Prioritise safety not A&E target, NHS leaders told
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told health chiefs in England to prioritise safety even if it means performance against the ...
Day: December 9, 2024
Why Do People Struggle to Prioritize Their Long-Term Health?
Understanding how people make health-related decisions requires a deeper exploration of their motivations, beliefs, and circumstances, Christopher Dye, DPhil, professor ...
Rise in Psychotherapy Use Exposes Access Inequities
Outpatient psychotherapy use in the United States rose sharply between 2018 and 2021, an increase that was driven primarily by ...
Do Patients Prefer Access or Benefit?
When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) grants cancer drugs accelerated approval, a key aim is to provide patients ...
Untreated Female Infertility Raises Autoimmune Disease Risk
TOPLINE:Women who have experienced infertility without fertility treatment show a 25% higher risk for systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARD) up ...
Lupus Nephritis Biomarkers ‘Robustly’ Predict Organ Damage
WASHINGTON — An investigational 12-protein panel of urinary biomarkers predicted histologically active lupus nephritis (LN) with 86% accuracy, according to ...
Low Bone Strength Even After Remission in Cushing Syndrome
TOPLINE:Bone material strength index (BMSi) values remain low in patients with Cushing syndrome even after 6 years in remission, despite ...
Pediatric Programs Continue to Struggle
Over half of pediatric rheumatology fellowship positions went unfilled in 2024, according to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Comparatively, ...
Experts Warn of Epidemic Risks Under RFK Jr.’s Leadership
The availability of safe, effective Covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the ...
Whooping Cough and Newborns: How to Set Boundaries
Dec. 6, 2024 — Whooping cough is making a dangerous comeback across the US, with cases soaring to 4.5 times ...
Treatment Effective Before CAR T
SAN DIEGO — Single-agent epcoritamab demonstrated deep and durable responses in CAR T–naïve patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell ...
Skin Stress Biomarker May Predict Nerve Damage in Early T2D
TOPLINE:Increased cutaneous carbonyl stress is linked to slower nerve conduction in patients with metabolically well-controlled, recent-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) ...
Real-World Data Question Low-Dose Steroid Use in Vasculitis
TOPLINE:Compared with a standard dosing regimen, a reduced-dose glucocorticoid regimen is associated with an increased risk for disease progression, relapse, ...
Delivery at 39 Weeks Optimal for Hypertensive Pregnancies
TOPLINE:Among pregnant patients with chronic hypertension, delivery at 39 weeks of gestation provides an optimal balance between stillbirth risk and ...
Gynaecology patients going private to escape NHS waiting lists
PASome women have described waiting in "agony" for gynaecological treatmentWhen the BBC reported that waiting lists for gynaecology appointments across ...
Can a drug trial solve the big debate?
Getty ImagesIt is among the most delicate and controversial challenges in modern medicine - how to determine whether the benefits ...
