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In young adults, secondhand nicotine vape exposure was associated with an increased risk for bronchitic symptoms and shortness of breath, researchers reported in Thorax.

Novartis announced the FDA approved inclisiran, its small-interfering RNA therapy for LDL lowering.

Patients with a higher degree of frailty are more likely to experience a longer wait time for fistula and graft functional use after dialysis initiation, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

A proxy for prostate-specific membrane antigen PET/CT upstaging was strongly predictive of meaningful, long-term cancer-specific outcomes, according to results of a multinational cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, risk of venous thromboembolism was higher in those taking 10 mg of tofacitinib twice a day compared to 5 mg or TNF inhibitors, according to findings from the ORAL Surveillance study.

Counties with essential health care facilities that had lower ratings on Yelp also had higher mortality rates, data showed.

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia may help prevent major depression among older adults with insomnia disorder, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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

The age-adjusted rate of death from heart disease among women veterans did not significantly change from 2000 to 2017, but remained elevated compared with U.S. women, according to data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Many patients with COPD have comorbid obstructive sleep apnea and obesity, which may increase risk for hospital readmissions, researchers reported in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.