Kenneth Bender

Study finds that ADHD treatment recommendations are not always followed.

Automated HCV antigen testing has a much faster turnaround time and lower costs.

Ribavirin steady-state serum levels correspond to high rates of efficacy and low adverse effect from direct-acting antiviral drugs for difficult-to-treat hepatitis C virus.

Oral regimen of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir for hepatitis C virus shows improved treatment outcomes.

Acetaminophen use for 29 days or more during pregnancy linked to a significant risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Treating aging patients with immunomodulatory drugs further increases the risk of infections.

A small number of multiple sclerosis cases following vaccinations affected compliance with vaccination recommendations.

Researchers explore the impact of pneumococcal vaccines and antibiotic usage on trends in colonization in young, healthy children.

Glecaprevir and pibrentasvir (Mavyret) shows efficacy across hepatitis C genotypes.

Exercise found to be one of the most important approaches for self-managing the consequences of multiple sclerosis.

The lack of association of SVR with ribavirin dose reflects the wide variance in plasma levels between individuals with hepatitis C receiving the same weight-based dosage.

Two-drug combination of injectable, long-acting cabotegravir plus rilpivirine monthly or bi-monthly showed comparable efficacy to a daily 3-drug oral therapy at maintaining HIV-1 viral suppression.

Researchers continue to focus on developing an 8-week treatment regimen for hepatitis C virus.

A biochip may be able to detect HIV in a drop of blood and display the results within 10 seconds.

Recent studies suggested that hepatitis C antiviral drugs may increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Interventions to address asthma symptoms include allergen sensitivity testing and exposure remediation.

Patients with psychological and substance use problems are less likely to stay engaged in hepatitis C care.

The cost and adverse events associated with corticosteroids need to be considered for patients with severe asthma.

Instructional methods can improve effectiveness of hand-held inhalers for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Triple drug regimen effectively cured patients with hepatitis C virus after they failed to respond to a combination of two oral direct-acting antivirals.

Elderly patients with hepatitis C are typically difficult to treat due to poor tolerability and suboptimal response to interferon-based regimens.

Some patients with asthma have symptoms uncontrolled by inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting bronchodilators.

Exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants in the first-trimester of pregnancy may not be linked to a heightened risk for autism.

Use of anesthetic ketamine to treat severe, unrelieved symptoms of major depression carries ethical concerns.

Budesonide/formoterol resulted in a statistically significantly greater improvement than budesonide alone in asthma patients age 12 and under.

Inhaled combination of budesonide and formoterol shows promise treating asthma in children aged 6 to 12.

While nephrotoxicity associated with TDF has been well documented, prospective studies in HIV patients have been lacking.

No evidence of disease activity criteria in multiple sclerosis may need to be reconsidered.

Interaction among probiotics and an intrinsic gut microbiota may influence atopic dermatitis.

Some atopic dermatitis patients at risk for developing contact dermatitis from certain common ingredients in topical products.