Clinical

Patients who have with sickle cell disease (SCD) could have a slower processing speed and higher cerebral blood flow compared with controls.

A year of research emphasizes the significance of collaboration, standardized approaches, and targeted therapies in rare pulmonary diseases.

Important factors associated with hospital readmission of children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) included an index hospitalization of 14 days or longer and having chronic medical conditions during the index admission.

Fecal microbiota profiles were observed to be significantly different among patients with melanoma and controls, as well as those with early-stage and late-stage melanoma.

The panel provides their closing thoughts as they examine the stigmas and unmet needs surrounding schizophrenia.

Future therapies for the treatment of schizophrenia are explored by a panel of key opinion leaders.

After treatment, the mental health and sleep quality of mothers in the mild atopic dermatitis (AD) group improved significantly, while those of mothers in the moderate and severe AD groups only showed some improvement.

The review summarized existing evidence around short- and long-term treatment-related toxicities among adolescents and young adults (AYAs), as well as gaps in care guidelines for AYA survivors of lymphoma.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) in elderly patients is not unusual and may be associated with male sex, study suggests.

The investigation evaluated if symptom signatures of myasthenia gravis exacerbations could be evaluated using real-world data gathered via a smartphone-based research platform.

Out of several factors, surgical complications were the only factor independently associated with emergency department (ED) readmission among patients who underwent surgery for ovarian carcinoma.

Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, discussed improvements in lung cancer outcomes due to new screenings and therapies.

Preemptive treatment strategies for pediatric RSV are discussed by key opinion leaders.

Revolutionary advancements in monoclonal antibodies are considered for prevention of RSV.

Investigators wanted to analyze the diagnostic performance of methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme digestion followed by sequencing using cell-free DNA and explore the cancer signal origin of the cancer using DNN analyses for colorectal and lung cancers.

Despite conventional guidelines, Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) may be more effective than wide local excision (WLE) for treatment of localized tumors.

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with high inflammation and bone mineral density (BMD) decline in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Although 3 of 7 studies analyzed demonstrated that using probiotics could help prevent the development of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in older patients, the researchers did not find a consensus among them all.

A discussion on the benefits of combination drug therapy for adherence.

A discussion on the benefits of combination drug therapy for adherence.

Wildfire smoke exposure raises public health concerns after an increase of asthma-associated emergency visits.

Hepatitis C virus infections during pregnancy increased 16-fold from 1998 to 2018 in the United States, with adverse maternal and infant outcomes linked to the opioid epidemic.

Dr Marshall discusses challenges associated with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer.

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) status at the time of postoperative minimal residual disease assessment is a prognostic factor for disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with radically resected stage II to IV colorectal cancer (CRC).

Analysis of claims data showed reduced utilization and costs among patients with nonintensively managed type 2 diabetes using self-monitoring of blood glucose compared with continuous glucose monitoring.

Panelists discuss the impact of pandemic-influenced process changes and shifting standards of care for the treatment of schizophrenia.

Payer considerations for evaluating treatment costs in schizophrenia care are addressed by Caroline P. Carney, MD, MSc, FAPA, FAPM, CPHQ.

A recent study suggests that patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) could potentially benefit from allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) regardless of genetic mutation status.

The authors found shifting patterns in the effects of obesity, alcohol, and smoking on atrial fibrillation.