Some Health Workers See Double the Risk for Fatal Drug Overdoses Pre-pandemic study finds that RNs and others faced elevated risks Aug 07, 2023
Generic Fluticasone–Salmeterol Inhaler for COPD Matches Branded Product Similar incidences of exacerbation, pneumonia hospitalization between inhalers Aug 07, 2023
Buprenorphine Cost a Potential Barrier for Opioid-Addicted Youth, Adults Opioid use disorder medication remains underused, and cost appears to contribute, studies show Aug 07, 2023
Clinically Significant Weight Loss Uncommon for Most Overweight Adults Only one in 10 with overweight or obesity achieve 5% or greater weight loss each year Aug 07, 2023
Quest's Alzheimer's Blood Test Has Experts Concerned "Patients will have a difficult time knowing what the results mean" Aug 07, 2023
One Size Doesn't Fit All for Automated BP Measurement Cuffs, Trial Finds "Strikingly inaccurate" readings with ill-fitting cuffs, especially on larger arms Aug 07, 2023
Steroid Tapering Called Safe in Older RA Patients Trial follow-up demonstrates feasibility, though not without some risk Aug 07, 2023
FDA OKs First Pill for Postpartum Depression In one trial, more than twice as many women achieved remission after 2-week treatment course Aug 04, 2023
Sugar-Heavy Diet Linked to Development of Kidney Stones Those who consumed 25% or more of their daily calories from added sugars had the highest odds Aug 04, 2023
Petition to End Maintenance of Certification Rallies More Than 10K Signers Physicians push back on "burdensome, costly" program Aug 04, 2023
CDC Advisors Back Therapeutic to Prevent RSV in Infants Unanimous support for monoclonal antibody for infants and high-risk toddlers as well Aug 03, 2023
COVID Cleared of Increasing Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids? Prospective data contradict associations seen in prior studies during the pandemic Aug 02, 2023
Mixed Results With Senolytic Agent for Retinal Disease Positive outcome with UBX-1325 in diabetic macular edema but not wet AMD Aug 02, 2023
Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise in Mid-Stage Trial Efficacy in range of NIH target, exploratory analysis finds Aug 02, 2023
ACP Sticks With Age 50 for Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidance conflicts with other new recommendations that screening start at age 45 Aug 01, 2023
Exposure to Cold Outdoor Air Helps Croup Symptoms in Kids "This intervention could be easily used by clinicians," researcher says Aug 01, 2023
Multi-Cancer Early Detection: 20th-Century Fiction Becomes Reality These tests could soon become a valuable addition to current cancer screening tools Aug 01, 2023
Should People Without Diabetes Use Glucose Monitors? Trend boosted by health buffs on social media, but benefit for healthy adults is unclear Aug 01, 2023
Kombucha Shows Potential Diabetes Benefit in Small Trial Diabetes patients saw glucose levels drop after drinking fermented tea Aug 01, 2023
Studies Examine Links Between Diabetes and Eye Disease, Treatment, Adverse Events Anti-VEGF therapy raises risk of systemic events; retinal effects of diabetes drugs differ Jul 31, 2023
Rare Links Between COVID Vaccines and Adverse Events Studied Researchers discuss what we can learn from "long vax" symptoms Jul 31, 2023
No-Shows Have Got to Go! We need to improve no-show rates, but overbooking is not the answer Jul 31, 2023
What's Wrong With 'Girl Dinner'? Experts say the trend highlights the best and worst of social media's messaging on healthy eating Jul 28, 2023
Unexplained Heart Enlargement May Be Causing Sudden Deaths in Obesity Increased ventricular mass without the usual etiologies of heart disease was noted Jul 28, 2023
Remote Urine Drug Screening Feasible for Opioid Use Disorder, Study Shows More than 80% of patients completed screening in the first 30 days Jul 28, 2023
Albuminuria Testing Falling Short in Patients at Risk for CKD If testing rates followed recommendations, some could start necessary meds sooner Jul 27, 2023
Couch Potatoes Take Note: Climb Some Stairs to Cut Cancer Risk Short bouts of vigorous activity may be a "promising" intervention for those who can't exercise Jul 27, 2023
Trial Supports GLP-1 After Underwhelming Metabolic Surgery Helped more patients achieve clinically significant weight loss Jul 27, 2023
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Also Help Lung Health Increased plasma DHA associated with slower decline in lung function Jul 25, 2023
Arthritis and Long COVID: A Double Whammy Worse pain and less functional ability with lingering virus symptoms, patients say Jul 24, 2023
Psilocybin for Anorexia Shows Promise in Early Trial 10-woman study found the psychoactive compound to be safe, positively perceived Jul 24, 2023
Alzheimer's Blood Tests May Improve Primary Care Diagnoses Without biomarkers, primary care doctors correctly identified Alzheimer's in about 55% of cases Jul 21, 2023
USPSTF Decision on Adult Suicide Screening Falls Flat The decision ignored critical pieces of evidence Jul 21, 2023
What Is Soft Tick Relapsing Fever? Antibiotics can treat this tick infection tied to exposure to rustic cabins, camping, and caves Jul 21, 2023
Gastric Bypass Surgery Tied to Higher Risk of Substance Use Disorder Prior findings from same cohort showed link between alcohol use disorder and bariatric surgery Jul 21, 2023
Nixing Food Triggers Could Ease More Eosinophilic GI Disorders Remission in stomach and duodenum, improved symptoms seen Jul 20, 2023
American Guidelines Sour on Beta-Blockers for Chronic Coronary Disease For some people, revascularization to improve symptoms or help survival also endorsed Jul 20, 2023
'Exciting' siRNA Therapy for Hypertension Passes First Hurdle Injections stop liver-specific synthesis of angiotensinogen Jul 19, 2023
