University Of Pittsburgh

In this Healio exclusive video, Laura Korb Ferris, MD, discusses the importance of assessing racial and ethnic diversity in phase 3 clinical trials of risankizumab for the treatment of plaque psoriasis.

Nurse-led primary palliative care led to significantly higher uptake of advance care planning vs. standard care among patients with advanced cancers, according to study results in JCCN — Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Improved domains of sleep quality may improve patients’ ability to adhere to components of a behavioral weight-loss intervention, including exercise and diet goals, a speaker reported.

Fears of an oncology workforce shortage have been mounting for more than a decade as both the percentage of oncologists nearing retirement age and number of Americans with a history of cancer increase annually.

DALLAS — At the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Elizabeth H. Copp discussed kinematic differences between operated and contralateral knees after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty compared with total knee arthroplasty.

About one-third of adults who were prescribed a GLP-1 receptor agonist to treat type 2 diabetes lost at least 5% of their body weight at 72 weeks, according to findings from a real-world retrospective analysis.

Directing patients with atrial fibrillation who presented to the ED to follow‐up at a dedicated AF center reduced overall costs, subsequent inpatient admissions and total length of hospital stay compared with usual care, data show.

Engaging in light physical activity in lieu of sedentary time may help Black Caribbean men to reduce their adiposity, according to study results published in Obesity.

Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by telehealth and enhanced with a smartphone app helped adults with type 2 diabetes improve their HbA1c and diabetes distress, according to data from a pilot study.

Adults with type 2 diabetes experienced more confidence and involvement in self-managing their disease when they had an adult friend or family supporter present, researchers reported.