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LOL: April 23, 2024

Summarize this content to 100 words Welcome to the third issue of The Week in Medicine – a round-up of all the happenings in the world of Irish medicine every week. We’d like to express special birthday wishes for Finn O’Shea – a ten-year-old from Clonmel who celebrated his birthday on April 22. Finn was…

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Childhood Sleep Latency Associated With Depression, ADHD in Adolescence

Summarize this content to 100 words Children with prolonged sleep latency are at increased risk for symptoms of depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct issues, and oppositional behavior in adolescence, according to findings from a longitudinal study published in Sleep Advances. Childhood sleep problems are relatively common, such as trouble falling asleep and frequent night wakings….

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PBMs and pharma spend big on lobbying Congress

Summarize this content to 100 words WASHINGTON — Congress did nothing this spring to rein in how pharmacy benefit managers operate, which is precisely the outcome the industry’s lobbyists wanted. And the PBM industry spent big to get that result, new disclosures show. The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, the industry’s biggest trade group, spent a…

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Scientists explore the coupling between health span and lifespan in Caenorhabditis

Summarize this content to 100 words Potential effects of compounds on lifespan and health. Credit: 2024 Banse et al. A new research paper was published in Aging titled, “The coupling between healthspan and lifespan in Caenorhabditis depends on complex interactions between compound intervention and genetic background.” Aging is characterized by declining health that results in…

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Analysis finds significant variations in national COVID-19 treatment recommendations

Summarize this content to 100 words National clinical guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 vary significantly around the world, with under-resourced countries the most likely to diverge from gold standard (World Health Organization; WHO) treatment recommendations, finds a comparative analysis published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health. And nearly every national guideline recommends at…

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Misconceptions About Genomic Tests

Summarize this content to 100 words Scientists can scan your entire DNA library. That’s more than 20,000 genes. This kind of testing, called genomic testing, has transformed the diagnosis and management of cancer and rare genetic diseases.But like other kinds of health care, racial and ethnic minorities are underserved when it comes to all kinds…

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“Abrasive culture” at Scotland’s largest health board left doctors unable to raise concerns

Summarize this content to 100 words A group of whistleblowing doctors who raised the alarm about patient safety in the emergency department at Scotland’s largest hospital have had their concerns upheld.An investigation by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) into conditions at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital concluded that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde seemed “to have…

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Your Diet For Healthy, Disease-Free 70’s

Summarize this content to 100 words What you eat in your 40s can be the difference between thriving or fighting disease in your 70s. While popular eating plans like the Mediterranean, DASH, and planetary diets have long been praised for their health benefits, researchers have now pinpointed a specific dietary approach that stands out for…

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Benefits Outweigh Risks for Weight Loss Drug Mysimba

Summarize this content to 100 words The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has concluded a review of the weight loss drug naltrexone/bupropion (Mysimba), which was prompted by concerns about potential long-term cardiovascular risks. The scientific assessment of the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) was that available data suggested that the benefits of…

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AI-powered model improves prediction of bladder cancer treatment outcomes

Summarize this content to 100 words Leveraging the power of AI and machine learning technologies, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine developed a more effective model for predicting how patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer will respond to chemotherapy. The model harnesses whole-slide tumor imaging data and gene expression analyses in a way that outperforms previous models…

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy’s impact on the brain may be reversible

Summarize this content to 100 words Differential gene expression in 10w and 10d mdx and C57Bl/10 cerebra. Credit: Molecular Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s10020-025-01109-5 New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed how Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), best known for causing severe muscle degeneration, also profoundly affects the brain, leading to cognitive and behavioral…

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Sixty seconds on . . . coin swallowing

Summarize this content to 100 words The latest YouTube craze?Thankfully not. Instead, this is good news. Surgeons have linked the move to a cashless society to a dramatic drop in children needing operations for accidentally swallowing small items such as coins.Cash isn’t king?Researchers reviewed hospital episode statistics (HES) between 2000 and 2022 for procedures to…

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FDA authorizes marketing of first chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis home test

Summarize this content to 100 words The FDA has granted Visby Medical authorization to market their at-home, over-the-counter diagnostic test that detects chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis, according to a press release.The Women’s Sexual Health Test (Visby Medical) is intended for women regardless of symptom status and delivers results in approximately 30 minutes using a vaginal…

