Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/democratic-ob-gyn-running-for-open-house-seat-in-minnesota/ As part of MedPage Today‘s occasional series on healthcare clinicians running for office, Washington Correspondent Shannon Firth spoke with Kelly Morrison, MD, an ob/gyn and Democratic state lawmaker running for an open U.S. House seat in Minnesota. Morrison’s opponent is Tad Jude (R). The interview, which was conducted with a press […]
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Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/acupuncture-for-sciatica-will-this-trial-finally-silence-the-skeptics/ Real Chinese acupuncture was more effective than a sham version for treating sciatica stemming from herniated spinal disks in a randomized trial conducted in China. Patients’ leg pain scores decreased by 30.8 points on a 100-point scale after 4 weeks of the genuine procedure, versus a decline of 14.9 points among […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/a-look-at-kamala-harris-medical-history/ Vice President Kamala Harris is in “excellent health,” according to a report from her physician released over the weekend. In a two-page White House memorandum, Joshua Simmons, MD, Harris’ primary care physician, noted that the Democratic presidential nominee “possesses the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/why-are-liver-disease-patients-being-left-behind/ Approximately 4.5 million adults in the U.S. have chronic liver disease (CLD), which can lead to cirrhosis.1 Often, cirrhosis is permanent liver damage, so earlier diagnosis and prevention are critical for patients living with liver disease.2 As of 2022, CLD is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. with […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/unique-naturalistic-brain-mapping-study-offers-rare-insight/ Sleep patterns, physical activity, mood, and heart rate can affect brain connectivity in the short and longer term, results of a unique precision brain mapping study suggested. Investigators found even small changes in heart rate and mood or a single restless night affected brain networks involved in attention, memory, and cognition […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/key-nutrient-intake-for-fetal-health-down-over-20-years/ TOPLINE: Diets have changed significantly among women of reproductive age over the past 20 years. Overall, women consumed less vitamin A, vitamin C, and iron, while intake of calcium, vitamin K, and magnesium increased. METHODOLOGY: Researchers set out to analyze the micronutrient composition of women of childbearing age over time to […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/nurse-in-critical-condition-jd-vances-mom-got-obamacare-bird-flu-cluster-grows/ Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Three Philadelphia nurses attempting to care for a gunshot victim were struck by the same vehicle that dropped off the patient; one nurse suffered internal bleeding and was listed in critical condition. (NBC Philadelphia) In a court filing, the FDA said it […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/why-a-diabetes-drug-fell-short-of-anticancer-hopes/ Pamela Goodwin has received hundreds of emails from patients asking if they should take a cheap, readily available drug, metformin, to treat their cancer. It’s a fair question: Metformin, commonly used to treat diabetes, has been investigated for treating a range of cancer types in thousands of studies on laboratory cells, […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/exploring-the-inevitable-over-tea-and-cookies/ “Death cafes” — where people gather to discuss death and dying over tea and cookies — have gained momentum in recent years offering a unique way for people to come together and discuss a topic that is often shrouded in discomfort and avoidance. It’s estimated that there are now about 18,900 […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/thoracic-epidural-analgesia-safe-with-high-success-in-teens/ TOPLINE: Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) has a high success rate in adolescents undergoing chest wall surgery, with no long-term adverse effects and manageable complications. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted an observational retrospective cohort study that included 532 adolescent patients (mean age, 15 years) who underwent chest wall surgery at a high-volume academic medical […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/faster-less-complicated-with-single-fire-stapler/ TOPLINE: A single-fire stapler is safe and effective in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), reducing both the operative time and the rate of 30-day readmissions, compared with a sequential firing stapler. METHODOLOGY: The Titan SGS powered, 23-cm stapler that produces a gastric sleeve in one fire is proposed to reduce […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/genetic-high-cholesterol-condition-poses-diabetes-risk/ A new review found that a genetic condition that puts people at a risk for high cholesterol is not protective against type 2 diabetes (T2D), despite previous studies suggesting the opposite. Data from the European Atherosclerosis Society Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (EAS FHSC) registry indicate that most individuals with heterozygous familial […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/disadvantaged-neighborhoods-suffer-more-asthma-copd/ BOSTON — In a first-of-its-kind analysis, researchers linked a heightened incidence of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to more socially and environmentally disadvantaged neighborhoods. Similar associations have been found in the