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Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-warns-companies-over-products-made-with-amniotic-fluid/ The FDA has sent warning letters to two companies regarding their amniotic membrane- and fluid-derived PalinGen products, charging they should be regulated as drugs and biologics. One of the letters, addressed to Phoenix, Arizona-based Pinnacle Transplant Technologies’ president and chief executive officer Roger W. Rose, claimed the company distributed products derived […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/the-case-against-white-coats-addicted-to-nasal-spray-get-ready-for-a-shift-with-me/ The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. “Just because I don’t wear a white coat doesn’t make me any less of a doctor,” said internist @dr.evab, advocating for comfort and confidence over traditional white coat uniforms. “Who says surgeons and anesthesiologists can’t get […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/uva-health-surgeons-sound-alarm-on-upcoding/ More light has been shed on allegations of a toxic work environment at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and UVA Health. About a year ago, surgeons had raised concerns that they were pressured by leadership to upcode in an effort to bring in more money, according to The Daily […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/doctors-warn-people-not-to-ignore-rash/ Getty Images Scabies can lead to secondary skin infections, if not treated. People are being told not to ignore an itchy rash, with GPs in England reporting a spike in scabies – the highly infectious skin infestation. The condition is caused by a mite which burrows under the skin to lay […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/emerging-fungal-infections-demand-all-out-approach/ As the number of drug-resistant and other troublesome tinea infections grows, perhaps the only certainty is that these are not the tinea subtypes that most providers studied in medical school. As dermatologists, public health officials, and infectious disease specialists scramble to raise awareness about prevention and treatment, challenges ranging from a […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/docs-covid-spending-bust-plastic-surgeon-faces-10m-suit-letby-loses-appeal/ Washington state dermatologist William Philip Werschler, MD, has been indicted on charges that he used $1.5 million in COVID relief funds to buy sports cars, real estate, and pay off personal debt. (KREM) A woman has filed a $10 million lawsuit against New York plastic surgeon Ammar Mahmoud, MD, alleging he […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-much-should-doctors-give-to-charity/ This question we are going to address today is a loaded and very personal one. The question is: How much should we give to charity? Everyone must determine the answer to this for themselves. However, one could argue that as high-income earners, doctors have a greater obligation. My wife Selenid and […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/medicaid-expansion-linked-to-better-survival-in-aggressive-breast-cancer/ Women with newly diagnosed hormone receptor (HR)-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer were more likely to receive timely treatment and have longer survival in states that participated in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, a nationwide study showed. For over 31,000 women with this aggressive breast cancer, Medicaid expansion was associated with […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/50-years-after-city-halted-prison-medical-testing-families-seek-reparations/ Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed an Ivy League researcher to conduct human testing on incarcerated people, many of them Black, for decades. Now, survivors of the program and their descendants want reparations. Thousands of people at Holmesburg Prison were exposed to painful […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/potential-drivers-of-lcins/ The incidence of lung cancer in never-smokers (LCINS) is increasing, and experts think climate change may be driving this. LCINS differs histologically and epidemiologically from smoking-related cancers, occurring almost always as adenocarcinomas and mostly affecting women and individuals of Asian ancestry, according to a study published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/electric-skin-patch-could-keep-wounds-free-of-infection/ Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria can enter the body via skin wounds Scott Camazine/Alamy A patch that zaps the skin with electrical pulses could be used before or after surgery to prevent bacteria on the skin from causing blood poisoning, reducing our reliance on antibiotics. Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria usually live harmlessly on human […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/epa-imposes-stricter-standards-to-protect-kids-from-lead-paint-exposure/ Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes, the Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and childcare facilities. A final rule announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets limits on lead dust on floors and window […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/more-evidence-ties-semaglutide-to-reduced-alzheimers-risk/ A new study provides real-world evidence to support the potential repurposing of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, for prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).  