Pertussis Re-emerges as a Threat to Infants
Young infants are at the highest risk of severe complications and mortality, but immunizing mothers during pregnancy can provide protection. ...
What’s in a Name? TrumpRx and the Politics of Drug Pricing
(MedPage Today) -- "What's in a name?" Shakespeare's Juliet asked. "That which we call a rose by any other name ...
Postop Afib Scare Fades With Greater Scrutiny
(MedPage Today) -- New-onset atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) was surprisingly common after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but its ...
Apple Watch HTN Alert Moves BP Clues From Clinic to Wrist
A new Apple Watch feature passively analyzes optical heart sensor data during waking hours to flag 'possible hypertension' after 30 ...
Palliative Endoscopic Procedure Bests Surgery for Malignant GI Obstruction
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction were able to eat solid food sooner if they underwent endoscopic ...
FDA Approves Nerandomilast for Severe Lung Disease
Tablets for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are the first new treatment approved in more than 10 years. Medscape Medical News Source ...
NIH Leaders Fired, CDC Gets Acting Center Directors, and Prasad Shapes FDA Team
(MedPage Today) -- HHS agencies have seen yet another flurry of personnel changes: Four institute directors have been fired from ...
MDs React to Taylor Swift Album; Medical Halloween Costumes; Don’t Forget HIPAA
(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. With ...
Hidden ecosystem of the ovaries plays a surprising role in fertility
A network of nerves (white) throughout the ovary of a mouse (left) and in a fragment of human ovary (right), ...
Swirly lasers can control an ungovernable cousin of magnetism
Magnet-like materials have an inner swirl that can only be corralled with circularly polarised lasersAndrew Ostrovsky/iStockphoto/Getty Images Researchers have taken ...
We’ve discovered another reason why naked mole rats live for so long
Studying naked mole rats could us develop new anti-ageing strategiesJannissimo/Shutterstock Naked mole rats live for up to 37 years – ...
Youth Vaping Surge Leaves GPs Without Clear Guidance
Doctors warn that young people are turning to vaping in increasing numbers, but GPs lack the guidance, data, and tools ...
Men Unlikely to Benefit Are Getting PSA Testing Anyhow
(MedPage Today) -- Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer may be targeted to men unlikely to benefit from the ...
Breast Cancer Before 50; Money, Greed, Access to Care; AI Use Outpaces Oversight
(MedPage Today) -- What surgeons want women to know about breast cancer before age 50. (American College of Surgeons) Lack ...
Noninvasive Tests May Track Semaglutide Response in MASH
Noninvasive tests show improvements in several relevant markers in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis treated with semaglutide for 72 weeks. ...
Surgeon Fired; Doc’s Poisoning Case Dropped; ED Doc Testifies in Kid Death Case
(MedPage Today) -- New York anesthesiologist Xi Yang, MD, said he was fired shortly after reporting a surgeon who walked ...
Pregnancy Preference Study Reveals Reproductive Disparities
Most women who express the desire to avoid pregnancy do so, but differences exist between demographic groups. Medscape Medical News ...
California Aims to Improve School Nutrition by Phasing Out Some Ultraprocessed Foods
(MedPage Today) -- California will phase out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals over the next decade under a first-in-the-nation ...
Diet Soda and Liver Risk; Pig-to-Human Liver Transplant; Golimumab Approval Expanded
(MedPage Today) -- Drinking diet soda or sugary drinks daily may increase the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease ...
People Injecting Each Other’s Blood; CDC/FDA Approval Plunges; Drug Vending Machines
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The practice of "bluetoothing," when users inject the ...
