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MHRA provides 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices

Christmas and New Year is a time when we particularly want to keep well and stay safe. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has set out 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices.

21 Dec 2023

Football linked to more brain damage beyond white matter marks

Signs of injury to the brain's white matter called white matter hyperintensities, as seen on brain scans, may be tied more strongly to vascular risk factors, brain shrinkage, and other markers of dementia in former tackle football players than in those who did not play football, according to a study published in the December 20, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Dec 2023

A new test could save arthritis patients time, money, and pain. But will it be used?

Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte's swollen, painful joints hadn't responded to Enbrel or Humira, two drugs in the same class.

20 Dec 2023

How medical manufacturing trends are evolving: From performance testing to 3D vision

In this interview, News Medical speaks with Ascential Technologies about the evolution of medical manufacturing trends and how users can stay ahead of the trends moving forward.

From Ascential Technologies 20 Dec 2023

New vaccine could offer affordable hope for millions with high cholesterol

Nearly two in five U.S. adults have high cholesterol, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Untreated, high cholesterol can lead to heart disease and stroke, which are two of the top causes of death in the U.S. Worldwide;, cardiovascular diseases claim nearly 18 million lives every year, according to the World Health Organization.

19 Dec 2023

Study: Barbie lags in diversity and accuracy of medical and scientific careers

Barbie should consider expanding her medical and scientific careers into areas where women and other under-represented groups remain a minority, suggests a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

19 Dec 2023

When a quick telehealth visit yields multiple surprises beyond a big bill

In September 2022, Elyse Greenblatt of Queens returned home from a trip to Rwanda with a rather unwelcome-back gift: persistent congestion.

19 Dec 2023

Patients facing death are opting for a lifesaving heart device — but at what risk?

Too old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: Have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart, potentially keeping him alive for several years, or do nothing and almost certainly die within a year.

19 Dec 2023

New doula benefit ‘life-changing’ for California mom

When Mia Bloomer found out she was pregnant with her fourth child, she wanted a different birth experience. She wanted to feel empowered, informed, and heard — elements she found lacking during her earlier births.

19 Dec 2023

New 'Doctor Who' festive episodes associated with lower UK death rates

A new Doctor Who episode shown during the festive period, especially on Christmas Day, is associated with lower death rates in the subsequent year across the UK, finds a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

18 Dec 2023

Two proteins in the blood could predict dengue severity

Scientists and clinicians at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) have identified two compounds - sST2 and suPAR - in the blood of dengue patients that could determine if a patient is at risk of severe dengue in the early phases of the disease.

18 Dec 2023

Experts call for valuing patient "lived experiences" in diagnostic decisions

Experts today call for more value to be given to patients' 'lived experiences' as a study of over 1,000 patients and clinicians found multiple examples of patient reports being under-valued.

18 Dec 2023

In New Year, all immigrants in California may qualify for Medicaid regardless of legal status

Milagro, a Peruvian immigrant in Riverside County, California, has had spotty access to health care in the two decades she's been in this country.

18 Dec 2023

Physics-based metric predicts aortic aneurysm growth with 98% accuracy

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first physics-based metric to predict whether or not a person might someday suffer an aortic aneurysm, a deadly condition that often causes no symptoms until it ruptures.

15 Dec 2023

Waseda researchers unravel secrets of building better brain organoids with blood vessels

Researchers at Waseda University led by Assistant Professor Kosuke Kataoka, have uncovered crucial insights into brain organoids’ development.

15 Dec 2023

Overweight, not just obesity, drives higher healthcare costs, Norwegian study finds

A study at NTNU shows that while individual healthcare costs are highest for obese individuals, the overall societal costs are greater for the larger number of overweight people, highlighting the need for population-level health measures.

14 Dec 2023

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates health inequities: Sexual minorities face greater uninsurance burden

Uninsurance rates among sexual minorities have increased steadily from their low in 2016 in the United States, affecting a population that has historically had fewer opportunities to access comprehensive health services, compared to heterosexual individuals.

14 Dec 2023

People with very irregular sleep patterns may have higher dementia risk

People who have very irregular sleep patterns may have a higher risk of dementia than those who have more regular sleep patterns, according to new research published in the December 13, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

13 Dec 2023

Idiopathic hypersomnia may not be as rare as previously thought

People who are very sleepy during the day, despite a good night's rest, may have a sleep disorder called idiopathic hypersomnia. New research has found this neurologic disorder may not be as rare as once thought.

13 Dec 2023

Research shows more people die from heart attacks during the winter holidays

The winter holidays can turn deadly as research shows that more people die from heart attacks during the last week of December than at any other time of the year.

13 Dec 2023

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MHRA provides 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices

Football linked to more brain damage beyond white matter marks

A new test could save arthritis patients time, money, and pain. But will it be used?

How medical manufacturing trends are evolving: From performance testing to 3D vision

New vaccine could offer affordable hope for millions with high cholesterol

Study: Barbie lags in diversity and accuracy of medical and scientific careers

When a quick telehealth visit yields multiple surprises beyond a big bill

Patients facing death are opting for a lifesaving heart device — but at what risk?

New doula benefit ‘life-changing’ for California mom

New 'Doctor Who' festive episodes associated with lower UK death rates

Two proteins in the blood could predict dengue severity

Experts call for valuing patient "lived experiences" in diagnostic decisions

In New Year, all immigrants in California may qualify for Medicaid regardless of legal status

Physics-based metric predicts aortic aneurysm growth with 98% accuracy

Waseda researchers unravel secrets of building better brain organoids with blood vessels

Overweight, not just obesity, drives higher healthcare costs, Norwegian study finds

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates health inequities: Sexual minorities face greater uninsurance burden

People with very irregular sleep patterns may have higher dementia risk

Idiopathic hypersomnia may not be as rare as previously thought

Research shows more people die from heart attacks during the winter holidays

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