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Adverum Biotechnologies reported positive 52-week data from the phase 2 LUNA trial as well as long-term follow-up results from the OPTIC trial of Ixo-vec in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration.

With the known negative impacts of air pollution on health, especially in patients with respiratory diseases/conditions, lacking local air quality and pollution data can be detrimental to an individual’s well-being.

Between 2011 and 2022, supraglottic airway use in cardiac arrest and pediatric emergency medical service events went up, whereas endotracheal intubation use went down, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

SAN DIEGO — Treatment with combination tobevibart and elebsiran led to hepatitis B surface antigen loss among 39% of patients with chronic HBV and low baseline HBsAg, which rose to 46% by adding pegylated interferon-alfa, data showed.

WASHINGTON — Children with lupus from areas of lower socioeconomic opportunity experience more severe disease complications and poorer outcomes than those from higher opportunity areas, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2024.

Routine screening for financial toxicity during active cancer treatment is feasible, according to study results presented at ASCO Quality Care Symposium.

Each year, from Nov. 18 to Nov. 24, the CDC’s U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week raises awareness about antimicrobial resistance and encourages the appropriate use of antibiotics and antifungals.

NEW YORK — As president of the Infectious Disease Society of America, Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, said one of her top goals is to get people to understand the critical role pediatric providers play in caring for children.

SAN DIEGO — Liver stiffness measurements may help predict the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, as well as identify those in need of surveillance, according to data.

ORLANDO — In this video from the AIMed24 Annual Meeting, Gabriela Cora, MD, MBA, discusses the intersection of AI and mental health.