University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center

After decades of developmental challenges, antibody-drug conjugates have emerged as potentially less toxic and more effective treatment options for a variety of malignancies.

The American Heart Association recently launched its first individual certification for telehealth, part of an effort to improve standards of care for a delivery model that grew exponentially — and unevenly — during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Pittsburgh hospital curbed neurosurgical infections by more than 80% over 2 years through a multidisciplinary intervention that assessed adherence to surgical site infection prevention recommendations, data show.

SAN DIEGO — Adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes who undergo bariatric or metabolic surgery have a lower HbA1c and greater weight loss than those who did not undergo surgery at 7 and 12 years of follow-up, according to trial data.

The FDA approved efanesoctocog alfa, a once-weekly treatment for children and adults with hemophilia A.

Dementia is more common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who receive conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs vs. biologics or targeted synthetic treatments, according to data.

BOSTON — A multicenter study focused on long-term outcomes of repair for cases of chronic volar plate injury showed patients had few limitations and achieved full extension of their proximal interphalangeal joints, according to a presenter.

Among patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation, Black patients were less likely to be discharged while taking anticoagulant therapy, and direct oral anticoagulants in particular, than white patients, researchers reported.

PHILADELPHIA — Among patients with lupus, those with higher copays are more likely to demonstrate poor treatment adherence, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022.

SAN DIEGO — A multidisciplinary phenotype-tailored lifestyle intervention resulted in greater weight loss among adults with obesity compared with standard weight-loss interventions, according to a study presented at ObesityWeek.