The International Psoriasis Council has released a list of five recommendations for prioritized action items that will help dermatologists incorporate metabolic disease considerations into psoriasis care.
Researchers attending the 2025 International Psoriasis Council Think Tank symposium identified metabolic disease management as the primary unmet need and future priority of psoriasis treatment, according to a summary paper published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Based on feedback from more than 150 survey responses from dermatologists, the five finalized action items

As an actor, producer and comic book author, Greg Grunberg has led a busy life. But no matter what is happening around him, he always has time for a phone call from his son, Jake.
Jake, the oldest of three, started having seizures at age 7 years, 23 years ago. It came as a surprise to Grunberg, who said his family has no history of epilepsy.
“We didn’t know anything about it,” Grunberg told Healio. “He would have staring spells, and that developed into every kind of seizure you can imagine.”
Jake wound up having a difficult case to treat, Grunberg said. Diagnosed with a form of drug resistant

Wearing weighted vests while exercising has become one of the most popular fitness trends in recent years.
The trend of walking with a weighted vest or backpack, also known as rucking, originates from military training, and is an effective, scalable, simple way “to build strength and endurance at the same time,” according to GORUCK, a rucking website. But it has suddenly skyrocketed in popularity. One market research report estimates the global market for adult weighted vests will increase from $199 million in 2024 to $313 million by 2031.
“The idea is that wearing a weighted vest increases the

Behavioral interventions may lower risk for some obesity-related cancers, according to data presented at the International Congress on Obesity.
“The numbers of obesity-related cancers are rising each year, and prevention strategies should be considered,” Matthew Harris, MD, PhD, research representative at University of Manchester in the U.K., told Healio. “Currently we do not have the evidence to reliably inform whether weight loss can prevent these cancers. Understanding the impact of behavioral weight-loss intervention is an important step in designing potential future cancer prevention

For the 17th straight year, Hospital for Special Surgery has been named the best hospital for orthopedic care in the United States, according to the 2026 to 2027 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” survey.
The annual Best Hospitals rankings included 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties. The top 50 hospitals across each specialty were ranked based on success with various specialty-specific procedures and conditions. The orthopedic rankings weighed hospitals’ success in treating spine, limb, joint and other musculoskeletal and connective tissue surgeries.
After

Among children with suspected sleep-disordered breathing, those with vs. without secondhand smoke exposure had greater sleep fragmentation but no difference in disorder severity, according to results published in Scientific Reports.
Further, as urinary cotinine, a biological byproduct of nicotine, went up, two measures of sleep quality went down, according to researchers and a press release.
“Clinicians should routinely assess secondhand smoke exposure when evaluating children with sleep complaints, even when sleep-related breathing abnormalities appear mild,” Ariel Tarasiuk, PhD, director of

Patients with atopic dermatitis receiving add-on H1 antihistamines had no important improvements in disease severity, itch severity, sleep disturbance and exacerbations, according to systematic review and network meta-analysis results.
These data were published in BMJ.
“These findings resolve decades of uncertainty in whether antihistamines should be used for atopic dermatitis and support against their routine use solely to treat atopic dermatitis (eczema),” Derek K. Chu, MD, PhD, FRCPC, associate professor of medicine at McMaster University, told Healio.
“Antihistamines may still be appropriate

Use of innovative strategies designed to bring scientific research closer to where patients live may eliminate barriers that prevent some individuals from participating, according to results of a descriptive quality improvement study.
An evaluation of Mayo Clinic’s decentralized clinical trials program showed greater geographic reach and higher enrollment of historically underserved populations 15 months after implementation.
“Although we cannot directly attribute the findings to program implementation, the trends are very encouraging,” Tufia C. Haddad, MD, medical oncologist at Mayo Clinic in

Dupilumab significantly reduced gastric eosinophilic inflammation — and improved measures of endoscopic and histologic disease — at 12 weeks compared with placebo in patients with eosinophilic gastritis, according to phase 2 trial results.
Findings provide additional evidence that eosinophilic gastritis (EoG), which has no FDA-approved treatments, appears driven by the same immune pathways as eosinophilic esophagitis and other allergic diseases.
“Historically, clinicians have relied on dietary elimination strategies or corticosteroids, both of which have important limitations, particularly for

Baylen Dupree's endometriosis diagnosis raises awareness of a condition often diagnosed late, highlighting symptoms, treatment, and early recognition.