March 6, 2024

Findings seen for exposure within the past five years, but not 10 years Recent experience with climate-related disasters is associated with higher odds of mental distress (MD) among adolescents, according to a study published in the March issue of Preventive Medicine Reports. Amy H. Auchincloss, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the School of Public Health at Drexel University...

Mortality rates generally highest for infants of Black and American Indian and Alaska Native non-Hispanic women There is variation in infant mortality rates across maternal race and Hispanic-origin groups and by selected maternal characteristics, according to the March 5 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics. Danielle M. Ely, Ph.D.,...

Yet prescription rates remain substantially lower than that seen for other guideline-recommended cardiometabolic therapies Barriers for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor (PCSK9i) use persist for cholesterol management, according to a research letter published online Feb. 16 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Diane E. MacDougall, from the Family Heart Foundation in Fernandina Beach, Florida, and...

Investigator Global Assessment of 0 or 1 occurred in significantly more patients receiving tacrolimus microemulsion versus placebo For scalp psoriasis, 0.1 percent tacrolimus microemulsion has good efficacy and safety, according to a study published online Feb. 12 in Dermatology and Therapy. Andreas Pinter, M.D., from the University Hospital Frankfurt in Germany, and colleagues conducted a multicenter,...