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• Six Key Traits That Make Someone 'Cool,' Study Finds

  07-07-2025 16:07 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, July 7, 2025 — What does it take to be considered “cool”?A new international study may have the answer — and it turns out cool people tend to act the same way no matter where they live.
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• 'Love Actually,' 'Four Christmases' and the Science of Holiday Comfort Movies

  24-12-2025 12:15 via drugs.com
  WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24, 2025— Every winter, millions of people curl up on the couch and press play on the same beloved holiday movies — whether it’s "Love Actually," "The Holiday," "The Family Stone" or "Four Christmases."Snowy towns, familiar faces, p...
  
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• Tea May Have Bone-Health Benefits For Older Women

  24-12-2025 12:05 via drugs.com
  WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24, 2025— Here’s a DIY prescription for women looking to do everything they can to prevent a broken hip: Drink tea, not coffee.A decade-long study of older women found that tea drinkers had slightly stronger bones than their cof...
  
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• One-Quarter of Adults in the U.S. Experience Burdensome Health Costs

  23-12-2025 19:41 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025-- Overall, 17.4 percent of adults experienced cost burdens and 9.9 percent experienced catastrophic cost burdens (CCBs) over a four-year period, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Adam...
  
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• FDA Approves Subcutaneous Rybrevant Faspro for EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  23-12-2025 19:35 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025-- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Rybrevant Faspro (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj) as the first and only subcutaneously administered therapy for patients with epidermal growth factor receptor...
  
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• Frequency of Teen Cannabis Use Linked to Psychosocial Indicators

  23-12-2025 16:49 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025-- Frequency of cannabis use is associated with adverse academic and impulsivity self-regulation indicators in a dose-dependent manner among adolescents, according to a study published online Dec. 23 in Pediatrics.Ryan S...
  
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• Depression, MACE Link Mediated by Stress-Related Neural Activity

  23-12-2025 16:47 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025-- The association between depression and anxiety and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) is partly mediated by increased stress-related neural activity, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Circulation...
  
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• Major Complications Seen in 7 Percent With ADPKD Undergoing Nephrectomy

  23-12-2025 16:45 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025– Major complications occur in 7.0 percent of patients undergoing nephrectomy with a diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Urology Practice.Michael...
  
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• Patient Education Can Reduce Preference for Antibiotics for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

  23-12-2025 16:43 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025-- Receipt of a patient-centered educational leaflet decreases the desire to take antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), according to a study published in the December issue of Open Forum Infectious Diseases.Alistair...
  
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• Measurement Properties of Kidney Disease Symptom Score Explored in Non-Dialysis-Dependent CKD

  23-12-2025 16:41 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025-- The Kidney Disease Symptom Score (KDSS) has temporal stability for patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD) with stable kidney function, but responsiveness of the KDSS for physical symptoms and...
  
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• Lipoic Acid Does Not Slow Decline in Walking Speed in Progressive MS

  23-12-2025 16:40 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025-- For patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), the antioxidant lipoic acid (LA) does not slow the decline in walking speed or have other clinical effects compared with placebo, according to a study published online...
  
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• HIV Viral Load Test With Next-Day Results Does Not Impact Linkage to Care

  23-12-2025 16:40 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025-- For adults at risk for HIV acquisition or people with HIV (PWH) not taking daily antiretroviral therapy (ART), an HIV viral load (VL) test with next-day results does not significantly impact linkage to care, according to a...
  
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• Tree Rings May Reveal Hidden Clues About Water History

  23-12-2025 15:40 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025— Trees don’t just clean the air, they also keep a quiet record of the past.New research suggests that tree rings may help scientists uncover missing pieces of environmental history, especially when it comes to water in the mi...
  
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• Metal Shards Spark Nationwide Recall of Ready-to-Eat Holiday Kielbasa

  23-12-2025 15:25 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025— Olympia Provisions has recalled about 1,930 pounds of ready-to-eat holiday sausage.The recalled meat is wrapped and vacuum-sealed in 16-ounce clear pouches and labeled “OLYMPIA PROVISIONS UNCURED HOLIDAY KIELBASA.”The U.S. D...
  
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• Nerve Block May Reduce Opioid Use After Pediatric Primary Cleft Palate Repair

  23-12-2025 15:11 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025-- For pediatric patients undergoing primary cleft palate repair, preoperative ultrasound-guided suprazygomatic maxillary nerve block (SMNB) is associated with a reduction in perioperative morphine consumption, according to a...
  