past, but they generally looked at single variables. The new work used a national neighborhood database and took […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/heart-attack-stroke-survivors-at-high-risk-for-long-covid/ Primary care doctors and specialists should advise patients who have already experienced a heart attack or stroke that they are at a higher risk for long COVID and need to take steps to avoid contracting the virus, according to new research. The study, led by researchers at Columbia University, New York […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/thyroid-cancer-recurrence-definitions-still-lack-consensus/ TOPLINE: There is no universally accepted definition for recurrence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) across treatment categories such as total thyroidectomy with or without radioactive iodine ablation (RAI) and lobectomy. A newly published systematic review highlights the need for an international proposal to establish a standard definition. METHODOLOGY: The 10-year survival […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/potential-new-standard-of-care-for-leptomeningeal-metastases/ WASHINGTON — Proton craniospinal irradiation (CSI) may mark a new standard of care for treating leptomeningeal metastases, a rare but devastating complication of cancer, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2024 Annual Meeting. The trial pitted proton CSI against involved-field radiotherapy — a common treatment […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/one-dose-hpv-vaccine-program-would-be-efficient-in-canada/ In Canada, switching to a one-dose, gender-neutral vaccination program for human papillomavirus (HPV) could use vaccine doses more efficiently and prevent a similar number of cervical cancer cases, compared with a two-dose program, according to a new modeling analysis. If vaccine protection remains high during the ages of peak sexual activity, […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/can-green-spaces-save-lives-in-type-2-diabetes/ TOPLINE: Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) increases cause-specific mortality in those with type 2 diabetes (T2D), whereas increased green space exposure is linked to reduced mortality. METHODOLOGY: Epidemiological studies have linked air pollution exposure to increased cause-specific mortality across the general population, including fatality from […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/this-was-worse-than-our-national-election-what-we-heard-this-week/ “This was worse than our national election.” — Eric Peterson, MD, MPH, cardiologist and FDA advisory committee member, discussing his vote in support of elamipretide as a treatment for the ultra-rare Barth syndrome, despite a lack of definitive evidence. “It’s a crap shoot every time.” — Lisa Sanders, MD, of the […]
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Election Got You Stressed and Anxious?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/election-got-you-stressed-and-anxious/ Dorfman is a psychotherapist and author. In 2020, I crossed a professional line expected within the sanctity of a therapeutic relationship: that of non-judgment. Quite simply, I lost it on a patient. It’s a moment in my 30 years as a psychotherapist that I look back on with regret and disappointment. […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/personalized-approach-to-rt-for-bladder-cancer-promising-but-challenging/ A personalized strategy of dose-escalated radiotherapy (RT) for bladder cancer had a low rate of severe late toxicity and survival comparable to historical results with cystectomy, a randomized trial showed. Only one case of grade ≥3 late toxicity occurred among 114 patients treated with two fractionation schedules of dose-escalated adaptive RT […]
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Why is there poor care for ME?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/why-is-there-poor-care-for-me/ FAMILY HANDOUT Nicole, who has severe ME, is looked after by her daughter Maeve Boothby-O’Neill’s final days were harrowing. The 27-year-old was confined to bed all day, unable to chew food and no longer able to sit up – she was severely ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME, and as a […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/what-exercise-improved-lower-back-pain/ The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/weekend-warrior-benefits-time-restricted-eating-and-metabolic-syndrome/ TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/it-shouldnt-be-this-hard-to-donate-an-organ/ Mallavarapu is a transplant nephrologist and clinical associate professor. Simon* was stunned to see how exhausted and ill his best friend Andre* looked when he met him after not seeing him for a few months due to work-related travel. Andre had been diagnosed with kidney disease and had to start dialysis […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/hospital-hit-by-hurricane-milton-gets-system-to-grab-water-from-air/ Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital was hit by Hurricane Milton earlier this week Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Wire/Alamy A children’s hospital that lost access to water in the wake of Hurricane Milton is now using a device that can collect drinking water directly from the air, in a test of how […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/back-to-back-hurricanes-have-left-medical-disaster-in-their-wake/ Edwin Leap is a board-certified emergency physician who has been practicing for 30 years since finishing residency. He currently works as an emergency physician for WVU Hospitals in Princeton, West Virginia. Follow