FDA approves first prescription digital therapy for major depression
Apr 04, 2024
The adjunctive treatment, delivered via smartphone app, reduces depression symptoms in participants on antidepressant medication.
Persistent gaps exist in continuity of medication use for adults with diabetes
Jan 30, 2023
A mean of 19.5, 17.1 and 43.3% of participants did not maintain continuity of use of glucose, blood pressure or lipid medications.
Few cancer survivors fully adherent to ACS nutrition and physical activity guidelines
Apr 23, 2024
Factors associated with greater adherence include female sex, older age, Black race and higher educational level.
FDA approves Rezdiffra for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Mar 15, 2024
Drug was approved on an ‘accelerated’ schedule due to pressing medical need
FDA approves Aurlumyn for severe frostbite
Feb 15, 2024
The newly approved medication lowers the need for amputation of fingers or toes.
Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 similar for chronic liver disease with, without cirrhosis
Mar 07, 2023
However, full vaccination was associated with two-thirds lower risk for death with cirrhosis.
New inflammatory arthritis diagnoses down early in pandemic
Nov 09, 2022
A 20.3% drop was seen in new diagnoses in year commencing April 2020; the median time to first rheumatology assessment decreased.
FDA approves Wegovy to lower risk for CVD events in patients with obesity
Mar 08, 2024
Agency’s action could widen access to the drug if more insurance companies decide to cover it
Lower frequency of social contact linked to lower total brain volume
Jul 13, 2023
“These results suggest that providing support for people to help them start and maintain their connections to others may be beneficial for preventing brain atrophy and the development of dementia,”...
Incident MI tied to faster declines in cognitive function over time
Jun 05, 2023
Incident myocardial infarction is not associated with a decrease in global cognition, memory or executive function but is associated with faster declines in those measures over time.