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<p>U.S. premature births linked to air pollution cost more than $4 billion a year in medical care and lost economic opportunity, a new analysis estimates.</p><p> </p>
<p>Pain and other symptoms of chronic sinus problems might cause sufferers to miss work or school but depression is their biggest source of lost productivity.</p>
Rilpivirine-based therapy was associated with reduction in the progression hepatic damage in people living with HIV, according to recent research.
A recent systematic review examined whether music therapy had positive effects on mental state and social functioning in patients with schizophrenia.
A recent study sought to examine the risk factors for with weight gain in patients beginning antiretroviral therapy for the management of HIV. Lead author Moupali Das, MD, MPH, answered our questions in this Q&A.
Experimental treatment shows promise in reducing flare-ups among youths with asthma.
Despite the availability of several treatments for hyperhidrosis—a condition that can have significant psychiatric and social effects—half of the 15 million US patients with this condition do not seek treatment for years, said Maral Skelsey, MD, at the 2019 AAD Summer Meeting.
By Will Boggs MDNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lindioil, an olive oil extract of indigo naturalis, is an effective treatment for psoriatic nails, researchers from Taiwan report.
<p><span>The Brodsky scale for evaluating the size of children's tonsils may give the most consistent results compared to the Friedman scale and a new modified 3-grade scale.</span></p>
Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, discusses precision medicine and the goal to tailor medical treatments to each patient’s individual genetic profile and biology.
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In this COVID-19 roundup, we discuss the FDA approval of an additional COVID-19 booster dose in certain populations, the latest FDA update on emergency use of sotrovimab, and cognitive impairment post-hospitalization with COVID-19.
In this video, cardiologists Seth Martin, MD, MHS, and Jessica Golbus, MD, speak with Sarah Riley, MSN, CRNP, CHFN, and Michael Dorsch, PharmD, MS, in a roundtable discussion on the optimization of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), including the role of digital health innovation and the barriers in the optimization of GDMT for HFrEF.
<p><span>Parents may be missing some good teachable moments when their kids are learning to drive, U.S. researchers say.</span></p>
Tattoos have long been discouraged by physicians due to the risks of various diseases transmittable through poorly sanitized tattoo methods and dyes. However, is there a role for a tattoo being a permanent means of alerting health professionals to potentially life-threatening diseases?
<p>Children with a history of penicillin allergy can be safely and reliably skin tested with only penicillin G, new research suggests.</p>
In this multicenter, phase 3 randomized-controlled trial, researchers evaluated the efficacy and safety of SHR8028, a water-free cyclosporine solution, 0.1%, compared with vehicle in patients with dry eye disease.
In this Q&A, Sujay Madduri, MD, answered our questions about the rate at which endocrinologists adopted telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lasting implications.