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'7/26/2024 12:41:35 PM'

Compounded Semaglutide Overdoses Tied to Hospitalizations

The US Food and Drug Administration alerted clinicians, compounders, and patients about adverse events related to compounded semaglutide dosing errors. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 10:09:01 AM'

Tick-Borne Illnesses Are on the Rise in Canada

Especially in the summer, medical professionals should keep an eye out for cases of Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus, experts urged. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 8:55:26 AM'

EMA Says Don't Mix Mysimba and Opioid-Containing Meds

Existing advice for prescribing the weight loss drugs needs to be strengthened to minimize the risks from interactions, the European drug authority said. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 7:39:23 AM'

EU Backs Drug to Relieve Itching in Alagille Syndrome

The European Medicines Agency said there were exceptional circumstances for approving Kayfanda to treat pruritus in patients with the rare genetic disorder. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 7:36:49 AM'

Anzupgo Approved in Europe for Severe Hand Eczema

The drug downregulates immune and inflammatory responses in cells linked to the disease pathology. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 6:52:49 AM'

FDA Approves JAK Inhibitor for Alopecia Areata

The pivotal phase 3 trials enrolled 1223 adults in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 6:28:01 AM'

EMA Refuses Marketing Authorization for Alzheimer's Drug

Leqembi's EU-wide marketing authorization was refused because the drug's effect on delaying cognitive decline does not counterbalance the risk for serious adverse events. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 6:04:13 AM'

EMA Backs Oral Drug for Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Iqirvo can delay liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with primary biliary cholangitis, the European Medicines Agency decided. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 5:38:35 AM'

Tirbanibulin 1% Safe in Extensive Actinic Keratosis

The safety and tolerability of tirbanibulin 1% in patients with actinic keratosis over a larger treatment field was confirmed in a phase 3 study. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 5:12:52 AM'

Statins, Vitamin D, and Exercise in Older Adults

Mengru Wang, MD, reviews several recently published articles and guidelines relevant to the care of older adults in primary care. MDedge News

'7/26/2024 5:11:36 AM'

Cardiovascular Outcomes Better With Home Hemodialysis

Home hemodialysis was linked to reduced cardiovascular risks vs peritoneal dialysis in a large study, but key caveats were noted. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 5:00:00 AM'

Never Smokers Turn to Vaping as Numbers Soar

Never smokers are taking up vaping. Medscape News UK

'7/26/2024 4:35:52 AM'

Heat Waves: A Silent Threat to Older Adults' Kidneys

Extreme exposure to dry and hot weather conditions increased the plasma creatinine and cystatin C levels in older adults, while young adults showed minor changes. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 4:18:24 AM'

Phenotypic Shift, Varied Vasculopathy Noted in IPAH

Diffusion capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide was a distinguishing factor in a new study. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 3:52:21 AM'

Eco-Anxiety and Patients' Need for Mental Health Support

The effects of climate change are evident, but their consequences for mental health are not the same for everyone. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 3:40:49 AM'

Which Patients With Early TNBC Can Avoid Chemotherapy?

Stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte levels may help determine which patients with stage I TNBC can skip chemotherapy, findings from a recent registry analysis suggested. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 2:54:09 AM'

'Doesn't Fit Anything I Trained for': Treating Chronic Lyme

Researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates at a national meeting weighed in on efforts needed to accelerate research on treatments for chronic illness associated with Lyme disease. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 2:49:57 AM'

Sugar May Drive Dementia, German Medical Societies Warn

High blood sugar levels damage brain blood vessels and promote deposits on the vessel walls, thus reducing blood flow and nutrient supply to brain cells. Medscape Medical News

'7/26/2024 2:25:39 AM'

Inappropriate NSAID Prescribing Causing Avoidable Harm

Prescribing NSAIDs to people at high risk of harm from them has cost more than 6000 years of good health and £31 million for the NHS over the past decade, a study found. Medscape News UK

'7/26/2024 2:22:11 AM'

Poverty Causally Linked to Mental Illness and Vice Versa

There is a bidirectional, causal relationship between mental illness and poverty, new research shows. Medscape Medical News