Medications
FDA approves first topical treatment for vitiligo
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opzelura (ruxolitinib) as the first topical treatment for vitiligo.
Jul 21, 2022
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Pediatrics
Academics attack Florida plan to limit transgender treatment
A plan by Florida health officials that likely would restrict Medicaid insurance coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for transgender people lacks sound medical justification and may be politically motivated, according ...
Jul 15, 2022
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Spotting Parkinson's disease through AI
Tracking wearable sensors, filming the patients performing routine exercises, or examining their handwriting—which is better for Parkinson's detection? Researchers at Skoltech performed a comparative study of these three ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Surgery
Female sex is associated with additional treatments following surgical therapies for intermittent claudication
It turns out that your sex may determine how you are treated for circulatory problems in the legs that cause muscle pain during walking or exercise. This condition, intermittent claudication (IC), is one of the more common ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Older adults with advanced bladder cancer prioritize honest information about what to expect
The median age for receiving a bladder cancer diagnosis is 73, and a significant number of those living with the disease are in their 70s and 80s.
Jul 8, 2022
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Health
Hot stuff: Spicy foods can't harm you, can they?
Spicy food challenges are all the rage these days, but can munching red hot peppers and sizzling hot sauces harm you?
Jul 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Preliminary study: Blood treatment is safe, may help treat stiff person syndrome
Stiff person syndrome spectrum disorders are rare autoimmune and neurological disorders that most often cause muscle stiffness and spasms in the torso and limbs. According to a small, preliminary study released today, a blood ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Health
Doctors overestimate success of multi-step medical procedures
Whether a woman is giving birth or a man is having a cancer biopsy, medical care is rarely straightforward. At any point, an unexpected complication can arise, particularly during treatments that require several steps.
Jun 27, 2022
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Medications
We don't know whether most medical treatments work, and we know even less about whether they cause harm
Only one in 20 medical treatments have high-quality evidence to support their benefits, according to a recent study. The study also found that harms of treatments are measured much more rarely (a third as much) as benefits.
Jun 17, 2022
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Addiction
Access to safer supply to reduce overdose rapidly increased during COVID-19: Canadian study
The number of programs and prescribers offering safer supply to reduce risk of overdose increased dramatically in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study looking at services across Canada.
Jun 16, 2022
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