The FDA on Monday asked its vaccine advisory panel to weigh a proposal to turn COVID-19 vaccines into an annual shot for most Americans.

The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed stricter limits on levels of lead in infant food products.

Using data from the CARRA registry, researchers conducted a prospective study to assess consensus treatment plans (CTP) outcomes among patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

The researchers sought to evaluate whether there was an association between the presence of psoriasis and concomitant psoriatic arthritis and comorbidity burden and treatment outcomes.

A team of investigators evaluated the impact of a single session of hypnosis, mindful meditation, or prayer on pain intensity and tolerance among patients with acute pain.

At 5-year intervals, the study participants were reevaluated for socioeconomic indicators and symptoms of depression.

For patients with knee osteoarthritis, high-dose exercise therapy is not superior to low-dose exercise therapy for most outcomes.

For immunocompromised adults, adherence to CDC mRNA monovalent COVID-19 booster dose recommendations is low.

Buprenorphine dispensing to youth is low and declined from 2015 to 2020, according to a study.

Less than half of parents take recommended steps to prepare themselves and their children ahead of a well-child visit.

Investigators in the US sourced data for this study from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health collected between 2015 and 2019.

In a novel finding, living in the southeastern United States is an independent risk factor for new-onset CKD.

Investigators sourced data for this study from the US Poison Control Centers.

For individuals undergoing bone scintigraphy, positive 99mTc-DPD, indicative of cardiac amyloidosis, is associated with poor outcomes.

For inpatients, exposure to high bed-occupancy (capacity utilization) increases the risk of mortality, according to a study.

Telehealth-delivered parenting interventions lead to significant and maintained improvements for young children with developmental disorders and their caregivers.

There is a racial and ethnic disparity between neonatal nurse practitioner students and neonates in the NICU.

A team of investigators evaluated numerous factors associated with the management of pain among residents of nursing homes with dementia.

The effectiveness and safety profile of brodalumab during a period of 104 weeks in everyday practice are reported.

Electronic health records from 77 health care organizations in the US were evaluated for a risk for endocarditis among patients with opioid use disorder or cocaine use disorder on the basis of contracting COVID-19.

Patients with advanced CKD have not been well-represented in trials evaluating intensive blood pressure control.

For older adults, higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with increased fracture risk.

The number of Americans who had trouble paying their medical bills dropped precipitously between 2019 and 2021.

For patients dying of cancer, racial and ethnic inequities in opioid access are substantial and persistent.

For children younger than 5 years hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2, respiratory virus coinfections may increase illness severity.

Researchers in Taiwan assessed the risk for JIA among patients with Kawasaki disease.

Investigators conducted a systematic review to assess the benefits and harms associated with treatment for nonradicular low back pain.

A team of investigators conducted a study in an attempt to identify factors that predict the risk of developing opioid use disorder following receipt of a first opioid prescription.

Natesa G. Pandian, MD and colleagues present recommendations for the use of echocardiography in the diagnosis and therapeutic intervention of RHD.