If you’re at the point where you’re thinking about starting a family, there are SO many fertility products out there that it can be beyond overwhelming. What vitamins and supplements should you start taking? How do you know when exactly to try? Frida, a brand known for its for super honest ads about the realities of motherhood and postpartum recovery, […]

Measurement error may be the culprit in underdiagnosing obstructive sleep apnea in Black patients compared with White patients, based on data from nearly 2,000 individuals. Data collected from ICU patients during the COVID-19 pandemic suggested that pulse oximetry devices used to measure oxygen saturation may be less accurate for patients with darker skin, according to Ali Azarbarzin, PhD, of Harvard […]

Gender-affirming hormone therapy reduces depressive symptoms and psychological distress in transgender people, according to a groundbreaking systematic review of research in the field. The new study, led by Amsterdam University Medical Centers and the University of Exeter, reviewed 46 relevant journal articles. The research reviewed included a mix of studies based on interviews, comparisons of people who had taken hormones […]

A family physician whom a young patient’s mother accused of being impaired at work has won his lawsuit against a Kentucky hospital. A jury on May 2 awarded John M. Farmer, MD, $3.7 million for emotional distress and contract damages against Baptist Health Madisonville and Baptist Health Medical Group Inc for a series of actions they took against Farmer after […]

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers analyzed the viral genomes of 28 endemic viruses to study the evolution of the ability of viruses to evade the neutralizing antibodies elicited by vaccines or previous infections. Study: An Atlas of Adaptive Evolution in Endemic Human Viruses. Image Credit: Inkoly/Shutterstock.com *Important notice: bioRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not […]

Mayo Clinic researchers conducted a study within their health care system to identify factors associated with quality of care among rural and urban patients with diabetes. The study evaluated patient attainment of a five-component diabetic care metric, known as the D5 metric. This metric includes no tobacco use, hemoglobin A1C <8%, blood pressure <140/90, statin use, and aspirin use. Researchers […]

FDA Approves Xacduro (sulbactam and durlobactam) for the Treatment of Serious Infections Caused by Acinetobacter WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 23, 2023– Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Innoviva, Inc. (Nasdaq: INVA), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xacduro® (sulbactam for injection; durlobactam for injection), co-packaged for intravenous use in patients 18 years of age and older […]

Over the course of four years, experts from various fields, including radiology, computational imaging research and industry, will collaborate to develop a state-of-the-art imaging-based AI risk score, a clinical decision support system (CDSS), and a mobile app for personalized risk assessment and prediction of obesity-related CVDs and their associated complications. Obesity is a pressing concern in Europe, affecting more than […]

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland will introduce mandatory health labelling of alcoholic drinks, warning of the links to cancer, liver disease and the risk of drinking while pregnant. The new regulations, signed into law by health minister Stephen Donnelly on Monday, will take effect in three years to give businesses time to prepare for the change. It will also alert consumers […]

Vaccines against smallpox given until the mid-1970s offer continuing cross-reactive immunity to mpox, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in a study published in Cell Host & Microbe. During last year’s mpox outbreak, the virus spread for the first time outside Africa, causing over 85,000 cases of the disease to date. Men who have sex with men account for […]