Multiple Drug Initiations Common Despite Limited Evidence
TOPLINE:Primary care physicians (PCPs) frequently initiated multiple medications simultaneously, with rates varying between 14.0% and 27.2% across institutions. Analysis showed ...
Hormonal Contraceptives and Allergies: Is There a Link?
TOPLINE:Among women, the use of systemic hormonal contraceptives is independently associated with an increased likelihood of having allergic rhinitis, a ...
Don’t Overlook Processed Meat as CRC Risk Factor
Even though older adults are more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC), there is a concerning rise in ...
NHS public satisfaction hits record low
Getty ImagesPublic satisfaction with the NHS has hit a new low, according to the long-running British Social Attitudes survey.Just 21% ...
US government fired researchers running a crucial drug use survey
The only nation-wide assessment of drug use in the US is a critical tool in fighting the opioid epidemicShutterstock / ...
Novel Blood Test Tracks Alzheimer’s Progression
(MedPage Today) -- A novel plasma-based assay was more strongly associated with tau tangle pathology in Alzheimer's disease than other ...
For Colorectal Cancer Screening, FIT Invitation Improved Participation
(MedPage Today) -- People invited to undergo fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) were more likely to participate in colorectal cancer screening ...
Cybersecurity Threats Remain a Problem for Older Medical Devices, House Members Say
(MedPage Today) -- Tuesday's house hearing on medical device cybersecurity included discussions on how hospitals and other providers can keep ...
RFK Jr.’s Massive Purge of Health Agencies Begins
(MedPage Today) -- Employees across HHS began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off ...
TriClip’s Tricuspid TEER Cuts Heart Failure Hospitalizations
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Champions of tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) were buoyed by 2-year results of the TRILUMINATE ...
Trump Admin Sued Over Decision to Rescind Billions in Health Funding
(MedPage Today) -- A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut ...
What Would You Do If an Ebola Patient Checked Into Your Hospital?
(MedPage Today) -- On a November morning in 2018, a man checked into a crowded emergency department (ED) in California ...
Endocrine Society Condemns HHS Purge; Lilly Sues Compounders; Obesity Rising in T1D
(MedPage Today) -- The Endocrine Society condemned the mass layoffs at HHS, arguing the move "threatens scientific progress that drives ...
Sleep and Alzheimer’s; Daylight Saving Time Evidence; Woman Who Smells Parkinson’s
(MedPage Today) -- Sleep deficiency was associated with atrophy of the inferior parietal region, which is observed in early Alzheimer's ...
More Children Gaining Unhealthy Weight in Primary School
More children in England moved into unhealthy weight categories during their time at primary school than improved their weight status, ...
How nothing could destroy the universe
There is a form of nothingness even more empty than the vacuum of spacePanther Media GmbH / Alamy The following ...
NASA cut $420 million for climate science, moon modelling and more
NASA funding cuts are already affecting research and educational programs across the USDCStockPhotography/Shutterstock NASA has cancelled contracts and grants worth ...
Musk, DOGE Created New HHS Org Chart
(MedPage Today) -- Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team created the new org chart for HHS, ...
Runners’ Cardiac Toll Down; IABP Flop in Cardiogenic Shock; Progress on Oral PCSK9i
(MedPage Today) -- Compared with the years 2000-2009, cardiac deaths and case fatalities in U.S. marathon and half-marathon runners have ...
The animals revealing why human culture isn’t as special as we thought
We all know the story: give every chimpanzee on the planet a typewriter and wait until something monumental occurs, either ...
