Cold-Water Swimming for Your Health? These Docs Say Jump In
Adam Boggon, MBChB, was working at the Royal Free Hospital in North London during the city's second wave of COVID-19. ...
Day: November 15, 2023
First Referral Guide Issued for Axial Spondyloarthritis
SAN DIEGO — The Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN) has created the first referral recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). ...
Why Doctors Should Promote Social Connection
Those who embrace lifestyle medicine are familiar with the slogan Dean Ornish, MD, likes to use: eat well, move more, ...
First Ever Chikungunya Vaccine Approved by the FDA, What to Know
A first of its kind vaccine has been approved by the FDA to prevent infections with the chikungunya virus.The virus ...
FDA Warns Amazon Against Sale of Unapproved Eye Drops
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it had sent a warning letter to Amazon.com related ...
Heat-Related Deaths Could Skyrocket by Mid-Century: Report
(Reuters) - Heat-related illnesses and deaths are rising as the world warms, an international team of health experts said on ...
At 2 Years, Anti-VEGF Treatment, Laser Equal for ROP: Study
SAN FRANCISCO — Retinopathy of prematurity seems to respond equally to either an injection with aflibercept or laser photocoagulation when ...
Having Type 2 Diabetes Increases Your Risk
People with type 2 diabetes had a higher risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to a new study.The study included ...
New National Data on Americans’ Substance Use, Abuse
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit substance in the United States, data from the National Survey on Drug Use ...
Pharmacogenomic Testing for Antidepressants Could Save Time, Money
Pharmacogenomic testing for antidepressants could help reduce the time and cost it takes to find the most effective medication for ...
Senators Discuss Making Medicare’s Relaxed Telehealth Rules Permanent
It's the rare Senate hearing when the only disagreements occur not between senators, but between panelists themselves. Yet that's what ...
Even Small Diabetes Distress Changes Clinically Important
Just a quarter of a point change in Diabetes Distress Scale-17 (DDS-17) score was enough to be clinically important, according ...
Hippocampal Atrophy Tied to Cognitive Decline
Longitudinal hippocampal atrophy was tied to cognitive decline independently of amyloid-beta or tau in clinically normal older adults, suggesting that ...
Gantenerumab Failed to Slow Cognitive Decline in Early Alzheimer’s
Investigational gantenerumab was not associated with slower clinical decline in people with early Alzheimer's disease, the GRADUATE I and GRADUATE ...
One Copeptin Test More Accurate as Diagnostic for AVP Deficiency
Arginine-stimulated copeptin was inferior to hypertonic saline-stimulated copeptin in the diagnosis of arginine vasopressin (AVP) deficiency, formerly known as central ...
Real Benefits of New Oral Antidiabetic Drugs
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D). It is true ...
Apremilast Beats Placebo in Early PsA Affecting Few Joints
SAN DIEGO – Patients with early oligoarticular psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who took apremilast (Otezla) had more than double the response rate ...
Blood Test for MS Activity Gets FDA Breakthrough Designation
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation to the Elecsys Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) test ...
Spell Check-Up: Try to Pass This Spelling Quiz
Welcome to Spell Check-Up, a game where your medical spelling skills are put to the test. We give you the ...
Health Officer May Get $4M to Step Down
Amid reports that the top public health officer in Ottawa County, Michigan may be given $4 million to step down ...
NEWSHEALTH : Health Officer May Get $4M to Step Down