Adults with type 2 diabetes who were prescribed the GLP-1 RA semaglutide had a significantly lower risk for […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/anatomy-of-a-suicide-crisis-life-after-abuse/ Lee is a psychiatry resident. Content warning: discussion of suicide & domestic violence. If you are in crisis, text or call 988. “Do you know what it is that I fear the most? When I yearn for something so much in a world so hopeless that it weakens my heart.” — […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mutational-profile-can-help-guide-waldenstrom-treatment/ NEW YORK — In the wake of details about the molecular pathophysiology of Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), an expert gave an update on current and expanding options for treatment. Most importantly, determining the mutational status of patients with WM has become a first or early step in guiding first- and second-line therapies, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/car-t-not-a-clear-winner/ NEW YORK — In a three-way debate on whether to prioritize chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, bispecific antibodies (BsAbs), or one of the novel oral targeted therapies for relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma (R/R FL), no expert conceded. Acknowledging that hers was the weakest position, even the specialist who defended novel targeted […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/blood-tests-for-alzheimers-are-hereare-clinicians-ready/ With the approval of anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies to treat early-stage Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the need for accurate and early diagnosis is crucial. Blood-based biomarkers offer a promising alternative to amyloid PET scans and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis and are being increasingly used in clinical practice to support an AD diagnosis. Recently, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/acip-recommends-pcv-for-adults-aged-50-years-or-older/ The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) now recommends a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) for all PCV-naive adults aged 50 years or older. The new recommendation, which passed with an ACIP member vote of 14 for and one against, expands the current age-based […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/a-dermatologists-tips-for-supporting-lgbtq-youth/ HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Dermatologists who believe they have little to offer LGBTQ children and adolescents beyond routine care, Markus Boos, MD, PhD, urges them to consider the potential impact they can have on these patients. Markus Boos, MD, PhD “Sometimes in dermatology we might say, ‘This gender care stuff, that’s […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/lucy-letby-loses-bid-to-appeal-against-conviction/ Convicted killer Lucy Letby’s bid to appeal against her latest conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Letby’s lawyers asked senior judges for approval to appeal against her most recent conviction, which followed a retrial in July for a charge of […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/uk-regulator-tells-doctors-to-watch-for-obesity-injection-misuse/ The UK’s drug safety regulator is asking doctors to be alert for patients who may be misusing obesity injections, such as Wegovy. It follows reports of some people who are not obese becoming sick, after using the jabs for weight loss. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) stresses that […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mepivacaine-reduces-iud-placement-pain/ TOPLINE: Mepivacaine instillation significantly reduced pain during intrauterine device (IUD) placement in nulliparous women. More than 90% of women in the intervention group reported tolerable pain compared with 80% of those in the placebo group. METHODOLOGY: A multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted in 12 centers in Sweden, which involved […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/video-laryngoscopy-improves-success-rate-of-emergency-tracheal-intubation/ TOPLINE: In critically ill patients, video laryngoscopy offers superior glottic visualization, reduces the incidence of esophageal intubation, and improves the first-attempt success rate of emergency tracheal intubation in hospital but not in prehospital settings. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 26 randomized controlled trials with 5952 critically ill […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fm-led-obstetric-units-achieve-lower-c-section-rates/ Labor and delivery centers run by family medicine (FM) healthcare providers have a lower cesarean delivery rate and better safety culture than centers led by obstetricians (OBs), based on observational data from Iowa hospitals. These findings show how FM providers backed up by general surgeons can deliver a high standard of […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/small-increase-in-breast-cancer-with-levonorgestrel-iud/ TOPLINE:  The use of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer. An analysis by Danish researchers found 14 extra cases of breast cancer per 10,000 women using this type of an intrauterine device (IUD) vs women not using hormonal contraceptives. METHODOLOGY: The investigators used […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/cardiac-arrest-mortality-in-us-emergency-departments/ TOPLINE: Disparities in emergency department (ED) mortality and patient outcomes after cardiac arrest in the United States emphasize an urgent need for equitable healthcare resources and policies. