<ѻý>Breastfeeding Amps Up Maternal Flu Vax Protection for Infantsѻý> Association strongest with exclusive breastfeeding Oct 14, 2023
<ѻý>Diet and Liver Health; Gut Microbiome and Cardiometabolic Diseaseѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: COVID hospitalization data Oct 14, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Kids' Use of Cannabis and Tobacco Rose From 2021 to 2022ѻý> CDC survey data revealed increases in use of cannabis, tobacco, and both together Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. Healthcare System Creates Barriers to Vaccine Access, Expert Saysѻý> Clinics are struggling to purchase pediatric COVID vaccines and the monoclonal antibody for RSV Oct 13, 2023 video
<ѻý>CDC: Arthritis Is Massive Public Health Problemѻý> One in five adults, nearly half of seniors diagnosed with joint diseases Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>Healthcare's North Star Should Be Better Healthѻý> We must commit to primary care, public health, and prevention Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>New Lung Cancer Cases Are Higher in Younger Women vs Menѻý> And the higher incidence rates now extend to women ages 50 to 54 as well Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Intranasal COVID Vaccine Generates Strong Immune Responseѻý> Plus: Detecting viruses in wastewater and the maternal RSV vaccine for protecting infants Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Shiitake Mushrooms Caused This Dramatic Rashѻý> Patient's back looked as though it had been flogged: "Once you see it, you don't forget it" Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Acupuncture Effective for Some ED Patients With Intractable Painѻý> Average pain score dropped from 7.96 to 3.88 after treatment, study finds Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>ED Clinicians Tackle Patients' Food Insecurity, Homelessnessѻý> Connecting patients to resources that work best for them is critical, researchers say Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Opposing Gun Ownership by Domestic Abusers Is My Laneѻý> Commit to speaking out during Domestic Violence Awareness Month Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Heat-Related Illness Among Farmworkers: How Nurses Can Helpѻý> Vulnerable population is "bearing the brunt of climate change," researcher says Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Sexual and Gender Minoritized Adults Have Higher Risks for Severe Asthmaѻý> Asthma attacks that required steroids were more likely among these patients vs straight patients Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Contraceptive Care Should Not Be Siloedѻý> Primary care providers can help fill the gaps Oct 10, 2023
<ѻý>How a Multi-Cancer Screening Test Would Play Out in the Clinicѻý> True positives identified with Grail's assay typically confirmed in under 2 months Oct 10, 2023
<ѻý>Concept of 'Asthma-COPD Overlap' Still Alive Despite Detractorsѻý> Is it a moot point under the treatable traits paradigm? Oct 10, 2023
<ѻý>Catching COVID 5 Times; Stroke Deaths Expected to Surge; Calif. Bans Red Dye No. 3ѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Oct 10, 2023
<ѻý>Stethoscope Hygiene: The Next Frontier in Infection Control?ѻý> Prevention is also essential for antimicrobial stewardship Oct 10, 2023
<ѻý>Surprising Link Between Weight Gain and RA Activityѻý> Hint: it's not the worsening you probably expected Oct 09, 2023
<ѻý>Time to Recognize Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome, AHA Saysѻý> Pooled cohort equations will make way for new CKM risk calculator Oct 09, 2023
<ѻý>Need to Answer a Routine Question From a Patient? AI Might Come to Your Rescueѻý> Artificial intelligence could lighten our load, if we can figure out how to use it wisely Oct 09, 2023
<ѻý>Demand for Anti-VEGF Injections for Retinal Diseases Expected to Surgeѻý> Danish researchers forecast 50% growth in next 5 years, driven by aging population Oct 09, 2023
<ѻý>'Long Cold' Common Too; Walgreens Pharmacy Walkout; $2,000 Ivermectin Settlementsѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Oct 09, 2023
<ѻý>Feds Rein in Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patientsѻý> A computer program isn't always a crystal ball for care Oct 08, 2023
<ѻý>Inflammation of the Aorta; Afib in the Hospitalѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: standards for osteoporosis screening and HbA1c in premenopausal women Oct 07, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>CPAP Turns in Mixed Results for Patients With Diabetic Eye Diseaseѻý> Slower progression of retinal disease, but an increase in microhemorrhages Oct 06, 2023
<ѻý>Smoking-Related Metabolic Changes Partly Drive Type 2 Diabetes Riskѻý> Those with the most metabolic changes, genetic risk had a threefold higher diabetes risk Oct 06, 2023
<ѻý>Faster-Acting Insulin Aspart Safe for Pregnant Women With Diabetesѻý> The faster formulation led to fewer hypoglycemia events versus conventional insulin aspart Oct 06, 2023
<ѻý>Ob/Gyn Accused of Sex Abuse Found Dead; Massive Medicare Scam; Veggies in the Genes?ѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Oct 06, 2023
<ѻý>Should 'Site Neutrality' Be Used to Set Payments? MedPAC Members Disagreeѻý> "I don't think 'site-neutral' is neutral," one commissioner says Oct 05, 2023
<ѻý>Hybrid Closed-Loop Insulin System for T1D Safe, Effective During Pregnancyѻý> However, no FDA-approved systems have a pregnancy indication yet Oct 05, 2023
<ѻý>Severity of RSV Hospitalizations Rivals COVID in Older Adultsѻý> Consider age, underlying medical conditions in RSV vaccine recs, researchers say Oct 05, 2023
<ѻý>Who Should Report Serious Medical Errors? And to Whom?ѻý> A startling study reports that many state medical boards are doing a "dangerously lax job" Oct 05, 2023 video
<ѻý>How Bad Will This Respiratory Virus Season Be? CDC Weighs In.ѻý> Agency officials also outlined recommendations for COVID, RSV, and influenza vaccines Oct 04, 2023
<ѻý>Aspirin Outcomes No Different With Safety Coatingѻý> Bleeding not significantly reduced with enteric-coated aspirin in ADAPTABLE trial Oct 04, 2023
<ѻý>COVID Vaccine, Infection May Affect Migraine Course Slightlyѻý> Researchers compared headache diary data before and after vaccination or infection Oct 04, 2023
<ѻý>Treating Systemic 'Moral Injury' in Medicineѻý> On uniting providers, administrators, and patients to find solutions together Oct 04, 2023 video
<ѻý>Novavax's Updated COVID Shot Authorized by FDAѻý> Protein-based vaccine is refreshed with 2023-2024 formula targeting XBB strain Oct 03, 2023
<ѻý>Mixed Bag for Early Metformin in Gestational Diabetesѻý> EMERGE trial misses on primary endpoint, but secondary outcomes suggest potential benefit Oct 03, 2023