Novel Drug Improves Depression, Insomnia Symptoms as Add-On Therapy No approved agent has the same mechanism of action as seltorexant Nov 01, 2024
Omega-3 Supplements Show Benefit in APOE4 Carriers Trial finds DHA can penetrate the brain before dementia onset Nov 01, 2024
FDA Panel Rejects SGLT1/2 Inhibitor for Type 1 Diabetes Data too uncertain to support sotagliflozin in subset with chronic kidney disease, advisors say Nov 01, 2024
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Increased Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity in Kids This association could provide insights into future treatment paradigms for kids Oct 31, 2024
New Jersey Primary Care Physician and Veteran Is Running for Congress Herb Conaway argues electing former President Trump would create a "tough road" for health equity Oct 31, 2024
Resistance Training Falls Short in Severe Hip Arthritis Trial finds conservative approach inferior to joint replacement Oct 31, 2024
What's Our Capacity for Measuring Hospital Capacity? With respiratory virus season coming, resumed reporting is critical Oct 31, 2024
Vote: Your Health and Your Patients' Health Depend on It Civic participation is linked to better community health Oct 31, 2024
Early Smoking Cessation After Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Better Survival Largest survival benefit observed in patients who entered a cessation program within 6 months Oct 31, 2024
First U.S. Case of Bird Flu in a Pig Raises Concerns Over Threat to Humans The infection happened at a backyard farm Oct 31, 2024
Ex-Gov. May Face Charges Over COVID; Autism Dx Up 175%; Can Fasting Help Kidneys? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 31, 2024
FDA Staff Not Quite Sold on Sotagliflozin for T1D Patients With CKD SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitor has another shot in T1D, but now in more narrow patient population Oct 30, 2024
Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery in Teens Persisted at 10 Years Remission of coexisting conditions was also maintained, long-term data show Oct 30, 2024
Wegovy Reduced Pain From Knee Osteoarthritis Patients taking the GLP-1 drug also had greater improvement in physical function Oct 30, 2024
ASA Advises No Longer Holding GLP-1 Agents Prior to Surgery for Most Patients New guidance replaces earlier rec of a 1-week and 1-day hold of injectable and oral GLP-1 agents Oct 30, 2024
Colorado Teen Fights Kidney Failure After Eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders Deadly E. coli outbreak has been tentatively traced to contaminated onions Oct 30, 2024
House Members Introduce Bill to Reverse Pending Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Cut Measure includes a 1.8% pay increase for clinicians Oct 29, 2024
Wegovy Cut Albuminuria by Half in Non-Diabetic CKD However, 24 weeks of the GLP-1 had no impact on eGFR Oct 29, 2024
AirPods' Hearing Aid Feature Could Help People Face a Problem They'd Rather Ignore Apple's new feature can boost voices, media, and phone calls, and maybe lessen stigma Oct 29, 2024
Surprising Mediator Links Poverty and Knee Pain Study: It's not deprivation per se, but intervening factors that go with it Oct 29, 2024
Ebola-Like Virus Death in the U.S.; Pill Cuts COVID Spread; What Are Healthy Diets? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 29, 2024
Blood Test for CRC Screening Lags Behind Other Options in Cost-Effectiveness Study Fewer cancers, cancer deaths prevented; higher cost per quality-year saved Oct 28, 2024
Obesity May Raise Risk of Long COVID in Youth Researchers observed dose-response relationship for increasing BMI and long COVID risk Oct 28, 2024
A Look at the Supreme Court's Upcoming Term Public health is on the chopping block once again Oct 28, 2024
Remote Patient Monitoring Is a Great Idea. But What's the Best Way to Use It? We need to figure out how to collect data that patients can really act on Oct 28, 2024
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 51˶ 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