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• Study: Adding Aspirin to DOAC? Better Have a Good Reason

  09-12-2019 15:30 via medpagetoday.com
  
  ]]>(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO--Patients who took direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) along with aspirin for which there was no obvious indication were at significantly greater risk of suffering non-major bleeding in a retrospective study reported...
  
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• Medicaid Fraud, Impact of Upcoming Cuts in the Spotlight at Senate Hearing

  04-08-2026 23:34 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- At a Senate Budget Committee hearing about the Medicaid program, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked Andy Schneider, of Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families, whether states should be punished for cheating the...
  
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• Lindsay Clancy's Diary Chronicled Desperation and 'Brain Fog' Before She Killed Kids

  04-08-2026 23:27 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Editor's Note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.
  After an opening week of wrenching...
  
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• Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Interception Promise in High-Risk Patients

  04-08-2026 23:05 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A peptide vaccine targeting KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer showed preliminary evidence of activity in a small study of high-risk patients.
  The vaccine elicited KRAS-specific T-cell responses in 18 of 20 patients with mutations...
  
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• Study: Keep HCQ Blood Levels Up to Avoid Cardiovascular Disease in Lupus

  04-08-2026 21:26 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- People taking hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) showed markedly increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease when blood levels of the drug were low and when long-term adherence was poor...
  
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• HPV Infection and Esophageal Cancer

  04-08-2026 21:05 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In 1976, German virologist Harald zur Hausen, MD, DSc, proposed that human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer, countering the widely held belief that herpes simplex virus caused the cancer. Seven years later, he proved...
  
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• ADA Reviewing Police Tussle; Obesity Trial Lawsuit; Retatrutide's Early Access

  04-08-2026 20:51 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) asked for patience as its Audit and Governance Committee reviews the incident at this year's annual meeting--when five prominent experts were removed by police--and prepares recommendations...
  
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• Cardiac Arrest Mid-Bar Exam; Echocardiography Workforce Ills; DCB Inflation Times

  04-08-2026 20:43 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A woman who suffered a cardiac arrest while taking the New York State bar exam is suing the test site, Hofstra University, claiming that CPR and an automated external defibrillator were not provided in a timely manner by staff...
  
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• Alzheimer's Paper Retracted; MS Before Epstein-Barr Infection; Brain Aging Map

  04-08-2026 20:31 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A 2024 report of a severe Alzheimer's disease patient who improved after an intravenous mesenchymal stem cell transplant was retracted by Case Reports in Neurological Medicine and its publisher John Wiley & Sons.
  Researchers...
  
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• Slam the Brakes on Healthcare Consumerism

  04-08-2026 19:36 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The other day I walked past a branch of a gym that had a service for walk-in on-site intravenous (IV) drips. It was made clear that this was an independent business, not a service offered by the gym itself, but a private company...
  
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• The Manosphere and MAHA Have Merged. I Worry for My Pre-Teen Son.

  04-08-2026 18:14 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Two thirds of young men in the U.S. regularly engage with online masculinity influencers ("manfluencers") who often promote sexism, normalize violence against women, and peddle a narrow view of what it means to be a man.
  Platforms...
  
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• About a Quarter of Buprenorphine Prescriptions for OUD Abandoned

  04-08-2026 17:49 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The proportion of new buprenorphine prescriptions for opioid use disorder (OUD) that were never dispensed or filled increased from 2020 to 2024, according to a retrospective cohort study.
  Among over 1,400 patients with commercial...
  
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• Women's Baseball Team Named for Trailblazing Doctor

  04-08-2026 17:31 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- All four inaugural teams of the brand-new Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL) are named after influential women in American history--with one named after a trailblazing female physician.
  The New York Heights take inspiration...
  
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• Balancing Autonomy, Quality of Life, and Long-Term Planning in Multiple Myeloma

  04-08-2026 16:58 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Multiple Myeloma," Cleveland Clinic hematologist Sandra Mazzoni, DO, and host John Mangels continue their discussions on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients facing a complex, chronic...
  
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• Ebola Kills 1,700 in Eastern Congo as the Fastest-Growing Outbreak Surges

  04-08-2026 16:21 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed.
  As of Tuesday, 3,802 cases had been recorded, with 1,707 deaths, according to the latest government update...
  
