5 Foods That Aren’t Doing Your Cholesterol Any Favors
krisanapong detraphiphat via Getty Images Full-fat dairy is, generally, not advisable for folks with high cholesterol. Throughout the United States, high cholesterol is a common issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two in five American adults deal with the condition, putting them at increased risk of stroke and heart attack. Cholesterol […]
Why Aren’t More Doctors Prescribing Paxlovid to High-Risk Patients?
Recent evidence is piling up that many people at high risk for severe COVID-19 don’t receive nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) — or any outpatient antiviral treatment — when diagnosed with a SARS-CoV-2 infection. MedPage Today looked at new studies and talked to experts to find out why. In a new observational study, people on Medicare who were […]
Multiple Societal Factors Contribute to High HIV Risk in Transgender Women
Homelessness, violence, incarceration, and socioeconomic discrimination are linked to a high risk of HIV in transgender women, according to the CDC’s National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women (NHBS-Trans) survey. Despite engaging in high-risk behaviors, only one-third of transgender women in the survey used pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV. Employment discrimination also negatively impacted transgender […]
Mortality Reaches 20% for Hospitalized Patients With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
Mortality rates were high among patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), with the worst outcomes in those with hemodynamic collapse, according to a retrospective analysis of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Consortium Registry. In nearly 5,800 patients, in-hospital mortality occurred over five times more frequently among those with high-risk PE compared with those with […]
People Drop the Ball When It Comes to Safe Sex on New Year’s Eve
A new study in the annual BMJ Christmas issue suggests high levels of unprotected sex during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the U.S., with an increase in sales of levonorgestrel (Plan B) in the week after that surpasses other holidays. In this video interview, study author Brandon Wagner, PhD, of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, […]
Year in Review: Follicular Lymphoma
Studies demonstrating high response rates and manageable safety profiles, along with FDA approvals, have supported bispecific antibodies as promising treatment options for follicular lymphoma. At the start of 2023, a new option became available with the accelerated approval of mosunetuzumab (Lunsumio) late last year. The first-in-class bispecific monoclonal antibody works by inducing CD20-directed CD3 T-cell […]
RAF/MEK and FAK Inhibitor Combo Effective in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
SEOUL, South Korea — The combination of avutometinib and defactinib achieved “exceptionally” high response rates in heavily pretreated patients with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC), according to the ENGOT-ov60/GOG-3052/RAMP 201 trial. Moreover, responses were consistently high no matter how many previous lines of therapy patients received prior to study entry, reported Rachel N. Grisham […]
Two probiotics identified as promising hypertension treatments
An estimated 40% of the global adult population have high blood pressure, or hypertension, which puts people at risk of cardiovascular disease and other dangerous health conditions. Recent studies suggest that probiotics may offer a protective effect, but researchers have a limited understanding of why shaping the gut microbiota can regulate blood pressure. A study […]
Almonds as part of a healthy weight loss diet
When it comes to weight loss, nuts can get a bad rap — while they’re high in protein, they’re also high in fats, and this often deters those looking to shed a few kilos. But new research from the University of South Australia shows that you can eat almonds and lose weight too. In the […]
Sugar-Heavy Diet Linked to Development of Kidney Stones
A diet high in added sugars may predispose people to developing kidney stones, a nationally representative study suggested. In an analysis of over 28,000 U.S. adults, those who consumed the most energy from added sugars had 39% higher odds of developing kidney stones compared with those who consumed the least amount of added sugars (OR […]