FDA Expands Approval for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy
Approval allows for use in nonambulatory individuals ≥4 years with a confirmed gene mutation
Study Quantifies Risk for Gastric, Breast Cancer for Germline CDH1 P/LP Variants
Lifetime cumulative risk for advanced gastric cancer 10.3 and 6.5 percent for male and female carriers, respectively
Childhood Physical Activity Levels Tied to Risk for Liver Disease in Young Adults
Increasing physical activity in childhood tied to reduced risk for severe liver steatosis and liver cirrhosis
Approximately 7 Percent of U.S. Population Uninsured in 2023
10.9 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 years were uninsured at the time of interview in 2023, as were 3.9 percent of children aged 0 to 17 years
Multimodal Antiobesity Medications Yield Superior Preoperative Weight Loss
Findings seen in high-risk patients with body mass index ≥70 preparing to undergo metabolic surgery
Pandemic-Era Tax Credits Made Healthcare More Affordable, But They’re Set to Expire
Survodutide Tied to Significant Improvement in Fatty Liver Disease
Benefits seen without worsening of fibrosis over 48 weeks
Pantoprazole Cuts GI Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Invasive Ventilation
Pantoprazole yields lower clinically important upper GI bleeding, with no significant change in mortality versus placebo
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Conversion to Diabetes Over Long-Term Follow-Up
Findings seen at five, 10, and 15 years following surgery versus nonsurgical, matched controls
No Evidence That Live Vaccines Are Unsafe for Patients on Dupilumab
Systematic review shows vaccine efficacy not affected by dupilumab in general
