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Articles
Mepolizumab Reduces AER in COPD Leading to Emergency Care by 35%: MATINEE Findings Published in NEJM
May 01, 2025
Mepolizumab also cut annualized exacerbation rates by 21% across the full study cohort and by 31% in a subgroup of participants with chronic bronchitis only.
Burden of Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis Weighs Heavily on Children and Adolescents: Real-World Analysis
May 01, 2025
The burden of disease was particularly pronounced among adolescents, including significantly greater impact on quality of life and psychosocial interaction.
Signs of Alzheimer Disease vs Age-Related Changes
April 30, 2025
Occasional trouble finding a word reflects typical age-related brain changes; the changes that cause a person to refer to a watch as a "hand clock" are not the same.
The Toll of Atopic Dermatitis is More than Skin Deep: Q & A with Harvard Child Psychologist Jennifer LeBovidge, PhD
April 30, 2025
Awareness of the psychological burden of eczema is improving, LeBovidge says, but if clinicians don't address mental health, patients and families will suffer in silence.
High Blood Pressure Advisory in EHR Improves Hypertension Diagnosis, Control Across a Primary Care Network
April 30, 2025
An EHR advisory that combined alerts to medical assistants with escalation to clinicians increased likelihood of hypertension control by a mean 18% per month.
Loneliness Poses a Critical Barrier to Chronic Care Management
April 30, 2025
A new survey found that the loneliness linked to a diagnosis of chronic illness saps motivation to seek regular care and almost universally to take medications as prescribed.
Alzheimer Disease in 2025: American Perspectives
April 29, 2025
US adults want to know early on if they have Alzheimer disease, when treatment may slow it, and they are willing to participate in trials of new drugs.
Amyloid and Tau Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease Found in Individuals with Other Dementias
April 29, 2025
Biomarkers in a pattern characteristic of Alzheimer pathology were identified in unspecified dementia, Parkinson dementia, and frontotemporal dementia.
Switching Anti-CGRP Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Nonresponders with Migraine May Reduce Monthly Headache Days
April 29, 2025
Subgroup analyses found no significant difference in efficacy based on change in therapeutic action (ie, CGRP vs its receptor), doses, or intertreatment interval.
AI Detects Nearly One-Third of Breast Cancers Previously Undetected by Radiologists on DBT Imaging
April 28, 2025
The AI program also correctly identified 90% of true positive cases, according to new data presented at the Society for Breast Imaging's annual symposium.