Category: Health
Anti-Racist Care: A New Quality Metric?
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/anti-racist-care-a-new-quality-metric/ (MedPage Today) — In modern hospitals, no one questions the need for sterile techniques before surgery or the importance of hand hygiene between patients. These practices are interwoven into professional practice because they save lives — and… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119782 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-08 17:00:00 Copyright for syndicated…
Laura Dern Opens Up About Losing Her Mother to Rare Lung Disease
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/laura-dern-opens-up-about-losing-her-mother-to-rare-lung-disease/ Share on PinterestLaura Dern’s mom, the actor Dianne Ladd, recently passed away from a rare lung disease. Photography courtesy of BeyondtheScars.com Academy Award-winning actor Laura Dern is sharing her late mother’s journey with a rare lung disease. Dern is carrying out her mom Diane Ladd’s mission of spreading awareness about pulmonary…
Free of ‘Sports Prison,’ Winter Athletes Get Shot at Olympics Without COVID Lockdown
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/free-of-sports-prison-winter-athletes-get-shot-at-olympics-without-covid-lockdown/ (MedPage Today) — In some ways, the goals Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris set for the Milan Cortina Olympics are the same ones he set in his three previous appearances at the Games. “Landing when it matters, landing how I want to, landing… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/sportsmedicine/elitesports/119755 Author : Publish date :…
Quiz Time: Are Most Cancers Tied to Modifiable Risk Factors?
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/quiz-time-are-most-cancers-tied-to-modifiable-risk-factors/ (MedPage Today) — You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/quizzes/news-quiz/119780 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-07 22:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Quiz Time: Are Most Cancers Tied to Modifiable Risk Factors? first appeared on…
PCOS and Arrhythmia; Treating Gout to Reduce Heart Risks
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/pcos-and-arrhythmia-treating-gout-to-reduce-heart-risks/ (MedPage Today) — TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/podcasts/healthwatch/119773 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-07…
The Problem With Autistic Barbie
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/the-problem-with-autistic-barbie/ (MedPage Today) — When Mattel announced its autistic Barbie last month, the response was immediate and largely celebratory. Headlines praised the doll as a milestone for inclusion. Social media applauded it as a sign of representation. Parents… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119769 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-07 17:00:00 Copyright for syndicated…
Doctor Indicted on Charges He Falsified Records to Block Liver Transplants
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/doctor-indicted-on-charges-he-falsified-records-to-block-liver-transplants/ (MedPage Today) — A Houston doctor has been indicted on charges of falsifying medical records for five patients, making them ineligible to receive a liver transplant, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday. John Stevenson Bynon Jr., MD, was… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/transplantation/transplantation/119768 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-07 15:00:00 Copyright for syndicated…
‘Dark Showering:’ Can It Help You Sleep Better?
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/dark-showering-can-it-help-you-sleep-better/ Share on PinterestSome experts say that dark showering may help you fall asleep more easily. Image Credit: Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images Dark showering is a new sleep trend that involves showering with the lights dimmed or off completely. Advocates say it can help the mind relax, reduce stress, and make it easier…
Similar Prostate Cancer Drugs Show Different Results in Real-World Study
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/similar-prostate-cancer-drugs-show-different-results-in-real-world-study/ (MedPage Today) — A real-world comparison of two androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs) for advanced prostate cancer showed a significant difference in overall survival (OS). Patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/additionalmeetings/119784 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-07 13:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.…
‘I was full of shame after being sacked for having endometriosis’
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/i-was-full-of-shame-after-being-sacked-for-having-endometriosis/ Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9y9lrwxqgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-02-07 07:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post ‘I was full of shame after being sacked for having endometriosis’ first…
FDA Updates Risks in Capecitabine, Fluorouracil Labels
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-updates-risks-in-capecitabine-fluorouracil-labels/ The labeling updates address the risk of early-onset toxicity, including life-threatening adverse events in patients with DPD deficiency who are treated with the drugs. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-updates-risks-capecitabine-fluorouracil-labels-2026a10003v0?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 18:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post FDA Updates…
Gabapentin Misuse Persists, Two Analyses Show
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/gabapentin-misuse-persists-two-analyses-show/ (MedPage Today) — Two analyses suggested that non-medical (illicit) gabapentin use persisted in recent years as patterns in prescribing shifted. The first analysis, led by Sara Karami, PhD, MPH, of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/painmanagement/119776 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 19:26:00 Copyright for…
Skiing’s Regulatory Body Rejects ‘Wild Rumor’ on Ski Jumpers’ Penile Injections
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/skiings-regulatory-body-rejects-wild-rumor-on-ski-jumpers-penile-injections/ (MedPage Today) — PREDAZZO, Italy — The regulatory body for skiing on Friday dismissed as a “wild rumor” reports that ski jumpers are enhancing their groin area to gain distance as the Winter Olympic Games begin. A report by the German tabloid… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/sportsmedicine/elitesports/119785 Author : Publish date :…
Evidence Review on Hep B Shot at Odds With Controversial CDC Decision
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/evidence-review-on-hep-b-shot-at-odds-with-controversial-cdc-decision/ (MedPage Today) — Universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth is safe, effective, and protective for both individual and public health, and there is no evidence to support the recent change in vaccine recommendations, an evidence review found… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/119786 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 22:35:00 Copyright for syndicated…
Autism Trial Supporting FDA-Touted Drug Is Retracted
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/autism-trial-supporting-fda-touted-drug-is-retracted/ (MedPage Today) — One of the largest autism trials of leucovorin (Wellcovorin), a drug used to treat cerebral folate deficiency, was retracted on Jan. 29 by the European Journal of Pediatrics, a Springer Nature journal. The randomized, double… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/autism/119787 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 22:39:00 Copyright for…
Do Women Actually Want At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening?
