PHOENIX — Patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma experienced greater relief throughout the year when treated with the biologic tezepelumab (Tezspire) versus placebo, according to findings from the phase III NAVIGATOR study. Over 52 weeks, tezepelumab significantly reduced the annualized asthma exacerbation rate by 56% in the overall study population (P<0.001), and by 41% in those
Month: February 2022
A Children’s Hospital Los Angeles team has become the first in the world to implant a cardiac stent that’s designed specifically for babies and young children and can be expanded all the way to adult size. The first-in-human procedure, which took place Feb. 1 in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, is part of a multicenter early
With the support of generous donations from listeners and others, Mix 106.5’s 33rd annual Radiothon raised $1,361,137.33 for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The final total from the event, which took place last week, was announced on the radio station on Monday, Feb. 28. Radiothon is such an important event for everyone at the Children’s Center.
This year’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week campaign calls for more robust training for GPs. Here we chat to Beat to learn more Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions. On the surface they may seem to be about food and weight, but dig deeper and you’ll see there’s a lot more going on. As someone
About one in seven cases of screen-detected breast cancer are overdiagnosed, according to a modeling study based on data from Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) centers. In a program of biennial screening for women ages 50 to 74, consistent with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation for average-risk women, 15.4% (95% uncertainty interval [UI]
Disparities in healthcare exist in every specialty. In rheumatology, health disparities look like lack of access to care and lack of education on the part of rheumatologists and their patients, according to a speaker at the 2022 Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium. Health disparities can affect people based on their racial or ethnic group, gender, sexual
The lockdowns that followed the initial spread of COVID-19 may have felt like the worst days of the pandemic for some. This view, however, is not held by everyone. In a U.K. research paper published by a team at the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge, they found that lockdowns were seen as helpful for boosting
New York City Mayor Eric Adams told CNBC on Monday he wants to encourage new business formation in the Big Apple, including in nascent industries like cryptocurrency. In an interview on “Squawk on the Street,” the Democratic Adams lamented that “the layers of bureaucracy” that he believes stand in the way of entrepreneurship in the
Health-care spending is rising around the world, but the U.S. is the worst performer. The United States accounts for more than 40% of all global health spending. Health-care spending made up 5% of total U.S. GDP in 1960. In 2020, spending hit almost 20% of total U.S. GDP. “Health care almost always outpaces inflation, and
Antibiotics provide no benefit in preventing future recurrent wheezing in babies hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. And there is some evidence that antibiotics may make wheezing worse. The antibiotic azithromycin has anti-inflammatory properties that can be beneficial in some
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. The difference between a mediocre workout and a workout that leaves you feeling sweaty and on an adrenaline high is a fierce playlist. If running is your favorite form of exercise, maybe you prefer plugging into a soundtrack that’s tailored to a runner’s pace. On
PHOENIX — Nearly three-fifths of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) achieved remission after treatment with dupilumab (Dupixent), researchers reported. In a 6-month study, 58.8% of adults and adolescents treated with dupilumab achieved histological remission compared to 6.3% in the placebo group (P<0.0001), according to Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD, of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, in a pre-recorded
Post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is estimated to affect about 2% of the population in the United Kingdom (UK). These long-term symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), also called post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, post-COVID-19 syndrome, long COVID, or post-COVID condition, cause functional impairment in the majority of those affected. COVID-19
People who are more physically fit are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than people who are less physically fit, according to a preliminary study released today, February 27, 2022, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 74th Annual Meeting being held in person in Seattle, April 2 to 7, 2022 and
It’s often easy to write off procrastination as laziness or complacency, but what’s really going on under the surface? To do the things you should do can be the hardest thing in the world – or the easiest. Isn’t it funny how sometimes we can just get on and do the things that matter, and
Deep learning identified subgroups of patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) who may respond to disease-modifying therapy, researchers said. A trained model separated responders and non-responders across a range of predicted effect sizes, reported Jean-Pierre Falet, MD, of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, at the ACTRIMS Forum 2022, the annual meeting of the Americas
A study of the nasal microbiome helped researchers predict recurrent polyps in chronic rhinosinusitis patients with more than 90% accuracy, based on data from 85 individuals. Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) has a significant impact on patient quality of life, but the underlying mechanism of the disease has not been well studied, and treatment
Capacity limits on social gatherings and other similar restrictions arguably made sense in the early days of the pandemic. We knew little then about the coronavirus, had virtually no way to treat it, and needed to protect the most vulnerable. But those restrictions came at the expense of millions of Americans’ mental health. And their
Travel restrictions are quickly disappearing in Europe, with new announcements coming by the week — and, more recently, by the day. Changes to eliminate Covid-related travel rules gained momentum in January, as a wave of omicron-related infections engulfed the continent. But parts of Europe didn’t wait to act. Citing high vaccination rates and the
Brain organization differs between boys and girls with autism, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The differences, identified by analyzing hundreds of brain scans with artificial intelligence techniques, were unique to autism and not found in typically developing boys and girls. The research helps explain why autism symptoms differ
A newly launched startup is building upon innovations developed over several years at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Brigham) to engineer functional kidney tissue for renal repair and replacement therapy. Jennifer Lewis’ and Ryuji
In this video, MedPage Today’s editor-in-chief, Jeremy Faust, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and Utibe Essien, MD, MPH, of the University of Pittsburgh, discuss racial disparities in healthcare amid the COVID-19 pandemic and how we can achieve pharmacoequity. The following is a transcript of their remarks: Faust: Hello, it’s Jeremy Faust, editor-in-chief
Anecdotal reports have linked the vaccines against COVID-19 to the sudden loss of hearing in some people. But a new study has found no evidence for such a connection with any of the three approved shots. The analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) found
Over 80% of the world lacks adequate healthcare infrastructure. Access to radiographic imaging is especially problematic, as more than half of all medical procedures require radiological diagnostics. Fortunately, OXOS Medical has viewed this as an opportunity for innovation, and they’ve recently begun to explore an exciting solution. OXOS has developed a low-radiation, dynamic, handheld x-ray imaging
A woman holds a child as people arrive at a train station converted into a refugee center, at the border control between Poland and Ukraine, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Przemysl, Poland, February 25, 2022. Kacper Pempel | Reuters Ukrainian hospitals could run out of oxygen supplies in the next
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. The new year is an ideal time to introduce a friend to fitness or encourage a blossoming interest in
Black and Latinx patients who used an inhaled glucocorticoid as needed along with usual care had improved asthma outcomes, according to results from the PREPARE trial. In the study of patients with moderate-to-severe asthma, and compared to a control group that continued usual care only, the intervention group experienced a 15% decrease in risk of
Phthalates are endocrine disrupting chemicals that are used in plastics and as food additives. A recent study in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry examined whether prenatal exposure to phthalates in maternal and cord blood affects birth outcomes in infants. Results from the study involving 65 mother-infant pairs suggest that phthalates have potentially estrogenic effects in female
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