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As patients with sickle cell disease age, they face comorbidities of pain and multiple organ damage. Preventive and comprehensive care for these patients is often disparate due to a lack of providers who are knowledgeable about the disease, mistrust and stigmatization of those with the disease, and other barriers to care. As a result, adults...

Sickle cell disease can lead to multiple health complications and an increased risk of death. Of these complications, acute chest syndrome is the top cause of mortality, and the complication providers are most familiar with. Due to health advances, patients with sickle cell disease are living longer, meaning more patients are experiencing these health complications...

ADHD and its associated inhibition deficits may promote creativity. However, the current literature regarding this relationship is conflicting. This study, published in the Journal of Attention Disorders, examined measures of creativity and inhibition in individuals with predominantly inattentive ADHD (ADHD-I), combined ADHD (ADHD-C), or without ADHD. All participants were between 18 and 51 years old.  Study...

A recent study, published in PLOS ONE, examined the impacts that ADHD-related deficits in basic functioning have on complex cognitive tasks in adults with ADHD. The study researchers also explored the contribution complex cognitive functioning impairments have on the variance in adult ADHD diagnosis. Data were gathered from 48 adult patients with ADHD and 48 healthy control adult...

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem recently published a study in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes exploring the role that emotional dysregulation (ED) plays in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). They sought to better understand this relationship to support future interventions for this population.  This cross-sectional study included over...

According to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry, children on Medicaid are more than twice as likely as those with private insurance to be diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder.  Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), such as ADHD and autism, have been linked to worse social and health outcomes. Harvard University researchers analyzed data from more than 3.3 million...

Flu infections are increasing in the U.S., and so is the likelihood of co-infection of influenza and COVID-19. The newly coined term “flurona” has trended across social media, with many patients under the false impression that flurona is a new variant of COVID-19. Flurona is precisely what it sounds like: having flu and coronavirus at...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with dermatologist Dr. Valerie Harvey, we discuss Dr. Harvey’s treatment strategies for central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) and traction alopecia. MD Newsline: What are your treatment strategies for central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia and traction alopecia, and how are they tailored to each patient?  Dr. Valerie Harvey: “For patients with...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with dermatologist Dr. Valerie Harvey, we discuss vitiligo treatment disparities. MD Newsline: What disparities in diagnosing and treating vitiligo have you observed in your clinical practice and research?  Dr. Valerie Harvey: “Diagnosing vitiligo is pretty straightforward. But I think we need to do a better job of educating clinicians...