University Of California Davis

In-person medical meetings represent an opportunity for clinicians and professionals to gather, socialize and share knowledge face-to-face — all rituals that have been put on hold in the age of COVID-19.

Researchers identified differences in gut microbiome that may influence cardiometabolic health disparities between Black and white women with insulin resistance, according to a pilot cross-sectional study data published in PLOS ONE.

Risk for developing HF is significantly greater for women with obesity compared with women with a lower BMI and waist circumference, particularly among those who begin menopause at age 55 years or older, data show.

Clinical trials play an important role in developing and evaluating potential new cancer therapies.

Risk for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction due to elevated N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels is higher for women with early menopause compared with those without early menopause, according to study data.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Eric Giza, MD, spoke about various treatments for Lisfranc injuries including arthrodesis and internal bracing.

High-risk patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement experienced more readmissions for non-CV causes at 1 year compared with intermediate-risk patients, more than doubling 1-year mortality risk for the high-risk group.

Adolescents and young adult cancer survivors are more likely to have psychological distress and additional annual medical expenses than adults with no history of cancer, according to a study published in Cancer.

Karen L. Kelly, MD, has been appointed CEO of International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

Over the past decade, telehealth programs have become more integrated among medical subspecialities; however, due to the nature of eye care evaluations, the practice has remained far less common in optometry and ophthalmology.