More details of NHS funding plan but questions remain
Getty ImagesThe government has announced some details of its plan to increase the number of NHS hospital appointments and procedures ...
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Stent-Like Hybrid on Track for Lofty Long-Term Goals in PCI
For percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on de novo lesions, the DynamX bioadaptor not only matched drug-eluting stents (DES) in early ...
No Kidney Benefit With Finerenone in Heart Failure Patients
SAN DIEGO -- Finerenone (Kerendia) yielded minimal renal benefit in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection ...
Blood Test for CRC Screening Lags Behind Other Options in Cost-Effectiveness Study
New blood-based screening tests for colorectal cancer (CRC) offered fewer benefits at higher cost versus other screening options, a cost-effectiveness ...
Filgotinib Maintains RA Efficacy for 3 Years, No New Safety Issues
Filgotinib, the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) oral drug that never made it to the U.S. market but is sold across Europe, ...
Obesity May Raise Risk of Long COVID in Youth
Elevated body mass index (BMI) in children and young adults was associated with an increased risk of post-acute sequelae of ...
What Is the Optimal Reliever Therapy for Difficult-to-Control Asthma?
BOSTON -- Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) combined either with formoterol (Foradil) or short-acting beta-agonists (SABA) for asthma treatment were associated with ...
Complement Inhibitor Shows Promise for Rare Kidney Disorder
SAN DIEGO -- Intravenous ravulizumab (Ultomiris) yielded clinically meaningful reductions in IgA nephropathy-related proteinuria in a small, mid-stage trial. The ...
Flu viruses are made to move through mucus
Proteins on the outside of influenza A viruses are key to breaching our bodies’ mucus barriersKateryna Kon/Science Photo Library Before ...
Flu viruses are made to move through mucous
Proteins on the outside of influenza A viruses are key to breaching our bodies’ mucous barriersKateryna Kon/Science Photo Library Before ...
More Evidence Avatar Therapy Quiets Auditory Hallucinations
A novel digital treatment designed to reduce the frequency of auditory hallucinations and associated distress in patients with psychosis has ...
A Look at the Supreme Court’s Upcoming Term
Gostin is an expert in health law and policy. Radhakrishnan is a law fellow. In the last few years, the ...
Study: Medicare’s Competitive Bidding Program Not a Danger to COPD Oxygen Users
The Medicare Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) appeared to reduce spending without impacting oxygen prescriptions for beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Remote Patient Monitoring Is a Great Idea. But What’s the Best Way to Use It?
Fred Pelzman is an associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell, and has been a practicing internist for nearly 30 ...
Hospitals’ AI Transcription Tool Invents Things No One Ever Said, Researchers Say
Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near "human level robustness and accuracy." But ...
Fertility rate in England and Wales drops to new low
Getty ImagesJust over 591,000 babies were born in the UK last year - the lowest number in four decadesWomen in ...
Daylight Saving Ends Next Weekend: How to Prepare for the Potential Health Effects
The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It'll be dark as a pocket ...
FDA Requests More Info on PharmaTher’s Ketamine Application
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter (CRL) to PharmaTher citing deficiencies in the ...
Major Win for Preemptive TAVR in Symptomless Aortic Stenosis
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) yielded clinical benefit when given early in the disease process while patients still had no ...
Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Linked to Poor Executive Function, Aggression in Kids
Poor executive function and aggressive behavior at age 5 years was observed among children exposed to cannabis during pregnancy, a ...
