Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/physicians-flock-to-bluesky-hoping-to-leave-x-behind/ In the wake of the presidential election, physicians have been flocking to the social media platform Bluesky, asserting there’s now a critical mass of medical professionals engaging on the site. Many…
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Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fitness-level-may-offset-genetic-dementia-risk/ High fitness was associated with lower dementia risk, even in people with genetic predisposition. Across all age groups between 39 and 70, higher fitness was tied to better cognitive function. Cardiorespiratory…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/small-benefit-persistent-toxic-risk-with-adjuvant-anthracycline-in-breast-cancer/ Adding an anthracycline to adjuvant chemotherapy for TOP2A-normal early breast cancer significantly improved disease-free survival (DFS) but not overall survival (OS) at 10 years, and doubled the risk of heart failure,…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/trump-taps-dr-mehmet-oz-to-run-medicare-and-medicaid/ Nov. 19, 2024 — President-elect Donald J. Trump has said that he would nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/metformin-use-linked-to-fewer-asthma-attacks/ Treatment with metformin was associated with a reduction in asthma attacks among patients with asthma and type 2 diabetes, with additional reductions observed with the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists, according…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/opioids-tied-to-higher-dementia-risk-but-only-after-a-point/ Cumulative high opioid use was tied to increased dementia risk in adults 60 and older. At or below a threshold of 90 total standardized doses, there was no significant link between…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/what-happens-to-abortion-access-in-the-next-trump-administration/ From enforcing the Comstock Act to reversing guidance on emergency care, there are multiple avenues for the Trump administration to dramatically limit access to abortion, even without a federal ban, legal…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/more-lpa-reducing-tx-cardiac-denervation-for-afib-laa-occluders-at-5-years/ Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), was successfully reduced in phase II trials of muvalaplin and zerlasiran. (JAMA) The possibility of a drug interaction between SGLT2 inhibitors and statins was not supported by rates…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-meld-model-improves-access-to-liver-transplant-for-women/ Adoption of a new version of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, known as MELD 3.0, closed the gap in access to liver transplant between men and women, an analysis showed….
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/one-in-20-adults-with-rsv-hospitalized-study-shows/ Among adults with outpatient respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections across six RSV seasons, roughly one in 20 were hospitalized within 28 days, according to a large cohort study that used data…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/is-the-internet-impairing-your-medical-memory/ Bhaskar is a third-year medical student. Feller is a clinical professor of medical science. You don’t need to know the role of the artery of Adamkiewicz or mechanisms of liver failure….
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/cardio-drugs-and-dementia-fampridine-and-working-memory-alzheimers-and-cancer/ Long-term use of many common cardiovascular drugs was tied to fewer dementia diagnoses but anti-platelet use of any duration was associated with higher dementia risk, Swedish data showed. (Alzheimer’s & Dementia)…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/immunotherapy-shows-promise-in-downstaging-liver-tumors-prior-to-transplant/ Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) achieved promising outcomes when treated with immunotherapy prior to liver transplant, a prospective study showed. Among 64 patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitors, 78% had downstaging…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/myasthenia-gravis-balancing-traditional-immunotherapies-vs-newer-medications/ At the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) annual meeting, Michael Hehir, MD, of the University of Vermont in Burlington, participated in a debate on integrating novel and traditional…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/dha-levels-in-the-brain-tied-to-cognitive-function-in-apoe4-carriers/ High-dose supplements of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, showed no effect on hippocampal volume or cognition, according to findings from the placebo-controlled PreventE4 trial presented at the Clinical Trials…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/spironolactone-shows-mixed-results-in-acute-mi/ The routine administration of spironolactone to patients after a myocardial infarction (MI) did not reduce either of the coprimary outcomes in the CLEAR SYNERGY (OASIS 9) trial. However, there was a…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/coroner-says-action-needed-over-contaminated-baby-feed-deaths/ A senior coroner has warned that more babies could die unless “action is taken”, following the deaths of three infants who had received contaminated feed while being cared for in hospital….
