Medications
EpiPens still costly despite generic alternatives, other reforms
If Meg White ever got stung by a bee, her EpiPen could ultimately save her life.
Feb 12, 2020
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JAMA Internal Medicine
Medical research
A new way to prevent COVID-related clots and a biomarker that spots who's at highest risk
No aspect of SARS-CoV-2 infection has been more startling—or problematic—than the elevated risk for blood clotting, a concern that throughout the pandemic has been associated with severe COVID-19, frequently characterized ...
Medical research
Study finds most COVID-19-related EUAs not supported by high-quality evidence
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency use authorizations (EUAs) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of COVID-19-related medical products were for diagnostic products and were supported by comparisons ...
Dec 30, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Older adults with dementia exhibit financial 'symptoms' up to six years before diagnosis
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors found that Medicare beneficiaries who go on to be diagnosed with dementia are more likely to ...
Nov 30, 2020
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Health
New French study explores risks of ultra-processed food
A major French study published Monday has found for the first time a link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and a higher risk of death, but researchers warned more work was needed to determine which mechanisms ...
Feb 11, 2019
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Surgery
Many pre-surgery tests are useless, so why are hospitals still using them?
Patients facing relatively simple outpatient surgeries are nonetheless being told to undergo a number of preoperative tests that just aren't necessary, a new study reports.
May 27, 2021
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Medical research
Too much unhealthy media coverage of medical tests
A large global study published today in the leading US medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine finds the media is often failing to cover the potential harms of new medical tests which are designed to detect the early signs ...
Apr 6, 2021
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Cardiology
Study shows plant protein consumption can boost human lifespan
A team of researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute has found that older people who eat more plant protein as opposed to meat-based protein tend to live longer lives. In their paper ...
Health
Is the new 'fasting' diet trend healthy?
Tipping the scales at 233 pounds, Charles Joy realized he needed to make some changes.
Mar 22, 2019
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Medications
State limits on initial opioid prescription duration may influence prescribing
(HealthDay)—State laws restricting the duration of initial opioid prescriptions are associated with changes in opioid prescribing, according to a research letter published online Aug. 9 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Aug 25, 2021
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