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Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/broken-nhs-message-causing-growing-unease-health-sources-tell-bbc/ Getty Images Wes Streeting has declared the NHS “broken” There is growing unease within the NHS about the government’s “broken” messaging, the BBC has learned. Senior sources in the health service have told the BBC they believe some of the claims have gone too far – and may result in patients […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/senators-tangle-over-impact-of-dobbs-abortion-decision/ WASHINGTON — Tuesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing on how the Dobbs decision affected women’s access to care featured arguments over everything — including the title of the event. “The Senate Finance Committee has never had a non-sitting president’s name in its hearing title, which should tell us all we need to […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/stop-ripping-us-off-senate-goes-after-ozempic-maker-over-pricing/ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday challenged Novo Nordisk’s CEO to lower the cost of semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing. Sanders, the chair of the committee, noted that in the U.S. — even after factoring in rebates that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/parks-and-rec-actor-retta-opens-up-about-type-2-diabetes-diagnosis/ Share on Pinterest“Parks and Recreation” star Retta is sharing how she learned to improve her glucose health after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and why she’s working to help others do the same. Bennett Raglin/WireImage/Getty Images Actor Retta shares her personal journey with type 2 diabetes and learning about glucose […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/immunotherapy-may-not-benefit-all-gastroesophageal-cancer-patients-fda-staff-says/ An FDA advisory committee will consider whether PD-L1 expression cutoffs should guide use of checkpoint inhibitors to treat advanced gastroesophageal cancers. Current approved indications for three different PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors allow use of the drugs in advanced gastroesophageal cancers irrespective of PD-L1 expression levels. FDA staff reports suggest the agency might want […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/tragus-stimulation-for-high-bp-house-passes-hearts-act-risk-in-pregnancy-surrogacy/ Noninvasive, low‐level tragus stimulation modestly reduced blood pressure (BP) in relatively healthy people with grade 1 hypertension. (Journal of the American Heart Association) The House passed the HEARTS Act, which would support CPR and automated external defibrillator training in schools. Now the bipartisan bill is headed to the Senate. The PREVENT […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/flavonoid-dementia-link-political-beliefs-and-the-brain-ethics-of-brain-biopsies/ Flavonoid-rich foods like tea, red wine, and berries were tied to a lower risk of dementia, data from the U.K. Biobank suggested. (JAMA Network Open) Researchers investigated how political conservatism may be correlated with brain structure. (iScience) Early amyloid and tau synergistically were linked with cortical neurophysiology and subsequent cognitive decline […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ama-responds-to-pa-groups-policy-truce-letters/ The president of the American Medical Association (AMA) responded to two previous letters from the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), rebutting claims that the AMA is waging a campaign against PAs’ scope of practice. “The AMA’s work on scope of practice is based on long-standing and extensive AMA policy and […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/remdesivir-dexamethasone-tied-to-fewer-deaths-in-severe-covid/ Treatment with the antiviral remdesivir (Veklury) plus dexamethasone was linked to fewer deaths among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 compared with dexamethasone monotherapy, a retrospective study suggested. Using propensity score matching, the drug duo was associated with an overall 26% reduction in mortality at 14 days (adjusted HR 0.74, 95% CI 0.69-0.78, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/newborns-with-opioid-withdrawal-at-higher-risk-of-hospital-readmission/ Infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) had a higher risk of hospital readmission than other newborns, a retrospective cohort study suggested. Among nearly 14 million newborns, the 90-day, all-cause readmission rate was 4.2% for those with NOWS versus 3% for those without NOWS (P Author : News Health Publish date […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/psilocybin-for-depression-may-be-more-effective-than-antidepressants/ Share on PinterestA new study compared psilocybin with a common SSRI and found that both drugs improved symptoms, while psilocybin provided added benefits. Maki Nakamura/Getty Images A new study compares psilocybin — the active compound in magic mushrooms, with a common antidepressant medication. During 6 months of follow up, both drugs […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/an-action-plan-for-hypertension-in-pregnancy/ Graves is a high-risk ob/gyn and maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist. Tsigas is CEO of the Preeclampsia Foundation. There’s both tragedy and recognition in the recent headlines