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Crystal Phend

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Crystal Phend is a contributing editor with 番茄社区app, where she's been covering medical news of all stripes since 2006.

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A photo of a box of montelukast (Singulair) tablets.

Are Singulair's Psychiatric Risks in Kids Overblown?

Population-based study found no higher risk than with another asthma and allergy medication class

FDA MARKETING ZYN nicotine pouch products over a photo of a container of Zyn nicotine pouches.

FDA Authorizes Marketing of Nicotine Pouches, a First for the Agency

While niche for now, use of flavored nicotine sachets among youths raises concerns

A photo of a female radiologist showing her female patient chest CT scans.

Getting Lung Cancer Screening Staff Involved Improved Tobacco Cessation

An integrated intervention had the greatest impact in a randomized trial

An x-ray image of a patient with tuberculosis affecting both lungs.

Shorter TB Treatment Recommended for Kids, Adults

U.S. guideline update drops regimen duration for most tuberculosis patients to 4-6 months

Illustration of stages of Alzheimer's over a question mark over a person's brain with Alzheimer's Disease

The Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

Progression follows a course delineated in updated diagnostic and staging criteria

Illustration of stages of Alzheimer's, with arrown pointing to stage I, over a question mark over a person's brain with Alzhe

For Your Patients: What to Expect With Early Stage Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease

And what to do to slow down the disease

Illustration of familial info over a blood droplet with an upward arrow over cholesterol

What to Know About Managing Familial Hypercholesterolemia

A multipronged approach is needed for these patients to achieve adequate cholesterol lowering

Illustration of alternate medications over a blood droplet with an upward arrow over cholesterol

For Your Patients: Medication to Manage Cholesterol

What to know about statins, PCSK9 inhibitors, and other medications to treat hypercholesterolemia

A photo of surgeons preparing lungs for transplant.

Women's Disadvantage on Lung Transplant Waitlists May Be a More Global Problem

French study extends U.S. findings of disparities in organ access

AES over a photo of Los Angeles Convention Center

Arrhythmia Risk of Lamotrigine Questioned by Observational Data

Two cohort studies didn't find significantly greater risk than other drugs in epilepsy

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