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WASHINGTON — Addressing economic insecurities through a social worker “could improve” physical function and other patient reported outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2024.

Published results showed a significant correlation between patient-reported outcomes after patellofemoral surgery and the Banff Patellofemoral Instability Instrument 2.0, which may accurately assess kinesiophobia and pain catastrophizing.

DALLAS — Data presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting showed proximal femoral replacement may be a reasonable salvage option in complex revision total hip arthroplasty cases.

Earlier this year, the National Psoriasis Foundation published an extensive report on the health impacts of psoriasis, including data on social stigma associated with the disease, health disparities and comorbidities.

Findings from the SUMMIT trial demonstrated that the long-acting GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist tirzepatide reduced risk for cardiovascular death or worsening heart failure by 38% vs. placebo in adults with HF with preserved ejection fraction and obesity.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS, of Harvard Eye Associates discusses three tools to improve cataract surgery planning.

Health care practices that used telehealth services more frequently had a lower propensity to engage in some low-value services, results from a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open showed.

CHICAGO — Adults with elevated liproprotein(a) at high risk for a CV event saw substantial reductions over 12 weeks with muvalaplin, an investigational oral small molecule Lp(a) inhibitor, data from a phase 2 study show.

The first known U.S. case of an mpox clade that has historically been more transmissible and deadly was detected in California in a person who had recently returned from travel to Eastern Africa, according to health officials.

INDIANAPOLIS — Dry Eye Questionnaire-5 scores did not appear to align with ocular signs of dry eye in pediatric patients, highlighting the need for diagnostic tools tailored for children, according to a poster at Academy 2024.