RSV Vaccine Protects Older Adults From Severe Disease
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TOPLINE: Respiratory syncytial virus prefusion F (RSVpreF) vaccine significantly reduced severe RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) requiring hospitalization or emergency...
5 Ways to Improve Longevity in 2025
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Share on PinterestAdopting simple habits can help increase your life span by years and improve the overall quality of your health...
Teen Lungs Thrive With Prompt HIV Care in Childhood
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TOPLINE: Early antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in children with perinatal HIV (CHIV) preserves lung function into the second decade of life,...
Imipenem-Cilastatin-Relebactam, the New Go-To for Pneumonia?
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Imipenem-cilastatin-relebactam matches piperacillin-tazobactam for hospital- or ventilator-acquired bacterial pneumonia, with similar safety, supporting use in areas with high multidrug resistance. Medscape...
In HCV, Starting Treatment Trumps Staging for Liver Fibrosis
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When managing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), initiating treatment of the infection promptly is more important than determining the severity...
TNF Inhibitors Ward Off Fracture in Axial Spondyloarthritis
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TOPLINE: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors protect patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) from hip and spine fractures better than other drugs....
Higher-Speed Traffic Noise May Up Stress, Anxiety
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TOPLINE: Listening to recordings of natural soundscapes may help reduce anxiety and stress, but adding in high-traffic noise can mask the...
Nummular Headache Linked to Range of Secondary Causes
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A rare coin-shaped headache long viewed as a primary headache disorder frequently has underlying causes, according to new research, and clinicians...
Cancers getting diagnosed at earlier stages
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Getty Images The proportion of patients diagnosed with cancer at an early stage has risen to its highest level on record,...
Will there be another pandemic after covid-19 and are we prepared?
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It has been just over five years since the beginning of covid-19 The coronavirus behind covid-19 has infected most people in...
We must revisit the covid-19 pandemic to prepare for future outbreaks
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Yuan Zheng/FeatureChina via AP Images/Alamy Yes, it really has been five years. On 7 January 2020, we published an article with...
Canadian Teen Recovers From Severe H5N1 Bird Flu Infection
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A 13-year-old Canadian girl recovered after being hospitalized in critical condition with H5N1 avian influenza, researchers reported. The girl was hospitalized...
Older Immunocompromised Folks May Need More From RSV Vaccines
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Immune responses to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines tended to fall short in older people with weakened immunity, a study found....
CDC Issues Final Report in Blastomycosis Outbreak
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Following the largest documented outbreak in the country, clinicians should consider a diagnosis of blastomycosis in work-related respiratory disease outbreaks in...
Undersized Donor Hearts; Rise of Infective Endocarditis; IABP Inventor Dies
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Undersized donor hearts were indeed associated with more post-transplantation mortality — but only among complex transplant recipients, a Nashville center found....
Alzheimer’s and Gut Infection; Novel Tau Therapy; Kids’ Brain Structure and Drug Use
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Alzheimer’s disease-associated CD83(+) microglia were linked with increased immunoglobulin G4 and human cytomegalovirus in the gut, vagal nerve, and brain. (Alzheimer’s...
Nonpharmacologic Options Can Manage Hot Flashes
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Charity Scott, a 51-year-old trauma therapist in Los Angeles, entered menopause in May this year but has been dealing with hot...
New Guidelines Update Alzheimer’s and Dementia Evaluations
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A three-step process underscores new clinical practice guidelines for primary and specialty care clinicians to evaluate patients who may have cognitive...
Sotagliflozin Rejected for T1D; Thyroid and COVID; Diabetes Drug Price Cut
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The FDA rejected sotagliflozin (Zynquista) as an adjunct to insulin therapy for glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes and...
An Abundance of Non-Alcoholic Options Available
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It’s increasingly easy to have non-alcoholic drinks at a bar and even to find a bar that serves only non-alcoholic drinks,...
Overlooked Stories of 2024 | MedPage Today
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MedPage Today‘s enterprise and investigative team covers a lot of ground. We jump in when there’s breaking news in healthcare. We...
Urinary Metals Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
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TOPLINE: Higher levels of environmental metals in urine are associated with poorer cognitive performance and an increased risk for dementia, new...
Don’t Miss 2024’s Top 5 Stories From Canada
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Medscape Medical News tallied the most-read Canadian stories of 2024 to draft a list of the five that garnered the greatest...
Is Combining Low-FODMAP/Gluten-Free the Answer?
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For adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), combining a diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) and a...
