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The CDC held a media briefing regarding COVID-19 updates that included current cases and new data from a report published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on seroprevalence in the U.S.As of April 25, overall COVID-19 deaths have decreased by 13.2% while confirmed COVID-19 hospital admissions and COVID-19 cases have both increased 6.6% and 22.7%, respectively, compared with the

Postmenopausal women with higher bone strain index values at the spine, neck and total hip are more likely to have incident fragility fractures vs. those with a lower bone strain index, according to study findings published in Bone. “Our study is the first evaluating the association of bone strain index at both spine and hip with incident fracture,” Elisabeth Sornay-Rendu, MD, of the

WASHINGTON — A TRPM8 agonist demonstrated early onset of action in the treatment of signs and symptoms of dry eye disease, according to a study. David L. Wirta, MD, presented data from the COMET-1 study, which explored the safety and efficacy of AR-15512 (Aerie Pharmaceuticals), at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.

WASHINGTON — Patients with dry eye disease treated with NOV03 eye drops experienced improvements in both signs and symptoms, according to a study.At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Joseph Tauber, MD, said it is believed that the majority of patients with dry eye have meibomian gland dysfunction. NOV03 (Novaliq/Bausch + Lomb) is aimed at addressing that

SALT LAKE CITY — Prevalence of organ dysfunction appeared low among pediatric patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for sickle cell disease, according to retrospective study results.“In this pediatric cohort of [patients with sickle cell disease] who received transplant with heterogenous conditioning intensity and donor matching, we don’t see a signal

Black/African American and Hispanic/Latina women who have low vitamin D concentrations may be more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than those with adequate concentrations, according to a study published in Cancer.“Together with prior studies on this topic, this article suggests that vitamin D may be associated with reduced risk [for] breast cancer, including among women who

UC Davis Health launched the Pluralist Program, an initiative designed to increase organ donations among underrepresented groups, at a streamed event in April.Funded by CareDx, Donate A Life and the National Kidney Foundation, the Pluralist Program stands for “patient-centered precision digital health education.” The program is a precision medicine approach designed to achieve health

New research identified cross-reactivity between tick proteins and wasp venom, with more than half of a cohort of tick-bitten patients with alpha-gal syndrome also sensitized to wasp venom, according to study results. “The observed relation between tick bites and [alpha-gal syndrome (AGS)] has raised the question whether other biting or stinging arthropods may be associated with AGS as

The presence of cardiac troponin I may indicate a risk for atherosclerosis in patients with psoriatic disease independently from traditional cardiovascular risk factors, according to data published in Arthritis and Rheumatology.

Individuals who have a sibling with inflammatory bowel disease had a fourfold-increased risk for IBD compared with the general population, according to research published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.