Fiber Supplementation May Decrease Diarrhea Risk for Inpatients on Enteral Nutrition
Researchers evaluated the effects of fiber supplementation on the risk for diarrhea among hospitalized patients receiving enteral nutrition.
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Amazon’s Virtual Health Clinic Raises Patient Privacy Issues
How the retail giant will use the sensitive medical data it collects is among the concerns.
Emergency Department Visits Soar With Cannabis Use in Older California Adults
Investigators conducted a retrospective cohort study trend analysis of cannabis-related ED visits of older adults from all nonfederal acute care hospitals in California using data from the US Department of Health Care Access and Information.
Patients May Replace Opioids With Medical Cannabis for Relief of Chronic Pain
In a cross-sectional study, researchers addressed whether medical cannabis is changing the use of other pain treatments among adults with noncancer chronic pain.
Short Sleep Duration Is Risk Factor for Poorly Controlled Asthma
How does sleep duration affect asthma control and exacerbations, and what clinical characteristics are found in patients who have with varying levels of sleep duration?
Medical Practices Face Widespread Staff Shortages
Physician retirements and challenges in recruiting and retaining staff are among the reasons medical practices are struggling with staff shortages.
Jesduvroq Approved for Anemia of CKD in Patients on Dialysis
Daprodustat is an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor.
Schizophrenia and Napping Frequency Have Bidirectional Genetic Relationship
Investigators sourced data for this study from the United Kingdom Biobank, 23andMe, and the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium dataset.
Metformin Use Prior to Admission for Pneumonia Decreases Mortality Risk
Researchers evaluated whether metformin use prior to hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia decreases the risk of mortality in older patients with diabetes.
FDA Issues Marketing Denial Orders for 2 Menthol E-Cigarette Products
Under the FDA’s orders, the Company may not market or distribute these products in the US.
Various Factors Affect the Pancreatic Microbiome Following Pancreatic Surgery
Researchers examined the relationship between the pancreatic microbiome and patient characteristics as well as the duodenal microbiome.
Gepirone Under Review for Major Depressive Disorder
Exxua (previously named Travivo) is a novel oral serotonin 1A receptor agonist.
Picking the Best Place to Practice Medicine
Annual pay, growth potential, cost of living are among the important considerations.
IV Ketamine in Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression Shows Real-World Efficacy
Researchers sought to characterize real-world efficacy of repeated ketamine infusions for treatment-resistant bipolar depression assessing symptoms of depression, anxiety, suicidality, and functioning.
Antibiotic Prophylaxis Does Not Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infection in Patients With Cirrhosis
Researchers evaluate whether antibiotic use in patients with decompensated cirrhosis and without infection prevented hospital-acquired infection.
Palpitations, Fatigue, Angina More Likely After COVID-19 vs Other Viral Infections
Researchers conducted a study to assess the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection in comparison with other common respiratory viral infections.
Obeticholic Acid Under Review for Pre-Cirrhotic Liver Fibrosis Due to NASH
The NDA is supported by two 2 positive interim analyses from the phase 3 REGENERATE trial that included patients with biopsy-proven stage 2 or 3 liver fibrosis due to NASH.
Revised Policy Set to Improve Kidney Transplant Waitlist Time for Black Candidates
The OPTN policy revision may increase some Black kidney candidates’ total waiting time, which is a major factor in their transplant priority for organ offers.
Lack of Efficacy Ends Trial Evaluating Janssen’s HIV Vaccine Candidate
The decision to discontinue the study was made based on an analysis from an independent data and safety monitoring board.
Moderna’s mRNA Vaccine Candidate Prevents RSV-Associated Disease in Older Adults
Results showed vaccine efficacy of 83.7% against RSV-LRTD, defined by 2 or more symptoms.
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