Full Cognitive Recovery After Brain RT Possible for Many
About 40% of patients with brain metastases who experienced cognitive decline after brain radiation therapy regained full cognitive function within ...
Month: October 2024
University of Colorado’s LIC Program
Medical school hasn't changed much over the last few decades. However, the longitudinal integrated clerkship (LIC) program at the University ...
Where Are Trump’s Medical Records? New Sunscreen Under Review; Why Condoms Are Nixed
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Trump has yet to release his medical records he promised to ...
Medicare Will Speed Coverage of Some ‘Breakthrough’ Devices
Medicare will speed nationwide payment decisions for as many as five promising new medical devices a year, a move that ...
European Funding Takes a Lead in Unravelling Long COVID
At the end of 2020, Giulia Marchetti was puzzled that many of the patients hospitalized during the first wave of ...
Rapamycin could make an epilepsy drug much safer during pregnancy
Sodium valproate is an effective epilepsy drug, but it isn’t recommended to take during pregnancyMiljan Zivkovic/Shutterstock The drug rapamycin could ...
TDXd Better Than Chemo for HER2-Low Breast Cancer?
BARCELONA, Spain — Trastuzumab deruxtecan (TDXd) shows promise as a treatment for HER2-low and HER2-ultralow hormone receptor (HR)–positive metastatic breast ...
Topical JAK inhibitor Provides Sustained Control of HS
AMSTERDAM — Following the report of results from a randomized trial in which a topically applied J inhibitor (JAKi) was ...
Kylie Jenner’s ‘Secret’ Nipple Cream Use Is ‘the Best’ Skin Care Hack
Share on PinterestKylie Jenner says using nipple cream as a lip moisturizer is one of the best secrets of her ...
Real-World Results Show Sustainability, Safety of Faricimab
BARCELONA, Spain — Early findings from a real-world study of the dual-action antibody faricimab have shown sustained improvement in visual ...
Cancer Screening Guidelines Validated for Dermatomyositis
Newly issued guidelines for cancer screening in patients with dermatomyositis had 100% sensitivity in a single institution's cohort, though most ...
First Patient-Derived Stem Cell Transplant a Success in T1D
A new approach to using stem cell–derived pancreatic islets has allowed a patient with type 1 diabetes (T1D) to come ...
Women Are Entering Higher-Paid MD Specialties at Higher Rates
More women are matriculating to higher-paid physician specialty fields, especially surgery, but they still have a way to go before ...
Does One DME Treatment Have Edge in Reducing Hard Exudates?
TOPLINE:Faricimab demonstrated a greater reduction in hard exudates than aflibercept in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), according to research ...
Study Supports Use of Home-Based Phototherapy for Psoriasis
TOPLINE:Home-based phototherapy for plaque and guttate psoriasis is as effective as office-based phototherapy, according to results of the randomized Light ...
Pay Among Millennial Clinicians Rising, Despite Disparities
Salaries for millennial physicians are slightly increasing, but clinicians still face pay disparities across location, practice type, and gender.Medscape Medical ...
Cilta-Cel Improves OS in R/R MM
RIO DE JANEIRO — A single infusion of the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy ciltacabtagene autoleucel, or cilta-cel (CARVYKTI, ...
Hypothyroidism Treatment Does Not Affect Cognition in Women
TOPLINE:Women with hypothyroidism treated with levothyroxine show no significant cognitive decline across the menopausal transition compared with those without thyroid ...
ADHD Doesn’t Define Me. It Gives Me ‘Unique Strengths’
Share on Pinterest “I want people to see that ADHD isn’t something to be fixed; it’s something to be embraced,” ...
Monitoring May Reduce Nerve Injury Risk in Thyroidectomy
Thyroidectomy patients with larger lesions requiring neck dissection or who require postoperative drain use or suffer from postoperative hypocalcemia are ...
