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Upadacitinib significantly improves non-radiographic axial SpA signs, symptoms vs placebo
Upadacitinib demonstrated significant improvements in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis when compared with a placebo at 14 weeks, according to data published in The Lancet.
Osilodrostat normalizes urinary free cortisol in Cushing’s disease for most at 72 weeks
More than 80% of adults with Cushing’s disease receiving osilodrostat had normalized mean urinary free cortisol levels at 72 weeks of treatment, according to findings from the LINC 3 study extension.
Invasive mechanical ventilation improves survival among patients hospitalized with dementia, pneumonia
Invasive mechanical ventilation improved 30-day survival in patients with advanced dementia hospitalized with pneumonia compared with noninvasive ventilation, despite lack of 1-year survival benefit and higher health care costs.
AHA: More mental health support needed in pediatric, adult congenital heart disease
The psychological needs of people with congenital heart disease remain largely unmet despite research suggesting mental health support is critical for quality of life, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement.
Oral octreotide efficacy maintained in more than 90% of adults with acromegaly at 3 years
ATLANTA — More than 90% of adults with acromegaly remained responders to oral octreotide 3 years after initiating treatment, according to findings from the MPOWERED open-label extension study presented at ENDO 2022.
Pathogenic germline variants identified in adults with acute myeloid leukemia
Approximately 14% of adults with acute myeloid leukemia harbored germline pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in a hematologic malignancy predisposition gene, according to study results published in Blood.
VIDEO: New Cushing’s, acromegaly drug data prominent at ENDO annual meeting
ATLANTA — In this video exclusive, Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE, reviews the pituitary research presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Atlanta.
Interventions reduce opioid prescribing after neck dissection for thyroid cancer
DALLAS — Preoperative counseling and perioperative pain management strategies significantly reduced opioid prescriptions at discharge for patients who underwent lateral neck dissection for thyroid cancer, according to study results.
Racial, ethnic disparities persist in pediatric acute care use for asthma
A new study highlights different patterns of clinic and ED acute care use for asthma among non-Hispanic Black and bilingual Latino children compared with non-Hispanic white children.
Adults with acromegaly have more comorbidities, prescribed more concomitant medications
Adults with acromegaly have more comorbidities and are prescribed more concomitant medications than those without acromegaly, according to study findings published in Pituitary.