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While artificial intelligence (AI) is helping clinicians in medical dermatology improve diagnostic accuracy, streamline workflows, and develop patient treatment plans, its wide adoption for use in cosmetic dermatology is still in the early stages. According to Jeffrey Dover, MD, co-director of SkinCare Physicians in Chestnut Hill…Read More

NEW YORK — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to send letters advising clinicians that hair regenerative therapies are not yet proven safe and effective, but this determination is challenged by published data, according to an expert. Widely used techniques for hair regrowth in patients with androgenic alopecia include the application of platelet-rich […]

TOPLINE: Patients undergoing esophagectomy at private equity–acquired health centers have an increased risk for mortality, surgical complications, and failure to rescue than those undergoing the procedure at nonacquired health centers. METHODOLOGY: The increasing acquisition of health systems by private equity in the United States raises concerns about healthcare quality and costs…Read More

TOPLINE: Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) demonstrates sustained improvement in invasive disease-free survival and reduced the risk for death in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer compared with trastuzumab. At 7 years, invasive disease-free survival and overall survival was 80.8% and 89.1%, respectively, with T-DM1 compared with 67.1% and 84.4%…Read More

Higher intake of processed red meat, including bacon, hot dogs, and bologna, is associated with a significantly elevated risk for cognitive decline and dementia, results of a large, long-term study suggested. Individuals who consumed more than a quarter of a serving of processed meat per day…Read More

Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby providing protection…Read More

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening genetic disease affecting multiple organ systems, with pancreatic dysfunction representing a critical and often overlooked complication. A recent study published in eGastroenterology introduces young rabbits with CF as a novel and accessible model to study CF-related pancreatic endocrine pathology. This model offers an unprecedented opportunity to deepen our understanding […]

Cancer remains one of the most complex diseases, with its diverse molecular profiles and cellular compositions posing significant challenges for treatment. Traditional methods of cancer research, such as two-dimensional cell cultures and animal models, often fail to capture the full complexity of human cancers, particularly the three-dimensional structures and microenvironmental interactions of solid tumors…Read More

Despite the success cardiac rehabilitation has shown at reducing heart-related deaths and hospital readmissions, higher out-of-pocket costs may prevent patients from participating in the program, a Michigan Medicine study suggests…Read More

For Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia, delivery of mental health care through telehealth (telemental health care) diffused rapidly after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Jan. 16 in JAMA Network Open…Read More