that highlight the rise of Black maternal mortality and morbidity in the U.S., and the role of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). Preeclampsia and related hypertensive […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/healthcares-post-traumatic-growth-medpage-today/ Mary Meyer MD, MPH, is an emergency physician with The Permanente Medical Group. She also holds a Master of Public Health and certificates in Global Health and Climate Medicine. Meyer previously served as a director of disaster preparedness for a large healthcare system. “As a follow up to our conversation, work […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/brett-favre-diagnosed-with-neurological-disorder/ Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/in-emergency-medicine-promotion-to-chief-resident-least-likely-for-women-of-color/ Among emergency medicine residents, promotion to chief resident was less likely for those who identified as Black, and especially for women from underrepresented groups, compared with their white peers, according to a retrospective cohort study. In fully adjusted models, women underrepresented in medicine (those who identified as Black, Hispanic, American Indian […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/one-year-cgm-cleared-osteoporosis-lawsuits-revived-chemicals-and-early-puberty/ The FDA cleared Eversense 365 as the first 1-year integrated continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system for adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, said maker Senseonics. Habitual moderate coffee consumption — 200-300 mg of caffeine/day — was tied to a lower risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity, a U.K. Biobank analysis found. […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/severe-obesity-on-the-rise-in-the-u-s/ Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed since a decade ago, according to new government research. The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly one in […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/make-the-diagnosis-its-ugly-and-it-hurts-what-the-heck-is-it/ (MedPage Today) — Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/quizzes/diagnosis/112083 Author : Publish date : 2024-09-24 14:30:03 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. Author : News Health Publish date : 2024-09-24 14:30:03 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/people-detained-in-switzerland-in-connection-with-suspected-suicide-capsule-death/ GENEVA — Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new “suicide capsule.” The “Sarco” capsule, which has never been used before, is designed to allow the person sitting in a […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/radiotherapy-increases-sarcoma-risk-in-tp53-breast-cancer/ TOPLINE:  Patients with breast cancer carrying TP53 pathogenic variants face an 8.8% cumulative risk for developing sarcoma within 15 years of receiving radiotherapy. However, the 10-year cumulative risk of developing any secondary cancer was high in patients with TP53 pathogenic variants, regardless of whether they received radiotherapy. METHODOLOGY: The risk for […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/remarkable-boy-survived-life-support-switch-off-judge-says/ A four-year-old boy who was expected to die shortly after his life support was removed has “confounded” medical expectations, a UK judge has said in a ruling. Months before, the High Court ruled that life-sustaining ventilation was not in the child’s best interest, after hearing evidence from doctors treating him. The […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/medicaid-might-cut-cardiovascular-risk-for-this-one-group/ Getting onto Medicaid might not improve cardiovascular risk factors universally, but it did for some individuals, as secondary analysis of a randomized trial showed. Previously uninsured, low-income individuals who won a lottery slot into Medicaid in Oregon had significantly lowered systolic blood pressure after becoming insured as compared with the overall […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ai-assisted-pathology-poised-to-transform-liver-disease-care/ Digital pathology assisted by artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the diagnosis and treatment of fibrotic liver disease in the next few years and to reshape clinical trials, clearing the way for new therapies. Although the technology is not yet approved for routine clinical use, it’s constantly improving and […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/covid-drug-recall-update-on-nurse-struck-by-lightning-surrogates-pregnancy-risks/ Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Gilead voluntarily recalled one lot of the COVID-19 treatment remdesivir (Veklury) because a customer found a particle of glass in the vial. Novo Nordisk’s CEO is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill this morning, likely facing pushback for the high costs of […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/arrests-after-sarco-suicide-pod-used-in-switzerland/ Police in Switzerland made multiple arrests after someone reportedly ended their life using a so-called suicide pod, in apparently the first case of its kind. Police in the Schaffhausen region said they arrested “several persons” on suspicion of inciting, and aiding and abetting suicide after someone died reportedly by using a […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/greater-cvd-focus-urged-for-t1d/ MADRID — Emerging data pointed to the urgent need for cardiovascular risk reduction in all adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D), including those who are young and those diagnosed in adulthood. At the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2024 Annual Meeting, two entire oral abstract sessions were devoted […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/malnutrition-is-a-european-emergency-say-the-who-and-espen/ It may come as a surprise but Europe has a malnutrition problem. It affects millions of people, yet it is deeply underestimated and requires a shared effort to be resolved. This is the alarm raised during the joint session of The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) and the […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/exclusive-us-to-donate-1-million-mpox-vaccine-doses-to-halt-outbreak-in-africa/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday the donation of 1 million mpox vaccine doses and at least $500 million to African countries to support their response to the outbreak, according to a senior administration official. Biden will make the announcement in New York, where he is […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/atypical-ccca-hair-loss-remains-underappreciated/ New York — The diagnosis of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), the most common form of cicatrizing hair loss in Black women, is still being missed, resulting in delayed diagnoses and inappropriate treatment because of various factors that include atypical presentations. Susan C. Taylor, MD CCCA, which typically features the key […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-to-prescribe-monoclonal-antibodies-for-migraine/ Internist Vincent Martin, MD, said every primary care clinician should know about calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies for preventing migraines. These newer drugs are changing the lives of his patients. “These should be primary care meds,” said Martin, director of the Headache and Facial Pain Center at the University of […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/dealing-with-hot-flashes-try-hypnosis/ Sept. 20, 2024 — There’s an unexpected treatment for hot flashes and other menopause symptoms that’s getting more popular: Clinical hypnosis. Hypnosis is a state of highly focused attention that works through disassociating or putting aside your conscious awareness of things that would ordinarily be in your consciousness, said David Spiegel, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/expert-calls-for-research-into-glp-1s-for-mental-illness/ MILAN — Recent research allaying concerns about suicidality linked to glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, along with evidence of these agents’ potential psychiatric and cognitive benefits, has prompted the lead investigator of a major analysis to urge researchers to explore the potential of these drugs for mental illness. “So far, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/sc-woman-accused-of-murder-after-pregnancy-loss-speaks-out/ ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Amari Marsh had just finished her junior year at South Carolina State University in May 2023 when she received a text message from a law enforcement officer. “Sorry it has taken this long for paperwork to come back,” the officer wrote. “But I finally have the final report, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/why-are-more-cancers-being-diagnosed-at-a-young-age/ BARCELONA, Spain — Over three decades, from 1990 to 2019, the global incidence of early-onset cancer (EOC) increased by 79.1%. Irit Ben-Aharon, MD, PhD, from the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel, presented this alarming figure during her keynote lecture at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Meeting […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-highlights-concerns-over-international-cancer-trials/ The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance aimed at ensuring that international trials for oncology drug approvals apply to US patients with cancer. The agency said in a press release on September 16 that it has been seeing decreasing proportions of US participants in what it […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/us-adult-obesity-prevalence-over-40-severe-obesity-over-9/ TOPLINE: The prevalence of obesity among US adults is 40.3%, and the prevalence of severe obesity is 9.4%, according to the latest data (2021-2023) from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), in its first update since the pandemic. METHODOLOGY: Obesity was defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30, whereas […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/maternal-sleep-and-child-neurodevelopment/ TOPLINE: Maternal short sleep duration during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk for neurodevelopmental delays in offspring, particularly in boys. The study suggests that higher levels of cord blood C-peptide may partly mediate this association. METHODOLOGY: Researchers followed 7059 mother-child pairs from the Maternal & Infants Health in Hefei cohort […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/sex-and-gender-influence-outcomes-in-colorectal-cancer/ BARCELONA, SPAIN — Not all patients with colorectal cancer are the same, and more research is