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort analysis using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample database. A total of 1,414,060 adults (mean age for men vs […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/disposable-vapes-to-be-banned-from-june-says-government/ The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in England from June next year, the government has confirmed. Ministers say the move is intended to prevent environmental damage and protect children’s health. Similar bans are expected to be introduced by the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. A ban […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-elective-for-med-students-gives-credit-for-parenting-caregiving/ The University of Minnesota Medical School is offering an elective that lets medical students who are new parents or the primary caregivers for a family member earn credit for their caregiving experiences. Emily Cunningham, a third-year medical student at the school, took the “new parent/caregiver” elective in July. Her second child […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/prolonged-treatment-for-endometriosis-may-harm-live-birth-rate-in-ivf/ DENVER — Two common treatments for advanced stage endometriosis were associated with negative reproductive outcomes for in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) compared to no treatment, an interim analysis of a randomized three-arm clinical trial showed. Women with endometriosis randomized to dienogest (Visanne) — a fourth-generation progestin — […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/scripts-for-glp-1-sglt2-drugs-on-the-rise-in-type-1-diabetes-patients/ GLP-1 receptor agonist or SGLT2 inhibitor prescribing became more common for people with type 1 diabetes in recent years, a nationwide cross-sectional analysis found. From 2010 to 2023, the percentage of type 1 diabetes patients prescribed an agent from one of these two classes increased from 0.7% to 8.3%, with the […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/first-cases-of-new-neurology-syndrome-identified/ Three unrelated children with deletions of CHASERR, a long non-coding RNA, had a severe neurological disorder not previously identified. The CHASERR deletions and the resulting increased expression of a nearby coding gene — CHD2 — caused an unnamed, early-onset syndrome of severe encephalopathy with cortical atrophy, cerebral hypomyelination, and facial dysmorphism, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/acip-backs-extra-covid-vax-dose-for-seniors-pneumococcal-vax-for-adults-50-and-up/ The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on Wednesday in favor of new recommendations for COVID-19, pneumococcal, and influenza vaccines to protect individuals from severe illness. In an update to recommendations from June, in three unanimous votes, ACIP recommended a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID vaccine for adults […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/a-look-at-food-related-illnesses-at-restaurants-over-the-years/ Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are pretty rare for well-known restaurant chains, but they do happen. This week, an outbreak of Escherichia coli food poisonings linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized. McDonald’s has […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/want-to-fix-ed-boarding-try-surgical-smoothing-expert-says/ Want to fix the problem of patients “boarding” for days on end in the emergency department (ED) while they wait to be admitted to the inpatient unit? It starts with “surgical smoothing,” said Peter Viccellio, MD, professor and vice chairman of emergency medicine at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/poor-sleep-at-age-40-linked-to-accelerated-brain-aging/ Poor sleep in early midlife was associated with faster brain aging on MRI. Sleep quality at age 40 appeared to predict brain age 15 years later. People with more than three poor sleep characteristics had a brain age that was 2.6 years older than those with no more than one of […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/what-will-the-iv-fluid-shortage-mean-for-hospital-finance/ Glatter is an assistant professor of emergency medicine. Papadakos is a director of critical care medicine and a professor of anesthesiology, surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, and internal medicine. The American health system is already in a major financial crisis, as a result of supply chain issues and a staffing crisis exacerbated by […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/surgical-centers-urged-to-nix-mandatory-pre-op-pregnancy-tests/ PHILADELPHIA — Given the questionable legal status of abortion in many states, hospitals are urged to reconsider their mandatory perioperative pregnancy tests, speakers advised here at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual meeting. Traditional thinking had been that operators should screen women for preoperative pregnancy to minimize the odds of […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fast-acting-novel-depression-tx-lumryz-label-expanded-glp-1s-for-addiction/ As an adjunctive treatment to antidepressants, investigational SPN-820 — a novel, first-in-class intracellular modulator of mTORC1 that was developed to provide a rapid-onset response — was safe and effective in adults with major depressive disorder in a phase IIa study, said Supernus