Grace Halsey

Suboptimal adherence with antidementia drugs is associated with poorer clinical outcomes including accelerated disease progression and symptomatology.

Viking Therapeutics initiates phase 3 trials for VK2735, a promising dual incretin agonist targeting obesity and other metabolic disorders, based on strong phase 2 findings.

Atopic dermatitis is not just "another rash on the schedule. It could be the reason that patient doesn't leave the house," Shahriari says.

In the phase 2b trial, the IL-2 pathway agonist and Treg proliferator demonstrated a strong dose-dependent biological response across 3 treatment arms vs placebo.

The now 7-member ACIP will discuss dated issues including thimerosal in flu vaccine and MMR-related febrile seizures but not vaccines against cervical cancer and pneumonia.

Dermatologists aren't trained in mental health but once in practice they need to have a deep appreciation for the emotional impact of diseases like AD and a low bar for mental health referral.

Lundbeck announced the designation today and said it is expanding an ongoing phase I/II clinical open label trial of the investigational mAb in adults with classic CAH.

ADA 2025: The combination of the GLP-1 RA and novel monoclonal antibody yielded 92.8% of total weight loss from fat mass and 22.1% decrease in baseline weight.

RAD 2025: Yale dermatologist Mona Shahriari, MD, urged primary care clinicians to refer patients with AD who don't improve to prevent cumulative emotional burden.

Weight cycling significantly raises heart failure and metabolic disease risks, independent of baseline overweight, underscoring the importance of stable weight strategies.

ADA 2025: Insulin efsitora proved noninferior to daily insulin glargine for reducing HbA1c, resulted in fewer episodes of hypoglycemia, and required fewer dose adjustments.

Advances in obesity pharmacotherapy will be the focus of numerous late-breaking science sessions at ADA 2025; snapshots of 5 studies follow.

The ADA unveils the association's first Standards of Care for Overweight and Obesity, with a chapter on weight stigma and bias one of the first released.

A student-led teledermatology-dermoscopy initiative that identified skin lesions in underserved communities could be a scalable model for early skin cancer detection and care.

GRAIL announced that both cancer detection and positive predictive value with Galleri were substantially higher than in the earlier published PATHFINDER study.

RAD 2025: Brad Glick, DO, MPH, discusses the intensity of TSW symptoms and cautions against assuming there is mental health disturbance at work.

The superior tolerability and efficacy of the CGRP-targeting atogepant supports recent calls from the AHS to consider the class as first-line preventive therapy for migraine.

Huxley Medical's SANSA home sleep apnea test matched traditional PSG in accuracy and significantly simplifies OSA assessment and diagnosis for patients and HCPs.

The literature on topical steroid withdrawal syndrome is scant, Glick says; we're learning more about it, but we need more research to help our patients.

As the incidence of young-onset colorectal cancer continues to rise, the findings from a large Taiwanese population-based study support lowering the age for initial screening.

Using FMT over standard-of-care therapy may significantly reduce antibiotic use and well-known harms, including antibiotic resistance, study authors noted.

For individuals with T2D, findings are more than numeric; a 5-mm Hg reduction in SBP reduces stroke risk by 14%, CV events by 6%, and heart failure by 8%, authors wrote.

Among 2000 US adults, a new survey found consumers prioritize trust and recommendations over brand loyalty in health tracking devices, prizing accuracy and reliability.

AUD affects 15 million Americans, with men nearly 2 times more vulnerable to the disease vs women. Are you tracking signs and symptoms in your patients?

Solriamfetol's significant cognitive benefits may be the result of mechanisms operating independently of its wake-promoting effects, study authors suggest.

RAD 2025: Glick spoke to Patient Care about the similarities between TSW and a flare of atopic dermatitis as well as specific signs now being identified d as characteristic.

The phase 4 EVEREST study showed statistically significant improvements in polyp size reduction and smell identification ability as early as 4 weeks of treatment.

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine recently published "that guideline," and lead author Richard Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA, says the timing was right.

Authors say their findings support the accumulating evidence that late-life mood disorders may be a prodromal manifestation of dementia vs a risk factor alone.

Both oral and subcutaneous formulations of the long-acting GLP-1 and amylin receptor agonist move into stage 3 clinical trials following positive feedback from regulators.