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How Experts Predicts This COVID and Flu Season Will Unfold
Experts currently expect the 2024 flu and COVID seasons to be similar to 2023, but that can change.
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Montana Hospital to Pay $10.8M to Settle False Claims Oncology Suit
As the deadline nears for a Montana healthcare system to pay what has been called a “jaw-dropping” ...
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Timing of iPLEDGE Updates Unclear
On November 30, 2023, the FDA informed isotretinoin manufacturers that they had 6 months to make five changes to the iPLEDGE REMS, addressing the...
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Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Life-Threatening Issue in Need of Help
The 5-year mortality rate for diabetic foot ulcers is 30%, but it climbs to 70% after amputation.
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Benzene Detected in Benzoyl Peroxide Products: Debate On Implications Continues
“This is a problem of degradation, not contamination,” according to David Light, CEO and founder of Valisure.
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Are There Benefits to Taking GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Before Joint Surgery?
Two new studies looked at the effects of the weight-loss drugs on rates of complications after hip replacement procedures. The results were mixed...
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Eli Lilly Offers Obesity Drug Directly to Consumers
Anti-obesity drug maker, Eli Lilly, to launch a direct-to-patient portal, allowing patients to obtain its drug for as low as $25 a month.
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New COVID variant JN.1 could disrupt holiday plans
Nearly 10,000 people were hospitalized for COVID in the U.S. for the week ending Nov. 25, the CDC said, a 10%...
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FDA to health care providers: Double-check COVID vaccine dose for children
“Parents were telling us of cases where pharmacies accidentally gave their children a double dose, while doctors in our group were pointing out...
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Antigen tests: After pandemic success, time for bigger role?
“People used to the COVID self-tests are asking: “Where is my strep test? Where is my sexual health test?”
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Drug name confusion: More than 80 new drug pairs added to the list
Awareness of these drug names, however, is just the first step in preventing medication mistakes. Health care providers should take a number of...
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Multiple trials of long COVID treatments advancing, more on the way
The new clinical trials are in phase 2 and will test safety and effectiveness.
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Women increasingly dying of alcohol-related causes
“There are risks of alcohol that are unique to women for a variety of reasons, including differences in metabolism and the impact of hormones, as...
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New clues arise to consequences of calcium crystal deposition in knee OA
Is calcification a cause or a consequence of knee OA? New research has some findings.