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...
‘I’m 27, and my disability admin feels like a full-time job’
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Sofia Brizio Sofia Brizio says small things like arranging travel, that might take a non-disabled person less than a minute, could...
To Britain on Legalizing Assisted Dying: Proceed With Caution
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Joel Zivot is an associate professor of anesthesiology/surgery at Emory University and a senior fellow at the Emory Center for Ethics....
Less Sleep During and After Pregnancy May Spell Future Heart Troubles
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Persistently short sleep duration during and after pregnancy was tied to a greater risk for adverse cardiometabolic outcomes, a secondary analysis...
Peace on Earth: Envisioning a Role for AI
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David Nash is the Founding Dean Emeritus and Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at the...
Kidney Decline Faster After Severe COVID vs Other Pneumonia
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COVID-19 infection may be harder on the kidneys than other respiratory tract infections, a Swedish observational study indicated. Comparing the change...
Mydriatic Microdrops May Be Better for Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening
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Mydriatic microdrops during retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening were noninferior to standard drops, which have been associated with cardiorespiratory and gastrointestinal...
COVID-19 Takes a Greater Toll on Kidneys Than Pneumonia
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TOPLINE: COVID-19 survivors show a more pronounced decline in kidney function than those who recover from pneumonia caused by other infections....
Frontline Mosunetuzumab Shows High Response Rates in Follicular Lymphoma
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At the recent American Society of Hematology annual meeting, early data from the Mithic-FL1 Trial demonstrated impressive response rates with frontline...
FDA Says Decongestant in Many Cold Medicines Doesn’t Work. So What Does?
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Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: U.S. officials are moving to phase out the...
Cardiac Reoperation Timing Shows No Effect on Mortality
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TOPLINE: Compared with later cardiac reoperations, early reoperations demonstrate increased technical complexity with longer operative times and higher requirements for blood...
Vedolizumab Reduces Postoperative Crohn’s Disease Recurrence
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TOPLINE: Vedolizumab treatment within 4 weeks of ileocolonic resection outperformed placebo in preventing postoperative endoscopic recurrence of Crohn’s disease in patients...
Pediatric Central Line Skin Reactions Lack Rx Protocols
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TOPLINE: A survey of dermatologists found that while all respondents receive inpatient central line dressing (CLD)-related consults, most lack **standardized protocols...
Risk of Adverse Events Differ Among Men and Women With MASLD
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TOPLINE: Women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have a higher risk for cirrhosis, whereas men with MASLD have elevated...
Baroreflex Sensitivity May Predict Dementia Risk in Seniors
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TOPLINE: Impairment in cardiac baroreflex sensitivity, which helps regulate blood pressure, is associated with an increased risk for dementia and mortality...
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at Washington animal sanctuary
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Twenty big cats – including a Bengal tiger and four cougars – have died of bird flu over the past several...
Why US obesity rates fell for the first time in decades
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Obesity rates in the US have begun falling Evgeniya Pavlova/Getty Images For decades, rates of obesity in the US have climbed...
£90,000-a-year Patient Safety Commissioner role remains unfilled
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PA Media A recruitment drive for Scotland’s first ever Patient Safety Commissioner has failed for a second time. MSPs passed a...
Eczema Patients Do Well With Self-Guided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Self-guided cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) proved noninferior to clinician-guided CBT for reducing symptom severity in adults with eczema, a randomized trial...
ART & Heart Safety; Eosinophil Counts Post MI; Antibiotics Fall Short After TAVR
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Use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) was not significantly associated with an increased long-term risk of cardiovascular diseases in women, according...
Lindsey Vonn Thinks Her New Titanium Knee Could Start a Trend in Skiing
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ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — When Lindsey Vonn last raced on the World Cup circuit nearly 6 years ago, the constant pain...
Imcivree Label Expanded; Weight Loss With Weekly Injection; Kidney Donation Chain
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The FDA expanded the indication for setmelanotide (Imcivree) to include children as young as 2 years with syndromic or monogenic obesity...
Ozempic for Alzheimer’s? What Drives Brain Age; Primary Care Alzheimer’s Guideline
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Two clinical trials investigating semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) as an early Alzheimer’s treatment are expected to wrap up in 2025. (New Scientist)...
Higher-Dose Anticoagulation Not a Sure Bet for Hospitalized COVID Patients
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Therapeutic-dose anticoagulation with heparins reduced 28-day mortality compared with prophylactic doses in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Higher-dose anticoagulation was associated with...
