Ashley Gallagher, Editor

The findings show a greater association with less ideal cardiovascular health scores for those who experienced their first infertility before age 35.

High intensity interval training (HIIT) showed improved heart failure outcomes compared to medium chain triacylglycerol, used for endurance performance among athletes, and the usual care.

The update includes a recommended triple therapy with belimumab as a first line treatment for class III or IV lupus nephritis following the approvals of belimumab and voclosporin.

The data also suggest that further studies investigating a plausible causal relationship between pneumonia and type 1 diabetes are needed.

Investigators also found that those with HIV were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of cardiac surgery.

Eli Lilly & Co. has been one of the first companies to address the off-label use of their tirzepatide drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound, for cosmetic weight loss.

Adults diagnosed with coronary heart disease before age 45 have an especially increased risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer disease, and vascular dementia.

Teneo Excimer Laser Platform is a new laser assistance in situ keratomileusis for vision correction surgery for those who have myopia and myopic astigmatism.

Berdazimer topical gel, 10.3% (Zelsuvmi; Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc) has been approved for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum in individuals aged 1 year and older.

Those who were exposed to the clinically acquired stomach bacteria had a 24% increased risk of Alzheimer disease after a decade of onset.

Conclusions could not be made regarding whether lower risk was associated with improvement in heart failure or if the success of optimal medications led to better clinical outcomes.

In-hospital mortality and the Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) model are not associated with changes in odds for Black individuals or female individuals.

Investigators optimized the assay during development and qualification to be used in the clinical setting for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.

Although machine learning models demonstrate potential to improve early detection of Alzheimer disease, sample sizes that underrepresent ethnic and racial groups result in unfairness.

Genetic risk, pertaining to sodium and potassium pathways, could help tailor interventions specifically to patients for the management of hypertension.

Adalimumab-aqvh (Yusimry; Coherus Biosciences) entered the market in July 2023, following approval by the FDA in December 2021.

The results have been highly anticipated, following other studies showing that doxycycline increased protection against sexually transmitted infections for cisgender men and transgender women.

The pattern for the diminished learning curve, associated with elevated amyloid levels, was consistent across 3 memory tasks, with strongest results for recalling digit-signs and groceries prices.

There was no statistically significant difference between Lovenox (Sanofi–Aventis Pharmaceuticals, France) and biosimilar enoxaparin in the occurrence of post-operative thrombosis for digestive cancer.

Due to the observational nature of the study, the study authors said they cannot determine causal relationships between statins and cognitive decline for patients with Alzheimer disease.

Investigators did not find any association between energy drink consumption during pregnancy and any adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist, has shown a clinically and significant reduction in glycated hemoglobin for those with type 2 diabetes.

Investigators found that those who used statins post-breast cancer diagnosis had a lower risk of breast cancer death when the median total cholesterol decreased.

Tarpeyo is now the first fully FDA-approved treatment for primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy, based on measures of kidney function.

The study included data on ventilator-associated pneumonia and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia, finding lower rates associated with daily toothbrushing.

The results of the study show the importance of considering neighborhood-level disparities to address and improve medication adherence, according to investigators.

Individuals received 4 daily short messages that reminding them to participate in self-care, active engagement, and early intervention for the first 30 days of the study.

Investigators aim to find a substitution for incomplete Freund adjuvant, which is not suitable for use in humans but shows a strong response to antigen-specific systemic immune responses.

If approved, V116 would offer significant improvements in safety and effectiveness for the prevention of pneumococcal disease.

Less than 1% of individuals developed Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), but for those who previously had a CDI the year before, 12% developed a new infection.