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Financial Return on Investment Shouldn’t be the Deciding Factor in Healthcare

(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. ranks at the bottom of nearly every measure of health status compared to the other ...

Blood-based HPV Test Detects Oropharyngeal Cancer Early

A new blood-based HPV whole genome sequencing assay can detect circulating tumor HPV DNA more than 7 years before the ...

Stopping Bispecific Appears Safe in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

(MedPage Today) -- TORONTO -- A substantial proportion of multiple myeloma patients undergoing treatment with bispecific antibodies had sustained remissions ...

Mouth Microbes Linked to Pancreas Cancer Risk

(MedPage Today) -- More than two dozen bacteria and fungi in the mouth may be linked to pancreatic cancer risk, ...

Physician Stress Returns to Peak Pandemic Levels, Survey Shows

(MedPage Today) -- Physicians' stress and anxiety have returned to pandemic levels, according to a national survey from The Physicians ...

Glaucoma Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia

Glaucoma is linked to an increased risk for dementia, with the strength of the association depending on the forms of ...

Can Oral Bacteria Predict Outcomes in HNSCC?

Higher oral Lachnoanaerobaculum abundance is associated with longer recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing ...

NICE Calls for More Kidney Biopsies to Cut Surgeries

NICE draft guidance recommends expanding kidney biopsy use for suspected renal cell carcinoma to reduce avoidable operations and improve treatment ...

West Coast States Issue Joint Vaccine Recommendations Ahead of CDC Advisers Meeting

(MedPage Today) -- Four Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, ...

Most Med Schools Don’t Ban Faculty From Speakers’ Bureaus

(MedPage Today) -- Just a little more than a third of medical schools forbid faculty from participating in industry-sponsored speakers' ...

MASLD, Risk Factors, and Mortality; Drug Monitoring in IBD; Liver Cancer, Meet AI

(MedPage Today) -- Differing cardiometabolic risk factor profiles were linked with different levels of mortality risk in adults with metabolic ...

Medical Helicopter Hit by Gunfire; Doc Impostor Caught; Chiropractor Gets 7 Years

(MedPage Today) -- A suspect is under arrest after a medical helicopter was hit by gunfire in central Alabama in ...

Controversial RFK Jr. Advisor Has Access to Private Info in CDC Vax Database

(MedPage Today) -- Discredited autism researcher David Geier has full access to personally identifiable data from the original Vaccine Safety ...

Stunning amber deposits hold insects from the time of the dinosaurs

A non-biting midge trapped in amber found in EcuadorMónica Solórzano-Kraemer An array of perfectly preserved insects and even a spider’s ...

Metformin No Help for Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Study Suggests

(MedPage Today) -- Older adults prescribed metformin had a similar risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and having AMD ...

Some viruses like to cheat – and that may be good for our health

Some influenza viruses are freeloadersBSIP SA/Alamy Even viruses have to contend with parasites in the form of sponging relatives – ...

Clinicians Warn of Rising Nitrous Oxide Risks in Adolescents

France restricted sales to minors in 2021; new proposals would limit retail sales to professionals, restrict sales hours, and penalise ...

Aflibercept 8 mg Shows Gains in Previously Untreated AMD