GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Reduced Risk of Uterine Fibroids
DENVER -- In women with type 2 diabetes, use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with a reduced risk of ...
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Ozempic Linked With Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Semaglutide was linked with reduced Alzheimer's risk among people with diabetes.The drug outperformed seven other diabetes medications in an observational ...
The Case Against White Coats; Addicted to Nasal Spray? Get Ready for a Shift With Me
The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. "Just because I don't wear ...
FDA Warns Companies Over Products Made With Amniotic Fluid
The FDA has sent warning letters to two companies regarding their amniotic membrane- and fluid-derived PalinGen products, charging they should ...
UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding
More light has been shed on allegations of a toxic work environment at the University of Virginia School of Medicine ...
Use of Lidocaine During Vaginoscopic Hysteroscopy-Guided Biopsy Reduced Pain
DENVER -- For women undergoing endometrial biopsy using vaginoscopic hysteroscopy, intrauterine lidocaine significantly decreased pain during and after the procedure, ...
Emerging Fungal Infections Demand All-Out Approach
As the number of drug-resistant and other troublesome tinea infections grows, perhaps the only certainty is that these are not ...
No Evidence of Human-to-Human H5N1 Transmission in Missouri Case
There's no evidence of human-to-human transmission of H5N1 bird flu among patients and healthcare workers in Missouri, the CDC said ...
Old-Line Rheum Drugs Lose Luster in JIA
Use of conventional synthetic drugs to treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) fell by half during 2000-2022, as targeted therapies became ...
Doctors warn people not to ignore rash
Getty ImagesScabies can lead to secondary skin infections, if not treated.People are being told not to ignore an itchy rash, ...
Approval of Bevacizumab Biosimilar Could Eliminate Access to Low-Cost AMD Therapy
CHICAGO -- Availability of a bevacizumab biosimilar for ophthalmic use could eliminate a lower-cost treatment option for a wide variety ...
Medicaid Expansion Linked to Better Survival in Aggressive Breast Cancer
Women with newly diagnosed hormone receptor (HR)-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer were more likely to receive timely treatment and have longer ...
How Much Should Doctors Give to Charity?
This question we are going to address today is a loaded and very personal one. The question is: How much ...
Potential Drivers of LCINS
The incidence of lung cancer in never-smokers (LCINS) is increasing, and experts think climate change may be driving this.LCINS differs ...
Electric skin patch could keep wounds free of infection
Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria can enter the body via skin woundsScott Camazine/Alamy A patch that zaps the skin with electrical pulses ...
EPA Imposes Stricter Standards to Protect Kids From Lead Paint Exposure
Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes, the Biden administration is imposing strict new limits ...
50 Years After City Halted Prison Medical Testing, Families Seek Reparations
Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed an Ivy League researcher to conduct ...
Doc’s COVID Spending Bust; Plastic Surgeon Faces $10M Suit; Letby Loses Appeal
Washington state dermatologist William Philip Werschler, MD, has been indicted on charges that he used $1.5 million in COVID relief ...
Gene-Editing Therapy Reduced Attacks in Hereditary Angioedema
A single dose of the CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy NTLA-2002 reduced angioedema attacks and led to sustained reduction in total plasma ...
Anatomy of a Suicide Crisis: Life After Abuse
Lee is a psychiatry resident. Content warning: discussion of suicide & domestic violence. If you are in crisis, text or ...
