Thousands of severe covid-19 cases in UK summer due to missed vaccines
Covid-19 vaccines being administered at Epsom racecourse in Surrey, UKPA Images/Alamy About 7000 people in the UK would not have ...
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Covid-19 variant JN.1 may be the mildest form of the virus yet
The JN.1 version of the omicron covid-19 variant was first detected in Luxembourg in August and spread to numerous countries ...
Gastric Bypass for Obesity Reduces Short-Term Diabetes Risk
TOPLINE:Gastric bypass surgery for obesity is associated with a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) similar to that ...
Time Off Isn’t Really Off-Time for Most Docs, Study Finds
About 20% of US physicians took less than 1 week of vacation in the previous year, a new study found. ...
Direct Measurement of T3 Is Likely Vital, Say Researchers
To assess thyroid function, clinicians typically determine blood levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroxine (T4) and do not directly ...
FDA Greenlights Genetic Test to Gauge Opioid Addiction Risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the AutoGenomics, Inc. AvertD test, a genetic laboratory test for patients 18 ...
How Much Does Screentime Really Affect Child Development?
France did it 5 years ago and now, from January 1, the Dutch have followed suit, banning devices such as ...
Left-Handed Med Students Still ‘Left Out’ in Surgery
Left-handed surgical residents and fellows reported persistent disorienting advice and stigma during training, according to a new study of 31 ...
Gestational Diabetes May Double Chronic Kidney Disease Risk
TOPLINE:Previous gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) nearly doubles future chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk, irrespective of subsequent diabetes and hypertension, a ...
Musculoskeletal Symptoms Often Misattributed to Tick Bites
Non-Lyme disease, tick-borne illnesses — such as spotted fever group rickettsiosis (SFGR), ehrlichiosis, and alpha-gal syndrome — are emerging public ...
Testosterone Replacement Therapy and Prostate Cancer Risk
TOPLINE:Testosterone replacement therapy in middle-aged and older men with hypogonadism does not increase the risk for high-grade or any prostate ...
Study Estimates Post-COVID Risk for Alopecia Areata
Infection with COVID-19 conferred a nearly twofold risk of developing alopecia areata (AA), results from a large analysis of Korean ...
Guidelines for Trauma-Related Antibiotic Prophylaxis
The Global Alliance for Infection in Surgery (GAIS), in collaboration with the Surgical Infection Society Europe (SIS-E), World Surgical Infection ...
Genetic Screening and Targeted Treatment Halt Paget Disease
Prophylactic treatment with zoledronic acid (ZA) in individuals at high genetic risk for Paget disease of the bone (PDB) can ...
Some MDs are Prescribing It. Should You?
It's an appealing concept: Stop addictive behaviors for a while — think social media, video games, gambling, porn, junk food, ...
Two-Way Link Between Autoimmune Disease/Perinatal Depression
Women with autoimmune disease are more likely to have perinatal depression (PND), according to findings from a new study that ...
Elderly Non-Specific Complaints Raise Mortality
TOPLINE: Older adults with non-specific complaints visiting the emergency department (ED) are at increased risk of hospital admission and 30-days ...
Millions With Asymptomatic Hypertension Leave the ED Unaware
TOPLINE: Millions of adults with asymptomatic hypertension (aHTN) visit US emergency departments (EDs) but often leave without a diagnosis or ...
Weight-loss surgeon told patient to ‘eat, eat, eat’
Turkish surgeon Ogün Erşen told an undercover BBC reporter she could qualify for gastric sleeve surgery if she ate "some ...
Remote Diet, Exercise Intervention for RA Proves Beneficial
TOPLINE:A combination of remote, supervised aerobic training, resistance training, and a hypocaloric diet significantly improved cardiovascular risk factors in adults ...
NEWSHEALTH : Remote Diet, Exercise Intervention for RA Proves Beneficial