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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.

Jeff McIntyre, MA, of the Global Liver Institute (GLI), discusses the importance of the health care community understanding non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and how to mitigate its global impact.

Ian Neeland, MD, of University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, talks about the uptick in patients at his practice seeking semaglutide for weight loss.

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.

Medical experts dissect critical strategies for monitoring for potential adverse events with bispecific antibodies in a comprehensive panel discussion.

Practical guidance for institutions navigating bispecific therapy integration without prior experience is provided.

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).

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.

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).

Dr. Yeu examines risk factors for Demodex blepharitis, including patients with diabetes and immunosuppression.

A medical expert highlights the impact of bronchiectasis diagnosis on quality of life for patients and their caregivers.

Providers delve into considerations for continuation of optimal care when patients receiving bispecific therapy transition between care settings.

Medical experts discuss strategies for optimal implementation of bispecific therapies in cancer care.

Considerations for enhancing bispecific drug effectiveness through strategic EMR utilization in healthcare are explored.

A panel discussion covers considerations within REMS programs aimed at minimizing risks associated with bispecific therapy. NOTE: Not all FDA-approved bispecific antibodies are associated with a REMS protocol.

This study suggests that adolescents with atopic dermatitis (AD) sleep less, have greater sleep dissatisfaction, and longer weekend catch-up sleep (WCUS) than those without AD.

The deterioration of bones could contribute to the loss of teeth in women who are postmenopausal and living with HIV.

Jai G. Parekh, MD, MBA; and Alexander Kabiri, OD; compare emerging therapies and traditional treatments for dry eye disease.

Medical experts explore recent therapies in the treatment of dry eye disease.

Possible long-term consequences for patients with diabetes forced to switch to alternative medications during the semaglutide shortage include the risk of losing ground in glycemic control, having uncontrolled diabetes with associated symptoms, and other adverse events.

Findings from the phase 3 SEQUOIA trial favored zanubrutinib over bendamustine plus rituximab in most biomarker-based subgroups of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) without deletion of the 17p chromosome.

Response rates were greater with deucravacitinib vs placebo or apremilast at 16 weeks in patients with moderate to severe scalp psoriasis, according to one study.

Elaine Siegfried, MD, of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, summarized the recent American Academy of Dermatology guideline update for atopic dermatitis (AD).

Congress is being urged to reverse a cut to physicians’ Medicare payments; Bayer announced encouraging results on Monday of 2 phase 3 trials for its nonhormonal drug candidate meant to treat hot flashes; more students are turning to online mental health support rather than school counselors.

According to Ian Neeland, MD, there are 2 main reasons for the shortage of injectable semaglutide: the fact that oral semaglutide has not yet been tested for weight loss, and that most practitioners just overlook it as an option.

These study results suggest that cigars, when used in combination with cigarettes, may be associated with poorer chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) health outcomes.