What Did New Data Show About Drinking Wine?
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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,...
Electronic Sepsis Alerts; Reducing Plaques in Coronary Arteries
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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...
From Book Burnings to Data Deletions: Safeguarding Health Info in the Digital Age
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Cerceo is an academic hospitalist and environmental health advocate. With the new administration taking office next month, there is a growing...
TikTok’s Beef Tallow Skin Care Hack: Does It Work?
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Share on PinterestPeople on TikTok are claiming that beef tallow (animal fat) is an effective facial moisturizer that can help hydrate...
FDA OKs Bioengineered Vessel to Reduce Limb Amputations After Vascular Trauma
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The FDA on Friday approved acellular tissue engineered vessel (Symvess), an off-the-shelf product for treating vascular trauma in the extremities of...
FDA Approves First Sleep Apnea Drug
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The FDA approved tirzepatide (Zepbound) for adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity, the agency announced late Friday. Used...
Next-in-Class Once-Daily Pill Approved for Cystic Fibrosis
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The FDA approved a once-daily oral combination of vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor (Alyftrek) for cystic fibrosis (CF) in adults and children 6 years and...
Public Health Experts Decry Louisiana’s Ban on Vaccine Promotion
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In the wake of state public health officials barring promotion of certain vaccines — as is occurring in Louisiana — physicians...
Are Antibiotics Linked to Dementia? New Study Weighs In
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Over 4.7 years of follow-up, no link emerged between antibiotic use and dementia risk in healthy older adults. However, the findings...
Flu Season Is Underway, as Cases Surge in Some Areas and Vaccinations Lag
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The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. The CDC noted...
Telehealth Pathway for IBD Surgery Expanded Access to Care in Small Study
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ORLANDO — Utilization of a “total telemedicine pathway” for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) surgery saved a considerable amount of mileage and...
First Drug Approved for Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome
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The FDA approved olezarsen (Tryngolza) as the first drug for adults with familial chylomicronemia syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that can...
Employers Press Congress to Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump’s Return
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It seems simple: Require hospitals and insurers to post their negotiated prices for most healthcare services and — bingo — competition...
Next-Generation Therapies for Multiple Myeloma
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The treatment landscape for multiple myeloma is evolving rapidly, with novel therapies offering renewed hope for patients with relapsed or refractory...
A Thin Shred of My Sanity Remained. Then I Hit My Breaking Point.
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DeParis is the director of quality and clinical standards at the American Academy of Ophthalmology. I distinctly remember one Tuesday morning...
No Seed Oil-Colon Cancer Link; Avoiding Prostate Biopsy; Top Cancer Advances
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Seed oils (sunflower, sesame, etc.) are not driving the surge in colon cancer cases among younger people. (Science Feedback) Only 4%...
Sticking With CDK4/6 Inhibitors for Breast Cancer Wins in Post-Progression Setting
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Patients with advanced estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer that progressed on CDK4/6 inhibitors had better survival if they continued CDK4/6 inhibition...
What Can Be Done for Severe RSV Cases in Adults?
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Though there are now respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines approved by the FDA and recommended by the CDC for certain high-risk...
Quads, Frailty, and the Future: Evolving Frontline Strategies in Multiple Myeloma
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Using quadruplet regimens with anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies, such as daratumumab (Darzalex) or isatuximab (Sarclisa), has significantly advanced frontline therapy for both...
Randy Moss’ Rare GI Cancer: Here’s What to Know
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Former NFL wide receiver Randy Moss announced last week that he underwent a 6-hour surgery for a rare and aggressive gastrointestinal...
Asymptomatic Brain Metastases in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC
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Brain metastases are a common problem in patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), occurring in about one-fifth to one-quarter...
Clinicians More Likely to Flag Black Kids’ Injuries as Abuse
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TOPLINE: Among children with traumatic injury, those of Black ethnicity are more likely than those of White ethnicity to be suspected...
The Lifesaving Legacy of Vaccines
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Jeremy Faust is editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and a public...
Will an mRNA vaccine target the norovirus strain behind surging cases?
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Transmission electron micrograph of parts of the norovirus pathogen BSIP SA/Alamy A global international trial of an mRNA vaccine against norovirus...
Is Whole Blood Making a Comeback to Civilian Practice?
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A clinical trial in Finland will seek to determine whether emergency services can safely use whole blood for transfusions before patients...
