New Bird Flu Strain Detected in a Nevada Dairy Worker, CDC Says
(MedPage Today) -- A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from ...
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Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s Pathology in Other Clinical Syndromes
(MedPage Today) -- A blood test identified clinically relevant Alzheimer's disease pathology in several clinical syndromes, a clinicopathological study showed. ...
Plan to scrap need for High Court approval
Assisted dying cases would no longer have to be signed off by the High Court under changes suggested by the ...
Some Contraceptives Carry Higher Venous Thromboembolism Risk Than Others
(MedPage Today) -- Among hormonal contraceptive users, risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) varied by method and dose, with combined pills ...
Anti-CD38-Based Quadruplet Improves Outcomes in Transplant-Ineligible Myeloma
(MedPage Today) -- Daratumumab (Darzalex) plus the standard triplet of bortezomib (Velcade), lenalidomide (Revlimid), and dexamethasone (D-VRd) significantly improved clinical ...
Bill Would Allow AI to Prescribe Drugs
(MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to prescribe medications to patients -- if a new bill makes ...
Major Heart Risks Similar With Two IBD Drugs in Older Adults
(MedPage Today) -- For older adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there was no significant difference in the risk of ...
When Cardiac Warning Signs Go Unrecognized
(MedPage Today) -- In November 2023, what should have been a routine dinner outing with my family turned into a ...
Researchers Fearful of Political Sway Over Grants After Trump’s DEI Orders
(MedPage Today) -- President Trump's crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in programs receiving federal money has thrown ...
Certain Diabetes Medications May Ease COPD
(MedPage Today) -- SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists were associated with fewer exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...
States Absorb Increases for Sicker Medicaid Enrollees After the Pandemic
(MedPage Today) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. -- States are absorbing substantial increases in healthcare costs for the poor, as they realize ...
Troubled Nottingham NHS trust pleads guilty in baby deaths case
Asha PatelBBC News, NottinghamRyan Parker/Emmie StudenckiQuinn Parker was delivered by emergency Caesarean section at City Hospital in Nottingham in July ...
Higher Levels of ‘Good’ Cholesterol Linked to Increased Glaucoma Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were associated with an increased risk of glaucoma, while high ...
NIH Cuts Billions in Research $$; ‘Dangerous’ Super Bowl Ad; Double-Whammy Flu
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Calling it a "disastrously bad idea," medical researchers ...
Joint Location Influences Response to TNF Inhibitor in PsA
TOPLINE:The response time to tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors in patients with psoriatic arthritis is influenced by the location of ...
Do Coffee and Tea Reduce Cancer Risk?
Cancer epidemiologists who study diet have long sought to understand the associations between coffee and tea drinking and the risks ...
Promise for CAR T-Cell Therapies in Solid Tumors?
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has shown efficacy in blood cancers — with six CAR T-cell products now approved ...
Gait Speed Key Predictor of Heart Failure Outcomes
TOPLINE:Slower gait speed is independently associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular death or worsening heart failure in patients with ...
Brochures Aid Deprescribing Talks Between Patients and Docs
TOPLINE:Patient-directed educational brochures show promise in increasing the likelihood of deprescribing discussions and promoting shared decision-making; however, this approach is ...
Starting Menopause Later Linked to Lower Stroke, Heart Attack Risks
Share on PinterestA new study reports that females who started menopause later had less oxidative stress and better heart health. ...
