CVD Toll From Sugary Drinks; Migraine Tx and Heart Risk; Baby Heart Xenotransplant?
An estimated 2.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million new cases of cardiovascular disease (CVD) each ...
FDA Limits Toxic Lead in Some Baby Foods
The FDA on Monday set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts, and dry ...
Intensive BP Control May Benefit CKD Patients in Real World
TOPLINE:The cardiovascular benefits observed with intensive blood pressure (BP) control in patients with hypertension and elevated cardiovascular risk from the ...
FDA Unveils Draft Guidance to Improve Pulse Oximeter Accuracy Across Skin Tones
Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show ...
Medical Debt Barred on Credit Reports; Winter Storm Deaths; Steward Hospital Closes
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Vice President Kamala Harris announced a final rule from the Consumer ...
Should Doctors Make It Year-Round?
For millennia in medicine, alcohol, particularly red wine, carried a health halo; in small doses, it has historically been thought ...
Does Canada Manage Them Better?
With the number of US drug shortages being one of the highest seen over the past 10 years, the American ...
Sjögren Subtypes Have Distinct Pathophysiologic Profiles
TOPLINE:Sjögren disease (SjD) presents three distinct phenotypes ― B-cell active with low symptom burden, high systemic activity with high symptom ...
New Ideas on PsA Pathogenesis May Drive New Treatments
NEW YORK — Over the past year, new evidence has emerged in support of the idea that psoriatic arthritis (PsA) ...
Using AI to ID Osteoporosis: A Medico-Legal Minefield?
Could an artificial intelligence (AI)–driven tool that mines medical records for suspected cases of osteoporosis be so successful that it ...
Retatrutide Produces Greatest Weight Loss
A systematic review of 26 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) finds that among glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and co-agonists ...
New Trial Seeks to Pin Down Pediatric PAH Treatment
A new phase 3 study comparing mono and duo therapies may yield greater guidance and treatment options for children with ...
Hypermucoviscous K pneumoniae Shows Reduced Drug Resistance
TOPLINE:Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (hmKp) strains demonstrate a significantly lower prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production and slightly lower carbapenem resistance ...
Loneliness, Isolation Affect One Third of US Adults Over 50
TOPLINE:About one third of US adults aged 50-80 years report feeling lonely and socially isolated, a new study of data ...
Lupus Ups Atherosclerosis Risk, But Disease Remission Helps
TOPLINE:Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) face more than double the risk for atherosclerotic plaque progression than healthy control individuals ...
Royal Liverpool Hospital A&E patients waiting up to 50 hours
Patients at Royal Liverpool University Hospital's accident and emergency unit are facing waits of up to 50 hours.Liverpool University Hospitals ...
Donepezil Shows Promise in TBI Recovery
TOPLINE:Donepezil was associated with improved verbal memory and enhanced recall and processing speed compared to placebo in patients with severe ...
Study Reveals New Insights in Pneumonia Care for Seniors
TOPLINE:Hospitalized older adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and sepsis exhibit impaired neutrophil function; however, glycolytic metabolism is not the driver ...
Bird Flu Risk Remains Low After First US Death, WHO Says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson ...
RSV Vaccines and Treatments Face Global Access Hurdles
Almost 70 years after the discovery of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), vaccines and preventive treatments are giving babies a ...
