To help guide treatment of latent TB infection, a meta-analysis estimated the incidence of AEs and hepatotoxicity associated with TB preventive therapy regimens.

Researchers compared the effectiveness of propylthiouracil vs methimazole among a large cohort of patients with thyroid storm.

Researchers assessed the safety and efficacy of standard care plus anakinra vs standard care alone among patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and hyperinflammation.

The proposal next will go before the FDA; approval could take months

Increased mortality seen at six months and one year for heart transplant from donors with active COVID-19

SHS exposure linked to greater myopic refraction, longer axial length, increased odds of developing moderate and high myopia

Prediabetes Risk Test and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities models overestimate risk for non-Hispanic Whites and Blacks, more so for Whites

The phase 3 STELLAR trial of sotatercept for pulmonary arterial hypertension assessed how treatment affected change in 6-minute walk distance as well as other outcomes.

Researchers assessed the heterogeneity of asthma-COPD overlap by using the same criteria to identify ACO rates in separate cohorts of asthma and COPD patients.

Researchers evaluated immune responses to viral vectored-, mRNA-, and protein-based COVID-19 vaccine platforms across homologous and heterologous priming combinations.

Researchers assessed the effects of different empiric antibiotic regimens on the risk for acute kidney injury among patients admitted to the intensive care unit.

Yet prevalence of treated OSA was only 3.5 percent; male sex, age, previous cardiovascular events, smoking, low exercise linked to OSA

Artificial sweeteners linked to type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and early death in adults

Authors acknowledge this injury mechanism is rare, but say patients should be warned

Higher risk seen for asthma, atopic eczema, and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis

Researchers assessed how sex, insurance status, and neighborhood income affected patient selection for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the US.

Researchers assessed the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in those with COPD as well as associated factors and clinical consequences after 5 years in this patient population.

Researchers assessed pediatric invasive GAS infection incidence before and after the implementation of nonpharmaceutical interventions in response to COVID-19.

The FDA has expanded the approval of Breo Ellipta to include maintenance treatment of asthma in children 5 to 17 years of age.

Greater proportion of children hospitalized in 2022 to 2023 were aged 2 to younger than 5 years and aged 5 to younger than 12 years

Children accompanied by caregivers speaking languages other than English more likely to be undertriaged

Essential practices include administration of prophylaxis, which should be discontinued at time of surgical closure

12.2 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 years and 4.2 percent of children aged 0 to 17 years were uninsured in 2022

Investigators sought to explore the relationships between clinical presentation of acute PE, patient characteristics, PE severity, and mortality.

Researchers assessed whether childhood asthma risk is related to consumption of fruits and vegetables, measured longitudinally and quantitatively.

A placebo-controlled study of smokers with MDD evaluated varenicline with vs without behavioral interventions for smoking cessation.

Researchers compared the risk for complex hospital courses among children hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus vs influenza infection.

Length of time in practice, specialty, and gender impact likelihood of being sued

Seven in 10 report feeling anxious about staying safe, with fears of gun violence increased

Updated review of the evidence shows small reduction in risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection with mask use versus no mask use