needed to examine differences between patients according to their sex, gender, and even menopause status, according to experts speaking here at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Meeting 2024. Kathrin Heinrich, MD “The […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/more-deaths-in-women-than-men/ Women are less likely to develop atrial fibrillation (AF) after open heart surgery than men. But if they do experience postoperative AF, they have a higher long-term risk for mortality. These are the results of a US study published in JAMA Network Open. “Postoperative atrial fibrillation remains a common and clinically […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/experts-fear-glp-1-drugs-could-trigger-teen-eating-disorders/ As a psychiatrist specializing in eating disorders, Kim Dennis, MD, has seen firsthand the complex relationship between obesity treatment and mental health in adolescents. Kim Dennis, MD Now, with the rising popularity of medications like Ozempic for weight loss, she fears she will care for more teens with eating disorders who […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-approves-first-at-home-nasal-flu-vaccine/ 2024 — The FDA on Friday approved FluMist, a nasal spray flu vaccine that you or a caregiver can now give at home — no health care provider needed. It’s the first flu vaccine of its kind, offering a needle-free option that’s both simple and convenient, and its maker hopes it […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/disability-reduction-is-a-twist-in-negative-btki-rrms-trial/ COPENHAGEN — In two phase 3 head-to-head comparing the Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) tolebrutinib to the immunomodulatory teriflunomide for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), there was no advantage on the primary endpoint of relapse, but the greater protection against disability, a secondary endpoint, might change thinking about BTKis as a potential […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-north-carolina-made-its-hospitals-act-on-medical-debt/ North Carolina officials had been quietly laboring for months on an ambitious plan to tackle the state’s mammoth medical debt problem when Gov. Roy Cooper stepped before cameras in July to announce the initiative.  But as Cooper stood by the stairs of the executive mansion and called for “freeing people from […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/loneliness-disease-link-debatable/ Rather than a causal risk factor for diseases such as stroke, dementia, CVD, and psychiatric illness, loneliness may be a surrogate marker of disease, new research suggested. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/loneliness-disease-link-debatable-2024a1000ha5?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2024-09-24 04:41:46 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. Author […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/children-placed-in-emergency-care-over-lack-of-respite-services/ BBC Rita Orr said she pleaded for two years to get extra support for her son, Callum The mother of a teenager with severe learning difficulties says she was so desperate for help from social services that she felt she had “no option” but to drop him at school and not […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/tesla-trial-does-timing-make-or-break-thrombectomy-for-large-core-strokes/ The TESLA trial was unable to support a benefit to thrombectomy for stroke patients with large-core infarcts identified on noncontrast CT within 24 hours. Unlike other studies, endovascular therapy in TESLA conferred no significantly better improvement in 90-day functional outcome based on the mean utility-weighted modified Rankin Scale (mRS). With a […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/one-in-three-former-nfl-players-believe-they-have-cte/ Survey data reported that about a third of former NFL players believed they had CTE. Men with perceived CTE were twice as likely to report suicidality. Those with perceived CTE also were likely to have problems associated with cognitive impairment. About a third of former National Football League (NFL) players believed […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/euphoric-2-years-ago-anti-abortion-movement-now-divided-worried-as-election-nears/ Just 2 years ago, leading anti-abortion activists were euphoric as the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, thus ending the nationwide right to abortion. Now, with a presidential election fast approaching, their movement is disunited and worried. Within their own ranks, there is second-guessing and finger-pointing, plus […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/prolonged-symptoms-after-lyme-disease-what-cdc-wants-doctors-to-know/ A new toolkit can help physicians navigate the management of patients with prolonged symptoms after antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease, discussants said during a CDC webinar for clinicians last week. “Lyme disease is really so much more than a medical issue. It’s a social phenomenon that’s driven by a combination of […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/6-types-of-cancer-associated-with-excessive-alcohol-use/ Share on PinterestA new report highlights a strong association between excessive alcohol consumption and the risk of six different types of cancer, including breast, colorectal, and liver cancer. Kevin Trimmer/Getty