Anemia and transfusion of red blood cells are common in patients undergoing valve surgery for infective endocarditis, and transfusion is linked to an increased risk for short- and long-term mortality....

(MedPage Today) -- Despite the end to the public health emergency declaration in May 2023, COVID-19 continued to have a large impact on the U.S. population and healthcare system, a...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared an electroencephalography (EEG) system based on a small sensor worn in the ear, allowing patients to be monitored outside of hospital settings, Naox Technologies...

(MedPage Today) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is putting children's health and lives at risk in the name of personal choice. This week, federal health...

(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants Republicans to reach a deal on healthcare insurance assistance by being willing to bend on a 50-year-old budget policy that...

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients with a history of GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment had a significantly lower risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) as compared with those who...

(MedPage Today) -- President Trump's questionable habit of taking aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) goes as far as taking a higher dose than normal, according to comments...

(MedPage Today) -- Cross-sectional data from 45 functionally intact older women at heightened risk for Alzheimer's disease suggested that short sleep durations amplified the association between APOE4 status and tau,...

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Including encorafenib (Braftovi) and cetuximab (Erbitux) in the first-line treatment of BRAF V600E-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer led to a significant improvement in overall response...

Ancient humans taking on an elephant – our ancestors may have begun butchering the animals 1.8 million years agoNATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Butchering an elephant is an extraordinarily...

(MedPage Today) -- A first-in-human percutaneous aorto-coronary bypass procedure, dubbed "VECTOR," was used to prevent coronary obstruction following transcatheter aortic valve replacement in a patient ineligible for leaflet modification. (Circulation......

NHS England will prioritise nine high-demand conditions for its new online hospital, aiming to cut waiting lists through millions of virtual consultations. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/nhs-england-names-first-services-online-hospital-2026a10000dj?src=rss Author...

Tiny oscillations in the early universe left a big mark on the universeJozef Klopacka / Alamy The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we...

(MedPage Today) -- A pill formation, a stronger injectable, and more cash payment options: lots of changes are coming to the GLP-1 drug market. (NBC News) The first GLP-1 pill...

(MedPage Today) -- At the recent American Society of Hematology annual meeting, investigators presented a new analysis detailing toxicity outcomes of the E1910 trial -- based on age, sex, body...

Passkeys are a new way to keep your data secureda-kuk/Getty Images Can you remember all your passwords off the top of your head? If so, you probably have too few...

(MedPage Today) -- Change is hard. If the only thing standing between us and perfect health were being told to stop drinking soda and join a running club, we would...

An upside-down jellyfish in its natural habit on the seabedEilat. Gil Koplovitch Jellyfish seem to sleep for about 8 hours a day, take midday naps and snooze more after a...

Arif Pujianto couldn’t sleep. All day, he had watched the waves rising from the nearby shoreline. When dawn broke, the water had risen further, and the area where he lives...

(MedPage Today) -- U.S. health officials made broad changes to childhood vaccine recommendations Monday, alarming pediatricians and other medical experts who say they will sow confusion and undermine children's health....