Pharmaceuticals. Risk of sudden cardiac death was 4.5-fold higher […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-expands-approval-of-rsv-vaccine-abrysvo-to-include-all-at-risk-adults/ The FDA expanded the approval of the bivalent RSV prefusion F (RSVpreF) vaccine (Abrysvo) to include the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in high-risk adults ages 18 to 59 years, Pfizer announced on Tuesday. The approval expands on the vaccine’s existing indications for […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/hawking-health-conspiracies-how-unitedhealth-pressures-docs-hospitals-high-prices/ Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Cashing In on Medical Conspiracies A Canadian businessman once considered a rising star quit his family’s business to pursue opportunities rooted in conspiracy theories, according to CBC News. Foster Coulson once said […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/therapeutic-dmard-monitoring-has-potential-but-also-hurdles/ Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) — the practice of using laboratory testing to measure blood levels of drugs — has garnered growing interest among rheumatologists in managing patients on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), but that hasn’t exactly translated to widespread practice. While TDM has made some inroads with patients taking monoclonal antibodies, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/make-the-diagnosis-she-feels-fine-but-why-do-her-fingers-look-like-this/ Presentation A 38-year-old woman visited her doctor about itchy, raised spots that developed on her fingers 5 days prior. On examination, multiple vesicles of varying sizes, forming bullae on the distal fingers of both hands, were seen. She was not on any medications and had no recent history of trauma. She […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/nhs-will-not-fund-donanemab-for-alzheimers/ The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that donanemab is not approved for use on the NHS on the day that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the drug as a new treatment for adults in the early stages of the condition who have […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/what-is-the-recreational-drug-pink-cocaine/ A recreational drug called “pink cocaine” is getting attention and causing confusion since it doesn’t typically contain cocaine. The pink powder — really a grab bag of different drugs dyed pink — has turned up in drug seizures, prompting warnings from law enforcement. Pink cocaine is also known as “tusi,” but […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/lack-of-awareness-of-steroid-toxicity-risk-in-neurologists/ SAVANNAH, Georgia — There is a lack of understanding among neuromuscular specialists on how to balance the risks for and benefits of corticosteroids (CSs) when treating patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), results of a US survey showed. For both MG and CIDP specialists, uncertainty […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/climate-change-forces-rethink-of-medical-curricula-in-europe/ Dengue, malaria, heat waves, bacteria-infested shellfish, and pollution-related respiratory issues were once the realm of tropical medicine and faraway climes. Now these issues are becoming increasingly relevant and common in Europe owing to the impact of climate change. But despite the link between climate and health being one of the most […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/the-rising-tide-of-atrial-fibrillation-is-primary-care-ready/ The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is on the rise, and recent joint guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) stress the role of primary care clinicians in prevention and management. One in three White and one in five Black Americans will develop AF in their […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/can-restricting-carbs-cut-the-need-for-medication-in-t2d/ Eating a low-carbohydrate diet can help preserve beta-cell function in people with mild type 2 diabetes (T2D), potentially allowing some to achieve target glucose levels without medication, new research suggests. In the 12-week study of 57 people with T2D who were not using insulin, C-peptide levels were significantly higher among those […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/pcps-can-help-ease-this-public-health-catastrophe/ Recent reports suggest diabetic retinopathy is more common in younger people than previously thought, leading to a call for more frequent screening for this condition and more attention to follow-up after diagnosis. The increased incidence of diabetic retinopathy is “a potentially unappreciated public health catastrophe,” wrote Julie Rosenthal, MD, MS, of […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/social-adversity-tied-to-worse-mortality-in-ph/ BOSTON — Social adversity is associated with worse survival among patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), according to a new retrospective study of a New York City population. Among patients with HIV with heart failure, PH was associated with about a threefold increase in all-cause mortality, but that risk increased to about […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/cancers-other-toll-long-term-financial-fallout/ SAN FRANCISCO — While the physical toll of cancer is well documented, the financial toll can also be severe and lasting. Overall, patients with cancer tend to face higher rates of debt collection, medical collections, and bankruptcies, as