In Spine Surgery, Blood Thinners May Hurt More Than They Help
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Patients undergoing surgery for degenerative lumbar spine disease did worse when they received anticoagulants ...
Top predators still prowled the seas after the biggest mass extinction
Artwork of a Hybodus shark, a predator that evolved in the late Permian and survived the mass extinctionCHRISTIAN DARKIN/SCIENCE PHOTO ...
For Nicotine Users Needing Rotator Cuff Repair, Vapes May Be Better Than Smokes
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Patients having rotator cuff repair surgery did best if they didn't use nicotine products ...
We must close the ‘shocking’ knowledge gap in women’s health
Investing in women’s health is investing in their livesGates Archive When I was a paediatrician in my native Karachi, Pakistan, ...
Ambulance Driver Probed After 5 Deaths; Bruce Campbell’s Cancer; Hospitals Upcoding?
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A 27-year-old ambulance driver in Italy is being ...
Her Misdiagnosed ‘Pregnancy Symptoms’ Turned Out to Be Colon Cancer
Share on PinterestWhen 36-year-old Gabby Zappia (pictured above) reported blood in her stool, her doctor attributed it to pregnancy-related hemorrhoids. ...
Patients and GPs Unite Over NHS ‘Maze’
GPs are spending up to a third of their time on paperwork, as patients and doctors warn NHS bureaucracy is ...
BMA Challenges Scotland’s Consultant Vacancy Figures
Doctors say FOI data reveal far more vacant consultant posts in NHS Scotland than official figures suggest, raising concerns over ...
Claude AI: Why are there so many internet outages?
Anthropic’s Claude chatbot recently had service troublesSamuel Boivin/NurPhoto/Shutterstock This week, AI chatbot Claude went down, leaving users unable to access ...
Does HRT Lower Osteoporosis Risk?
New research suggests early initiation of hormone replacement therapy could protect bone health. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/early-hormone-replacement-therapy-linked-lower-osteoporosis-2026a10006oo?src=rss ...
Early Neonatal Infection Linked to Cognitive Risk Later
Early-onset neonatal infection is linked to higher risks for intellectual disability and special educational needs during childhood, with meningitis carrying ...
Gut Infection Disease Care: From GP Clinics to Hospitals
An infectious intestinal disease episode can be noted in both primary care and hospital admissions, with children and older adults ...
After Migraine, Screen for Depression and Anxiety
Migraine is linked to a higher subsequent risk for depression or anxiety; the link persists within families and is not ...
Smartwatch Hypertension Alerts Shouldn’t Replace Screening
Receiving an alert increased the probability of undiagnosed hypertension, but absence of an alert did not reliably rule it out ...
Gemma Oaten on eating disorders
For Eating Disorders Awareness Week, actor Gemma Oaten joined us in the studio Source link : https://www.bbc.com/videos/cx2gg880kz9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish ...
How worried should you be about microplastics?
Alistair Berg/Getty Images Let’s start off with a fact: you do not, no matter what you’ve heard, eat a credit ...
Can an AI recruiter really spot a good carer?
AI is being used to screen care workers – but can a robot truly judge who is right for the ...
What Are Experts’ Takes on At-Home HPV Testing?
Doctors address the pros and cons of Health Resources and Services Administration’s new guidance, including at-home self-collection for cervical cancer ...
Rising Lung Cancer Burden Among Women
Higher drug exposure in women due to lower renal and hepatic clearance and body composition can increase efficacy but also ...
ELISA Test Fares Best for Identifying ABPA
A small percentage of samples from possible cases meet serologic criteria for infection. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/elisa-test-fares-best-identifying-allergic-bronchopulmonary-2026a10006nj?src=rss ...
