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Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/sentinel-node-biopsy-improves-survival-in-melanoma-meta-analysis-shows/ (MedPage Today) — Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) significantly reduced the risk of death from melanoma, results from a systematic review and meta-analysis indicated. Across 13 studies involving more than 40,000 participants, those who underwent SNB… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/skincancer/120231 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-09 20:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/another-study-finds-no-ties-between-tylenol-in-pregnancy-and-autism/ In a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan, positive associations between maternal acetaminophen prescriptions during pregnancy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring became null in sibling-matched analyses. However, further analyses in the sibling-matched analysis suggested the presence of unaddressed sources of bias, preventing firm conclusions from being drawn. The American College […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/effort-to-fix-harms-of-race-based-kidney-testing-helps-black-transplant-candidates/ (MedPage Today) — An unprecedented effort to reverse the effects of a racially biased medical test that blocked or delayed Black people from getting kidney transplants seems to be working. Researchers reported Monday that thousands of Black transplant… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/nephrology/kidneytransplantation/120229 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-09 19:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/her-pregnancy-implanted-in-a-deadly-location/ A woman in her early 30s had conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Her rising hormone levels confirmed it. But the pregnancy wasn’t in her uterus or fallopian tubes. It was buried next to her abdominal aorta — an implantation so rare that fewer than 50 cases have ever been reported — and had to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-approves-deucravacitinib-as-first-tyk2-inhibitor-for-psa/ In clinical trials, more than half of all patients treated with deucravacitinib achieved at least 20% improvement in American College of Rheumatology response criteria. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-approves-deucravacitinib-first-tyk2-inhibitor-psa-2026a100076x?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-03-09 17:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post FDA Approves Deucravacitinib as First TYK2 Inhibitor […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/retinopathy-risk-with-long-term-hcq-treatment-detailed-in-meta-analysis/ (MedPage Today) — About one in 18 patients taking hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for 15 years develop retinal damage, a new meta-analysis indicated. With a total of some 20,000 patients in 19 included datasets, the 15-year cumulative incidence of retinopathy… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/lupus/120228 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-09 18:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/when-food-policy-becomes-punishment/ (MedPage Today) — “I’m sorry I’ve been feeding him bad food,” my young patient’s mother said, eyes down, voice shaking. On the record, she was a mother using food stamps to buy “junk food” for her 8-year-old son. In reality, she was a young immigrant… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/120226 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-09 […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/portable-oxygen-did-not-increase-physical-activity-in-fibrotic-lung-disease-patients/ (MedPage Today) — For people with exertional-only hypoxemia from fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD), use of a portable oxygen concentrator didn’t increase physical activity in daily life compared with room air delivered with a sham device… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/generalpulmonary/120227 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-09 18:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/diltiazem-with-blood-thinners-tied-to-bleeding-risk/ Patients with atrial fibrillation who use diltiazem combined with apixaban or rivaroxaban face an increased risk for serious bleeding events compared with those who use metoprolol. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/diltiazem-blood-thinners-tied-bleeding-risk-2026a100077d?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-03-09 18:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Diltiazem With Blood Thinners Tied […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/do-the-math-hiring-more-primary-care-doctors-adds-many-benefits/ How much does it cost to hire a new physician? And how much do we gain? As the academic year moves towards its inexorable end, things are shaking up. Senior residents around the country are starting to look for jobs. People are thinking about moving from one city to another. And we step again into […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/future-smartphone-app-may-help-track-fetal-movements/ Researchers have found that smartphone audio could improve how fetal movement is tracked, which may offer a new way to help identify the risk of stillbirth early on. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/future-smartphone-app-may-help-track-fetal-movements-2026a1000766?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-03-09 15:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Future Smartphone App […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/novo-nordisk-ends-lawsuit-collaborates-with-hims-hers-to-sell-semaglutide/ Novo Nordisk is dismissing its patent infringement lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers, as the two companies have reached an agreement that will see branded semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) products sold through the Hims platform. Early last month, Hims & Hers said that it was going to launch a cheaper, compounded semaglutide pill for weight […] […] More