well as lower credit scores, according to two new studies presented at the […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/marburg-virus-all-your-questions-about-the-deadly-disease-outbreak-answered/ A scanning electron micrograph of Marburg virus particles NIAID Rwanda is facing its first ever Marburg virus outbreak. Beginning in late September, 62 cases and 15 deaths had been reported by 17 October, mostly among healthcare workers in Kigali, the capital city. More than 800 contacts of infected people have been […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-ransom-demands-ai-risks/ From the largest healthcare companies to solo practices, just every organization in medicine faces a risk for costly cyberattacks. In recent years, hackers have threatened to release the personal information of patients and employees — or paralyze online systems — unless they’re paid a ransom. Should companies pay? It’s not an […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/a-doctor-gets-the-save-when-a-little-league-umpire-collapses/ Emergencies happen anywhere, anytime, and sometimes, medical professionals find themselves in situations where they are the only ones who can help. Is There a Doctor in the House? is a Medscape Medical News series telling these stories. I sincerely believe that what goes around comes around. Good things come to good people. […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/three-vs-six-cycles-of-chemo-for-retinoblastoma/ TOPLINE: Compared with six cycles, three cycles of chemotherapy for high-risk retinoblastoma showed noninferior 5-year disease-free survival (DFS). The three-cycle regimen also resulted in fewer adverse events and lower costs. METHODOLOGY: The introduction of chemotherapy has increased survival rates for patients with retinoblastoma, but the optimal number of postoperative adjuvant cycles […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/gotistobart-trial-for-nsclc-on-partial-clinical-hold/ The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a partial clinical hold on the phase 3 PRESERVE-003 trial of BNT316/ONC-392 (gotistobart, BioNTech and OncoC4) for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) due to varying results in patients with squamous and non-squamous NSCLC. Gotistobart is a next-generation anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 antibody […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/icd-10-cm-codes-debut-for-two-hair-loss-disorders/ On October 1, 2024, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes for central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) and frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) took effect for the first time, a development characterized as a critical advancement in the field of hair loss disorders. Maria Hordinsky, MD “CCCA and FFA […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/8-point-ordinal-score-scale-predicts-slah-success/ In a retrospective cohort, a clinical heuristic composed of eight binary variables helped identify which patients with medial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) were best suited for stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy (SLAH). Although identifying individual predictors of SLAH success has proven difficult, said authors led by Adam S. Dickey, MD, the novel scale […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/is-the-system-letting-down-people-who-were-harmed-by-covid-vaccines/ BBC There is nothing in life that is free of risk. That includes vaccines. But the evidence is compelling that the benefits of getting immunised with those vaccines recommended in the UK far outweigh the possibility of serious side effects. The level of benefit from Covid vaccines is well documented. And […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/vaccine-to-be-trialled-for-vomiting-bug/ Getty Images A vaccine is to be trialled on thousands of people to find out if it could protect against norovirus – a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The easily spreadable winter virus can affect people of all ages and have huge consequences – often closing hospital wards, taking […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/most-egg-donors-feel-good-about-donation-open-to-meeting-kids-survey-shows/ DENVER — Most oocyte donors reported feeling positive about donation, and most are open to future contact with those children, according to a retrospective survey study. Among 234 donors, 88.3% said they continued to feel “happy/proud/good” about their donation, reported Sarah Holley, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco, during […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/misinformation-a-concern-of-physician-advocates-on-both-sides-of-the-abortion-issue/ WASHINGTON — Abortion misinformation has been on the minds of ob/gyns this week — on both sides of the abortion issue. On Tuesday morning here, a coalition of anti-abortion groups, including the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), the Catholic Medical Association, and the Christian Medical & Dental Associations […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/oral-cephalosporin-may-hold-potential-for-early-syphilis/ Oral cefixime yielded similar rates of treatment success for early syphilis when compared with penicillin, according to preliminary results of a small randomized trial. At 3 or 6 months post-treatment, 87.5% of the 56 patients who received cefixime, 89.2% of the 49 who received benzathine penicillin G, and all seven patients […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mind-diet-and-cognitive-decline-gene-therapy-for-parkinsons-curbing-ms-fatigue/ The MIND diet was associated with slower cognitive decline in both Black and white older adults, but relationships appeared to vary with other lifestyle and vascular factors. (Alzheimer’s and Dementia) A meta-analysis identified causal genetic effects of brain volumes in attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and Parkinson’s disease. (Nature Genetics) A high dose […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/sodium-channel-blocker-relieves-acute-pain-in-phase-iii-data/ PHILADELPHIA — An oral, non-addictive sodium channel blocker safely relieved moderate-to-severe acute pain following surgery, according to phase III data that could support regulatory approval. Between two double-blind trials, participants randomized to suzetrigine (VX-548) over placebo experienced a significantly better reduction in pain, evaluated as the time-weighted sum of pain intensity […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/asthma-drug-did-not-reduce-symptom-duration-in-mild-to-moderate-covid/ Among patients with mild to moderate COVID-19, the asthma drug montelukast (Singulair) did not reduce duration of symptoms, results of the randomized controlled ACTIV-6 trial showed. After receiving montelukast or placebo for 14 days, no differences in time to sustained recovery were observed between groups (adjusted HR 1.02, 95% credible interval […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/my-womb-isnt-my-legacy/ Zha is a physician and a nonfiction writer. “Been thinking about you. When are you going to start a family?” A distant friend texted me out of the blue. “I am intentionally child-free,” I explained. “Without children, what kind of legacy do you plan to leave?” In recent months, the attacks […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/acromegaly-injectable-rejected-nobel-prize-winner-dies-obesity-doubles-in-kids/ The FDA declined to approve investigational octreotide (CAM2029) extended-release injection for acromegaly, said developer Camurus, citing facility-related deficiencies identified during an inspection of a third-party manufacturer. Paternal use of metformin for type 2 diabetes during sperm development wasn’t tied with congenital malformations in offspring, a study of over 3 million pregnancies […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-do-birth-control-pills-change-the-brain/ Before now, no one had studied the brain before, during and after taking hormonal birth control Shutterstock / Krakenimages The largest brain imaging study of a woman to date shows that hormonal birth control can decrease brain volume – though it isn’t clear what effect, if any, this has on brain […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/evidence-of-durable-vision-improvement-with-gene-therapy-for-retinitis-pigmentosa/ CHICAGO — A mutation-agnostic gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) showed promise for improving vision in severely vision-impaired and blind patients, a randomized clinical trial showed. After 52 weeks of follow-up, half of patients treated with MCO-010 had vision improvement of about three lines of 15 ETDRS letters, increasing to 60% […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/doctors-share-their-favorite-pet-theories/ A popular thread on medical Reddit, also known as r/medicine or Meddit, asked users for their “favorite personal theory in medicine that you will never get published.” Commenters — who identified as a range of healthcare professionals, including doctors, pharmacists, and nurses — had scores of theories, and found that rarely […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/the-deathbed-regrets-voter-guide/ Trapasso is a death doula. The dying taught me about living. As a hospice social worker and death doula I have worked with hundreds of dying people from all walks of life. The lessons I’ve learned from the dying and their deathbed regrets have stuck with me. Over 30 years, these […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/womens-health-investment-reaps-high-return-report-suggests/ Women’s health problems are being sidelined and not treated effectively, resulting in individual distress and significant costs to the economy from lost working days and lower productivity, according to a report from the NHS Confederation published earlier this month. Examples of ineffectively treated problems include heavy and painful periods, endometriosis, fibroids, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/sleep-fresh-insights-into-how-we-doze-off-may-help-tackle-sleep-conditions/ When he was in need of inspiration, the inventor Thomas Edison used to take a nap in a chair while holding a metal ball in each hand. The moment he dropped off, the balls would drop too and crash to the floor, jolting him awake. Edison claimed that this allowed him […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/no-x-ray-proof-of-rare-surgical-complication-tied-to-glp-1-agonists/ PHILADELPHIA — Chest x-rays did not support the existence of an aspiration risk for surgical candidates using GLP-1 receptor agonists, according to a retrospective study. During the years when patients got the same anesthetic management regardless of whether they were on a GLP-1 receptor agonist or not, x-rays indicated some excess […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/oral-semaglutide-cuts-cardiovascular-events-in-t2d/ Oral semaglutide (Rybelsus) lowered the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) by