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Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/tattooing-linked-to-lymphoma-and-skin-cancer-risk/ New population studies suggest that tattoos may be associated with a higher risk for lymphoma and skin cancer, although causality remains unproven. Medscape News Global Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tattooing-linked-lymphoma-and-skin-cancer-risk-2026a1000e42?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-04 07:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Tattooing Linked to Lymphoma…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/calls-for-reformer-pilates-regulation-amid-boom/ Nathan Benjamin-Smith, owner of Reformer Pilates Bicester in Oxfordshire, said: “From my perspective, it’s less about a shortage of instructors, and more about the rapid growth of the industry outpacing the availability of highly experienced, well-trained professionals. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9p5m00nxgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-04 06:15:00 Copyright for syndicated…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/baveno-criteria-may-reduce-endoscopy-burden-in-cirrhosis/ The Baveno VI criteria show high sensitivity for ruling out clinically significant portal hypertension and high-risk varices in patients with cirrhosis. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/baveno-criteria-may-reduce-endoscopy-burden-patients-2026a1000e40?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-04 04:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Baveno Criteria May Reduce Endoscopy…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/nhs-cancer-jab-could-mean-patients-spend-hours-less-in-hospital/ Thousands of patients will be offered a new injectable form of an immunotherapy drug that takes minutes. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx214vld41ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-03 23:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post NHS cancer jab could mean patients spend hours less in hospital first…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/racial-differences-persist-for-menopause-hormone-therapy-prescriptions/ WASHINGTON — Rates of menopause hormone therapy significantly differed by racial group, a retrospective cohort study found. Non-Hispanic white patients had the highest utilization of menopause hormone therapy at 10.8% while Black patients had the lowest rate at 5.4%, reported Nikita Chigullapally, an MD candidate at the Carle Illinois College of…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/most-infection-related-maternal-mortality-is-preventable-study-says/ WASHINGTON — Infection remains a top cause of maternal mortality with most infection-related maternal deaths being preventable, a descriptive study of Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) data found. Only half of moms who died from infection-related causes within 1 year of the end of pregnancy (51.5%) had confirmed receipt of antibiotics…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/oh-it-gets-worse-weve-seen-worse-what-we-heard-this-week/ “At one point one of the doctors said, “It doesn’t get worse than that.” I’m like, oh, it gets worse. We’ve seen worse.” — Nikki Zite, MD, MPH, of the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, discussing complications experienced by a patient with undiagnosed preeclampsia on the TV show The…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/why-do-i-have-to-make-the-same-clinical-decision-twice/ A few weeks ago, I saw a patient with diabetes that had been drifting out of control. We talked through everything carefully. Her labs, her medications, what she could afford, what she could realistically manage day-to-day. We adjusted her treatment and landed on a plan that made sense. It was a…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/postpartum-visits-linked-with-less-acute-care-for-those-with-substance-use-disorder/ WASHINGTON — Early postpartum visits were protective against acute care encounters among women with substance use disorder (SUD), a retrospective cohort study found. Attending a postpartum visit within 8 weeks was associated with a 44% reduction in hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits in the late postpartum period (42 to 365…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/npf-primer-glp-1s-worth-considering-as-adjunct-for-select-psoriasis-patients/ Available evidence suggests GLP-1 receptor agonists warrant consideration as an adjunct to conventional treatments for psoriasis. Multiple studies have shown that GLP-1 receptor agonists improve psoriasis disease status and quality of life. The greatest benefits occur in patients with obesity, as weight loss appears to enhance effects of psoriasis medications. GLP-1…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/he-went-into-heart-failure-they-got-married-in-the-icu/ Daniel Phan was in heart failure and days from undergoing lifesaving surgery when he and his girlfriend, Julia, decided to get married — in the ICU. Daniel and Julia Phan met when they were kids after Daniel’s parents hired Julia’s mom to work at their nail salon. “We were the same…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/what-death-doulas-can-teach-us-about-dying/ Death doulas or soul midwives have increased in popularity in recent years. What do they do? Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9vp0ld1leo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-02 23:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post What death doulas can teach us about dying first appeared on News Health.