Images Six types of cancer have been linked with excessive alcohol consumption, including breast, colorectal, and liver cancer, research shows. In […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/cdc-alerts-on-mpox-prevention-for-patients-heading-to-areas-with-clade-i-outbreaks/ The CDC issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) update on Monday, emphasizing vaccination and patient education for U.S. travelers visiting countries with clade I mpox outbreaks, particularly for people at risk for acquiring mpox from sexual exposure. The update is in response to the latest outbreak of the clade I mpox […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/jak-inhibitors-edge-out-anti-tnfs-for-pain-relief-in-rheumatoid-arthritis/ Targeted drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are not created equal when it comes to pain relief, a retrospective study from Sweden indicated, although the differences appeared to be modest. Three months after starting a new targeted RA therapy, patients on Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors reported decreases in pain that were an […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/training-on-cadavers-still-essential-for-medical-students/ New technologies have emerged for teaching anatomy to medical students, from full-size replica human models to virtual reality programs. But training with cadavers — called donor dissection — remains a critical component of medical education. “Everyone was excited about using technology and virtual reality, which has been great, but now people […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/study-indicates-who-may-benefit-most-from-ga-treatment/ A real-world retrospective study has shown that patients experiencing progressive daily vision loss from geographic atrophy (GA), a late form of nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, may derive the most benefit from the complement inhibitor pegcetacoplan, which the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last year approved as the first treatment for […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/gamification-offers-youth-some-benefit-in-adhd-depression/ Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) with game-like elements — also known as gamification — appeared to provide limited benefit for some mental health conditions in young people, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. Among more than 2,900 youth in 27 randomized controlled trials (RCTs), gamified DMHIs had small but significant […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/perfecting-the-on-call-system-medpage-today/ Fred Pelzman is an associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell, and has been a practicing internist for nearly 30 years. He is medical director of Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates. So, this past weekend I’ve been on call for our practice. Starting at 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon, and going […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mpox-lessons-from-2022-for-future-preparedness/ Shah is a an internal medicine physician and hospitalist. The 2022 mpox outbreak caught many off guard, quickly spreading beyond endemic areas in Africa to other parts of the world, including Europe and North America. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), as […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/children-with-cancer-may-benefit-from-having-a-cat-or-dog-pen-pal/ A drawing by a child who took part in the animal pen pal scheme Courtesy of YAPS and Anne Gillespie Seriously ill children and teenagers appear to get emotional benefits from exchanging letters with cats and dogs affected by cancer. The interspecies pen pal programme allows young people facing cancer and […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/younger-patients-have-more-regrets-about-hysterectomy/ Patients who had a hysterectomy at age 30 or younger had higher rates of regret compared with those who had the procedure after 30, a survey-based retrospective cohort study found. Those 30 and younger had significantly greater regret about both the surgery (32.5% vs 9.1%, P Author : News Health Publish […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mcdonald-criteria-revisions-signal-shift-toward-ms-as-a-biologically-based-disease/ An upcoming revised version of the McDonald diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) will include new MS biomarkers, a panel of experts said. The revisions signal a shift toward looking at MS more as a biologically based disease, noted Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD, of Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, who […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/10-minute-intervention-boosts-health-worker-well-being/ In a randomized trial involving healthcare workers, a brief web-based intervention integrated into routine continuing medical education led to short-term improvements in four domains associated with well-being, results published in JAMA Network Open showed. In this exclusive video interview, study author J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, of the Duke Center for the […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/navigators-act-as-trusted-guides-for-rheumatology-patients/ When a large rheumatology clinic in Richmond, Virginia, heard that Medicare would be reimbursing patient navigators, they decided to launch their own virtual navigator program.  