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Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/eu-calls-for-heart-health-plans-amid-rising-disease-burden/ New EU guidance outlines steps on prevention, screening, and access to care as cardiovascular deaths are projected to climb sharply in coming decades. Medscape News Europe Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/eu-calls-heart-health-plans-amid-rising-disease-burden-2025a1001051?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-23 13:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post EU Calls for…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fcrn-blockers-vie-to-become-first-approved-drug-for-sjogrens-disease/ (MedPage Today) — The first FDA-approved treatment option for Sjögren’s disease might be on the horizon, as neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) blockers show promise in early data. B-cell activation in Sjögren’s disease results in immunoglobulin… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/spotlight/acr-sjogrens-syndrome/119151 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-23 13:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/how-is-frailty-linked-with-cardiovascular-disease-events/ The probability of worsening frailty increases over time, but targeted strategies might delay or reverse this progression, researchers say. Medscape News Canada Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-frailty-linked-cardiovascular-disease-events-2025a100104w?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-23 13:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post How Is Frailty Linked With Cardiovascular Disease…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/toddler-home-for-christmas-after-18-months-in-hospital/ PA Media Phoebe and Callum Melly pictured leaving the Evelina London Children’s Hospital with Bertie A toddler who has been in hospital for most of his life is preparing to spend his first Christmas at home after finally being discharged. Nineteen-month-old Bertie Melly had severe health issues when he was born…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/medicares-new-wiser-spending-model-5-things-to-know/ A CMS pilot program will require providers in six states to submit select Medicare services for AI-enabled prior authorization or post-service medical review. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/5-things-doctors-know-about-medicares-wasteful-and-2025a1001041?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-23 11:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Medicare’s New WISeR…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/tiktok-removes-ai-weight-loss-ads-from-fake-boots-account/ Fake adverts for weight loss drugs by a company pretending to be health and beauty retailer Boots have been removed from TikTok after the firm complained. The adverts for prescription-only weight loss drugs appeared to show smiling healthcare professionals from the British retailer – but in reality they were made with…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/antipsychotic-use-surges-among-older-us-adults/ Antipsychotic use in older adults in the US soared from 2015 to 2024, with a growing share coming from long-term care pharmacies and not psychiatrists, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/antipsychotic-use-surges-among-older-us-adults-2025a1001044?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-23 10:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-bmd-can-be-surrogate-endpoint-in-osteoporosis-trials/ The FDA greenlights treatment-related changes in bone mineral density as a surrogate endpoint in anti-osteoporosis drug trials in postmenopausal women. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-bmd-can-be-surrogate-endpoint-osteoporosis-trials-2025a100102r?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-23 09:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post FDA: BMD Can Be Surrogate Endpoint…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/europas-thick-ice-may-hinder-the-search-for-life-in-its-oceans/ Europa has a vast, salty ocean covered by a thick shell of ice Claudio Caridi / Alamy Europa’s liquid ocean may be sealed off from the surface under a frozen sheet six times thicker than the deepest Antarctic ice, making it harder for any life there to be detected. Thanks to…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/painful-knee-oa-may-affect-glycemic-control-in-t2d/ Individuals with type 2 diabetes and painful symptomatic knee osteoarthritis are less likely to achieve target glycemic control. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/painful-knee-osteoarthritis-may-affect-glycemic-control-t2d-2025a100102m?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-23 07:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Painful Knee OA May Affect Glycemic Control in…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/flibanserin-approved-for-postmenopausal-women/ While the expanded approval fulfills an unmet meet in postmenopausal women, its benefits are marginal in that population. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-expands-flibanserin-approval-postmenopausal-women-2025a100102d?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-23 06:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Flibanserin Approved for Postmenopausal Women first appeared on…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/how-old-is-current-and-why-do-users-confide-in-chatbots/ Research published in the BMJ shows that language suggesting recent evidence frequently masks older citations with implications for scientific accuracy. Medscape News Europe Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-old-current-and-why-do-users-confide-chatbots-2025a100102a?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-23 05:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post How Old Is ‘Current’ and Why…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/childhood-cancer-survivors-face-long-term-meningioma-risk/ Childhood cancer survivors have an elevated lifetime risk for meningioma, with the greatest risks among those who received higher cranial radiation doses or certain chemotherapies. