Lupus Patients See More Vascular Risk, but It’s Modifiable
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Atherosclerosis progression was more than twice as common in younger people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) than in healthy controls in...
Out With the Old, In With the New
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Fred Pelzman is an associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell, and has been a practicing internist for nearly 30 years....
Jimmy Carter Dies; Norovirus Surges; Havana Syndrome Probe Faults CIA Response
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Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, humanitarian and Nobel Peace...
Stem Cell Transplant Effective for Children With Arthritis
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TOPLINE: Stem cell transplantation tames some refractory systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis–related lung disease that does not respond to other treatment. METHODOLOGY:...
MRI-Guided SBRT Cuts Long-Term Toxicities in Prostate Cancer
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TOPLINE: Aggressive margin reduction with MRI-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) led to a significantly lower incidence of late genitourinary and gastrointestinal...
Pilot Program Cuts ADHD Diagnosis, Treatment Times
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With long wait times for behavioral healthcare delaying diagnosis and treatment of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), an approach in primary care...
Tildrakizumab Shows Durable Response in Scalp Psoriasis
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TOPLINE: Tildrakizumab was well tolerated and achieved sustained response in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis of the scalp in...
PAs Share Their Many Side Hustles
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Since the pandemic, many workers across industries are working a 9-to-5 while building new businesses or engaging in some sort of...
‘My autistic sons have taught me so much’
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John Thompson James says he hopes his two children can live as independently as possible in the future James Hunt used...
Sotagliflozin Not Approved as Type 1 Diabetes Add-On
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to approve sotagliflozin (Zynquista) as an adjunct to insulin therapy for people with...
Education Boosts Safe Sharps Disposal in Diabetic Care
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TOPLINE: A program combining theoretical training with free disposal containers can effectively increase knowledge and improve sharps waste disposal practices among...
Biologic Use Predicts Remission Success in RA
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TOPLINE: Patients who require biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for severe RA are less likely to achieve sustained DMARD-free remission than...
Broken Sleep Linked to MASLD
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TOPLINE: Fragmented sleep — that is, increased wakefulness and reduced sleep efficiency — is a sign of metabolic dysfunction—associated steatotic liver...
Ozempic and Wegovy have heart health benefits beyond just weight loss
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Illustration of semaglutide activating a key receptor, called GLP-1 JUAN GAERTNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy The active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, a...
Jimmy Carter Dies at Age 100. His Legacy in Public Health Lives On
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Share on PinterestFormer U.S. president Jimmy Carter died at age 100. His lasting legacy in public health lives on. Ken Krakow/Getty...
Early Postpartum IUD Doesn’t Spike Healthcare Utilization
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TOPLINE: Healthcare utilization after immediate and delayed intrauterine device (IUD) placement postpartum was comparable, with the immediate placement group making slightly...
No EoE-Esophageal Cancer Link Found in Large US Study
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TOPLINE: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is not associated with the development of esophageal cancer in privately insured US adults younger than 65...
Axolotl Shows Promise in Unlocking Skin Regeneration Secrets
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For over 200 years, researchers have been captivated by axolotl salamanders (Ambystoma mexicanum) and their remarkable regenerative abilities, seeking to uncover...
Doxycycline Kits Boost Chlamydia Treatment in ED
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TOPLINE: Doxycycline discharge kits significantly improve guideline-directed treatment and reduce time to definitive treatment in patients with chlamydia who were discharged...
‘It’s Much More Severe, and It’s Much More Dangerous’: What We Heard This Year
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In place of our usual “What We Heard This Week” feature, and as part of our year-end wrap-ups, we’ve selected some...
What Harvey Weinstein’s Lawsuit Reminds Us About Healthcare Behind Bars
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Spencer is an internal medicine physician and assistant professor of medicine. Dubhashi is a fourth-year medical student. In early 2024, Mark...
How Social Determinants of Health Are Linked to Outcomes in Multiple Myeloma
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A study presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting revealed that multiple myeloma patients with higher socioeconomic deprivation,...
Have the New Pulmonary Hypertension Drugs Changed the Game?
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In March, we reported on back-to-back FDA approvals for two treatments in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In this report, we follow...
How Well Do You Know 2024’s Top Stories?
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The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today,...
Fairy Tales and Sleep; Cognitive Impairment in AI
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TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in...
