Complement Inhibitor Slowed Kidney Decline in IgA Nephropathy
Iptacopan significantly slowed kidney function decline over 24 months compared with placebo in adults with IgA nephropathy.The complement inhibitor was ...
‘Our skin is falling off and no-one can tell us why ‘
As with many skin conditions, TSW can manifest differently with different skin colours. On white skin it glows an intense ...
Fibrinolytic Beats Current Standard for Intermediate-Risk PE
For intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism, a low-dose fibrinolysis strategy reduced PE-related events by half with no significant increase in bleeding vs ...
Watchman LAA Occluder Bounces Back as Alternative to OAC in CHAMPION-AF
NEW ORLEANS -- It may be reasonable for people with atrial fibrillation (Afib) to undergo percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) ...
Quiz Time: Can Radiologists Spot AI Deepfakes?
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage ...
PCSK9 Drug Prevents First Heart Events in Diabetes Patients Without Atherosclerosis
NEW ORLEANS -- Evolocumab (Repatha) reduced risk of a first major cardiovascular (CV) event in patients with diabetes but no ...
HI-PEITHO Kicks Off ‘Golden Era’ in Pulmonary Embolism
NEW ORLEANS -- A major advance for the treatment of intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) arrived with HI-PEITHO's landmark report on ...
LAAC an Alternative for NOAC in Lower-Risk AF Patients
CHAMPION-AF finds left atrial appendage closure and anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation about equal but raises doubts about whether the ...
Cooking and Dementia Risk; High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Flu Shot
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine ...
Roflumilast Promising for AD in Children Down to Age 3 Mos
Global assessment and itch/scratch scores highlight the effectiveness of topical roflumilast for treating atopic dermatitis in children 3 months to ...
Pupil art sessions ‘bring joy’ to hospice
The Hospice in the Weald in Pembury runs the sessions for people with life-limiting conditions. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gx92jedw2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author ...
We Have a Substance Use Prevention Problem
Every week in the pediatric emergency department, I watch the consequences of adolescent substance use arrive through our doors. Overdoses. ...
Ceragenin-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Fail to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
CHICAGO -- Using endotracheal tubes (ETTs) coated with ceragenins did not reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) compared to ...
Study Warns on Bad Advice, Other Dangers of Sycophantic Chatbots
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice ...
Insulin Resistance Detected Early May Guide HS Therapy
Screening for insulin resistance early after the diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa shows promise for guiding therapies to improve the disease ...
Ultrasound delays putting pregnant women and cancer patients at risk, sonographers say
Demand for ultrasound has increased but too few people are being trained for the job, sonographers warn. Source link : ...
Kim Kardashian’s New Energy Drink Contains Paraxanthine: Is It Safe?
Share on PinterestKim Kardashian has released a new energy drink with paraxanthine instead of caffeine. Image credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty ImagesKim Kardashian ...
Are UK students at risk of more deadly meningitis outbreaks?
The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has asked independent experts in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to look ...
Is screen time always bad and how do I manage it?
How do you manage screen time, does it have a bad impact and what steps can you take to mitigate ...
Supplement Makers Push FDA to Allow Peptides and Other New Ingredients
Makers of dietary supplements are pushing the FDA to expand the types of ingredients they can put in their products, ...
