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Adults with a deficiency of vitamin D are at increased risk for developing dry eye disease than those without low ...

Neutrality Is Dangerous in the Face of Medical Misinformation

(MedPage Today) -- We recently wrote about the importance of making science communication a core competency in medical education. Physicians ...

Robotic Hip Arthroplasty: Infection Risk Skyrockets in Morbid Obesity

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Patients with morbid obesity undergoing robotically assisted hip replacement faced a dramatically increased likelihood ...

Has Baseball’s Pitch Clock Altered Players’ Injury Risk?

NEW ORLEANS -- A new study reported here probably won't end controversy over whether Major League Baseball's "pitch clock" is ...

‘Moment of reckoning’ needed in social care, says Louise Casey

The chair of the independent commission on social care recommends introducing a full-time dementia tsar, and new fast-track passport system ...

Genomically Matched Cancer Therapies Only as Good as Supporting Evidence

Survival in advanced/refractory cancers improved significantly when patients received genomically matched therapies supported by clinical trial evidence.Genomically matched therapies associated ...

New Hereditary Angioedema Drug Navenibart Safe, Effective

Unlike current treatments on the market for hereditary angioedema, navenibart requires dosing only every 3-6 months. Medscape Medical News Source ...

Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day

Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost. ...

Gastro Practice Settles for Nearly $5M; Acne and JAK Inhibitors; Prior Auth in IBD

(MedPage Today) -- An Atlanta-based gastroenterology practice agreed to pay $4.75 million to settle allegations of kickbacks and billing for ...

Doc Holding Embryos Hostage? Doc Wounded in Shootout; Abortion Murder Conviction

(MedPage Today) -- More than two dozen couples have accused California fertility doctor Brian Acacio, MD, of holding their embryos ...

Matching Drug to Bug Is Crucial to Treat Prosthetic Joint Infections

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Joint replacement failures are notoriously common when infections set in, but researchers here outlined ...

Just one dose of psilocybin relieves symptoms of OCD for months

Magic mushrooms are one of the psychedelics showing real medical potentialJohn Moore/Getty Images A single dose of psilocybin – the ...

What’s the Top Priority for Older Adults With Advanced Cancer?

(MedPage Today) -- Older patients with advanced cancer tended to prioritize maintaining quality of life (QoL) over extending survival, and ...

Haitian Man Dies in U.S. Immigration Custody With Untreated Toothache, Brother Says

(MedPage Today) -- A Haitian man confined at an Arizona immigration detention center for months died at a hospital Monday ...

‘Generation GLP-1’ Drives GLP-1-Friendly Food Marketing