Author: Janine Anthes

In phase 2 study, surgery for abnormal acid GER in IPF patients was safe, well-tolerated

Five clusters of T2DM loci and traits, each with distinct tissue-specific enhancer enrichment, identified

Patients with COPD and comorbidities have reduced odds of receiving beneficial treatments

At 6 months, rates for provoked, unprovoked, cancer-related VTE are 6.8, 6.92, 9.06 per 100 person-years

Variation in symptom prevalence across race, ethnicity; treatment use lower in students of color

NIH study shows 6.5 percent of U.S. adults aged 40 and up perceive phantom smells

More than 700,000 Americans uninsured in 2017 versus 2016, despite broad economic improvement

Increased risk of on-therapy relapse, relapse after completing therapy versus children with ALL

Ten to 14 days after being hung, curtains show increased MRSA positivity

Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide, dexamethasone implant best for uveitic macular edema

Sleeping less than eight hours on average school night linked to increased odds of unsafe behaviors

Infection identified in 56-year-old man who had received a liver transplant in May 2017

Agency says two cases of the deadly virus were confirmed near the border with Uganda

Libtayo is the sixth FDA-approved immune checkpoint inhibitor targeting the PD-1 pathway

Arikayce approved to treat lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex bacteria

Concerted efforts needed to implement prevention strategies and reach Million Hearts prevention goals

Proxies overestimate perception of end of life as threatening, underestimate longing for death

No benefit with sildenafil in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with severe impairment in gas exchange

Children with lifetime history of TBI are more likely to have variety of health conditions

Compared with standard dressings, no reduction in superficial surgical site infections in obese women