Blake Wehman “We read about it and felt like it was the perfect representation of what we were already trying to do,” said Blake Wehman, founder […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-approves-bimekizumab-for-three-rheumatologic-conditions/ The US Food and Drug Administration has approved bimekizumab-bkzx (Bimzelx; UCB) for adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), active nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) with objective signs of inflammation, and active ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The drug, an interleukin (IL)-17A and IL-17F inhibitor, was first approved in October 2023 for treatment of […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/lebanese-doctor-races-to-save-the-eyes-of-those-hurt-by-exploding-tech-devices/ BEIRUT — For almost a week, ophthalmologist Elias Jaradeh has worked around the clock, trying to keep up with the flood of patients whose eyes were injured when pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse across Lebanon. He has lost track of how many eye operations he has performed in multiple hospitals, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/popes-illness-docs-against-trump-another-contact-of-missouri-h5n1-case-fell-ill/ Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Pope canceled audiences on Monday due to flu-like illness. (AP) FDA said that the controversial fentanyl lollipops will no longer be sold. (CBS News) Pennsylvania-based Lehigh Valley Health Network will pay $65 million to settle charges it failed to prevent hackers […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/u-s-deaths-tied-to-extreme-temps-may-double-triple-by-mid-21st-century/ Deaths related to extreme temperatures in the U.S. were projected to increase substantially by the mid-21st century, with Black and Hispanic adults projected to disproportionately be affected by this increase, according to a cross-sectional study in JAMA Network Open. In this video interview, Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH, of the University of […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/pertussis-rates-climbing-in-the-united-states/ Pertussis cases in the United States have increased fourfold compared with the same time period last year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Reports from several states illustrate this trend, thought to be due to reduced immunity across the country. The Alaska Department of Health […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/what-doulas-do-for-moms-to-be/ It’s well known that the United States enjoys the dubious distinction of having the worst maternal morbidity and mortality rates among industrialized nations. Maternal mortality in this country increased by 14% from 2018 to 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. But a […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/brazil-has-many-physicians-few-medical-residency-positions/ Brazil has never had so many active physicians. The latest survey conducted by the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) in 2023 revealed 575,930 active physicians, which corresponds to an average of 2.81 physicians per thousand inhabitants, representing the highest ratio ever recorded in the country. What could seem like a relief […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-clears-ai-powered-thyroid-ultrasound-analysis-system/ TOPLINE: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 510(k) clearance to See-Mode Technologies for their AI-based thyroid ultrasound analysis and reporting software. While various AI tools for the evaluation of thyroid nodules have received FDA approval, See-Mode reports that their technology is the first FDA-cleared product providing detection as […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/big-strides-and-big-gaps/ Despite the “remarkable progress” in cancer research and care, cancer remains “an ongoing public health challenge,” which requires significant attention and funding, according to the Cancer Progress Report 2024 from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). The AACR’s 216-page report — an annual endeavor now in its 14th year — […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-the-future-of-medicine-will-revolve-around-our-gut/ Meet your new patients. You can’t see them, but trillions — maybe quadrillions — of them travel in and out of your practice every day. They’re hungry, mysterious, community-oriented, and small. Very, very small. They’re the microbes occupying your current patients’ guts. Someday soon, you’ll prescribe medicine not just for humans […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/oral-epilepsy-drug-eases-symptoms-of-osa/ An epilepsy drug sold in Europe as Ospolot and also known as sulthiame showed promise in reducing sleep disordered breathing and other symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), based on data from nearly 300 individuals presented in a late-breaking study at the European Respiratory Society Congress 2024. “Current therapies are mechanical […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ai-excludes-heart-attack-better-than-specialist-criteria/ A machine-learning–based artificial intelligence (AI) program developed by German researchers rapidly and easily rules out a heart attack in patients presenting with chest pain in the