WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have expanded approval of a much-debated drug aimed at boosting female libido, saying the once-a-day pill can now be taken by women older than 65.
The announcement Monday from the Food and Drug Administration…
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Why a mild brain injury can trigger Alzheimer’s
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is revealing why traumatic brain injury increases the chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease – and the discovery is pointing to a potential strategy to prevent…
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Soil bacteria and fungi emerge as a top predictor of childhood allergic disease
Growing evidence suggests that getting cozy with soil microbes, especially as kids, can guard against allergic disease. Credit: Jenna Stensland
Researcher contact:
Joshua Ladau, Arva Intelligence, [email protected] (UTC-8 hours)AGU press…
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Progression Linked With Worse HRQOL in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer who experienced disease progression had worse health-related quality of life (HRQOL), according to data from the PRIMA/ENGOT-OV26/GOG-3012 trial of first-line maintenance therapy with…
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Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026)
The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) was established in 1993 to provide a forum for basic scientists…
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How Social Robotics and Embodied AI Could Reshape Neurology Care | NeurologyLive
If you spend any time in a memory clinic or stroke unit, you can feel it in the room: neurologic disease rarely arrives alone. It brings isolation, late-night worry, and long stretches of time where nothing happens but waiting. We now know that…
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COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnant Patients Reduces Hospitalization, Preterm Birth Across Variants
If administered before infection,
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was associated with a lower risk of adverse events and preterm birth, regardless of the circulating variant, according to a study published today inJAMA .1Gaps in…
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MammaPrint Identifies Patients Who Benefit From Anthracyclines in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Pharmacy Times: At SABCS, Agendia is presenting multiple posters demonstrating how MammaPrint and BluePrint can guide treatment decisions, including the use—or avoidance—of anthracycline therapy. What do you view as the most clinically…
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Adding Another Digit to Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy For Heart Failure?
Quick Takes
- Digitoxin is beneficial in reducing the combined risk of heart failure (HF) hospitalization and all-cause mortality in patients with systolic HF.
- Maintaining serum digitoxin levels in a narrow…
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