Daylight Saving Ends Next Weekend: How to Prepare for the Potential Health Effects What to know about "falling back" Oct 28, 2024
Trump and Eugenics; Doctors Poised to Strike; Laced Pizza Sickens Dozens Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 28, 2024
Going Beyond Hearing Aids for Equal Care Access Hearing loss is only becoming more prevalent Oct 27, 2024
Metformin and Congenital Abnormalities; Deprescribing in Patients With Dementia Also in TTHealthWatch: best medications for opioid use disorder Oct 26, 2024 podcast
FDA Approves Novel Treatment for UTIs New oral antibiotic gets a nod for uncomplicated urinary tract infections Oct 25, 2024
At Least 75 People Sickened as Deadly McDonald's E. Coli Outbreak Expands Nearly two dozen people have been hospitalized Oct 25, 2024
Health Departments Struggle to Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, Emails Reveal "We need to take steps today to prevent the worst-case scenario," says expert Oct 25, 2024
Patients More Satisfied With AI's Answers Than Those From Their Doctor "We always think the gold standard is a doctor replying to a message themselves," says researcher Oct 25, 2024 video
GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Reduced Risk of Uterine Fibroids GLP-1 receptor agonists may have better protective benefits versus metformin, insulin Oct 24, 2024
Ozempic Linked With Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Diagnosis Large observational study suggests further research is warranted Oct 24, 2024
No Evidence of Human-to-Human H5N1 Transmission in Missouri Case No healthcare workers were infected with the virus, CDC says Oct 24, 2024
ACIP Backs Extra COVID Vax Dose for Seniors, Pneumococcal Vax for Adults 50 and Up CDC advisors also formalize recommendations on extra COVID vaccine doses in the immunocompromised Oct 23, 2024
Scripts for GLP-1, SGLT2 Drugs on the Rise in Type 1 Diabetes Patients Findings leave researcher "concerned" Oct 23, 2024
New Elective for Med Students Gives Credit for Parenting, Caregiving The elective allows new parents to spend time with their child while gaining knowledge Oct 23, 2024
Poor Sleep at Age 40 Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging Sleep quality in early midlife predicted brain age 15 years later Oct 23, 2024
A Look at Food-Related Illnesses at Restaurants Over the Years While pretty rare for well-known restaurant chains, they do happen Oct 23, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of RSV Vaccine Abrysvo to Include All At-Risk Adults Decision was based on need for RSV protection in younger people with chronic conditions Oct 23, 2024
Asthma Drug Did Not Reduce Symptom Duration in Mild to Moderate COVID Future studies should investigate whether getting montelukast earlier makes a difference Oct 22, 2024
Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More. A redesigned drug benefit will operate more like other private insurance policies Oct 22, 2024
No X-Ray Proof of Rare Surgical Complication Tied to GLP-1 Agonists Conundrum of holding meds continues following conflicting reports of aspiration events Oct 22, 2024
Why Hospital Gowns Are Ugly; Mass Food Poisoning in Maryland; Eli Lilly Files Suit Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 22, 2024
Hearing Loss May Signal Early Parkinson's Disease Early interventions with hearing aids attenuated the risk Oct 21, 2024
How Do Younger People Fare With Stool Tests for CRC Screening? Retrospective study answers questions raised in shift to screening at age 45 Oct 21, 2024
Hey Trump: It's Time to Release Your Medical Records An informed electorate is essential in a fair election Oct 21, 2024
The Myth of the Comprehensive 20-Minute Visit We need to make more healthcare happen before and after the in-office appointment Oct 21, 2024
Potentially Large Cost Savings With Home-Based OCT for Neovascular AMD Study suggests potential to eliminate a third of in-office visits without harming care Oct 21, 2024
Biden Administration Proposes Expanded Access to Contraception Private insurers would have to cover all prescribed contraceptives without cost-sharing Oct 21, 2024
Cataract Surgery Linked With Fewer Falls, Traumatic Injuries in Older Patients Study adds leg and ankle fractures, intracranial hemorrhage to evidence on falls, hip fracture Oct 20, 2024
RSV Vaccine Tied to Fewer Hospitalizations, ED Visits in Older, High-Risk Adults However, questions remain about durability of vaccine protection, expert says Oct 20, 2024
Retinal Injections May Increase Risk for Cataract Surgery Complications History of injections tied to multiple postop complications, but data open to questioning Oct 20, 2024
Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber to Travel Far Distances to Medical Care Some are calling for states to subsidize the expensive trips for rural residents Oct 20, 2024
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Protects Infants Against RSV Clesrovimab reduced severe disease, hospitalizations in preterm and term healthy infants Oct 19, 2024
Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level In Wisconsin, there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year versus a total of 51 last year Oct 19, 2024
'Virtual ED' Helps One Health System Avoid Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits Half of patients referred to care at home, doctor's office, or urgent care Oct 18, 2024
Teen Smoking, Other Tobacco Use Dropped to Lowest Level in 25 Years, CDC Reports A drop in vaping largely explains the overall decline in tobacco use Oct 18, 2024
How Does This Year's Flu Shot Stack Up? Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest Oct 18, 2024
CDC Reminds Docs About This Flesh-Eating Worm Previously eradicated in the U.S., New World screwworms have been creeping north Oct 18, 2024
Serious Battery Issue Prompts Medtronic Insulin Pump Recall Problem linked to 170 reports of hyperglycemia and 11 ketoacidosis cases Oct 18, 2024
Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 18, 2024
