Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-physicians-can-unionize-and-strike-with-compassion/ A few weeks ago, the longshoremen’s union shut down 14 ports along the East and Gulf Coasts. This strike of dockworkers was costing the American economy up to $5 billion per…
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Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/novel-drug-improves-depression-insomnia-symptoms-as-add-on-therapy/ Investigational seltorexant improved symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) and insomnia in people with an inadequate response to antidepressants, a phase III trial indicated. By week 6, the least-squares mean difference…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/what-will-cdc-fda-and-cms-look-like-after-the-election/ What will the health agency landscape look like if former President Donald Trump is elected on Tuesday, and what about if Vice President Kamala Harris is the winner? MedPage Today asked…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/bird-flu-infects-a-pig-in-the-us-potentially-raising-risks-to-humans/ Every time H5N1 infects a mammal, it has a chance to develop mutations that make it more transmissible Alamy Stock Photo It’s been detected in birds on every continent except Australia,…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/omega-3-supplements-show-benefit-in-apoe4-carriers/ High-dose supplements of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, penetrated the brain in both APOE4 carriers and non-carriers before dementia onset, the placebo-controlled PreventE4 trial showed. The treatment did not…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/staffing-firm-cant-pay-its-doctors/ Staffing firm NES Health told emergency physicians that it doesn’t have enough money to pay them this month, sources told MedPage Today. The company sent an email from CEO Jose Aguirre,…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/public-health-department-barred-from-giving-covid-vaccine/ A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board. Southwest District Health appears to be…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/is-it-really-cancer-more-concerns-about-accelerated-approval-metformin-and-cancer/ The debate continues over whether some prostate cancers should be called “cancer.” (University of California San Francisco) Delayed treatment related to the diagnostic workup of lung nodules correlated with worse survival…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-panel-rejects-sglt1-2-inhibitor-for-type-1-diabetes/ An FDA panel on Thursday recommended against sotagliflozin as an adjunct to insulin for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD). With a vote of 11-3,…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/rfk-jr-wants-access-to-federal-data-to-show-vaccines-are-unsafe-trump-advisor-says/ A co-chair of Donald Trump’s transition team said Trump supporter Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants access to federal health data so he can show vaccines are unsafe and lead to them…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/updates-on-risk-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-thyroid-cancer/ CHICAGO — Patients who are new users of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists have a low absolute risk of thyroid cancer, according to a new study presented at the American Thyroid…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/finger-prick-test-for-alzheimers-disease/ A finger-prick blood test can accurately identify p-tau217 — a key biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) — without the need for temperature or storage control measures. In a pilot study, researchers…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/sequencing-in-advanced-urothelial-carcinoma/ The indication for sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy) in previously treated patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer was withdrawn last month after the drug failed to improve survival versus single-agent chemotherapy…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/year-in-review-covid-19-medpage-today/ This year’s headlines on COVID-19 featured new research on COVID-related mortality, post-acute sequelae of infection, vaccine safety, and potential therapeutics. COVID Deaths Are Down, but… After being in the top five…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/year-in-review-tardive-dyskinesia/ In 2024, several research and pharmacological advancements were made for tardive dyskinesia, a movement disorder caused by dopamine-blocking medications. Below are some of the highlights of the year. The year kicked…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/gardasil-9-at-10-years-a-brief-history/ Vaccination against human papilloma virus (HPV), a group of more than 200 viruses infecting at least 50% of sexually active people over their lifetimes, has proven more than 90% effective for…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/year-in-review-non-small-cell-lung-cancer/ The top stories in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for 2024 included practice-changing results in EGFR-mutant disease, an unprecedented gain in progression-free survival (PFS) for ALK-positive tumors, apparent superiority of perioperative…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/virtual-yoga-eases-chronic-low-back-pain/ TOPLINE: Virtual yoga classes significantly reduced chronic low back pain intensity and improved back-related function in health system employees. Improvements were sustained at 24 weeks, with reduced pain medication use and…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ms-drugmaker-fined-e462-6-million-for-disparaging-rival/ The European Commission (EC) has fined pharmaceutical company Teva €462.6 million for “systematically spread[ing] misleading information” and abusing its dominant position to delay competition to its proprietary multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/residency-applications-down/ Fourth-year medical student William Keller, who asked Medscape not to use his real name, is interviewing with residency programs. He completed 42 applications at a cost of more than $500. The…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/novel-intervention-slows-cognitive-decline-in-at-risk-adults/ Combining cognitive remediation (CR) with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was associated with slower cognitive decline for up to 6 years in older adults with major depressive disorder that is in…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/need-a-cmo-fractional-health-executives-are-a-win-win/ N. Adam Brown is a practicing emergency physician, entrepreneur, and healthcare executive. He is the founder of ABIG Health, a healthcare growth strategy firm, and a professor at the University of…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/gps-demand-exemption-from-budget-tax-hike-for-firms/ GPs are calling on the government to exempt them from tax rises for employers announced at the Budget, warning it could hit services for patients. The NHS and rest of the…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/glp-1s-show-no-link-to-aki-with-anticancer-therapy/ SAN DIEGO – Patients receiving cancer treatment, while having an increased risk for acute kidney injury (AKI) linked to various cancer treatment regimens, show no higher risk in relation to exposure…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/outpatient-car-t-safe-effective-accessible/ A growing body of research suggests that clinicians can offer chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy safely and effectively on an outpatient basis — a positive development as clinicians strive to…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/weight-loss-surgery-obesity-drugs-achieve-similar-results/ PHILADELPHIA — Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) produces maximal weight loss in patients with obesity