Court: Some Employers Can Exclude PrEP, Cancer Screenings From Insurance Coverage Not all preventive care recommended by the USPSTF is threatened by the narrow ruling, however Jun 24, 2024
Novel Triple-Hormone Agonist Boosts Beta-Cell Function in T2D Insulin sensitivity also improved in people with obesity free of diabetes Jun 23, 2024
Automated Insulin Pump Helps Type 2 Diabetes Control SECURE-T2D trial provides pivotal findings to expand use of the Omnipod 5 System Jun 23, 2024
Trial Points to Best Practices for Inhaled Insulin in Type 1 Diabetes INHALE 3 provides insights into dosing and who might actually do worse than with a pump Jun 23, 2024
Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic Stroke Also in TTHealthWatch: managing obesity in children and adolescents Jun 22, 2024 podcast
A Closer Look at Medetomidine and Its 'Unusual' Patient Presentations Another drug has entered the drug supply Jun 22, 2024
Tirzepatide May Help Treat Sleep Apnea in People With Obesity Zepbound met primary and secondary endpoints, with or without CPAP Jun 21, 2024
Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Risk of Severe COVID Hospitalization risk 80% higher versus nonusers Jun 21, 2024
FDA Authorizes First Menthol E-Cigarettes Meanwhile, HHS still has not issued a final rule banning menthol-flavored tobacco cigarettes Jun 21, 2024
How Does Heat Kill? It Confuses the Brain, Shuts Down Organs, and Strains the Heart. Here's what's happening inside the human body Jun 21, 2024
Choosing a Primary Care Specialty Should Be Lauded, Not Discouraged Showing skepticism about this career choice won't solve our physician shortage Jun 21, 2024
Donald Sutherland Dies; Can Viagra Benefit Women? Insulin Supply Affected by Wegovy Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Jun 21, 2024
FDA Plans to Ease Requirements for Biosimilars' Interchangeable Status New rules would mean switching studies will generally not be needed Jun 20, 2024
'We're Flying Blind' on H5N1: Experts See Repeat of CDC's Missteps on COVID Testing Agency not moving fast enough to remove barriers blocking clinical labs from testing, critics say Jun 20, 2024
Is Cholesterol Denialism Pseudoscience or Appropriate Medical Care? Calling an end to debate rarely serves the advancement of knowledge Jun 20, 2024
Alzheimer's Onset Delayed by Rare Mutation Just one copy of the Christchurch variant conferred protection Jun 19, 2024
Large-Scale Intensive BP Intervention Proves Sustainable for CVD Prevention Community-based program reduced events regardless of age, diabetes Jun 18, 2024
Certain Clinical Factors Tied to Poor Response to Biologics for Psoriasis Previous exposure to biologics, higher BMI, smoking all negatively linked to response Jun 18, 2024
IG Live June 21: Healing With Pride, Supporting LGBTQ Youth Mental Health Despite higher rates of mental health issues, LGBTQ youth have less access to care Jun 18, 2024
FDA Approves Pneumococcal Vax Designed Specifically for Adults Covers serotypes responsible for over 80% of invasive pneumococcal disease in those 50 and up Jun 18, 2024
Lost Chances to Treat Overdose Survivors Documented in New Medicare Study Findings also highlight the difficulty of managing chronic pain Jun 18, 2024
USPSTF Recommends Behavioral Interventions for Kids With High BMI Final recommendations did not include weight-loss drugs Jun 18, 2024
Trump Cussed Out Fauci; Midwife Destroyed Vaccines; Ian McKellen Hospitalized Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Jun 18, 2024
Vaping, Chantix Show Similar Benefit for Quitting Cigarettes, in the Short Term Confirmed abstinence rates with either doubled versus placebo at 26 weeks Jun 17, 2024
Health System Eliminates Noncompetes for Primary Care Physicians Policy change follows new rules from state and federal players Jun 17, 2024
Rise in Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy While Treatment Stagnates Prevalence of condition among pregnant people doubled from 2008 to 2021 Jun 17, 2024
For Teens With Severe Obesity, Financial Incentives Work for Weight Loss Randomized trial proves benefit of adding gift card incentives to dietary measures Jun 17, 2024
Two Tries and We're Done? I Don't Think So. We need to work harder to ensure that patient referrals actually go through Jun 17, 2024
Alzheimer's Risk Higher If Mom Had Memory Problems Maternal history of memory impairment tied to higher amyloid burden Jun 17, 2024
Secret Pentagon Anti-Vax Campaign; FDA's Tylenol Warning; E. Coli at the Olympics Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Jun 17, 2024
H5N1 Is Highly Lethal, but Only in Some Animals. Scientists Want to Know Why. And what if the virus mutates in a way that changes all that? Jun 16, 2024
Some Pasteurization Methods May Not Clear H5N1 in Heavily Infected Milk In experimental study, trace infectious virus detectable in some samples heated for short periods Jun 14, 2024
OA Patients Get Long-Term Benefit From Lifestyle Improvements Improvement in pain and function lasted well after formal program ended Jun 14, 2024
Early Menopause Tied to Higher Risk of Respiratory Mortality Greatest risk observed for women with bilateral oophorectomy Jun 13, 2024
Type 1 Diabetes in Older People Has Nearly Tripled Globally Since the '90s But the increase marks good news for survival, study suggests Jun 13, 2024
Prior COVID Infection May Protect Against Some Common Colds Researcher suggests finding could be key to vaccines that protect against multiple viruses Jun 13, 2024
98-Year-Old Man Believed to Be the Oldest American Organ Donor Ever Increasingly, older adults can donate organs upon their death, according to one expert Jun 13, 2024
Senators Blast Health and Law Enforcement Officials Over Illegal E-Cig Use in Teens The two best-selling disposable vapes alone generated more than $500 million in sales last year Jun 12, 2024