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BARCELONA, Spain – In this Healio Video Perspective at the Euretina congress, Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD, PhD, delivers an overview of new compounds currently under investigation for dry age-related macular degeneration.

Higher omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid levels may help reduce cancer risk, according to study findings.

SAN ANTONIO — When asked common questions regarding anti-obesity medications, GPT-4 responses were easy to interpret, accurate and comparable to responses provided by the FDA, according to findings presented at ObesityWeek.

SAN ANTONIO — Higher concentrations of some phthalate and plasticizer metabolites were associated with higher odds of metabolic syndrome in U.S. adolescents and young adults, according to an analysis presented at ObesityWeek.

ASH has named four new members to its executive committee beginning immediately after the 2024 ASH Annual Meeting.

Adults may soon have an easy way to know whether they face a heightened risk for COPD and death due to a respiratory disease with the creation of a preclinical blood test that assesses 32 proteins, according to a press release.

BOSTON — Among adults with COPD starting a new inhaled maintenance treatment, common characteristics included older age and having multiple comorbidities, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — Although there was no overall increased risk for flare 1 year after gender-affirming hormone therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, active IBD and receiving testosterone increased the likelihood of a flare.

A simple educational program on antinuclear antibody testing in non-rheumatology departments led to fewer unnecessary tests and a higher positivity rate, reflecting better patient selection, according to a study in Clinical Rheumatology.

One journal reviewer told Donald P. McDonnell, PhD, the research should be “banned from the literature.”