by Mass General Brigham Credit: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels A complete blood count (CBC) screening is a routine exam requested by most physicians for healthy adults. This clinical test is a valuable tool for assessing a patient’s overall health from one blood sample. Currently, the results of CBC tests are analyzed using a one-size-fits-all reference interval,...
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King Charles is changing his diet to keep his cancer at bay—here’s what the evidence says
by Justin Stebbing, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain King Charles’s decision to cut red meat from his diet following his cancer treatment has sparked a frenzy of interest in the potential effect of what we eat on cancer outcomes, and how well people do after they’re diagnosed. ADVERTISING While the specific details of the king’s diagnosis and treatment remain...
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Research uncovers key bariatric surgery complication cause
by Maria Fernanda Ziegler, FAPESP Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI180157 Postprandial hypoglycemia is one of the main complications of bariatric surgery and can affect up to 30% of patients. Unlike ordinary hypoglycemia, in which low blood sugar is usually associated with little food, postprandial hypoglycemia occurs after meals and causes symptoms such as sweating, tremors,...
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Celiac disease linked to higher risk for developing alopecia areata
by Lori Solomon Celiac disease is associated with an increased risk for developing alopecia areata, according to a letter to the editor published online Nov. 21 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Rashwan Alameddine, from the Texas A&M University College Station in Bryan, and colleagues investigated the potential association between celiac disease and the prevalence of alopecia areata....
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Scientists estimate around 1 in 5 of the world’s under 50s living with genital herpes
by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The latest global estimates suggest 846 million people are living with genital herpes infection. The findings are published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. And more than 200 million 15–49 year olds probably had at least one symptomatic outbreak of the infection in 2020, the latest year for which figures are...
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H5N1 Avian Influenza Spreads Across North America
Roberta Villa, MD DISCLOSURES | December 09, 2024 22320 Added to Email Alert It’s been a while since I’ve discussed the H5N1 avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b and its rapid spread in North America. I hope the facts prove me wrong, but many experts have been warning for some time that ideal conditions are forming for this virus, which for now only...
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CDC study shows nirsevimab effective in reducing RSV hospitalizations among young children
by Justin Jackson , Medical Xpress Transmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public Domain Research led by the CDC and conducted at seven academic pediatric medical centers in the United States finds nirsevimab (sold as Beyfortus) highly effective in reducing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) related hospitalization in children under 5...
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Prescribing AI: All Docs Need More Tech Training
Donavyn Coffey December 03, 2024 017 Added to Email Alert Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing healthcare, but data science training for clinicians and medical students is still largely elective. The vast majority of doctors believe that needs to change. According to a soon-to-be-published Medscape report, AI Adoption in Healthcare, 85% of practicing physicians agreed: The...
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Nasal Spray Diuretic Evades Heart Failure Drug Flaw
Carolyn Brown December 04, 2024 136 Added to Email Alert CHICAGO — A nasal spray formulation of bumetanide, a diuretic drug, could help treat heart failure by preventing the resistance that can develop to oral forms of the drug, a preliminary safety and efficacy study in healthy volunteers showed. Diuretic resistance is a common problem in patients with heart failure,...
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The Push for Off-Label Rx to Treat Long COVID: What Works?
Tinker Ready December 04, 2024 56228 Added to Email Alert Charlie McCone, a San Francisco marketing specialist, developed long COVID in 2020, recovered and developed it again in 2021. He’s been sick with fatigue and shortness of breath since then, spending many hours of every day in bed. Only one drug helped his shortness of...