Fauci’s New Gig; Secret World of Penile Enlargement; Malaria Cases Emerge in U.S.
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Former White House Chief Medical Adviser and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, will join Georgetown University next month as a distinguished professor in the School of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases, and will hold an additional appointment in the university’s McCourt School of Public Policy. E-cigarettes are still […]
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Healthcare Violence Breaks Record; U.K. Limits Puberty Blockers; HPV Discoverer Dies
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Attacks against medical workers and healthcare in conflict zones was the worst on record in 2022, with at least 232 workers killed and 298 kidnapped, a new report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition found. At least 728,000 Medicaid recipients have been unenrolled following the end of […]
Missing Doc’s Abandoned Car Found; Weak Legs and Heart Failure; HIV on the Decline
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Police have discovered the abandoned car of John Forsyth, MD, a Missouri family medicine physician who was reported missing after failing to show up to work earlier this week. (Newsweek) The FDA approved intravenous sulbactam-durlobactam (Xacduro) for adults with hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by certain isolates of […]
Tainted ‘Male Enhancement’ Pills; Green Card Freeze Hits Nursing; Monkeypox Rebounds
Note that some links may require subscriptions. The FDA issued multiple new warnings over tainted sexual enhancement products that contain “potentially harmful hidden ingredients,” some of which are found in prescription drugs. Private equity-backed Envision Healthcare filed for bankruptcy, but a group of emergency room doctors plans to keep suing the controversial staffing firm anyway. […]
Behavior patterns of people who achieve clinically significant weight loss: Study finds widespread poor adoption of heart-healthy measures in US adults
A new study analyzing data on over 20,000 U.S. adults links a healthier diet and increased exercise to weight loss that reduces heart disease risk — while associating skipping meals and taking prescription diet pills with minimal weight loss, weight maintenance or weight gain. For many in the study sample, however, losing a “clinically significant” […]
Study links nutrients, brain structure, cognition in healthy aging
In a new study, scientists explored the links between three measures known to independently predict healthy aging: nutrient intake, brain structure and cognitive function. Their analysis adds to the evidence that these factors jointly contribute to brain health in older adults. Reported in the Journal of Nutrition, the study found that blood markers of two […]
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Four-Year-Old Gets Hospital Bill; Woolly Mammoth Meatball; How AR-15s Damage Humans
Note that some links may require subscriptions. A Florida woman wanted to talk to the hospital about her 4-year-old son’s bill, but hospital officials said they couldn’t speak with her because the bill was in her son’s name. (NPR) The FDA approved the first over-the-counter naloxone (Narcan) product for reversing opioid overdoses. While over-the-counter naloxone […]