U.S. Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated
This week, the CDC posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data from measles viruses spreading last year. ...
Nurse’s Faux Pas; Elmo Celebrates Doctors’ Day; MD April Fools’ Posts
The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. "Bye, love you!" Pediatric ...
Weekend Drinking and Liver Scarring; COVID and C. Diff; Stopping Hep B Therapy
Occasional heavy drinking may triple the odds of advanced liver fibrosis in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. (Clinical ...
Sugary-Drink Taxes May Not Cut Fast-Food Beverage Calories
An analysis of Taco Bell drive-through sales data finds no overall reduction in the number of calories from beverages after ...
FDA Expands Options for Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Two treatments earn additional indications for more genetic variants. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-expands-options-cystic-fibrosis-patients-2026a1000a3q?src=rss Author : Publish date ...
Discussing Prognosis and Preserving Hope in Alzheimer’s Disease
Developed in partnership with the Our Partner In "Beyond Diagnosis: Alzheimer's Disease," Cleveland Clinic behavioral neurologist Jagan Pillai, MD, PhD, ...
You Get a GLP-1! You Get a GLP-1! Everybody Gets a GLP-1!
As a primary care physician and obesity board-certified specialist, I believe that GLP-1s are one of the best medical interventions ...
William praises ‘incredible’ £20m milestone for Bowelbabe fund
The Bowelbabe fund, set up by Dame Deborah James in 2022, helps to support Cancer Research UK. Source link : ...
Ob/Gyn Charged in Baby’s Death; Hawaii Doctor’s Son Testifies; ED Doc Died in Fire
California ob/gyn Hong-An Jan, MD, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after a 2-day-old baby died following a botched circumcision. ...
CDC Pauses Testing for Rabies and Dozens of Other Infectious Diseases
The federal government's disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox, and a number of other infectious diseases. ...
Unprecedented insight into memory champion’s brain reveals his tricks
Nelson Dellis holds his trophy after winning the annual USA Memory Championships in New York in 2011DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty ...
We may have just glimpsed the universe’s first stars
An artist’s impression of star formation in the early universeAdolf Schaller for STScI/NASA Astronomers have had the most compelling glimpse ...
‘Bob’s Burgers’ Actor Hospitalized; COVID Vax Trial Halted; Utah Measles Cases Rise
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Comedian and "Bob's Burgers" voice actor Eugene Mirman is recovering after ...
USC Street Medicine: Unhoused, but Not Uncared for
In Los Angeles County, six homeless people die every day. The USC Street Medicine programs aim to reverse that statistic. ...
MHRA-NICE Pathway Aims to Speed Drug Access
A new pathway aligns MHRA approval with NICE appraisal, allowing guidance and authorisation to be issued together and speeding NHS ...
Training Places Pulled as Strike Looms
The withdrawal of an offer of 1000 training posts has deepened a dispute as resident doctors in England prepare to ...
Mentally Active vs Passive Sitting May Lower Dementia Risk
Replacing mentally passive behaviors with mentally active ones while sedentary is associated with lower dementia risk in middle-aged and older ...
TAVR Embolic Protection Devices Go Head to Head: PROTECT H2H
A device designed to capture more TAVR procedural debris proves noninferior to an existing device in a large trial, but ...
Vascular Complications Tied to Poor CRC Outcomes in Diabetes
In patients with colorectal cancer undergoing major resection surgery, a greater severity of diabetes-related vascular complications is linked to poorer ...
Can Immunotherapy Raise Pruritus Risk in Melanoma?
Immune-related pruritus may be observed in a quarter of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Medscape News ...