a significant 14% compared with placebo, Novo Nordisk announced. The topline results met the primary endpoint of the company’s multicenter, double-blinded, randomized SOUL trial of 9650 people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and established cardiovascular disease and/or chronic […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/embryo-transfer-guidelines-reduced-multiple-births-without-harming-live-birth-rate/ DENVER — After 2017 guidelines recommended single embryo transfer in most situations, the multiple birth rate dropped by 58%, according to a large national registry study. Moreover, single embryo transfer increased by 62% while the cumulative live birth rate per retrieval cycle remained the same, reported Katie Baker, MD, of Women […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/why-hospital-gowns-are-ugly-mass-food-poisoning-in-maryland-eli-lilly-files-suit/ Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The New York Times looks at why hospital gowns are so unflattering. In Washington state, four agricultural workers tested presumptively positive for avian influenza after contact with infected poultry at a commercial egg farm. In Howard County, Maryland, 46 people were taken […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/what-oncologists-patients-should-know/ Many patients use cannabis to manage their cancer-related symptoms. However, research indicates that patients often do so without speaking to their oncologist first, and oncologists may be hesitant to broach the topic with their patients. Updated guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) on the use of cannabis and […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/time-to-retire-tpa-in-acute-ischemic-stroke/ A new analysis supports the use of intravenous (IV) tenecteplase over IV alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator) for treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The analysis found that patients with ischemic stroke treated with tenecteplase had a 5% higher likelihood of excellent recovery and a 10% higher likelihood of reduced disability 3 months […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/hospital-diagnostic-errors-may-affect-7-of-patients/ Diagnostic errors are common in hospitals and are largely preventable, according to a new observational study led by Anuj K. Dalal, MD, from the Division of General Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, published in BMJ Quality & Safety. Dalal and his colleagues found […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/metformin-may-reduce-long-covid-in-non-diabetic-population/ LOS ANGELES — Metformin prescribed within a week of SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a 53% reduction in long COVID or death over 6 months in people without diabetes or prediabetes, according to data presented on Saturday at the Infectious Disease Week (IDWeek) 2024 Annual Meeting. Long COVID was determined by […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/canada-debates-expansion-of-involuntary-addiction-treatment/ Among Canadian politicians, there is a rising interest in the involuntary treatment of homeless patients with episodes of mental illness and substance abuse. Experts, however, say that the evidence to support the broader use of this approach is lacking. New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/dry-eye-linked-to-increased-risk-for-mental-health-disorders/ TOPLINE: Patients with dry eye disease are more than three times as likely to have mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety, as those without the condition. METHODOLOGY: Researchers used a database from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the association between dry eye disease and mental health disorders […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/guselkumab-provides-long-term-relief-in-psoriatic-arthritis/ TOPLINE: Guselkumab administered every 8 weeks (Q8W) leads to durable improvement in disease activity along with improvements in both skin and joint symptoms over 2 years in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who were previously naive to biologic treatment. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a post hoc analysis of the phase 3 DISCOVER-2 […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/do-hypertensive-disorders-raise-diabetes-risk/ Key Points Data from the Cohort of Cardiovascular Diseases in Pregnancy (CONCEPTION), a French prospective national cohort study, indicate that hypertension before or during pregnancy increases the risk for diabetes in the years following pregnancy, even in women who did not experience gestational diabetes. Women with chronic hypertension before pregnancy and […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/hair-growth-sustained-with-ritlecitinib/ TOPLINE: Treatment with ritlecitinib sustained hair regrowth through week 48 in patients with alopecia areata (AA), and up to one third of nonresponders at week 24 also achieved responses by week 48. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a post hoc analysis of an international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2b/3 trial (ALLEGRO) and included […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/no-cardiac-benefits-in-seniors/ TOPLINE: Higher doses of vitamin D3 supplementation did not significantly reduce cardiac biomarkers in older adults with low serum vitamin D levels. The STURDY trial found no significant differences in high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) between low- and high-dose groups. METHODOLOGY: A total of 688 […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/guselkumab-efficacy-in-cd-unaffected-by-prior-biologic-use/ VIENNA — Guselkumab has been shown to be efficacious vs placebo in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease (CD), regardless of prior biologic therapy exposure, according to a pooled analysis of the two phase 3 double-blind GALAXI 2 and 3 studies. We found that guselkumab was effective in both […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/diabetic-eye-disease-worst-in-hispanic-latino-patients/ CHICAGO — A post-market study of the retina drug faricimab that enrolled only minority populations historically underrepresented in drug clinical trials found Hispanic and Latino patients had worse disease upon enrollment but also benefited the most in terms of improvements in vision and anatomical markers of their condition, according to results […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/photodynamic-therapy-found-to-reduce-rhytides/ Photodynamic therapy (PDT) — a treatment most commonly thought of for field cancerization — is an effective tool for reducing rhytides and lentigines, results from a small prospective study showed. Luke Horton, MD “Our study helps capture and quantify a phenomenon that clinicians who use PDT in their practice have already […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/infertility-made-me-feel-so-guilty/ Andrea Byrne says infertility made her feel guilty News presenter Andrea Byrne has said she feared her husband would be “better off” without her during the couple’s seven-year experience of infertility. Byrne, 45, who is married to former Wales rugby international Lee Byrne, 44, has presented Welsh and network news for […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ai-to-help-doctors-detect-broken-bones-on-x-rays/ Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to reduce the number of fractures and broken bones missed when doctors analyse X-rays, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The health assessment body says research suggests the technology is safe and could speed up diagnosis, relieving pressure on clinicians […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/few-teens-regret-gender-affirming-medical-care-survey-shows/ Most adolescents who started gender-affirming medical care didn’t regret it, according to survey responses from participants in the Trans Youth Project. Out of 220 youths, only nine (4%) said they had some level of regret for having received puberty blockers and/or gender-affirming hormones, reported Kristina R. Olson, PhD, of Princeton University […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/three-cycles-of-chemo-noninferior-to-six-for-rare-childhood-eye-cancer/ A shorter regimen of three cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy was noninferior to a standard six-cycle regimen among patients with pathologically high-risk retinoblastoma, a Chinese randomized trial showed. For children treated with three cycles of carboplatin, etoposide, and vincristine (CEV), the 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) rate was 90.4% versus 89.2% with six […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/hearing-loss-may-signal-early-parkinsons-disease/ Hearing loss was linked with higher Parkinson’s disease risk. Severity of hearing loss was tied to incident Parkinson’s in a dose-dependent way. Early interventions with hearing aids reduced Parkinson’s risk. Hearing loss was linked with a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease later in life, medical records from 3.6 million U.S. […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-strategies-for-geographic-atrophy-show-early-promise/ CHICAGO — An investigational dual-action inhibitor for geographic atrophy (GA) significantly slowed disease progression and improved visual acuity after 3 months of treatment, a small preliminary study showed. GA growth rate in treated eyes decreased by 48% from baseline versus untreated fellow eyes, and activity in the junctional zone of the […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-do-younger-people-fare-with-stool-tests-for-crc-screening/ When given the option, patients ages 45-49 completed colorectal cancer (CRC) screening via fecal immunochemical test (FIT) at about the same rate as 50-year-olds, according to a large retrospective cohort study. Among more than 267,000 patients who received a FIT kit in 2022, the proportion who completed it within 3 months […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/novel-at-home-test-diagnoses-stis-with-lab-equivalent-accuracy/ A novel at-home molecular test proved highly accurate for diagnosing three common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in females, according to a clinical study from the test’s manufacturer. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test had sensitivity of at least 95% and specificity of at least 98% for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis, reported […]

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/stroke-prevention-guideline-adds-recs-for-glp-1-drugs-gender-affirming-care/ The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association updated guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke, emphasizing primary care screening, lifestyle management, and risk factor control. The guideline, published in Stroke, replaced the 2014 version to guide management for individuals with no prior history of stroke. “This guideline is important […]