How to Navigate OTC Cold and Flu Drugs
The cold and flu aisles of pharmacies are bursting with options, though most share a relatively small roster of active ...
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FDA Staff Not Quite Sold on Sotagliflozin for T1D Patients With CKD
FDA staff raised familiar safety concerns about sotagliflozin as a treatment for type 1 diabetes (T1D) as the agency again ...
Ophthalmologist Identified as Atlanta Shooting Suspect
The suspected shooter in an hours-long standoff in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon has been identified as retired ophthalmologist Jay Berger, ...
Backers of Prior Authorization Bill Hopeful for Passage by End of the Year
Is the second time the charm? That's what many members of Congress, physician leaders, and healthcare advocates are wondering regarding ...
Leukemia Drug Shows Promise in Dementia With Lewy Bodies
The chronic myeloid leukemia drug nilotinib (Tasigna) improved biomarkers and cognitive outcomes in people with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), ...
THR Beats Resistance Training for Hip OA Pain, Function
For people with severe symptomatic hip osteoarthritis, total hip replacement (THR) alleviates hip pain and improves function much more effectively ...
Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery in Teens Persisted at 10 Years
For adolescents, weight loss after bariatric surgery was durable out to 10 years, data from the Teen Longitudinal Assessment of ...
Wegovy Reduced Pain From Knee Osteoarthritis
Semaglutide (Wegovy) reduced pain and improved physical function in patients with obesity and knee osteoarthritis, a randomized trial showed. Among ...
Low COVID and Flu Vaccine Uptake Among Risk Groups in Europe
Uptake of seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination among risk groups such as older adults in many European Union/European Economic Area ...
Michelangelo’s ‘The Flood’ seems to depict a woman with breast cancer
The Renaissance artist Michelangelo had carried out human dissections, which may have led him to include women with breast cancer ...
‘Converging’ Evidence of Link Between Air Pollution and Breast Cancer
Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase women's risk of breast cancer, a large cohort study suggests. Breast cancer risk ...
Novel Drug Improved Symptoms in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
The investigational monoclonal antibody cendakimab significantly improved symptoms and reduced esophageal eosinophils in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis at 24 weeks, ...
Is personalised nutrition better than one-size-fits-all diet advice?
Each of us has a different metabolic response to eating the same breadMatthew Ashmore/Alamy Consider two slices of bread, one ...
When Cannabis Makes You Vomit
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral ...
RSV Vaccine 90% Effective in High-Risk Adults, Real-World Study Shows
The bivalent RSV prefusion F vaccine (Abrysvo) demonstrated 90% vaccine effectiveness (VE) in high-risk adults against hospitalizations or emergency department ...
The science of exercise: Which activity burns the most calories?
James Blake/Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust When I first started my fitness journey, I wanted to maximise my workout. If I ...
How to cut through the latest nutritional fads
Loading up your plate has never seemed more complicated. Alongside appeals to avoid ultra-processed foods and “bad” fats, we are ...
Cymbalta Bottles Recalled; Suicides Highest on Mondays; New Dose of Pain Drug OK’d
Over 7,000 bottles of the antidepressant duloxetine (Cymbalta) were recalled due to the potential presence of a carcinogen. (USA Today) ...
Fibre: The surprisingly simple supernutrient with far-reaching health benefits
New studies are showing ever more reasons to eat up your greensAlvarez/Getty Images When it comes to our diet, there is ...
Low-Volume Bowel Prep Adequate in Hospitalized Patients
PHILADELPHIA — Low-volume bowel preparation is noninferior in adequacy to standard-volume prep in hospitalized patients undergoing colonoscopy, according to a ...
