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Use of a symptom-based approach validated different subtypes of obstructive sleep apnea and showed an association between excessive sleepiness and increased risk for cardiovascular mortality in Hispanic adults with moderate to severe OSA.

Use of a hybrid closed-loop insulin-delivery system was associated with better glycemic control cor older adults with type 1 diabetes, according to a brief report published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.

Available evidence does not sufficiently support prescription cannabinoids for treating psychiatric disorders, according to results of a review published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

In this episode, Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, and Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, are joined by Paul E. Sax, MD, as they discuss advances in the outpatient management of COVID-19 and emerging information about the omicron variant.

Although vaccination is an effective strategy for COVID-19 prevention, its effectiveness may be reduced in patients with multiple myeloma, likely because of immunosuppression due to the disease process and related therapy.

Weekly tocilizumab delays initial flare and reduces glucocorticoid exposure in patients with relapsing and new-onset giant cell arteritis, according to data published in Rheumatology.

Elacestrant improved outcomes compared with standard endocrine therapy for certain women with pretreated ER-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer, according to results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

In a new study, both messenger RNA vaccines available in the U.S. demonstrated high effectiveness against COVID-19, although the Moderna vaccine was associated with a lower risk for infection and hospitalization than the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

The stewards of the Mayo Clinic Diet recently updated the 72-year-old eating plan.

Lyme disease impacts more than 300,000 people annually, an expert told Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium attendees.