1 in 10 Stool-Based CRC Tests Can’t Be Processed
Roughly 10% of fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) used for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening by a safety-net health system contained unsatisfactory ...
Prescribing GLP-1 Agonists
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Amulet and Watchman Equal for Left Atrial Appendage Closure
SAN FRANCISCO — Thirteen months after percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC), outcomes did not differ whether closure was performed ...
Federal Program Offers Free COVID, Flu At-Home Tests, Rx
Dec. 7, 2023 — The U.S. government has expanded a program offering free COVID-19 and flu tests and treatment.The Home ...
Tape Strips Detect Hidradenitis Suppurativa Biomarkers
Tape stripping, which allows sampling of the epidermis to the midgranular layer, is a valid, minimally invasive way to identify ...
Flaxseeds Influence Gut Microbiome and May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Researchers found a link between the gut microbiome and expression of miRNAs in breast tissue in mice, one influenced by ...
Can Younger Postmenopausal Women With BC Skip Radiation?
Radiation would have been the usual next step after lumpectomy, but instead the patients went directly to endocrine therapy for ...
Combined Rituximab + Omalizumab Promising for Refractory BP
Combined therapy with rituximab and omalizumab appears to be well tolerated, and improves outcomes and accelerates time to remission in ...
Merck’s Lung Cancer Drug Combo Fails Trial
(Reuters) - Merck said on Thursday a combination treatment testing a new type of immunotherapy failed to significantly slow disease ...
FDA Class I Recall for Getinge Cardiohelp Emergency Drive
Getinge is recalling the Cardiohelp System emergency drive over concern that it can become stuck or hard to turn due ...
New $1 Billion Plan for African Vaccine Manufacturing
LONDON (Reuters) - Up to $1 billion will be available to boost African vaccine manufacturing as part of a new ...
CDC Issues Health Alert for Subtype of Mpox Virus in Congo
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert on Thursday to notify clinicians ...
Texas AG Threatens to Prosecute Doctors in Emergency Abortion
(Reuters) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday threatened to prosecute any doctors involved in providing an emergency abortion ...
Elagolix Curbs Heavy Bleeding Linked to Uterine Leiomyomas
Once-daily monotherapy with elagolix significantly reduced heavy menstrual bleeding in women with uterine leiomyomas compared to a placebo, based on ...
Angelina Jolie Says Stress Led to Bell’s Palsy, What to Know
Actress Angelina Jolie is talking about how stress took a toll on her health. Jolie said she developed Bell’s palsy ...
Health Experts Answer 10 Common Questions
Share on PinterestThe Mounjaro-like anti-obesity prescription drug Zepbound is now available at pharmacies. Antonio Diaz/Getty ImagesZepbound, a brand name for ...
Having children earlier in life is genetically linked to dying younger
There seems to be a link between the age you have children and your lifespanHalfpoint Images/Getty Images People who are ...
FDA OKs Two Gene-Editing Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
Today, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two gene-editing treatments for patients 12 and older with severe ...
FDA Inspections of Foreign Drug Manufacturers Haven’t Bounced Back After Pandemic
The FDA hasn't recovered from its pause in foreign drug manufacturer inspections during the COVID-19 pandemic, with inspections in 2022 ...
Is Omitting Radiation Therapy in Low-Risk Breast Cancer a Good IDEA?
SAN ANTONIO -- Postmenopausal women with genomically low-risk early hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer had a low risk of recurrence ...
