Killian Meara

A recent study determined over 12,000 screenings would need to be done to identify 1 case of melanoma in racial and ethnic minority populations.

A minimum dose of 3.4 to 3.6 minutes of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity per day was associated with a 17% to 18% reduction in total incident cancer risk.

A new study found that 25%-46% of esophageal adenocarcinomas in patients with newly diagnosed Barrett’s esophagus were categorized as post-endoscopy esophageal adenocarcinoma.

A recent study found that the largest positive associations were seen in former smokers and patients of Hispanic race.

Radiation therapy was associated with the largest increase, compared to chemotherapy or endocrine therapies.

Technology can bolster and optimize independent pharmacies’ delivery of clinical services.

Only 1 in 5 patients who initiated buprenorphine were retained in therapy for at least 180 days.

Smartphone app-based interventions were found to be more effective when combined with pharmacotherapy.

Investigators found significant associations between GI-PACS and multi-system concomitant symptoms.

Patients with diabetes taking a GLP-1 RA of any type had an increased risk of a new GERD diagnosis.

Anti-TNF agents were found to increase the risk of autoimmune disease, especially in psoriasis and lupus.

Vonoprazan appeared to be cost saving below a threshold price of $8.57 per pill.

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) is a complex condition involving multiple organ systems.

Applications which utilize social media appear to reduce smoking relapse rates.

Device adoption among minority patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes remains low due to socioeconomic disparities.

The COVID-19 public health emergency is over. What happens now?

A Q&A with Colin Banas, MD, chief medical officer at health care software company DrFirst.

Methamphetamine deaths among American Indian and Native Alaskan men and women significantly increased between 1992 and 2019.

Researchers hope a new study will alleviate patients and clinicians fear of prescribing stimulants for children with ADHD.

Fewer hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia died when treated with standard care plus either infliximab or abatacept.

The approval of norgestrel (Opill) is expected to help reduce barriers to access by allowing people to obtain the medication without needing to see a health care provider.

Barriers that continue to exist include the challenges of recruiting exceptional pharmacists and the changing landscape of therapies for dermatologic conditions.

The most frequently prescribed weight loss medication was semaglutide (Ozempic), followed by liraglutide (Saxenda), and dulaglutide (Trulicity).

Immune-checkpoint inhibitors were comparably safe and effective in patients with chronic hepatitis B or occult hepatitis B infection.

Electronic inhaler devices record objective inhalation quality data and permit assessment of patient efforts.

The Act4Biosimilars Action Plan aims to highlight key challenges preventing patient access to biosimilars and outline steps to help overcome them.

G2Retro, developed by investigators from Ohio State University, can produce hundreds of new reaction predictions in just a few minutes.

Over 90% of survey respondents said they believed emergency response simulation training should be required annually.

Although excessive use can lead to fatigue, alerts can help proactively identify and prevent drug interactions.

Advisers with the FDA endorse a monoclonal antibody treatment for RSV in children, AstraZeneca and Quell sign a $2 billion agreement, and HSS hopes to strengthen the pediatric workforce.