Study Shows No Link Between Paternal Valproate Use and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Risk of major congenital malformations also not observed with the anti-seizure drug Jun 06, 2024
Man Sentenced in Physician Wife's Murder; Research Beagle Company Fined Heavily A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jun 06, 2024
Republican Senators Block Bill to Federally Protect Contraception Access Test vote won a 51-39 majority Jun 06, 2024
Food Addiction Should Be Included in the DSM-6 Without an expanded diagnostic menu, many patients will struggle to get appropriate care Jun 06, 2024
World-First Trial Shows Benefits of Finding, Treating Undiagnosed Asthma, COPD Quality of life, symptoms, and lung function "improved dramatically" over 1 year, says researcher Jun 06, 2024 video
Cucumbers Hospitalize 54; First H5N2 Bird Flu Death; FDA Warns on Oysters, Clams Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Jun 06, 2024
Phrenic Nerve Stimulation Shows Benefits in Central Sleep Apnea With Heart Failure Use of the nerve stimulator tied to a fivefold higher chance of better clinical outcomes Jun 06, 2024
Better Cognitive Outcomes Tied to Vigorous Exercise in Hypertensive Adults SPRINT MIND analysis looks at 7,600 older adults at high risk of cognitive decline Jun 06, 2024
FDA Advisors Give a Hearty Thumbs Up to a COVID Vaccine Based on the JN.1 Strain "Even with some variation, there's still reasonably good protection" Jun 05, 2024
FDA Warns Company Making Stem Cell Products for Pets Safari Stem Cell claims its products can treat a range of animal diseases, FDA says Jun 05, 2024
ENDO 2024 Roundup: Teen GLP-1 Coverage; Novel CAH Drug; Hot Flash Risks More research from the Endocrine Society's annual meeting Jun 05, 2024
Brain-Protected TAVR Results in Fewer Real-World Disabling Strokes Also, patients with prior stroke ID'd as likely responders in TVT registry analysis Jun 05, 2024
'Transformative': Novel Drug for Narcolepsy Effective in Mid-Stage Trial Unlike its predecessor, TAK-861 did not result in any hepatotoxicity or serious adverse events Jun 05, 2024
Surgeons, Trainees Experience Distress After Medical Errors Female and racial minority trainees reported more negative emotions, self doubt Jun 05, 2024
More Salty Diets Linked to Higher Risk of Atopic Dermatitis Further study needed to explore link between skin sodium and autoimmune inflammatory conditions Jun 05, 2024
Mental Health Dominates Telehealth; Top Psychiatrist Sued; College PTSD Doubles News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jun 05, 2024
NIH Leaders Evade FOIA? Discovery of Counterfeit Ozempic; Device Battery Scam? This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 05, 2024
Senate Holds Test Vote on Contraception Access Democrats try to get Republicans on record amid an election-year push on reproductive rights Jun 05, 2024
An Older Woman's Chronic Pain Is Not 'All in Her Head' There are serious consequences of under-managed pain Jun 05, 2024
Service Dogs Helped Ease PTSD Symptoms in U.S. Military Veterans "It's the greatest medicine with the least amount of side effects," says one vet Jun 05, 2024
Lawmakers Square Off on Impacts of Dobbs Decision Each side at a Senate hearing painted the other as extremist Jun 05, 2024
Three-Dose Lyme Vaccine Candidate Stimulates Immunogenicity, Appears Safe But public acceptance of a vaccine requiring multiple boosters could be problematic, experts say Jun 05, 2024
Metformin Fails to Stop Early Prostate Cancer Progression Study suggests it may even be detrimental in some groups of patients on active surveillance Jun 05, 2024
Docetaxel Tied to Less Taxane Neuropathy in Black Breast Cancer Patients Dose-limiting toxicity has been linked with worse outcomes specifically in this population Jun 05, 2024
Medicare Watchdog Seats Have Gone Unfilled for Nearly a Decade Medicare, Social Security public trustees are supposed to safeguard reports' accuracy Jun 05, 2024
Star Singer's Illness; AI Imitating the Dead; Internet-Addicted Brains Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Jun 05, 2024
Case Study: Patient with Rare Breast Cancer Has Surprising Response to NAC Near-complete pathologic response allowed for breast conservation rather than complete mastectomy Jun 05, 2024
FDA Panel Votes Against MDMA for PTSD Advisors raised concerns about efficacy, safety, trial design, misconduct Jun 05, 2024
Adding Isatuximab to Standard Backbone Improves Outcomes in Multiple Myeloma Two trials show positive outcomes Jun 04, 2024
Neoadjuvant Strategy Establishes Standard of Care for Resectable Stage III Melanoma A third as many clinical events versus adjuvant therapy, 6 weeks of treatment for many patients Jun 04, 2024
PPG-Based AI to Detect Obstructive Sleep Apnea Shows No Bias Based on Skin Color No significant differences between AI analysis and gold-standard polysomnography Jun 04, 2024
House Committee Divided on Whether Changes are Needed in 340B Drug Discount Program Program's value undisputed, but some members say hospitals are taking unfair advantage Jun 04, 2024
Physician's Contract Ordeal Reveals Flaws in Corporate Practice of Medicine Laws "Not a single physician leader" could assist in contract negotiations Jun 04, 2024
Only Certain Groups of People Should Take Very High Vitamin D Doses New guidelines advised against routine 25(OH)D testing in most people Jun 04, 2024
New CDC Guidelines Recommend Doxy PEP to Prevent Bacterial STIs Clinicians should offer doxy PEP to at-risk gay and bisexual men, transgender women Jun 04, 2024
ctDNA Analysis Not Enough to Guide Chemo De-Escalation in Early Pancreatic Cancer Adjuvant chemo de-escalation based on ctDNA had no effect on recurrence-free survival Jun 04, 2024
Mood, Libido Suffer After Men Ditch Anabolic Steroids Sexual dysfunction, depression more common in past users Jun 04, 2024
JAK or TNF Inhibitor as First Targeted Drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis? Pragmatic head-to-head study finds a winner, with caveats Jun 04, 2024
Here's What I'm Looking For in an Ob/Gyn Residency: Comprehensive Training Access to abortion training in all states can help prevent the growing gaps in women's health Jun 04, 2024
Funeral Home Finds Hospice Patient Still Alive Hours After Being Declared Dead Similar mistake occurred three other times in the past 2 years at U.S. funeral homes Jun 04, 2024