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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A machine-learning algorithm showed the ability to identify spectral-domain OCT predictors of geographic atrophy in eyes with intermediate age-related macular degeneration.

SAN DIEGO — Enterosgel, a CE-certified intestinal absorbent, reduced short-term symptoms of stool consistency and abdominal pain among patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, according to research. “The RELIEVE-IBS-D study was set up to investigate the efficacy and safety of Enterosgel for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. Enterosgel is a

SAN DIEGO — Patients who underwent laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease experienced long-term improvement in symptoms commonly misperceived to persist, according to study results. “Our take home-message is to make patients as well as our colleagues — not only the surgeons but also the primary care physicians and gastroenterologists — who

AVT04, a biosimilar candidate to ustekinumab developed by Alvotech, met the primary endpoint in a confirmatory clinical study of patients with chronic plaque-type psoriasis, according to a company press.

Patients with CVD are 40% to 80% more likely to have comorbid obstructive sleep apnea, which in severe cases can cause them to stop breathing hundreds of times a night. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with myriad forms of CVD, including hypertension, HF, CAD, pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation and stroke. Unfortunately, most cases of OSA in the U.S. are unrecognized and

Whether infants were born via vaginal or cesarean delivery did not lead to meaningful differences in likelihood of food allergy at age 12 months, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The lack of likelihood persisted regardless of onset of labor or whether cesarean deliveries were elected or emergent, Anne Currell, MEpi, a researcher in population

SAN FRANCISCO — Treatment with inhaled interferon beta failed to improve discharge and recovery in patients hospitalized with moderate COVID-19, according to results of the phase 3 SPRINTER trial.“While the study did not meet its primary efficacy endpoints looking at hospital discharge and recovery, potentially due to changes in standard of care, there were trends in favor of SNG001

ATLANTA — Among patients with ACS and a history of cocaine use, non-Hispanic Black patients were less likely than white patients to receive cardiac catheterization or revascularization, researchers reported.For the study, presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions, the researchers analyzed 43,798 Black and white patients included in the

According to this study, Black Americans with chronic kidney disease perceive the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet as a healthy and culturally compatible diet that includes challenges.Further, researchers noted diet in Black adults is not uniform and interventions should be person centered.

Lacosamide monotherapy for the treatment of childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes was well tolerated and resulted in significantly reduced seizures, according to a study published in Brain and Development. “Childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes is an age-limited epilepsy syndrome,” Tohru Okanishi, MD, PhD, associate professor of child neurology at Tottori University in