Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
Researchers suggest that federal pandemic relief programs may have helped patients make a dent in their medical bills
Regular Use of Vitamin D Linked to Fewer Melanoma Cases
Lower percentage of individuals seen with history of past or present melanoma, any type of skin cancer among regular users
MPATH-Dx Version 2.0 Simplifies Classification of Melanoma
Updated version simplifies original five-class hierarchy into four classes, including clearly defining classes I and II lesions
Overall Cancer Mortality Continued to Decline From 2019 to 2020
Prostate cancer incidence increased from 2014 to 2019; large decrease in cervical cancer incidence linked to HPV vaccine
Risankizumab Safe, Effective at 52 Weeks for Psoriatic Arthritis
Long-term benefits seen in patients with inadequate response/intolerance to biologic or conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
Survival Rates High for Children, Teens With Melanoma
Primary tumor ulceration, head/neck location, and Breslow thickness >4 mm predict worse survival in teens
Developmental Disorders Tied to More Allergic Disease
Findings seen for children in both lower and upper elementary grades, although differences seen by sex and age
Mpox Cases Reported in Cisgender Women
2.3 percent of all reported mpox cases were in cisgender women, 44 percent of whom were non-Hispanic Black
Current Depression Linked to Systemic Inflammation in Psoriasis
Correlation of PHQ-2 scores with neutrophil count greater and significant only for women
~10 Percent of Psoriasis Patients Have High Risk for Liver Fibrosis
Increased odds ratios seen for advanced liver fibrosis with age older than 50 years, BMI >30, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome
