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Many Medicaid Enrollees Have Restricted Access to SGLT2 Inhibitors, GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- Many Medicaid enrollees with type 2 diabetes have restricted access to cardioprotective medications, including sodium-glucose...

Mental Health, Neurodevelopmental Diagnoses in Publicly Insured Children on the Rise

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- The percentage of publicly insured children receiving any mental health or neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis significantly...

Adult Acne Linked to Higher Risk for Eating Disorders

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- Adults with acne have a higher likelihood of having eating disorders, according to a letter to the editor published online April...

Psoriatic Arthritis Tied to Delays in Diagnosis Compared With Rheumatoid Arthritis

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have delays in diagnosis compared with those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to...

Lorundrostat Beneficial for BP Reduction in Uncontrolled Hypertension

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- For patients with uncontrolled and treatment-resistant hypertension, lorundrostat is associated with greater reductions in blood...

Declining Childhood Vaccination May Increase Risk for Vaccine-Preventable Infections

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- Declining childhood vaccination rates may increase outbreaks of eliminated vaccine-preventable infections within the United...

Statin Use Improves Outcomes in Chronic, Small Lymphocytic Leukemia

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- For patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic leukemia (SLL), statin use is associated with improved...

Microbial Keratitis Outcomes Affected by Delays in Presentation, Disease Severity

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- For patients with microbial keratitis (MK), initial vision, longer time to presentation, and larger stromal infiltrate size lead...

Antibiotic Exposure Before Age 2 May Increase Risk for Chronic Pediatric Conditions

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- Children receiving multiple antibiotic courses between birth and age 2 years may have a higher risk for some chronic conditions...

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Increase Risk for Falls in Patients With Diabetes

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor use is an independent risk factor for falls in people with type 2 diabetes...

CDC Provides Update on Measles Outbreak in the United States

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 -- Eight hundred cases of measles were reported in the United States as of April 17, 2025, representing the second highest annual case...

AACR: Incidence-Based Mortality Dropping for Young Women With Breast Cancer

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 -- Incidence-based mortality (IBM) declined from 2010 to 2020 among women aged 20 to 49 years diagnosed with breast cancer, according...

AACR: Nonsurgical Treatment Feasible for Mismatch Repair-Deficient Tumors

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 -- A neoadjuvant programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) blockade enables nonoperative management among patients with early-stage mismatch...

2019 to 2023 Saw Increase in Prevalence of Psilocybin Use in the United States

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 -- The prevalence of lifetime and past-year use of psilocybin increased from 2019 to 2023 among all age groups in the United States...

AACR: Pretrained Machine Learning Models Help Diagnose Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 -- Leveraging whole slide embedding from pretrained foundation models (FMs) improves nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) diagnosis...

Hydroxyurea Has Sustained Clinical Benefits in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 -- For children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), hydroxyurea has sustained clinical benefits in terms of reducing emergency department...

Outcomes With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Similar for Older, Younger Patients

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 -- Patients with cancer aged 65 years and older receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) derive similar clinical outcomes as...

Intensive BP Reduction Effective for Lowering All-Cause Dementia Risk

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 -- An intensive blood pressure (BP) reduction intervention is effective for lowering the risk for all-cause dementia among individuals...

Nearly One in Four Families of Children With Disabilities Face Financial Hardships

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 -- Families of children with disabilities have a nearly doubled likelihood of experiencing financial hardships versus families of...

Risky Health Behaviors Tied to Poorer Mental Well-Being, General Health in Midlife

MONDAY, April 28, 2025 -- Risky health behaviors, both current and cumulatively over time, are associated with poorer mental well-being and self-reported...

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