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A majority of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) experiencing “off” episodes  successfully tolerated titration to an effective and tolerable dose of sublingual apomorphine film (SL-apo; Kynmobi, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals) without the use of antiemetic medication, new research shows. “The bottom line was that the majority of patients did not have dose-limiting nausea or vomiting,” co-investigator William

Sixteen states — a jump from 12 states in 2019 — now officially have high obesity prevalence rates, defined as at least 35% of residents having obesity. New to the CDC’s list in 2020 were Delaware, Iowa, Ohio, and Texas. Might the carbohydrate-insulin model be able to better explain this obesity epidemic rather than simply

The visual disorder amblyopia, also known as “lazy eye,” can be impossible to treat once children reach adolescence. Now, a new Israel study links cases in older teenagers to higher rates of poverty, below-average cognitive scores, immigrant status, and obesity.   The research suggests that poorer children need more visual screening, especially in the United States

SARS-CoV-2 has caused the greatest pandemic of the past 100 years. Understanding its origins is crucial for knowing what happened in late 2019 and for preparing for the next pandemic virus. These studies take time, planning and cooperation. They must be driven by science — not politics or posturing. The investigation into the origins of

When the COVID-19 vaccine was made available in the North, Jessica Deleary wasn’t sure she was going to get it. “I was kind of hesitant, just because of the speed with which it was created,” said the resident of Dettah, a First Nations community just outside Yellowknife. “[W]e don’t know exactly what’s inside [it] and

Details of what works, and what doesn’t, in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) come from long-term follow-up of the phase 3 randomized BrighTNess trial. The initial improvement that was seen in pathologic complete response (pCR) rates with the addition of carboplatin to paclitaxel and standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy translated into improved event-free survival (EFS) rates in patients

On September 1, Texas Senate Bill 8 went into effect. While the law’s stated goal is to severely limit a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion in Texas, it also designates private citizens to sue not just abortion providers, but anyone “aiding and abetting” a woman seeking to obtain an abortion after 6 weeks of

Latest figures have shown that obesity cases are on the rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Did the global health crisis play a role in the surge in obesity cases in sixteen states?  The Latest Figures The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Wednesday that there has been an increase in the number of

New evidence suggesting that the benefit of ticagrelor outweighs the risk when added to aspirin for 30 days after a mild-to-moderate ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA) has been reported from a secondary analysis of the THALES trial. The new analysis was presented at the recent European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) and published

An influential U.S. federal advisory panel has soundly rejected a plan to offer Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans. The vote Friday, 61-3, was a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to shore up people’s protection against the virus amid the highly contagious delta variant. Over several hours of discussion, members of the

Pfizer has expanded its nationwide recall of the smoking cessation drug varenicline (Chantix) to the consumer level to include all lots of the 0.5-mg and 1-mg tablets in the United States because the drug includes higher than acceptable levels of a known carcinogen. A company announcement posted on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Moderna President Stephen Hoge, MD, said the fast-spreading Delta variant has “raised the bar on how good vaccines have to be” by exposing weaknesses in the current products. (CNBC) In Idaho, a state with one of the lowest COVID vaccination rates, health officials announced a statewide

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The largest nonprofit health system in Texas has secured a temporary restraining order against cardiologist Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH, a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic who allegedly continued to claim an affiliation with Baylor Scott & White Health months after he entered

A new study is shedding more light on what could be causing severe COVID-19 infection in SARS-CoV-2 patients.  Stanford researchers revealed this week their interesting discovery upon examining a number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. In a press release published on Stanford Medicine’s website Tuesday, the team indicated that they found self-attacking antibodies in 1 in

Health Canada has approved brand names for Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines and announced the change on social media today. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has now been dubbed Comirnaty, which the company says represents a combination of the terms COVID-19, mRNA, community, and immunity. The Moderna vaccine will go by SpikeVax and the AstraZeneca vaccine will be

The 30-day mortality rate was significantly lower among hospitalized patients treated by full-time clinicians, compared with those treated by part-time clinicians, in a new study. The number of physicians working part time in the United States has increased by nearly 11% since 1993, and as more physicians opt for part-time work, quality of care deserves

The FDA approved mobocertinib (Exkivity) as a second-line treatment for locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations, Takeda Pharmaceuticals announced on Wednesday. Approval of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) was based on the results of a phase I/II study (EXCLAIM) presented earlier this year at the American

Cat lover? We get it. Not only are cats great pets, but they are also generally less stressful to take care of. But when it comes to cat pee and poop, pet owners know that it’s a different story. Not only is cat pee and poop notorious for their smell, but they can also be a

  Surfing the web today, you may have noticed that the Google Doodle is a nurse, a Latin American one at that. In keeping with the celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the tech giant today honored Panamanian American nurse and educator Ildaura Murillo-Rohde, who helped start the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN). According

Premier Jason Kenney promised Albertans the “best summer ever.” The pandemic was ending, and the province was reopening “for good.” The Alberta premier’s optimistic prediction was first voiced in the spring. But as the summer wound down, Kenney — who faced harsh criticism for vacationing as COVID-19 cases surged — returned from holidays to plead with unvaccinated Albertans

As people begin to return to offices after working remotely, a new study suggests that clutter on the job is more than just an annoyance to neatniks. It might also be an indicator that employees are unhappy at work, especially if they have upper-level positions. Researchers surveyed 202 office workers and linked higher perceived levels

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Some people are drinking or gargling povidone iodine (Betadine) to treat COVID-19, causing experts to warn that ingesting the antiseptic is toxic, not helpful in fighting SARS-CoV-2, and may lead to iodine poisoning and kidney failure. (KOKH Oklahoma City; Newsweek) Preventable COVID-19 hospitalizations among unvaccinated adults