens with ADHD behaviors but no childhood diagnosis, a new study finds. The [...]

Teens diagnosed with ADHD in childhood do not show any improvements in quality of life and outcomes and were more likely to report self-harm and display negative social behaviors, a [...]

A single sigmoidoscopy screening significantly reduced the long-term incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a new pooled analysis of four randomized trials. Although endoscopic screening provides an opportunity for [...]