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Thrombolysis Window May Extend to 24 Hours for Non-LVO Strokes
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/thrombolysis-window-may-extend-to-24-hours-for-non-lvo-strokes/ (MedPage Today) — NEW ORLEANS — IV tenecteplase (TNKase) could be beneficial as far out as 24 hours after stroke onset in people not getting mechanical thrombectomy, the OPTION trial showed. In people with acute non-large vessel occlusion… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/isc/119777 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 19:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to […] […] More
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Neuroprotective Agent Improved Outcomes After Acute Ischemic Stroke
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/neuroprotective-agent-improved-outcomes-after-acute-ischemic-stroke/ (MedPage Today) — NEW ORLEANS — Loberamisal improved functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke in a placebo-controlled phase III trial, raising its prospects as an investigational neuroprotective therapy. In patients with relatively… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/isc/119779 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 20:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Neuroprotective Agent […] More
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Use of GLP-1 Drugs Under Scrutiny at Winter Olympics
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/use-of-glp-1-drugs-under-scrutiny-at-winter-olympics/ (MedPage Today) — As the Winter Olympic Games get underway, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is monitoring an unexpected class of drugs: GLP-1 receptor agonists. An advisory group that makes recommendations about WADA’s list of prohibited… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/119770 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 16:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […] […] More
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FDA Updates Risks in Capecitabine, Fluorouracil Labels
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-updates-risks-in-capecitabine-fluorouracil-labels/ The labeling updates address the risk of early-onset toxicity, including life-threatening adverse events in patients with DPD deficiency who are treated with the drugs. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-updates-risks-capecitabine-fluorouracil-labels-2026a10003v0?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 18:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post FDA Updates Risks in Capecitabine, Fluorouracil Labels […] More
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As ICE Uses Medicaid Data, Hospitals Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/as-ice-uses-medicaid-data-hospitals-are-in-a-bind-over-warning-immigrant-patients/ (MedPage Today) — The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal information, including home… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119775 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 18:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the […] […] More
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Rural America Needs Immigrant Doctors More Than Ever
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/rural-america-needs-immigrant-doctors-more-than-ever/ (MedPage Today) — It’s now been 32 years since publication of My Own Country, the powerful memoir of Abraham Verghese, MD, about his time as an immigrant infectious diseases doctor caring for patients in rural Tennessee during the earliest days… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119772 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 17:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content […] […] More
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FDA Calls for Testing Before Treatment With Widely Used Chemotherapies
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-calls-for-testing-before-treatment-with-widely-used-chemotherapies/ (MedPage Today) — Oncology specialists should inform patients about a risk of serious toxicity related to dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency and should test for DPYD variants before starting treatment with capecitabine (Xeloda) and… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119774 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 17:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post FDA […] More
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Emails Undermine RFK Jr.’s Testimony on His Trip to Samoa Before a Measles Outbreak
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/emails-undermine-rfk-jr-s-testimony-on-his-trip-to-samoa-before-a-measles-outbreak/ (MedPage Today) — Over 2 days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the same answer. He said the closely scrutinized 2019 trip he took to Samoa, which came before a devastating measles… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/119771 Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 16:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content […] […] More
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Intrusive thoughts? John has a room for that
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/intrusive-thoughts-john-has-a-room-for-that/ John tells Elis and Dave about his mind’s “resentment room”. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cje1qnz0lg2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 17:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Intrusive thoughts? John has a room for that first appeared on News Health. —- Author : News Health Publish date : 2026-02-06 17:04:00 Copyright […] More
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Study Maps Extensive Disease Links Beyond Childhood Eczema
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/study-maps-extensive-disease-links-beyond-childhood-eczema/ Using millions of NHS records, researchers mapped extensive links between childhood eczema and later inflammatory and eye diseases. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/study-maps-extensive-disease-links-beyond-childhood-eczema-2026a10003ue?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 14:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Study Maps Extensive Disease Links Beyond Childhood Eczema first appeared on News Health. […] More
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Court upholds return of surgeon who harassed staff
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/court-upholds-return-of-surgeon-who-harassed-staff/ James Gilbert, who was based in Oxford, was previously suspended for sexual harassment. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07x793pmjno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 13:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Court upholds return of surgeon who harassed staff first appeared on News Health. —- Author : News Health Publish date : […] More
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Comedy on Prescription? Pilot Raises Hopes for NHS Care
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/comedy-on-prescription-pilot-raises-hopes-for-nhs-care/ Early pilot data suggest comedy-based social prescribing could complement care, boost wellbeing, and ease pressure on NHS services. Press Association Source link : https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/comedy-prescription-pilot-raises-hopes-nhs-care-2026a10003u5?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-02-06 14:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Comedy on Prescription? Pilot Raises Hopes for NHS Care first appeared on News Health. […] More