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/nasal-spray-diuretic-shows-potential-for-heart-failure-in-trial-of-healthy-adults/ CHICAGO — A bumetanide nasal spray in development for heart failure was well-tolerated and showed reliable rates of absorption compared with oral and intravenous delivery in a phase I trial of…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/judge-strikes-down-wyoming-abortion-laws-including-a-ban-on-pills-to-end-pregnancy/ A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/novel-anti-igg-drug-hits-mark-in-sjogrens-patients/ WASHINGTON — A drug in advanced development for myasthenia gravis also showed promise as a treatment for primary Sjögren’s syndrome, a researcher reported here. Patients receiving the infusion drug, called nipocalimab,…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/75-of-adults-overweight-or-obese-global-diabetes-tx-lacking-hidden-bone-data/ Three-fourths of U.S. adults are now overweight or have obesity, with nearly 260 million predicted to have overweight or obesity by 2050. (The Lancet) According to another study in The Lancet,…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/stop-rfk-war-room-trump-overhauling-medicaid-why-assaults-at-hospitals-rose/ Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Some healthcare advocacy groups launched a “Stop RFK War Room” to fight Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for HHS Secretary. (Politico) Meanwhile,…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/merck-says-keytruda-injection-on-par-with-approved-iv-version-in-trial/ (Reuters) -Merck said on Tuesday a study showed its injectable version of cancer drug Keytruda was not inferior to the currently approved intravenous formulation of its treatment, likely making it even…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/can-plant-based-diet-deliver-ample-protein-for-older-adults/ TOPLINE: Replacing animal-based protein sources with plant-based alternatives in older adults reduced both the quality and quantity of protein intake only when all animal-based foods were eliminated for a vegan scenario,…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/wearable-device-can-warn-of-worsening-heart-failure/ A simple, lightweight device worn on the sternum can calculate intracardiac filling pressures, warning that heart failure is worsening, according to a study conducted to determine whether the device can produce…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/is-pancreatic-cancer-really-rising-in-young-people/ TOPLINE: The increase in incidence of pancreatic cancer among young Americans is largely due to improved detection of early-stage endocrine cancer, not an increase in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Given the stable mortality…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/diabetes-drug-class-may-reduce-need-for-gout-medications/ WASHINGTON, DC — Use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) reduced the need for urate-lowering therapy (ULT) and gout flare therapies in people who had both type 2 diabetes (T2D) and gout,…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/does-light-intensity-walking-benefit-blood-glucose/ TOPLINE: Light-intensity walking reduces postprandial glucose and diastolic blood pressure in young adults with obesity and can improve insulin levels, depending on the walking pattern. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a randomized crossover…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/dupilumab-beneficial-when-antihistamines-fall-short-for-csu/ The addition of dupilumab significantly reduced itching and hives compared with placebo in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) that was uncontrolled with H1-antihistamines, based on data from 151 individuals. “Approximately…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/sglt2i-use-for-hf-rises-in-the-us-but-not-in-all-hospitals/ TOPLINE: The use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in US patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) and a left ventricular ejection fraction > 40% increased substantially within 2 years after…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/no-increased-risk-of-mace-in-ibd/ PHILADELPHIA — Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) don’t appear to face an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) or venous thromboembolism (VTE) when taking Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi),…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/when-or-whether-to-give-immunotherapy-in-early-breast-cancer/ Which patients with early-stage breast cancer will benefit most from immunotherapy, and at what point is immunotherapy most useful? This question spans neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings. In the neoadjuvant setting, solid…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/telehealth-vs-in-person-diabetes-care-is-one-better/ Adults with diabetes who participated in telehealth visits reported similar levels of care, trust in the healthcare system, and patient-centered communication compared to those who had in-person visits, a cross-sectional study…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/no-benefit-seen-in-holding-ra-spa-meds-for-covid-19-vaccine/ WASHINGTON — There is no benefit to interrupting treatment with many of the available targeted synthetic or biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or spondyloarthritis (SpA) at the time…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/aggressive-infliximab-dosing-shows-no-added-benefit-in-uc/ TOPLINE: Aggressive infliximab dosing regimens – intensified induction or accelerated induction – show similar clinical responses and remission rates as the standard infliximab dosing approach in patients with acute severe ulcerative…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/telehealth-shows-promise-in-reducing-suicide-attempts/ TOPLINE: Brief cognitive behavioral therapy (BCBT) even when delivered remotely via video telehealth effectively reduces suicide attempts among high-risk adults. METHODOLOGY: The researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial to compare BCBT…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/treat-to-target-approach-for-ra-improves-time-to-pregnancy/ WASHINGTON — Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience improved fertility when treated using a treat-to-target (T2T) approach aimed at remission, according to a new research presented at the American College of…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/which-canadians-have-greater-need/ VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Amid a lack of consensus on screening men for prostate cancer using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA), family physicians can consider suggesting that their Black and Indigenous patients…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/can-a-changing-world-agree-on-the-who-pandemic-treaty/ LISBON, Portugal — “Work together and mobilize our forces” around the Pandemic Treaty, said experts at the 17th European Public Health Conference (EPH) 2024. The agreement is being designed to promote…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/common-heart-failure-drugs-ease-heart-damage-during-chemo/ Sacubitril-valsartan, a common drug combination for heart failure, cuts the risk for cardiomyopathy after chemotherapy in patients who received anthracycline drugs by 77% in the first randomized controlled study of this…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-pill-successfully-lowers-lpa-levels/ Muvalaplin, a novel oral medication, safely and effectively lowers high levels of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), results from the phase 2 KRAKEN trial show. Concentrations of Lp(a) cholesterol are genetically determined and…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/cdc-advisors-defend-infection-control-draft-guidance/ Members of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) voted Friday to defend what some have called weak standards of infection control for healthcare settings, agreeing nearly unanimously that surgical…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/reused-pacemakers-good-as-new-in-early-safety-data/ CHICAGO — Secondhand permanent pacemaker use in poorer countries, following thorough cleaning and repackaging, has not resulted in patient harm so far, according to the My Heart Your Heart trialists. In…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/america-deserves-better-major-public-health-group-slams-rfk-jr-nomination/ One of the leading public health associations came out Monday against President-elect Trump’s nomination of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary. Kennedy’s selection, which would have to be…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/primary-care-doctors-at-mass-general-brigham-want-to-unionize/ Several hundred primary care physicians at Mass General Brigham (MGB) notified the National Labor Relations Board on Friday that they support unionization, a move they called historic and increasingly common throughout…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/novel-anti-inflammatory-flops-for-hfpef-hfmref/ CHICAGO — The novel myeloperoxidase (MPO) inhibitor mitiperstat failed to improve quality of life or functional capacity in heart failure with mid-range to preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF, HFpEF), the phase II…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/extended-dosing-intervals-possible-with-aflibercept-in-diabetic-macular-edema/ Positive 3-year results from the phase III PHOTON study were presented at the recent American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting, demonstrating that patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) achieved sustained vision…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/over-50-of-u-s-adults-qualify-for-ozempic-wegovy/ More than half of all adults in the U.S. are eligible for semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus), researchers estimated. Among 25,531 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/study-statins-mitigate-heart-risks-from-jak-inhibitors/ WASHINGTON — Patients taking Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may not have to worry so much about increased cardiovascular risk — if they’re taking statins, research presented here…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/gene-editing-therapy-shows-promise-in-hereditary-angioedema/ A single dose of the CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy NTLA-2002 significantly reduced angioedema attacks compared with placebo in patients with hereditary angioedema, according to results from a phase II randomized study presented…