HealthDay News — Screen time is associated with higher cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

A statistically significant change in the crude rate of nitrous oxide poisoning was seen from 2010 to 2018, though no increase was observed from 2019 to 2023.

Significantly greater rates of loneliness were reported among people with disabilities across disability categories when compared with the general population. HealthDay News — Loneliness among people ...

High adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk for SLE, with the relationship partially mediated by certain liver and kidney function biomarkers.

The incidence of new-onset IA was higher after Lyme disease diagnosis vs influenza, especially during the first year postinfection.

Patients with SSc vs controls showed a greater prevalence of WMH on brain MRIs, particularly in deep white matter regions.

The botulinum toxin product CKDB-501A is non-inferior to onabotulinumtoxin A for the treatment of moderate to severe glabellar lines.

Patients with severe psoriasis who were treated with TNFi long-term had a lower risk of developing PsA than those treated with phototherapy.

Mortality due to car accidents, assault, and hypertension were higher for surgeons than nonsurgeon physicians. HealthDay News — Surgeons have higher mortality rates than nonsurgeon physicians and ...

Patients with elderly-onset vs young-onset IIM were more often rehospitalized and had a higher incidence of infection.

Vaccination with JN.1-containing vaccines did not increase risk for 29 serious adverse events relevant to COVID-19 vaccination.

Experts from prominent medical organizations are being removed from ACIP workgroups due to being "special interest groups." ...