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Rates of Fentanyl Nonfatal Overdose ED Visits Rose Through Third Quarter of 2023

From 2020 to 2023, there was an increase in the rates of fentanyl-involved nonfatal overdose emergency department visits, according to research published in the

Molecular Monitoring Improves Survival in Some Patients With Newly Diagnosed Leukemia

Molecular monitoring of measurable residual disease (MRD), coupled with guided treatment, contributes to improved survival for patients with newly diagnosed acu

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Increased in Adolescents From 2021 to 2023

Despite the approval of second-generation antiobesity medications, metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) use among U.S. adolescents increased from 2021 to 2023,

Socioeconomic Status Tied to New Diagnosis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa

For dermatology patients, neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (nSES) is associated with a new diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), according to a stu

Previous Estimates of Illicit Opioid Use in the United States Underreported

Illicit opioid use may be higher than previously reported in the United States, according to a study published online May 9 in JAMA Health Forum. David Powell,

AI Can Catch Hard-To-Detect Breast Cancers In Mammograms

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help prevent breast cancers that develop between routine mammograms, by catching ones that trained radiologists would overlook,

In New SELECT Trial Analysis, Early Reduction in Cardiovascular Events Was Observed with Wegovy®, Before Clinically Meaningful Changes in Body Weight

Today, Novo Nordisk will present data at the European Congress of Obesity (ECO) from a secondary, post hoc analysis of the SELECT trial that showed within the f