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Botched fillers left Hull woman ‘looking like a gargoyle’
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Handout In December 2023, Andrea was barely able to open her eyes and suffered swelling around her cheeks following face fillers...
End-of-Life Care Talks Occur Late for Young Cancer Patients
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TOPLINE: Palliative goals were frequently not documented until the last month of life in adolescents and younger adults who died of...
AI and the Art of Nursing
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Overwhelmed by burnout and stretched thin from staffing shortages, nurses face soaring patient-to-nurse ratios — but artificial intelligence (AI) could be...
J&J Halts Varipulse Field Ablation for AFib
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“Out of an abundance of caution,” Johnson & Johnson MedTech has temporarily paused the use of its Varipulse field ablation system...
How to Diagnose and Treat Pruritus in Older Adults
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Chronic pruritus is a common problem among older individuals. During a session at the Dermatology Days of Paris 2024 conference dedicated...
Dementia Risk Higher for Stroke Survivors
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TOPLINE: Risk for dementia is nearly 80% higher in stroke survivors than in those without stroke, a new study reveals. The...
Do Antibiotics Before Conception Affect Fertility?
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Is there a connection between antibiotics taken before conception and adverse outcomes, such as reduced fertility, miscarriages, and congenital malformations? A...
Empathy-focused Calls Boost Diabetes Self-Care
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TOPLINE: Empathetic telephone calls by laypeople may improve glycemic control in patients with uncontrolled diabetes and low income, particularly in those...
Inside the UK’s first legal drug consumption room in Glasgow
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BBC The new drugs consumption room in the Calton area of Glasgow is called The Thistle Welcome to the Thistle –...
BBC goes inside hospital battling winter pressures
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BBC spends two days in A&E during critical incident “Can that chap sit, do we think?” asks Dr Raj Paw, a...
Study Questions Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Risk
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A new study questioned the clinical utility of an algorithm meant to predict opioid use disorder (OUD) risk based on 15...
Blood Pressure Ticks Up With Microaggressions During Pregnancy
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Observational study found a modest association between experiences of gendered racial microaggression during obstetric care and postpartum blood pressure. Examples of...
How worried should we be about a bird flu pandemic?
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The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall...
Milk, Calcium Intake Tied to Lower Colon Cancer Risk
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Consumption of dairy products, particularly milk, had a significant association with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in women, data...
Operative Vaginal Delivery Riskier at Lower Volume Hospitals
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Hospitals doing fewer operative vaginal deliveries (OVDs) had higher rates of adverse perinatal outcomes for these cases than higher volume centers...
Patient Care Deteriorates After Private Equity Acquisition of Hospitals
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Patient care experiences worsened after private equity firms took over hospitals, according to a difference-in-differences analysis. From 2008 to 2019, the...
Doctor Escapes Los Angeles Fires; Surgeon vs Insurer; Singing About Colonoscopy
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The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. “We are helpless while the...
These Are the Largest Academic Medical Centers in the U.S.
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Healthcare analytics company Definitive Healthcare released a ranking of the 25 largest academic medical centers as measured by the number of...
No-Implant Shunt Wins FDA Breakthrough Status for HF
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Texas-based medical device company Alleviant has received a breakthrough device status from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its...
Tool Predicts Age at Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Onset
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The Florey Dementia Index predicted when cognitive decline or Alzheimer’s dementia would occur. The index is based on age and dementia...
Your ears and nose are made from tissue that looks like bubble wrap
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These bubble-wrap cartilage cells have been dyed green to make them easily visible Plikus lab/University of California/Irvine A long-overlooked skeletal tissue...
Best Diets for GI Conditions; Twin Pregnancies With IBD; Mortality Risk in MAFLD
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U.S. News released its list of best diets for 2025: the low-FODMAP diet landed on top for irritable bowel syndrome and...
Tafasitamab Regimen Improves PFS in Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
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At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting, late-breaking phase III data demonstrated that adding tafasitamab (Monjuvi) to lenalidomide...
U.S. ‘Notorious Markets’ Report Warns of Risks From Online Pharmacies
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Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or...
Wildfires Blanket Southern California With Smoky Air, Threatening Health of Millions
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LOS ANGELES — Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke...
What Will it Take to Achieve Better Health in a Divided America?
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Lazarus is an adjunct professor of psychiatry. Can you solve this paradox? The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other...
