Medical
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New Blood Biomarker to Detect Early Dementia?
A unique ratio of metabolites reliably distinguished blood samples of early-stage Alzheimer's patients from controls. Medscape Medical News
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TBI Linked to 'Striking' Risk for CVD, Endocrine, Brain Disorders
Mild and moderate-to-severe TBI is linked to an increased risk for hypertension, stroke, diabetes, as well as neurological and psychiatric...
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FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Tobacco Products
Healthcare groups hailed the proposal as a critical step to keep cigarettes out of the mouths of children and Black Americans, who are particularly...
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19, Including Physician, Charged in NBA Health Fraud Case
Federal officials allege healthcare professionals provided former basketball players with false invoices to submit for reimbursement....
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Not Reported: When Radioactive Imaging Agent Leaks Into Tissue
Extravasation can be painful, can compromise the quality of imaging, and could have long-term consequences -- but it is still classed as a...
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Hairdresser Eczema Risk Far Outweighs That of Consumers
"Oh, my poor hairdresser patients. The ones with hand eczema are so uncomfortable," said one dermatologist. Medscape Medical News
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Plasma Glucose Surpasses A1c for Flagging Early Dysglycemia
Both 1-hour plasma glucose and continuous glucose monitoring worked better than monitoring A1c to identify people in the early stages of...
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First-Ever Best Practices for Percutaneous Axillary Access
A new position statement from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions suggests best practices for this increasingly widespread...
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Genetic Alterations Lead to Diverse Cellular Effects in AD
Investigators report data on genetic alterations that result in altered profiles within neurons and glia in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD)....
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Moderna Seeks OK for Young Kids' COVID Vaccine as Parents Wait
Pfizer's request for the youngest kids is expected next. But there are a lot of moving parts, and families and doctors alike are concerned the FDA...
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Telemedicine Can Make Cancer Care Inequities Worse
Cancer patients resorted to telemedicine appointments during the pandemic; however, the approach can add more pressure for the financially...
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TBI, Even Without Loss of Consciousness, May Up Dementia Risk
Traumatic brain injury even without loss of consciousness may be an important risk factor for late-life cognitive impairment, new research...
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Calcium Supplements Linked to Worse Outcome in Aortic Stenosis
Oral calcium supplementation was associated with lower survival and a greater need for aortic valve replacement in elderly patients with mild to...
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Antibiotic Prescriptions to Minorities Often Inappropriate
Black and Hispanic/LatinX outpatient patient populations in the US have the highest inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, while pediatricians,...
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IBD Risk 'Uncertain' in Biologic-Treated Patients With AxSpA
'Enormous uncertainty' surrounds the risk of inflammatory bowel disease associated with biologic treatment in patients with axial...
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Simplified Hypertension Screening Methods Can Be Trustworthy
Using simplified methods for blood pressure measurement could be useful in large screening campaigns and in clinics with a lack of...
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New York Cardiologist Indicted in COVID Testing Scheme
A cardiologist on Long Island allegedly defrauded the government of more than $1.3 million in connection with COVID-19 testing, the DOJ charges in...
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Fauci Clarifies 'Out of the Pandemic Phase' Comment as Experts Agree
After Anthony Fauci, MD, made national headlines with a proclamation that the US COVID-19 pandemic is over, he walked back his comments. WebMD...
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Using Green Spaces to Prevent Ischemic Stroke
Data suggest that increases in ambient levels of fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and black carbon increase the risk for ischemic stroke,...
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CDC reports first human H5 bird flu infection in U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday that a person in Colorado has tested positive for an H5 bird flu virus...
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STAT+: Medicare’s Brooks-LaSure expects restrictions on accelerated approval drugs, like those for Aduhelm, to be ‘very rare’
AUSTIN, Texas – Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the head of Medicare, said on Thursday that the agency expects to keep covering drugs the Food and...
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STAT+: The revolving door swings again as Lupin hires an FDA official who oversaw problems at a key plant
The revolving door between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical industry turned again this week when Lupin, one of...
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STAT+: California fines an OptumRx pharmacy for jeopardizing patient health. Is that enough?
The California Board of Pharmacy fined OptumRx, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., $100,000 for a series of prescribing...
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Listen: How cancer-killing cell therapies work, biotech’s endless downturn, & an FDA conundrum
Can rewired cells cure some patients’ cancer? Do biotech stocks ever go up? And why’s it taking so long to get kids vaccinated for...
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Incoming JAMA editor says the journal’s issues handling race are ‘not unique to JAMA’
In her most pointed public comments since her selection as JAMA editor-in-chief, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo acknowledged she had a visceral...