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DENVER — Patients with diabetic macular edema were able to maintain visual acuity improvements long term despite receiving fewer anti-VEGF injections as treatment progressed, according to a study.

Adolescent boys exposed to higher levels of two types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals may have lower areal bone mineral density, according to study data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. “Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and phthalates are detectable in the blood of almost all individuals in the U.S., but few studies have looked at how these

The Healio Editors have compiled the most-read asthma news in 2022 in recognition of World Asthma Day.Highlights include a call for switching to over-the-counter availability of asthma rescue inhalers; the link between asthma severity and COVID-19 outcomes; racial and ethnic disparities in pediatric acute asthma care; a study that found azithromycin improves asthma control and exacerbations in

Corneal hysteresis was a significant risk factor for glaucomatous central and peripheral visual field progression, according to a study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

Among patients who received implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy, a subcutaneous vs. transvenous approach reduced major lead-related complications by 92% with no loss in device performance, according to data from the ATLAS trial.ICDs are a cornerstone of therapy for people at high risk for ventricular arrythmias; however, they confer risk for periprocedural and late complications in up

Lung function in extremely preterm infants fell significantly below trajectories of term-born children in early adult life, researchers reported in BMJ Thorax.“This is the first longitudinal study to describe lung function trajectories from childhood and well into adulthood for population-based cohorts of extremely preterm-born survivors,” Tonje Bårdsen, MD, from the department of

The FDA has granted fast track designation for Vaxxinity Inc.’s UB-311, an anti-amyloid beta immunotherapeutic vaccine, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. UB-311 is an immunotherapeutic vaccine candidate, which targets toxic forms of amyloid beta in the brain, in order to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Phase 1, phase 2 and phase 2a long-term extension trials have shown

DENVER — Long-term dopamine treatment may be an effective intervention for patients with diabetic retinopathy, according to a presenter here.“It’s a difficult thing to study because in people it takes a while for diabetic retinopathy to develop,” Rachel S. Allen, PhD, told Healio/OSN at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting. “One way to

Researchers found that higher BMI appears to correlate with an increased risk for developing psoriasis, regardless of age, sex, race and smoking status, according to data published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.While data on the relationship between obesity and psoriasis has been described previously, the data was mostly based on highly selected samples.

The AAP recently updated its recommendations for pediatric intermediate care units for the first time since 2004, providing new guidance for their development and operation.