Conservative Dialysis Feasible in Acute Kidney Injury, Trial Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- A conservative dialysis strategy improved rates of kidney function compared to conventional thrice-weekly dialysis in ...
Revision of FRAX Tool for Fracture Prediction Underway
(MedPage Today) -- The fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) has become the most popular predictor in clinical practice since it ...
Doctors Warn of ‘National Shame’ in A&E Crisis
Almost 1 in 5 A&E patients in England were treated in corridors this summer, as doctors warn that unsafe, undignified ...
William recalls Kate cancer talk with children
AFP via Getty ImagesThe Prince of Wales has described how he and the Princess of Wales approached telling their children ...
Study Supports Safety of Nipocalimab for Teens With Myasthenia Gravis
(MedPage Today) -- Results from the phase III VIBRANCE-MG study presented at the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine ...
Regulatory T-Cell Drug Promising for Eczema, With Hint for Asthma as Well
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Novel interleukin (IL)-2 receptor agonist and regulatory T-cell (Treg) proliferator rezpegaldesleukin improved control of atopic ...
Seladelpar Staves Off Liver Stiffness in PBC
Three-year data from ongoing open-label study supported safety and effectiveness of seladelpar in patients with primary biliary cholangitis. Medscape Medical ...
Daily PCSK9 Pill Reduces Cholesterol When Statins Aren’t Cutting It
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- The investigational oral PCSK9 inhibitor enlicitide reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in patients with ...
Aspirin for Primary Prevention May Have a Place in Diabetics
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- People with diabetes may be among those who still benefit from primary prevention aspirin, ...
Florida Sues Planned Parenthood Over Abortion Pill Safety. Here’s What to Know.
(MedPage Today) -- Florida's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, claiming the organization is "misrepresenting the safety" ...
FDA to Pull Boxed Warning on Menopausal Hormone Therapy
(MedPage Today) -- Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold ...
Intranasal Flu Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial
(MedPage Today) -- An intranasal adjuvanted recombinant influenza vaccine appeared to safely prompt a robust response to a range of ...
Wet AMD: Tips on Navigating Anti-VEGF Drug Options
(MedPage Today) -- When ophthalmologist Richard B. Rosen, MD, of New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai in ...
Ultrasound may boost survival after a stroke by clearing brain debris
Ultrasound waves can penetrate the skull into the brainShutterstock/peterschreiber.media Pulsing ultrasound waves through the brain could improve survival after a ...
Why giving up on goals is good for you, and how to know which to ditch
Aron Leah of Fried Cactus This was meant to be a big year for me. I planned to run a ...
Dissolving Drug for Hereditary Angioedema Helps Young Kids
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- An orally disintegrating tablet form of sebetralstat (Ekterly) for young children with hereditary angioedema (HAE) ...
Yes, ChatGPT Can Be a Force for Good
(MedPage Today) -- "Welcome to the modern world, Fred." I keep waiting for ChatGPT (and the rest of them) to ...
Falling asleep isn’t a gradual process – it happens all of a sudden
We don’t drift off to sleep; we suddenly fall into slumberDedMityay/Shutterstock The brain doesn’t gradually fall asleep. Instead, it reaches ...
Outbreak Hospitalizes 13 Kids; Surge in Early Adult Deaths; Alleged Nurse Strangling
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The FDA and CDC are warning of a ...
AI may blunt our thinking skills – here’s what you can do about it
Socrates wasn’t the greatest fan of the written word. Famous for leaving no texts to posterity, the great philosopher is ...
