Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Risk Should Be Withdrawn, Experts Tell FDA Methodology behind AvertD DNA test questioned Apr 04, 2024
Incorporating Bereavement Into the Continuum of Care "Poor cousin of palliative care" needs more resources, buy-in, and normalization Apr 04, 2024
Experts in Industry Wrangle Over Whether Combo Vaccines Are Beneficial for Adults Panelists from companies making such vaccines see "enormous" benefit, others are more skeptical Apr 04, 2024
Vaping May Help People Quit Smoking Cigarettes After All Study shows cigarette smoking discontinuation rates increased for e-cigarette users over time Apr 04, 2024
Primary Care Strategy Fails to Reduce Kidney-Dysfunction Triad Hospitalizations Secondary outcomes also showed no significant differences Apr 03, 2024
Diabetes Drug Shows Benefit in Parkinson's Disease Phase II study of GLP-1 drug lixisenatide meets primary endpoint Apr 03, 2024
Lung Function Improvements Tied to Better Asthma Control in Children "Yet another motivator for therapies to maximize lung function" Apr 03, 2024 video
A Closer Look at the New Statin Therapy Guidelines for Patients With HIV Clinicians can use these recommendations to navigate primary CVD prevention efforts Apr 02, 2024
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Faces Supply Issues Following weight-loss indication, patients struggle to obtain tirzepatide Apr 02, 2024
E-Cigarettes Tied to Heart Failure Association seen with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Apr 02, 2024
Flu Vaccine Uptake Tripled With Simple Promotion Just asking ED patients whether they wanted a flu shot doubled uptake Apr 02, 2024
Man With Chainsaw Assaults Hospital Staff; Havana Syndrome Case; Ozempic at Costco Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Apr 02, 2024
Smartphone Tests Detect Frontotemporal Dementia Mobile app measures were more sensitive to early FTD stages than standard tests Apr 01, 2024
Obesity in Pregnancy: Do Guidelines Recommend Too Much Weight Gain? Study suggests less gain may be safer and potentially beneficial for pregnant women with obesity Apr 01, 2024
Forget 'Pack-Years' for Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility, Study Suggests Switching to just a 20-year duration of smoking could catch more cancers, eliminate disparities Apr 01, 2024
GLP-1 Users May Have Increased Endoscopy-Related Aspiration Pneumonia Risk Overall incidence is still low, however Apr 01, 2024
5 Dead and Over 100 Hospitalized From Recalled Japanese Health Supplements The government's health ministry warned the number of deaths could keep growing Apr 01, 2024
5 Dead After Taking Supplements; RFK Jr. Taps Running Mate; Bird Flu in Cows Spreads Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Apr 01, 2024
When Medicalization Goes Too Far The boundaries between health and disease often get a little blurry Mar 31, 2024
Here's What OTC Continuous Glucose Monitors Can Do for Our Patients FDA's approval may be a step toward greater access Mar 30, 2024
Are Trump Voters Predisposed to COVID Vax Side Effects?! Well no, of course not, but they could be more inclined to report adverse events from the shots Mar 29, 2024
Starting Treatment at Discharge for Alcohol-Related Hospital Stays Shows Benefits However, only 2% of hospitalized patients received a script Mar 29, 2024
Our Brains Are Getting Bigger, MRIs Show Does this explain why dementia incidence is falling? Mar 28, 2024
Are Deadly Strep Infections on the Rise? Here's What to Know End of COVID preventive measures may contribute to spikes in invasive strep infections Mar 28, 2024
Death Is Inevitable. Doctors Should Be Prepared to Manage It Appropriately. End-of-life communication is a skill that must be practiced and honed Mar 28, 2024
Steward Health Strikes Deal to Sell Its Physician Network to Optum Sale can be completed after reviews by Massachusetts health commission, antitrust authorities Mar 28, 2024
Need 10,000 Daily Steps to Prevent Obesity? It May Depend on Genetics Current recommendations may underestimate activity needs for people with high genetic risk Mar 27, 2024
Most Post-Stroke Depression Strikes Within 5 Years Cumulative depression incidence was about 60%, long-term study shows Mar 27, 2024
'Major Advance' in Food Allergy Management: Experts Weigh in on OUtMATCH Data "We're at the beginning of the next era of food allergy management" Mar 27, 2024 video
FDA Questioned on Elon Musk's Neuralink; OTC Pain Relief Warning; Easter Egg Safety Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Mar 27, 2024
Liquid Biopsy for CRC Screening May Not Be Ready for Prime Time Not as effective for catching cases or as cost-effective as available tests, modeling studies say Mar 26, 2024
Medicare Debuts Another Primary Care-Focused Accountable Care Model Primary Care Flex will pay ACOs a monthly fee to be given to primary care practices Mar 26, 2024
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Surgery; Bird Flu in U.S. Milk; Light Pollution and Strokes Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Mar 26, 2024
Out-of-Pocket Insulin Caps Boost Savings -- But Not Insulin Use Proposed national $35 insulin cap would help some patients, researchers say Mar 25, 2024
Using an Interpreter Is Great, but It Also Needs to Be Documented Here's yet another example of how automation can help us Mar 25, 2024
Inappropriate Dx of Pneumonia Common in Hospitalized Adults Nearly 90% received a full course of antibiotics Mar 25, 2024
Expanded Label Officially Makes Bempedoic Acid a CVD Prevention Medication New indications supported by CLEAR Outcomes trial Mar 22, 2024
Concomitant SSRI and Oral Anticoagulant Use Tied to Major Bleeding Risk Patients taking both drugs should be closely monitored, researchers advised Mar 22, 2024
Most Popular DOAC Holds Its Own Against Edoxaban in Those Age 80 and Up Apixaban associated with fewer bleeds in observational cohort study Mar 22, 2024