Prolonged Treatment for Endometriosis May Harm Live Birth Rate in IVF
DENVER -- Two common treatments for advanced stage endometriosis were associated with negative reproductive outcomes for in vitro fertilization (IVF) ...
Day: October 23, 2024
ACIP Backs Extra COVID Vax Dose for Seniors, Pneumococcal Vax for Adults 50 and Up
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on Wednesday in favor of new recommendations for COVID-19, pneumococcal, and ...
First Cases of New Neurology Syndrome Identified
Three unrelated children with deletions of CHASERR, a long non-coding RNA, had a severe neurological disorder not previously identified. The ...
Scripts for GLP-1, SGLT2 Drugs on the Rise in Type 1 Diabetes Patients
GLP-1 receptor agonist or SGLT2 inhibitor prescribing became more common for people with type 1 diabetes in recent years, a ...
New Elective for Med Students Gives Credit for Parenting, Caregiving
The University of Minnesota Medical School is offering an elective that lets medical students who are new parents or the ...
Want to Fix ED Boarding? Try ‘Surgical Smoothing,’ Expert Says
Want to fix the problem of patients "boarding" for days on end in the emergency department (ED) while they wait ...
Poor Sleep at Age 40 Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging
Poor sleep in early midlife was associated with faster brain aging on MRI.Sleep quality at age 40 appeared to predict ...
A Look at Food-Related Illnesses at Restaurants Over the Years
Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are pretty rare for well-known restaurant chains, but they do happen. This week, an outbreak of ...
Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests
PHILADELPHIA -- Given the questionable legal status of abortion in many states, hospitals are urged to reconsider their mandatory perioperative ...
Fast-Acting Novel Depression Tx; Lumryz Label Expanded; GLP-1s for Addiction?
As an adjunctive treatment to antidepressants, investigational SPN-820 -- a novel, first-in-class intracellular modulator of mTORC1 that was developed to ...
Hawking Health Conspiracies; How UnitedHealth Pressures Docs; Hospital’s High Prices
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Cashing ...
FDA Expands Approval of RSV Vaccine Abrysvo to Include All At-Risk Adults
The FDA expanded the approval of the bivalent RSV prefusion F (RSVpreF) vaccine (Abrysvo) to include the prevention of lower ...
Cocaine use fuels record high in drug deaths
Drug-poisoning deaths in England and Wales have hit the highest level in 30 years, fuelled by a 30% rise in ...
What Will the IV Fluid Shortage Mean for Hospital Finance?
Glatter is an assistant professor of emergency medicine. Papadakos is a director of critical care medicine and a professor of ...
NHS Will Not Fund Donanemab For Alzheimer’s
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that donanemab is not approved for use on the ...
Make the Diagnosis: She Feels Fine, But Why Do Her Fingers Look Like This?
Presentation A 38-year-old woman visited her doctor about itchy, raised spots that developed on her fingers 5 days prior. On ...
Climate Change Forces Rethink of Medical Curricula in Europe
Dengue, malaria, heat waves, bacteria-infested shellfish, and pollution-related respiratory issues were once the realm of tropical medicine and faraway climes. ...
What Is the Recreational Drug ‘Pink Cocaine’?
A recreational drug called "pink cocaine" is getting attention and causing confusion since it doesn't typically contain cocaine. The pink ...
The Rising Tide of Atrial Fibrillation: Is Primary Care Ready?
The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is on the rise, and recent joint guidelines from the American College of Cardiology ...
Few Counties With High Cancer Mortality Had Trials
TOPLINE:A greater percentage of counties with the highest cancer mortalities had no trials vs counties with the lowest cancer mortalities. ...
