Blood Pressure Ticks Up With Microaggressions During Pregnancy
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Observational study found a modest association between experiences of gendered racial microaggression during obstetric care and postpartum blood pressure. Examples of...
How worried should we be about a bird flu pandemic?
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The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall...
Milk, Calcium Intake Tied to Lower Colon Cancer Risk
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Consumption of dairy products, particularly milk, had a significant association with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in women, data...
Operative Vaginal Delivery Riskier at Lower Volume Hospitals
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Hospitals doing fewer operative vaginal deliveries (OVDs) had higher rates of adverse perinatal outcomes for these cases than higher volume centers...
Patient Care Deteriorates After Private Equity Acquisition of Hospitals
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Patient care experiences worsened after private equity firms took over hospitals, according to a difference-in-differences analysis. From 2008 to 2019, the...
Doctor Escapes Los Angeles Fires; Surgeon vs Insurer; Singing About Colonoscopy
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The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. “We are helpless while the...
These Are the Largest Academic Medical Centers in the U.S.
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Healthcare analytics company Definitive Healthcare released a ranking of the 25 largest academic medical centers as measured by the number of...
No-Implant Shunt Wins FDA Breakthrough Status for HF
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Texas-based medical device company Alleviant has received a breakthrough device status from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its...
Tool Predicts Age at Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Onset
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The Florey Dementia Index predicted when cognitive decline or Alzheimer’s dementia would occur. The index is based on age and dementia...
Your ears and nose are made from tissue that looks like bubble wrap
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These bubble-wrap cartilage cells have been dyed green to make them easily visible Plikus lab/University of California/Irvine A long-overlooked skeletal tissue...
Best Diets for GI Conditions; Twin Pregnancies With IBD; Mortality Risk in MAFLD
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U.S. News released its list of best diets for 2025: the low-FODMAP diet landed on top for irritable bowel syndrome and...
Tafasitamab Regimen Improves PFS in Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
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At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting, late-breaking phase III data demonstrated that adding tafasitamab (Monjuvi) to lenalidomide...
U.S. ‘Notorious Markets’ Report Warns of Risks From Online Pharmacies
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Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or...
Wildfires Blanket Southern California With Smoky Air, Threatening Health of Millions
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LOS ANGELES — Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke...
What Will it Take to Achieve Better Health in a Divided America?
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Lazarus is an adjunct professor of psychiatry. Can you solve this paradox? The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other...
Doc Accused of Sexually Exploiting Kids; More Women Accuse Ob/Gyn of Sex Assault
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Florida physician Stephen Andrew Leedy, MD, has been accused of producing child sexual abuse materials and enticing minors to engage in...
Study Pinpoints Factors Driving COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Women
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Three main factors contributed to COVID vaccine hesitancy among Black women, according to a qualitative study using interviews conducted in 2021....
Hospital Indicted for Fraud; HHS Advice for RFK Jr.; Matt Damon Joins Debt Effort
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Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare in Virginia was indicted for healthcare fraud involving unnecessary...
Is There Cause for Concern?
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The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a sharp rise in respiratory viral infections since December 2024, including...
AI-Enhanced ECG Predicts Hypertension, Related Risks
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A new AI-ECG risk estimation model can predict the development of hypertension and flag patients who may require more monitoring. Medscape...
Alarm as skyrocketing flu cases add to NHS strains
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Getty Images Flu cases are skyrocketing, causing huge problems for hospitals, NHS England bosses are warning. Last week the number of...
Parents stop finding diapers disgusting once babies are eating solids
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Changing diapers is a fact of life for new parents Ian Allenden / Alamy Stock Photo Parents aren’t easily disgusted, but...
Leaving ED Without Being Seen Entails Increasing Risks
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Higher rates of leaving the emergency department (ED) without being seen are linked to increased short-term mortality or hospitalization, according to...
BBC spends two days in A&E during critical incident
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BBC spends two days in A&E during critical incident Source link : https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0khk8cj Author : Publish date : 2025-01-09 09:44:37 Copyright...
Biomarkers Predict Lung Disease Outcome in SSc-ILD Therapy
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TOPLINE: Changes in Krebs von den Lungen 6 (KL-6) levels after 12 months of treatment with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or cyclophosphamide...
Can Glucarpidase Help Reverse Methotrexate Kidney Damage?
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TOPLINE: Glucarpidase treatment in patients with methotrexate-associated acute kidney injury is linked to 2.7 times higher odds of kidney recovery and...
