Lebrikizumab, an interleukin (IL)-13 inhibitor under investigation for adult and adolescents with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD), was efficacious in improving facial and hand dermatitis in a secondary analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trials of the drug, Jenny E. Murase, MD, reported at the annual Revolutionizing Atopic Dermatitis conference. At week 16 […]

More than 40 traumatic brain injury experts were surveyed on the use of prognostication and withdrawal of care decisions in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The survey results are published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma. Gregory Hawryluk, MD, PhD, Akron General Hospital, and coauthors surveyed panelists from the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury […]

The anti-amyloid agent lecanemab (Leqembi, Eisai) and associated ancillary services could add an estimated $2 to $5 billion annually to Medicare spending, with substantial out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries who don’t have supplemental coverage, a new cost analysis suggests. “These additional costs could strain the Medicare program and its beneficiaries, who may face rising premiums […]

Finding, cultivating, and bioengineering organisms that can digest plastic not only aids in the removal of pollution, but is now also big business. Several microorganisms that can do this have already been found, but when their enzymes that make this possible are applied at an industrial scale, they typically only work at temperatures above 30 […]

Statins have disease-modifying potential in people with non-cirrhotic chronic liver disease (CLD) by reducing the risk for progression to severe liver disease, new research shows. The Swedish population-based study found that adults with non-cirrhotic CLD who were on statin therapy had a statistically significant 40% lower risk of developing severe liver disease compared with matched […]

Interventions aimed at reducing work-related stress for individual healthcare workers may lead to improvements in how people cope with stress up to a year later. Findings from a Cochrane review of the latest available evidence build on the conclusions of a previous review in 2015 that found low-quality evidence that interventions, such as cognitive behavioral […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday issued another update on the Renuvion/J-Plasma device system by Apyx Medical, this time regarding use after liposuction. The Renuvion/J-Plasma system includes a handpiece and plasma generator. The system uses radiofrequency (RF) energy and helium to generate plasma. The FDA announced that on April 27 it had […]

A new study showed that hysterectomy alone, hysterectomy with oophorectomy, and tubal ligation were all associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The findings and their implications are published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Women’s Health. Stacey Missmer, ScD, from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, and coauthors, examined the association […]

LOS ANGELES — Patients with supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) had better outcomes when they were treated with a form of minimally invasive surgery to remove clots instead of with standard care, a new study finds. Results of a randomized trial show that patients who underwent minimally invasive trans-sulcal, parafascicular surgery (MIPS) after supratentorial ICH had […]

A recent study published in Scientific Reports examined associations between periodontitis and allergic rhinitis (AR). Studies: Unique inverse association between allergic rhinitis and periodontitis: a nationwide population-based study. Image Credit: Lightspring/Shutterstock.com Background AR causes sneezing, postnasal drip, runny nose, nasal congestion, and concomitant ocular symptoms (eye redness and watering). Airborne allergens are deemed the most […]