Doc Accused of Sexually Exploiting Kids; More Women Accuse Ob/Gyn of Sex Assault
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Florida physician Stephen Andrew Leedy, MD, has been accused of producing child sexual abuse materials and enticing minors to engage in...
Study Pinpoints Factors Driving COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Women
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Three main factors contributed to COVID vaccine hesitancy among Black women, according to a qualitative study using interviews conducted in 2021....
Hospital Indicted for Fraud; HHS Advice for RFK Jr.; Matt Damon Joins Debt Effort
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Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare in Virginia was indicted for healthcare fraud involving unnecessary...
Is There Cause for Concern?
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The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a sharp rise in respiratory viral infections since December 2024, including...
AI-Enhanced ECG Predicts Hypertension, Related Risks
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A new AI-ECG risk estimation model can predict the development of hypertension and flag patients who may require more monitoring. Medscape...
Alarm as skyrocketing flu cases add to NHS strains
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Getty Images Flu cases are skyrocketing, causing huge problems for hospitals, NHS England bosses are warning. Last week the number of...
Parents stop finding diapers disgusting once babies are eating solids
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Changing diapers is a fact of life for new parents Ian Allenden / Alamy Stock Photo Parents aren’t easily disgusted, but...
Leaving ED Without Being Seen Entails Increasing Risks
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Higher rates of leaving the emergency department (ED) without being seen are linked to increased short-term mortality or hospitalization, according to...
BBC spends two days in A&E during critical incident
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BBC spends two days in A&E during critical incident Source link : https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0khk8cj Author : Publish date : 2025-01-09 09:44:37 Copyright...
Biomarkers Predict Lung Disease Outcome in SSc-ILD Therapy
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TOPLINE: Changes in Krebs von den Lungen 6 (KL-6) levels after 12 months of treatment with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or cyclophosphamide...
Can Glucarpidase Help Reverse Methotrexate Kidney Damage?
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TOPLINE: Glucarpidase treatment in patients with methotrexate-associated acute kidney injury is linked to 2.7 times higher odds of kidney recovery and...
Why Aren’t More PCPs Offering Contraceptive Services?
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Women seeking contraception are facing a growing lack of access to services in light of legislative and clinical workforce changes. Primary...
Can Some Patients Safely Skip Postmastectomy Radiation?
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SAN ANTONIO — Postmastectomy chest wall irradiation is common for patients with early-stage breast cancer at intermediate risk for local-regional recurrence....
KRAS Mutation Types Shape Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
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TOPLINE: Different Kirsten rat sarcoma virus (KRAS) mutations in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma show varying treatment responses, with G12D and G12V mutations...
Incentives Do Not Boost Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance
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TOPLINE: Active surveillance adoption for low-risk prostate cancer increased from 54% to 84% between 2015 and 2021. A commercial payer’s payment...
CDK 4/6 Blocker Prolongs Survival in HER2+ Breast Cancer
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SAN ANTONIO — Adding the CDK 4/6 blocker palbociclib to standard endocrine and antihuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) therapies...
Inventory System Supplier Settles Anti-Kickback Claim
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The supplier of an inventory management system used in physicians’ offices has agreed to pay a $1.67 million to settle claims...
Scientific Publications Face Credibility Crisis
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The quality and credibility of scientific publications have received increasing scrutiny. Findings from studies by Maria Ángeles Oviedo-García, PhD, from the...
Remimazolam-Flumazenil Combo Cuts Extubation Time in TAVI
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TOPLINE: Compared with sevoflurane, a combination of remimazolam and flumazenil significantly reduces extubation time and use of ephedrine, while maintaining similar...
Reducing Risk, One Mask at a Time: What the Science Says
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A few items bring back unpleasant memories of COVID-19, such as masks. However, they are among the simplest and most effective...
How Does End-of-Life Impact Diabetes Care?
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TOPLINE: Among older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), the use of antidiabetes medications declined in the last year before death,...
New Therapy Brings Hope for Dry AMD Vision Loss
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January 7, 2025 — A new light therapy device could be a game-changer for millions at risk of vision loss. The...
Women’s Disadvantage on Lung Transplant Waitlists May Be a More Global Problem
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Women are less likely than men to get a needed lung transplant and spend an average of 6 weeks longer waiting...
Senate Report Blasts Private Equity Ownership in Health Facilities
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The increasing involvement of private equity in the healthcare system “potentially pose a threat to the nation’s healthcare infrastructure, particularly in...