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(MedPage Today) -- Decisions about thymectomy in myasthenia gravis (MG) depend on several variables. Two important categories are whether the ...

Identifying the Signs of Myasthenia Gravis

(MedPage Today) -- Diagnosing myasthenia gravis (MG) has changed the epidemiology of the disease and taken on a new importance ...

Doctors Vote Yes to Extend England Strike Mandate

England’s resident doctors have backed renewing their strike mandate for 6 months, as the BMA urges ministers to agree pay ...

Alex Pretti Was Trained to Save Lives. He Met a System Unprepared to Defuse Chaos.

(MedPage Today) -- We now know that Alex Pretti, RN, the 37-year-old recently shot by federal agents in Minneapolis, was ...

A huge cloud of dark matter may be lurking near our solar system

There might be a big clump of dark matter in our galactic neighbourhoodAlamy There seems to be an enormous cloud ...

She Had a Second Anus. Here’s How Her Parents Found Out.

(MedPage Today) -- A young girl was at home doing a handstand when her mother noticed something unusual -- a ...

Resident doctors vote in favour of more strike action

Members of the British Medical Association have backed more walkouts in the dispute over pay and jobs in England. Source ...

Fellow Nurses: Nursing Across State Lines — Is It Advocacy or Malpractice?

(MedPage Today) -- On Jan. 27, the Republican office of the Texas attorney general sued an out-of-state nurse practitioner (NP) ...

It’s Freezing Cold and Now the Power’s Out. Emergency Docs Offer Tips to Stay Safe.

(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