Post-Exertional Malaise in Fatiguing Diseases: What to Know
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Identifying the phenomenon of post-exertional malaise (PEM) in patients with fatiguing conditions is critical because it necessitates a far more cautious...
MMRV Safety Assessed in Children on Methotrexate, Dupilumab
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TOPLINE: A retrospective analysis finds no adverse events (AEs) in children receiving a live attenuated vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella, and...
How to Stay Sharp and Healthy
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Laura Vater remembers sneaking into her home after 12-hour night shifts during medical training while her husband distracted their toddler. The...
Study Supports Pediatric Concussion Management Approach
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Children aged 5-12 years with concussion have similar recovery trajectories, regardless of whether the injury is linked to sports or to...
Best Ways Med Students Can Retain Knowledge
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Medical school has been likened to drinking from a fire hose. Students have just 4 years to absorb the deluge of...
IL-6 Receptor Inhibitors Show Early Promise for CPPD
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Interleukin 6 receptor (IL-6r) inhibition is a promising approach for the treatment of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD), although no prospective...
Equity Gaps in T1D Technology Persist in BC, Despite Funding
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Although universal coverage of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices in 2021 led to improved care for children with diabetes in British...
Finally, a New Option for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?
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A drug that combines the atypical antipsychotic brexpiprazole and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor sertraline provides significantly greater relief of posttraumatic...
Monitoring Heart Health Crucial in Patients With Anorexia
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TOPLINE: Patients with anorexia nervosa are at significantly increased risk for cardiovascular conditions such as congestive heart failure and cardiac arrest...
Lowering Urate May Protect Kidneys in Gout Patients With CKD
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TOPLINE: Achieving serum urate to below 6 mg/dL with urate-lowering therapy (ULT) in patients with gout and chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
HRQOL the Same With CDK4/6 Inhibitors in 1st or 2nd Line
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SAN ANTONIO — For patients with advanced hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, health-related quality of life is the same whether they...
Cardiovascular Impact After Preterm Birth
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TOPLINE: Adults aged 50 years who were born preterm have a higher risk for hypertension but lower risk for cardiovascular events...
Genetic Markers May Predict TNF Inhibitor Response in RA
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TOPLINE: Genetic markers, specifically tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor 2 (TNFR2) gene polymorphisms, may predict response to TNF inhibitor therapy in...
T-DXd Preserves QOL, Brain Function in HER2+ Breast Cancer
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SAN ANTONIO — More than half of patients with pretreated HER2-positive advanced or metastatic breast cancer who received the antibody-drug conjugate...
CT Timing Affects Injury Assessment in Pediatric Trauma
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TOPLINE: Children with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) and positive CT scans for abdomen/pelvis (CT a/p) have more severe injuries and longer...
Follicular Lymphoma Therapy Shows Cost-Time Trade-Offs
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TOPLINE: SAN DIEGO — Despite its significantly higher acquisition costs, lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel, Breyanzi) demonstrated better survival and quality of life...
When Kids See the World Differently: Insights Into AIWS
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“Mom, I saw dad’s head get bigger!” Such a statement made by a child would likely alarm that child’s parents. But...
Cardiovascular Risk in T1D: LDL Focus and Beyond
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Estimation of cardiovascular risk (CVR) in individuals living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was a key topic presented by Sophie Borot,...
AI is trained to spot warning signs in blood tests
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Getty Images AI can potentially spot much more from a blood test than currently possible This is the third feature in...
Long COVID Symptoms Improve With Outpatient Intervention
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A brief intervention based on cognitive and behavioral therapy improved physical function in people with long COVID. Improvements were sustained throughout...
White Bread Out, Salmon In: FDA Releases ‘Healthy’ Food Claim Rule
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Salmon, low-fat yogurt, trail mix, olive oil, and eggs are among the foods that can now be called “healthy” under a...
For IBD, No Cardiovascular Risk Difference Between JAK, TNF Inhibitors
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ORLANDO — Major cardiovascular event risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was no greater with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors...
Dispelling Polio Misinfo; What’s ‘Runner’s Toe’? Even Nurses Make Mistakes
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The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Bluesky. In response to Robert F....
Flu-Like Mystery Disease in Congo Could Be More Than Just Malaria
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A man in western Congo died Thursday with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be...
Mail-Order Stool Testing for IBD Favorable to Patients
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ORLANDO — Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) reported mostly favorable responses with the use of mail-order kits for stool sample...