Medscape Medical News Marta Zaraska June 10, 2024 When doctors and patients consider the appendix, it’s often with urgency. In cases of appendicitis, the clock could be ticking down to a life-threatening burst. Thus, despite recent research suggesting antibiotics could be an alternative therapy, appendectomy remains standard for uncomplicated appendicitis. But what if removing the...
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Bempedoic Acid: A Statin-Intolerance Savior?
Perspective > Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology > ADA 2023COMMENTARY Kevin Fernando, MBChB, MSc DISCLOSURES June 29, 2023 Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of death in patients with type 2 diabetes in the United Kingdom. Sadly, these patients are twice as likely to suffer or die from a cardiovascular event, compared with patients...
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USPSTF recommends osteoporosis screening for women aged 65 years and older
JUNE 11, 2024 by Elana Gotkine The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for osteoporosis for women aged 65 years and older and for postmenopausal women younger than 65 years with one or more risk factors. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online June 11. Researchers reviewed the...
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Heat exposure increases myocardial blood flow: Study
JUNE 11, 2024 by Elana Gotkine Myocardial blood flow (MBF) increases about twofold with exposure that increases the core temperature by 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a study published online June 11 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Hadiatou Barry, from the Université de Montréal, and colleagues quantified the MBF requirements of heat exposure in...
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Teprotumumab Gives Lasting Relief from Thyroid Eye Disease
Marilynn Larkin June 02, 2024 Nearly 2 years after their final infusion with the IGF-IR inhibitor teprotumumab (Tepezza), 82% of patients with thyroid eye disease did not need further treatment for their symptoms, revealed research presented today at ENDO 2024 and published in Thyroid. “Thyroid eye disease is a lifelong autoimmune disease that can worsen...
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Biden administration seeks to wipe consumer medical debt off most credit reports with proposed rule
JUNE 12, 2024 by Tom Murphy Medical charges are seen in Temple Hills, Md., Monday, June 26, 2023. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday, June 11, 2024, it is planning a rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports and prevent lenders from making decisions based on medical information. Credit: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin,...
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Major hearing difficulties in people over 90
NEWS RELEASE 12-JUN-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationUNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG IMAGE: ÅSA WINZELL JUHLIN, SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG. CREDIT: PHOTO BY JOSEFIN BERGENHOLTZ. All had hearing loss, eight out of ten needed hearing aids and three out of ten had occluding ear wax. A study from the University of Gothenburg examined a scarcely studied group...
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Smartwatches offer window into Parkinson’s disease progression
JUNE 12, 2024 by University of Rochester Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public DomainUbiquitous wearable technologies, like smartwatches, could help researchers better understand progressive neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease and speed up the approval of new therapies, a critical need given that no drugs exist to slow progression of the world’s fastest growing brain disease. New...
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New neuroscience research reveals the remarkable impact of exercise on brain cells
by Eric W. Dolan June 11, 2024in Mental Health, Neuroimaging New research published in the journal Aging Cell sheds light on the potential of exercise to prevent or slow down cognitive decline associated with aging. This study found that exercise can significantly alter the gene expression of aged microglia, a type of brain cell, reverting...
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‘Self-taught’ AI tool helps to diagnose and predict severity of common lung cancer
JUNE 11, 2024 by NYU Langone Health Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A computer program based on data from nearly a half-million tissue images and powered by artificial intelligence can accurately diagnose cases of adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, a new study shows. Researchers at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center and the...