Can App Data Link Sleep and Chronic Disease?; AI Model to Manage Diabetes Also in TTHealthWatch: a monoclonal antibody for ulcerative colitis Jul 27, 2024 podcast
CDC’s Test for Bird Flu Works, but Has Issues Researchers and lawmakers scrutinize how the agency is handling it Jul 26, 2024
Oral Minoxidil for Alopecia Not Affected by Concurrent Antagonistic Medications Low-dose treatment appeared effective in patients taking meds for various comorbidities Jul 26, 2024
FBI Probes Trump's Injury; RFK Jr. Pushes Farm Therapy; Glucose Monitor Warning Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 26, 2024
Dementia Risk Drops With Shingles Vaccine Recombinant shingles vaccine tied to 164 additional days without dementia diagnosis Jul 25, 2024
Meet the Doctor Behind Team USA Swimming A Q&A ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris Jul 25, 2024
Persistent Anxiety Tied to Future Dementia Both chronic and new-onset anxiety raised dementia risk in older adults Jul 24, 2024
Are Slushy Drinks Dangerous for Small Children? U.K. introduced regulations after glycerol in slushies may have led to illness in kids Jul 24, 2024
Volunteering Would Feel Good Even if It Didn't Have Health Benefits. But It Does. Various studies have shown a variety of health and psychological benefits Jul 24, 2024
Trump's Health; Biden's Whereabouts; The Doctors Who Most Want to Leave Their Jobs Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 24, 2024
U.S. News Releases This Year's 'Best Medical Schools,' With Changes Medical schools that opted out of submitting data went unranked Jul 23, 2024
Are Doctors Missing Cases of H5N1 Bird Flu in People Who Drink Raw Milk? What would the infection look like, and would doctors recognize it and test for it? Jul 23, 2024
Novel Pan-JAK Inhibitor Cream Improves Chronic Hand Eczema Symptoms More patients see treatment success with delgocitinib vs cream vehicle in two phase III trials Jul 23, 2024
When the CrowdStrike Global Outage Struck We depend heavily on technology, but let's not forget about the humanity in healthcare Jul 23, 2024
Pay People, and They Will Go to Cardiac Rehab Financial rewards increase participation in guideline-recommended programs Jul 22, 2024
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy May Mean Worse Outcomes for Moms Retrospective study suggests greater risk of preeclampsia, other adverse maternal health outcomes Jul 22, 2024
People Without Diabetes Make Up Growing Share of GLP-1 Users Approximately one-fourth of new users in 2023 did not have type 2 diabetes Jul 22, 2024
Xenotransplant Research Yields Bacon Safe for Some People Allergic to Red Meat Company that breeds the special pigs shares supply with allergy patients for free Jul 22, 2024
U.S. Deaths Tied to Lunch Meat; Biden's Healthcare Legacy; Congresswoman Dies Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 22, 2024
Sleep Apnea May Accelerate Diabetic Retinopathy Higher rates of progression, interventions, systemic events versus retinopathy without apnea Jul 21, 2024
Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID Jul 20, 2024 podcast
SGLT-2 Inhibitors Top Other Diabetes Medications for Eye Safety Significantly lower risk of diabetic macular edema, proliferative diabetic retinopathy Jul 20, 2024
After Crash Kills 6 Teens, NTSB Says Marijuana's Impact on Drivers Is Underestimated Cannabis-impaired driving is a growing safety concern as more states legalize its use Jul 20, 2024
No Asymptomatic Bird Flu Infections in Dairy Farmworkers, Small Study Finds But officials announce two more cases among farmworkers in Colorado Jul 19, 2024
New Alzheimer's Mimic Identified Memory-loss syndrome predominantly affects limbic system Jul 19, 2024
Trans People on Hormone Therapy Don't Mind Potential Cardiovascular Side Effects Many have already weighed the risks against their improved well-being Jul 19, 2024
USPSTF Says Evidence Lacking for Food Insecurity Screening — Now What? Despite the draft recommendation for primary care, physicians and policies can make a difference Jul 19, 2024
Can People Be Allergic to Coconut? The FDA considers it a "tree nut" even though it's a fruit Jul 19, 2024
IG Live July 19: Measles, Bird Flu, COVID, Oh My! Experts unpack what recent outbreaks mean for public health Jul 18, 2024
Long COVID Risk Has Fallen, Largely Attributable to Vaccine Rollout However, metabolic and gastrointestinal sequelae increased among the unvaccinated Jul 18, 2024
Dementia Risk Reduced for Some Older Breast Cancer Patients on Hormone Therapy Outcomes varied with age Jul 18, 2024
FDA Allows Best-Selling E-Cigarette Vuse Alto, but Only in Tobacco Flavor Agency previously rejected the company's menthol-flavored products Jul 18, 2024
Biden Is Positive for COVID-19 Biden will fly to his home in Delaware and "self-isolate" Jul 17, 2024
Nasal Sprays Reduce Sick Days From Respiratory Illnesses in High-Risk Patients Sprays and behavioral intervention also reduced antibiotic use in primary care Jul 17, 2024
Paxlovid After a COVID Exposure Fails to Reduce Household Transmission Nearly all trial participants had some level of immunity at baseline, however Jul 17, 2024
Lack of Institutional Support a Top Reason Why Doctors Hesitate to Treat Addiction Other reasons included lack of knowledge and skill Jul 17, 2024
We've Been Here Before: The Politicization of Drug Pricing Ensuring medication access does not have to come at the cost of innovation Jul 16, 2024
When Better Informed, More Women in Their 40s Want to Hold Off on Mammograms More than a third of women surveyed found information about overdiagnosis "surprising" Jul 15, 2024
Pemafibrate Takes a Small Step Forward in Diabetic Foot Ulcers After CVD Flop Signal of reduced ischemic ulceration, gangrene in PROMINENT Jul 15, 2024
Let's Make Primary Care a Primary Focus We must ease paperwork burdens on our specialty and make it more attractive to future physicians Jul 15, 2024