WHO’s Role in Stopping Cross-Border Infections
Recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks show how WHO coordination, surveillance, and guidance remain vital when infections move across borders. Medscape ...
New Biweekly GLP-1 Shot Lowers Blood Sugar, Supports Weight Loss
Share on PinterestA new biweekly GLP-1 injection has been shown to significantly reduce blood sugar in a clinical trial. Image ...
Rheumatologist Shortage to Hit Nonmetropolitan Areas Hardest
Workforce projections show an uneven distribution of rheumatologists in the US, with notable shortages in nonmetropolitan areas and certain states ...
Ocular Motor Cranial Neuropathy Tied to Parkinson’s Disease
Ocular motor cranial neuropathy is associated with an increased risk for Parkinson’s disease, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News ...
Frailty May Modify Late-Life Hypertension-Dementia Risk
Late-life hypertension is associated with a higher risk for dementia in healthy older adults but not in those with prefrailty ...
Coffee and the Gut: What’s Brewing in the Microbiome?
Emerging evidence suggests coffee influences gut microbiota through bioactive compounds beyond caffeine, with potential effects on digestive and metabolic health. ...
Air Travel and Venous Thromboembolism: Who Is at Risk?
Experts recommend individualized VTE prevention for travelers at increased risk, emphasizing movement, hydration, compression stockings, and selective anticoagulant use. Medscape ...
Osteoporosis Diagnosis ‘Flatlining’ in England, Experts Warn
Charity leaders say uneven access to fracture liaison services is slowing diagnosis of a condition that affects an estimated 3.5 ...
Evocative photos of Canadian Arctic win New Scientist Editors Award
A hunter in Tuktoyaktuk in Canada’s Northwest Territories uses decoy geese to lure birdsNatalya Saprunova The realities of a changing ...
A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave – and got the whole country talking
Although there is statutory maternity and paternity leave - which guarantees time off and partial income compensation - not everyone ...
Researchers Launch Study on Ebola Treatments as Congo Outbreak Worsens
(MedPage Today) -- Researchers began a highly anticipated study of two possible Ebola treatments on Thursday in hopes of fighting ...
Do Same-Day COVID and Flu Shots Bring More Side Effects?
(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/quizzes/news-quiz/122049 ...
More Than Half of CDC Centers Lack Permanent Leadership
(MedPage Today) -- Among CDC's 23 centers, institutes, and offices (CIOs), more than half have no permanent leadership, raising questions ...
Trump Admin Proposes Rule It Says Could Save Medicare Patients $1.1B on Drugs
(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration is proposing a new rule on Thursday to keep hospitals from charging markups on ...
Study Warns on Sedentary Behavior and Cancer Mortality
(MedPage Today) -- Prolonged, uninterrupted sedentary behavior was associated with a significantly increased likelihood of dying of cancer, a study ...
MedPage Today’s Summer Reading Staff Picks
(MedPage Today) -- Looking for something to read this summer? We asked the MedPage Today staff what books they've been ...
12 Nurses Say They Are Being Replaced by AI
(MedPage Today) -- Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, fired 12 nurses and plans to replace them with ...
Red Cards for Public Health; MD Debunks ‘July Effect’; Bad Bunny’s Hit Tune for CPR
(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. "Tanning ...
June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe
It will be some months before the true toll of Europe's worst-ever heatwave is confirmed, but researchers can estimate a ...
Endoscopy Radiation Exposure; H. Pylori and Colon Cancer; Gut-Brain Therapies in IBS
(MedPage Today) -- A novel lead flap-enhanced artificial intelligence-enabled fluoroscopy system may lower the risk of radiation scatter to endoscopy ...
