Medical news

• CBP Officers Seize More Than a Ton of Methamphetamine in Medical Supply Shipment - Customs and Border Protection

  18-05-2021 23:59
  CBP Officers Seize More Than a Ton of Methamphetamine in Medical Supply Shipment  Customs and Border Protection
  
  Read more

• Court decision leaves Mississippi medical marijuana, other ballot initiatives in limbo - ABC News

  18-05-2021 23:47
  
  Court decision leaves Mississippi medical marijuana, other ballot initiatives in limbo  ABC News
  
  Read more

• Court: Medical marijuana license applications not secret - KY3

  18-05-2021 22:50
  
  Court: Medical marijuana license applications not secret  KY3
  
  Read more

• Op-Ed: This Doc Has 'Post-Litigation Stress Disorder'

  18-05-2021 22:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- I am sure that I have "post-litigation stress disorder." It does not actually exist yet as a recognized disorder, but I definitely have it.
  You know what else? Countless other physicians have it too.
  We don't talk about it...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Elon Musk's Asperger's Syndrome

  18-05-2021 22:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Billionaire Elon Musk made his debut as host of Saturday Night Live earlier this month. And true to form, the Tesla and SpaceX founder started making news right in the opening monologue:
  "I don't always have a lot of intonation...
  
  Read more

• Department of Health Highlights Medical Marijuana Program Following Quarterly Board Meeting - Pennsylvania Pressroom

  18-05-2021 21:47
  
  Department of Health Highlights Medical Marijuana Program Following Quarterly Board Meeting  Pennsylvania Pressroom
  
  Read more

• Major change to Minnesota medical cannabis law approved - Minnesota Public Radio News

  18-05-2021 21:32
  
  Major change to Minnesota medical cannabis law approved  Minnesota Public Radio News
  
  Read more

• Vaping Alone May Boost Lung Troubles

  18-05-2021 21:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In a web-based survey involving more than 2,900 teens and young adults, electronic cigarette use was associated with shortness of breath and other respiratory events, even among those who did not smoke combustible cigarettes...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Medical Update On Thanasis Antetokounmpo - Bucks.com

  18-05-2021 21:08
  
  Medical Update On Thanasis Antetokounmpo  Bucks.com
  
  Read more

• How India is scrambling to secure medical oxygen and save lives - National Geographic

  18-05-2021 21:07
  
  How India is scrambling to secure medical oxygen and save lives  National Geographic
  
  Read more

• Burnout in Cardiology; Restrictive Transfusion Foiled; and Other News From ACC

  18-05-2021 21:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Will the COVID-19 pandemic have long-term effects on clinicians?
  A survey of cardiologists and cardiovascular team members, conducted in November 2020, suggested that the prevalence of professional burnout nearly doubled during...
  
  Read more

• After the Pandemic: Internal Medicine's Value Will Be Better Known

  18-05-2021 20:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- For MedPage Today's "After the Pandemic" series, we asked our editorial board members to discuss what significant and lasting effects the COVID-19 pandemic will have on medicine and the delivery of healthcare.
  Here, we interview...
  
  Read more

• Ohio approves 3 existing conditions for medical marijuana use - WXIX

  18-05-2021 20:19
  
  Ohio approves 3 existing conditions for medical marijuana use  WXIX
  
  Read more

• Convalescent Plasma Flops for Hospitalized COVID Patients

  18-05-2021 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Hospitalized COVID-19 patients treated with high-titer convalescent plasma showed no survival benefits or clinical improvements compared to patients only receiving usual care, according to data from the U.K.'s RECOVERY trial...
  
  Read more

• ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: ABC Boss On Continuing Medical Drama Beyond Season 18 - Deadline

  18-05-2021 19:51
  
  ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: ABC Boss On Continuing Medical Drama Beyond Season 18  Deadline
  
  Read more

• Setbacks for Invasive Strategy, Moderate Cooling in Cardiac Arrest

  18-05-2021 19:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Invasive resuscitation therapy and moderate cooling after resuscitation both missed the mark in clinical trials, highlighting opportunities for improvement in prehospital and hospital care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ...
  
  Read more

• The Problem With Prestige

  18-05-2021 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Burnout is a growing problem in medicine, affecting 44% of physicians and impeding the quality of medical care they provide. Though the industry is well aware of this problem, much remains unknown about its etiology.
  According...
  
