Do GLP-1 Agonists Really Need to Be Stopped Before Endoscopy?
Continuing GLP-1 receptor agonist medications when undergoing an endoscopic procedure appeared safe in a meta-analysis. In pooled findings from nine ...
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CGM OK’d During Medical Imaging; All Semaglutide Doses Back; Bariatric Surgery Down
Abbott's FreeStyle Libre 2 and 3 are the first and only patient-applied continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems to be approved ...
Mpox Cases in Congo May Be Stabilizing
GOMA, Congo -- Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be "stabilizing" -- a possible sign that ...
Weekend Warriors and Dementia; Iron Chelation and Alzheimer’s; Neuro Drug Costs Rise
Longitudinal survey data from Mexico suggested that a so-called weekend warrior physical activity pattern was associated with a reduced risk ...
Most Journal Articles Still Missing COI Statement on PubMed
While use of PubMed's voluntary field for conflict of interest (COI) statements in abstracts has increased, it continues to be ...
Tirzepatide Slashes Progression From Prediabetes to T2D
SAN ANTONIO – Once-weekly tirzepatide (Zepbound) reduced the risk for progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes (T2D) by more ...
Cancer deaths expected to nearly double worldwide by 2050
Breast cancer cellsConnect Images / Alamy The number of cancer deaths worldwide is expected to nearly double by 2050, largely ...
Nurse Burnout Linked to Reduced Patient Safety
Nurse burnout was consistently tied to reduced patient safety and satisfaction, and lower quality of care, a meta-analysis involving decades ...
Virtual Mental Health Visits Linked to Lower Suicide-Related Events
Greater use of virtual mental health care services was linked to a lower risk of suicide-related events, according to a ...
Can’t Shake That Cough? Walking Pneumonia Is on the Rise
Young children are increasingly being infected with bacteria that can lead to the illness known as walking pneumonia. A hallmark ...
Dazzling images illuminate research on cardiovascular disease
The winning entry, “Calcium rainbow”Charlotte Buckley, University of Strathclyde, British Heart Foundation – Reflections of Research The muscle cells lining ...
Leukemia Drug Shows Promise in Lewy Body Dementia
Nilotinib, a drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat chronic myeloid leukemia, improved biomarkers and ...
NHS bosses attack ‘rip off’ doctor overtime rates
Getty ImagesNHS England has attacked senior doctors for charging “rip off” rates for overtime, after a BBC investigation found pressure ...
NHS to review prostate cancer testing after cyclist calls for change
BBCSir Chris Hoy says cancer diagnosis "was the biggest shock of my life"The NHS will review whether to change its ...
Fasting Requirement for Levothyroxine Presents Challenges
TOPLINE:Nearly all patients reported receiving instructions to take levothyroxine (LT4) while fasting, but a third did not adhere to this.Approximately ...
Postpartum Women Express High Frustration With Sex Life
Hagenbeck C, Kössendrup J, Soff J, Thangarajah F, Scholten N. Pelvic floor-related sexual functioning in the first 24 months postpartum: Findings ...
Are Food Dyes Bad For Your Health?
In September, California became the first state in the nation to ban six artificial food dyes from meals served in ...
Field Notes: One of the Toughest Airways of My Career
Jeremy Faust is editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and a ...
New Efforts to Attract Male Nurses
Only 12% of the nurses providing patient care at hospitals and health clinics today are men. Although the percentage of ...
Bruce Willis’ Earliest Sign of Dementia Was Dismissed
Share on PinterestBruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, is sharing details about the earliest warning sign of dementia her husband ...
