A recent population-based matched cohort study conducted in the U.K. revealed that the use of antipsychotics in dementia patients is associated with a wider range of adverse outcomes than previously recognized. The study, which included over 170,000 adults with dementia, found that those prescribed antipsychotics were more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with
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Treatment options for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have been limited and challenging to develop due to the progressive nature of the disease. Viltolarsen (Viltepso) is one of the latest exon-skipping therapies that has shown promising results in improving pulmonary function in boys and men with DMD, according to the results of the open-label, phase II
Dr. Christie Ballantyne’s statement about the ongoing struggle with prior authorizations for cholesterol-lowering drugs highlights a common issue in healthcare. Despite advancements in medication accessibility, administrative hurdles continue to impede patient care. Physicians often find themselves bogged down by paperwork and red tape, detracting from valuable time that could be spent with patients. Dr. Italo
In a recent case study published in JAMA Ophthalmology, a 28-year-old woman presented with a gradually expanding mass in the inside corner of her left eye. Dr. Grégoire Van Acker and his colleagues from Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels were faced with the task of determining the cause of this unusual occurrence. The patient had
Privacy policies are important for any website, especially for sensitive organizations such as hospitals. However, a recent analysis of hospital websites has shown that almost one-third of them did not have a privacy policy in place. This raises concerns about the protection of user information and the accountability of hospitals when it comes to handling
Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with few effective treatment options, particularly for patients with borderline resectable tumors. However, a recent small pilot study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in San Diego suggests a potential breakthrough in the form of a preoperative combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The phase
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been identified as a potential risk factor for respiratory complications in COVID-19 patients. A recent retrospective study conducted by Bharati Prasad, MD, MS, and colleagues at the University of Illinois at Chicago explored the association between OSA and the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in hospitalized veterans with COVID-19. The
Recent research has highlighted the potential benefits of vitamin C supplementation in children exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy. A secondary analysis of clinical trial data found that improved airway function seemed to mediate the association between vitamin C intake and wheeze in kids whose mothers smoked and received vitamin C during pregnancy. The study,
The Finnish ProScreen randomized trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive prostate cancer screening strategy that included a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, a kallikrein panel, and an MRI. The preliminary results revealed that this screening approach detected one additional high-grade cancer per 196 men and one low-grade cancer per 909 men. The trial,
The recent alert issued by the CDC regarding the potential infections of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus in humans is a stark reminder of the importance of vigilance in identifying and containing such cases. The case of a farmworker on a commercial dairy farm being infected with the H5N1 virus after exposure