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<乌鸦传媒>Almost 108,000 Americans Died of Drug Overdoses in 2022, Another Record

1% higher than overdose deaths in 2021, says CDC

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Trump Avoids Talk of Father's Alzheimer鈥檚; Teens Smell Like Goats; AI Drugs a Bust?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>House Committee Wrestles With Lab Test Regulation

Some favor a proposed FDA rule, while others push for passage of the VALID Act

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<乌鸦传媒>Skin Test Detects Parkinson's and Other Synucleinopathies

Cutaneous alpha-synuclein deposits may serve as a biomarker

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<乌鸦传媒>Mobilizing ICU Patients May Not Affect Risk of Adverse Events, Death

Implementing mobilization tied to a less than 3% risk of adverse events in meta-analysis

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<乌鸦传媒>GOP Lawmakers Blast HHS, Biden for Plans to Loosen Marijuana Restrictions

Opposition to Medicaid work requirements also came on the table at a House hearing

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<乌鸦传媒>Low-Dose RT Boost Wins Support for Young Patients With Early Breast Cancer

A 1.6% reduction in locoregional recurrence with higher dose offset by worse cosmetic outcomes

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patients

News comes in the wake of FDA approval to reduce risk of heart attacks, stroke

FDA RECALL Impella left-sided blood pumps: Instructions For Use (IFU) over a computer rendering of the device

<乌鸦传媒>Wider Pool of Impella Heart Pumps Caught in Recall After 49 Deaths

Devices require label correction for left ventricle perforation risk

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<乌鸦传媒>In Heart Failure, Thinking Care Will Be Unaffordable May Mean Poorer Outcomes

Distress over high cost of treatment in a Chinese study was linked to survival, quality of life

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<乌鸦传媒>No OS Difference in Pancreatic Cancer With SABR vs Irreversible Electroporation

PFS, adverse events also comparable with the ablative modalities after FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy

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<乌鸦传媒>Heart Disease Outcomes Better When Anxiety, Depression Are Treated

Benefits associated with psychotherapy, antidepressants seen in analysis of Medicaid records

<乌鸦传媒>Orderly: Do You Know Your Cardiology History?

Put medical milestones in chronological order

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<乌鸦传媒>The Case for Stricter Standards in the Final Nursing Home Staffing Rule

Continued understaffing will have devastating consequences for residents, families, and staff

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<乌鸦传媒>'Dune' Nasal Cannulas? Neurosurgeon Makeup Artists; Metal Straw Injury Risks

Healthcare social media content from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Performed in Living Recipient

Patient with end-stage kidney disease underwent transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital

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<乌鸦传媒>Who Really 'Died Suddenly'? Anabolic Steroid Users.

A new study sheds light on the risks

<乌鸦传媒>Oral Drug Effective for On-Demand Treatment of HAE Attacks

Investigational sebetralstat offered symptom relief in under 2 hours

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<乌鸦传媒>Day in the Life of an Orthopedic Surgeon

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the practice of YouTuber and physician Antonio Webb, MD

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<乌鸦传媒>California Wants to Pay Doctors More Money to See Medicaid Patients

How much and who will get it will be determined later this year

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>'Foot Bath' Fraud; Doc's Wrongful Termination Suit; Nurse Overdosed Patients?

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>For Your Patients: Facing Progression of Heart Failure

What to expect with advanced-stage heart failure

Illustration of a caregiver taking care of a patient with an IV in bed in a circle over a heart in failure

<乌鸦传媒>End-of-Life Care in Heart Failure

Early palliative care and timely referral to hospice can maximize quality of survival

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<乌鸦传媒>Lower Oxygen Targets May Be Preferable for COVID Patients in the ICU

More days alive and off life support with a PaO2 target of 60 mm Hg

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Child Deaths Rise in U.S.; Water Beads Warning; Cancer Studies Retracted

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>For Your Patients: Why Do High Cholesterol Levels Matter?

A look at how cholesterol contributes to atherosclerosis and leads to health problems

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<乌鸦传媒>Consequences of Hypercholesterolemia

A deep dive into how cholesterol contributes to atherosclerosis

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<乌鸦传媒>Who Should Pay to Clean Up 'Forever Chemicals'?

Not us, representatives of water utilities and landfills say at a Senate hearing

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<乌鸦传媒>Women Physicians Still Paid Less Despite Wealth of Research on Gender Pay Gap

There are more women physicians than ever, yet the gendered pay gap persists

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<乌鸦传媒>Spinal Delivery of Gene Therapy Promising for Neurodegenerative Disease

Early-phase clinical trial was suggestive of slower progression of giant axonal neuropathy

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<乌鸦传媒>New Data Fuel Debate on Autism and Prenatal Topiramate Exposure

Autism risk may not be higher relative to other children born to women with epilepsy

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<乌鸦传媒>Acute Kidney Injury: The Price of Straight Hair?

Case study highlights dangers of glyoxylic acid-containing products

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<乌鸦传媒>Can an Autoimmunity Lead to Immune Deficiency?

Studies may explain some cases of rare opportunistic infections

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<乌鸦传媒>Aspirin Cuts Liver Fat in Preliminary MASLD Trial

At 6 months, 42.5% of patients on low-dose aspirin had at least a 30% reduction in hepatic fat

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<乌鸦传媒>Another Miami Surgeon Faces Brazilian Butt Lift Complaints

Surgeon allegedly placed drains too deeply after liposuction, leading to hospitalization

A computer rendering of prostate cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Mutation Linked to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer Mortality

Cancer-specific mortality twice as high in patients with specific genotype for HSD3B1 allele

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<乌鸦传媒>Physicians at Salem Hospital, Part of Mass General Brigham, Vote to Unionize

The effort is aimed at "giving physicians a voice again"

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<乌鸦传媒>People Facing Health Challenges Make Up Largest Group of Suicide Decedents

More than 30% of suicide deaths were related to physical, not mental, health conditions

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Suggests He Would Support a National 15-Week Abortion Ban

At the same time, he said, "It shouldn't be a federal issue, it's a state issue"

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<乌鸦传媒>Be Wary of Flawed Diagnosis Criteria for ME/CFS

A new CDC-funded paper includes criteria that may be leading to inaccurate prevalence rates

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