  Read more

• Antibody Cocktail Reduced Poor Outcomes in High-Risk COVID

  18-05-2021 18:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies against COVID-19, casirivimab and imdevimab, reduced hospitalization and death by 71% versus placebo in high-risk, non-hospitalized patients, a researcher said.
  COVID-19 hospitalization...
  
  Read more

• Amazon in talks to launch at-home medical testing service, says Insider - Healthcare IT News

  18-05-2021 18:08
  
  Amazon in talks to launch at-home medical testing service, says Insider  Healthcare IT News
  
  Read more

• Falling Through the Cracks on Rapid Troponin Testing Protocols

  18-05-2021 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Transitioning high-sensitivity troponin testing protocols in the emergency department for suspected acute coronary syndrome can have some unintended consequences, studies showed.
  In a prospective multicenter trial from Australia...
  
  Read more

• Dupixent Improves Lung Function in Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma

  18-05-2021 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Among children with uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma, treatment with the biologic dupilumab (Dupixent) was associated with a reduction in exacerbation and improvements in lung function in phase III findings from the international...
  
  Read more

• Op-Ed: Will the Real COVID Experts Please Stand Up?

  18-05-2021 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Recently, a friend and East Coast professor called me upset after watching cable TV news (a rookie mistake).
  "I am sick of hearing the ill-informed opinion of an <insert specialty> doctor."
  I had a hearty laugh. Indeed...
  
  Read more

• AMA's Return on Health - American Medical Association

  18-05-2021 16:33
  
  AMA's Return on Health  American Medical Association
  
  Read more

• Novel Heart Failure Agent Works Best in Sickest Patients

  18-05-2021 16:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The lower the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), the more the treatment effect was observed with the investigative agent omecamtiv mecarbil, according to a secondary analysis of the GALACTIC-HF trial.
  The number of patients...
  
  Read more

• India's Doctors and Medical Workers Face Danger and Trauma - The New York Times

  18-05-2021 16:27
  
  India's Doctors and Medical Workers Face Danger and Trauma  The New York Times
  
  Read more

• 270 Doctors Die in India's Latest COVID Surge

  18-05-2021 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A total of 270 doctors in India have died since the country's latest surge of COVID-19 began in early April, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) announced.
  That includes past IMA president K. K. Aggarwal, MBBS, MD, a 62-year...
  
  Read more

• How Does Phosphate Binder Type Affect the Heart in Hemodialysis?

  18-05-2021 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Non-calcium-based phosphate binders weren't any better at reducing cardiovascular events than calcium-based binders in dialysis patients, the LANDMARK trial determined.
  In the open-label randomized trial of over 2,300 Japanese...
  
  Read more

• Fixing Medical Devices That Are Biased against Race or Gender - Scientific American

  18-05-2021 15:01
  
  Fixing Medical Devices That Are Biased against Race or Gender  Scientific American
  
  Read more

• Plavix Beats Aspirin, Brilinta After Stenting

  18-05-2021 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Clopidogrel (Plavix) monotherapy was superior to aspirin monotherapy for long-term post-stent maintenance in patients who had percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to results of the HOST-EXAM trial.
  In the multicenter...
  
  Read more

• Indian States Turn to Ivermectin in COVID Crisis

  18-05-2021 14:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- At least two states in India have turned to ivermectin to help manage their COVID-19 outbreaks, even as experts warn against doing so.
  Goa, a tourist haven on India's west coast, and Uttarakhand, a northern state in the Himalayas...
  
  Read more

• Cognition and Smoking; Sleep Drugs and Women; Your Brain Under Anesthesia

  18-05-2021 14:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Smoking was linked with impaired verbal learning and memory performance in women more than men. (Scientific Reports)
  More cases of an unusual neurodegenerative syndrome that looks like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, but isn't, have...
  
  Read more

• Medical Schools Accused Of Inflating Number Of Graduating Primary Care Doctors - NPR

  18-05-2021 13:23
  Medical Schools Accused Of Inflating Number Of Graduating Primary Care Doctors  NPR
  
  Read more

• Finerenone May Delay AFib Onset in Patients With CKD and Diabetes

  18-05-2021 13:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes were about 30% less likely to develop atrial fibrillation (Afib) with finerenone treatment versus placebo, a researcher reported.
  In a prespecified exploratory analysis...
  