emergency department. In a retrospective study, the program named ARTEMIS performed significantly better than traditional diagnostic criteria, the authors reported in a paper published in […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/medicare-funding-supports-residency-expansion/ Residency programs across the country may have a few more slots for incoming residents due to a recent bump in Medicare funding. Case in point: The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The state has one of the top stroke rates in the country, and yet UAB has the only hospital […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/nurses-in-england-reject-offer-of-5-5-pay-rise/ Nurses in England have voted to reject the government’s offer of a 5.5% pay rise, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said. Members of the RCN rejected the deal by two-thirds in a record high turnout of around 145,000. The pay award for 2024-2025 was announced by the chancellor at […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/does-medicare-advantage-offer-higher-value-chemotherapy/ TOPLINE: Medicare Advantage plans had lower adjusted total resource use than traditional Medicare for patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, with no difference in 18-month survival between the two groups. METHODOLOGY: Private Medicare Advantage plans enroll more than half of the Medicare population, but it is unknown if or how the cost […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/comorbidity-control-might-slow-ms-activity/ COPENHAGEN — The largest and perhaps most rigorous study to demonstrate an association between the presence of comorbidities and accelerated progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) is sufficiently compelling that both the study author and an independent expert maintained clinical practice should be adjusted. Even while acknowledging that “it is hard to […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/tumor-subtypes-and-racial-disparities-in-bc/ TOPLINE: Black women in the United States have higher breast cancer (BC) mortality rates than White women across tumor subtypes. The greatest disparity in BC-specific survival was observed in hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor 2–negative (HER2−) tumors, with Black women having a 50% higher risk for death. METHODOLOGY: US […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/does-bariatric-surgery-also-improve-thyroid-function/ TOPLINE: Metabolic/bariatric surgery (MBS) reduces thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (fT3) levels, and thyroid hormone resistance indices in patients with obesity, changes strongly correlated with improvement in body composition.  METHODOLOGY: Recent studies have linked obesity with increased levels of TSH and thyroid hormones; however, the role that body fat distribution plays […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/positive-stem-cell-transplant-data-are-increasing-its-use/ COPENHAGEN — As a rescue intervention for multiple sclerosis (MS), hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is being offered with greater frequency at centers experienced with this approach. With only one completed randomized trial available, HSCT remains experimental, but the number of patients treated with this approach has now reached substantial numbers […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/canadas-first-nations-communities-call-for-clean-water/ Dozens of First Nations communities across Canada live their day-to-day lives with concerns about the quality of their drinking water, never-ending boil water advisories, and water-related illnesses. In northern Ontario, for instance, members of the Neskantaga First Nation have endured the longest boil water advisory in the country. It has lasted […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/feds-sue-three-biggest-pbms-over-insulin-costs/ The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), alleging that they have steered patients to buying higher-priced insulins so that they can reap more profits. The federal agency took action against CVS Health’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum and their […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/six-things-to-fix-the-nhs/ Getty Images/BBC The government in England is planning the biggest reimagining of the NHS in its history. It follows a damning report by surgeon and independent peer Lord Darzi, which warned the health service was in a “critical condition”. The prime minister has said the new 10-year plan will be based […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/insulin-therapy-de-escalation-to-fixed-ratio-combo-safe/ MADRID — The de-escalation of a multiple daily injection regimen of insulin for type 2 diabetes to a once-daily fixed-ratio combination of insulin glargine U100 and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist lixisenatide (iGlarLixi) provides similar glucose control, with added benefits including weight reduction, without increasing the risk for hypoglycemia, new research […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/whooping-cough-rising-fast-especially-among-teens/ Whooping cough is surging in the US, with four times as many cases reported so far this year, compared to all of 2023.  The CDC said 14,569 cases had been reported as of Sept. 14, compared to 3475 in all of 2023.  