Medications
Antibiotic after sex slashes STD rates in study
Just one dose of the antibiotic doxycycline taken after sex halved the number of chlamydia and syphilis cases in San Francisco, promising new research shows.
Mar 5, 2024
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Genetics
How frontotemporal dementia changes the brain: Research is untangling its genetic causes
About 55 million people worldwide suffer from dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. On Feb. 22, 2024, it was revealed that former talk show host Wendy Williams had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, a rare ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
AAOS: sports-related orthopedic injuries in seniors projected to grow 123 percent by 2040
Sports-related injuries among older adults are expected to increase 123 percent between 2021 and 2040, according to a study presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from Feb. ...
Feb 24, 2024
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Health
Electric bike injuries, hospitalizations increased significantly in recent years
The incidence of electric bicycle (e-bicycle)-related injuries, particularly head injuries, has surged in the United States since 2017, according to a research letter published online Feb. 21 in JAMA Surgery.
Feb 24, 2024
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Medical economics
In California, faceoff between major insurer and health system shows hazards of consolidation
For weeks, more than half a million Anthem Blue Cross enrollees who receive health care from the University of California were held in suspense. It wasn't clear whether they would have to find new doctors or switch plans ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Pickleball-related fractures up significantly in older adults
As pickleball has gained in popularity, associated fractures have skyrocketed 90-fold since 2002, according to a study presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, held from Feb. 12 ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can an experimental cell phone app screen coughs for TB? Scientists say 'yes'
What telltale features—many inaudible to the human ear—separate one kind of cough from another? Scientists are on the verge of finding out with a new machine learning tool aimed at identifying the signature sounds of ...
Cardiology
Black women with high blood pressure before age 35 may have triple the risk of a stroke
Black women who develop high blood pressure before age 35 and are on medication for hypertension may have triple the odds of having a stroke, and those who develop high blood pressure before age 45 may have twice the risk ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Medications
Addition of durvalumab, bevacizumab to TACE beneficial in liver cancer
For patients with embolization-eligible unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC), the addition of durvalumab (D) and bevacizumab (B) to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) improves progression-free survival (PFS), ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy seems safe for infant neurodevelopment, finds study
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy seems safe in terms of neurodevelopment through 18 months of age, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Jan 24, 2024
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