Biden 'Continues to Be Fit for Duty,' His Doctor Says "Nothing different than last year," president says after undergoing annual physical Feb 29, 2024
Older Adults Should Get Another COVID Booster, CDC Advisors Say High hospitalization rates, low vaccine uptake behind decision Feb 28, 2024
FDA Announces End to 'Forever Chemicals' in U.S. Food Packaging PFAS chemicals have been tied to a number of health issues Feb 28, 2024
A Global Meeting of the Minds at Davos: What's on the Horizon for Health? A look at key takeaways from this year's meeting Feb 28, 2024
Cannabis Singled Out for Cardiovascular Risk Findings independent of tobacco and e-cigarette use considered a "call to action" Feb 28, 2024
Biden's Annual Physical Results Will Be Closely Watched as Election Nears Last year, doctors declared Biden "healthy, vigorous" and "fit" Feb 28, 2024
Sinusitis Tied to Later Autoimmune Disease Olmsted County analysis points to substantial risk Feb 27, 2024
Parkinson's Risk Tied to More Pesticides Simazine, atrazine, lindane in the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region emerge in new analysis Feb 27, 2024
Trump, Biden, and Cognition Diagnosing impairment requires careful assessment by trained clinician, says Jason Karlawish, MD Feb 27, 2024
Bariatric Surgery a Long-Term Winner for Type 2 Diabetes Clinical trials show advantages over lifestyle, medication out to 12 years Feb 27, 2024
More Population-Based Evidence That Screening for CRC Reduces Risk of Cancer Death Large Swedish study shows 14% reduction in long-term CRC mortality, 16% reduction in all deaths Feb 27, 2024
Even Modest Lp(a) Elevations Bode Poorly for Cardiovascular Health Researchers estimate thresholds for risky Lp(a) in primary, secondary prevention cohorts Feb 26, 2024
Drug Slashes Risk of Severe Allergic Reactions to Multiple Foods Benefits with omalizumab shown for patients with nut, milk, egg, and wheat allergies Feb 26, 2024
Acute Kidney Injury Outcomes Better When It's Due to COVID, Study Finds "Survivors of COVID-AKI appear to be a resilient population," say researchers Feb 26, 2024
Take Your Supplements With a Big Grain of Salt We must guide patients who get lost managing their own care Feb 26, 2024
Fact Check: No, COVID-Vaccinated People Aren't Banned From Giving Blood Debunking false claims of "tainted" blood Feb 26, 2024
Three Tools to Address Health Equity Data, communication and respect, and private-sector partnerships are key Feb 25, 2024
CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease; Methods of Illegal Opioid Overdose Also in TTHealthWatch: effectiveness of telemedicine abortion Feb 24, 2024 podcast
Healthy Lifestyle Habits May Help Prevent New-Onset IBS Adhering to even one healthy habit was significantly associated with lower incidence Feb 24, 2024
Alzheimer's Supplements Fail Compared With Generic Drugs Prescription galantamine drugs were labeled accurately, but dietary supplements were not Feb 23, 2024
Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Prior Authorization? Possibly, but "complete transparency" about its use would be needed, expert says Feb 23, 2024
Study Identifies Ways to Improve Gender-Affirming Healthcare Interviews with transgender adults yields provider- and systems-level guidance for better care Feb 23, 2024 video
Brain Dysfunction, Immune Abnormalities Seen in Post-Infectious Chronic Fatigue Deep phenotyping study provides new clues about ME/CFS Feb 22, 2024
Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic Diagnosis rates remained low throughout 2020, with mortality increase projected Feb 22, 2024
How Many Docs Are Feeling Burned Out? Almost All of Them, Survey Finds More than half have considered taking a non-patient-facing job or leaving the field entirely Feb 22, 2024
Acupuncture Tops Sham for Easing PTSD in Combat Veterans Large treatment effect observed for clinical and biological measures of combat-related PTSD Feb 22, 2024
FDA: Don't Use Smartwatches, Smart Rings for Blood Glucose Measurements Noninvasive devices that don't pierce the skin can give inaccurate measurements Feb 22, 2024
Alzheimer's Biomarkers Show Specific Changes 20 Years Before Diagnosis CSF and imaging markers changed in a temporal sequence Feb 21, 2024
How Common Are False Positive Rapid COVID Tests? Persistent false positives more common in women, autoimmune disorders Feb 21, 2024
Some People Who Attempt Suicide Do Not Meet Criteria for Psychiatric Disorders Study findings challenge the notion of which individuals are at risk for suicidal behavior Feb 21, 2024
Net Danger? Ophthalmologists Have Their Eyes on Pickleball While it's not as risky as many other sports, growing pastime still spawns optical injuries Feb 21, 2024
Dietary Thiamine Linked With Cognition J-shaped curve emerges between vitamin B1 in diet and cognitive decline Feb 20, 2024
Annual Breast Cancer Screening Starting at Age 40 Best, Modeling Study Says Estimates suggest mortality was reduced by 42% with annual screening for this age group Feb 20, 2024
When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn't Be Singled Out From the Pack It's time for CDC to update its guidance Feb 20, 2024
Potential Biomarker for Perforated Appendicitis Shows Link to Severe Sepsis Test that can differentiate between simple and perforated appendicitis is "highly desirable" Feb 20, 2024
Surgical Remission of Cushing's Disease Tied to New Autoimmune Conditions But glucocorticoid replacement right after surgery may be protective Feb 19, 2024
Primordial Prevention Can Protect Black Women's Cardiovascular Health Let's block the risk factors before they start Feb 19, 2024
For Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Prescribed Opioids, No Patterns of Misuse Emerged Number of vaso-occlusive crises tied to days' supply Feb 19, 2024
