At the outset of the COVID pandemic, men appeared to suffer higher rates of severe illness and death, leading researchers to suspect a link between androgen receptors—which bind to hormones like testosterone—and SARS-CoV-2 ...
Aug 18, 2023
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Patient care teams are preparing to offer lecanemab, a new Alzheimer's disease treatment expected to soon receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to patients in the coming months.
Jul 5, 2023
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While there is no cure for Alzheimer's, there are medications that can help ease symptoms and slow the progression of this devastating disease.
Jun 21, 2023
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Increasing use of genetic testing means people may discover they have a gene variant associated with some types of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A new scientific statement, published today in the American Heart Association ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Atrial fibrillation is the greatest risk factor for stroke. Screening to detect atrial fibrillation in older people would not only increase the chance of preventing stroke, it would also save money for the healthcare system ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Trained developmental-behavioral pediatricians can generally diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children without the need for additional Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) testing, finds a prospective ...
Oct 27, 2022
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The three most common causes of recurrent vertigo have considerable medical costs associated with their treatment, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery.
Oct 21, 2022
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People with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or narcolepsy may rely on the drug Adderall, but it is in short supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
Oct 13, 2022
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Infants from minoritized racial and ethnic backgrounds who have positive newborn screening tests for cystic fibrosis received their diagnostic follow-up for the disease later than recommended and later than white, non-Hispanic ...
Jul 27, 2022
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New reporting guidelines, jointly published in Nature Medicine and the BMJ by Oxford researchers, will ensure that early studies on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to treat real patients will give researchers the information ...
May 19, 2022
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