NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Worry About Their Future
(MedPage Today) -- These are uncertain times for National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers. Some have had their site visits ...
Why world’s biggest quango is being axed
Getty ImagesThe biggest quango in the world is to be scrapped.That is how the government unveiled the move to bring ...
MHRA Drops Post-Op Pain Use for Prolonged-Release Opioids
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has removed postoperative pain relief from the licensed indications of prolonged-release morphine ...
Ancient humans lived in an ‘uninhabitable’ climate 25,000 years ago
The Maquan river, the upper section of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, which flows through the Tibetan PlateauTAO Images Limited/Alamy Ancient ...
Do Sugary Drinks Increase Oral Cancer Risk?
TOPLINE:Women consuming at least one sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) a day have an almost five times higher risk for oral cavity ...
Higher Persistent PSA Level: A Bad Omen?
TOPLINE:Higher persistent PSA levels post-surgery were linked to increased mortality risk, with 8-year prostate cancer–specific mortality reaching 13.86% for a ...
Measles highest in 25 years in European region, WHO says
ReutersThe rise is attributed to increasing scepticism about immunisationThe number of measles cases in the European region doubled last year ...
White House Withdraws Nomination of David Weldon for CDC Director
(MedPage Today) -- The White House has withdrawn the nomination of David Weldon, MD, a former Florida congressman, to lead ...
White House Yanks CDC Director Pick; Trump’s Weight Loss; Girl Scout Cookies Lawsuit
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. MedPage Today is collecting stories of HHS staffers ...
Four Clinical Variables Predict RA Development in Arthralgia
TOPLINE:In individuals with seropositive arthralgia, the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) rose in the presence of high titers of ...
Measles Surging in Ontario
Ontario is in the midst of its worst outbreak of measles in more than 20 years, according to the latest ...
Revealed: how the UK tech secretary Peter Kyle uses ChatGPT for policy advice
Peter Kyle, the UK’s secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, has said he uses ChatGPT to understand difficult ...
Is Stopping Anticoagulation Too Risky?
FLORENCE, Italy — Should anticoagulant therapy be discontinued or continued in patients with unprovoked deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? This question ...
How Differences in Afib Guidelines Influence Care
Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation in different parts of the world are largely in agreement on how to ...
Do We Know Enough About Assisted Dying Drugs?
The medical community is accustomed to rigorous standards for drug development and approval. But in the context of assisted dying, ...
Warning over the dangers of Botox parties
Getty ImagesHIS said only trained and experienced healthcare professionals should administer BotoxScotland's regulator of private health clinics has issued a ...
From Candy Striper to Head of Hematology
Jennifer Woyach, MDWhen Jennifer Woyach, MD, started as a resident and fellow two decades ago, patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia ...
Hera asteroid mission takes stunning images of Mars’ moon Deimos
Mars appears light blue in this near-infrared image taken by the Hera spacecraft. Its moon Deimos is the dark mark ...
Water Workouts Aid Weight Loss in Adults With Overweight
TOPLINE:Participating in water aerobics for more than 10 weeks reduced waist size and aided in weight loss in adults with ...
CT Vs X-Ray to Identify Lung Cancer in HNSCC: Is One Better?
TOPLINE:In patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), low-dose CT achieved higher sensitivity than chest x-ray for detecting ...
