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Besides making sure each foot lands in front of the other, there isn’t much you can do during a 26.2-mile run other than let your mind wander. Howard Weinstein, MD, director of the pediatric hematology-oncology program at MassGeneral Hospital for Children Cancer Center, often thinks about each patient he’s run for at the Boston Marathon and the many others he’s treated

Long-term CT abnormalities were common up to 1 year after COVID-19 pneumonia in a study published in Radiology.Researchers performed a secondary analysis of CovILD, a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study, conducted from April to August 2020. The study evaluated pulmonary abnormalities on chest CT at 2, 3 and 6 months and 1 year after COVID-19 symptoms in 142 adults who had mild to

With the aid of $17 million in grant funding, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland will initiate a 4-year trial evaluating CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing as a potential cure for sickle cell disease.Researchers at the institution have received a grant of $8.4 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and one of $8.6 million from the NIH Cure Sickle Cell Initiative, which

BOSTON — The keynote speaker at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings discussed racial disparities in the United States and how physicians can change their practices and political behavior to achieve health equity. “COVID-19 had a huge impact on the United States population in general, but Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians and Pacific Islanders have had an

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of preterm birth associated with cesarean section and induced labor was significantly lower than the predicted rate and remained lower throughout, data published in Pediatrics showed.

The National Psoriasis Foundation COVID-19 Task Force has updated its guidelines to recommend a second booster shot for some patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis.The task force previously recommended all patients with psoriatic disease receive both doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, as well as one booster.

A comprehensive review of data showed that two doses of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine were safe and effective in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a report in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

CHICAGO — The Latarjet procedure may be reliable and safe for the treatment of shoulder instability among athletes who participate in high-demand and high-risk activities, according to results presented here. Robert A. Waltz, MD, and colleagues collected and evaluated glenoid bone loss, complications, revision surgery and patient-reported outcome measures among 64 consequence athletes

High add power contact lenses were more effective and stable in controlling myopia progression in children, according to a study published in Ophthalmic Research.

Evidence showing the positive impact of physical activity on fatigue in symptomatic osteoarthritis is encouraging but limited, according to a speaker at the 2022 OARSI World Congress.“Fatigue is a common nonspecific symptom experienced by nearly half of all patients with osteoarthritis," Céline Labie, MSc, of the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group in the department of