Justina Petrullo

Stress can harm different areas of sleep health in young adults who are good sleepers.

Women with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) reported higher fertility rates compared to the general population, and most said HS symptoms did not change with fertility treatments.

The personalizing actinic keratosis treatment (PAKT) tool may have the ability to strengthen patient-centric management of actinic keratoses (AK) in clinical practice, account for patient goals, and form reasonable treatment and care outcomes.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of caffeine on sleep aimed to help determine clear guidelines.

Judite Blanc, PhD, is lead author on the abstract, “Social Determinants of Sleep Disorders Among Multiethnic Americans in the NIH All of Us Research Program,” which was presented on June 5th at the SLEEP 2023 conference.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is associated with multiple comorbidities and is underreported in developing countries, necessitating further research.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we talk with 2 individuals who were essential in the creation and implementation of the Health Access Initiative for Recovery (Our HAIR), launched by Community Care Behavioral Health Organization of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

High relapse rates are seen in children with Graves disease happening mostly within 1 year of remission, calling for thyroid function reexamination and medication and lifestyle response.

Poor sleep quality might cause cognitive difficulties, while REM sleep might be protective against these difficulties, highlighting the usefulness of a simple neurocognitive screening tool for patients with persistent insomnia disorder (pID).

A study suggests that strains of ruminococcus (blautia) gnavus (RG) seen in the gut microbiome of patients in active lupus nephritis might be drivers of disease flares and highlight the possible pathogenic qualities of specific strains.

Aging people with HIV need more assistance from various industry leaders that go beyond just raising awareness.

Acceptance and commitment therapy can significantly help patients with primary insomnia and secondary symptoms, especially anxiety associated with insomnia and those who have not responded to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could contribute to mood worsening in patients with OSA and chronic insomnia (CI).

Maternal mortality remains "unacceptably" high across all racial and ethnic groups in the US, but disproportionately affects American Indian and Alaska Native and Black individuals, according to a new study.

Accurate diagnosis, patient education, and collaborative decision making between patients and providers empowers patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to take their health into their own hands and stay out of the hospital.

A webinar presented by the Global Liver Institute highlighted areas of improvement needed in research for liver cancer, but also left listeners with hope for future treatments focused on strengthening immunity.

Healthy sleep before being infected with SARS-CoV-2 infection and before and during the COVID-19 pandemic might protect against post–COVID-19 condition, or long COVID.

Telemedicine is effective to diagnose and treat various dermatologic conditions in the pediatric population.

Idiopathic hypersomnia treatment should be determined based on factors like symptom profile, age, comorbidities, and additional medications, says review.

Certain sleep difficulties present in the transition from childhood to adolescence might be associated with psychopathology symptoms.

Higher levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) were found in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and might be able to provide a measurement of clinical treatment response in a subset of these patients.

Adolescents can substantially increase sleep duration by advancing their bedtime, study shows.

Guidelines for written eczema action plans need to be reviewed for effectiveness before more WAPs are created.

Patients who are members of racial minority groups are less likely to be prescribed insomnia medication.

More geographically and racially diverse population cohorts are needed to determine heritability risk in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRS).

Out of multiple risk factors, African American and Hispanic individuals with Medicaid are at a significantly higher risk of uncontrolled asthma.

Obesity had a significant association with increased hazard of all-cause and cardiovascular fatality in adults with asthma, according to a recent study.

In patients with ejection fraction greater than 40% who were stabilized after a worsening heart failure event, use of combination sacubitril/valsartan led to greater reduction in plasma NT-proBNP levels compared with valsartan alone.

A retrospective analysis of data of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suggests that mucus plugs could contribute to patient mortality, offering a possible treatment target.

Surya Bhatt, MD, associate professor of medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham, talks about a new trial in which dupilumab was used in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with frequent exacerbations and type 2 inflammation.