My wife and I live in the northwest corner of South Carolina, in Oconee County. We are solidly in […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/safety-data-favor-diuretic-strategy-triggered-by-cardiac-monitoring-alerts-in-hf/ For a range of hospitalized patients at risk of worsening heart failure (HF), tying medical interventions to cardiac monitoring seemed safe thus far according to the small ALLEVIATE-HF trial. There were no serious adverse events observed when people equipped with a subcutaneous insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) were subject to an intervention […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/loneliness-tied-to-alzheimers-and-dementia-risk/ Loneliness was associated with a 31% higher risk of overall dementia. Links were seen with Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and cognitive impairment. Relationships persisted after controlling for depression and social isolation. Loneliness increased the risk for all-cause dementia, a meta-analysis that included more than 600,000 people showed. Feeling lonely was tied […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/payments-to-medicare-plan-brokers-need-reform-medpac-says/ Payments to brokers who enroll people in Medicare plans should be reformed so that no preferential treatment is given for enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) instead of fee-for-service Medicare, several commissioners said at a meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). As the system works now, “there’s no financial incentive […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/doc-who-blamed-covid-vax-for-patients-death-could-face-discipline/ A California physician accused of gross negligence for attributing a stroke patient’s death to the COVID vaccine without any evidence, among other allegations, faces potential disciplinary action by his state’s medical board. The complaint against Tam Ky Nguyen, MD, filed last month by the Medical Board of California, includes other accounts […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/marstacimab-gets-fda-nod-for-hemophilia-a-or-b-without-inhibitors/ The FDA approved marstacimab (Hympavzi) for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce bleeding episodes in adults and adolescents ages 12 years and older with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors or hemophilia B without factor IX inhibitors, the agency said Friday. Marstacimab targets the Kunitz 2 domain of tissue factor pathway […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/acs-guidelines-expand-lung-cancer-screening-eligibility-is-that-a-good-thing/ BOSTON — Whether low-dose CT screening for lung cancer should be expanded to include people who quit smoking more than 15 years ago, as the American Cancer Society (ACS) now recommends, was the topic of much debate here. ACS guidance previously said that lung screening should not begin if someone quit […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-approves-pfizers-hympavzi-for-hemophilia-a-b/ The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hympavzi (marstacimab, Pfizer) as routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in patients 12 years or older who have hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors or hemophilia B without factor IX inhibitors. The once-weekly subcutaneous injection targets an […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/medpac-commissioners-pan-some-medicare-advantage-plans-extra-benefits/ A report detailing flaws with the “extra benefits” Medicare Advantage (MA) plans offer generated passionate debate Thursday during a meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), with many commissioners questioning the value of spending $83 billion — $2,500 per MA enrollee — of taxpayer money for them each year. “Beneficiaries […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/medical-licensing-exam-scores-sent-to-residency-programs-after-switch-to-pass-fail/ Numerical scores for the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) Level 1 were mistakenly made visible to ob/gyn programs despite the test being pass/fail. On top of that, the students themselves never saw their own scores. The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME), which runs the COMLEX, notified students in […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/real-world-evidence-links-faricimab-to-rare-eye-adverse-effects/ A retrospective case series suggested that faricimab (Vabysmo) intravitreal injections may be associated with rare cases of noninfectious intraocular inflammation. Over a 22-month period, 12 eyes from seven patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration or diabetic macular edema presented with noninfectious intraocular inflammation after faricimab injections, including two eyes that developed […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/excess-deaths-highest-among-younger-minorities-during-covid-pandemic/ When it came to excess U.S. deaths during the COVID pandemic, racial and ethnic disparities hit younger populations particularly hard, a cross-sectional study showed. People ages 25 to 64 had the greatest increases in observed-to-expected all-cause mortality ratios, and these were highest among American Indian/Alaska Native (1.45), Hispanic (1.40), and Native […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/study-details-perinatal-risks-of-blood-cancers-diagnosed-in-pregnancy/ Women diagnosed with hematologic cancers during pregnancy had increased risks for serious maternal morbidity and obstetric complications, according to results of a large observational study from France, though their survival