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Click here to read the Cover Story, “ Pandemic proves telehealth ‘works in saving lives’ and ‘that we have an inequitable system’ ” Telehealth’s rise to a regular modality of care coincided with the COVID-19 public health emergency. But whither telehealth in the post-pandemic world?

Warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections and myelokathexis — or WHIM — syndrome is a rare but important primary immunodeficiency that leaves some patients susceptible to life-threatening infections as well as to cancer. Healio spoke with Teresa Kathleen Tarrant, MD, associate professor in rheumatology and immunology at Duke University School of Medicine, to find out more about the

HHS has announced the launch of the Maternal Mental Health Hotline, a national, confidential, toll-free service for new and expecting mothers who are experiencing mental health challenges. The hotline will launch May 8 — Mother’s Day — with counselors available to provide mental health support.

Daily supplementation with vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids, in conjunction with a strength exercise program, may reduce the risk for cancer in adults aged 70 years and older, according to results of a randomized controlled trial. “Based on our findings, with the triple combination, we would need to treat 35 persons (95% CI, 26-137) in order to prevent one incident case of cancer at 3

Applying artificial intelligence to an Apple Watch ECG can reliably and safely identify left ventricular dysfunction in a nonclinical setting, researchers reported in a proof-of-concept study.HF and LV dysfunction affect about 9% of adults aged 60 years and older, and there are effective treatments to lower mortality and hospitalization risk if diagnosed at an early stage, Zachi I. Attia, PhD,

Children with asthma had worse outcomes in the 6 months following SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by a polymerase chain reaction test, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Christine C. Chou, MD, pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Orange County Breathmobile asthma clinic, and colleagues called their study the first

Children who consumed a vegetarian diet showed similar growth and nutritional measures compared with their meat-eating peers but were more likely to be underweight, according to a study.

Topline findings from the phase 3 DELIVER trial show dapagliflozin significantly reduced risk for CV death or worsening HF compared with placebo in adults HF with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, AstraZeneca announced.The trial of the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin (Farxiga) was conducted in more than 6,000 patients with HF with mildly reduced or preserved EF, defined as left

Different age-specific patterns defined the relationships between early daycare, severe airway infection, preterm birth and atopy-related diseases in childhood, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. These differences could be used to help identify strategies to prevent or delay atopic diseases, Tadao Nagasaki, of the department of respiratory medicine at the Graduate

The FDA granted breakthrough device designation and permitted marketing for the first in vitro diagnostic test for early detection of amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Developed by Fujirebio Diagnostics, the Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio test is intended for adults, aged 55 years and older, presenting with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for AD and other