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/childhood-cancer-survivors-face-long-term-meningioma-risk-2025a1001026?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-23 03:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Childhood…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/apremilast-shows-sustained-benefit-for-genital-psoriasis/ A phase 3 trial shows that apremilast, an oral phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, improves symptoms, disease severity, and quality of life in patients with genital psoriasis over 32 weeks. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/apremilast-shows-sustained-benefit-genital-psoriasis-2025a1001024?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-23 02:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-opens-door-to-quicker-approval-of-osteoporosis-drugs/ (MedPage Today) — The FDA gave the greenlight to use total hip bone mineral density (BMD) as a validated surrogate endpoint for clinical osteoporosis drug trials, the FDA announced on Friday. A BMD test measures calcium and other bone minerals… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/osteoporosis/119140 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-22 20:19:00…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/benzodiazepines-linked-with-adverse-pregnancy-outcomes/ (MedPage Today) — Use of benzodiazepines during pregnancy, particularly in the second trimester, was linked to some adverse pregnancy outcomes, a Taiwanese cohort study found. Among 454,477 pregnancies, benzodiazepine use was associated with… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregnancy/119141 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-22 20:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/ive-survived-two-school-shootings-i-implore-you-to-speak-up/ (MedPage Today) — If you’ve read the news recently, chances are you have seen the headlines about the mass shooting at Brown University that killed two of my fellow Brown students and injured nine others. You might have also seen me on the news… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119148 Author : Publish…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/once-weekly-oral-combo-for-hiv-maintains-high-rates-of-virologic-suppression/ (MedPage Today) — A once-weekly oral combination of islatravir plus lenacapavir (Sunlenca) for HIV maintained similarly high rates of virologic suppression compared with standard daily oral treatment in an open-label phase II trial. In 104 virologically… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/hivaids/119149 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-22 22:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/air-pollution-linked-to-depression/ (MedPage Today) — Long-term exposure to pollution from fine particulate matter and its major components — soil dust, sulfate, and elemental carbon — correlated with a greater risk of depression among older adults, a U.S. study showed. In… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/geriatrics/depression/119143 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-22 21:07:00 Copyright for…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/more-americans-experience-troublesome-healthcare-costs-than-previously-thought/ (MedPage Today) — A greater share of Americans than previously suggested experience burdensome healthcare costs, according to results from a nationally representative cohort study. Among more than 12,600 survey participants, 6.5% said they experienced… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/equity-in-medicine/119147 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-22 22:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/nirsevimab-might-top-maternal-vax-for-infants-rsv-protection/ (MedPage Today) — Infants given the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab (Beyfortus) to provide passive immunity against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) had a lower rate of related hospitalizations and severe outcomes than those whose mothers got… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/rsv/119142 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-22 20:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/half-of-transgender-gender-diverse-youth-report-suicidal-thoughts/ (MedPage Today) — Nearly one in two transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth reported suicidal ideation or self-injury, and one in four attempted suicide, a global meta-analysis showed. In a study of 131,429 TGD individuals ages 25 and younger… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/transgendermedicine/119138 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-22 19:55:00 Copyright…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/twins-joined-at-the-heart-single-embryo-transfer-results-in-unusual-case/ (MedPage Today) — When a woman in her mid-40s underwent a single, genetically normal embryo transfer, clinicians expected — and counseled for — a singleton pregnancy. What followed instead was one of the rarest outcomes in assisted reproduction… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/generalobgyn/119136 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-22 18:17:00 Copyright for…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/is-art-the-missing-tool-from-modern-healthcare/ Research across Europe suggests creative environments can support well-being, ease burnout, and reshape how care settings work for patients, staff, and visitors. Medscape News Europe Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/art-missing-tool-modern-healthcare-2025a1001011?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-22 17:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Is Art the Missing…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/adding-tucatinib-in-first-line-maintenance-boosts-pfs-in-her2-positive-breast-cancer/ (MedPage Today) — At the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, investigators presented results from HER2CLIMB-05, a registrational trial evaluating the addition of tucatinib (Tukysa) to trastuzumab (Herceptin) and pertuzumab (Perjeta) maintenance… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/sabcsvideopearls/119134 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-22 17:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.…