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 MedPage Today 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 MedPage Today 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
U.S. Health Officials Confirm Four New Bird Flu Cases Infections in Colorado poultry workers bring U.S. total to nine since 2022 Jul 15, 2024
COVID May Affect Type 1 Diabetes in Kids, and Not in a Good Way Clinical disease incidence jumped after infection Jul 15, 2024
Should U.S. Farmworkers Get Bird Flu Shots? Some Experts Say Yes Opinions remain divided while CDC continues wait-and-see approach Jul 14, 2024
Shedding Criticisms: The Real Weight of Misunderstanding Obesity Stigma and misconceptions create barriers to medication uptake Jul 14, 2024
Extreme Heat and Some Medicines Can Be a Risky Combo: Here's What to Know A look at common heat-related problems and solutions Jul 14, 2024
Do People Buy Into Hospital-at-Home Care?; Nicotine Pouch Use Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing kidney transplant rejection Jul 13, 2024 podcast
Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open Jul 13, 2024