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CHICAGO -- Few men prescribed testosterone therapy received guideline-concordant diagnostic testing for androgen deficiency, and some received therapy despite contraindications, ...

Less Than 1% of Hypertension Cases Screened for Primary Aldosteronism

CHICAGO -- One in 12 patients with incident hypertension screened positive for primary aldosteronism, suggesting expanded screening may boost detection, ...

‘We’ve Actually Got Millions of People to Think About It’: What We Heard This Week

"By the actions of the ADA, we've actually got millions of people to think about it." -- Steven Kahn, MBChB, ...

Diabetes Tied to Higher Death Risk After Solid Organ Transplant

CHICAGO -- Diabetes was linked with an increased risk of death among transplant recipients of four major organs, with pre-existing ...

Testosterone Prescribing Often Ignores Guidelines

Only 12% of patients prescribed testosterone underwent appropriate diagnostic testing, and overprescribing was common in a single-center US study. Medscape ...

Palopegteriparatide Benefits Sustained Beyond 3 Years

Final results from the PaTHway trial show the long-acting parathyroid hormone therapy enabled patients with hypoparathyroidism to achieve independence from ...

The World Cup Is a Celebration of Sport. It’s Also a Warning About Climate Change.

Over the next month, millions of fans will gather across North America for the FIFA World Cup. Stadiums will fill ...

A&E to remain open as doctors’ strike called off

Resident doctor strikes are now on pause while they consider a new pay offer form the government. Source link : ...

Islanders’ lifestyle views could help shape future

The results could help the government plan and deliver services in the future, officials say. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8r3534eelo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author ...

How Inhaled Insulin Changed Everything for This Teen

Share on PinterestJennifer Seigrist (left) and her daughter Taisie Seigrist (right). Photo by Jennifer SeigristThe FDA has approved Afrezza, an ...

One in Four Teen Girls and Young Women at Risk for PMOS

Findings suggest young females should be assessed and, if at risk, monitored. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/one-four-teen-girls-and-young-women-risk-pmos-2026a1000jxz?src=rss Author ...

Resident doctors cancel strike after new offer from government

The walkout had been due to start at 07:00 BST on Monday and last until Friday. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9g1wgxng2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss ...

Off-Label Rxs: Thinking Out of the Box for Skin Diseases

Off-label alternatives for FDA-approved therapies can be as effective, cheaper, and in some cases safer despite never having been submitted ...

GLP-1 and SGLT2 Users Face Different Risk for Diabetic Foot Complication

CHICAGO -- Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was tied to significantly lower risks of major diabetic foot complications compared with ...

Teplizumab Approved for Pediatric Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes

The drug was previously approved for stage 2 T1D. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/teplizumab-approved-pediatric-stage-3-type-1-diabetes-2026a1000jxu?src=rss Author : Publish date ...

Visceral Fat and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors; Autoantibodies and IBD

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine ...

In Our Dog-Eat-Dog Medical Culture, Physicians Lose

For years, physicians have voiced the same frustrations: declining reimbursement, increasing administrative burden, private equity infiltration, insurance company control, expanding ...

FDA’s E-Cigarette Authorization: Fruity Vapes Not Better Than Tobacco Ones

Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes recently authorized by the FDA were not significantly better at helping smokers quit than tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes, according to ...

Endocrine Society Issues First Guideline on Central Precocious Puberty