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Machine Learning Can Predict Aggressive Behaviors in Youth With Autism
Machine learning analyses of preceding changes in peripheral physiology can predict behaviors before they occur For inpatient youths with autism, machine learning analyses of preceding changes in peripheral physiology can predict imminent aggressive behaviors before they occur, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in JAMA Network Open. Tales Imbiriba, Ph.D., from Northeastern University in...
Many U.S. Nursing Home Residents Have Not Been Vaccinated for Flu, COVID-19, or RSV for 2023-24
Second study shows that 42.2 and 18.3 percent of individuals aged 18 years and older reported receiving flu, updated COVID-19 shots Many nursing home residents and adults have not been vaccinated for influenza, COVID-19, or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the 2023 to 2024 season, according to research published in the Dec. 22 issue of...
Tainted Applesauce Now Linked to More Than 200 Lead Poisoning Cases
Median age for cases in the investigation is nearly 2 years old More than 200 cases of lead poisoning linked to contaminated fruit puree pouches have now been reported in the United States, up from 125 cases in the last weekly tally, with 33 states now reporting poisonings, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
FDA Approves DNA Cheek Swab Test to ID Patients at High Risk for Opioid Addiction
In clinical trials, the test accurately assessed a raised risk for addiction 83 percent of the time The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind test — the AvertD test — that uses DNA swabbed from a patient’s cheek to determine if they have a combination of genetic variants associated with an elevated...
Factors Linked to Ankylosing Spondylitis Identified
Having older siblings, childhood tonsillectomy linked to increased risk for AS in case-control analysis Factors associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have been identified and include having older siblings and childhood tonsillectomy, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in RMD Open. Matilda Morin, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a nationwide, register-based,...
NMOSD: An Early Diagnosis to Prevent Blindness and Paraplegia
The early and accurate identification of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is integral to the prognosis and reduction of relapses. Treatment and management strategies include immunosuppressive agents, steroids, and novel monoclonal antibodies. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an autoimmune disorder mainly involving the optic nerve (optic neuritis) and the spinal cord (myelitis). Prompt and early...
Company Seeks FDA Approval for MDMA as Treatment for PTSD
Medication would be given in concert with talk therapy A California company is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to consider approving MDMA (midomafetamine capsules) as a treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When announcing the new drug application (NDA) filing on Tuesday, MAPS Public Benefit Corp. noted it has been studying the drug...
Single Dose of mRNA-1345 Vaccine Safe, Effective Against RSV in Seniors
Vaccine efficacy was 68.4 percent against RSV-associated acute respiratory disease; offers protection against subtypes A and B A single dose of mRNA-1345 vaccine is safe and results in lower incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated disease in older patients, according to a study published in the Dec. 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine....
Treatment Modification Common With Second-Line Antidiabetic Meds
Lowest adjusted risk of switching and highest intensification risk for patients prescribed sufonylureas Most patients with type 2 diabetes initiating antidiabetic medication (ADM) experience treatment modification within one year, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Managed Care. David T. Liss, Ph.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of...