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Dementia Prevention Is Not One-Size-Fits-All, Study Shows
(MedPage Today) -- Modifiable dementia risk factors varied widely from country to country and a one-size-fits-all approach to dementia prevention will not work everywhere, data from 14 countries and r
We've All Had 'Difficult' Patients. But Do They Really Exist?
(MedPage Today) -- The chart note was brief: "Difficult patient. Frequent visits. Demands unnecessary tests." Before I met the patient, I already knew how the story was supposed to go. Every physician
Prosthesis for Hip Replacement; Testing for Respiratory Viruses in Nursing Homes
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Te
What 'Disinformation Resolutions' Are Missing
(MedPage Today) -- When the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) passed its May 2026 resolution against disinformation, it marked a critical milestone in the field. By officially elevating misi
EPA Promised a MAHA Agenda. It Has Yet to Materialize, Frustrating Activists.
(MedPage Today) -- Last December, after Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to relea
Guidelines Help Spot Dermatomyositis Patients at High Risk for Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- International guidelines can help identify dermatomyositis patients with a particularly high risk for cancer, according to a retrospective single-center U.S. study. Among 413 patien
No Increase in Acute Flaccid Myelitis Despite Rise in Enterovirus Infections
(MedPage Today) -- Increases in enterovirus infections in recent years were not associated with a rise in confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a rare polio-like neurologic condition, accor
How to Stay Safe and Enjoy Produce This Summer With the Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
(MedPage Today) -- Scores of people in the U.S. have been sickened by a parasite commonly linked to contaminated fresh produce that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea. But there are ways to protect yo
Chronic Illness, Diarrhea Surge in Quake-Hit Venezuela as Humanitarian Crisis Builds
(MedPage Today) -- Victims of the powerful twin earthquakes that jolted Venezuela last month as well as people spared by the destruction on Thursday flooded relief services offered by nongovernmental
Oversight Needed on Physician-Assisted Suicide for Hospice Patients, Lawmakers Say
(MedPage Today) -- When it comes to the use of physician-assisted suicide for hospice patients, more guardrails are needed to avoid discrimination against the vulnerable and disabled, several members
What Was Katie Couric Recently Diagnosed With?
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AI-Triggered Nephrology Consult Fails to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury in Trial
(MedPage Today) -- Early nephrology consultations triggered by real-time machine-learning risk scores failed to prevent increases in peak serum creatinine among hospitalized patients at risk for sever
ED Visits Often Precede Cancer; Shrinking Radiation Access; Beware 'Free' Drug Plans
(MedPage Today) -- A study of national insurance claims data showed that a fourth of patients with newly diagnosed cancers had a recent emergency department (ED) visit that resulted in nonspecific fin
FDA Expands Approval of Chemo-Free Bladder Cancer Combo in Curative Setting
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) or pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa (Keytruda Qlex) in combination with enfortumab vedotin (Padcev) as perioperative treatment for
Viral NeeDoh Trend Leading to Scalding Injuries, Doctors Warn
(MedPage Today) -- Physicians are sounding the alarm about a dangerous social media trend involving NeeDoh that has kids being rushed to the hospital for scalding burns. Kids are heating up the sensor