This Exercise May Help Lower Back Pain, No Special Equipment Needed
Adults younger than age 45 with chronic, nonspecific lower back pain saw significant pain relief with a structured run-walk program ...
Month: October 2024
Checkpoint Inhibitors for Lung Cancer Linked to Pulmonary Embolism
BOSTON -- Patients with metastatic lung cancer who were treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) had higher odds of developing ...
The Real ‘Danger’ Is Reclassifying Abortion Pills as Controlled Substances
Sukhavasi is an ob/gyn based in Louisiana. The importance of resilience in medicine is something that has been emphasized to ...
Here’s This Year’s Crop of Best Children’s Hospitals
This year's "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings from U.S. News & World Report included some familiar names at the top of ...
Prime Locations for AEDs; Fluctuating Lp(a); Formalized Telestroke Training?
A study in Taiwan suggested that public automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are optimally located near bus stops and convenience stores. ...
How the Brain Clears Waste; Masked Benzodiazepine Taper; New Hope for PML
Imaging in neurosurgery patients showed how the brain's glymphatic system clears waste. (PNAS) Investigational apitegromab met its primary endpoint of ...
States Sue TikTok, Claiming It’s Addictive and Harms the Mental Health of Children
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular ...
The Project 2025 Promise: Worse Health and Climate Chaos
Zigmund is an associate professor of clinical radiology. Climate change increasingly threatens health and financial well-being. Nearly 8 million acres ...
Tirzepatide Shortage Resolved; Compounder Sues FDA; Menopause Mistaken as Dementia
All doses of the diabetes and weight management injectable tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) were taken off the FDA's shortage list. (Reuters) ...
Supreme Court Declines Biden’s Appeal in Texas Emergency Abortion Case
A court order that says hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they violate a Texas abortion ...
Tavapadon Marches on in Parkinson’s Disease
PHILADELPHIA — Tavapadon, an experimental first-in-class oral selective partial D1/D5 dopamine receptor agonist for Parkinson's disease (PD), was shown to ...
GI Docs Will Need to Forge a ‘Human-Computer Cooperative’
Several artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are emerging that will change the management of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases sooner rather than later. ...
Breast Cancer Incidence Rising, Disparities Persist
Breast cancer incidence has been on the rise, particularly among White women under age 50, but breast cancer deaths — ...
A Weighty Matter for Postmenopausal Women?
TOPLINE:Eating more eggs is linked to weight gain in postmenopausal women, especially those with a high intake of Western foods ...
Hearing Loss Tied to Cognitive Decline
Mild or disabling hearing loss in middle-aged and older adults is associated with cognitive impairment, new findings show. However, unlike ...
Fla. Hospitals Evacuate; Man Charged in Indian Doctor’s Death; Life Expectancy Limit
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Hospitals in Florida have begun plans to evacuate in preparation for ...
CBTI Strategy Reduces Sleeping Pill Use in Canadian Seniors
A strategy developed by Canadian researchers for encouraging older patients with insomnia to wean themselves from sleeping pills and improve ...
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to MicroRNA Researchers
This year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is honoring two US researchers with the Nobel Prize in Medicine for ...
SGLT2 Inhibitors Associated With Better Survival in PAH
BOSTON — The use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors is associated with reduced short- and long-term mortality among patients with ...
How Are Ultra-Processed Foods Fueling the Obesity Epidemic?
TOPLINE:The consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) leads to weight gain and increased energy intake, perhaps in part by faster eating ...