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• Evolving Landscape for Managing Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Conditions

  04-08-2026 16:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Boehringer Ingelheim's Brian Hilberdink, President, U.S. Human Pharma, and Neerja Balachander, M.D., Ph.D., VP, U.S. Clinical Development Medical Affairs and Cardiorenal Metabolic Therapeutic Area Head, reflect on key developments...
  
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• Is 'Gym Penis' Real? Retatrutide Access Expanded; Vitamin D Fails Cancer Test

  04-08-2026 15:42 via medpagetoday.com
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  Is "gym penis"--the phenomenon of shrinkage occurring after a workout session--real? (New York Post)
  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed the...
  
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• Here's Who Topped This Year's 'Best Hospitals' List

  04-08-2026 06:01 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Familiar hospitals dominated the latest "Best Hospitals" rankings from U.S. News & World Report, which also rolled out several changes this year.
  There were a couple of newcomers to the 2026-2027 Honor Roll, which for 4...
  
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• Bone Density Appears to Rebound in Transgender Youth After Puberty Blockers Are Done

  03-08-2026 23:28 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Bone growth among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents slowed compared with peers during pubertal suppression, but partially recovered after starting gender-affirming hormone therapy, a systematic review and meta-analysis...
  
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• Michigan Reports First Two U.S. Deaths Related to Diarrhea-Causing Parasite

  03-08-2026 23:23 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Two people have died in the Cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite.
  The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services...
  
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• Cabotegravir HIV PrEP Effective Among U.S. Women Despite Treatment Interruptions

  03-08-2026 23:11 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- No women taking long-acting cabotegravir (Apretude) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) developed an HIV infection despite short delays before some maintenance injections, according to a U.S. study of routine clinical care...
  
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• TESLA Trial Turns Positive for Stroke Thrombectomy in Extended Analysis

  03-08-2026 22:34 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In the TESLA trial, stroke outcomes took a turn for the better following swift mechanical thrombectomy for large anterior circulation infarcts identified without advanced imaging.
  In an extended analysis of the trial at 1 year...
  
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• Automated Oxygen Therapy Adjustments in Hospital Improves Oxygenation

  03-08-2026 20:06 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A novel system for autonomous control of supplemental oxygen for adult inpatients who needed it for acute illness or injury improved the proportion of time spent with adequate oxygen levels, the SAVE-O2 AI trial showed.
  The...
  
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• Circumcision and Autism: What a New Study Found

  03-08-2026 20:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A study of U.S. children found no evidence linking neonatal male circumcision with autism spectrum disorder, prospective data from the ECHO cohort showed.
  Among nearly 2,800 boys in 14 ECHO sites, 6% of those who were circumcised...
  
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• Surfing Lesson Ends With Unusual Injury

  03-08-2026 18:53 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- It appeared to be the perfect storm: a man in his 30s was learning to surf. As he stood up on the board and twisted to the left for balance, a wave knocked him over.
  He instantly felt a sharp pain in his lower back, but managed...
  
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• Leptomeningeal Disease in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

  03-08-2026 18:45 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- About 110,000 new cases of leptomeningeal disease (metastases of cerebrospinal fluid or the thin membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord) are diagnosed each year in the U.S., with the incidence varying among cancer...
  
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• Here's My Prescription for a Lasting Legacy in Medicine

  03-08-2026 18:36 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."--Maya Angelou
  Imagine attending your own retirement dinner. Colleagues recount your...
  
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• Tardive Dyskinesia a 'Silent Driver' of Healthcare Spending

  03-08-2026 18:20 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Tardive dyskinesia (TD), a movement disorder characterized by involuntary tics and twitches, exacts a substantial financial toll on patients and the healthcare system.
  TD "is a silent driver of healthcare costs and disability...
  
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• Finding Purpose, Resilience, and Hope in Dementia Care

  03-08-2026 16:40 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Alzheimer's Disease," Cleveland Clinic behavioral neurologist Jagan Pillai, MD, PhD, and host Glenn Campbell conclude their discussions on communicating effectively with patients and families facing a progressive...
  
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• Outbreak Deaths Near 1,600; GLP-1 Temporal Hollowing; Hospitals Get Pay Bump

  03-08-2026 15:39 via medpagetoday.com
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  The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest ever reported in the country with 3,605 confirmed cases, including 1,587 deaths, according...
  
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