Abdominal Fat and Dementia; Mask Ban Lawsuit Tossed; FDA Rejects Psych Drug Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Feb 28, 2024
Parkinson's Risk Tied to More Pesticides Simazine, atrazine, lindane in the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region emerge in new analysis Feb 27, 2024
Trump, Biden, and Cognition Diagnosing impairment requires careful assessment by trained clinician, says Jason Karlawish, MD Feb 27, 2024
What to Know About the Factor XIa Inhibitors on the Horizon Graeme Hankey, MBBS, MD, delves into the potential to uncouple bleeding and thrombotic risk Feb 27, 2024 podcast
Even Modest Lp(a) Elevations Bode Poorly for Cardiovascular Health Researchers estimate thresholds for risky Lp(a) in primary, secondary prevention cohorts Feb 26, 2024
CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease; Methods of Illegal Opioid Overdose Also in TTHealthWatch: effectiveness of telemedicine abortion Feb 24, 2024 podcast
FDA Authorized Florida's Drug Importation Plan. Naysayers Are Balking. It's not an efficient solution Feb 24, 2024
Alzheimer's Supplements Fail Compared With Generic Drugs Prescription galantamine drugs were labeled accurately, but dietary supplements were not Feb 23, 2024
Wendy Williams' Dementia; 48% Back 16-Week Abortion Ban; Hospital Sues Quadriplegic Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Feb 23, 2024
Wendy Williams Has Frontotemporal Dementia. What Is FTD? An explainer of the talk show host's recently diagnosed condition Feb 23, 2024
How Beneficiaries Really Feel About Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare MA plans offer "extra benefits" but many go unused. Is Medicare Advantage really better? Feb 22, 2024
Intravascular Imaging-Guided PCI Reaches a Turning Point With Survival, MI Benefits Updated meta-analysis provides strong impetus for IVUS, OCT adoption Feb 21, 2024
Alzheimer's Biomarkers Show Specific Changes 20 Years Before Diagnosis CSF and imaging markers changed in a temporal sequence Feb 21, 2024
There's Still Time to Switch Medicare Advantage Plans This Year Beneficiaries have until March 31 to find a new plan; doctors should check plans, too Feb 21, 2024
Net Danger? Ophthalmologists Have Their Eyes on Pickleball While it's not as risky as many other sports, growing pastime still spawns optical injuries Feb 21, 2024
Dietary Thiamine Linked With Cognition J-shaped curve emerges between vitamin B1 in diet and cognitive decline Feb 20, 2024
When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn't Be Singled Out From the Pack It's time for CDC to update its guidance Feb 20, 2024
Transient Left-Sided Weakness, Facial Palsy in Middle-Age Man Timely recognition of this rare phenomenon considered crucial to prevent recurrent stroke Feb 20, 2024
Sublingual Acute Stroke Neuroprotectant Dazzles in Phase III Trial Experts raise concerns about analysis and reporting in Chinese study Feb 20, 2024
Primordial Prevention Can Protect Black Women's Cardiovascular Health Let's block the risk factors before they start Feb 19, 2024
Do We Simply Not Care About Old People? The pandemic was a wake-up call on how we care for older adults Feb 18, 2024
Reversing Anticoagulation in Hemorrhagic Stroke; E-Cigs for Smoking Cessation Also in TTHealthWatch: an online program for long COVID Feb 17, 2024 podcast
Hypertension, Diabetes in Pregnancy Affects Offspring's Heart Health in Adolescence Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes are both on the rise Feb 16, 2024
RNA Silencer Zilebesiran: Infrequent Injections Bring Down BP Sustained BP reductions seen in early trial whether patients got one or two doses in 6 months Feb 16, 2024
Looking for Source of Knee Implant Failure? Biomarkers May Help Blood or synovial fluid tests can help pinpoint what went wrong, studies suggest Feb 16, 2024
Another Study Backs Treatment for Preclinical Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression to full-blown RA slowed Feb 16, 2024
COVID's Latest Adaptation: It Has Lulled Us to Sleep My doctor's refusal to prescribe "just-in-case" Paxlovid speaks volumes Feb 15, 2024
Clear Opportunity to Identify Patients With Osteoporosis Commonly Missed Hip surgeons could, but mostly don't, send at-risk patients for screening Feb 15, 2024
'Humbling, Exhausting, Exhilarating': The Life of AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld Some of the most meaningful experiences happen in unexpected places, he says Feb 14, 2024
Orthopedic Surgeons on Track to Earn Less Than Taco Bell Workers If current trends continue, patients are in big trouble Feb 14, 2024
FDA Advisors Nearly All Aboard the TriClip Train for Tricuspid Regurgitation Committee voted 13-1 that the benefits of the TEER device outweigh the risks in certain patients Feb 14, 2024
Study: Let's Revisit Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Joint Replacement One center's experience puts recent policy in doubt Feb 13, 2024
Not Passing a Bill to Fix Medicare Doc Pay Cuts Is 'Appalling,' Lawmaker Says Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, also talks about prior authorization, violence against health workers Feb 13, 2024
Large-Core Strokes Do Better Long-Term With Thrombectomy SELECT2 trial's 1-year results show continued benefits for patients with slower recovery Feb 13, 2024
Denosumab Protective Against Diabetes? Study found lower diabetes incidence with osteoporosis drug for patients who stayed on treatment Feb 13, 2024
Risk Score Proposed to Anchor Forthcoming Donor Heart Allocation Rules Current six-tier system on the outs due to excessive manipulation Feb 13, 2024
Dementia Predicted 10 Years Before Diagnosis Blood proteins identified those at risk for all-cause, Alzheimer's, or vascular dementia Feb 12, 2024
Oncologists Risk Self-Referral Violations Over Medicare Mail-Order Drug Rule New interpretation of Stark law excludes distribution of oral oncology drugs by mail Feb 12, 2024
FDA Reviewers Skeptical on TriClip for Tricuspid Regurgitation Tricuspid valve repair system is up for advisory committee scrutiny on Tuesday Feb 12, 2024
