The soft thud as once every few years a cervical screening invite lands on the doormat. A gentle reminder to book a cervical screening appointment, should it be wanted. But for transgender men or non-binary people assigned female at birth, this invite may not be automatic and getting access to this service can be much
As masks come off for vaccinated Americans in the U.S. and vaccination rates climb in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization is concerned that people may begin to think the pandemic has ended and has issued a warning to remind them that pandemic is far from over. “There is a huge disconnect
One third of plastic surgeons saw their income decline over the last year, but the specialty overall earned the most among the 29 specialties in this year’s compensation survey. Plastic surgeons also had the largest gain in pay from last year — almost 10% — among all specialties. Otolaryngology and allergy/immunology were at the other
Mavacamten, a potential first-in-class cardiac myosin inhibitor for patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM), showed improvement in health status compared to placebo at 30 weeks in EXPLORER-HCM trial Findings of new analysis published simultaneously in The Lancet PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE) May 15, 2021 — Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced a new analysis of
Treatment for Cushing’s Syndrome Strongbridge Biopharma plc Announces U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Filing Acceptance of New Drug Application (NDA) for Recorlev (levoketoconazole) for the Treatment of Endogenous Cushing’s Syndrome DUBLIN, Ireland and TREVOSE, Pa., May 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Strongbridge Biopharma plc, (Nasdaq: SBBP), a global commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the
FDA Approves Empaveli (pegcetacoplan) for Adults with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) WALTHAM, Mass., May 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLS), a global biopharmaceutical company and leader in targeted C3 therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Empaveli™ (pegcetacoplan), the first and only targeted C3 therapy
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the vaccination program in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC on May 17, 2021. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden warned Monday that coronavirus case numbers could rise once again in U.S. states with low Covid-19 vaccination
May 17 2021 There’s been a fivefold rise in the number of young children requiring treatment after having swallowed a magnet over the past 5 years in the UK, suggests data from specialist doctors in a letter published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Nearly half of these children required surgery to remove
The first time it happens to you, it comes as a huge shock. But eventually you just become numb. The first time I was called a Nazi was almost 2 decades ago. In 2002, I co-authored an opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle with Michael Wilkes, MD, PhD, who is also a Jewish physician,
Have you ever wondered how a nurse can expand on their bedside role to include other areas of interest or moving into different roles? While everyone has their own story, there are a few things that bridge many stories and that you can do to support your career journey. Maybe your goal is getting involved
Asish Prasad lost his father in 2020. Shortly afterward, his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Asish flew to Lautoka, Fiji, the following February to support his mother during her difficult journey through treatment—but things didn’t happen as planned. And now the family has been left waiting indefinitely for treatment to even be available. Asish’s
Research reveals many are working 55-hour weeks, leading to an increase in early deaths from stroke and heart disease Findings from the first global analysis of health risks and loss of life associated with long working hours revealed 745,000 people lost their lives as a direct result of working 55 hours or more a week.
A new online survey of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients found that individuals seeking information on social media are generally satisfied with the care that they get from their health care providers. However, the online activity suggested a desire for more information, especially with respect to supportive needs like diet and complementary/alternative medicine (CAM). The
Given that coeliac disease affects one in 100 people living in the UK, and that it takes, on average, 13 years to be diagnosed, it’s incredibly important to raise awareness of this autoimmune disease to ensure the many people who could be living with the illness without even realising it, can get the help they
An expert panel convened by The Lancet calls for urgent action to reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women and has outlined an ambitious agenda to accomplish that goal. The report, from the all-female-led Lancet Women and Cardiovascular Disease Commission, was presented May 16 during a plenary session at the American College
Dozens of commonly used drugs, including antibiotics, antinausea and anticancer medications, have a potential side effect of lengthening the electrical event that triggers contraction, creating an irregular heartbeat, or cardiac arrhythmia called acquired Long QT syndrome. While safe in their current dosages, some of these drugs may have a more therapeutic benefit at higher doses,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is seen during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss the on-going federal response to COVID-19, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021. Greg Nash | Pool | Reuters CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky defended the agency’s decision
A groundbreaking study led by engineering and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how engineered immune cells used in new cancer therapies can overcome physical barriers to allow a patient’s own immune system to fight tumors. The research could improve cancer therapies in the future for millions of people worldwide. The
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the
Hemodynamic assessment did not improve guidance for complete revascularization in multivessel stenting for patients with ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI), according to the FLOWER-MI trial. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) was no better than angiography at guiding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on nonculprit lesions in terms of 1-year clinical outcomes among more than 1,000 study participants, reported
Could the key to deeper, more meaningful conversations be in the questions we ask each other? The idea of doing a Q&A with the woman who, literally, wrote the book on how to ask good questions is slightly intimidating, but that’s precisely what I did when I got together with Elke Wiss, a ‘modern practical
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) who had worse composite scores for six social determinants of health — economic stability, neighborhood quality, education, 30-day food security, community integration, and health insurance — were less likely to adhere to all the measures recommended
It should be as easy as, well, breathing – but there’s a technique to getting the most from your breath, and here a body-led psychotherapist breaks down everything you need to know It is almost certain that you are breathing incorrectly. But don’t worry, all of us are doing it, so there is no need
Treatment with sacubitril/valsartan, a pillar of therapy for patients with chronic heart failure with below-normal ejection fraction, came suggestively close to showing efficacy for preventing cardiovascular death or heart failure events in patients who have just had an MI but have no history of heart failure in a controlled trial with more than 5,600 patients.
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced data from a preclinical study of the company’s combination quadrivalent seasonal flu vaccine (NanoFlu™) and COVID-19 vaccine candidate (NVX-CoV2373). The NanoFlu/NVX-CoV2373 combination vaccine demonstrated positive immune responses to both influenza and SARS-CoV-2. A pre-print of the
Dr. Peter Hotez argued that the real reason a number of Americans are not getting vaccinated is their political ideology. “They’re tying their political allegiance to the political right, unfortunately. And we’re seeing this play out in the bottom ten states in terms of vaccination coverage,” which is half of the coverage seen in the
University of Alberta scientists have identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors who are being treated with the drug cisplatin. The researchers believe by inhibiting the receptor, they may be able to eliminate toxic side-effects from the drug that cause the hearing loss. Cisplatin
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, 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. A transcript of the podcast is below the summary. This
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