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Click here to read the Healio Exclusive, “Experience builds confidence when it comes to speaking at meetings.” I am often asked by residents, fellows and younger ophthalmologists to share the pathway to becoming a key opinion leader in ophthalmology and a regular invited speaker at educational meetings. In the followin
Membership-based primary healthcare is becoming commonplace, offering longer visits, more individualized care and lower out-of-pocket costs for certain tests and medications, according to experts. The American Academy of Family Physicians defines direct primary care (DPC) as an alternative to the traditional fee-for-se
Parental refusal of the newborn hepatitis B virus vaccine surged in recent years, the latest in an ongoing trend that has more than doubled refusal rates since 2018, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open. An analysis of live birth data from three centers in the University of Pennsylvania health syst
Psychiatric disorders present in patients with inflammatory bowel disease both before and after diagnosis, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. “Earlier studies have shown an association between IBD and psychiatric disease, but several pressing issues remained,” Jonas F. Ludvigsso
Take a look at the Healio | OSN calendar page, and you will find more than three dozen meetings, symposia and summits that make up a year of ophthalmology gatherings. Whether they are one-room, single-day conferences, such as Clinical Trials at the Summit, or they take up full convention centers, such as the American A
Many experts agree that polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, the new name for polycystic ovary syndrome, better reflects the hormonal and metabolic aspects of the condition. But some argue that PMOS still falls short in becoming a comprehensive moniker for the complex syndrome. Anuja Dokras, MD, MHCI, PhD, directo
Patients with supragastric belching reported greater symptom relief and improvements in health-related quality of life with singing therapy than diaphragmatic breathing, study results showed. Findings also suggested that singing therapy could be particularly beneficial for older patients with severe symptoms. “Supragas
The FDA has approved Stelara injection for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in children aged 2 years and older, expanding the drug’s use for both major forms of pediatric IBD. The decision follows the FDA’s approval of Stelara (ustekinumab, Janssen) in April for children aged 2 years an
MUNICH — In patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia, plozasiran was well-tolerated, reduced triglycerides by up to 81% and prevented acute pancreatitis events compared with placebo, a speaker reported. “Severe hypertriglyceridemia is probably one of the largest gaps in the management of lipid disorders. Above 5 mmol/
Patients who need cancer surgery are waiting longer for initial therapy, according to results of a retrospective cohort study. The time between diagnosis and start of first-course treatment increased significantly between 2012 and 2023, findings showed. The trends — observed for all six cancer types analyzed — appeared
Genetic ancestry may have significant associations with colorectal cancer incidence and age-specific risk. An evaluation of more than 300,000 individuals with whole genome sequencing showed that individuals with European ancestry had greater overall odds of developing colorectal cancer, but other lineages, including Am
The internet went mainstream less than 40 years ago, yet it is hard to remember the world without it. Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, hematologist, medical oncologist, podcaster and author, believes the same will hold true for AI in the not-so-distant future. “There’s no way around it. AI is here to stay,” Nabhan told Healio. “
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