What Drives Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers?
Lung cancer among nonsmokers is associated with germline risk factors, and EGFR/ALK-targeted therapies provide substantial benefit, a review finds. Medscape ...
CGM Metrics May Not Reflect A1c in People Without Diabetes
The association between CGM metrics and A1c diminished from type 2 diabetes to prediabetes to normoglycemia. Medscape Medical News Source ...
Subretinal Implant Improves Vision in Advanced Dry AMD
A photovoltaic retinal implant shows promise as a way to improve vision in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration. Medscape ...
Outcomes, But Not Cost, Found Equivalent for PCI and CABG
A major randomized trial has found that percutaneous coronary intervention is now more cost-effective than bypass grafting over 5 years ...
Vitamin D Levels Down During COVID Pandemic
A notable decline in vitamin D levels and a rise in vitamin D deficiency rates occurred during the pandemic, with ...
Popular Weight-Loss Drug May Guard Against Cataracts
People with overweight or obesity who use GLP-1 receptor agonists may have a lower risk of developing cataracts than those ...
Oral Health a Neglected Stroke Risk Factor?
Two new studies suggest that maintaining good oral health could be more than just good hygiene — it might lower ...
Philanthropy Works to Fill Mental Health Funding Gap
New barriers to mental health care arose after wide grant cancellations at the NIH and NSF. To keep research and ...
The Appendicitis Dilemma: Surgery or a Simpler Solution?
For some children, appendicitis does not require surgery. Antibiotics can spare an operation, but the ‘right’ choice depends on how ...
How Clinicians Are Putting the Beers Alternatives to Work
Clinicians are beginning to put the Beers Alternatives List into practice, using its guidance to replace risky drugs with safer, ...
Colchicine Linked to Better Cardiovascular Outcomes in Gout
Colchicine’s anti-inflammatory effects may provide benefit, but evidence is retrospective. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/colchicine-linked-better-cardiovascular-outcomes-gout-2025a1000t56?src=rss Author : Publish ...
A Novel Way to Spot Gait Problems in Parkinson’s
A virtual reality hallway is effective for provoking and assessing freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Medscape Medical ...
‘Addictive’ UPF Intake More Prevalent in Older US Adults
The first generations exposed to ultraprocessed foods in adolescence show increased rates of addiction to these foods, but the mechanism ...
Rising CVD Risks: Pregnancy an Opportunity to Screen
Study finds a two-decade increase in CV risk factors and complications in 15% of pregnancies. Medscape Medical News Source link ...
NHS needs up to £3bn extra to avoid cuts, health leaders warn
Health leaders are warning that NHS services and jobs in England will have to be cut unless up to £3bn ...
JAK Inhibitor Stays Effective Beyond 1 Year for Giant Cell Arteritis
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA) with the oral drug upadacitinib (Rinvoq) was durably effective ...
‘If That Doesn’t Blow Your Mind’: What We Heard This Week
(MedPage Today) -- "If that doesn't blow your mind." -- Christine Lovly, MD, PhD, of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in ...
Tirzepatide-Hormone Therapy Combo Tied to Weight Loss in Postmenopausal Women
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Postmenopausal women using hormone therapy (HT) saw significantly greater weight loss while taking the dual ...
Government will not ‘be held to ransom’ by doctors strike, says Wes Streeting
BBCThe government will not "be held to ransom" by striking doctors, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.A five-day walkout by ...
Prevention Has a Branding Problem
(MedPage Today) -- In healthcare, prevention is too often treated as optional -- an add-on when budgets allow. But prevention ...
