Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell thanks to the never-ending parade of motor cars streaming outside our window and the joyous sounds of our official mascots, who are barking at passersby. As for us, we are immersed in the usual rituals, starting with heating the coffee kettle…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Northwestern Medicine study shows that technology alone can’t replace the human touch to produce meaningful weight loss in obesity treatment. The study, titled “An Adaptive Behavioral Intervention for Weight Loss Management: A Noninferiority Randomized Clinical Trial,”was published May 14 in JAMA. “Giving people technology alone for the initial phase of…
The opportunistic bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is dangerous due to its resistance to multiple antibiotics. A research team from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Jülich Research Center (Forschungszentrum Jülich – FZJ) has now found a mechanism that makes it possible to weaken the virulence of the pathogen. Based on this knowledge, a new approach…
Studies have long shown that if you carry two copies of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) 4 gene, your chances of developingAlzheimer’s disease are much higher. Now, researchers say in a new study that gene pair isn’t just a risk factor, but a genetic form of the disorder. With two APOE4 genes, you’re almost certain to…
Medications that could have a negative effect on cognition are often used by older adults with dementia, based on data from approximately 13 million individuals presented at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting. Classes of medications including anticholinergics, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, and non-benzodiazepine sedatives (Z drugs) have been identified as potentially inappropriate medications…
Ireland is on track to meet global targets for the elimination of hepatitis C, health officials have said, as new figures show that more than 5,500 people ordered a home-test kit to check for the condition in the last 12 months. In 2016, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) strategy on viral hepatitis targeted an 80…
Virtual primary care company TytoCare announced that five new healthcare systems are adopting its school health initiative, bringing its primary and urgent care services to more than 2,500 schools in 31 states. The Israeli company said Cone Health will add 12 schools in North Carolina to its telehealth program, Sentara Health will adopt TytoCare in…
Houston, Texas. – Los pacientes internados en el Hospital Metodista de Houston llevan adherido al pecho un dispositivo de monitoreo del tamaño de medio billete, desempeñando sin saberlo un papel en el uso cada vez más frecuente de la inteligencia artificial (IA) en la atención médica. Este delgado dispositivo, que funciona con baterías, se llama…
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Last summer’s heat waves demonstrated all the ways that extreme heat takes a toll on the human body. In cities across the U.S. from Phoenix to New York, people suffered from heat exhaustion, heat stroke, heat cramps, and more. In Texas, more than 300 people died from heat last year — the highest number since…
Credit: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels A new study presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), and published simultaneously in JAMA, has concluded that text messages with financial incentives can help men who are living with obesity lose weight and could be a valuable alternative to traditional weight management programs….
People with a common heart condition were able to use significantly more oxygen while exercising after taking an investigational drug in an international clinical trial, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The finding was also presented today at the European Society of Cardiology’s Heart Failure 2024 meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. Oregon…
Blue Zones, an organization that studies regions around the world where people live longer, happier lives, has partnered with The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) to help train and certify health care professionals. The “Blue Zones certification” for doctors and health care workers will add another layer to ACLM certification, which already confers lifestyle…
VENICE, ITALY — Personalized doses and slow tapering of semaglutide (Wegovy or Ozempic, Novo Nordisk) in patients who also follow a digital weight loss program can lead to maintenance of target weight up to 6 months later, show retrospective, real-world data. Lower doses were found to be just as effective as higher doses for weight…
Recent hospital patients are being invited to have their say on their care as part of the sixth National Inpatient Experience Survey, which is open now. The survey asks people aged 16 years and over who spend 24 hours or more in a public acute hospital, and are discharged during the month of May, for…
San Francisco-based AI-enabled ambient automation platform Augmedix saw its stock price drop more than 40% after reporting it observed a slowdown in provider purchasing commitments and downgrading its 2024 full-year revenue outlook from $60 to $62 million to $52 to $55 million. Still, the company beat estimates of its revenue growth, with a 40% increase…
