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The overall diet quality of U.S. toddlers has improved significantly since 1999, and they consume fewer added sugars, according to a cross-sectional study published in Pediatrics.

WASHINGTON — Addressing burnout in rheumatology will require attention to personal exhaustion and depersonalization, as well as systemic business-of-medicine issues, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2024.

SAN DIEGO — Semaglutide was superior to placebo in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis resolution and improvement in fibrosis at 72 weeks, with a safety profile consistent with previous studies, according to late-breaking data.

More U.S. adults this year have been vaccinated against COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus compared with last year, although uptake of the vaccines remains low, researchers reported Thursday.

DALLAS — Results showed betadine wash, vancomycin powder and betadine wash plus vancomycin powder had no differences in wound complication, superficial infection and deep periprosthetic joint infection rates after total joint replacement.

The prevalence of perceived mistreatment appeared high among medical students in China and correlated with students’ reported professional identity, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

ORLANDO — AI can be harnessed to provide value to patients, health care administrators and clinicians, said a presenter at the AIMed24 Annual Meeting.

Adults aged older than 40 years could extend their life expectancy by over 5 years if they matched the physical activity of that of the most active 25% of the U.S. population, a study showed.

ORLANDO — In this video from the AIMed24 Annual Meeting, Anthony Chang, MD, MBA, MPH, MS, discusses the importance of gathering members of the health care community to discuss the role of AI in health care.

Advocacy efforts by the American Optometric Association and affiliates have resulted in nearly $3 million in vision and health plan reimbursement retrieved for optometry practices, the organization recently announced.