One dose of a smallpox vaccine still gives good protection for mpox
There is little good-quality research into smallpox vaccines’ effectiveness against mpoxEmmanuele Contini/NurPhoto via Getty Images Receiving a single dose of ...
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Second Malignancy Risk With CAR T-Cell Therapy on Par With Other Treatments
CAR T-cell therapy carried a risk of second primary malignancy (SPM) that was no worse than that of other standard-of-care ...
Cheap Antidepressant Flops for Severe Breathlessness in Trial
An inexpensive antidepressant proved no better than placebo for alleviating severe, persisting breathlessness from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or ...
NHS must reform or die, PM to say, after critical report
Getty Images"Ballooning" NHS waiting times and delays getting vital treatment in A&E and cancer care is harming health and costing ...
Threats to Whistleblowers, Rampant Fraud Plague Transplant System, Lawmakers Told
Presumably deceased organ donors waking up and mouthing, "Help me." Organ transplant executives threatening whistleblowers with being "cremated alive." Pancreases ...
Circulating H5N1 Bird Flu Spotted by Wastewater Monitoring During Summer
H5N1 influenza surfaced in wastewater samples across all 10 Texas cities monitored by the TexWEB team at the Texas Epidemic ...
Inpatient CBT Reduces Suicide and Readmissions After Discharge
Brief cognitive behavioral therapy (BCBT) sessions adapted for psychiatric inpatients reduced postdischarge suicide attempts and readmission rates, according to a ...
Microvascular Diabetes Complications Linked to Moderate/Severe Gum Disease
Certain diabetes complications were linked to moderate and severe periodontitis, a cross-sectional analysis using Danish population-based data suggested. Among nearly ...
Is There a Surgical Shortcut to Six-Pack Abs?
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral ...
James Earl Jones Dies After Long Battle with Diabetes: What to Know
Share on PinterestHollywood legend James Earl Jones, known for his iconic roles in The Lion King and Star Wars, managed ...
UVA Med Defends Top Leaders After Docs Call for Ouster
The University of Virginia is defending the CEO of its health system and its medical school dean in the wake ...
Antibody Drug-Conjugate Shows Promising Activity in Extensive-Stage SCLC
Treatment with the antibody drug-conjugate ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) showed promising activity in pretreated patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer ...
Molnupiravir May Offer Modest 6-Month Benefits for High-Risk COVID Patients
People with acute COVID-19 who took the antiviral drug molnupiravir (Lagevrio) reported modest improvements in symptoms, less time off from ...
Limits to Anti-Nausea Pill Coverage Wear on Cancer Patients and Doctors
Cancer patients can ward off waves of vomiting after treatment with a relatively cheap anti-nausea pill, but some are running ...
FDA Reviewers Skeptical of Ocaliva for Rare Bile Duct Disease
FDA advisors on Friday will be asked to find any clinical benefit in the rocky, mostly-null evidence for obeticholic acid ...
Lilly’s Once-Weekly Insulin Shots Effective, New Data Shows
Share on PinterestEli Lilly’s once-weekly insulin injection is as effective as daily shots for managing blood sugar in diabetes, new ...
AI’s Drug Revolution, Part 3: Making Proteins From Scratch
This is the third in a three-part series from Medscape on the impact of AI on drug discovery and development. ...
Local Suicide Risk Factors; Chappell Roan’s Bipolar II Disorder; Student Mindfulness
Local economic and social conditions like health insurance access, internet, and household income, were tied with suicide risk, according to ...
Never Forget the 9/11 Responders Who Risked Their Lives
Moline is an occupational medicine physician. Twenty-three years have passed since the attack on the World Trade Center, and like ...
Doc Travels for Abortion Training; Families Wrongly Separated; Jail Opioid Success
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Doc ...
