Direct Brain A-Dopamine Infusion Promising for Parkinson’s
PHILADELPHIA — Continuous intracerebroventricular administration of an anaerobic dopamine formulation (A-dopamine) appears safe in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and ...
Month: October 2024
Long COVID Rates in Kids Revised Upward: What to Know
Gabrielle Jospa, 15, was diagnosed with long COVID after a serious bout with acute COVID-19 that left her hospitalized in ...
Chemo Can Save Lives in High-Risk Unilateral Retinoblastoma
TOPLINE: Adjuvant chemotherapy after removal of the affected eye improves outcomes in children with unilateral retinoblastoma who have high-risk histopathologic features ...
‘Late Abortion’ Doc; Missed Warnings in Listeria Outbreak; $3.5B for Healthcare CEOs
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. 'America's ...
De-Intensified Therapy Misses Mark in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer
Two strategies to de-escalate treatment for human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer failed to show noninferiority versus standard care, which "reset ...
Chemical Cloud Moving Over Atlanta Suburbs Prompts Shelter-in-Place Alert
Residents east of Atlanta were again warned Tuesday to shelter in place if shifting winds push the still-billowing chemical cloud ...
Ozempic, Weight Loss Drugs Linked with Lowering 3 More Health Risks
Share on PinterestNew research suggests GLP-1 medications like Ozempic may help lower several health risks in addition to treating type ...
Autoimmune Diseases and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
TOPLINE: Women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) have a 2.6 times higher prevalence of severe autoimmune diseases before diagnosis and a ...
Fly brain sheds light on human thought process
MRC/NatureAs beautiful as it is complex, the fly's brain has more than 130,000 wires with 50 million intricate connectionsThey can ...
Depression, Anxiety Diagnoses Have Increased Among Young People
Diagnoses of depression and anxiety among kids, teens, and young adults increased from 2017 to 2021, especially during the COVID-19 ...
Creatine: Popular exercise supplement could be grown in edible plants
Creatine has only been made in a type of tobacco plant for nowSean Gallup/Getty Images Tobacco plants have been engineered ...
HS Symptoms Eased by Semaglutide-Aided Weight Loss
People with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) who have overweight or obesity may benefit from adjunctive treatment with the glucagon-like peptide 1 ...
Educate to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions
TOPLINE: Over 90% of patients with symptoms of bronchitis, sinus infections, sore throats, colds or flu, or diarrhea expect antibiotic prescriptions. ...
Communication Key to Improving Patient Safety
DUBLIN — Researchers in Spain have reported a complex picture of primary care patient safety across the country, with survey ...
Time-Restricted Eating May Improve Metabolic Syndrome
Adults with metabolic syndrome and elevated blood sugar levels who eat within a time-restricted window may experience modest improvements in ...
The Wildfires May Be Contained but their Impact on Youth Mental Health Is Raging
Assaf is a pediatric emergency medicine physician. Like clockwork, an explosion of wildfires plagues California, with more than 1 million ...
VP Debate: Abortion, Gun Violence, Obamacare Make Appearances
Abortion, gun violence, and Obamacare all took center stage Tuesday night as vice presidential candidates Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) ...
Too Much Coffee, Soda, Fruit Drinks Associated with Higher Stroke Risk
Share on PinterestNew research suggests that drinking specific amounts of coffee, soda, and fruit juice each day may greatly increase ...
How Prior Authorization Harms Care
Fantine Giap, MD, sat across from a 21-year-old with a rare sarcoma at the base of her skull. Despite the large ...
Trump Vows to Veto Abortion Ban; Breast Cancer Climbs; Diagnostic Errors for 1 in 14
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Former president Donald Trump vowed to veto a federal abortion ban ...
