FDA Warns of Seizure Risk With Some Parkinson’s Drugs
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA issued a safety communication today warning of a potential increased risk of seizures tied to ...
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Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Threefold Increase in Dementia Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Older adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes had a higher risk of dementia, a U.S. ...
Alzheimer’s Gene Carriers With Higher Meat Intake Had Lower Dementia Risk
(MedPage Today) -- People with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease did not have an expected increase in cognitive decline ...
Liver Stiffness in Diabetes Linked to Higher Risk of Death
(MedPage Today) -- Using a liver stiffness measurement (LSM) to screen for liver fibrosis as part of the routine management ...
Countries should consider vaccination for groups at highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease
The WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization recommends two doses of the routine COVID-19 vaccination per year, six ...
Women Hitting Menopause Before 40 May Face a Long Window of Cardiac Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Premature onset of menopause was associated with a higher lifetime risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according ...
Pfizer says experimental breast cancer drug cuts risk of disease worsening in mid-stage trial
The company said more than 90% of patients started atirmociclib within three months of stopping their previous cancer medicine Source: ...
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 ...
Low Testosterone May Raise Risk of ‘Extreme’ Prostate Cancer Progression
(MedPage Today) -- Low testosterone levels may increase the risk of higher-grade progression in prostate cancer patients under active surveillance, ...
New U.S. Lipid Guideline Redefines Risk Categories, Boosts Non-Cholesterol Tests
(MedPage Today) -- Risk calculations guiding lipid-lowering therapy are given an overhaul in new guidelines from the American College of ...