As the deadly disease that came to be known as COVID-19 started spreading in late 2019, scientists rushed to answer a critical question: Who is most...
David Preiss, MBChB, PhD Credit: University of Oxford Fenofibrate, a common cholesterol-lowering drug, significantly reduced the progression of vision loss in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR),...
Although previous studies have highlighted disparities in liver transplant waitlisting, new research is calling attention to disparities in the referral and evaluation processes preceding waitlisting in...
Periodontitis, a common condition, has been linked to a specific type of ischemic stroke in a recent study published in the Journal of Dental Research. Study: Periodontitis,...
A diagnosis of fibromyalgia was associated with a negative impact on the evolution of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), leading investigators of a recent study to call for...
Mithu Maheswaranathan, MD Credit: Duke Health Belimumab is an anti-B-cell activating factor (BAFF) monoclonal antibody and biologic therapy commonly used in the treatment of systemic lupus...
The life expectancy of older people with type 1 diabetes has increased, suggesting that significant improvements have occurred in the care of people with this disease,...
Even though COVID-19 manifests as a mild and short-lived disease in most people, some suffer extremely severe symptoms; in the worst cases, these patients die due...
A healthy diet that adheres to nutrition recommendations is associated with better blood glucose levels and a lower risk of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, a...
The management of dyslipidemia has experienced significant changes in recent decades driven by advances in understanding pathophysiology as well as developments in pharmacological therapies. For decades, statins...
A recent study published in the journal Diabetes Therapy discusses the results of the PIONEER REAL study conducted in the Netherlands, which evaluated the efficacy of...
Charlie Strange, MD Credit: MUSC Compared to patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) alone, findings from a recent study suggest patients with AATD with liver and/or...