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CVS Health is preparing to make significant changes to its 2025 Medicare Advantage plans, which could potentially drive away 10% of its membership, the company’s chief financial officer said at an investment banking conference Tuesday. “The goal for next year is margin over membership,” CVS CFO Tom Cowhey said at the conference, hosted by Bank…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A woman’s egg reserve is finite. Gonad-damaging therapies, such as certain chemotherapies, can therefore lead to infertility. One of the options for preserving fertility is the cryopreservation of ovarian tissue. This involves removing and freezing part of the ovary before a so-called gonadotoxic therapy. This can later be thawed and reimplanted…
A new editorial published this May in the British Journal of Sports Medicine by experts from Spaulding Rehabilitation, Boston University, Mayo Clinic, and the Concussion Legacy Foundation, argues that the term “subconcussion” is a dangerous misnomer that should be retired. The authors are appealing to the medical community and media to substitute the term with…
May 14, 2024 – So far, the unexpected jump of bird flu to cattle has not emerged as a new human flu pandemic. Yes, a dairy worker got pink eye this year after being infected, but a larger threat to all of us has not yet materialized. That doesn’t mean experts are not keeping a…
VENICE, Italy — Four-year data from the SELECT cardiovascular outcomes trial show that the anti-obesity drug semaglutide (Wegovy) leads to clinically significant and durable weight loss as well as improvements in waist circumference and waist circumference-to-height ratio (CHECK), in patients with preexisting cardiovascular disease (CVD), overweight or obesity, and without diabetes. Participants lost a mean…
Quantum Health, a healthcare navigation company, launched its new Premier Pharmacy navigation solution to help lower prescription drug costs for self-insured employers, the company announced Tuesday. Dublin, Ohio-based Quantum Health offers navigation and care coordination services for employers, including claims assistance, point solution referrals and utilization management. It supports more than 3 million members and…
Ireland aims to become the first country in the EU to ban smoking among under-21s after the Government today approved plans to increase the age of sale of tobacco to 21. However, the new legislation will not see a ban applying to those currently aged between 18 and 20 and will not cover vaping. While…
Truveris, a health technology company focused on decreasing prescription costs for employers and their members, announced it secured $15 million in Series E investment. Existing investors Canaan Partners and New Leaf Venture Partners led the round. WHAT IT DOES The company provides technology to help employers secure lower drug pricing plans. Its software also allows…
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A U.S. lawmaker is accusing Amgen of “putting profits before patients” over its decision to continue marketing a high dose of a pricey cancer treatment instead of a lower dose that is less expensive and not as toxic to patients. At issue is a medication called Lumakras, which is used to treat non-small cell lung…
The work involved specialized helmets that were used to monitor head impacts in 60 university football players. Credit: Dalhousie University Repeated blows to the heads of football players can damage the small blood vessels of the brain, according to research by Dalhousie University scientists from the Brain Repair Center who believe this damage may contribute…
Young individuals consuming higher-potency cannabis, such as skunk, between ages 16 and 18, are twice as likely to have psychotic experiences from age 19 to 24 compared to those using lower-potency cannabis. That’s according to a new University of Bath study published today in the scientific journal, [Addiction](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.16517). [Previous studies](https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/cannabis-strength-soars-over-past-half-century-new-study/) from the [Addiction and Mental…
The results of a national multicenter study suggest that the diagnostic delay of celiac disease in the pediatric population is generally low in Italy and that clinical characteristics may be associated with a shorter or longer delay. “Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, gluten-sensitive enteropathy,” wrote Antonio Di Sabatino, MD, professor of internal medicine at the…
AbbVie has a blockbuster mental health medication in Vraylar, but the psychiatric drug pipeline behind it is thin. The pharmaceutical giant is bolstering its drug prospects through a new research alliance with Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage startup aiming to develop therapies with advantages over psychedelic medicines. North Chicago-based AbbVie is kicking off the new alliance…
A paediatrician who helped reveal the truth about the British nurse who murdered seven babies has said he would have ‘probably just left’ the hospital where the murders took place if he knew in advance how he would be treated as a whistleblower. Speaking in Dublin at a recent RCSI conference on medical professionalism, Dr…
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it’s raising taxes on a range of imported products from China, including syringes, needles, and surgical gloves. Pitched as a plan to support American workers, the tariffs are meant to protect domestic manufacturers from China’s “unfair trade practices” and “artificially low-priced exports.” In addition to medical devices,…
