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(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- U.S. veterans with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee got no more benefit from intra-articular corticosteroid ...

Sapien M3 TMVR Easily Beats Expectations in Pivotal Trial

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- For selected patients with mitral regurgitation (MR), the Sapien M3 device delivered highly promising ...

Trump Team Targets State Laws Shielding Consumers’ Credit Scores From Medical Debt

(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration took another step Tuesday to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing new ...

‘Most of it is good’: Tim Berners-Lee on the state of the web now

Tim Berners-Lee in a rack of the CERN computer centreBrice, Maximilien/CERN Tim Berners-Lee has a map of everything on the ...

ACIP Staff Fired; Medical Freedom’s Base Camp; Humiliating the CDC

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare ...

New Evidence Ties Dementia Risk to Brain’s Waste Clearance System

(MedPage Today) -- Impaired movement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the glymphatic system predicted dementia risk, an analysis of U.K. ...

Damning report finds ‘culture of mistrust’ at Edinburgh maternity unit

Andrew PickenBBC ScotlandGetty ImagesStaffing shortages and a "culture of mistrust" led to delays and patients being harmed at one of ...

Study Identifies U.S. Regions Vulnerable to Trump’s $100K Visas for Foreign Docs

(MedPage Today) -- The percentage of physicians sponsored by the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. employers to hire workers ...

SOFA Score Revision Released for Organ Dysfunction in Critical Illness

(MedPage Today) -- A data-driven update to the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score issued new definitions, new variables, and ...

JAK Inhibitor Treatment Shows No Impact on Height in Kids

A cohort study finds no significant differences in height among children with inflammatory diseases treated with JAK inhibitors and those ...

Study: HCQ Dosing in Lupus Usually Misses the Mark

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- When treating patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), following standard dosing recommendations ...

Added Glucocorticoids for Pneumonia Tied to Reduced Deaths in High-Risk Region

(MedPage Today) -- Adding low-dose glucocorticoids to standard care for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was linked to a lower risk of ...

Scholarship in Healthcare Quality & Safety Has Come a Long Way

(MedPage Today) -- As healthcare specialties go, healthcare quality and safety (HQS) is a relatively nascent field and thus unfamiliar ...

The Hidden Toll of GLP-1 Care Complexity on PCPs

An obesity medicine specialist’s thoughts on reducing the burden of prior authorization, documentation, and follow-ups. Medscape Medical News Source link ...

Trump Loyalty Test at HHS; CDC Studying Alleged Harms of Wind Power; Viral Strokes

(MedPage Today) -- Annual performance reviews at HHS now measure if staff "clearly and demonstrably support implementation" of President Trump's ...

FITs ‘Of No Value’ Without Proper Follow-Up

The stool-based test picks up colorectal cancers despite prior polypectomy, but many do not receive the recommended colonoscopy after a ...

When Fitness Turns Obsessive: Social Media and Vigorexia

Muscle dysmorphia is increasing in Europe as social media and gym culture drive compulsive exercise and steroid use, highlighting the ...

New CCS Guidelines Offer Update on HFnrEF Management

The guidelines introduce simplified nomenclature and focus on four key drug classes. Medscape News Canada Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-ccs-guidelines-offer-update-hfnref-management-2025a1000tk0?src=rss Author ...

Randomized Trial May Set a New Standard for the ICU