Vaccine Injury Claims Spiked During COVID
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The federal Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) fielded a massive influx of claims due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a...
Bill Clinton Hospitalized; Lower Cost Ozempic? WHO Withdrawal Planned
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Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in...
Labor Pain Management Content on TikTok Misses Quality Mark
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TOPLINE: Analysis of TikTok videos on neuraxial labor analgesia found them to be of poor overall quality, with 10% of the...
Potassium Nitrate Fails to Boost Exercise Capacity in HFpEF
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TOPLINE: The administration of potassium nitrate (KNO3) does not improve exercise capacity or quality of life in patients with heart failure...
Doc Indicted in Old Rape Case; Telehealth Death Suit; $66M Plastic Surgery Award
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Ohio doctor Frederick Tanzer, MD, has been indicted on federal charges related to a rape case from 1989. (KCTV) A family...
Home-Based Exercise May Aid Post-Lung Surgery Recovery
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TOPLINE: Implementing a home-based exercise program alongside management strategies did not improve patients’ self-reported physical function after lung cancer surgery but...
Frailty Risk Increased in Older Adults With Celiac Disease
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TOPLINE: Older adults with celiac disease (CeD) face a higher risk of developing frailty within 5 years than those without the...
70% of US Counties Have No Endocrinologist, New Study Finds
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More than two thirds of American counties don’t have an endocrinologist, according to a new analysis by GoodRx, a company that...
Just Minutes of Daily Vigorous Exercise Improve Heart Health
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Middle-aged women who did many short bursts of vigorous-intensity exercise — amounting to as little as 3 min/d — had a...
Americans’ Top Causes of Anxiety Revealed
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What current events are keeping Americans up at night? The economy, gun violence, and hate crimes top the list, results from...
Parents of Children With AD Suffer Related Sleep Loss
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TOPLINE: Parents of children with atopic dermatitis (AD) are less likely to achieve the recommended 7 hours of sleep and had...
Plant-Based Food Prioritized Over Meat in Dietary Guidelines
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The scientific report that offers evidence-based guidance for the next iteration of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans has been submitted to...
Common Gut Infection Tied to Alzheimer’s Disease
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Researchers are gaining new insight into the relationship between the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a common herpes virus found in the gut,...
Obesity Drug Zepbound Approved for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the obesity treatment tirzepatide (Zepbound, Eli Lilly) for treating moderate to severe...
Why Sex and Gender Are Important Biomarkers in PsA
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NEW YORK — Rheumatologists, dermatologists, drug manufacturers, and researchers do not pay enough attention to the role sex and gender play...
Slow-Paced Martial Arts Drives Sustained Activity in Older Adults
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TOPLINE: Older adults with mild cognitive impairment or memory concerns increased their physical activity by an average of 65 minutes per...
Breast Cancer Screening Shows Gaps in Women Aged 40-49 Years
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TOPLINE: Among 20.1 million women aged 40-49 years, only 59.2% underwent biennial mammography screening, with significantly lower rates observed in racial...
Q&A With NIH Dermatology Consultation Service Director
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Edward W. Cowen, MD, MHSc, senior clinician at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, leads the National...
People seek NHS advice on drinking and breastfeeding at Christmas
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NHS website information on drinking while breastfeeding saw the highest increase in visits at Christmas last year, new figures show. Among...
Psoriasis Affects an Estimated 3% of US Adults
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TOPLINE: Approximately 3% of adults in the United States have psoriasis, with a higher prevalence among older adults, individuals with overweight...
Combining Retinal Scanning and Liver Screening in T2D
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TOPLINE: Simultaneous screening for liver fibrosis during retinal scanning shows promise as a novel pathway for detecting advanced liver disease in...
AI Catches Missing MRI Lesions
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LOS ANGELES — An open-source artificial intelligence (AI) module can help identify epileptic lesions on MRI missed by human reviewers, including...
Abortion Opponents Shift Focus to Pills, With Lawsuits and Proposed Laws
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Opponents of abortion are increasingly focusing on restricting access to pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy...
Omitting Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Early Breast Cancer
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Recently, omission of axillary lymph node dissection among patients with early breast cancer has been found to have no detrimental effect...
Biomarker-Selected Treatment Shows Promise for Bladder Preservation in MIBC
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Biomarker-driven treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) led to a 2-year metastasis-free survival (MFS) rate that exceeded 70% in a phase...
New-Onset Epilepsy, Migraine Tied to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were tied to higher risks of new-onset neurologic conditions later in life. Women with eclampsia had a...