There were 291 new cases reported for the week […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/isatuximab-approved-first-line-for-transplant-ineligible-mm/ The Food and Drug Administration expanded the label of isatuximab-irfc (Sarclisa — Sanofi-Aventis) on September 20 to include treatment with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant. The new first-line indication joins two previous approvals of the CD38 antibody for later-line indications, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-expands-indication-for-amivantamab-in-lung-cancer/ The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a second-line indication to amivantamab-vmjw (Rybrevant, Janssen Biotech, Inc.) in non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).  Amivantamab with carboplatin and pemetrexed is now indicated for adults with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations whose disease […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/psilocybin-bests-ssri-for-mdd-in-first-long-term-comparison/ MILAN — Psilocybin is associated with a better overall outcome in the treatment of moderate to severe major depressive disorder (MDD) than with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) escitalopram, results of the first long-term comparison of the two treatments suggest. “This is the first work to compare the long-term effects […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/do-a-real-study-then-we-can-talk-what-we-heard-this-week/ “Do a real study, then we can talk about the data.” — Theo Heller, MD, of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland, on the lack of adequate data to support obeticholic acid (Ocaliva) for primary biliary cholangitis. “In the ocean, they get into the […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/the-best-prescription-for-safety-in-pharmacy/ Watterson is an assistant professor of pharmacy. The summer of 2016, the year before I graduated pharmacy school, I was working as a student intern. My day started at 7:45 a.m. before the pharmacy opened, and ended after 9 p.m. when the store closed. There were no stools to sit on, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/which-covid-strain-is-expected-to-take-over-in-the-coming-months/ 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/women-with-ms-less-likely-to-receive-treatment-than-men/ Women were less likely than men to be treated for relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS), French registry data showed. Women had a lower probability of receiving any disease-modifying treatment (DMT) and were even less likely to get high-efficacy DMTs, reported Antoine Gavoille, MD, of Hospices Civils de Lyon in France, at the […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/high-adhd-medication-doses-tied-to-psychosis-rapid-tests-for-malaria/ 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/xec-what-we-know-about-the-new-covid-19-variant-and-its-symptoms/ Covid-19 variant XEC may spread more easily than previous variants Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock A new covid-19 variant called XEC has started to spread worldwide, primarily in Europe. Early evidence indicates that it may transmit more easily than past variants, but public health experts say the new variant is very similar to past […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/zachary-quinto-steps-into-giant-sized-doctors-shoes-in-nbcs-brilliant-minds/ There’s a great moment in the first episode of the new NBC medical drama “Brilliant Minds” when it becomes very clear that we’re not dealing with a typical TV doctor. Zachary Quinto is behind the wheel of a car barreling down a New York City parkway, packed with hospital interns, abruptly […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/kids-with-ms-may-have-better-outcomes-when-started-on-high-efficacy-treatment-early/ Starting high-efficacy monoclonal antibody therapy during childhood reduced long-term disability in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (MS), registry data suggested. Among 282 patients with pediatric-onset MS, 39% started high-efficacy therapy early (at ages 12-17), and 61% started late (ages 20-22). High-efficacy therapy was defined as ocrelizumab (Ocrevus), rituximab (Rituxan), or natalizumab (Tysabri). At […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/glp-1-drugs-may-prevent-3400-heart-attacks-strokes-a-year/ Share on PinterestGLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and prevent more than 34,000 heart attacks and strokes a year. Iparraguirre Recio/Getty Images GLP-1s, the class of drugs including Ozempic and Mounjaro, treat diabetes and obesity, but some have also shown significant cardiovascular benefits. […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/turning-cold-tumors-into-hot-tumors/ Despite the paradigm-changing impact of immunotherapy on cancer treatment, only a minority of patients obtain long-term benefits from the treatment. The most common estimate is that about 20% of cancers have durable responses. Certain types of tumors make up the majority of that 20%, such as melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ftc-sues-top-pharmacy-benefit-managers-over-insulin-prices/ The federal government is suing three big pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for patients with diabetes. Three companies that process about 80% of prescriptions in the U.S. — Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx — have engaged […]