A Deadly Mosquito Virus Has Massachusetts Towns Urging Vigilance
A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. ...
Day: August 26, 2024
King Charles’ Cancer; COVID Vax Now or Later; Was RFK Jr. a Drug Dealer?
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. People close to King Charles III are concerned his packed schedule ...
Sequential CE-DBE Approach Detects CD-Related Complications
TOPLINE:Capsule endoscopy (CE) and double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) identify complications beyond the reach of conventional bidirectional endoscopy in patients with persistent ...
How Old Is Too Old for a Colonoscopy?
Guidelines say screening and surveillance can end at age 75, but many people continue to receive colonoscopies well after that ...
First Over-the-Counter Continuous Glucose Monitor Launches
The first — but not the last — over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is now available for people older than ...
Lobectomy Doesn’t Raise Reoperation Rates in Thyroid Cancer
TOPLINE:Although the 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines led to an increase in thyroid lobectomies being performed, it did not ...
Do Neurology Patient Advocacy Groups Wield Too Much Power?
Advocacy groups for patients with neurologic disorders have become a common feature in the landscape of drug and device development ...
CLD Portends Worse Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis
TOPLINE: In patients with acute pancreatitis, concomitant chronic liver disease (CLD) more than doubles the odds of in-hospital mortality and leads ...
Are Changes Imminent? Timeline Unclear
After years of debate and disagreement, could an improved, more user-friendly version of iPLEDGE be on the horizon?iPLEDGE, the US ...
The Battle Against Recurrent UTIs in Welsh Women
TOPLINE:The prevalence of recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) and the use of antibiotics for prevention are substantial among women in ...
TYK2 Inhibitor Shows Promise for Moderate, Severe Psoriasis
TOPLINE:Zasocitinib , a tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor, at oral doses of ≥ 5 mg led to greater skin clearance ...
How Do You Get Patients to Exercise?
We know exercise can be a powerful medical intervention. Now scientists are finally starting to understand why.A recent study in ...
Black Candidates Move Up Kidney Transplant Waiting List
More than half of Black kidney transplant candidates have already benefited from a new race-neutral policy for estimating kidney function, ...
Can Oral Health Reveal Child Abuse?
TOPLINE:Researchers detail best practices for pediatricians in evaluating dental indications of child abuse and how to work with other physicians ...
COVID Vaccine Does Not Raise Risk for Congenital Anomalies
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for complications and miscarriage. That is why vaccination against ...
More Protein Is Advantageous for Elderly Patients With CKD
In older individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a higher intake of animal or plant protein is associated with reduced ...
