How much should we worry about the health effects of microplastics?
There are small pieces of plastic in the food we eat and air we breatheSIVStockStudio/Shutterstock It seems that every few ...
Day: September 25, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of Osimertinib in Lung Cancer
The FDA has approved osimertinib (Tagrisso) for locally advanced, unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) following chemoradiotherapy, the ...
Cancer Diagnoses Slow to Recover From Effects of COVID Pandemic
The decline in cancer diagnoses during the 2020 COVID pandemic did not translate into a spike in diagnoses in 2021, ...
At-Home Nasal Flu Spray vs Flu Shots: Which Is More Effective?
Share on PinterestIs FluMist, the at-home nasal vaccine that was recently approved by the FDA, as effective at preventing illness ...
Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B Significantly Outperforms Factor IX Prophylaxis
Gene therapy for hemophilia B allowed almost three-fourths of patients to discontinue prophylactic factor IX therapy with no increase in ...
Omitting Biopsy After Negative MRI Halves Diagnoses of Insignificant Prostate Cancer
Omitting systematic biopsy in men with elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and negative MRI results, and performing only targeted biopsy ...
Novel Antiviral Appears Effective for Severe RSV in Infants, Toddlers
An investigational oral antiviral drug eased bronchiolitis and was safe for children 2 years and younger hospitalized with respiratory syncytial ...
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Shows Promise in Ulcerative Colitis
Significantly more patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis achieved clinical remission with the investigational monoclonal antibody tulisokibart compared ...
Post-Stroke Fever Prevention Still Lacking in Clinical Benefit
A dedicated temperature management machine dampened the risk of fever for stroke patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), though ...
Experts Await Serology Results From H5N1 Patient’s Close Contacts
In the absence of PCR testing, infectious disease experts and epidemiologists are anxiously awaiting serology results from the household contact ...
Sexual and Gender Minorities More Likely to Have Adverse Brain Outcomes
LGBTQ+ persons had a greater likelihood of adverse brain health outcomes.Gender-diverse participants had higher odds of dementia.Systemic challenges that sexual ...
Fluoride in Water Poses Enough Risk to Kids’ IQ to Merit EPA Action, Judge Says
Fluoride in drinking water poses a risk to the intellectual development of children, and U.S. environmental regulators need to address ...
Can Exercise Bring on Rhabdomyolysis?
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral ...
Researchers Find Genetic Clues to Cholera Severity and Outbreaks
(Reuters) - Hello Health Rounds Readers! Today we report on new genetic research that may lead to tools or treatments ...
Psilocybin vs Lexapro; FDA’s KarXT Decision Nears; Obesity and Schizophrenia
In a phase II trial of moderate-to-severe major depressive disorder, 6 weeks of intensive treatment with psilocybin or escitalopram (Lexapro) ...
Second Drug OK’d for Ultra-Rare Neurodegenerative Disease
The FDA gave the green light to levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) as a stand-alone treatment for Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC), just ...
More Women Charged With Pregnancy-Related Crimes Since Roe’s End, Study Finds
It became more common for authorities to charge women with crimes related to their pregnancies after the fall of Roe ...
Healthcare Unionization Isn’t the Only Option
Greenglass is a retired primary care physician and physician manager. Unions have been a hot topic in the media in ...
The brain has its own microbiome. Here’s what it means for your health
In 2015, Nikki Schultek was in her prime: a young mother of two little boys, she had just run a ...
IG Live September 27: Court Adjourned, Healthcare Overturned
Recent Supreme Court rulings are poised to significantly affect healthcare in the U.S. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the ...