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• Any Regular Weed Use Is Bad for Teenagers, Study Finds

  23-12-2025 13:15 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025— Teens don’t have to use weed all that often for it to have a negative effect on their lives, according to a new study.Even using marijuana once or twice a month is linked with worse school performance and more emotional tur...
  
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• A Quarter Of American Families Face Financially Overwhelming Medical Expenses

  23-12-2025 13:05 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025— More than 1 in 4 Americans are struggling with financial toxicity, with big medical bills dragging down both their money and their health, a new study says.Nearly 27% of U.S. residents faced high medical expenses or skipped...
  
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• Faulty Genes Don't Always Lead To Vision Loss, Blindness

  23-12-2025 12:55 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025— Genetics aren’t necessarily destiny for those with mutations thought to always cause inherited blindness, a new study says.Fewer than 30% of people with these genetic variants wind up blind, even though the faulty genes had...
  
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• Cancer Diet Essential To Protect Against Foodborne Illness, Trial Finds

  23-12-2025 12:45 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025— Doctors always restrict the diet of patients undergoing treatment for blood cancers, to protect them from foodborne illnesses while their immune system is knocked down.That remains a wise course of action, a new study s...
  
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• New AI Tool May Help ICU Patients Get the Nutrition They Need

  23-12-2025 12:35 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025— Critically ill patients who need breathing machines often miss getting enough nutrition, especially during the first few days in intensive care.Now, a new study suggests artificial intelligence (AI) could help doctors spot t...
  
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• U.S. Medical School Enrollment Hits Historic Milestone, Surpassing 100,000 Students

  23-12-2025 12:25 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025— More people than ever are entering medical school, and with the number of applicants increasing, it is harder to get in.For the first time, enrollment in U.S. medical schools surpassed 100,000.New data from the Association o...
  
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• One Roadblock Keeps Most Cancer Patients From Joining Clinical Trials, Experts Say

  23-12-2025 12:15 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025— Cutting-edge cancer drugs are being tested all the time, potentially saving or extending the lives of patients who take part in clinical trials.So why don’t more cancer patients enroll in these trials for experimental dru...
  
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• Hemorrhoids: What Patients and Families Should Know

  23-12-2025 12:05 via drugs.com
  TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025— Hemorrhoids are one of the most common — and least discussed — medical problems in adults. They can cause itching, pain, bleeding and anxiety, but they’re rarely dangerous. With the right information, most people can manage...
  
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• Iron Deficiency Without Anemia Common With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis

  22-12-2025 22:37 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Dec. 22, 2025-- Iron deficiency without anemia is a common feature of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a study published online Nov. 27 in Nutrients.Małgorzata Ponikowska, from Wroclaw Medical University in Poland...
  
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• Nemolizumab Rapidly Relieves Itch, Sleep Disturbance in Atopic Dermatitis

  22-12-2025 21:28 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Dec. 22, 2025-- Nemolizumab rapidly relieves itch and sleep disturbance among patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) and prurigo nodularis (PN), according to a study published online Dec. 16 in the Journal of the European...
  
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• Six Particular Midlife Depressive Symptoms Predict Dementia Risk

  22-12-2025 17:12 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Dec. 22, 2025 -- A distinct set of midlife depressive symptoms is associated with an increased risk for dementia, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in The Lancet Psychiatry.
  Philipp Frank, Ph.D., from University College London...
  
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• Recommendations Developed for Managing Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

  22-12-2025 17:12 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Dec. 22, 2025 -- In clinical practice guidelines issued by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association and published online Dec. 18 in both the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation...
  
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• High Rain From Hurricane Tied to Higher One-Year Mortality in Older Adults

  22-12-2025 17:12 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Dec. 22, 2025 -- Exposure to high rain from a hurricane is associated with higher one-year mortality that varies across vulnerable groups of older adults, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in the Journal of the American...
  
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• Guidelines Provided for Managing Cancer During Pregnancy

  22-12-2025 17:12 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Dec. 22, 2025 -- In guidelines issued by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and published online Dec. 11 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, recommendations are presented for the management of cancer during pregnancy.
  Alison W...
  
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• EACVI: Myocardial Injury Risk Increased After AMI With Elevated Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume

  22-12-2025 17:12 via drugs.com
  MONDAY, Dec. 22, 2025 -- Patients with elevated epicardial adipose tissue volume (EATV) exhibit greater acute myocardial injury following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to a study presented at the annual congress of the European...
  
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