Tuesday, October 22, 2024

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Baby Freddie developed a small cut when he was born. But when it didn’t heal, it led to a terrifying diagnosis doctors have NEVER...

Paddy Baldock knew his little boy Freddie was special - but he had no idea he was about to be the only person in...

Synthetic Estrogen in Birth Control Linked to Anxiety – Neuroscience News

Summary: Researchers suggest that the type of estrogen in hormonal birth control influences anxiety-like behaviors. Researchers found that synthetic estrogen in birth control led...

11-Year Study: Metformin as Safe as Insulin in Pregnancy

BOSTON—Metformin is safe to use during pregnancy to manage diabetes, with no long-term adverse effects on the children born and their mothers for at...

Two Drug Types Lower Heart, Liver Events in Type 2 Diabetics

BOSTON—GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s) and SGLT-2 inhibitors lower the risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attacks and severe liver complications compared to other...

Paracoccidioidomycosis: an Australian case

  Clinical record   A 34‐year‐old man, born in Brasília, Brazil, who had been living in Australia for three years with no return travel, presented to his...

Misperceptions about routine childhood vaccination among parents in Australia, before and after the COVID‐19 pandemic: a cross‐sectional survey study

Routine vaccination services were disrupted, and misinformation and vaccine hesitancy increased during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic.1 The largest declines in childhood vaccination...

Factors associated with cardiac implantable electronic device‐related infections, New South Wales, 2016–21: a retrospective cohort study

The known: Infections are serious complications of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) procedures that cause significant morbidity and mortality. The new: Of 37 675 people who...

Averting infections when implanting cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators

Implanting foreign bodies in people carries an inherent risk of infection, increasing morbidity, mortality, and costs to the patient and the health care system.1...

CDC’s Ten-Year Push to Standardize Vitamin D Tests

BOSTON—Vitamin D tests certified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Clinical Standardization Programs (CSP) are well calibrated overall, according to...

Early Hip Fractures Surge Among Women

BOSTON—Older women with low bone density are more likely to experience their first hip fracture in their 60s compared to older ages, according to...

High Insulin Fuels Severe Breast Cancer Outcomes in Black Women

BOSTON—High insulin levels contribute to worse outcomes for Black women compared to white women who have an aggressive form of breast cancer called triple-negative...

Teprotumumab Yields Sustained Relief in Thyroid Eye Disease

BOSTON—Most patients with thyroid eye disease treated with teprotumumab didn't require additional treatments nearly 2 years later, according to industry-supported research being presented Sunday...

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