Finding That APOE4 Is Toxic in Alzheimer’s Can Help Guide Targeted Therapies
A working group of senior investigators, convened by the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP), has reached a consensus that the ...
Month: August 2024
Quitting Smoking Linked to Reduced Risk of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Smoking cessation was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of developing hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) compared with continuous smoking, ...
Amid Global Emergency, FDA OKs Another Vaccine for Mpox
On the heels of the World Health Organization's (WHO) global emergency declaration, the FDA expanded the approval of the smallpox ...
Trump Calls for Universal Coverage of IVF, Without Specifics on How Plan Would Work
Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) ...
Scleroderma Patients See Worsened Raynaud’s in Summer, Too
Episodes of Raynaud's phenomenon, a common feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc, also known as scleroderma), were more severe not only ...
Oncologist Sued for Double-Billing; Pharmacy Deserts; ‘She Loved Scotch and Pizza’
The U.S. Attorney's Office filed a civil lawsuit against a Montana oncologist, alleging that Thomas Weiner, MD, double-billed federal healthcare ...
Stopping Beta-Blockers Did Not Go as Planned for Long-Time Users
LONDON -- Heart attack survivors who were expected to be fine after going off their beta-blockers fared worse clinically compared ...
‘Egregious’ Ustekinumab Price Jump Shows Need for IRA
A US government report showed how a Medicare policy change made the drug ustekinumab (Stelara) for autoimmune diseases much more ...
Mold, Insects at Boar’s Head Plant Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak
A Boar's Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including ...
Your Patient Has Been Dealt a Hand With Four ACEs. What Now?
DuPree is a breast cancer surgeon. In most card games, four aces are desirable. Conversely, an "ACE" -- adverse childhood ...
Drops That Change Eye Color? Experts Sound the Alarm
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral ...
Drugs, Complications, and Collaborations All on EASD Agenda
MADRID — Once-weekly insulin, new incretin drugs, diabetes complications, and joint society collaborations will be among the featured topics at ...
What is polio and how will children be immunised?
AFPA series of “humanitarian pauses” to fighting in Gaza are due to begin on Sunday, to allow hundreds of thousands ...
How Docs Can Volunteer for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
Jeremy Faust is editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and a ...
More Mosquito-Linked Deaths; Historic Cannabis, Hallucinogen Use; Vandy Doc in Space
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Two people in Wisconsin and one in Illinois died of West ...
GIST Rates Rise, With Black Patients Facing Higher Mortality
TOPLINE:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) have increased in incidence over the past two decades, with notable survival disparities among racial and ...
Everolimus Offers No Survival Benefit in Non–Clear Cell RCC
TOPLINE:Adjuvant everolimus does not improve recurrence-free or overall survival in patients with papillary and chromophobe subtypes of non–clear cell renal ...
No Renal Colic Recurrence With Piroxicam and Paracetamol?
TOPLINE:Piroxicam and paracetamol do not prevent pain recurrence or emergency department (ED) readmission within 7 days of renal colic treatment. ...
Naloxone Improves Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival
TOPLINE:Naloxone administration by emergency medical services (EMS) is associated with increased rates of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival ...
Nearly Half of AI Health Tools Fall Short on Public Data
Nearly half of the 521 artificial intelligence (AI) health devices authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between ...
