Canadian Teen Recovers From Severe H5N1 Bird Flu Infection
A 13-year-old Canadian girl recovered after being hospitalized in critical condition with H5N1 avian influenza, researchers reported. The girl was ...
Month: December 2024
CDC Issues Final Report in Blastomycosis Outbreak
Following the largest documented outbreak in the country, clinicians should consider a diagnosis of blastomycosis in work-related respiratory disease outbreaks ...
Nonpharmacologic Options Can Manage Hot Flashes
Charity Scott, a 51-year-old trauma therapist in Los Angeles, entered menopause in May this year but has been dealing with ...
Older Immunocompromised Folks May Need More From RSV Vaccines
Immune responses to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines tended to fall short in older people with weakened immunity, a study ...
Alzheimer’s and Gut Infection; Novel Tau Therapy; Kids’ Brain Structure and Drug Use
Alzheimer's disease-associated CD83(+) microglia were linked with increased immunoglobulin G4 and human cytomegalovirus in the gut, vagal nerve, and brain. ...
Undersized Donor Hearts; Rise of Infective Endocarditis; IABP Inventor Dies
Undersized donor hearts were indeed associated with more post-transplantation mortality -- but only among complex transplant recipients, a Nashville center ...
An Abundance of Non-Alcoholic Options Available
It’s increasingly easy to have non-alcoholic drinks at a bar and even to find a bar that serves only non-alcoholic ...
Sotagliflozin Rejected for T1D; Thyroid and COVID; Diabetes Drug Price Cut
The FDA rejected sotagliflozin (Zynquista) as an adjunct to insulin therapy for glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes ...
New Guidelines Update Alzheimer’s and Dementia Evaluations
A three-step process underscores new clinical practice guidelines for primary and specialty care clinicians to evaluate patients who may have ...
Urinary Metals Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
TOPLINE:Higher levels of environmental metals in urine are associated with poorer cognitive performance and an increased risk for dementia, new ...
Don’t Miss 2024’s Top 5 Stories From Canada
Medscape Medical News tallied the most-read Canadian stories of 2024 to draft a list of the five that garnered the ...
Is Combining Low-FODMAP/Gluten-Free the Answer?
For adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), combining a diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) and ...
Time for New Guidance on Poststroke Depression, Anxiety?
Depression and anxiety are among the most common complications of stroke, affecting 1 in 3 and about 1 in 4 ...
Overlooked Stories of 2024 | MedPage Today
MedPage Today's enterprise and investigative team covers a lot of ground. We jump in when there's breaking news in healthcare. ...
IV Fluid Shortage Likely to Extend Into Early 2025
In late September, Hurricane Helene damaged a major supplier of intravenous (IV) fluids. In this report, we follow up on ...
Panel Offers Best Practice Statement for Microbiota Testing
TOPLINE: Microbiota analysis is not ready for use in clinical practice to diagnose disease or guide treatment, a new expert consensus ...
AI in Healthcare: Accountability a Key Focus in 2025
This year, MedPage Today reported on a slew of developments for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. In this report, we ...
Colchicine Guards Heart While Fighting Gout Flares
TOPLINE:Gout patients who take colchicine at the start of urate-lowering therapy have a lower risk for cardiovascular events than those ...
Mask Mandates Return; Health Workers to Strike; Top Healthcare Data Breaches of 2024
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10 Kidney Transplants in 2 Days: Coordination Matters
Even the highest-volume kidney transplant centers average fewer than two transplants a day, so conducting 10 in just 2 days ...
