University Of Connecticut Health Center

Older adults with hypertension who did not meet weekly physical activity goals had significant drops in systolic and diastolic BP after adding 3,000 steps per day to their usual routines, data from a pilot study show.

QUEBEC CITY — Results showed ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injections into the tibial tendon sheath were a safe nonoperative treatment for patients with posterior tibialis tendinopathy, with the best pain relief in obese patients.

At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, FAAOS, was presented with the AAOS Diversity Award for making orthopedics more accessible to, and representative of, diverse populations.

Among adults with type 1 diabetes, current tobacco users have worse diabetes-related outcomes vs. past users and those who have quit, according to study results published in Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications.

Healio presents highlights from the virtual CHEST Annual Meeting, which was held Oct. 17 to 20.

Black women remain underrepresented in weight-loss intervention studies and typically lose less weight compared with white women, but tailored interventions and engagement strategies can increase chances of success, according to a speaker.

Formerly incarcerated adults with diabetes living in supervised community housing can benefit from accessible, literacy-tailored self-management education, yet data suggest such programs are lacking for this vulnerable population.

Juvenile dermatomyositis challenges rheumatologists to accurately assess not only the skin but also pulmonary and cardiac function in making a diagnosis, according to a speaker at the 2021 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference.

Humeral inclination angle has no effect on clinical outcomes, pain or complications after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty; however, an angle of 155° was associated with high rates of scapular notching.

A survey of patients with insomnia who participated in two phase 3 trials investigating daridorexant reported that “improved daytime functioning” was the most important treatment outcome for their condition.