One-Week GLP-1 Agonist Hold Not Enough Before Anesthesia? Even following this rule, increased residual gastric content still prevalent Mar 07, 2024
Three-Drug Combo Wins for Opioid-Sparing Pain Relief After Hip Replacement Less morphine needed with multiple analgesics Mar 07, 2024
10,000 Steps Lowers Death Risk; Obesity Drug Beats Wegovy; Lead in Cinnamon Warning Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 07, 2024
Medicare a Big Contributor to the Broken Health Payment System, Senators Told Use of "hybrid" payment model urged Mar 06, 2024
FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor Dexcom's Stelo system available without a prescription by the summer Mar 06, 2024
Dementia More Common in People With Essential Tremor Prevalence greater than normal aging, but not as high as Parkinson's disease Mar 06, 2024
FDA OKs First Interchangeable Biosimilars for Denosumab New products will carry all the same indications as Prolia and Xgeva, though launch date unclear Mar 06, 2024
Kids' Atopic Dermatitis Tied to Higher Risks of Learning, Memory Difficulties Association primarily limited to children with neurodevelopmental comorbidities Mar 06, 2024
Up in Smoke: What Happened to New Zealand's Tobacco Ban Plan? It appears the new government is making an embarrassing attempt to fend off a budget shortfall Mar 06, 2024
Seniors, Doctors at Odds on Opioid Risks and 'Deprescribing' Conversations between primary care physicians and older patients often "challenging" Mar 06, 2024
Lancet Menopause Series Wants to Change How Society Views 'The Change' Researchers advocate away from over-medicalizing menopause Mar 05, 2024
Afib Might Be a Not-So-Pleasant Aftertaste of Sweetened Beverages Atrial fibrillation risk associated with drinks made with added sugar or artificial sweetener Mar 05, 2024
Emergency Surgery Rates Higher in Primary Care Shortage Areas, Study Suggests Retrospective study on Medicare patients shows disparities in serious complications, readmissions Mar 05, 2024
Latest COVID Shots Protect Against Serious Outcomes Effectiveness against COVID-related hospitalization ranged from 43% to 52% Mar 04, 2024
Memory, Cognitive Symptoms Linked to Sleep Apnea Findings highlight importance of early screening for apnea, researcher says Mar 04, 2024
FDA Says Eating Yogurt May Reduce Diabetes Risk Products will be allowed to carry claims as long as they don't mislead consumers Mar 04, 2024
Congress Should Simplify Medicare's Vaccine Coverage All ACIP-approved vaccines should be covered by Medicare Part B Mar 04, 2024
Zyn Nicotine Pouches Are All Over TikTok, Sparking Debate Experts wrestle with their potential benefits and risks Mar 04, 2024
Small Wins Artificial intelligence has the potential to assist with our day-to-day tasks Mar 04, 2024
Trader Joe's 60,000-Pound Recall; Will Shortz's Stroke; Oregon Recriminalizing Drugs Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 04, 2024
Epinephrine Nasal Spray Starts Reversing Allergic Reactions in Minutes After FDA rejection, needle-free EpiPen alternative bolsters its case with small challenge study Mar 01, 2024
Obama CMS Chief: Medicare Advantage Plans Game the System Don Berwick says MA growth "should be slowed or stopped" Mar 01, 2024
Unmasking a Nurse's Journey Through Long COVID Gaslighting "I was taken aback by the words coming from my doctor's mouth" Mar 01, 2024 podcast
Rumors on Kate Middleton's Health Swirl; Alcohol Deaths Surge; 1 in 8 Have Obesity Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 01, 2024
CDC: Flu Shots Working Moderately Well This Season The vaccines were around 40% effective against severe illness for adults, 60% for kids Mar 01, 2024
CDC Monitoring Rare Neurologic Events After RSV Vaccination Cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome in vaccinated older adults slightly higher than background rates Feb 29, 2024
Multimodal Pre-Op Program Aids Knee Replacement Candidates Patients feel better as they wait for surgery; a few find they no longer need it Feb 29, 2024
Measurable Cognitive Deficits Linked to Long COVID Large population study in England shows losses of 6 to 9 IQ points Feb 29, 2024
Indoor Pest Exposures Tied to Respiratory Issues in Kids With Asthma Mice, cockroach allergens associated with upper respiratory infections with reduced lung function Feb 29, 2024
Biden 'Continues to Be Fit for Duty,' His Doctor Says "Nothing different than last year," president says after undergoing annual physical Feb 29, 2024
Older Adults Should Get Another COVID Booster, CDC Advisors Say High hospitalization rates, low vaccine uptake behind decision Feb 28, 2024
FDA Announces End to 'Forever Chemicals' in U.S. Food Packaging PFAS chemicals have been tied to a number of health issues Feb 28, 2024
A Global Meeting of the Minds at Davos: What's on the Horizon for Health? A look at key takeaways from this year's meeting Feb 28, 2024
Cannabis Singled Out for Cardiovascular Risk Findings independent of tobacco and e-cigarette use considered a "call to action" Feb 28, 2024
Biden's Annual Physical Results Will Be Closely Watched as Election Nears Last year, doctors declared Biden "healthy, vigorous" and "fit" Feb 28, 2024
Sinusitis Tied to Later Autoimmune Disease Olmsted County analysis points to substantial risk Feb 27, 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
Bariatric Surgery a Long-Term Winner for Type 2 Diabetes Clinical trials show advantages over lifestyle, medication out to 12 years Feb 27, 2024
