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The ethical use of AI in medical practice
A new ethics paper from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says that while the use of artificial intelligence (AI)…
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GLP-1 RAs produce significant weight loss in adults without diabetes, with newer treatments showing greater results
An updated systematic review evaluating the efficacy and safety of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs)…
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Canada recommends public funding for Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi
Biogen Inc. stock drew renewed attention after a Canadian advisory committee issued a final positive recommendation supp…
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Oligomerix appoints new interim CEO to lead Alzheimer’s drug development
Oligomerix has appointed Dr. Cara Cassino as interim president and chief executive officer as the privately held biotech…
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What to know about dementia—and ways to prevent it
Dementia touches many lives—in many different ways. Most people have some firsthand experience of it, whether with an ag…
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The protein gap: Researchers highlight the importance of protein during menopause
New analysis from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has identified a protein gap among women ages 40–55, with …
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Stay sharp after menopause: How aerobic exercise can improve key thinking skills
Regular aerobic exercise—the kind that gets your heart pumping—can improve important thinking skills called executive fu…
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Dozens of genes tied to OCD and tic disorders discovered
A Rutgers-led international collaboration has identified 36 genes that substantially raise the risk of obsessive-compuls…
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Hormone treatment may ease menopause 'brain fog,' study suggests
Many women going through menopause report struggling with memory lapses, trouble concentrating and slower thinking, a se…
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Digital strategy helps patients with heart failure to receive proven medication
A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more t…
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After TAVI, anticoagulants outperform antiplatelet agents at preventing clots
After transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), anticoagulation reduced imaging signs of clot formation on the new…
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Night owls experience more mental health issues than early birds and take longer to recover from work
Balancing work and personal life is more challenging for evening types, or "night owls," than for morning types, or "ear…
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Potential treatment could prevent millions of annual heart failures and deaths in severe heart attack patients
A clinical trial in which cardiac patients received intravenous dexrazoxane before, during and after their blocked coron…
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High fertility costs push Americans abroad for IVF treatment
A growing number of Americans are looking abroad, particularly to Greece and Spain, to escape the high cost of fertility…
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Catheter-directed therapy improves pulmonary embolism outcomes
In patients with intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism, catheter-directed thrombolysis improved short-term clinical …
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Targeted lead placement is no better than standard placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy
Targeted placement of the left ventricular lead did not improve outcomes in patients with heart failure undergoing cardi…
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Tailored exercise program shown to reduce atrial fibrillation burden
An exercise program combining short-term supervision with long-term home-based exercise was associated with reduced atri…
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Left atrial appendage closure during open-heart surgery only beneficial for high-risk patients
Results do not support routine closure of the left atrial appendage in all patients undergoing open-heart surgery, but t…
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Most states provide minors autonomy to consent to STI/HIV services
New data on LawAtlas.org capture details of state laws that allow individuals younger than the legal "age of majority" t…
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Catheter ablation does not improve quality of life related to atrial fibrillation
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) did not significantly improve AF-related quality of life compared with a …
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LDL-cholesterol lowering medication linked to lower mortality in high-risk patients
Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute researchers have found that high-risk patients who had not previously …
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GLP-1s do not cause major psychiatric harm, according to new study
There is no link between the widely used diabetes and obesity medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists and increased…
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Extended Paxlovid fails to ease long COVID symptoms in 959-person trial
Results from a clinical trial and published today in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases show that the antiviral drug…
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Nurse-coordinated collaborative care improved outcomes in patients with heart failure
Days alive and out of hospital were significantly increased in patients with heart failure when a nurse-coordinated coll…