Nurses Still the Most Trusted Profession, Doctors Fall to Fifth Trust slipping across nearly all professions, Gallup poll finds Jan 24, 2024
Breast Cancer Drug Repurposed for Infant With Congenital Hyperinsulinism Daily treatment substantially reduced hypoglycemia over 13 weeks Jan 24, 2024
Why I Hope the COVID Pandemic Isn't Over More dwindling before it "ends" would promote better health outcomes Jan 24, 2024
White House Pharmacy a Mess; Doctor Dies in Avalanche; Gene Therapy for Deafness Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Jan 24, 2024
Benzodiazepines Tied to Worse Outcomes in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Drugs are commonly prescribed to treat insomnia, anxiety in PSP Jan 23, 2024
How Is Our Prefrontal Cortex Faring in this Toxic Era? A less toxic future would be a saner choice Jan 23, 2024
FDA Slams Fresenius Over Its Response to PCBs in Dialysis Machines A 3-year saga raises questions about a potential class effect Jan 23, 2024
Adults Who Cite Walking Difficulty Face Higher Fracture Risk Australian study suggests walking ability can help identify candidates for more assessment Jan 23, 2024
The Minefields Ahead in Long COVID Treatment Development "For the people hurting and suffering, they need treatment yesterday," says long COVID expert Jan 23, 2024 video
New FDA Boxed Warning; College Shaken by Suicides; More Get Flu Shot Than COVID Vax Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Jan 23, 2024
Gabapentinoid Use Continues to Climb Gabapentin still commonly prescribed off-label for chronic pain Jan 22, 2024
Alzheimer's Blood Test Shows High Diagnostic Accuracy Commercial ptau-217 assay reduced confirmatory testing by about 80% Jan 22, 2024
Buprenorphine Less Risky for Most Birth Defects Than Methadone But researchers said any treatment for OUD in pregnancy is better than none Jan 22, 2024
COVID Vax During Pregnancy Safe for Infant Brain Development, Study Suggests Observational data out to 18 months await confirmation in longer-term follow-up Jan 22, 2024
Alabama Plans to Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution How will it work and what are the risks? Jan 22, 2024
How Should We Treat Long COVID? Long COVID expert explains the latest research on potential treatments Jan 22, 2024 video
Sitting and Early Death; Dana-Farber Retracts Multiple Papers; Winter Weather Deaths Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Jan 22, 2024
CDC: Consider Testing Blood for 'Forever Chemicals' PFAS blood testing may help guide patients on exposure reduction Jan 19, 2024
Informatics Expert Presses Congress for Long COVID 'Moonshot' But one senator questioned NIH's progress: agency is "forming committees and praying about it" Jan 19, 2024
Breaking Down the Latest on Long COVID Research Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, explains long COVID symptoms, potential causes, and why it's so hard to study Jan 19, 2024 video
FDA Slaps Boxed Warning on Osteoporosis Drug Denosumab can cause severe hypocalcemia in patients with advanced CKD, agency finds Jan 19, 2024
Calcium Levels Quickly Become Critical for Many Denosumab-Treated Women on Dialysis New findings led to boxed warning on drug's labeling for advanced CKD patients Jan 19, 2024
SpA Diagnoses Remain Uncertain, Even After Years of Symptoms Many patients never know for sure what they have, study suggests Jan 19, 2024
Blood Protein Changes May Unravel Long COVID Mysteries Links between complement and coagulation systems could lead to long COVID therapies Jan 18, 2024
Morphine Quieted Cough in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Cough frequency reduced, quality of life boosted with opioid in small crossover trial Jan 18, 2024
Anti-Tobacco Activists Hold 'Menthol Funeral' in Washington Speakers urge Biden to release long-delayed final rule banning menthol-flavored tobacco products Jan 18, 2024
$300K Fine for Midwife Who Gave Kids Homeopathic Pellets Instead of Vaccines In 2019, New York ended a religious exemption for school vaccination requirements Jan 18, 2024
Opioid Exposure in Womb Tied to Kids' Risk for Eczema, Dermatitis, and Asthma No link between prenatal exposure and risk for autoimmune conditions, however Jan 18, 2024
Inequitable Treatment Persists Across Pediatric 51˶, Review Shows Experts recommend ways to improve child care, health equity Jan 17, 2024
FDA Clears AI-Powered Non-Invasive Skin Cancer Detector Intended for use in primary care, handheld device is first of its kind Jan 17, 2024
Novel Antiviral Shortens COVID Illness in Outpatients, Reduces Viral Load But trial did not provide data on the most clinically relevant outcomes, says expert Jan 17, 2024
Fracture Risk Bumped With Testosterone Therapy in Hypogonadal Men Researchers said this was not what they expected to find Jan 17, 2024
Lives Prolonged for Longtime CRT-D Users With Heart Failure Survival benefit with cardiac resynchronization therapy durable out to 14 years Jan 17, 2024
Kate Middleton Hospitalized; Sen. Paul Urges Prison for Fauci; COVID Back in Class Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Jan 17, 2024
Overdose Death Notices Plus Guidance Sink Opioid Prescribing Doctors who were told about deaths and given planning prompts wrote fewer opioid scripts Jan 16, 2024
Increasing BMI in Kids Tied to 100% Fruit Juice Consumption Findings support guidance limiting such beverages in young children, researcher says Jan 16, 2024