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US seeing spike in emergency visits for tick bites, CDC says
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (122+ words) This tick season is already setting records. According to the CDC’ s Tick Bite Data Tracker, out of every 100, 000 ED visits during the fourth week of April, 114 were for a tick bite — the highest rate for this time of year…...
Asian American communities report delaying care due to cost, recent immigration policies
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (287+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " There are substantial gaps in access to care and screening for conditions like hepatitis B, diabetes and tuberculosis among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, a nationwide survey shows. According to Rita K. Kuwahara, MD, MIH, FACP,…...
Lifestyle modifications, medical interventions can slow myopia progression
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (71+ words) When it comes to myopia, most parents are aware that it is not just about getting a new pair of glasses every year. There are things we can do to help with myopia progression. When I have a conversation with…...
FDA approves Breztri for adolescents, adults with asthma
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (162+ words) The FDA approved Breztri Aerosphere, a single-inhaler triple therapy, as a maintenance treatment for patients aged at least 12 years with asthma, according to a press release from Astra Zeneca. The Breztri Aerosphere (Astra Zeneca) inhaler combines 320 g budesonide, an inhaled…...
Restylane, Sculptra combo improves skin dryness, collagen loss for menopausal women
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (57+ words) Interim results from two investigator-initiated trials revealed insights into the role of injectables to address the aesthetic changes that accompany menopause and medication-driven weight loss, according to an industry press release. The first study, led by Andreas Nikolis, MD, Ph…...
Advanced gene editing "promising" for sickle cell disease, but access challenges remain
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (939+ words) Two papers published in The New England Journal of Medicine highlight the potential of gene editing for treatment of sickle cell disease. In one study, renizgamglogene autogedtemcel (Editas Medicine) led to normalization of total hemoglobin levels and a higher level…...
Incalculable contributions to cardiology: A tribute to Eugene Braunwald, MD
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (158+ words) Eugene Braunwald, MD, MACC, whose diverse body of work changed the practice of cardiology, died April 22 at age 96 years. Among his many contributions to cardiology, Braunwald, who held the title of Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women…...
Uveitis attack history may predict cataract surgery outcomes
12+ hour, 16+ min ago (267+ words) After having surgery for uveitis-associated cataracts, patients who had experienced more uveitis attacks required longer courses of topical steroids, according to a study published in Clinical Ophthalmology. "Steroid-free recovery time is a clinically relevant metric because prolonged topical corticosteroid use…...
Crinecerfont benefits continue long term for adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
17+ hour, 6+ min ago (53+ words) LAS VEGAS — Adults with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia experienced substantial and sustained reductions in glucocorticoid doses with 2 years of crinecerfont therapy, reducing treatment burden with no new safety signals observed. New open-label extension data from the CAHtalyst trial, presented at…...
Novel GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist confers up to 16. 6% weight loss in obesity
15+ hour, 33+ min ago (60+ words) A GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist induced up to 16. 6% weight loss at 76 weeks for adults with overweight or obesity and without type 2 diabetes, according to topline results from the SYNCHRONIZE-1 trial. Survodutide (Boehringer Ingelheim, Zealand Pharma) is a once-weekly injectable medication…...