Vanishing Y chromosomes seem to be driving heart disease in men
A human Y (right) and X chromosome seen with a scanning electron microscopePOWER AND SYRED/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Men who have ...
Heart Med Recalled; More Doctors Struggle Financially; Tennis Star’s Diagnosis
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Over 11,000 bottles of tablets of the diuretic ...
Racial and Ethnic Inequities in OUD Care in the ED
TOPLINE:A new study revealed racial and ethnic disparities in access to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment after emergency department (ED) ...
How Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Impact American Healthcare
Share on PinterestThe “One Big Beautiful Bill” will cut $1 trillion from health-related programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA ...
Cats develop dementia in a similar way to humans
Calum WatsonBBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesScientists in Edinburgh discovered that feline dementia could share many factors with Alzheimer's in humansCats develop ...
Can Use of Psychotropic Drugs Signal Autoimmune Addison?
TOPLINE:Patients with autoimmune Addison disease (AAD) showed increased use of hypnotics/sedatives, anxiolytics, and antidepressants in the year before diagnosis, suggesting ...
Growth Charts for Twins Improve Perinatal Risk Prediction
TOPLINE:New customised growth charts for twins (GROW-T), adjusted for maternal characteristics, more accurately predicted a small-for-gestational age (SGA)-associated risk for ...
Common Phthalate Tied to Coronary Risk in Car Plant Workers
TOPLINE:Exposure to monoethyl phthalate (MEP) — a chemical commonly found in industrial and personal care products — was associated with ...
Diabetes Tech Use On the Rise But A1c Reductions Still Lag
Use of diabetes technology has dramatically increased and glycemic control has improved among people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in ...
Erectile Function After Prostate Radiation: How MRI May Help
With MRI-guided stereotactic body radiation planning, radiation oncologists could help minimize radiation to pivotal structures involved in erectile function, new ...
When is it too hot to walk your dog, and how to keep pets cool
Getty ImagesAs temperatures rise across much of the UK, it's not just humans who feel the heat. What can you ...
Do Designated Pharmacists Make Cancer Care Safer?
TOPLINE:Adding a designated pharmacist to hematology-oncology teams reduced adverse drug reaction (ADR) rates by 62% (age-adjusted hazard ratio , 0.38). ...
Sleep Disruption Tied to Depression in Binge Eating Disorder
TOPLINE:Sleep disturbances, such as initial insomnia and nocturnal awakenings, were significantly associated with an increased risk for depression in patients ...
Long-Acting Contraception Rates Rose 49% With No-Cost Policy
After British Columbia (BC) made long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) free in April 2023, LARC dispensations, which had been declining steadily, ...
Why Some Physicians Still Lead With Lifestyle-First Obesity Care Despite the GLP-1 Revolution
The rapid adoption of GLP-1 receptor agonists has fundamentally altered obesity management, with these medications now prescribed to millions of ...
Trees may be getting more flammable because of climate change
A flammability test on a western juniper tree (Juniperus occidentalis)Rebecca Koll Tucked away in a laboratory at the University of ...
When Good Intentions Turn Toxic
Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption and bone health. Studies have linked vitamin D deficiency not only to bone ...
Men being over-treated for prostate cancer, says charity
The NHS is over-treating men for prostate cancer, a charity says, with around 5,000 a year undergoing treatment for cancers ...
Managing Infections and Expectations With Cystic Fibrosis
As a 40-year-old who lives with cystic fibrosis (CF), Zachary Schulz, PhD, EdS, MPH, is said to be among the ...
Perspectives on Managing Antibiotic Resistance
Tackling antibiotic resistance likely requires a multifaceted approach. Better and faster point-of-care testing, new treatments, and antimicrobial stewardship could hold ...
