Over 2 years, bulevirtide monotherapy reduced the risk for decompensation and mortality, but not hepatocellular carcinoma, among patients with hepatitis D virus and compensated cirrhosis compared with untreated patients. “Bulevirtide, the first-in-class entry inhibitor, has been approved by EMA for treatment of compensated chronic hepatitis delta,” Elisabetta Degasperi, MD,
SAN DIEGO — Lung function decreased and COPD symptom burden increased among adults with vs. without food insecurity, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“Food insecurity is more prevalent in our population than both the North Carolina and U.S. average and was highly prevalent in COPD patients (14.4%),” Sarah E. Maus, MD,
Women who use contraceptive pills may be at a higher risk for frontal fibrosing alopecia, according to a study.“[Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA)] incidence has shown a continuous increase since its initial documentation in 1994, provoking speculation regarding the role of changing environmental factors in its pathogenesis,” Tuntas Rayinda, MD, MSc, PhD, dermatologist and
Allergic disease affects 40% of school-aged children in Australia and 45% of food allergies among infants persist until age 10 years, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.“Understanding how many children are affected by allergies is important for informing public health and research priorities,” Rachel L. Peters, PhD, lead
Consuming peanut products from infancy through age 5 years provided lasting tolerance into adolescence without the need to regularly upkeep consumption, according to a study published in NEJM Evidence. Findings come from the LEAP-Trio study, which builds on the results from the LEAP study and the following LEAP-On study, both of which were sponsored by the NIAID.