Marijuana Use Linked to Early Signs of Heart Damage
Title: Marijuana Use Linked to Early Signs of Heart DamageCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/29/2025 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/30/2025 12:00:00 AM
Digital Tools to Detect Tardive Dyskinesia
Accurate and early diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia (TD), a serious movement disorder typically caused by exposure to antipsychotic medications, is imperative for long-term management. “Keeping an eye on things and recognizing it early allows for potential interventions that will prevent it from being permanent or chronic,” said Tsao-Wei Liang, MD, of Thomas Jefferson University in […]
New Tuberculosis Framework May Improve Research, Clinical Care
A new framework may better characterize the early stages of tuberculosis (TB) and improve research and clinical care, an international team of researchers said. Turning against the current “active” or “latent” classification of TB, the International Consensus for Early TB (ICE-TB) group released a five-state system that distinguishes disease from infection, clinical versus subclinical states, […]
‘Excellent’ Outcomes After Complete Response in Lymph Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Patients with early lymph node-positive breast cancer and pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant therapy had similar long-term recurrence rates and survival regardless of the type of adjuvant therapy they received, a Dutch registry study showed. After a median follow-up of 6 years, regional recurrence rates ranged from 3.0-4.1% whether they had conservative axillary surgery […]
How home food availability affects young children’s nutrient intake
Early childhood is an important time for learning about nutrition and establishing healthy eating behaviors. Young children rely on parents to provide food options, and the availability of food in the home affects their dietary choices. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at changes in home food availability and nutrient intake […]
Steep Decline in Chlamydia, Syphilis Rates ‘Seals the Case’ for DoxyPEP
DENVER — Chlamydia and early syphilis cases among at-risk individuals were halved after the introduction of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP), real-world data from San Francisco showed. Over a 13-month period following the rollout of doxyPEP to high-risk men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women, monthly chlamydia cases decreased by 50% (95% CI […]
Early vocabulary size is genetically linked to ADHD, literacy, and cognition
Early language development is an important predictor of children’s later language, reading and learning skills. Moreover, language learning difficulties are related to neurodevelopmental conditions such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Children typically start to utter their first words between 10 and 15 months of age. At around two years of age, […]
CDC: Flu Shots Working Moderately Well This Season
Early estimates suggest flu shots are performing OK in the current U.S. winter flu season. The vaccines were around 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor’s office, clinic, or hospital, health officials said during a CDC vaccines meeting Wednesday. Children who were […]
Umbilical Cord Milking in Non-Vigorous Infants Didn’t Impact Neurodevelopment
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Compared to early cord clamping (ECC), umbilical cord milking (UCM) in non-vigorous infants had short-term benefits without any long-term adverse impacts on neurodevelopment, according to the cluster-randomized crossover MINVI trial. Among almost a thousand infants, those randomized to either UCM or ECC had comparable scores on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, […]
Switch to Oral Antibiotics Noninferior in Low-Risk Staph Bloodstream Infections
An early switch to oral antibiotics in patients hospitalized with low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection was noninferior to IV antibiotics, according to the randomized controlled SABATO trial. In the trial’s intention-to-treat population, 13% of patients who switched to oral antibiotics developed complications related to S. aureus bloodstream infection (SAB) versus 12% in the group that […]