outcomes were reassuring. The adjusted odds of any severe maternal morbidity during hematologic cancer-associated pregnancies was nearly 23 times higher compared […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/experts-highlight-alarming-jump-in-hiv-infections-among-latinos/ More resources are urgently needed to overcome the growing HIV crisis among Latinos in the U.S., researchers argued. While annual HIV surveillance reports released by the CDC in May showed that the number of estimated new HIV infections per year nationwide fell by 19% from 2010 through 2022, there was a […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/stool-test-could-provide-a-simpler-way-to-diagnose-endometriosis/ Endometriosis tissue viewed under a microscope BIOPHOTO ASSOCIATES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Low levels of a particular compound in faeces could be a sign of endometriosis – and supplementation of that compound might even help control the condition. Affecting nearly 200 million people worldwide, endometriosis occurs when the tissue lining the uterus grows […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/low-zoster-vaccination-rates-in-immunocompromised-veterans/ TOPLINE: A study has found that less than half of US veterans on chronic immunosuppressive medications, and a much lower percentage of those younger than 50 years, received at least one dose of the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) by mid-2023; the low rate of herpes zoster vaccination in this immunocompromised group, especially […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/france-slashed-bird-flu-outbreaks-by-vaccinating-ducks/ A duck getting its flu jab at a French farm in November 2023 Shutterstock/Leitenberger Photography France would have had hundreds of outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu on poultry farms in the past year had it not vaccinated ducks against the disease for the first time, according to a modelling study. Instead, […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/poppy-seed-brew-causes-morphine-overdose-alerting-lawmakers/ It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids. Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy. People have died after drinking tea brewed from unwashed poppy seeds. And after eating lemon poppy seed bread or an everything bagel, mothers reportedly […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/elamipretide-for-barth-syndrome-survives-fda-advisory-vote/ FDA advisors indicated a possible path forward for elamipretide as a treatment for Barth syndrome despite the lack of definitive evidence. On Thursday, the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee voted 10-6 that elamipretide is effective for the ultra-rare cardioskeletal disease caused by TAFAZZIN gene mutations. Elamipretide is proposed as a […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/smartphone-data-flag-early-dementia-risk-in-older-adults/ Older adults at risk for dementia can be identified using mobile data obtained during a wayfinding task, a novel real-world study suggested. During a smartphone-assisted scavenger hunt on a university campus, researchers observed that older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) paused more frequently, likely to reorient themselves, than those without […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/kate-middletons-post-chemo-debut-cdc-probes-cancer-cluster-15m-adults-have-adhd/ Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, made her first public appearance since finishing chemotherapy. (CNN) The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criticized the U.S. travel advisory to Rwanda, saying the Marburg outbreak there is under control. (AP) Better use of […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/metabolic-bariatric-surgery-reduces-pancreatic-cancer-risk/ Metabolic-bariatric surgery (MBS) appears to lower the risk for pancreatic cancer in people with obesity, with a potentially greater effect in those who also have type 2 diabetes (T2D), new research suggests. In a meta-analysis of more than 3.7 million adults with obesity, those who had undergone MBS had less than […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mmr-msi-testing-for-crc-climbs-but-variations-persist/ TOPLINE: Testing for mismatch repair (MMR) and microsatellite instability (MSI) among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) increased from 22.7% in 2012 to 71.5% in 2021, but variations in access remain, with testing rates differing by cancer stage, individual hospital, patient sex, race, and insurance status. METHODOLOGY: In 2017, the National Comprehensive […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/benefit-of-screening-colonoscopy-underestimated-in-nordicc/ TOPLINE: Delayed reporting of cancer diagnosis by registries probably led to the weaker-than-expected effects of screening colonoscopy in preventing colorectal cancer (CRC) observed in the NordICC trial, a new analysis found. METHODOLOGY: The NordICC trial randomly assigned 85,179 adults aged 55-64 years in a 1:2 ratio to receive or not receive […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-gynecology-trials-could-your-patient-benefit/ Several new studies on gynecologic conditions have started in recent months. Perhaps one of your patients would be interested? Human papillomavirus (HPV) 16–positive, PD-L1–positive, persistent-recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer. Adults with this diagnosis who have progressed on standard first-line therapy of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus chemotherapy with/without bevacizumab (Avastin) may be eligible […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/early-promise-for-vaccine-in-parkinsons-and-msa/ PHILADELPHIA — The experimental vaccine UB-312 shows early promise in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA), results of a phase 1b study suggest. “UB-312 immunization in participants with multiple system atrophy and Parkinson’s disease has been safe, well-tolerated, and is able to produce antibodies detectable in serum and cerebrospinal […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/live-rotavirus-vax-safe-for-babies-of-biologic-treated-moms/ More evidence suggests there is little risk in administering the live rotavirus vaccine to the babies of mothers on biologics during pregnancy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). No adverse events or impairment of the immune system emerged in babies at 7 days, 1 month, and 9 months postvaccination, in findings from […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-treatment-effective-for-male-postpartum-depression/ A psychosocial intervention designed to improve depressive symptoms and promote good parenting skills can be an effective way of treating male postpartum depression, according to new research. In a study conducted in Pakistan, about 70% fathers with postpartum depression who received the intervention showed complete remission of their depressive symptoms and […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/the-enormous-promise-of-focused-ultrasound-now-coming-true/ After several years of investigating focused ultrasound as a tool in treating Alzheimer’s, the field took a big leap forward this year. Elisa Konofagou, PhD, a biomedical engineer who runs the Ultrasound and Elasticity Imaging Laboratory at Columbia University in the City of New York, published the results of her team’s […]
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The Lingering Fatigue of COVID-19
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/the-lingering-fatigue-of-covid-19/ TOPLINE: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was linked to an overall 3% increase in self-reported fatigue and a twofold increase in malaise after minimal exertion up to 18 months after infection. Hospitalized patients experienced a 23% increase in fatigue scores. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a cohort study between 2021 […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/physician-empathy-mitigates-patients-chronic-pain/ Physicians who treat patients are potentially exposed to two opposing psychological processes: A positive feeling related to the experience of helping someone in need and, on the other hand, the adverse experience of seeing someone’s suffering and being frustrated about their inability to help. The ability to share the feelings of […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-approves-inavolisib-for-pik3ca-mutated-hr-her2%E2%88%92-mbc/ The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved inavolisib (Itovebi, Genentech) in combination with palbociclib and fulvestrant for endocrine-resistant, PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor–positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative (HER2−), locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer following recurrence on or after adjuvant endocrine therapy. The FDA also approved the FoundationOne […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/will-i-be-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-like-my-mother/ Sally Magnusson Sally Magnusson has already written a book about how her family coped with her mother’s dementia There can’t be many people who spend years raging and grieving over the decline of a parent from dementia without wondering if it awaits them too. I’m one. My mother died of this […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/my-schools-epipen-saved-my-life-when-i-collapsed-after-drinking-ginger-beer/ BBC Elaine Fraser recognised the symptoms of anaphylactic shock thanks to training by the school where she works When teacher Elaine Fraser collapsed at home after drinking a ginger beer, she had no idea she had an allergy. “It escalated unbelievably quickly,” Elaine recalls. “My chest was concave trying to pull […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/excess-body-weight-tied-to-increased-risk-for-second-cancers/ TOPLINE: Cancer survivors who had overweight or obesity at the time of their initial cancer diagnosis have a higher risk for a second primary cancer, particularly an obesity-related cancer, a new analysis found. METHODOLOGY: Cancer survivors have an increased risk for another primary cancer. Studies suggest that lifestyle factors, such as […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/can-antiseizure-drugs-increase-cardiovascular-risk/ Enzyme-inducing antiseizure medications (EIASMs) increase the risk for new-onset cardiovascular events among older adults with epilepsy, a new study suggests. In a prospective cohort study of more than 27,000 patients, the odds of a cardiovascular event were on average 2.2 times greater in patients with epilepsy compared with those without epilepsy. […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/nhs-trust-put-in-place-do-not-resuscitate-rule-covid-inquiry-told/ Getty Images Intensive-care units came under severe strain during Covid, the inquiry has heard (stock photo) At least one NHS trust put in place a blanket “do-not-resuscitate” order for sick patients in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard. It would mean individuals had been considered ineligible for potentially lifesaving CPR, […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/long-term-cognitive-monitoring-warranted-after-first-stroke/ A first stroke in older adults is associated with substantial immediate and accelerated long-term cognitive decline, suggested a new study that underscores the need for continuous cognitive monitoring in this patient population. Results from the study, which included 14 international cohorts of older adults, showed that stroke was associated with a […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/officials-scramble-to-protect-iv-supplies-in-wake-of-hurricane-disruption/ Federal officials are working to move critical hospital supplies out of the path of Hurricane Milton, which is threatening another manufacturer of IV fluids even as hospitals nationwide are still reeling from disruptions caused by flooding at a large factory in North Carolina. Medical manufacturer B. Braun Medical said Wednesday it […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/folate-levels-in-pregnancy-and-congenital-heart-disease-risk/ TOPLINE: Maternal serum folate levels during early to midpregnancy show a U-shaped association with congenital heart disease (CHD) risk in offspring. Both low and high folate levels are linked to an increased risk, with vitamin B12 deficiency and elevated homocysteine levels further exacerbating this risk. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a case-control study […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/peer-reviewers-pocket-millions-in-industry-payments/ TOPLINE: More than half of the US peer reviewers for four major medical journals received industry payments between 2020 and 2022, new research shows. Altogether they received more than $64 million in general, non-research payments, with a median payment per physician of $7614. Research payments — including money paid directly to […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/study-evaluates-safety-of-bpo-products-for-acne/ Among 111 prescription or over-the-counter products for acne that contain benzoyl peroxide (BPO), 38 (34%) contained benzene levels above the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limit of 2 ppm, results from an analysis that used gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and other methods showed. The analysis, which was published on October 7, […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/is-thyroid-cancer-a-good-cancer-experts-patients-say-no/ Papillary thyroid cancer is widely known as the “good cancer.” This term has been around for years and is used ubiquitously. Some think it’s “appropriate” because the cancer is highly treatable and has good survival rates. Yet, recent research, provider experiences, and patient feedback suggest the term should no longer be […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/pulsed-dye-laser-an-option-for-acne-treatment/ CARLSBAD, Calif. — Lasers and energy-based treatments alone or in combination with medical therapy may improve outcomes for patients with moderate to severe acne, according to Arielle Kauvar, MD. Arielle Kauvar, MD At the Controversies and Conversations in Laser and Cosmetic Surgery annual symposium, Kauvar, director of New York Laser & […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/positive-phase-3-results-for-first-in-class-parkinsons-med/ PHILADELPHIA — Tavapadon, an experimental first-in-class oral selective partial D1/D5 dopamine receptor agonist for Parkinson’s disease (PD), was shown to significantly reduce disease burden in two phase 3 TEMPO trials. In the TEMPO-3 trial, topline findings reported earlier this year showed that patients with PD and motor fluctuations receiving once-daily tavapadon […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/a-new-way-to-smuggle-drugs-through-the-blood-brain-barrier/ Getting drugs to the brain is difficult. The very thing designed to protect the brain’s environment — the blood-brain barrier (BBB), tightly packed cells that prevent most substances from passing through — is one of the main reasons diseases like Alzheimer’s are so hard to treat. And even if a drug […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fluconazole-resistance-in-vulvovaginal-yeasts-increases/ TOPLINE: Fluconazole resistance in yeast isolates from women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis in Leeds, England, increased from 3.5% to 9.6% over 3 years. Non-Candida albicans yeasts also rose from 6.0% to 12.6% during the same period. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective data search of vaginal cultures from adult women in Leeds, […]
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Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/police-hand-file-to-cps/ Family Handout The families of Cliff Houghton, Dulcie Middleton, Brian Cunningham and Eva Page were among those calling for fresh investigations into their deaths Detectives investigating hundreds of deaths at a hospital have started handing files to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). An independent panel previously found 456 patients died after […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/time-to-fix-nhs-as-long-waits-continue-experts-say/ Getty Images The government has been warned it must come up with a plan to fix the NHS, amid mounting concern about the lack of progress in cutting long waits. Latest figures for England show the backlog in hospital care has risen slightly and targets to cut the longest waits look […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/pimavanserin-a-better-option-for-parkinsons-psychosis/ PHILADELPHIA — Pimavanserin (Nuplazid) is noninferior to quetiapine in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) psychosis at 56 days, results from a phase 3 trial showed. In the first prospective comparison of the two antipsychotics in this patient population, pimavanserin yielded significant improvement across all parameters of efficacy without worsening motor symptoms […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/enhance-early-pregnancy-loss-management-with-mifepristone/ TOPLINE: Mifepristone plus misoprostol reduces the need for subsequent uterine aspiration and emergency department visits in the management of early pregnancy loss. Despite its effectiveness, mifepristone remains underutilized, with 8.6% of patients receiving it in 2022. