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Look after a disabled parent or partner for long enough and you start noticing small things. Did she eat the lunch you left? Is he limping worse than on Monday? That habit is useful once substance misuse risks come into it. People with physical, cognitive or sensory disabilities are more likely to live with chronic […]

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WASHINGTON — Maternal and infant safety outcomes were similar across two respiratory syncytial virus seasons for vaccinated and unvaccinated pregnancies, according to interim data presented at IDWeek.
“After the maternal RSV vaccine (Abrysvo, Pfizer) was introduced in the United States, questions remained about pregnancy safety outcomes that had been raised during clinical development,” Ashley I. Michnick, PharmD, PhD, senior research scientist at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, told Healio. “This interim study is just one part of a comprehensive safety

VIENNA — Multimodal imaging and AI are revolutionizing clinical assessments, streamlining workflow, enhancing diagnostics, and enabling longitudinal predictions of disease progression and treatment outcomes.
“There are several imaging biomarkers that nowadays are quite important to predict how the disease will progress in a specific patient,” Enrico Borrelli, MD, PhD, FEBO, told Healio at the Euretina congress. “We can also predict treatment response, getting the full picture of how that patient is going to evolve over time.”
The Zeiss retinal portfolio offers a range of multimodal solutions

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Optase Heat Mask Pro, a moist heat therapy mask for relieving symptoms of dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction, is now available, according to a press release from Scope Health.
The mask is designed to soften meibomian gland oils and improve their flow, helping to keep the eyes moist and reduce tear evaporation. It can also be cooled and used to reduce allergy symptoms and puffy eyes, according to the release.
The mask can be used daily for up to 1 year and has a machine-washable bamboo cover and

Bariatric surgery can offer long-term cancer-protective effects for people with obesity regardless of their sex or age, findings of a population-based cohort study suggest.
An analysis of registry data from nearly 800,000 people showed those who underwent the procedure exhibited an overall significantly lower risk for 10 obesity-related malignancies.
The magnitude of risk reduction remained consistent between younger and older adults, and analyses that focused on cancer types that affect both sexes showed comparable benefits for men and women.
“The primary indication for bariatric surgery is

SAN DIEGO — Acoustic stimulation increased the amount of deep sleep overnight for individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy, in addition to reducing tension and improving cognition the next morning, according to a poster presentation.
The preliminary results suggest acoustic stimulation could be a non-invasive approach to improve sleep-dependent memory among patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi, MD, PhD, a professor of neurology at the University of California, Davis, said at the American Neurological Association’s 151st annual meeting.
“We as epileptologists are so

In February of 2020, I sat with Gloria Steinem for a podcast episode. We talked about her writing, her professional life and her visible voice.
We met at her New York City brownstone for an in-person conversation. When we sat down to record, she offered me a piece of her raisin bran muffin — the oversized ones you can typically buy at an NYC bodega.
As an emergency and lifestyle physician interested in health and chronic disease prevention, I asked her what she did to stay healthy. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses lifestyle interventions to prevent, treat and reverse chronic

Global acne incidence rates increased by more than 60% between 1990 and 2023, and researchers project acne burden will continue to rise through 2050, according to a new analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study.
“Acne is one of the most common skin conditions worldwide, but its impact is often underestimated and sometimes it is viewed as merely cosmetic,” John Barbieri, MD, MBA, FAAD, director of the advanced acne therapeutics clinic at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a Healio Dermatology Peer Perspective Board Member, told Healio. “Beyond the physical symptoms, acne can cause permanent

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.
At the time of cataract surgery, patients with coexisting ocular pathologies or visual disorders often ask what lenses we can offer to have spectacle-free vision. Difficult eyes may not be suited for advanced-technology IOLs (ATIOLs), but with many options now available, we can be more confident that some of these patients can have their wish fulfilled.
Deborah G. Ristvedt, DO, and Timothy Page,

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet did not raise risk for hyperkalemia among Black adults on blood pressure-lowering therapy, according to data presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions.
In 2025, Healio reported that the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet ranked highest among U.S. News & World Report’s heart-healthy diets.
“The DASH diet is a well-known, proven nutrition pattern that is known to improve blood pressure,” Marian Budu, MBBS, MPH, the clinical research coordinator of the GoFresh trials at Beth Israel Deaconess