GLP-1 Drugs Show Growing Promise for Afib Control
(MedPage Today) -- For patients with obesity and atrial fibrillation (Afib), GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs may be the weight loss ...
Antibiotic Audit Letters Sent to Primary Care Docs Tied to Clinical, Economic Value
(MedPage Today) -- A mail-based audit and feedback (A&F) program to improve antibiotic prescribing among primary care physicians was associated ...
Hold GLP-1s Before Endoscopy? Clinical Trial Finds Retained Gastric Contents
(MedPage Today) -- Patients on GLP-1 or GLP-1/GIP agonists had significant residual gastric volume (RGV) if the medication wasn't held ...
Hidradenitis Suppurativa Linked to Higher Risk of Self-Harm, Including Suicide
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with hidradenitis suppurative (HS) had a significantly higher incidence of self-harm, including suicide, compared with the ...
FDA Chief’s Kid Will Only Get Antibiotics if He’s ‘On His Deathbed’
(MedPage Today) -- FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, said at a national meeting last week that he wouldn't give ...
When Going Home From the Hospital Is Done Well
(MedPage Today) -- Being in the hospital is challenging. Taking care of patients in the hospital is challenging (bless the ...
Extended-Release Buprenorphine Viable, Safe During Pregnancy
(MedPage Today) -- Extended-release buprenorphine was an effective treatment for pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) and safe for ...
Cholesterol makes cells’ nuclei squishy, helping melanoma spread
When cholesterol levels in the nuclear envelope were high, the nucleus became easier to deform. This is important because cancer ...
Why nurses in Kerala’s private hospitals went on strike | Explained
Nurses in private hospitals across Kerala went on an ‘indefinite strike’ from March 9 to 13, demanding higher wages and ...
Her Vagina Burned Every Time She Ate Spicy Food
(MedPage Today) -- For 2 years, a 52-year-old woman repeated the same pattern: She ate spicy food, and her vagina ...