ASA Advises No Longer Holding GLP-1 Agents Prior to Surgery for Most Patients
Most patients should not stop taking GLP-1 receptor agonists prior to elective surgery, according to updated guidance from several medical ...
Month: October 2024
Map of cancers reveals how tumours evolve
Mapping tumours and the genetic changes within them could help develop new cancer treatmentsSipa Press/Alamy We now have some of ...
Miscarriage Arrest; MA Reaped Billions for Home Visits; Dirty Work of Care Denials
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Arrested ...
Old Drugs, New Tricks: The Power of Medication Repurposing
Fajgenbaum is an associate professor of medicine and co-founder of Every Cure, a nonprofit drug repurposing organization. Williams is a ...
Can Fish Skin Grafts Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers?
TOPLINE:Intact fish skin grafts, sourced from Atlantic cod, show superior and faster healing than standard wound care practices in patients ...
Colorado Teen Fights Kidney Failure After Eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers three ...
Poor Sleep in Early Midlife Tied to Accelerated Brain Aging
TOPLINE:Poor sleep quality in early middle age is associated with signs of accelerated brain aging in late middle age, a ...
Drug Combo Tied to Functional Improvement After Stroke
Abu Dhabi, UAE — In the latest multicenter randomized trial testing a combination of edaravone and dexborneol for the treatment ...
First Clade 1b mpox detected in UK
A single case of mpox - formerly known as monkeypox - linked to the outbreak in parts of Africa has ...
Fermented foods: Are things like kimchi and kombucha really good for your gut?
Shutterstock/Natasha Breen Humans have been fermenting food and drink for at least 13,000 years – and touting the health benefits ...
Why Has This Preteen Had Baldness and Fragile Hair Since Infancy?
A preteen girl who has had patchy bald spots since she was a baby was brought in by her parents ...
AI, Electronic Health Records May Predict Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is one of the most common pediatric chronic diseases in the United States, affecting 1 in 5 children. ...
Colchicine Goes Belly-Up in a More Definitive Heart Attack Trial
Any cardiovascular protection from colchicine in heart attack survivors seemed to be debunked with a better-powered randomized trial, researchers found. ...
Shift to Safer Overactive Bladder Drugs for Women
A new study suggests that more women are being prescribed beta-3 agonists over anticholinergics for the treatment of overactive bladder ...
IG Live November 1: Healthcare Is on the Ballot
Healthcare is on the ballot in the November 5 election. Join us for an in-depth discussion about where each presidential ...
Drug Overdose Deaths Are Down. Is It a Blip or a Trend?
Last year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a 3% decline in the number of drug ...
Thrombolysis Beneficial for ‘Eye Stroke’?
ABU DHABI, UAE — Thrombolysis to treat central retinal artery occlusion, also known as “eye stroke,” appeared to improve visual ...
The Pediatrician’s Role in Suicide Prevention
When she was 5 years old, Katherine Edson, LCSW, tried to end her life by drowning herself. “I was enduring ...
Shining a Light on Neonatal Jaundice
TOPLINE:Approximately 1% of neonates born to O+, antibody-negative mothers qualified for phototherapy within 24 hours of birth, with most identified ...
Thyroid Cancer Overdiagnosis Continues Despite Cautions
Efforts to curb overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer have made a difference in the United States and South Korea, but these ...
