March 4, 2021

Artificial intelligence models have the capacity to provide screening and early detection for patients with AMD, although the technology is still in development. This article summarizes findings related to the training of artificial intelligence models to stratify wet AMD and make predictions on the outcome that a given patient may face. The data used to...

During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, some at-risk patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have been required to extend their treatment intervals to reduce the risk of coronavirus exposure. This study involved an analysis of patients with wet AMD that underwent unplanned treatment interval extensions. The study’s goal was to understand the effects of these...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is distributed heterogeneously across races and ethnicities. In particular, this condition disproportionately affects Hispanics. This article covers research into the inclusion of racial minorities in NAFLD clinical trials. Data for this study were taken from English-language studies in North America ranging from 2005-2019. Racial and ethnic enrollment data were extracted...

THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with cognitive impairment among individuals with schizophrenia, according to a review and meta-analysis published online March 3 in JAMA Psychiatry. Katsuhiko Hagi, Ph.D., from Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma in Tokyo, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the association between risk...

THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Better maternal cardiovascular health (CVH) at 28 weeks of gestation is significantly associated with better offspring CVH at ages 10 to 14 years, according to a study published in the Feb. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Amanda M. Perak, M.D., from the Northwestern...

Staff Writer: Deileta Kamhunga Minorities have historically enrolled in oncology clinical trials at lower rates than whites. This study, published in Gynecologic Oncology, aimed to determine what role race plays in participation in gynecologic oncology clinical trials in an academic setting. It also sought to determine whether or not educational intervention can play a role...

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) have been challenging to develop treatments for, partially due to insufficient recruitment in clinical trials. The factors underlying this low recruitment have not been well understood. This study, published in Cancer, compared patients with MDS that enrolled in intervention trials with those who did not. The study’s goal was to obtain a...

This review details how analytics can be used to enhance the sharing of clinical trial data among researchers to inform cancer disparities research. Clinical trial recruits are often young, healthy, and from less racially diverse groups. This lack of diversity leads to a larger problem with racial minority groups and older adults not being accurately...

As the population ages, more and more Americans experience forms of visual impairment, such as wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). An estimated 24.8 million people in the United States fall into this increasingly large category. As this number grows, it is becoming more important not only to improve accessibility but also to understand if racial and...