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Suicidal Ideation Risk Elevated for Patients With Atopic Eczema
Key predictors of suicidal ideation included younger age and obesity, as well as pruritus, skin pain, symptom intensity
Smoking Tied to Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
People with a genetic susceptibility to developing diabetes may be more vulnerable to the adverse effects of smoking
Half Discontinue Semaglutide for Weight Loss Within One Year
Factors tied to discontinuation included younger age, male sex, socioeconomic deprivation, higher comorbidity level
Self-Sufficiency Regained Immediately in Most Patients After Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery
Second study shows uncorrected visual acuity, spherical equivalent refraction as good or better with immediate versus delayed bilateral cataract surgery
Pilocarpine-Diclofenac Eye Drops Tied to Improvement in Presbyopia
Significant improvement seen in uncorrected near visual acuity with pilocarpine-diclofenac eye drops at concentrations of 1, 2, and 3 percent
AI Algorithm Predicts Progression of Keratoconus
Multimodal convolutional neural network achieved highest predictive performance, with ROC-AUC of 0.90
Lung Cancer Screening Beneficial to Age 80 for Candidates Fit for Surgery
In patients treated with surgery, survival rates were comparable for those aged 75 to 80 years and for younger patients
Voice-Based AI Enables Collection of BP Measurements at Home
Intervention resulted in a 17 percent absolute improvement in closing BP gaps, increased MA Star performance
Mortality Rates From Hypertensive Renal Disease Increased From 1999 to 2023
Highest death rates for hypertensive renal disease were seen among Black individuals; rates also up for Hispanics
Salt Substitutes Infrequently Used by U.S. Adults
Usage highest at 3.6 to 10.5 percent in those with treated, controlled hypertension and <5.6 percent for untreated, normotensive adults