July 29, 2024 by Robin Foster With five months still to go, the number of U.S. measles cases reported so far this year has already triple that of all the cases seen in the country last year, federal health officials report. A total of 188 cases have been confirmed in 26 states and Washington, D.C.,...
COMMENTARY Rachel S. Rubin, MD DISCLOSURES | July 23, 2024 This transcript has been edited for clarity. Rachel S. Rubin, MD: Hi. I’m Dr Rachel Rubin, urologist and sexual medicine specialist in the Washington, DC, area. Welcome back to another episode of Sex Matters. I have an interesting topic for you — kind of shocking,...
Medscape Medical News > Conference News > AIDS 2024 Richard Mark Kirkner July 25, 2024 Twice-yearly injections are 100% effective in preventing new infections, according to the final results from the PURPOSE 1 trial of lenacapavir. For weeks, the HIV community has been talking about this highly anticipated clinical trial and whether the strong —...
Randy Dotinga September 13, 2023 In a new salvo in the dispute over the wisdom of early “bridging” treatment with glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis, Dutch researchers suggested in a new meta-analysis that the American College of Rheumatology guideline is too cautious. The report, published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, examined three randomized trials of...
July 26, 2024 by Impact Journals LLC Tumor infiltrating immune cell profiling according to high (cyan) and low (salmon) CD74:MIF levels (A) and CD74:DDT levels (B) using TIMER2.0 deconvolution analysis. Credit: 2024 Valdez et al.A new research paper was published in Oncotarget entitled, “Prognostic and therapeutic insights into MIF, DDT, and CD74 in melanoma.” Macrophage...
July 25, 2024 by Sonya Goins, Mayo Clinic Credit: Mayo ClinicThousands of Americans suffer from thumb arthritis. This disorder can greatly affect daily life and can make it a struggle to do simple things like opening doors or holding objects. Dr. Sanj Kakar, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon who specializes in wrist and hand disorders,...
July 25, 2024 by Tsinghua University Press Linear differentiation characteristics of T cells in peripheral circulation and changes with aging. SCM: stem cell memory T cells; CM: central memory T cells; EM: effector memory T cells; EMRA: effector memory CD45RA T cells. Credit: Aging Research (2024). DOI: 10.26599/AGR.2024.9340021Aging significantly impacts the immune system, notably through...
JULY 24, 2024 by Lori Solomon Approximately four in 10 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have anxiety, depression, or fibromyalgia, according to a study published online July 16 in ACR Open Rheumatology. Juan Schmukler, M.D., from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and colleagues analyzed the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and...
JULY 24, 2024 by American College of Chest Physicians Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya from PexelsThe American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on central airway obstruction (CAO). Published in the journal CHEST, the guideline contains 12 evidence-based recommendations to guide the management of both malignant and nonmalignant CAO. “Central airway obstruction...
KFF Health News Arthur Allen July 24, 2024 Pharmacist Mark Mikhael has lost 50 pounds over the past 12 months. He no longer has diabetes and finds himself “at my ideal body weight,” with his cholesterol below 200 for the first time in 20 years. “I feel fantastic,” he said. Like millions of others, Mikhael...