Time for New Guidance on Poststroke Depression, Anxiety?
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Depression and anxiety are among the most common complications of stroke, affecting 1 in 3 and about 1 in 4 survivors,...
IV Fluid Shortage Likely to Extend Into Early 2025
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In late September, Hurricane Helene damaged a major supplier of intravenous (IV) fluids. In this report, we follow up on what...
Mask Mandates Return; Health Workers to Strike; Top Healthcare Data Breaches of 2024
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Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Also note that MedPage Today will be closed Wednesday in observance of...
Panel Offers Best Practice Statement for Microbiota Testing
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TOPLINE: Microbiota analysis is not ready for use in clinical practice to diagnose disease or guide treatment, a new expert consensus...
AI in Healthcare: Accountability a Key Focus in 2025
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This year, MedPage Today reported on a slew of developments for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. In this report, we examine...
Colchicine Guards Heart While Fighting Gout Flares
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TOPLINE: Gout patients who take colchicine at the start of urate-lowering therapy have a lower risk for cardiovascular events than those...
10 Kidney Transplants in 2 Days: Coordination Matters
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Even the highest-volume kidney transplant centers average fewer than two transplants a day, so conducting 10 in just 2 days is...
Is BMI Good for Anything These Days? Yes — At Least for Now
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Many experts, over many years, have questioned the value of using body mass index (BMI) to determine a patient’s health status....
Durvalumab Is Not Superior to Cetuximab in Head, Neck Cancer
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TOPLINE: Compared with cetuximab with concurrent radiotherapy, adjuvant durvalumab alongside radiotherapy did not enhance outcomes in patients with head and neck...
Beta-Blockers Show Promise in Curbing HD Progression
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TOPLINE: Beta-blocker use is associated with a 34% reduction of onset in premanifest Huntington disease (preHD) and slower progression in early...
‘Miscarriage is not dark secret to hide’ singer says as she is made MBE
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Getty Images Klass has spoken openly about the impact of suffering four miscarriages Myleene Klass has been recognised in this year’s...
Wantage teen honoured in New Year Honours for cancer fundraising
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TEAM MIKAYLA Mikayla Beames (right) set up the charity, which donated more than £2,000 worth of Christmas gifts to children’s cancer...
Wales Ambulance Service urges to ‘drink sensibly’ over New Year
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Getty Images The critical incident comes after new rules for patients and visitors to wear masks across several health boards amid...
Can elite sport damage women’s fertility?
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Getty Images Laura always wondered if her body was running on empty Olympic gold-medallist Dame Laura Kenny is Britain’s most successful...
Omega Fatty Acid Changes Tied to Lower Proliferation Rate in Early Prostate Cancer
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A short-term randomized study of active surveillance for prostate cancer showed that fish oil supplementation was associated with a reduction in...
Jimmy Carter Made Eradicating Guinea Worm Disease a Top Mission
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Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing the world’s poorest people....
Behavioral Intervention Eases Chronic Pain for Dialysis Patients
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A cognitive behavioral intervention eased chronic pain for people with kidney failure on maintenance hemodialysis, a randomized clinical trial found. After...
Environmentally Friendlier COPD Inhaler May Also Be More Effective
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There was a notable gap in effectiveness between metered-dose and dry-powder formulations of single-inhaler triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
Modest Decline in Patient Portal Messages After Billing Initiative Launched
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Billing for certain patient portal messages was associated with a modest decrease in message volume in a large health system, researchers...
Gene Therapy Improves Motor Function in Children With SMA
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(Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Monday its gene therapy helped improve motor function in children with a rare muscle...
Diversity Reporting Improved in Pulse Oximetry Testing After FDA Guidance
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There was “low but improving uptake” of reporting about the diversity of participants in summary documents for FDA-cleared pulse oximeters after...
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US President, Has Died at 100
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Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling...
Share Covid data, World Health Organization tells China
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The World Health Organization has urged China to share data on the origins of the Covid pandemic, five years on from...
Using Immune Biomarkers to Guide Treatment in TNBC
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High levels of immune infiltrates are strongly prognostic for favorable outcomes independently of nodal status in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Tumor-Infiltrating...
Blinatumomab Plus Chemotherapy New Standard for Children With B-Cell ALL
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The randomized phase III AALL1731 trial presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting showed that adding the bispecific T-cell...
Experts Lament ‘Anemic’ Response to H5N1, Worried About What 2025 Will Bring
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This year, human cases of H5N1 bird flu ramped up in the U.S., particularly after the virus made its way into...