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Later age at natural menopause may be a risk factor for asthma, potentially due to prolonged estrogen exposure, data from a longitudinal study show.

Older Chinese adults with hearing, visual or dual sensory impairment had higher risk for CVD compared with those without sensory impairment, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

SAN ANTONIO — Redevelopment of low-income minority communities may help to reduce obesity disparities in this patient population, according to findings presented at ObesityWeek.

BARCELONA, Spain – In this Healio Video Perspective from the Euretina congress, David Wong, MD, shares his thoughts on the advantages of new drugs for retinal conditions including age-related macular degeneration.

Among older adults with COPD, the risk for all-cause mortality was heightened with vs. without social isolation, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

BOSTON — Based on patient responses, quality of life with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was worse among those treated in community pulmonary practices vs. interstitial lung disease centers, according to data at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — Angiotensin receptor blockers were associated with worse outcomes in patients with celiac disease, including anemia, iron deficiency and “continued mucosal damage in the small intestine,” according to a presenter.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, provides an overview of her postgraduate course presentation at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

Black and multiracial children with systemic lupus erythematosus demonstrate higher disease activity and are less likely to achieve low disease activity compared with white children, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Paul Kwo, MD, professor of medicine and director of hepatology at Stanford University, discusses recent efforts to advance elimination of hepatitis C virus.