BCG Vaccine Flops for Preventing COVID, Other Respiratory Infections Also made no difference for more severe COVID outcomes Feb 03, 2023
Heart Failure Risk Lingers Long After Chemotherapy, Regardless of Dose Several-fold higher cardiovascular risk of anthracycline use persists over two decades Feb 03, 2023
Hospital Frailty Risk Score Not Up to Snuff for Patients With COPD Exacerbation Population-based score had low sensitivity compared with the bedside Clinical Frailty Scale Feb 02, 2023
Is Pain Treated Effectively With Antidepressants? Review calls for nuanced approach to treating pain conditions Feb 01, 2023
Risk of Postmenopause Stroke Goes Back to Woman's Reproductive Years Lifetime estrogen exposure linked to stroke subtypes Feb 01, 2023
Mileage Varies for Different Hip Surgery Approaches No single "best" in meta-analysis, though a clear loser emerges Jan 31, 2023
CMS Rule Means Medicare Advantage Plans Will Pay Back Billions in Overpayments Audits finding unsubstantiated claims will extrapolate overpayments to insurers' other claims Jan 31, 2023
'Can You Hear Me Now?' New rules allowing for over-the-counter hearing aid sales are a step in the right direction Jan 30, 2023
Viruses Tied to Subsequent Dementia, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Viral encephalitis and Alzheimer's disease showed strongest links Jan 30, 2023
Update on Long COVID; Social Stress on the Immune System Also in TTHealthWatch: viruses and neurodegenerative diseases Jan 28, 2023 podcast
COVID Risk Up to 50% Higher for Nursing Home Residents Behind on Vaccination Getting the bivalent booster should be encouraged in this population, CDC researchers say Jan 27, 2023
More Antipsychotics Given for Dementia During Pandemic Rates remained high into 2021, despite lifting of pandemic restrictions Jan 26, 2023
Medicare Part D Plan Prices May Change Unexpectedly How many seniors end up paying more than they thought they would? Jan 26, 2023
Immunotherapy Survival Gains 'Less Impressive' in Older Lung Cancer Patients Study finds median OS improvement of just 1 month for patients 75 and older Jan 26, 2023
Memory Decline Tied to Lifestyle Factors Healthy lifestyle slowed memory loss, even in APOE4 carriers Jan 25, 2023
Early CVD Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline What happens by age 60 predicts cognitive trajectory, CARDIA study shows Jan 25, 2023
Blood Test Bests Standard OA Prognostic Models in Early Study Multi-marker panel does a better job of predicting who will show rapid progression Jan 25, 2023
Ob/Gyn Convicted on Sex Counts; Cancer-Sniffing Ants; House GOP Mulls Medicare Cuts Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 25, 2023
Older People With Type 2 Diabetes See Growing Cancer Burden Has cancer overtaken CVD as a leading cause of death in people with T2D? Jan 24, 2023
Over 1 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Will Pocket Savings From Insulin Cap Report uses 2020 claims data to estimate potential effects of IRA's $35 monthly insulin cap Jan 24, 2023
In Knee OA, Exercise Is Helpful ... But Maybe More in Mind Than Body Trial shows little extra benefit from intensive program Jan 23, 2023
IBD Interferes With Sleep Quality Intestinal as well as brain-related problems found in study that used wrist actigraphy devices Jan 23, 2023
Head Injuries Decrease Long-Term Survival Time Frequency of head hits, severity of impact raise mortality risk Jan 23, 2023
When Surgeons Clamp Down on Opioids After Cardiac Operations Pain control feasible even when dropping to zero opioids Jan 22, 2023
Managing Hypertension Remotely; Hormone Therapy and Trans Youth Also in TTHealthWatch: aspirin versus heparin for clot prevention Jan 21, 2023 podcast
Death by 10,000 Clicks: The Electronic Health Record Here are a few steps to relieve the burden Jan 21, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Blood Pressure Fluctuations Relationship was stronger in people not taking calcium channel blockers Jan 20, 2023
Cutting Back on Smoking No Help for Dementia Risk But large study of long-time smokers confirms reduced risk with quitting altogether Jan 19, 2023
Worried About Your Medicare Payment Because of the Debt Limit? Don't Be, Experts Say Congress still has several months to solve the problem Jan 18, 2023
Medicare to Look More Closely at Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Homes Agency will begin doing "targeted, off-site audits" Jan 18, 2023
Bivalent Vaccine Slashes COVID Hospitalizations in Seniors Israeli observational data also hints at lower risk for death over 70-day study period Jan 18, 2023
The Urgent Care Center Fail-Safe Is Failing Americans Stricter regulation and licensing can improve care and access to care Jan 18, 2023
Short-Course Apalutamide to Reduce Active Surveillance Attrition in Prostate Cancer Editorialists question whether any intervention violates principles of surveillance Jan 17, 2023
Early Promise for PCSK9 Inhibition in Severe COVID-19 Effects observed in inflammation and improved clinical outcomes Jan 17, 2023
Is Healthcare Innovation Possible Within the Current System? Reflections on the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Jan 17, 2023
Reduced Medicare Cost-Sharing Yields Uneven Uptick in Access to Mental Heath Care Improvements in access to care largely only significant for white beneficiaries Jan 17, 2023
Higher BMI May Blunt Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation In VITAL study, lower increases in total 25-OHD levels seen for those with greater body weight Jan 17, 2023
Using Recalled Devices to Approve New Ones; Inpatient Safety Also in TTHealthWatch: antibiotic use and inflammatory bowel disease Jan 14, 2023 podcast
The Unfulfilled Promise of Cannabis for Cancer-Related Symptoms Medical cannabis is currently too far removed from the standards of medical practice Jan 14, 2023