How Long Should Kids Stay Out of School After They’ve Had COVID?
When the daughter of MedPage Today's editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, got COVID in September, he strategized how best to prevent ...
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Risk of a Second Primary Melanoma Similar Regardless of Race/Ethnicity
A melanoma diagnosis increases risk of a second primary melanoma regardless of race or ethnicity, a review of a government ...
Florida Hospitals in Hurricane Milton’s Path Prepare for the Worst
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities on Florida's Gulf Coast -- still reeling from Hurricane Helene -- are now revving up ...
How Vitamin D Supplements Could Lower Risk
Share on PinterestVitamin D supplements may help boost your cardiometabolic health in several ways, including improved blood pressure and cholesterol ...
How Did Public Health Become a Public Enemy at the Supreme Court?
In this Instagram Live clip, MedPage Today editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, and Lawrence Gostin, JD, director of the O'Neill Institute ...
Teen’s inquest hears of opportunities missed at Kettering hospital
PA MediaChloe Longster died at Kettering General Hospital in November 2022An inquest has heard opportunities were missed to "escalate" the ...
A Hard Look at Toxic Workplace Culture in Medicine
While Kellie Lease Stecher, MD, was working as an OB/GYN in Minneapolis, a patient confided in her a sexual assault ...
‘The Office’ Star Has Cancer; Trump Sent COVID Tests to Putin? 3% of Teens Are Trans
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Actress Jenna Fischer, who starred in "The Office" TV series, discusses ...
Air Pollution Exposure and Risk for PD, Dyskinesia: New Data
TOPLINE:Increased exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter with a diameter of ≤ 2.5 µm (PM2.5) is associated with ...
An Unexpected Ally Against Long COVID?
TOPLINE:Metformin use in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with a slightly lower incidence of long COVID and ...
Pediatric Naloxone Use Out of Hospital Confirmed Safe
ORLANDO, Fla. — More than half of youth improved after receiving a dose of naloxone by emergency medical services (EMS) ...
The Flu Vaccine Might Be Less Effective This Year
Oct. 4, 2024 — The CDC says the influenza vaccine being used this flu season might be less effective than ...
Five hospitals linked to disgraced Great Ormond Street surgeon
Getty ImagesGreat Ormond Street Hospital is one of the world's leading children's hospitalsAn investigation into disgraced bone surgeon Mr Yaser ...
Can Wearable Devices Support Recovery After NSCLC Surgery?
TOPLINE:A recent analysis, evaluating an intervention in which patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) used a wearable device to ...
ED Syphilis Screening Boosts Surveillance, Diagnoses
An emergency department (ED) opt-out testing strategy led to big increases in syphilis screening and diagnosis in the Chicago area, ...
McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac vs. Original: A Side-by-Side Comparison
Share on PinterestHow does the new Chicken Big Mac compare to the original? Image from McDonald’sMcDonald’s Chicken Big Mac is ...
Cystic Duct Closure Lowers Risk for Postoperative Bile Leaks
TOPLINE:Fenestrating and reconstituting techniques for subtotal cholecystectomy show no significant difference in long-term outcomes. Cystic duct closure in fenestrating procedures ...
Higher Mortality Trend Among CF Patients With CVD
BOSTON — With the remarkable advances made in therapy over the past decade, many patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) can ...
Review Highlights GI Risks for Biologic Rxs for Psoriasis
TOPLINE:A review of 10 articles finds that nearly 9% of adverse event (AE) reports with biologics used to treat psoriasis ...
Late Dupilumab Responders Have Unique Molecular Profile
AMSTERDAM — A proteomics study designed to determine why some patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) respond quickly to dupilumab, others ...