compared with other surgical procedures and with weight loss drugs, according to a meta-analysis comparing the efficacy…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/no-visual-benefit-higher-diabetes-risk/ TOPLINE: In patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), intravenous methylprednisolone compared with oral glucocorticoids alone does not improve visual acuity and increases the risk for diabetes within the first year. Survival…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/wild-swimmers-horrified-by-stream-polluted-by-antibiotics/ BBC Jo Broughton no longer swims in Tideswell Brook Thousands of people will march on London on Sunday at a family-friendly rally to highlight the importance of clean water in their…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/awareness-of-allergy-anxieties-spur-mental-health-referrals/ The rising incidence of food allergies among children over the past decade appears to have been accompanied by a growing awareness among pediatric allergists that their patients may need mental health…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/semiannual-time-changes-linked-to-accidents-heart-attacks/ As people turn their clocks back an hour on November 3 to mark the end of daylight saving time and return to standard time, they should remain aware of their sleep…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-advances-in-cataract-care-safer-surgery-better-lenses/ BERLIN — Technological advancements and the development of intraocular lenses (IOLs) have significantly improved the care of patients with cataracts, especially for those who would prefer not to wear glasses. Dr…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/covid-on-the-floor-linked-to-outbreaks-on-two-hospital-wards/ The viral burden of SARS-CoV-2 on floors, even in healthcare worker–only areas, was strongly associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in two acute-care hospitals, according to a new study from Ontario, Canada. With…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/kent-mum-spends-24k-a-year-on-daughters-cannabis-oil/ A mother from Aylesham, Kent, who says she pays £2,000 a month for her daughter’s medicinal cannabis supply has called for greater access to the drug on the NHS. Emma Appleby…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/gps-care-homes-and-hospices-voice-concern-over-budget-tax-rises/ Getty Images GPs, care homes and hospices have voiced concerns about the impact of the rise in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the Budget. The NHS and rest of the…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/cardiac-arrest-drug-administration-route-a-toss-up/ Intraosseous vascular access for the administration of epinephrine during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest wasn’t better than going for the veins first, two separate randomized trials showed. In the PARAMEDIC-3 trial conducted in…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-jersey-primary-care-physician-and-veteran-is-running-for-congress/ As part of MedPage Today‘s occasional series on healthcare clinicians running for office, Washington Correspondent Shannon Firth spoke with Herb Conaway, MD, a primary care physician and Democratic state lawmaker running…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/medfluencers-quit-medicine-how-to-spook-a-medical-student-preventing-burnout/ The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Two popular “medfluencers” faced backlash after announcing they are quitting medicine, but physicians like @vickichanmd jumped…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/opponents-use-parental-rights-anti-trans-messages-to-fight-abortion-ballot-measures/ Billboards with the words “STOP Child Gender Surgery.” Pamphlets warning about endangering minors. “PROTECT PARENT RIGHTS” plastered on church bulletins. As voters in nine states determine whether to enshrine abortion rights…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/vitamin-d-deficiency-linked-to-increased-obstructive-sleep-apnea-severity-in-kids/ Vitamin D deficiency was significantly associated with increased obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity among children, according to a cross-sectional study. In a multivariable analysis of kids who were undergoing adenotonsillectomy, obstructive…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/resistance-training-falls-short-in-severe-hip-arthritis/ Patients with severe osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip did better after 6 months when they had fast-tracked arthroplasty versus 12 weeks of supervised resistance training in a randomized trial. Average Oxford…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/doc-harbored-undocumented-workers-doc-gets-life-in-prison-for-sexual-assault/ New Jersey rheumatologist Harsha Sahni, MD, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for harboring undocumented workers from India. (Asbury Park Press) Colorado cardiologist Stephen Matthews, MD, was sentenced to…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/war-era-sugar-rationing-boosted-health-of-uk-people-conceived-in-1940s/ The UK was forced to ration sugar during the second world war Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Sugar rationing during and after the second world war seems to have improved the health…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/hca-nurses-score-win-against-ai-docs-use-chatgpt-in-clinic-new-ai-powered-ehr/ Welcome to MedAI Roundup, highlighting the latest news and research in healthcare-related artificial intelligence each month. Nurses who work for HCA Healthcare have secured some contract-based protections against AI. Nurses’ top…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/stranger-than-halloween-rare-perplexing-conditions/ This October 31, many around the world are enjoying the thrill of ghost stories and fear-inducing legends associated with Halloween. But medical textbooks have their own collection of rare and perplexing…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/vote-your-health-and-your-patients-health-depend-on-it/ Bowman is a statistician and dean of a school of public health. Ayers is the director of a public health and civic engagement organization. As we approach the upcoming election, it…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ai-colonoscopies-more-benign-lesion-removals-potentially-higher-costs/ Use of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted colonoscopy led to a greater removal rate of exclusively benign lesions compared with colonoscopies that did not use AI, according to data analyzed from a previous…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/enjoying-festivities-with-diabetes-in-mind/ Diwali is being celebrated in many communities across the UK this week. The festival of lights represents new beginnings, but it also comes loaded with temptation to indulge in rich foods…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/early-smoking-cessation-after-cancer-diagnosis-tied-to-better-survival/ Smokers who quit after a cancer diagnosis had increased survival, with the greatest benefit for those who initiated smoking cessation treatment within 6 months, a prospective cohort study showed. Among over…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/hormone-therapy-and-dementia-what-do-we-know/ Estrogen exerts neuroprotective effects on the brain, and the reduction in endogenous estrogen after menopause increases women’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), cerebrovascular disease, or both. However, there is debate whether…
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/does-vitamin-d-affect-pediatric-obstructive-sleep-apnea/ TOPLINE: Vitamin D deficiency is common in children with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and is associated with increased OSA severity. Lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels correlate with higher obstructive Apnea-Hypopnea…