September 6, 2024
TOPLINE: Metformin significantly improved symptoms and resulted in hair regrowth in Black women with treatment-refractory central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), in a retrospective case series. METHODOLOGY: […]
September 6, 2024
TOPLINE: Women who underwent bariatric surgery prior to pregnancy are more likely to have smaller babies than those who did not undergo the surgery. METHODOLOGY: In […]
September 6, 2024
TOPLINE: The metabolically unhealthy obesity phenotype, with its multiple comorbidities, may be the most practical group of people with obesity to screen for Cushing syndrome rather […]
September 6, 2024
TOPLINE: In patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), treatment with panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) followed by anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) appears to increase complications and the […]
September 6, 2024
TOPLINE: In systemic sclerosis, Raynaud phenomenon is more severe at both high and low temperature extremes, according to new research. BACKGROUND: Raynaud phenomenon, a condition that […]
September 6, 2024
TOPLINE: Although hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) shows only a 66.7% response rate, a majority of patients who fail […]
September 5, 2024
TOPLINE: A recent study found higher incidences of exposed bone and osteoradionecrosis in patients with head and neck cancer who underwent dental extractions soon after radiotherapy, […]
September 5, 2024
TOPLINE: Compared with nonveterans, US veterans show a higher prevalence of and risk for skin cancer, sunburn, and certain dermatologic conditions, according to a study. METHODOLOGY: […]
September 5, 2024
TOPLINE: Electronic alerts (e-alerts) for acute kidney injury (AKI) for hospitalized patients are linked to a lower risk for AKI progression, increased consultations with nephrologists, and […]