Deaths caused by firearms and poisonings increased substantially in the United States from 1999 to 2020, highlighting an urgent need for public health interventions, according to researchers.Death by external causes is a leading cause of mortality in the U.S., but not much is known about trends over time by demographic characteristics and intent, Wayne R. Lawrence, DrPH, a research fellow at the
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation reduced obstructive sleep apnea severity; however, this outcome was less likely among those with higher BMIs and those who slept in supine…
A young woman, newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, sits in your office. Although she is relieved to finally have a diagnosis and a plan…
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty was more cost-effective and sustained greater weight loss over 5 years compared with semaglutide for patients with class II obesity, according to…
In a Healio video exclusive, Shria Kumar, MD, MSCE, discusses how community-based eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection may reduce the risk for gastric cancer in…
More than 1,600 health care professionals celebrated the approval of Rezdiffra, the first treatment for adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, according to a global online…
Pretreatment with budesonide did not significantly influence engraftment among patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent fecal microbiota transplantation, with researchers reporting that clinical response appeared…
More than 9% of patients on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy had retained gastric contents, although the risk for aspiration remained low, according…
Vonoprazan was noninferior to high-dose IV proton pump inhibitor therapy in preventing 30-day rebleeding among patients with high-risk peptic ulcer bleeding who had achieved endoscopic…
Food insecurity was associated with lower odds of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease among patients with HIV, although the presence of diabetes increased the odds…
When added to maintenance therapy for moderate to severe COPD, ensifentrine improves lung function and exacerbation rate vs. placebo, according to a draft evidence report…