A group of MPs have called for a radical overhaul of the way poor mental health is managed in the UK to move away from its “overreliance on psychiatric drugs.” The Beyond Pills All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) says there needs to be a paradigm shift away from “the traditional biomedical model” towards a more…
Flow diagram of relationships between traits investigated in this study. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48105-7 Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. With rates continuing to rise, there is an urgent need to identify new modifiable breast cancer risk factors. New research led by the University of Bristol suggests that higher…
New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) has found that many people who are living with obesity conceal their body in their WhatsApp profile pictures. Profile pictures of pets, family members, landscapes, flowers and cartoon characters may indicate the individual has body dysmorphic disorder, says lead…
TORONTO — Misinformation in pediatric medicine, like other areas of medicine, is widely regarded as a major public health threat, but the good news is that a new survey reveals that pediatricians still believe their counsel is respected by patients and families. Despite acknowledging that health misinformation is on the rise, “nearly all the pediatricians…
When a smartphone, computer, router, GPS, or any of the connected devices we use in our day-to-day lives malfunctions, there are frustrations. Maybe some family photos are lost or that time spent preparing an important presentation is squandered. Headaches, certainly, but usually minor ones. But when a patient goes under the scalpel in an operating…
When it came to his philosophy of ‘giving while living’, US billionaire Chuck Feeney certainly walked the walk. Now, the late philanthropist has been honoured with his very own walkway on one of the sites his generosity helped build. In recognition of his contributions to healthcare and society, St James’s Hospital has established ‘The Feeney…
James Lemons, de 39 años, quiere que le extraigan la bala de su muslo para poder volver a trabajar. Sarai Holguín, de 71 años y originaria de México, ha aceptado la bala alojada cerca de su rodilla como su “compa”, es decir, una amiga cercana. A Mireya Nelson, de 15, la alcanzó una bala que…
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Novo Nordisk will test whether its GLP-1 drugs can help people with alcohol-associated liver disease, and, as part of that, will study if the treatments will change the amount of alcohol people drink. This appears to be the first time the company is getting involved in research to see if the booming class of GLP-1…
Naloxone, a drug used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose, is to be made more accessible across the UK, after the government announced plans to enable more services and individuals to provide take home supplies.1 Following a six week consultation earlier this year, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said … Source…
San Francisco is on the verge of passing a ban on “forever chemicals” in the protective clothing firefighters wear while battling blazes. City lawmakers are expected to pass an ordinance on Tuesday that will prohibit the use of firefighting gear made with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS have been linked to health harms, including…
With pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnoses on the rise globally, a clinical trial in Seattle aims to transform treatment approaches through deep molecular profiling. Recruitment has begun for the Seattle STRIDE study, a joint effort by Seattle Children’s Research Institute and the Allen Institute for Immunology. The trial aims to enroll 200 volunteers and…
Patients with type 2 diabetes and cognitive impairment and their caregivers could find short videos on how to talk to clinicians about deprescribing helpful, according to researchers presenting on May 10 at the 2024 annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. Clarissa Ferguson, MPH, program coordinator at UCSF School of Medicine, University of California, San…
Autism charity AsIAm is set to open two new hubs to provide information and support to autistic adults, children and families after receiving Government funding. The ‘Autism One Stop Shops’ aims to be coordinated, effective, neuro-affirmative evidence-based destinations, providing ‘drop in’ and structured supports. The new hubs will be located in healthcare regions CHO 7…
Doctors may soon be able to use blood tests to predict how primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) will worsen overtime for patients.1 This opens the door to earlier interventions and personalized treatment plans, eventually creating opportunities to slow the progression of the disease. Primary progressive multiple sclerosis is a specific type of multiple sclerosis (MS)…
Millions of people were surprised to find themselves booted from Medicaid over the past year after pandemic-era protections expired that had prevented states from terminating their coverage. Turns out, millions of them were also unaware they had been covered by the government program. Nearly 1 in 3 people enrolled in Medicaid in 2022 — or…