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Molly Kimball, RD, CSSD, of Ochsner Health, advocates for sustainable changes to populations' everyday behaviors to make healthy choices easier and more culturally relevant.

Myelodysplastic syndrome is an extremely heterogeneous disease, and there is no definitive cure, so these investigators wanted a better understanding of patients’ priorities regarding their care, quality of life, and communication with the care team.

Breastfeeding infants during the first 3 months can lower their risk of childhood obesity, regardless of the mother's body mass index before pregnancy.

Patients living with HIV had a lower uptake of hepatitis A virus vaccination despite it being recommended for this population.

Mortality and morbidity in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) cannot be accurately predicted using the Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) in the present day.

Shifting from an opt-in to an opt-out approach boosted palliative care consults from 16.6% of eligible patients to 43.9%, the investigators found.

In a systematic review and meta-analysis, real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) demonstrated benefits in terms of time in range, hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia among patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

The FDA and the European Medicines Agency have accepted marketing authorization applications and decisions are pending.

This new study examined postoperative survival among discharged patients following treatment of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) via surgical resection using the National Cancer Database.

Gabapentinoid use, namely gabapentin and pregabalin, was associated with increased risk for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation in patients with epilepsy, neuropathic pain, and other chronic pain.

Despite there being more patients undergoing bariatric surgery since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010, these surgeries had better postoperative outcomes.

An artificial intelligence (AI)-aided stethoscope provides reliable information on asthma exacerbations in children, especially those under 5 years, a study suggests.

The prognosis and disease severity of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was found to be associated with changes in trimethylamine N-oxide.

Merck’s pembrolizumab (Keytruda) gains expanded approval for advanced cervical cancer; delay of final rules banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars; high rates of diagnostic errors lead to harm and deaths, study finds.

Exposure to tobacco smoke in utero has the potential to make offspring more vulnerable to developing multiple sclerosis (MS).

Biosimilars offer substantial promise for a new era of accessibility and affordability for patients and the broader health care industry, but better understanding of these products from payers and providers is necessary for biosimilars to reach their full potential in the US.

The study's findings suggest that high baseline white blood cell count, particularly high neutrophil count, was associated with a higher incidence of long-term acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Patients with multiple myeloma are living longer; therefore, their lifelong treatment expenses can become burdensome.

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A real-world study found that patients treated with Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors had lower rates of treatment discontinuation and health care resource utilization compared with other first- and second-line treatment regimens.

A study of adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) found that real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with a predictive hypoglycemia alarm reduced the time spent below range.

These findings support the safe use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) regarding the risk of pneumonia among children with asthma, according to one study.

Patient-reported outcomes data regarding measures of health-related quality of life, also known as health state utilities, in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are scarce, with current knowledge in this area concentrated in caregiver feedback.

Popular weight loss drugs are not linked to suicidal actions, says the FDA; the White House is calling for urgent support amid economic challenges; rising hospitalizations and deaths prompt calls to increase vaccination coverage.

A retrospective cohort study found no significant associations between phototherapy without psoralens and the risk of skin cancer.

Sidney (Beau) Raymond, MD, MMM, FACP, chief medical officer of Ochsner Health Network, believes that the health care system should focus on preventing illness and disease, rather than just treating them after they occur.

People with alopecia areata who experience hair regrowth may also see improvements in their quality of life and mental health, according to a new study.

An early-phase, dose-escalation study of a hypofractionated approach to concurrent chemoradiation using an an adaptive stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) boost showed promising results in patients with locally advanced, unresectable non­­–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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Results revealed current cut points may lead to a high false-positive rate, prompting a call for lower thresholds in both language versions to enhance diagnostic accuracy.