Disease
Q&A: 10 years of obesity recognized as a disease
This month marks 10 years since the AMA recognized obesity as a complex disease.
Quality of life affected more by psycho-cognitive factors than disease severity
NEW ORLEANS — In an analysis of psoriasis and eczema patients, psycho-cognitive factors proved to impact quality of life more than objective disease severity.
Vaccinating older adults could substantially reduce RSV burden
Vaccinating older adults for respiratory syncytial virus could reduce the burden of disease by millions, according to approximations made by a disease transmission model.
Study outlines characteristics of invasive E. coli disease by setting, age, outcome
A recent study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases outlined the clinical characteristics of invasive Escherichia coli disease by stratifying cases by acquisition setting, patient age and infection outcome.
Leriglitazone not effective in slowing disease in men with adrenomyeloneuropathy
Although well-tolerated with few adverse events, treatment with leriglitazone did not slow disease progression in men with adrenomyeloneuropathy compared with placebo, per a study published in Lancet Neurology.
JAKs could be future of pediatric alopecia treatment
WAILEA, Hawaii — Janus kinase inhibitors could be the future of alopecia areata treatment in children if research proves them to be safer than current warnings suggest, according to a presenter at the Maui Derm meeting.
Single dose of Jynneos mpox vaccine reduces hospitalization risk, disease severity
A single dose of the Jynneos mpox vaccine reduces hospitalization risk and disease severity, a study found, although researchers emphasized that people at risk for the disease should complete the two-dose vaccine series.
National registry may reduce mortality among alloimmunized people with sickle cell disease
A nationwide red blood cell alloantibody exchange could reduce mortality among alloimmunized individuals with sickle cell disease, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Lung cancer screening leads to more stage I, less stage IV disease incidence
Implementation of lung cancer screening across five diverse health care systems led to higher rates of stage I diagnoses and lower rates of stage IV disease, study results showed.
Spaceflight may be linked to somatic mutations, increased risk for cancer, heart disease
Spaceflight may place astronauts at increased risk for developing mutations that can lead to cancer and heart disease, according to a study published in Nature Communications Biology.