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/do-women-actually-want-at-home-cervical-cancer-screening/ (MedPage Today) — Most women said they preferred clinic-based cervical cancer testing over at-home self-sampling, with demographics and life experiences shaping those preferences, a cross-sectional study indicated. In a nationally representative… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/cervicalcancer/119783 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 21:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.…
3D-Printed Breast Tissue; Cancer and Ultraprocessed Food; Agent Orange and Melanoma
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/3d-printed-breast-tissue-cancer-and-ultraprocessed-food-agent-orange-and-melanoma/ (MedPage Today) — Bioengineered tissue produced with a 3D printer could offer a reconstruction solution that “allows a woman to be whole again” after breast cancer surgery. (CNN) Aging in fast forward: A husband-caregiver documents his wife’s… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119781 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 20:12:00 Copyright for syndicated…
Thrombolysis Window May Extend to 24 Hours for Non-LVO Strokes
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/thrombolysis-window-may-extend-to-24-hours-for-non-lvo-strokes/ (MedPage Today) — NEW ORLEANS — IV tenecteplase (TNKase) could be beneficial as far out as 24 hours after stroke onset in people not getting mechanical thrombectomy, the OPTION trial showed. In people with acute non-large vessel occlusion… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/isc/119777 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 19:43:00 Copyright for…
Neuroprotective Agent Improved Outcomes After Acute Ischemic Stroke
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/neuroprotective-agent-improved-outcomes-after-acute-ischemic-stroke/ (MedPage Today) — NEW ORLEANS — Loberamisal improved functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke in a placebo-controlled phase III trial, raising its prospects as an investigational neuroprotective therapy. In patients with relatively… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/isc/119779 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 20:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked…
As ICE Uses Medicaid Data, Hospitals Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/as-ice-uses-medicaid-data-hospitals-are-in-a-bind-over-warning-immigrant-patients/ (MedPage Today) — The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal information, including home… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119775 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 18:54:00 Copyright for syndicated…
FDA Calls for Testing Before Treatment With Widely Used Chemotherapies
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-calls-for-testing-before-treatment-with-widely-used-chemotherapies/ (MedPage Today) — Oncology specialists should inform patients about a risk of serious toxicity related to dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency and should test for DPYD variants before starting treatment with capecitabine (Xeloda) and… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119774 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 17:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the…
Emails Undermine RFK Jr.’s Testimony on His Trip to Samoa Before a Measles Outbreak
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/emails-undermine-rfk-jr-s-testimony-on-his-trip-to-samoa-before-a-measles-outbreak/ (MedPage Today) — Over 2 days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the same answer. He said the closely scrutinized 2019 trip he took to Samoa, which came before a devastating measles… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/119771 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 16:53:00…
Intrusive thoughts? John has a room for that
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/intrusive-thoughts-john-has-a-room-for-that/ John tells Elis and Dave about his mind’s “resentment room”. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cje1qnz0lg2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 17:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Intrusive thoughts? John has a room for that first appeared on News Health. —- Author : News Health Publish…
Comedy on Prescription? Pilot Raises Hopes for NHS Care
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/comedy-on-prescription-pilot-raises-hopes-for-nhs-care/ Early pilot data suggest comedy-based social prescribing could complement care, boost wellbeing, and ease pressure on NHS services. Press Association Source link : https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/comedy-prescription-pilot-raises-hopes-nhs-care-2026a10003u5?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 14:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Comedy on Prescription? Pilot Raises Hopes for NHS Care…
US experiencing biggest measles outbreak since 2000 – 5 crucial reads at the dangers, what to do and what’s coming subsequent
Source link : https://health365.info/us-experiencing-biggest-measles-outbreak-since-2000-5-crucial-reads-at-the-dangers-what-to-do-and-whats-coming-subsequent/ The measles outbreak in South Carolina reached 876 instances on Feb. 3, 2026. That quantity surpasses the 2025 outbreak in Texas and hits the unlucky milestone of being the biggest outbreak within the U.S. since 2000, when the illness used to be declared eradicated right here. The outbreak is exposing the…