3 Dead in Listeria Outbreak; Flea Bite Ends in Amputation; Mandy Cohen's CDC Plan Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖ΅ staff Jul 24, 2023
Near-Zero Risk of HIV Transmission With Low Viral Loads "These data provide a powerful opportunity to destigmatize HIV," researchers say Jul 23, 2023
Once the New OTC Birth Control Pill Is Available, What About Cost and Coverage? Do health plans have to cover the nonprescription pill? Jul 23, 2023
The Consequences of Stripping a Surgeon's License for Live-Streaming Procedures Can live-streaming care ever play a positive role in medicine? Jul 22, 2023
TNF Blockers for IBD Tied to Risk for Immune-Mediated Diseases "Paradoxical" finding puzzles researchers Jul 22, 2023
PPIs Linked to Worse Outcomes With Widely Used Breast Cancer Drug Concomitant use of proton pump inhibitors with palbociclib associated with shorter survival Jul 21, 2023
Psychedelics for Cancer Stress; Sweet Anticancer Plan; Obesity and Ovarian Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 21, 2023
Alzheimer's Blood Tests May Improve Primary Care Diagnoses Without biomarkers, primary care doctors correctly identified Alzheimer's in about 55% of cases Jul 21, 2023
Hep C Infections in Pregnancy Skyrocketed Over the Past Two Decades Prevalence in pregnant women jumped 16-fold from 1998 through 2018 Jul 21, 2023
USPSTF Decision on Adult Suicide Screening Falls Flat The decision ignored critical pieces of evidence Jul 21, 2023
Experts Demand Overhaul of Organ Transplant System During Senate Hearing Patient representative has "zero confidence" in change if UNOS remains involved Jul 21, 2023
Loma Linda Residents Vote to Unionize, but Still Face Pushback Medical center says it "will not be bargaining" with union as it continues "legal objections" Jul 21, 2023
Catch a Serial Killer With Epidemiology and Car Sales Stats How the Gilgo Beach murder suspect could have been identified in 5 minutes Jul 21, 2023
What Is Soft Tick Relapsing Fever? Antibiotics can treat this tick infection tied to exposure to rustic cabins, camping, and caves Jul 21, 2023
Is There a Doctor in the House? Three physicians recount when they jumped into action outside the hospital walls Jul 21, 2023 podcast
Insulin Infusion Clinics Claim to Treat Just About Anything But evidence is scant, and "treatment" resembles one done by company that went bust Jul 21, 2023
A Code Blue While Dressed in Red "He actually had a cardiac arrest right in the middle of a national cardiac conference" Jul 21, 2023 podcast
Gastric Bypass Surgery Tied to Higher Risk of Substance Use Disorder Prior findings from same cohort showed link between alcohol use disorder and bariatric surgery Jul 21, 2023
Nixing Food Triggers Could Ease More Eosinophilic GI Disorders Remission in stomach and duodenum, improved symptoms seen Jul 20, 2023
American Guidelines Sour on Beta-Blockers for Chronic Coronary Disease For some people, revascularization to improve symptoms or help survival also endorsed Jul 20, 2023
Cost of Wasted Cancer Drugs May Exceed $4,000 Per Patient Wastage linked to dose reductions, discontinuations estimated to be considerable Jul 20, 2023
Long-Acting Injection Preferred Over Daily Pills for PrEP Cabotegravir wins by a mile to prevent HIV infection Jul 20, 2023
Immunotherapy Added to SABR Improves Event-Free Survival in Early NSCLC Approach is "potentially practice-changing," editorialist says Jul 20, 2023
APP Is Latest Physician Staffing Firm to Fold It follows Envision, and physicians consider further consequences of difficult market Jul 20, 2023
Circumcision May Be Protective Against HIV in Men Who Have Sex With Men Voluntary medical procedure offers another option for prevention Jul 20, 2023
Study of 1.6 Million Veterans Links Neighborhood and Dementia Risk Despite equal access to care, health inequalities persisted in disadvantaged areas Jul 20, 2023
What Is Bed Rotting and Is It Actually a Problem? Laying around isn't new, but naming it might help healthcare professionals pinpoint problems Jul 20, 2023
Those Studies Backing Vagus Nerve Stimulation for RA? Umm... Randomized trial gives hopes for novel treatment a cold shower Jul 20, 2023
Sleep Quality Linked With Cognition Across Five Cohorts Inaugural Sleep and Dementia Consortium analysis points to associations with sleep apnea Jul 19, 2023
PPI Still Common With Self-Expanding TAVR But rates are now "Sapien-like," editorialist says Jul 19, 2023
'Exciting' siRNA Therapy for Hypertension Passes First Hurdle Injections stop liver-specific synthesis of angiotensinogen Jul 19, 2023
Trump COVID Shot Ad Boosted Vaccination in Red Counties Study authors advocate for using "messengers whose voices might carry special weight" Jul 19, 2023
PCP Visits Before Emergency Surgery Tied to Lower Mortality in Older Adults Protective effect was similar for both Black and white Medicare patients Jul 19, 2023
U.S. Suspends Wuhan Lab Funding; 'Zombie' Clinical Trials; Wachter's COVID Scare This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 19, 2023
AI Won't Replace Doctors. But It May Help With Burnout. Technology can help keep clinicians in the workforce Jul 19, 2023
FDA Strikes at Yet Another Birth Tissue Company Agency sent warning letter to Regenative Labs over its Wharton's jelly product Jul 19, 2023
Case Study: Cardiac Sarcoidosis in Man With Palpitations, Dyspnea Ventricular arrhythmia a rare and ominous presenting manifestation Jul 19, 2023