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study using national insurance claims data of US patients […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/the-best-tools-for-early-childhood-developmental-concerns/ Early recognition of neurodevelopmental concerns and timely access to services have been shown to result in better outcomes for young children. But not all instruments are of equal value, and new research has sought to identify the most useful among them. For their research, published online on September 16, 2024, in […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/epidermal-necrolysis-tied-to-34-mortality-in-french-study/ TOPLINE: Epidermal necrolysis (EN) — which includes Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic EN (TEN), and SJS and TEN overlap — had an incidence of 2.6 cases per million person-years in a French study of adults. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a nationwide cohort study using the French Health System database that included 1221 adult […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ai-device-effectively-identifies-skin-lesions-in-study/ In January, after the DermaSensor became the first artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled device cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate lesions suggestive of skin cancer, the potential of the device to bridge a gap in access to dermatologists drew significant attention. In a letter published in npj Digital […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/pharma-giant-gsk-to-pay-2-2-to-settle-zantac-lawsuits/ UK pharmaceutical giant GSK says it will pay as much as $2.2bn (£1.68bn) to settle thousands of cases in US courts over claims that a discontinued version of its heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. The firm announced that it has reached agreements with 10 law firms who represent around 80,000 claimants. […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/families-criticise-redacted-surgeon-report/ Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images Lawyers representing children who developed long-term pain and injury after operations at Great Ormond Street Hospital have criticised a heavily redacted report carried out for the trust. More than 700 cases linked to the surgeon Yaser Jabbar are being reviewed including some involving leg lengthening and […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-reviewers-cast-doubt-on-drug-candidate-for-barth-syndrome/ Ahead of an FDA advisory committee meeting on Thursday, agency reviewers cast doubt on the efficacy of elamipretide for Barth syndrome, an ultra-rare disease that has no approved treatments. In its new drug application, Stealth BioTherapeutics described elamipretide as a first-in-class mitochondrial protective agent that theoretically improves the function of cardiolipin-deficient […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/some-cancers-occur-more-frequently-in-multiple-sclerosis-patients/ People with MS had a 6% increased risk of developing any type of cancer compared with controls. Risks for bladder, brain, and cervical cancer were higher for people with MS. Risks for prostate, breast, and colorectal cancer were lower. Some cancers occurred more frequently in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/emergency-medicine-may-join-the-eras-exodus/ Emergency medicine is the latest specialty to explore potential independent residency application options outside the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). On October 8, the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD) announced that for the 2025-2026 application season and Match cycle, emergency medicine will likely be shifting to the same […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/cardiac-surgery-associated-aki-lower-with-extracorporeal-blood-purification/ A nonselective extracorporeal blood purification (EBP) device connected to the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit during surgery reduced the risk of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI), a randomized trial found. Within 7 days of undergoing nonemergent cardiac surgery, 28.4% of patients in the EBP group experienced CSA-AKI compared with 39.7% in the […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/gene-therapy-for-rare-brain-disease-effective-but-comes-with-blood-cancer-risk/ While the use of elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel; Skysona) gene therapy has demonstrated long-term efficacy in patients with cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), that benefit comes with a risk of developing hematologic cancers, according to results from a pair of studies. In one of the reports, seven of 67 boys with CALD who were […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/to-improve-indigenous-health-expand-community-health-aide-programs/ Kliewe is a third-year internal medicine resident. “He’s not breathing normally,” the woman said to the camera that was streaming live beside a patient who appeared to be in his mid-20s. “Can you get an oxygen saturation reading on him?” asked the emergency department