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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation encouraging physicians to screen for syphilis in people who are pregnant as early as possible.

ORLANDO — In this video from the AIMed24 Annual Meeting, Marissa Fayer discusses the use of novel AI imaging technology to assist radiologists in detecting breast cancer and cutting costs.

SAN DIEGO — Patients treated with once-monthly efimosfermin 300 mg achieved significant improvements in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis resolution and fibrosis at 24 weeks, according to late-breaking data.

According to published results, the use of gabapentinoids may be associated with an increased risk of hip fractures in older, frail patients and patients with chronic kidney disease.

The European Commission has approved Opuviz 40 mg/mL solution, a biosimilar referencing Eylea, according to a press release from Samsung Bioepis and Biogen.

BOSTON — Physicians should make technology work for them and not be afraid of it, Priya Bansal, MD, said during her presentation on optimizing workflow at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

For individuals with ALS, a daily dosing regimen of oral edaravone was nonsuperior to an FDA-approved staggered regimen of the drug plus placebo, according to a poster presented at AANEM.

INDIANAPOLIS — Although early detection of keratoconus is critical, it is also important to understand how to manage later-onset or progressive disease in older patients, according to a lecture at Academy 2024.

Eyenovia’s phase 3 CHAPERONE study evaluating low-dose atropine delivered via the company’s Optejet dispenser is not meeting its primary endpoint of a less than 0.50 D progression in visual acuity over 3 years, according to a press release.

The WikiGuidelines collaborative has published the first guidelines for UTI prevention, diagnosis and management in more than a decade.