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(MedPage Today) -- Freezing temperatures and long-term power outages can quickly create dangerous health situations. Even at seemingly routine winter ...

Treating cancer before 3pm could help patients live longer

Administering cancer treatments at a particular time could be a relatively simple but effective interventionKenneth K. Lam/ZUMA Press/Alamy Delivering cancer ...

The secret signals our organs send to repair tissues and slow ageing

At first glance, it might not seem like people have much in common with deer. But a strange discovery about how their antlers ...

SMART Asthma Treatment Saves Healthcare Dollars

(MedPage Today) -- Use of single maintenance and reliever therapy (SMART) for moderate-to-severe asthma reduced healthcare costs, according to a ...

Expanded EU Indication for Modified-Release Cortisol Therapy

With the expanded indication, Efmody is now indicated for both adrenal insufficiency and congenital adrenal hyperplasia in patients aged 12 ...

Esophageal Tears Have Surgeons Scrambling for Guidance

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- The surgical management of esophageal perforation remains controversial and largely at the operator's discretion, ...

EU Opinion Extends Antifungal Coverage to Younger Patients

Noxafil indications have been expanded in Europe to include broader pediatric use, with age-, weight-, and formulation-specific recommendations. Medscape News ...

Autism and ADHD assessments are a ‘postcode lottery’

A Scottish Parliament committee is calling for urgent action to improve assessments for autism and ADHD. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce8exx5n2kko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss ...

Catherine O’Hara’s Condition; Renaming PAs; Nurse Gives Up License After MAGA Post

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Award-winning actress Catherine O'Hara died at age 71 ...

Scottish Report Urges Preventive Action on Doctor Burnout

A new MDDUS report calls on the Scottish Government to take preventive action on doctor burnout, warning that staff wellbeing ...

Menopause and the Brain: HRT Offers Limited Protection

A UK Biobank suggests hormone replacement therapy may offer only limited protection for mental health and cognition in menopausal women. ...

New Data on Antidepressants and Bleeding Risk in TBI

A population-based study explores the relationship between preinjury antidepressant use and short-term outcomes after traumatic brain injury. Medscape Medical News ...

Dual-Action Tablet Gets EU Nod for Early Prostate Cancer

Akeega, an oral dual mechanism therapy pairing niraparib with abiraterone, has won a positive committee opinion in Europe for men ...

Oral Semaglutide Lowers Heart Failure Risk

Share on PinterestEmerging evidence suggests that oral semaglutide may reduce the risk of heart failure–related events in people with type ...

Poststroke PFO Closure Helps Some, But Not All

A new analysis from the SCOPE consortium evaluates stroke prevention and atrial fibrillation risk after PFO closure in young and ...

The ‘fantastic’ baby bundles not every mum will get

Baby boxes are being delivered to expectant families in some of Wales' most deprived areas. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4lg1xqp0zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author ...

When the Gut Produces Alcohol Without Drinking

New microbiome data show that intestinal bacteria can generate clinically relevant alcohol levels, validating a rare syndrome long dismissed by ...

Data Back Single-Shot Spherical PFA for AF

At 1 year, nearly 80% of patients with atrial fibrillation treated with an FDA-approved spherical pulsed field ablation catheter had ...

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