Cancer Drug Pulled From Market Over Safety Concerns
(MedPage Today) -- The cancer drug tazemetostat (Tazverik) is being voluntarily withdrawn in the U.S. and all other markets over ...
Routine Mammograms That Also Flag CVD: Two Birds With One Stone?
Along with the use of AI, routine screening mammograms could identify women at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, a retrospective ...
Another Study Finds No Ties Between Tylenol in Pregnancy and Autism
In a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan, positive associations between maternal acetaminophen prescriptions during pregnancy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ...
Sentinel Node Biopsy Improves Survival in Melanoma, Meta-Analysis Shows
(MedPage Today) -- Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) significantly reduced the risk of death from melanoma, results from a systematic review ...
CDC Study Warns on Infection-Related Cancers After Organ Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Cases of suspected Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infections in U.S. organ transplant recipients jumped in the last ...
Effort to Fix Harms of Race-Based Kidney Testing Helps Black Transplant Candidates
(MedPage Today) -- An unprecedented effort to reverse the effects of a racially biased medical test that blocked or delayed ...
Why is black rain falling on Iran and how dangerous is it?
Black smoke rises after fires broke out following US-Israel attacks targeting oil storage facilities in Tehran, Iran, on 8 MarchFatemeh ...
Retinopathy Risk With Long-Term HCQ Treatment Detailed in Meta-Analysis
(MedPage Today) -- About one in 18 patients taking hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for 15 years develop retinal damage, a new meta-analysis ...
Diltiazem With Blood Thinners Tied to Bleeding Risk
Patients with atrial fibrillation who use diltiazem combined with apixaban or rivaroxaban face an increased risk for serious bleeding events ...
Portable Oxygen Did Not Increase Physical Activity in Fibrotic Lung Disease Patients
(MedPage Today) -- For people with exertional-only hypoxemia from fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD), use of a portable oxygen concentrator ...
We’ve only just confirmed that Homo habilis really existed
Homo habilis lived in East Africa up to 2 million years agoNatural History Museum, London/Alamy This is an extract from ...
When Food Policy Becomes Punishment
(MedPage Today) -- "I'm sorry I've been feeding him bad food," my young patient's mother said, eyes down, voice shaking. ...
FDA Approves Deucravacitinib as First TYK2 Inhibitor for PsA
In clinical trials, more than half of all patients treated with deucravacitinib achieved at least 20% improvement in American College ...
Her Pregnancy Implanted in a Deadly Location
A woman in her early 30s had conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Her rising hormone levels confirmed it. But ...
Do the Math: Hiring More Primary Care Doctors Adds Many Benefits
How much does it cost to hire a new physician? And how much do we gain? As the academic year ...
Biden-Era Law Linked to Improved Medication Adherence in Medicare
(MedPage Today) -- Drug-related provisions of a landmark Biden-era law were tied to a decline in cost-related medication nonadherence among ...
Daily Multivitamin May Slow Ticking of Biological Aging Clock
A daily multivitamin-multimineral supplement may slow biological aging markers among older adults, according to findings from the COSMOS trial.Significant effects ...
A daily multivitamin may slightly slow rates of ageing
Health-conscious people may opt to take a multivitamin, but the jury is out on their benefitsLenar Nigmatullin/Shutterstock A daily dose ...
Frailty sets in far earlier than you’d expect, but you can reverse it
If we live long enough, many of us will eventually start to exhibit telltale signs of frailty, from unsteady feet ...
Future Smartphone App May Help Track Fetal Movements
Researchers have found that smartphone audio could improve how fetal movement is tracked, which may offer a new way to ...
