Preoperative Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases Shows Promise
TOPLINE:Patients undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery before resection of brain metastases demonstrated low rates of local recurrence, radionecrosis, and nodular leptomeningeal disease ...
Month: January 2025
Prourokinase Rivals Alteplase in Acute Stroke Treatment
TOPLINE:Recombinant human prourokinase is noninferior to alteplase for acute ischemic stroke outcomes and is associated with decreased rates of symptomatic ...
Inflammation Now the Key Target for Seborrheic Dermatitis
NEW YORK — Topical antifungals should no longer be considered a first-line therapy for seborrheic dermatitis for two reasons: Topical ...
Married Couple Lost 118 Pounds Together Without Weight Loss Drugs
After years of feeling unwell and overweight, Richard and Jill Wendt decided to embark on a weight loss journey together.The ...
Government unveils plan to reduce NHS waiting list backlog
The government has unveiled a new pledge to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS ...
‘We Should Be Really Concerned’: What We Heard This Week
"If we start seeing lots of cases outside of agricultural workers, we should be really concerned." -- James Lawler, MD, ...
Don’t Be a Jerk in a Donor OR
Kon is a cardiothoracic surgeon with expertise in heart and lung transplant, and the founder and CEO of ProCure On-Demand. ...
Will a CEO’s Murder Nudge American Healthcare Toward the Unthinkable?
Ron Harman King is CEO of Vanguard Communications, a healthcare marketing and practice management consulting firm, and author of “The ...
CAR-T Warning for Secondary Malignancies: Warranted or Not?
Early in 2024, we reported on the FDA's call for new boxed warnings on the labeling of all approved chimeric ...
Woman had eight organs removed in rare cancer treatment
A woman who had eight organs removed after being diagnosed with a rare cancer has returned to work.Faye Louise, from ...
Is the TikTok fitness challenge really worth it?
Getty Images75 Hard is being approached by many as a way to kickstart 2025 or New Year's resolutionsWhen you think ...
NHS App upgrade to give patients more choice over treatment
BBCPlans for an upgraded NHS App to allow more patients in England to book treatments and appointments will be part ...
What Happened to Patient Portal Messages After a Health System Billed for Them?
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage ...
Heated Mittens for Hand OA; Pediatric Firearm and Motor Vehicle Deaths
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine ...
Keep Quality Measures Out of the Exam Room
Millstein is an attending physician. The patient's check-up begins, as most now do, by sitting down and typing my username ...
What Happened With the USMLE Cheating Scandal?
In February, we reported on a cheating scandal that resulted in U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores being invalidated for ...
14 Surprising Ways to Beat the Winter Blues
As holiday festivities fade into the rearview, these lesser-known tips can help you navigate the winter blues and seasonal depression.Share ...
Sick Season Is in Full Force. Here’s What the Latest CDC Figures Show.
The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels ...
CBD-Coated Tampons? FDA Says No Way
(MedPage Today) -- "CBD is known for its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, which makes it your period's perfect partner in ...
Surgeon General Calls for Stronger Wording of Cancer Risk on Alcohol Packages
In a new report emphasizing the link between alcohol and cancer, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, calls for ...
