Stroke Survivors Still Prescribed a 'Concerning' Amount of Benzos Red flag in nationwide data despite improvement since 2013 Oct 17, 2024
Continuous Parkinson's Disease Therapy Wins FDA Nod Round-the-clock infusion delivers carbidopa and levodopa pro-drugs Oct 17, 2024
As Election Nears, Trump Is Still Not Sharing Any Health Details If elected, he would be the oldest person to become president Oct 17, 2024
Are Surgical Outcomes Better With MDs or DOs? Medicare claims analysis finds no differences in death, readmissions, and length of stay Oct 16, 2024
Can Aerosolized Nut Particles on a Plane Really Cause an Allergic Reaction? Researchers look at the myth and the effectiveness of nut bans Oct 16, 2024
Private Forums Show Canadian Doctors Struggle With Euthanizing Vulnerable Patients Some doctors fear moving forward even with cases that meet nation's legal requirements Oct 16, 2024
This Cruise Ship Flunked Its CDC Inspection Several others just made the "satisfactory" cutoff Oct 15, 2024
Want to Cut Urate Levels? Try Losing Weight But Japanese study suggests losses need to be substantial Oct 15, 2024
Clonidine Comparable to Morphine for Infants With Opioid Withdrawal Randomized trial showed no significant differences in length of treatment, neurobehavioral scores Oct 15, 2024
Docs Demand Trump's Medical Records; Anesthesiologist's Sex Crimes; Daily Loneliness Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 15, 2024
CHEST Roundup: Diabetes in RA Patients Ups Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease Plus: nalbuphine for IPF cough and AI for reducing lung allograft discards Oct 14, 2024
Billing for Patient Messages May Have Negative Consequences, Analysis Suggests A survey showed that physicians and patients were concerned about the effects of such fees Oct 14, 2024
Study Suggests No Suicide Signal in Teens Prescribed GLP-1 Agonists GLP-1 treatment was tied to lower risks of suicidal ideation, attempts vs lifestyle interventions Oct 14, 2024
Alzheimer's Drug in Smaller Vial Sizes Could Save Medicare Hundreds of Millions Nearly 6% of lecanemab may be discarded each year Oct 14, 2024
Do Lipid Values in Adolescence Improve CVD Risk Prediction? Including lipids did not prove superior to non-laboratory-based criteria alone, study finds Oct 14, 2024
Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses Emerge in Teens Months After COVID Risk of new diabetes diagnosis was higher compared with non-COVID respiratory infections Oct 14, 2024
Acupuncture for Sciatica: Will This Trial Finally Silence the Skeptics? Findings from new study raise the bar Oct 14, 2024
Nurse in Critical Condition; JD Vance's Mom Got Obamacare; Bird Flu Cluster Grows Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 14, 2024
Older Men's Connections Often Wither When They're on Their Own Nearly one in four men over 75 live alone, leaving them vulnerable to depression and suicide Oct 13, 2024
Weekend Warrior Benefits; Time-Restricted Eating and Metabolic Syndrome Also in TTHealthWatch: menopause hormone therapy in the U.S. Oct 12, 2024 podcast
ACS Guidelines Expand Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility -- Is That a Good Thing? Debate highlights pros and cons of the new recommendation Oct 11, 2024
Loneliness Tied to Alzheimer's and Dementia Risk Feeling lonely also linked with cognitive impairment that's not dementia, meta-analysis shows Oct 11, 2024
MedPAC Commissioners Pan Some Medicare Advantage Plans' 'Extra Benefits' Services cost Medicare an extra $83B in 2024; are debit cards and groceries really healthcare? Oct 11, 2024
10M Pounds of Meat Recalled; Kentucky Nurse Wins Lottery; Crocs and Foot Issues Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 10, 2024
To Improve Indigenous Health, Expand Community Health Aide Programs Ensuring care access for remote communities is essential Oct 09, 2024
Mindfulness Meditation Similar to Antidepressant for Reducing Anxiety Symptoms Secondary analysis suggests lack of clinically meaningful differences in effectiveness Oct 09, 2024
One Way to Spot Early Cognitive Decline? Medicare Wellness Visits Annual evaluation tied to timelier mild cognitive impairment diagnoses Oct 09, 2024
Certain Arm Positions Can Lead to Inaccurate Blood Pressure Readings Important to educate patients conducting home measurements, says researcher Oct 08, 2024 video
This Exercise May Help Lower Back Pain, No Special Equipment Needed Carefully structured run-walk program proves mettle in small trial Oct 08, 2024
Fla. Hospitals Evacuate; Man Charged in Indian Doctor's Death; Life Expectancy Limit Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 08, 2024
Should I Prescribe Liraglutide to a 6-Year-Old Patient With Obesity if FDA Approved? I anticipate benefits outweighing potential risks in only a select few situations Oct 06, 2024
Timeline of Irregular Heartbeats Emerges From Close Watch of Young Binge Drinkers Alcohol-related increase in PVCs suggests more attention to ventricular arrhythmias Oct 04, 2024
Overdose Deaths Are Falling but the Mission Is Far From Accomplished We still don't know what's driving the trend, and numbers remain unacceptably high Oct 04, 2024
In a First, Academic Center Offers Chiropractic Program University of Pittsburgh program won't be part of its medical school Oct 03, 2024
Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake Tripled in 45-49 Age Group Rates rose after USPSTF recommendation, but increase was uneven Oct 03, 2024
AI Does OK, Not Great, for Finding Inflamed Joints in axSpA While imperfect relative to human experts, system might still be clinically useful Oct 03, 2024
