Walking 10,000 steps a day really does seem to make us healthier
Walking 9000 to 10,000 steps a day appears to help ward off an early death and heart-related eventsPippa Samaya/Getty Images/Cavan ...
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FDA Approves First OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Dexcom's Stelo Glucose Biosensor System as the first over-the-counter continuous glucose ...
A New Biomarker of Brain Injury?
Posttraumatic headache (PTH) is associated with an increase in iron accumulation in certain brain regions , notably those involved in ...
World Bank, Gates, UN Pledge Close to $600m to End Cervical Cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Global health donors pledged nearly $600 million towards eliminating cervical cancer on Tuesday, at the first global ...
What Is the New ‘Mystery Virus’ Trending on TikTok?
Share on PinterestConcerns about a new so-called ‘mystery virus’ have been spreading on social media platforms like TikTok, with users ...
Doxy-PEP Cut STIs in San Francisco in Half
Syphilis and chlamydia infections were reduced by half among men who have sex with men and transgender women 1 year ...
More Positive Phase 2 Data for Zilebesiran in Hypertension
The investigational RNA interference therapeutic, zilebesiran, has shown positive top-line results in the KARDIA-2 phase 2 study for the treatment ...
German patient vaccinated against Covid 217 times
Researchers have written up the unusual case in a medical journal. Source link : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68477735 Author : Publish date : ...
Lancet Menopause Series Wants to Change How Society Views ‘The Change’
Researchers warned against the "over-medicalization" of menopause in a four-paper series in The Lancet, and argued for a fresh approach ...
Investigational Agent Shows Benefit in Myasthenia Gravis
The investigational monoclonal antibody batoclimab led to significant improvement in activities of daily living in people with generalized myasthenia gravis ...
IVF Helps Patients Trying to Build Families. An Alabama Court Put That in Doubt
Thirty-seven-year-old Corinn O'Brien is about 2 months pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF), but an ultrasound recently showed the fetus ...
Afib Might Be a Not-So-Pleasant Aftertaste of Sweetened Beverages
Overconsumption of beverages with added sugar or artificial sweetener, already associated with several cardiometabolic diseases, showed new links to atrial ...
All-Oral AML Regimen Shows Promise for Older, Unfit Patients
An all-oral combination of decitabine-cedazuridine (Inqovi) plus venetoclax (Venclexta) was active and safe in older or unfit acute myeloid leukemia ...
Steep Decline in Chlamydia, Syphilis Rates ‘Seals the Case’ for DoxyPEP
DENVER -- Chlamydia and early syphilis cases among at-risk individuals were halved after the introduction of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP), ...
More Evidence Linking H. Pylori Infection to Colorectal Cancer
A history of Helicobacter pylori infection had a modest but statistically significant association with an increased risk of colorectal cancer ...
To Better Connect Climate Change With Health, Focus on Patient Education
Stewart is an internal medicine physician. Climate change remains the eminent global public health threat of our time. Many health ...
How concussion can lead to brain damage and CTE – and what to do to prevent it
Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hines Ward is hit by Tennessee Titans’ Cortland FinneganAP Photo/John Russell/Alamy IN NOVEMBER 2022, a young woman called ...
Joey Graziadei’s ‘Yellow Eyes’ Due to Gilbert Syndrome
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral ...
‘No Surprises’ as Ozanimod Holds up in RMS Extension Trial
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Nearly 70% of patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) were free from relapse after 5 ...
Emergency Surgery Rates Higher in Primary Care Shortage Areas, Study Suggests
Rates of emergency surgery, serious complications, and hospital readmissions were higher among Medicare patients living in primary care shortage areas, ...
