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A new study showed that opioid and substance abuse patients with firearm injuries had increased death rates and incurred higher ED costs.

These data shed light on several important findings related to perceptions of hair loss severity among specific groups with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia and their QoL measures.

A coronary sinus reducer met one of two primary endpoints by reducing refractory angina in the ORBITA-COSMIC trial, but not the second, improvement in perfusion.

Intranasal oxytocin appears to improve social functioning and quality of life in individuals with autism spectrum disorder, results of a randomized control trial show.

Phase 4 involves initiating therapy, which includes demonstrating empathy by reflecting on the detrimental effects of the patient's reported sensations on their quality of life.

Psychological distress predicts symptom severity and mental health-related quality of life in patients newly diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.

In patients with HFpEF and obesity, symptom reduction and weight loss provided by semaglutide extends to those with diabetes, suggest new data from the STEP-HFpEF DM trial.

Progressive resistance training or neuromuscular exercise for 12 weeks helped to improve hip function, pain, and quality of life to a similar degree in people with osteoarthritis.

The approval follows an FDA advisory committee vote in favor of Abbott's TriClip Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair system for repair of severe tricuspid regurgitation.

Although it fails to provide a definitive answer, a meta-analysis provides quantitative data to inform discussions with patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis.