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Noninvasive Brain Stim a Breakthrough for Hypnotherapy? Brief TMS can boost an individual's hypnotizability, in new findings that may increase the efficacy of therapeutic hypnosis and expand the pool of patients benefiting from it.
Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
African Psychedelic Remarkably Improved TBI-Related Symptoms Treatment with ibogaine (psychoactive agent) led to "remarkable" improvement in severe functional disability and psychiatric symptoms related to TBI, early findings suggested.
Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
Which Therapies Reduce Daytime Symptoms of Insomnia? Zolpidem and behavior therapy each reduce daytime symptoms of insomnia such as fatigue, functional impairments, and depressive symptoms, data suggested.
Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2024
What Causes One of Stroke's Most Common Complications? Poststroke depression is one of the most common complications of stroke. Two new studies shed light on its mechanisms, paving the way for future treatment targets.
Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
Newborn Recipient of Partial Heart Transplant Doing Well The world's first transplantation of aortic and pulmonary valves into a neonate delivered a good outcome, and the valves showed continued adaptive growth and function.
Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
Mortality Still Significant in High-Risk PE Despite Advances A new study showed continued high rates of in-hospital mortality in patients with high-risk PE, despite advances in treatment and creation of PE response teams.
Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
Long-term Clopidogrel Has Advantages After Coronary Stenting Clopidogrel after PCI was noninferior to aspirin for net adverse clinical events but superior in reducing secondary endpoints of stroke and MI, in 5-year STOPDAPT-2 results.
Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
'Left in the Dark': Prior Auth Erodes Trust, Costs More A surprising prior authorization requirement left an oncologist's patient in extreme pain over the weekend.
Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2024
Ten Ways Your Telehealth Backdrop Can Improve Patient Care A well-curated background and presentation during virtual visits are more important than ever now.
Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2024
Why Do MDs Have Such a High Rate of Eating Disorders? Data suggested medical professionals may have eating disorders at twice the rate of the population — while few talk about it. Here's what to know.
Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2024
Virtual Visits With One's Own PCP Tied to Fewer ED Visits Recent findings add to a growing body of evidence that suggests that virtual care is most beneficial when provided within an existing therapeutic relationship, a researcher said.
Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2024
Long COVID Has Caused Thousands of US Deaths: New CDC Data Fresh estimates from the CDC show a growing death tally from long COVID —– with numbers expected to increase as diagnostic expertise improves.
Medscape Medical News, January 03, 2024
Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: A 'Silver Lining'? While they can be fatal upon rupture or dissection, ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms are also associated with apparent protection against atherosclerosis.
Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
How Psychiatry Is Tackling the Surge of Climate Anxiety As growing legions of Americans experience anxiety related to climate change, organized psychiatry is rising to meet the challenge.
Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
Window for Post-Stroke Antiplatelet Therapy Can Be Extended Dual antiplatelet therapy initiated up to 72 hours post-stroke cuts the risk for recurrent stroke but comes with increased bleeding risk, new data from the INSPIRES trial showed.
Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
Hypochondriasis Linked to Increased Risk for Death, Suicide Hypochondriasis is linked to an 84% increased risk for all-cause mortality and a fourfold greater risk for suicide, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
H pylori Infection Linked With Increased Alzheimer's Risk Data suggested that clinically apparent Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with an 11% increase in risk, but an expert urges caution in interpreting the findings.
Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
ADHD Plus Comorbidities Linked to Higher Schizophrenia Risk New data show that psychiatric comorbidities in young people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are associated with an increased schizophrenia risk.
Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
Male Surgeons Linked With Higher Subsequent Healthcare Costs Healthcare costs are significantly higher when surgery is performed by a male surgeon than a female surgeon, data suggested.
Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
Hospital Adverse Events Rise Post Private Equity Acquisition However, in-hospital mortality rates were not significantly different at private equity hospitals compared with control hospitals.
Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
What Does It Take to Be a Doctor and an Astronaut? The growing field of aerospace medicine puts physicians on track for jobs at NASA — and trips to space — a fascinating combo of childhood dream and hardcore medical practice.
Medscape Medical News, December 12, 2023
Endometrial Cancer Therapy Combo Fails 1L Treatment Trial Merck said on Friday a combination therapy being developed with partner Eisai failed a late-stage trial testing it as a first-line treatment for a type of cancer in the uterus lining.
Reuters Health Information, December 08, 2023
Rivals Explore Booming Weight-Loss Drug Market Entry Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have pulled ahead in the race for a slice of the weight-loss drugs market, expected to be worth $100 billion by the end of the decade.
Reuters Health Information, December 08, 2023
WHO 'Very Worried' About Spread of Mpox in DRC The World Health Organization is 'very worried' about the spread of a severe form of mpox that has killed nearly 600 people, mainly children, in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, a senior official said.
Reuters Health Information, December 08, 2023
Cigna Abandons Pursuit of Humana, Plans Share Buyback US health insurer Cigna has ended its attempt to negotiate an acquisition of rival Humana after the pair failed to agree on price.
Reuters Health Information, December 10, 2023
Merck's Lung Cancer Drug Combo Fails Trial Merck said on Thursday a combination treatment testing a new type of immunotherapy failed to significantly slow disease progression in lung cancer patients who did not respond to previous treatments.
Reuters Health Information, December 07, 2023
CDC Issues Health Alert for Subtype of Mpox Virus in Congo The CDC issued a health alert on Thursday to notify clinicians and health departments about a deadly type of the mpox virus spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Reuters Health Information, December 07, 2023
Texas AG Threatens to Prosecute Doctors in Emergency Abortion Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday threatened to prosecute any doctors involved in providing an emergency abortion to a woman, hours after she won a court order allowing her to obtain one for medical necessity.
Reuters Health Information, December 07, 2023
US Sets Policy to Seize Patents If Drug Price Deemed Too High The Biden Administration has announced it is setting new policy that will allow it to seize patents for medicines developed with government funding if it believes their prices are too high.
Reuters Health Information, December 07, 2023
Fresenius Medical Care Says Data on 500,000 People Stolen in US Dialysis group Fresenius Medical Care said on Wednesday that data including medical records on 500,000 patients and former patients were stolen from a US subsidiary's data warehouse.
Reuters Health Information, December 06, 2023
New Delhi Investigating Alleged Illegal Kidney Transplants The New Delhi city government is investigating an Apollo hospital after a media report linked it to the illegal sale by Myanmar nationals of their kidneys for organ transplants.
Reuters Health Information, December 06, 2023
Over 7 Million People Have Signed Up for 2024 Obamacare Plans Nearly 7.3 million Americans so far have signed up for health insurance for next year through the Affordable Care Act's marketplace, according to data released by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Reuters Health Information, December 06, 2023
COP28 Focus on Health Draws $777 Million to Fight Tropical Disease The UAE and several charities at the UN climate summit have offered $777 million in financing for eradicating neglected tropical diseases that are expected to worsen as temperatures climb.
Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2023
France on 'High' Alert for Bird Flu After New Cases Detected France raised the risk level of bird flu to 'high' from 'moderate' on Tuesday after new cases of the disease were detected, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors to stem the spread of the highly contagious virus.
Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
Stigma, Regulatory Barriers Delay Mpox Response in DRC Vaccines and treatments that could help tackle an mpox epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo are lying unused outside the country despite a high death rate.
Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
J&J Says It Has Settled Some Talc Claims Johnson & Johnson's worldwide vice president for litigation said on Tuesday that the company has recently reached settlements with several law firms over their clients' claims that J&J talc products caused cancer.
Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
Replimune Skin Cancer Therapy Fails Midstage Study Replimune Group said on Tuesday its experimental combination therapy to treat a common form of skin cancer failed to significantly remove or reduce cancerous lesions in a midstage study.
Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
Alcohol Taxes Aren't High Enough, Says World Health Organization WHO urged governments on Tuesday to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks and impose them on products that are currently exempt, such as wine in some European countries.
Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
CVS Plans to Simplify Drug Pricing Process CVS Health on Tuesday forecast 2024 revenue above market estimates and said it would simplify the structure through which its pharmacies get reimbursed for drugs.
Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023

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