attending physician who I was sitting with, […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/common-dupuytrens-therapy-falls-short-in-trial/ In a large, head-to-head trial pitting collagenase injections against limited fasciotomy as treatments for Dupuytren’s contracture, the knife won. In the open-label trial, self-reported hand health scores at 1 year favored the surgical procedure, averaging 17.8 among patients randomized to collagenase injections versus 11.9 for the limited-fasciotomy group on the Patient […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/crackdowns-on-unproven-stem-cell-therapies-worked-abroad/ Evidence from Australia and Canada indicated that regulation can help to curb the sale of unproven stem cell therapies, researchers found. Direct-to-consumer marketplaces experienced “marked decreases” in the number of companies selling such products following the introduction of regulatory reforms in both countries, reported Leigh Turner, PhD, of the University of […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/cms-unveils-sample-2-generic-drug-list-for-medicare-part-d-enrollees/ The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday issued a request for information on a proposed model program that would lower prices to $2 per month for certain generic drugs purchased through Medicare Part D drug plans, but experts expressed concerns about the potential uptake and usefulness of such […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-evidence-that-plaque-buildup-shouldnt-be-ignored/ Subclinical disease detected on imaging predicts death, report investigators who show that plaque burden found on 3D vascular ultrasound and coronary artery calcium on CT were better predictors of death than traditional risk factors. The work not only highlights the importance of early detection, but it also has clinical implications, said […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/hot-days-and-methamphetamine-are-now-a-deadlier-mix/ PHOENIX — On just 1 sweltering day during the hottest June on record in Phoenix, a 38-year-old man collapsed under a freeway bridge and a 41-year-old woman was found slumped outside a business. Both had used methamphetamine before dying from an increasingly dangerous mix of soaring temperatures and stimulants. Meth is […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/antipsychotics-compared-psychiatrists-research-misconduct-teen-suicide-predictor/ Not all antipsychotics for schizophrenia spectrum disorder were equally effective for relapse prevention in a large comparative effectiveness study, with quetiapine performing the worst. (JAMA Network Open) In a small study of patients with bipolar depression, 39% achieved clinical response following 4 weeks of intravenous ketamine or intranasal esketamine (Spravato) while […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mindfulness-meditation-similar-to-antidepressant-for-reducing-anxiety-symptoms/ Mindfulness meditation appeared to be similar to escitalopram (Lexapro) in reducing anxiety symptoms at 8 weeks based on several patient- and clinician-reported measures, a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial showed. Among 276 adults who underwent mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) or received escitalopram, between-group differences corresponded to small effect sizes […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/liberal-blood-transfusions-deliver-brain-function-benefit-for-the-critically-ill/ A liberal blood transfusion strategy was associated with better neurological outcomes in patients with acute brain injury, a multicenter phase III randomized trial showed. In the TRAIN trial of critically ill people with traumatic brain injury, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, or intracerebral hemorrhage, unfavorable neurological function at 180 days was less likely […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/one-way-to-spot-early-cognitive-decline-medicare-wellness-visits/ Medicare annual wellness visits were associated with a 21% increase in mild cognitive impairment diagnoses. Those with a wellness evaluation received a diagnosis 76 days earlier than others. Findings suggest the Medicare wellness visit policy may help identify cognitive impairment earlier. A Medicare annual wellness visit (AWV) was associated with greater […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/the-flu-vaccine-might-be-less-effective-this-year/ Oct. 4, 2024 — The CDC says the influenza vaccine being used this flu season might be less effective than the one used last flu season, based on reports of how well the vaccine is working in five South American countries. The seasonal flu vaccine cut the risk of hospitalization for […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/risk-of-a-second-primary-melanoma-similar-regardless-of-race-ethnicity/ A melanoma diagnosis increases risk of a second primary melanoma regardless of race or ethnicity, a review of a government database showed. Although white patients had the highest absolute risk for primary melanoma, Black patients had the highest relative risk of second primary melanomas, with a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of […]
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-long-should-kids-stay-out-of-school-after-theyve-had-covid/ When the daughter of MedPage Today‘s editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, got COVID in September, he strategized how best to prevent spread of the virus while causing the least disruption to her school schedule. He debated whether the CDC’s most recent isolation guidelines — which recommend resuming activities when symptoms are resolving […]