ACOG Calls for Pain Management for IUD Insertion, Other In-Office Procedures
(MedPage Today) -- MINNEAPOLIS -- Clinicians should counsel patients on various pain management options for in-office uterine and cervical procedures, ...
FDA Clears First Diagnostic Blood Test for AD
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to the first blood test to aid in diagnosing ...
FDA Clears First Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared the first blood-based in vitro diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease, the agency announced Friday. ...
Similar Survival With Simple and Radical Hysterectomy in Early Cervical Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Among women with low-risk, early-stage cervical cancer, long-term survival outcomes were similar following simple, modified radical, or ...
US east coast faces rising seas as crucial Atlantic current slows
The AMOC is a system of ocean currents that circulates water within the Atlantic OceanNASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization ...
Fractional Flow Reserve and Similar Tests Disappoint in Surgical Revascularization
(MedPage Today) -- Outcomes with surgical coronary revascularization were no better with preoperative physiological flow assessments like the fractional flow ...
FDA Approves Auto-Injector for Migraine, Cluster Headache
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved dihydroergotamine (DHE) mesylate injection (Brekiya) to treat acute migraine (with or without aura) and ...
Babies start showing empathy even before they can speak
Children can display empathy before they are old enough to talkMStudioImages/Getty Images Children between 9 and 18 months old already ...
Trump Admin Again Blocked From Cutting Billions in Public Health Money
(MedPage Today) -- President Trump's administration must put the brakes on slashing billions in federal money for public health departments, ...
Stem Cells From Deceased Donors; Cancer Screening Lags; Blood Type and Cancer Risk
(MedPage Today) -- A first-of-its-kind clinical trial will evaluate stem cell transplants with cells from deceased donors. (University of Utah ...
The most – and least – satisfying jobs out there, according to science
Your job can have a big impact on your overall life satisfactionJacky Chapman/Janine Wiedel Photolibrary/Alamy Scientists have uncovered the most ...
Fracture Risk May Vary Between Weight-Loss Methods
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Fracture risk may be higher after bariatric surgery than after treatment with weight-loss drugs, propensity-score ...
Wine, Medicine, and Selection Paralysis
(MedPage Today) -- A recent article in the New York Times, "Overwhelmed in the Wine Aisle? Follow This Advice," points ...
Trump Blames Other Nations for U.S. Drug Prices. Experts Say It’s Not Their Fault.
(MedPage Today) -- President Trump incorrectly placed the blame for high prescription drug prices in the U.S. on foreign nations, ...
Carbohydrate Quality Influences Healthy Aging in Women
TOPLINE:High-quality carbohydrate and dietary fiber intake during midlife is associated with 31% and 17% higher odds of healthy aging in ...
Toxic waste is spilling onto beaches as rising seas erode landfills
Old landfill rubbish revealed in sea cliffs by coastal erosion on Walney Island, UKGlobal Warming Images/Alamy To the already very ...
Sotagliflozin Offers Benefits in Type 2 Diabetes With Reduced Kidney Function
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Even type 2 diabetes patients with impaired renal function saw improvements in weight and glycemic ...
Retifanlimab Wins Upfront Indication for Anal Cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved two new indications for the PD-1-blocking antibody, retifanlimab-dlwr (Zynyz, Incyte), both for ...
Ablative Therapies for Prostate Cancer: Beyond Surgery and Radiation
(MedPage Today) -- At the recent American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting, focal therapies for localized prostate cancer took center ...
Trial Tests Carbon Fibre Inserts for Osteoarthritis Relief
BIRMINGHAM — A commonly used method by podiatrists and physiotherapists to manage osteoarthritis (OA) of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) ...
