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Millions of Americans have diabetes or prediabetes. Simple screening at urgent care could change their futures. Medscape Medical News Source ...

ED Palliative Care Consultations Surge in Cancer Care

Emergency department-initiated hospice and palliative care consultations for patients with cancer surged from 2016 to 2023, particularly after the onset ...

Is your period worsening your ADHD symptoms?

A first of its kind study by UK researchers is looking at the link between menstrual cycles and ADHD. Source ...

The Inquiry – Are we closer to gene therapy for sickle cell disease being accessible?

Available for over a yearGene therapy has changed what is possible for people living with sickle cell disease. New treatments ...

ADHD and periods: Are my hormones making my symptoms worse?

Phone alarms are what get teaching assistant Layla through her day. She has four alarms to wake up, one to ...

Lifestyle Changes May Slow Brain Aging in Adults Younger Than 70

A structured multidomain lifestyle intervention may help slow changes in brain white matter associated with aging, a secondary analysis of ...

Aspirin Alone Gets the Job Done for Clot Prevention After Joint Surgery

A randomized trial tested once-daily thromboprophylaxis with aspirin or rivaroxaban for the first 5 days after total hip or total ...

Study Probes Absolute Risk for ION With GLP-1 Agents

In patients with type 2 diabetes, GLP-1 RAs may be associated with a higher incidence of ischemic optic neuropathy than ...

Study Dampens Hope for GLP-1s as Insulin Off-Ramp in Type 2 Diabetes

In a target emulation trial of veterans on insulin for type 2 diabetes, those adding a GLP-1 agonist did not ...

Infants Not Given Vitamin K at Birth Had Greater Bleeding Risks, Including in Brain

Swedish infants who did not receive intramuscular vitamin K administration at birth had an increased associated risk of bleeding episodes, ...

Did His Unusual Dinner Lead to a Tape Worm 50 Years Later?

During surgery to repair a hernia in a 71-year-old man's right groin, his doctors discovered something unexpected: a tapeworm. The ...

Aortic Dissection: What to Know About Lindsey Graham’s Death

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died at age 71 of an aortic dissection caused by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a ...

Declaring Death Is Not So Simple

Expanding Early Intensive Treatment Beyond Glycemia in Type 2 Diabetes

At the American Diabetes Association annual meeting, findings from the SURPASS-EARLY trial added to growing evidence that treating type 2 ...

Later-Line Treatments for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Based on results from the DESTINY-Breast03 trial, trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd; Enhertu) became the preferred, guideline-supported, second-line therapy for HER2-positive metastatic ...

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