A new all-oral six-month treatment regimen is safer and more effective at treating rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) than the current accepted standard of care, according to results announced at the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health. These results, which are not yet peer-reviewed, signal the start of a new chapter for people with drug-resistant (DR)-TB […]
(Reuters) – The Biden administration said it will invest $70 million to boost the availability and lower costs of rapid, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests in the United States, as it looks to ease a nationwide shortage that drove up testing costs. High demand for the tests from U.S. employers amidst the Delta variant surge, especially with […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. About 1 in 7 ― or about 15% ― of Americans who are ages 65 and older have received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to estimates. As the U.S. tries to bring the pandemic under control before winter, […]
(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:FILE PHOTO: People wait in line for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a testing site, temporarily set up at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, July 7, 2021. REUTERS/ Heo RanAustralia reports easing in new infections New daily cases in Australia’s […]
Globally affordable COVID-19 vaccines will not be accessible until governments stop allowing vaccine companies to keep their manufacturing costs secret, according to a new paper published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. Billions in funding from taxpayers and governments in countries including the US and European Union has been so extensive that […]
Children complain of being hungry an average of four times every day – nearly 1,500 times a year, according to a study. The poll of 1,000 kids aged six to 16 found that despite eating their last snack or meal as late as 7:02pm, 67 percent claim to have gone to bed feeling ravenous – […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Two-thirds of patients with diabetes achieve a good visual outcome of 20/40 or better after cataract surgery, according to one of the largest studies to assess visual acuity in people with diabetes undergoing cataract surgery. The 67% rate of good visual outcomes in treated eyes in the study is comparable […]
When fellowship opportunities didn’t offer a path that reflected the vision Daniel A. Roberts, MD, had for his career in medicine, he forged his own. The pressure to pursue an academic medicine career is high in oncology, but the need for well-trained community-based clinicians is also great, Roberts told Medscape Medical News. He wanted a […]
To make running seem easier, try paying attention to anything other than your body. That’s according to a fascinating new study of the ways in which how we focus as we move can impact how we feel as we move. The study was small and involved novice female runners, but the findings suggest that the […]
When to initiate treatment is as important as what to use for the treatment of patients newly diagnosed with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM), a leading expert in the disease emphasizes. “We have to be very careful not to tell patients they have cancer when 40 years may go by and they may not actually develop anything,” […]
