Late Tenecteplase Not Beneficial for Stroke Patients With LVOs
PHOENIX — Selected stroke patients did not benefit clinically from having the window of tenecteplase therapy extended beyond the first few hours of stroke onset, the randomized TIMELESS trial found. In patients with large-vessel occlusions (LVOs) and evidence of salvageable tissue on perfusion imaging — most who also received endovascular thrombectomy — functional outcomes at […]
Medical Schools Push Back on ‘March-In’ Rights Plan to Lower Drug Prices
Key stakeholders from academia and medicine are pushing back on a Biden administration proposal that would leverage “march-in rights” in an effort to rein in unreasonably priced drugs developed with the support of taxpayer dollars. In a letter sent last week to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — the authors of the […]
Over 80% of Nurses Face Workplace Violence, Survey Finds
U.S. nurses reported a surge in workplace violence in post-pandemic times, according to a new survey from the nation’s largest nursing union. In National Nurses United’s (NNU) poll of 914 nurses, 46% said workplace violence had increased and 82% said they had experienced at least one type of violence at work in 2023. Additionally, 68% […]
Got Bad Breath? Try This $8 Dentist-Recommended Tool
Amazon and Dr. Tung’s Tongue scrapers may help remove staining and bacteria from the tongue, making your mouth feel cleaner. HuffPost and its publishing partners may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Every item is independently selected by the HuffPost Shopping team. Prices and availability are subject to change. The […]
Health Affects of Diabetes Remission; High-Deductible Plans for Cancer Patients
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include a possible cause for […]
Improved Fitness May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
Improving cardiorespiratory fitness may lower men’s prostate cancer risk, results from a Swedish study suggested. The retrospective study showed that an overall increase in absolute cardiorespiratory fitness (as measured by changes in VO2max) was associated with a 2% reduced risk of prostate cancer incidence (HR 0.98, 95% CI 0.96-0.99), when adjusted for baseline fitness, age, […]
Cognitive Slowing May Be a Hallmark of Long COVID
Pronounced cognitive slowing distinguished people with long COVID from others, a cross-sectional study showed. On a 30-second task measuring simple reaction time, moderate-to-severe cognitive slowing was evident among long COVID patients compared with age-matched healthy individuals who had previous symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and recovered, reported Sijia Zhao, PhD, at the University of Oxford in England, […]
This Small But Powerful Water Flosser Is Up To 23% Off Right Now
Amazon Waterpik’s cordless flosser is available in four colors. HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Every item is independently selected by the HuffPost Shopping team. Prices and availability are subject to change. If you’ve been thinking about adding a Waterpik product to your oral hygiene routine but don’t […]
6 Alcohol Rules You Really Shouldn’t Break, According To Nutritionists
Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images The guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say women should not have more than one alcoholic drink daily and men should not have more than two. Alcohol is known to be a health risk. Research shows that it’s linked to certain cancers, can damage your liver, is […]
Cancer After Weight Loss; How Older Adults Use the Healthcare System
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include closing the women’s health […]