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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

3 Hrs Ago
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Colorado Teen Fights Kidney Failure After Eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders

Deadly E. coli outbreak has been tentatively traced to contaminated onions

4 Hrs Ago
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
Wegovy Cut Albuminuria by Half in Non-Diabetic CKD

However, 24 weeks of the GLP-1 had no impact on eGFR

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

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Complete Plaque Regression in Peyronie's Disease

Observation of complete plaque regression with multimodal therapy may be a first

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Teen Develops Persistent, Spreading Arm Swelling After a Fall

Is it "just" a hematoma or something more sinister?

A close up of a female doctor performing an ultrasound on her patients arm.

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Surprising Mediator Links Poverty and Knee Pain

Study: It's not deprivation per se, but intervening factors that go with it

Oct 29, 2024
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Ebola-Like Virus Death in the U.S.; Pill Cuts COVID Spread; What Are Healthy Diets?

Health news and commentary gathered by app staff

Oct 29, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
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
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Obesity May Raise Risk of Long COVID in Youth

Researchers observed dose-response relationship for increasing BMI and long COVID risk

Oct 28, 2024
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Opinion
A Look at the Supreme Court's Upcoming Term

Public health is on the chopping block once again

Oct 28, 2024
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Opinion
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
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Trump and Eugenics; Doctors Poised to Strike; Laced Pizza Sickens Dozens

Health news and commentary gathered by app staff

Oct 28, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Opinion
Going Beyond Hearing Aids for Equal Care Access

Hearing loss is only becoming more prevalent

Oct 27, 2024
 A photo of a female physician using sign language to communicate with her female patient who is also wearing a hearing aid.
Metformin and Congenital Abnormalities; Deprescribing in Patients With Dementia

Also in TTHealthWatch: best medications for opioid use disorder

Oct 26, 2024
TTUHSC EL PASO HEALTHWATCH with their logo and photos of Rick Lange, MD, and Elizabeth Tracey
FDA Approves Novel Treatment for UTIs

New oral antibiotic gets a nod for uncomplicated urinary tract infections

Oct 25, 2024
FDA APPROVED sulopenem etzadroxil and probenecid (Orlynvah) over a computer rendering of a urinary tract infection.
At Least 75 People Sickened as Deadly McDonald's E. Coli Outbreak Expands

Nearly two dozen people have been hospitalized

Oct 25, 2024
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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
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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
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