Why Aren’t More PCPs Offering Contraceptive Services?
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Women seeking contraception are facing a growing lack of access to services in light of legislative and clinical workforce changes. Primary...
Can Some Patients Safely Skip Postmastectomy Radiation?
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SAN ANTONIO — Postmastectomy chest wall irradiation is common for patients with early-stage breast cancer at intermediate risk for local-regional recurrence....
KRAS Mutation Types Shape Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
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TOPLINE: Different Kirsten rat sarcoma virus (KRAS) mutations in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma show varying treatment responses, with G12D and G12V mutations...
Incentives Do Not Boost Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance
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TOPLINE: Active surveillance adoption for low-risk prostate cancer increased from 54% to 84% between 2015 and 2021. A commercial payer’s payment...
CDK 4/6 Blocker Prolongs Survival in HER2+ Breast Cancer
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SAN ANTONIO — Adding the CDK 4/6 blocker palbociclib to standard endocrine and antihuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) therapies...
Inventory System Supplier Settles Anti-Kickback Claim
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The supplier of an inventory management system used in physicians’ offices has agreed to pay a $1.67 million to settle claims...
Scientific Publications Face Credibility Crisis
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The quality and credibility of scientific publications have received increasing scrutiny. Findings from studies by Maria Ángeles Oviedo-García, PhD, from the...
Remimazolam-Flumazenil Combo Cuts Extubation Time in TAVI
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TOPLINE: Compared with sevoflurane, a combination of remimazolam and flumazenil significantly reduces extubation time and use of ephedrine, while maintaining similar...
Reducing Risk, One Mask at a Time: What the Science Says
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A few items bring back unpleasant memories of COVID-19, such as masks. However, they are among the simplest and most effective...
How Does End-of-Life Impact Diabetes Care?
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TOPLINE: Among older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), the use of antidiabetes medications declined in the last year before death,...
New Therapy Brings Hope for Dry AMD Vision Loss
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January 7, 2025 — A new light therapy device could be a game-changer for millions at risk of vision loss. The...
Women’s Disadvantage on Lung Transplant Waitlists May Be a More Global Problem
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Women are less likely than men to get a needed lung transplant and spend an average of 6 weeks longer waiting...
Senate Report Blasts Private Equity Ownership in Health Facilities
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The increasing involvement of private equity in the healthcare system “potentially pose a threat to the nation’s healthcare infrastructure, particularly in...
High Response Rate in Heavily Treated Multiple Myeloma With Novel Drug Combination
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A novel combination for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma produced responses in about 80% of a heavily treated population, albeit with a high...
Dietary Calcium Cuts Colorectal Cancer Risk by 17%
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A major prospective study of more than half a million UK women conducted over almost 17 years has confirmed that dietary...
Varipulse Heart Device Procedures Paused After Safety Events
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Just months after FDA approval, Johnson & Johnson paused the rollout of its Varipulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) platform in the...
Mutation Clearance After Transplant Linked to Better Outcomes in Myelofibrosis
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Clearance of driver mutations at day 30 after transplantation was associated with a reduced risk of relapse and better survival among...
6% of Seniors Depressed; ADHD and Hormones; Novel Antipsychotic Eases Schizophrenia
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A study of older adults showed that 6% had depression, with higher prevalences in certain groups, including women, those who were...
Storm-Chasing Doctor Makes Annual Trip to ‘Tornado Alley’
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Colorado hospitalist Jason Persoff, MD, uses plenty of technology when he chases storms in hopes of seeing a tornado. He checks...
Economic ‘Shrinkflation’ Strikes Healthcare | MedPage Today
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Severance is a professor of medicine and an advisor on the healthcare workplace. With U.S. healthcare costs on track to make...
Make the Diagnosis: Are Her Nail Symptoms Part of a Larger Picture?
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Presentation A 62-year-old woman visited her doctor about thick, crumbling, discolored toenails that developed over many months. The patient had a...
Florida Grand Jury Investigating COVID Vaccines Finds No Proof of Criminal Activity
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A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” concerning...
Here’s What to Know About Human Metapneumovirus
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Reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a common respiratory illness that causes flu- and cold-like symptoms, are growing across the Northern Hemisphere,...
‘Patients are collapsing in the waiting room’: A&E nurses speak out
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The NHS is experiencing intense winter pressure, with critical incidents declared at a dozen hospitals across the UK by Wednesday. Ahead...