  Read more

• Stratus™ Medical announces first patient enrolled in important randomized control trial comparing the Nimbus® radiofrequency ablation device to conservative care for the treatment of chronic low back pain - PRNewswire

  18-05-2021 12:00
  
  Stratus™ Medical announces first patient enrolled in important randomized control trial comparing the Nimbus® radiofrequency ablation device to conservative care for the treatment of chronic low back pain  PRNewswire
  
  Read more

• Global Medical Imaging Software Market (2021 to 2026) - Growth of Advanced Visualization Technologies is Driving the Industry - ResearchAndMarkets.com - Yahoo Finance

  18-05-2021 11:40
  
  Global Medical Imaging Software Market (2021 to 2026) - Growth of Advanced Visualization Technologies is Driving the Industry - ResearchAndMarkets.com  Yahoo Finance
  
  Read more

• Medical University of South Carolina affirms CDC mask position - Live 5 News WCSC

  18-05-2021 11:19
  
  Medical University of South Carolina affirms CDC mask position  Live 5 News WCSC
  
  Read more

• Top CDC Official Exits; N.Y. Drops Its Masks; Abortion Case Lands at Supreme Court

  18-05-2021 11:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.
  Anne Schuchat, MD, the second-highest-ranking official at the CDC, announced she will leave the agency this summer, the second exit of a high-profile official in...
  
  Read more

• Medical Protection Society Receives Approval to Form Full Lloyd’s Syndicate - Insurance Journal

  18-05-2021 10:26
  
  Medical Protection Society Receives Approval to Form Full Lloyd’s Syndicate  Insurance Journal
  
  Read more

• Medical Plastics Market Size Worth $48.3 Billion By 2028 | CAGR: 7.5%: Grand View Research, Inc. - Yahoo Finance

  18-05-2021 09:35
  
  Medical Plastics Market Size Worth $48.3 Billion By 2028 | CAGR: 7.5%: Grand View Research, Inc.  Yahoo Finance
  
  Read more

• A new meta-analysis supports elective revascularization and medical therapy - EurekAlert

  18-05-2021 09:03
  
  A new meta-analysis supports elective revascularization and medical therapy  EurekAlert
  
  Read more

• Relay Medical Applauds White House Executive Order On Improving Cybersecurity - GlobeNewswire

  18-05-2021 09:00
  
  Relay Medical Applauds White House Executive Order On Improving Cybersecurity  GlobeNewswire
  
  Read more

• Medical Sales Reps Take Home Higher Pay Amid the Pandemic - PRNewswire

  18-05-2021 09:00
  
  Medical Sales Reps Take Home Higher Pay Amid the Pandemic  PRNewswire
  
  Read more

• China's Neusoft Medical Said to Mull $400 Million Hong Kong IPO - Bloomberg

  18-05-2021 08:43
  China's Neusoft Medical Said to Mull $400 Million Hong Kong IPO  Bloomberg
  
  Read more

• Patients of Lags Medical Center left scrambling after offices abruptly close - KFSN-TV

  18-05-2021 08:25
  
  Patients of Lags Medical Center left scrambling after offices abruptly close  KFSN-TV
  
  Read more

• States Loosen Medical Regulations Post-Pandemic - Governing

  18-05-2021 07:07
  
  States Loosen Medical Regulations Post-Pandemic  Governing
  
  Read more

• Medical career beckons for Japan rugby star Kenki Fukuoka - Associated Press

  18-05-2021 06:25
  
  Medical career beckons for Japan rugby star Kenki Fukuoka  Associated Press
  
  Read more

• New Colorado law will make it easier for students to receive medical cannabis on school grounds - 9News.com KUSA

  18-05-2021 06:01
  
  New Colorado law will make it easier for students to receive medical cannabis on school grounds  9News.com KUSA
  
  Read more

• Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center continuing to require masks at all facilities - NNY360

  18-05-2021 05:55
  Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center continuing to require masks at all facilities  NNY360
  
  Read more

• Take an inside look at the budding $44M business of Missouri medical marijuana - WDAF FOX4 Kansas City

  18-05-2021 05:34
  Take an inside look at the budding $44M business of Missouri medical marijuana  WDAF FOX4 Kansas City
  
  Read more

• Alabama doctors responding to legalization of medical marijuana - WVTM13

  18-05-2021 05:25
  Alabama doctors responding to legalization of medical marijuana  WVTM13
  
  Read more

Follow @MedicalNewsUS on Twitter!