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Treatment Tops Housing in Trump Homeless Policy

Summarize this content to 100 words Angela Hart Is homelessness a mental health and addiction crisis, or is it driven by an affordable housing crisis? That question underpins the debate among policymakers and politicians struggling to move people off the streets faster than they become homeless.  Researchers say housing is the most important intervention to…

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Hallmark integrates CareRev’s workforce platform and more digital health news

Summarize this content to 100 words Workforce management technology company Hallmark announced a strategic integration with CareRev, an on-demand workforce platform for acute care. The joint alliance aims to give Hallmark customers instant access to CareRev’s network of 35,000-plus qualified per diem nurses.  CareRev provides access to a flexible workforce by allowing nurse managers to…

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Preparing GPs for emerging healthcare challenges

Summarize this content to 100 words Pollution-related morbidity and mortality is often seen as a Third World problem, but it is estimated that air pollution leads to approximately 1,600 premature deaths in Ireland every year Poor air quality is also linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and dementia, among other conditions….

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Report: How Medicaid/SNAP Cuts Could Affect the Economy

Summarize this content to 100 words The potential Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts could cause serious economic challenges nationwide, a new report warns. The report was published on Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. The U.S. House of Representatives’ budget resolution currently…

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Fitusiran Approved for Hemophilia A, B

Summarize this content to 100 words The US Food and Drug Administration has approved fitusiran for bleeding prophylaxis in hemophilia A and B with or without inhibitors.Fitusiran is a first-in-class small interfering RNA therapeutic that reduces antithrombin production in the liver by downgrading antithrombin gene expression. Antithrombin is a protein that inhibits clot formation. The agent…

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Peter Marks, FDA top vaccine regulator, forced out

Summarize this content to 100 words Peter Marks, the top Food and Drug Administration official who oversaw vaccines, gene therapies, and the blood supply, resigned Friday after being told by Trump administration officials he would be fired if he did not step down, according to people familiar with the situation. In his resignation letter, which…

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink files to trademark ‘Blindsight,’ ‘Telepathy,’ and ‘Telekinesis’

Summarize this content to 100 words Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) implant startup Neuralink has filed applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to trademark the terms “Telepathy,” “Blindsight,” and “Telekinesis.”   The applications, filed in early March, pertain to Neuralink’s first product, Telepathy, a brain-computer interface that aims to allow users to…

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Study finds link between childhood obesity and COPD

Summarize this content to 100 words Association between conditions found to be stronger among women than men, Danish research showed Having an overweight or obese trajectory during childhood is associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood, new research has shown. The study, which analysed data from more than 270,000…

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Smart Strategies for a Healthier Journey

Summarize this content to 100 words Pregnancy is a remarkable process, but it also places significant physical demands on a mother’s body—especially in the second and third trimesters. As the uterus expands, weight distribution shifts and hormonal changes loosen ligaments, the body must constantly adapt. These changes, while necessary for fetal growth and delivery, often…

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Gene Tests Could Prevent Avoidable Adverse Drug Reactions

Summarize this content to 100 words Researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) found that 9% of all adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reported to the Yellow Card database are associated with medications where genetic factors affect risk. This interaction, known as pharmacogenomics, plays an important role in drug metabolism and response. Among these pharmacogenomic ADRs,…

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“Massive retrogression”: USAID cuts affect global morbidity and mortality

Summarize this content to 100 words Heather Rilkoff, freelance journalistOntario, Canadarilkoffh{at}mail.utoronto.caThe US government has unleashed a whirlwind of public service cuts—those to international aid are already having life threatening consequences. Heather Rilkoff reports“What has happened has the potential to bring about massive retrogression. I’m very, very scared for the future,” Deborah Ikeh, executive director of…

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Thermo Fisher, Chan Zuckerberg Institute partner to advance cellular imaging

Summarize this content to 100 words Thermo Fisher Scientific announced that it has entered into a technology alliance agreement with the Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging (CZ Imaging Institute) to develop technologies that allow researchers to better visualize human cells that could advance scientific research and discovery. In a statement, Thermo Fisher Scientific…

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