…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/telemedicine-visits-tied-to-fewer-antibiotics-for-respiratory-infections/ Kids seen by primary care clinicians for acute respiratory tract infections were prescribed antibiotics less often during telemedicine visits versus in-person visits in a cross-sectional study. The difference was driven by more telemedicine diagnoses of viral infections and sinusitis versus more in-person diagnoses of acute otitis media and streptococcal pharyngitis. There…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/unpacking-higher-cancer-rates-in-young-adults-increasing-vaccine-uptake/ TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include treating uncomplicated urinary tract infections…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/i-was-told-i-had-6-months-to-live-that-was-20-years-ago/ Twenty years ago, I was told I likely had 6 months to live. I was 22 when I had a seizure and woke up on the floor of a coffee shop in Little Rock, Arkansas. Imaging showed a large tumor in my right frontal lobe, and within hours I was transferred…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/your-dreams-may-influence-your-morning-mood-heres-why/ Share on PinterestResearch shows that your dreams may affect your morning mood. Image Credit: Studio Firma/Stocksy A recent study has found that your dreams can affect your mood in the morning. The study showed that those who experienced fear in their dreams were more likely to have a low mood upon…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/court-restricts-abortion-access-across-u-s-by-blocking-the-mailing-of-mifepristone/ A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of mifepristone prescriptions. The unanimous ruling Friday from a three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals requires that the abortion pill be distributed only…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/trumps-new-surgeon-general-pick-has-both-praised-and-cringed-at-his-administration/ Nicole Saphier, MD, is President Donald Trump’s latest pick for the vacant role of U.S. surgeon general, a nomination that ended the embattled campaign of his previous candidate, Casey Means, MD, after it became clear she didn’t have the votes to advance out of a Senate committee. Saphier, a radiologist and…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/rcp-warns-on-specialists-place-in-neighbourhood-nhs/ A Royal College of Physicians survey found nearly half of specialist doctors are unsure how they will fit into neighbourhood health teams. Press Association Source link : https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/rcp-warns-specialists-place-neighbourhood-nhs-2026a1000dzh?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-01 19:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post RCP Warns on Specialists’ Place…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/in-race-to-the-first-psychedelic-approval-whos-leading/ A new FDA regulatory pathway could accelerate approval of psychedelic therapies for resistant depression and PTSD, and experts speculate that psilocybin from Compass Pathways may be the first. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/race-first-psychedelic-approval-whos-leading-2026a1000e0n?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-01 19:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/as-rfk-jr-downplays-rabies-cdc-staff-tells-docs-its-a-daily-threat/ Just a week after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed rabies during a Senate hearing based on the few annual fatalities, CDC staff held a call with physicians to emphasize that preventing further deaths requires millions of U.S. medical visits every year along with 100,000 preventive vaccinations. In an online…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/vepdegestrant-earns-fda-nod-for-esr1-mutated-breast-cancer/ Approval was based on findings from the phase 3 VERITAC-2 trial showing significantly improved PFS for patients with ESR1-mutated disease. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/vepdegestrant-earns-fda-nod-esr1-mutated-breast-cancer-2026a1000e23?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-01 20:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Vepdegestrant Earns FDA Nod for ESR1-Mutated…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/us-court-blocks-mail-order-access-to-abortion-drugs-for-now/ A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a federal rule allowing the abortion drug mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail, significantly curtailing access… Reuters Health Information Source link : https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/us-court-blocks-mail-order-access-abortion-drugs-now-2026a1000e2c?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-01 20:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post US…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-oks-daraxonrasib-pancreatic-cancer-preapproval-access/ FDA authorizes an expanded access treatment protocol after the oral RAS(ON) inhibitor doubled survival for metastatic patients in a phase 3 trial. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-oks-daraxonrasib-pancreatic-cancer-preapproval-access-2026a1000e26?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-01 20:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post FDA OKs Daraxonrasib Pancreatic…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/study-examines-if-prenatal-exposure-to-sedatives-is-linked-to-psych-disorders/ Prenatal exposure to benzodiazepines or Z-hypnotics was not associated with an increased risk of psychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders in children in a South Korean cohort study. An initial link was observed, but it disappeared in a sibling-controlled analysis, suggesting that familial or environmental factors — rather than medication — was driving…