Rapid Rise in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
TOPLINE:The US prevalence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) increased significantly between 2015 and 2022. Black and Hispanic women experienced the ...
How menopause can make menstrual cycles longer and more unpredictable
The menstrual cycle typically changes at different agesCHROMORANGE / Alamy The menstrual cycle changes with age, but the menopause and ...
New Vit. D, Omega-3 Findings
Two years after the end of a randomized trial that showed a benefit of daily vitamin D and omega-3 fatty ...
Dentists to get £20k bonus to treat most in need
The move is part of a wider plan to improve access in England but dentists say it will not solve ...
Active and Healthy Lifestyle May Help Offset Cognitive Decline
Share on PinterestA study looks at how a healthy and active lifestyle can impact cognitive decline. Justin Paget/Getty ImagesA new ...
Mesh and sodium valproate scandal victims need payouts soon, report says
"I've heard so many heartbreaking stories about the problems they're having in terms of getting access to the medical care ...
FDA Panel Mulls Which Devices Are Critical in a Public Health Emergency
What bare minimum equipment would you need to practice your specialty during a public health emergency? It depends on what ...
Gun Violence Exposure Associated With Suicidal Behavior Among Black Americans
For Black adults, exposure to gun violence -- including being threatened with a gun or knowing someone who had been ...
Bivalent Vax Protected Kids From Symptomatic COVID
During the 2022-2023 respiratory season, the bivalent COVID vaccines had an effectiveness of 54% against infection and 49% against symptomatic ...
Target These Serum Urate Levels to Prevent Gout Flares
Clinical efforts to get patients with a history of gout to reach specific target serum urate (SU) levels less than ...
Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Risk
Smoking cessation was associated with a reduced cancer risk in the long run, particularly when quitting was sustained and occurred ...
Ozempic and Wegovy: The science and side effects behind the semaglutide weight loss drugs
Ozempic can help people to quickly lose weight but may also have serious side effectsUte Grabowsky/imageBROKER/Shutterstock Ozempic and Wegovy are ...
Nurse Community Mourns ‘Trailblazer’ Claire Fagin, PhD, RN
Claire Fagin, PhD, RN, a nurse scientist, advocate, innovator, and one of the first women to lead an Ivy League ...
Greco-Roman Dementia; Prion Disease Vigilance; ChatGPT and Alzheimer’s
Cognitive decline was rarely mentioned by ancient Greek and Roman authors, leading researchers to question whether dementia is a modern ...
Is the British Government Eroding Primary Care on Purpose?
The Doctors’ Association UK has sent a new book written by its past co-chair, Dr Ellen Welch, to every Member ...
MI Risk Higher After Stroke but Not Cervical Dissection
Compared with patients with migraine and other transient neurological events, those with an ischemic stroke have almost double the risk ...
Smoking Tied to Increased Mortality From Early-Stage Melanoma
Patients with clinically localized primary cutaneous melanoma who smoked cigarettes at the time of diagnosis had an increased risk of ...
Triptans Warrant Their Current Contraindication, Analysis Suggests
An initial triptan prescription was linked with ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction for people with a high-risk cardiovascular profile, a ...
Candida Auris: What to Know About the Fungal Infection Spreading Across the U.S.
Recent reports of outbreaks of the multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris (C. auris) are worrying health officials and experts across the ...
Near-Death Experiences During CPR: Impetus for Better Care
If someone has been in cardiac arrest for 10 minutes, the brain is permanently damaged and there's nothing to do, ...
