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Female gender linked to increased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk in those with and without a history of smoking
Read More »Women Have Higher Risk for COPD Than Men, Regardless of Smoking History
Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Assists Jaw Reconstruction
Findings show shorter operating time and lower risk for long-term complications requiring hardware removal versus conventional techniques
Read More »Intraocular Inflammation More Common With Aflibercept Injections in Real-World Setting
Findings seen for patients being treated for neovascular age-related macular degeneration or diabetic macular edema
Read More »Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance in Teens Linked to Worsening Cardiac Damage at Age 24
Persistent hyperglycemia linked to increased odds of worsening left ventricular hypertrophy over seven years
Read More »Guidelines Updated for Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis for HIV
Regimens can be tailored to clinical circumstances, and medical follow-up should also be tailored
Read More »No Negative Psychological Impact Seen for Disclosing Aβ Status
Elevated Aβ status disclosure linked to modest decrease in anxiety and motivation to change lifestyle
Read More »Simultaneous Liver Transplant, Sleeve Gastrectomy Beneficial
Results showed durable weight loss, resolution of diabetes and hypertension, and reduction in allograft steatosis
Read More »False-Negative Rate High for Seated Saline Suppression Test for Primary Aldosteronism
Overlap in post-SSST aldosterone concentrations measured between treatment responders and nonresponders
Read More »Scalable Symptom Monitoring Intervention May Up Asthma-Related QoL in Subgroup of Adults
Increase in quality of life did not reach threshold for minimally important change, but scalable symptom monitoring may benefit those with low levels of activation
Read More »Live Zoster Vaccination Linked to Lower Risk for Cardiovascular Events
In a recent study, protective association lasted for up to eight years, with greatest reduction seen at two to three years postvaccination
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