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Treating rheumatoid arthritis with tofacitinib for 6 months is linked to an increase in lower limb muscle volume, especially in ...

Islington Council wins right to vaccinate baby after High Court ruling

A council has won a High Court battle to vaccinate a baby against her mother's wishes.Islington Council faced a legal ...

Many Beliefs About Allergies Unsupported by Evidence

Extreme elimination diets and similar drastic measures can cause unnecessary stress when many allergy issues could benefit from more thoughtful ...

5 Hacks to Survive Night Shifts

Just 2- to 3-minute “microbreaks” each hour can noticeably improve cognitive performance and concentration during long night shifts. Medscape News ...

Five easy food swaps to improve your gut health

Dr XandMorning Live doctorBBC and GettyDr Xand and people eating popcornScroll through social media or glance at the supermarket shelves ...

LED mask ads banned over unauthorised acne and rosacea claims

Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterGetty ImagesAdverts for LED masks that are not registered with the medicines regulator have been banned (stock photo)A ...

Covid raises risk of heart issues in children more than vaccination

Getting vaccinated against covid-19 is safer than catching itJuanmonino/Getty Images The evidence that children were better off being vaccinated against ...

Young-Onset Dementia Linked to Sharply Increased Death Risk

(MedPage Today) -- Survival rates of people with young-onset dementia -- dementia diagnosed before age 65 -- varied considerably by ...

High Fluid Rates May Raise Inflammation Risk in Pancreatitis

Higher early fluid resuscitation rates in acute pancreatitis are associated with an increased risk for systemic inflammatory response syndrome but ...

Racial Variation in Opioid Prescribing in US Nursing Homes

Opioid prescribing in US nursing homes declined from 2011 to 2022, but racial disparities persisted; White residents had the highest ...

What to Know About Dick Cheney’s Heart Trouble and Eventual Transplant

(MedPage Today) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney battled heart disease for most of his adult life, a life extended ...

FDA Approves IV Antibiotic for Complicated UTIs

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved an intravenous (IV) formulation of fosfomycin (Contepo) to treat adults with complicated urinary tract ...

Deaf Culture Education Is Missing From Medical School Curriculums

(MedPage Today) -- I entered my third-year medical rotations with the same mix of excitement and apprehension that comes with ...

Preterm Babies May Safely Start Full Milk Feeds on Day 1

Preterm infants who were fed an all-milk diet immediately after birth had fewer invasive medical procedures; however, the diet may ...

Voiceprints Detect Early Alzheimer’s; Leucovorin Guidance Issued; CTE and DNA Damage

(MedPage Today) -- Digital voice recordings helped detect early-onset Alzheimer's and related dementias, a proof-of-concept study reported. (npj Dementia) Five-year ...

Colon Cancer Screening Rates Way Up in Younger Adults

(MedPage Today) -- Facility-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among young adults has rapidly increased since U.S. guidelines started recommending that ...

World’s Best-Selling Med; Cost-Effectiveness of GLP-1 Drugs; TED Drug Heads to FDA

(MedPage Today) -- The GLP-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide (Zepbound, Mounjaro) surpassed the cancer immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) as the world's ...

RDN’s Coverage Decision; Intracoronary Stem Cell Tx; Crab-Walk Technique for M-TEER

(MedPage Today) -- CMS issued a final National Coverage Determination (NCD) that green-lights renal denervation (RDN) for uncontrolled hypertension as ...

More Britons Vape Than Smoke for the First Time