Is It Time to Refer My Dementia Patient to Palliative Care?
For the first time, an international expert panel has developed referral criteria for specialist palliative care for patients with dementia, ...
Wide Disparities in Access to Lecanemab
TOPLINE:Access to lecanemab among Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) was marked by racial, ethnic, ...
Misdiagnosing and Overdiagnosing AxSpA: An ‘Imaging Crisis?’
Misinterpretation of MRI findings by clinicians focused on earlier intervention is leading to increased rates of overdiagnosis, experts say. Medscape ...
AI Tool Linked to Fewer Recurrent Events After Stroke
HELSINKI, Finland — An artificial intelligence (AI)–based clinical decision support system helped doctors make decisions in the treatment of acute ...
How does the pill affect your brain? We’re finally getting answers
Hormonal birth control is effective in preventing pregnancy, but there may be some neurological trade-offs that we are only just ...
Why are disposable vapes being banned and how harmful is vaping?
Peter Dazeley/ Getty CreativeDisposable vapes have been found to damage the environmentFrom Sunday, it will be illegal for businesses to ...
Disposable vapes ban unlikely to reduce appeal, says campaigner
Getty ImagesThe ban on single-use vapes is unlikely to reduce the appeal of e-cigarettes to teenagers because re-usable models are ...
Our verdict on Larry Niven’s Ringworld: Sci-fi classic has nice maths, shame about Teela
The Book Club gives their verdict on Larry Niven’s RingworldEugene Powers/Alamy It was quite an experience, moving from the technicolour ...
The Ministry of Time’s Kaliane Bradley on how time travel was a metaphor for controlling her narrative
“I would have to establish some rules for how time travel worked” … Kaliane BradleyDreamcatcherDiana/Shutterstock The embarrassing truth about the ...
Read a short extract from Kaliane Bradley’s The Ministry of Time for June’s Book Club
Kaliane Bradley’s protagonist is given some unexpected news in The Ministry of Timeandrey_l/Shutterstock The interviewer said my name, which made ...
How Are Young Adults Quitting Vaping?
TOPLINE:In 2022, nearly one third of young adults in the United States used electronic nicotine products, and almost one third ...
France to Ban Smoking at Beaches, Parks, and Outside Schools
PARIS (Reuters) -France plans to ban smoking on beaches, in parks, outside schools and in other locations from July to ...
Autism Linked to Fourfold Increase in Parkinson’s Disease
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is linked to a fourfold increased risk for early-onset Parkinson’s disease (PD), results from the largest, ...
Can Shorter RT Offer Long-Term Benefits in Prostate Cancer?
TOPLINE:At a median follow-up of 13.2 years, dose-escalated hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy led to fewer treatment failures in men with ...
Childhood AD Not Linked to Executive Function Deficits
TOPLINE:A cohort study of children in the United Kingdom found that early childhood atopic dermatitis (AD), especially when mild, is ...
Key Challenges Faced by Today’s Hospitalists
On any given day, Andrea Braden, MD, must make quick clinical decisions about hospital patients who require emergency care.Her biggest ...
Creatine Supplements Studied in Alzheimer’s Pilot Trial
(MedPage Today) -- Creatine supplements demonstrated a hint of promise for people with Alzheimer's disease in the pilot CABA trial. ...
These Two Stimulants Should Be Contraindicated During Pregnancy, Group Says
(MedPage Today) -- Consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen is sounding the alarm about potential risks for birth defects associated with ...
RFK Jr.’s MAHA Report Cited Studies That Don’t Appear to Exist
(MedPage Today) -- The White House will fix errors in the federal government report spearheaded by HHS Secretary Robert F. ...
RFK Jr. a ‘Menace’; RN Livestreams Shift; Urologist Congressman vs Young Doctors
(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. "RFK ...
