Common Painkiller Tied to Heart Failure Risk in Older Adults
The antiseizure medication pregabalin, which is commonly prescribed for chronic pain, has been linked to an increased risk for heart ...
Four Ways Doctors Do Retirement Wrong
The average middle-class American retires at age 62. Physicians, apparently, aren’t average.Twenty percent of practicing clinical physicians in America are ...
Eating Fries Weekly Linked to 20% Higher Risk
Share on PinterestNew research has found that consuming three or more servings of French fries per week is associated with ...
8 Times Taxpayer Money Led to Historic Leaps in Medical Care
Since World War II, a quiet partnership between the US government and academic researchers has helped shape the course of ...
Microbiome Changes May Affect Squamous Cell Carcinoma Risk
Comparing metagenomic profiles of the skin microbiome in immunosuppressed patients and those at high and low risk for cutaneous squamous ...
‘Hoarding was a way to protect myself from the world’
Hoarding is often misunderstood - and it can be a symptom of deep trauma. One woman shares how hoarding impacted ...
Brain Retraining Yields Lasting Relief of Chronic Back Pain
Psychological therapy that changes an individual’s beliefs about pain can provide lasting relief for chronic back pain (CBP), long-term follow-up ...
Sexual Health Is Overlooked in Breast Cancer Survivors
Sexual health after breast cancer treatment is a significant concern for many women, yet it is rarely discussed. In a ...
Amy has complex PTSD but has seen a psychiatrist once in 10 years
AmyAmy has had multiple emergency ambulance callouts this yearAs a child, Amy was often violently attacked. At 15, she was ...
Clinics to need licences for Botox fillers in cosmetics crackdown
Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterGetty ImagesThe government has announced plans to crack down on dodgy cosmetic practitioners who it says are exploiting ...
NHS talking therapies seem to be less effective for younger adults
NHS talking therapies give people access to science-based self-help interventions and psychotherapyGalina Zhigalova/Getty Images A type of psychotherapy available on ...
French Fries Singled Out for Diabetes Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Eating French fries multiple times a week was associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, ...
Extra-strong nicotine pouches packaged like children’s sweets
Katie McEvinneyBBC DisclosureBBCThe nicotine pouches are being sold in packaging that looks like children's sweetsExtra-strong nicotine products designed to appeal ...
FDA Approves Drug for Aggressive Glioma
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to dordaviprone (Modeyso, Jazz Pharmaceuticals) for H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma, marking the first time ...
FDA Approves Brain Tumor Drug Targeting New Mutation
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to dordaviprone (Modeyso) as the first systemic therapy for adults and children ...
What you need to know about mRNA vaccines in light of RFK’s claims
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the head the US health departmentZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy The US health secretary claimed mRNA vaccines are ...
Abstracts Related to Dietary Guidelines Pulled From Meeting, Raising Concerns
(MedPage Today) -- Abstracts related to work done by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) were retracted from a major ...
Patient Deaths, Inner Scars, and Physicians’ Need to Grieve
In 2023, Molly Taylor, MD, MS, a pediatric oncologist and attending physician at Seattle Children’s, sat in her parked car ...
Lithium May Combat Alzheimer’s Disease, Data Suggest
(MedPage Today) -- Endogenous lithium may have a physiological role that affects brain aging and vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease, postmortem ...
Air Embolism Deaths Tied to Watchman LAA Closure Device Access Systems
(MedPage Today) -- More special care is needed when using the Watchman access systems used to deliver transcatheter left atrial ...
