Prolonged Symptoms After Lyme Disease: What CDC Wants Doctors to Know Validating patients' symptoms, active listening is critical to prevent "medical wandering" Sep 23, 2024
Perfecting the On-Call System Some patients clearly need emergency care, but maybe others could be triaged to primary care Sep 23, 2024
Pope's Illness; Docs Against Trump; Another Contact of Missouri H5N1 Case Fell Ill Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 23, 2024
High ADHD Medication Doses Tied to Psychosis; Rapid Tests for Malaria Also in TTHealthWatch: youth and opioids, and pembrolizumab for triple-negative breast cancer Sep 21, 2024 podcast
FTC Sues Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Prices The three companies process about 80% of prescriptions in the U.S. Sep 20, 2024
FDA OKs First Flu Vaccine for At-Home Use FluMist nasal spray can now be used without the help of a healthcare provider Sep 20, 2024
FDA Rejects NK1R Antagonist for Gastroparesis Drugmaker none-too-pleased with agency's request for additional studies Sep 19, 2024
Is Wegovy Shrinking Bariatric Surgery, Too? GLP-1 drugs have the potential to reduce healthcare costs in unexpected ways Sep 19, 2024
Flu Shots Appear Safe in Successive Pregnancies No increased perinatal risks found with flu vaccines, even in closely spaced pregnancies Sep 19, 2024
Older Migraine Drugs More Effective Than Newer Ones, Analysis Suggests Triptans are efficacious and underused, researchers say Sep 18, 2024
The Importance of Putting Penicillin Allergy Labels to the Test "It's really safe to think about direct penicillin challenges," says researcher Sep 18, 2024 video
Coffee and Heart, Metabolic Risks; What Drives Doctors Away; Ozempic for $100? Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 18, 2024
Over Half of Adults With Uncontrolled Hypertension Unaware of Their Condition CDC researcher shares alarming stats and some engagement opportunities Sep 17, 2024 video
Novel Plant-Based Estrogen Cuts Menopause Symptoms E4Comfort II trial also found improvements in quality of life and markers of bone health Sep 17, 2024
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis May Reduce Development of Advanced Cancers Retrospective study suggests benefits over digital mammography Sep 17, 2024
Alcohol and Food Poisoning; Texas Sells Body Parts; Rise in Virus Tied to Paralysis Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 17, 2024
Intimate Partner Violence Tied to Working Memory Decline Into Menopause No association between earlier violence and processing speed, verbal memory Sep 16, 2024
GLP-1 Drugs in MASLD Tied to Lower Risk of Cirrhosis, Death Limited benefit seen in patients with established cirrhosis, however Sep 16, 2024
Brain Health Risks: Digital Quality Measures and the Future of Neurological Care Access to advanced tools must be equitable Sep 16, 2024
Immediate Test Result Access: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated Answering patients' questions and addressing their anxieties can be challenging Sep 16, 2024
What Factors Predict Clinically Meaningful Weight Loss With GLP-1 Agonists? Researcher discusses weight outcomes for those taking semaglutide or liraglutide Sep 16, 2024 video
Haunting Questions About a Lethal American Virus How long has Sin Nombre hantavirus lived in North America? Sep 15, 2024
Screening After False Positive Mammograms; RSV Vaccination and Hospitalization Also in TTHealthWatch: time from approval to reimbursement for new drugs Sep 14, 2024 podcast
Early Data for GLP-1 Pill; FAERS Tirzepatide Reports; AI Diabetes Voice Screening More noteworthy research from the EASD 2024 meeting Sep 13, 2024
8-Hour Eating Window Improved Glycemic Control, Small Study Shows Three-day intervention boosted time spent in normal glucose range Sep 13, 2024
Direct-to-Consumer Drugs: Big Pharma's Digital Health Play Regulators will need to closely watch this new frontier Sep 13, 2024
Tirzepatide Yields Greater Weight Loss in Women Than Men But significant weight loss reported for both Sep 12, 2024
Circulating H5N1 Bird Flu Spotted by Wastewater Monitoring During Summer Signal has generally trailed off, but more sensitive method showed virus lingering in Texas Sep 11, 2024
Microvascular Diabetes Complications Linked to Moderate/Severe Gum Disease Relationship was mediated by comorbid dyslipidemia Sep 11, 2024
Steroid Use Tied to Diabetes; Suicide Rates Climbing; Legionnaire's Death Toll Rises Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 11, 2024
Liraglutide Helped Cut BMI in Kids With Obesity as Young as 6 Saxenda group six times more likely to lose at least 5% of BMI Sep 10, 2024
The Invisible Epidemic of Childhood Food Insecurity We can help ensure our pediatric patients have adequate nutrition to thrive Sep 10, 2024
Go After the Big E-Cigarette Makers, Not Vape Shops, House Members Tell FDA Lawmakers also queried officials about a menthol cigarette rule and labeling of milk alternatives Sep 10, 2024
Weekly Insulin Efsitora Noninferior to Daily Degludec in Type 1, Type 2 Diabetes But higher severe hypoglycemia risk with efsitora in type 1 diabetes likely precludes its use Sep 10, 2024
Questions Linger About Missouri Patient Who Contracted Bird Flu Human-to-human transmission a key concern Sep 10, 2024
Nurse-Supported Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Improved Sleep Outcomes Randomized trial shows insomnia severity scores improved at both 8 weeks and 6 months Sep 09, 2024
Experts Want FDA to Do More to Ensure Food Safety New food ingredients are a "complete black box," one expert says Sep 09, 2024
Intervention for Smokers With COPD, Asthma Boosts Quit Rates An immediate appointment to a smoking cessation clinic shows benefit versus usual care Sep 08, 2024
Should We Attribute Patients' Conditions to 'Old Age'? Fueling denial of the realities of aging comes at a great cost Sep 07, 2024
Missouri Patient Tests Positive for Bird Flu Despite No Known Exposure to Animals Risk to general public remains low, CDC says Sep 07, 2024
