Early Semaglutide After Bariatric Surgery Improves Outcomes
A prospective study finds that semaglutide initiated 1 month after sleeve gastrectomy is associated with greater weight loss at 1 ...
Dilated Ureter May Up UTI Risk in Kids With Hydronephrosis
Dilation of the ureter is linked to an increased risk for urinary tract infections in children with prenatal hydronephrosis. Medscape ...
DAPT for 1 Month Tied to Lower Risk for NACE
Dual antiplatelet therapy for 1 month is tied to a lower risk for NACE after stent placement, with a greater ...
Secondary Syphilis Sign Shows Reliable Histologic Pattern
Condyloma lata in secondary syphilis shows consistent histopathologic findings that may help prevent misdiagnosis. Medscape Medical News Source link : ...
How Common Are Bacterial Infections in Infants With Fever?
About 1 out of 100 well-appearing infants aged 60-90 days with fever have an invasive bacterial infection, according to a ...
Mucus Thinners Yield Troubling Results for Ventilated ICU Patients
Up to 30% of patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation are given mucoactive agents despite a lack of strong supporting evidence.This ...
Shingles Vaccine Might Be Less Effective in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Rheumatologic diseases and the medications given for them may disrupt immune function and thereby alter vaccine effectiveness.Systemic sclerosis (SSc) has ...
Apple Watch App Detects Seizures With Fewer False Alarms
An app tied to the Apple Watch detects 46 of 47 tonic-clonic seizures with a false-alarm rate lower than that ...
FDA Issues Safety Alert on Weight-Loss Drug’s Kidney Risks
The FDA issued a drug safety communication approving a label change that warns about the risk of kidney stones or ...
Study Warns on Sugary Drinks and Liver Cancer
Research has suggested that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is linked to increased risks of certain cancers.A pooled analysis of 11 ...
Video: ADA Leader Apologizes to Researchers Ejected From Meeting
The CEO of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has apologized to five members who were escorted by police out of ...
APOL1 Gene and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Variants in the apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) gene are associated with a significant increase in the risk of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis ...
ACOG Makes Vaccine Recommendations for the First Time
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) announced vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differ from what the U.S. government ...
Lawsuits Claiming Social Media Is ‘Addictive’ Gain Momentum
Social media has been on trial for allegedly harming youth mental health, and tech companies have been facing uphill legal ...
AMA Delegates Stop Short of Backing Universal Newborn Cytomegalovirus Screening
A proposal to back universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) was fiercely debated among the American Medical Association (AMA) ...
Leading Psychiatrist Dies; Diagnostic Interviews Unreliable? Remote Work Distress
Harvard University professor Robert Coles, MD, the psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who championed the cause of children grappling with ...
AMA Adopts Policy Pushing Back on AI Creep in Medicine
Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine must always be overseen by physicians, according to a policy adopted by the American Medical ...
AMA to Fund Studies Comparing Care From Physicians vs NPs, PAs
Concerned that unsupervised nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) provide patient care that is not as good or safe ...
Report: Law Firms Cheated in Filing Claims With NFL’s Concussion Settlement Fund
The court officials overseeing the NFL's $1 billion settlement fund for concussion-related injuries have barred five law firms from handling ...
