<ѻýҕl>Prion Disease Rising in the U.S.ѻýҕl> Incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease increased, especially among women Dec 11, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Salmonella Deaths Grow; Hospital's Bariatric Surgery Factory; New Back Pain Recsѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Dec 08, 2023
<ѻýҕl>MedPAC Draft Recommendation Calls for 1.3% Pay Bump for Medicare Cliniciansѻýҕl> Concerns raised about doctors' ability to absorb the increased costs of running their practices Dec 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Blood Test May Be Able to Tell Which Organs Have Accelerated Agingѻýҕl> This may enable treatment of people before they get sick, researcher says Dec 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Improvements With Guselkumab in Psoriatic Arthritis Seen Across All MDA Domainsѻýҕl> Experts discuss importance of both physician- and patient-reported domains Dec 06, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>Doc Set Home on Fire? High Blood Pressure in Couples; WHO: Raise Alcohol, Soda Taxesѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Dec 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Alzheimer's Blood Test Predicts Who Might Benefit Most From Anti-Amyloid Drugsѻýҕl> Novel two-cutoff approach may reduce need for confirmatory PET scans Dec 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>How Much Pain Is 'Enough' to Prescribe Opioids?ѻýҕl> A compliance plan can help optimize clinical decision-making Dec 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Deucravacitinib Improves Joint Symptoms in Psoriatic Arthritisѻýҕl> Greater improvements over apremilast and placebo through 24 weeks Dec 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Rituximab Maintenance Boosts Survival for Older Adults With MRD-Negative MCLѻýҕl> Patients with treatment-sensitive disease may benefit most from continued treatment, says expert Dec 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>High Blood Pressure in Babies Linked to Adult Atherosclerosisѻýҕl> Is BP screening starting before age 3 years warranted? Dec 04, 2023
<ѻýҕl>PsA Raises Mortality Risk, but Unevenlyѻýҕl> Some psoriatic arthritis patients more vulnerable than others in Swedish study Dec 04, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Orphan Drug Costs; Digital Devices for Diabetesѻýҕl> Also in TTHealthWatch: smoking cessation benefits Dec 02, 2023 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Intensive Caring: Reminding Patients They Matterѻýҕl> How to care for those who no longer care about themselves Dec 02, 2023
<ѻýҕl>VTE Risk After Joint Replacement: Does Anticoagulant Choice Matter?ѻýҕl> Large claims-based study provides some answers Dec 01, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Afib Guidelines Add New Stages, Upgrade Catheter Ablationѻýҕl> Specific lifestyle measures also recommended Nov 30, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Coronary Heart Disease by Age 45 Linked With Subsequent Dementiaѻýҕl> All-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular dementia risks elevated Nov 29, 2023
<ѻýҕl>New Data on Bimekizumab in Psoriatic Arthritisѻýҕl> Roundtable of experts weigh in on "unprecedented" efficacy, and safety issues Nov 29, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>Stronger Quads May Lower Risk for Knee Replacement Surgeryѻýҕl> Higher quadricep-hamstring ratio associated with 82% lower odds in NIH cohort Nov 29, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Common Headaches May Be Pains in the Neckѻýҕl> Imaging links inflammation to migraine and tension headaches Nov 29, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Methotrexate Tied to Greater Risks for Older Patients With CKDѻýҕl> FDA should consider warning labels based on study results, researchers argue Nov 28, 2023
<ѻýҕl>'Medicarelessness' Revisited After 50 Yearsѻýҕl> Privatization of the public program has simply bolstered corporate profits Nov 27, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Cognitive Scores Improve With Personal Coachingѻýҕl> Trial shows better outcomes for people at high dementia risk Nov 27, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Alzheimer's Drug Trials Should Report Effect Sizes, Researchers Sayѻýҕl> How effective are anti-amyloid treatments? Nov 22, 2023
<ѻýҕl>New Data on TYK2 Inhibitors for Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritisѻýҕl> Favorable results with TAK-279 and deucravacitinib in studies at ACR Nov 22, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>States Making Progress Toward Setting Payment Limits for Some Drugsѻýҕl> Prescription drug affordability boards are now the law in eight states Nov 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Proteins Predict Signs of Alzheimer's Diseaseѻýҕl> Subclinical health indicators tied to markers of Alzheimer's and neurodegeneration Nov 20, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Alteplase Not Harmful in NOAC Users, Even in a More Bleeding-Prone Cohortѻýҕl> No excess brain bleeds in an Asian population receiving lytic therapy for stroke Nov 20, 2023
<ѻýҕl>The Broken Medicare System Is Forcing Physicians Outѻýҕl> Yet another physician pay cut will prevent timely access to care Nov 20, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Eventsѻýҕl> Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs Nov 18, 2023 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Silent Gastrointestinal Bleeds Track With Antiplatelet Choice After PCIѻýҕl> OPT-PEACE captured serial changes in gastrointestinal tract injury prior to overt bleeding Nov 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Want Lower Obesity Drug Costs? Medicare Holds the Keyѻýҕl> Medicare coverage will catalyze market competition Nov 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Another Long-Acting Steroid Shot Impresses in Knee OAѻýҕl> Liposomal formulation OK for repeat dosing, phase III study indicates Nov 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Senators Discuss Making Medicare's Relaxed Telehealth Rules Permanentѻýҕl> "We have proved the concept," says Sen. Steve Daines Nov 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Hippocampal Atrophy Might Not Signal Alzheimer's Diseaseѻýҕl> Measuring tau and hippocampus in addition to amyloid may improve Alzheimer's diagnosis Nov 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Gantenerumab Failed to Slow Cognitive Decline in Early Alzheimer'sѻýҕl> Amyloid plaque levels went down, but not enough for clinical benefit Nov 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>'Naked' Gene Therapy Promising for Osteoarthritisѻýҕl> Phase II results pave way for bigger and better trial Nov 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Novel PCSK9 Inhibitor Recaticimab Lowers Lipids With Less Frequent Shotsѻýҕl> Monoclonal antibody promises substantial lipid lowering with just one injection every 3 months Nov 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Lowering the Target for Blood Pressure Is Best, Study Affirmsѻýҕl> Huge trial from China reinforces the message from SPRINT for higher-risk hypertensive patients Nov 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>To Minimize Patient 'Note Bloat,' Cut to the Chaseѻýҕl> Repeating data over and over just adds noise that buries the signal Nov 13, 2023