CMS Moved to Expand Obesity Drug Coverage. Private Insurers Need to Step Up.
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Zucchi is a physician assistant at a medical weight-loss clinic. In July 2024, Joseph Zucchi, PA-C, MPAS, wrote about how stigma...
Integrating MRD in Myeloma: Guidance for Therapy Escalation and De-escalation
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At the American Society of Hematology annual meeting, a roundtable discussion highlighted the evolving role of minimal residual disease (MRD) as...
GLP-1 Agents and Suicide: Making Sense of 2024’s Mixed Data
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In January, we reported on the FDA clearing GLP-1 receptor agonists of suicidality risk following a preliminary evaluation. In this report,...
‘I couldn’t stop pulling out my eyelashes’
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Isobel Perl Four years ago, Isobel Perl was living with friends in London and thriving. She was working for a big...
Cats Can Get Sick With Bird Flu. Here’s How to Protect Them.
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The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird...
Hopes for consistent care for women during surgical menopause
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Jenny Smith Photography Diane Danzebrink campaigned to improve menopause awareness after her mental health was affected “to the point of almost...
Essex first responder praised for saving man in cardiac arrest
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A community first responder has been praised for “almost certainly saving the life” of a man in his village by attending...
Bird Flu Virus Likely Mutated Within Louisiana Patient, CDC Says
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A genetic analysis suggested the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of...
AI Model Has Promise for Predicting Checkpoint Inhibitor Activity in NSCLC
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Artificial intelligence (AI)-aided analysis of pathology slides showed potential as a predictive biomarker for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) response to...
Suicide Risk Lower for Veterans With PTSD Who Start Evidence-Based Therapy
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Initiating cognitive processing therapy or prolonged exposure (CPT/PE) sessions for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was associated with lower suicide risk in...
What Was 2024’s Top Story?
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(MedPage Today) — Top stories in 2024 included major developments in abortion and bird flu, the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, the...
Most Americans Blame Insurance Profits, Denials Alongside the Killer in CEO’s Death
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Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as...
Mezigdomide Combinations Show Promise in Multiple Myeloma
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The phase I/II CA057-003 trial presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting showed promising results with novel mezigdomide-based combinations...
FDA Proposes New Testing Rules to Ensure Cosmetics Are Asbestos-Free
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Cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos under a...
Can Tumor Mutational Burden Guide Treatment in Metastatic Breast Cancer?
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A study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium examined whether tumor mutational burden (TMB) was associated with outcomes in...
Metastatic Cancer ‘Thrivers’; Celebrity Cancer Diagnoses; ‘Would He Have Lived?’
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Metastatic cancer “thrivers” offer hope and inspiration to others with cancer. (Washington Post) A California court ordered the Regents of the...
Medicare Will Cover Blood Tests to Monitor for Transplant Rejection, for Now
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In August, we reported on the decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to not pursue a proposed...
Eat, Drink, and Be Wary
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(MedPage Today) — In the last year, Claire Panosian Dunavan, MD, wrote two op-eds for MedPage Today pertaining to dangerous foodborne...
Stem Cell Transplantation Still the Main Treatment Option for Beta-Thalassemia
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While gene therapy has emerged as a promising alternative for treating beta-thalassemia, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) remains the only widely...
Transitioning From Pediatric to Adult Care for Beta-Thalassemia
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Patients with beta-thalassemia major (also known as Cooley’s anemia) have a reduction or absence of beta protein in their hemoglobin, resulting...
5 Ways to Get Started with Weekend Warrior Workouts
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Share on PinterestWeekend warriors reap significant health benefits, similar to those who follow a more traditional exercise schedule. FG Trade/Getty Images...
Weirdest Medical Cases of 2024; CDC Sees Concerning H5N1 Changes; The King’s Speech
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Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Brain worms … 200 COVID shots … butt eels: Gizmodo reviews the...
Testing Elacestrant With Other Targeted Drugs for Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Findings from the phase Ib/II ELEVATE trial presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium demonstrated the potential of the oral...
Expert Tips for Managing GLP-1 Medication Side Effects
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Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) medications have become a powerful weight loss tool in a country where 40% of the population is...
Coffee Consumption Linked to Specific Gut Bacterium
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TOPLINE: Coffee consumption is associated with the abundance of the gut bacterium Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus, suggesting that specific foods can affect the...