How Clinicians Can Address Factors Influencing Exercise Capacity in COPD
A recent review outlines the factors influencing activity and exercise capacity in COPD, and offers clinicians practical recommendations for improved care.
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Author: Teresa Sellinger
Core Set of PROMs Established for Measuring QOL in Patients With Obesity
The SQOT Initiative determined a core set of patient-reported outcome measures for clinicians to measure quality of life while treating patients with obesity.
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Monitoring Platelet Abnormalities to Improve IBD Diagnosis and Prognosis
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis shed light on the significant alterations in platelet parameters among patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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Comorbidities, Cardiovascular Burden Already Elevated in Early PsA
New findings suggest that even in early disease stages, patients with psoriatic arthritis already have greater multimorbidity and cardiovascular burden.
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Work Productivity Losses Increase With Employee BMI
New research has found that loss of work productivity has increased with privately insured U.S. employees that have high BMIs.
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Most Americans Would Welcome Hospital Care at Home, Survey Shows
Many Americans like the idea of receiving hospital-level care at home, believing they would recover from their ills faster and without safety risks.
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Activity Linked With Lower Stroke Risk in Cancer Survivors
Physical activity and movement has been linked to a lower risk of stroke in patients with cancer.
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Air Pollution Exposure Tied to New Psoriasis
Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with the development of new psoriasis.
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Steatotic Liver Disease Has No Impact on Outcomes in ET, PV
Steatotic liver disease shows no impact on clinical outcomes for patients with essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia.
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Research Examines Impact of Sex, Diabetes and ART on Viremia
Findings published in AIDS suggest an interaction between diabetes control, ART adherence, and viremia, particularly in women.
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Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Recommended for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer
Findings in JAMA Oncology suggest intensity-modulated radiotherapy improves outcomes among patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
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Few With T2D Receive Guideline-Recommended CKD Screening
Findings in JAMA Network Open show that less than one-quarter of patients with type 2 diabetes received guideline-recommended chronic kidney disease screening.
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FIB-4 Linked to MACE in Patients With HCM
High FIB-4 scores were linked to heightened risks for cardiovascular comorbidities, cardiac death, and MACE in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Study Confirms Phenotypic Variability in Onset, Legal Blindness in PRPF-31-linked RP
Study confirms high phenotypic variability in disease onset, legal blindness in PRPF-31-linked RP patients.
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Noninvasive Biomarkers Show Potential for Asthma
Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide, combined with asthma control test scores, showed promise as reliable markers of eosinophilic inflammation.
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Increases in Incidence of Certain Foodborne Diseases Seen During 2023
Increasing numbers of infections may reflect changing diagnostic practices, with increase in diagnosis by culture-independent diagnostic tests.
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Positive Psychology Intervention Aids Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Survivors
Greater improvements reported in gratitude, anxiety, physical function at nine weeks; more improvements seen at 18 weeks.
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Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes in PsA
In a study of adults with psoriatic arthritis, half of the participants had two or more chronic conditions, with cardiovascular diseases being most common.
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More Women Than Men Experience Non-physical Violence in Healthcare Workforce
Women in healthcare are more likely to experience verbal abuse, sexual harassment, and bullying, while men are more likely to experience physical violence.
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Obesity at Any Age Linked With Chronic Disease in Late Life
A connection has been found between obesity and chronic disease in later older adult life.
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