Lesion Location in GA Impacts Vision-Related QOL
In patients with GA, lesion location, specifically the inner left and inner lower subfields of the...
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Author: Martta Kelly
Factors Predictive of Fellow-Eye GA Without Neovascularization of Type 3 MNV
The presence of GA, older age, and a thin choroid in the fellow eye predicts a greater probability...
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Testosterone Efficacious for Correcting Anemia in Middle-Aged Men
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) effectively corrected anemia among middle-aged and older...
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Total Thyroidectomy Provides Lasting Benefit for Hashimoto Disease
Total thyroidectomy offers long-lasting effects for patients with Hashimoto disease and persistent...
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Female Sex Linked With Asthma Prevalence & Control
In older adults with asthma, female sex presents a disadvantage in both asthma prevalence and...
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Changes in Work Environment Can Cut Cardiometabolic Risk
Researchers found an association between increasing workplace flexibility with a lower risk for...
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Taking Standing Blood Pressure Measure Aids Hypertension Diagnosis
Standing blood pressure (BP), alone or in combination with seated BP, outperformed seated BP alone...
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Risk for Breast Cancer Examined After False-Positive Mammogram
The risk for developing breast cancer after a false-positive mammography result varies with age,...
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Mortality Higher for Black Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemo for Breast Cancer
For patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), Black...
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ASTRO Issues Guidance Related to Partial Breast Irradiation
In a clinical practice guideline published in Practical Radiation Oncology, the American Society...
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Exploring the Link Between Severe Hypoglycemia and Dementia
The risk for dementia associated with hypoglycemia was consistently more than doubled in both...
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Improving Suicide Risk Screening to Help Identify Patients at Highest Risk
“Suicide risk screening in primary care results in very high false positive rates, according to...
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ULT for Gout Leads to Reduction in Hospitalization Risk
For patients with gout flares, urate-lowering therapy reduced hospitalizations in the long term,...
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Mobile Phone Call Reminders Improve Compliance With Iron Supplementation
In antenatal women with iron deficiency anemia, mobile phone call reminders—along with standard...
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Is Partnering With a Practice Right for You?
Partnering with a practice is not right for everyone. While some physicians may benefit from...
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HCPs Show Low Awareness of Importance of HZ Vaccination in COPD
Herpes zoster (HZ) affects 1 in 3 Americans by age 80 and is associated with longer-term...
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Serving as Physician Expert Witness Can Be Financial Game Changer
The single most effective thing many physicians can do to supplement their incomes is to serve as...
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Fibromyalgia Presents With A Straight Neck on Radiograph
Barring any other radiographic abnormalities, a straight neck may be a major anatomical aberration...
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Identifying Factors Tied With Long-Term Opioid Therapy for SLE
Patients with SLE are more likely to receive opioid therapy not only due to SLE manifestations but...
Read MoreGout Has Causal Role in the Onset of Hypertension
Past observational studies have shown a link between hypertension and gout, but whether a causal relationship existed was unclear, according to Chang-Fu Kuo, MD, PhD. For a study published in Arthritis Research & Therapy,...
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