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Early data suggest the Omicron variant may cause less severe cases of COVID-19; a new JAMA study finds the average young adult overweight; spotlighting vaccine discrimination in Africa.

Peter Dicpinigaitis, MD, professor of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and director of the Montefiore Cough Center, discusses what he and others have seen during the pandemic in patients with chronic cough who had COVID-19.

Although advancements in cancer have been many, disease relapse is still a hurdle for many types of tumors and malignancies, and there is an urgent need to overcome tumor resistance.

A new case report highlights a patient who presented with seizure-like symptoms but was later diagnosed with the rare lysosomal storage disorder.

Interstitial lung disease (ILD), created by inflammation that leads to scarring of the lungs, causes shortness of breath, dry cough, and fatigue; data show it doubles mortality risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Specifically, patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have a higher risk of developing heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction, according to new research.

Setting up a palliative care consultation program for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) improved some aspects of care.

Hidradenitis suppurativa, which is linked with microbial dysbiosis and immune dysregulation, is defined by recurrent nodules, tunnels and scarring, primarily in skin folds; the review found a multitude of antimicrobial peptides expressed in this skin disease.

People aging with HIV have more drug–drug interactions compared with those without HIV, according to results of an observational study.

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and elevated levels of parathyroid hormone who are treated with active vitamin D therapy experienced significantly higher risks of hypercalcemia, investigators concluded in a meta-analysis.

Findings from the single-arm, open-label ASCEND-Peds trial suggest olipudase alfa is well-tolerated and may lead to clinically meaningful improvements in patients with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) who do not have neurovisceral manifestations.

Authors from the University of Colorado say factors from skin irritations, to cost, to lack of insurance coverage, to physician barriers have limited uptake of automated insulin delivery systems.

Multidisciplinary care that includes growth hormone treatment should not cease once patients with Prader-Willi syndrome reach adulthood, according to authors of a study on care outcomes.

New data show the prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions varies according to the drug use pattern considered, with people living with HIV using multiple illegal drugs being at the highest risk.

Mild cognitive impairment has been proposed as a marker for the prodromal phase of Parkinson disease (PD), but little is known about its presentation in community-dwelling older adults.

Circulating Interleukin-11 is difficult to detect in healthy individuals, but when it is present in various inflammatory diseases, it has an elevated present in affected tissues, according to a literature review.

Misinformation about flu vaccines must be dealt with immediately, according to Leslie Kantor, PhD, MPH, chair and professor of the Department of Urban-Global Public Health, Rutgers School of Public Health.

Authors of a review published in Hormones outlined the benefits of healthy eating and physical activity to prevent and improve non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

According to the researchers, the case study suggests that better results are achieved when using cytoreductive treatment and low-dose aspirin.

The researchers outlined potential treatment options for this patient population since the emergence and uptake of targeted treatments.

A high comorbidity burden, including psychiatric, autoimmune, and systemic conditions, was found in US adult ambulatory populations with atopic dermatitis.

In a small study, researchers identified high nasal-paranasal sinus nitric oxide and carbon monoxide levels as potential migraine biomarkers.

New data suggest more children are being diagnosed with autism in the United States; Biden pushes for coverage of at-home COVID-19 tests; different pollutants may affect the ratio of boys to girls born.

A small study found that patients with chronic cough saw improvements in symptoms following transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation treatment, with minimal adverse effects.

Michael Thorpy, MD, director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore Medical Center, and professor of neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, speaks on the common occurrence of other comorbidities in patients with chronic insomnia.

Robert J. Hopkin, MD, clinical geneticist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, addresses major unmet needs in Fabry disease, ranging from uncontrolled pain to irreversible damage prior to treatment initiation.

Patients with concomitant psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) were shown to be 3.1-fold more likely to achieve complete skin clearance when treated with brodalumab vs ustekinumab after 52 weeks, with further improvements reported for quality of life (QOL).

Testing for spinal muscular atrophy in an Australian newborn screening program identified patients across socioeconomic and cultural demographics, mitigating inequity and providing patients with access to multidisciplinary treatment.

A systematic review showed that a high fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) value before starting inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy may be associated with higher response rates in patients with chronic cough.

Victoria Ly, MD, MPH, outlines one method of tackling vision screening follow-up rate disparities among children in Arkansas.