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Many Not Up to Date With Vaccines Would Accept Shots During ED Visits
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 – Many individuals who are not up to date with recommended vaccinations would accept vaccines if offered during an emergency department visit, according to research published...
AI System Can Train Surgeons to Place Clamp on Renal Artery
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 – An artificial intelligence (AI) system can train surgeons to place a clamp on the renal artery using a phantom kidney, without the need for an instructor, according to a...
Few With Myelodysplastic Syndromes Receive Hypomethylating Agents
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 – Few patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) receive treatment with hypomethylating agents (HMAs), with evidence of age-, sex-, and race-related disparities, according...
Blowing Conch Shell Tied to Improved Obstructive Sleep Apnea Measures
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 – Respiratory muscle training through shankh (conch shell) blowing improves outcomes in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study published online...
AMA, AAP, IDSA Among Organizations Disinvited From CDC Vaccine Workgroups
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 – U.S. health officials have informed more than half a dozen leading medical organizations that they will no longer be invited to participate in developing vaccination...
Adjusted Mortality Rate Increased for Seniors After Hurricane-Related Flooding
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 – For older adults, the overall adjusted mortality risk is higher in flooded regions versus nonflooded regions for up to five years after hurricane landfall, according to a...
55 Percent of Calories Come From Ultraprocessed Foods in the United States
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 – The mean percentage of total calories consumed from ultraprocessed foods was 55.0 percent among those aged 1 year and older during August 2021 to August 2023, according to...
Nonlinear Inverse Association Seen for Step Count, Peak Cadence With MACE
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 – There are nonlinear, inverse associations for step count and peak cadence with the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among individuals with hypertension,...
Most Kids In Fatal Car Wrecks Aren't Safely Restrained
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 — Most children involved in fatal car crashes are not safely and properly restrained, needlessly placing them in harm’s way, a new study says. About 7 of 10 kids younger than 13 w...
AI Chatbots Easily Misled By Fake Medical Info
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 — Ever heard of Casper-Lew Syndrome or Helkand Disease? How about black blood cells or renal storm blood rebound echo? If not, no worries. These are all fake health conditions or ...
Verbal Abuse As Damaging As Physical Abuse To Children's Mental Health
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 — “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This old saying is just plain wrong, a new study argues. Verbal abuse inflicted in childhood can harm a per...
Staying Active Might Slow Parkinson's Progression
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 — Staying active might slow the brain changes associated with Parkinson’s disease, a new study says. Parkinson’s patients who kept active by walking, doing household chores and pa...
Broader Formulary Coverage Linked to Lower Odds of MS Relapse
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 – Broader formulary coverage is associated with lower odds of multiple sclerosis (MS) relapse among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in JAMA...
'Heart Age' Often Older Than Chronological Age
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 – The Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT) equation risk age is older than chronological age on average, with greater discordance for those with adverse...
Regular Exercise Linked to Slower Neurodegeneration in Parkinson Disease
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 – For patients with early Parkinson disease (PD), regular physical activity is associated with a slower rate of neurodegeneration, according to a study published online Aug....