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Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/south-carolina-measles-outbreak-grows-by-nearly-100-spreads-to-north-carolina-ohio/ (MedPage Today) — South Carolina’s measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past 3 days. The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County grew to 310 cases over the holidays… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/119370 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 21:27:00 Copyright for […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/lawmakers-aim-to-block-expansion-of-prior-auth-in-traditional-medicare/ (MedPage Today) — Lawmakers on Thursday explored the merits of a bill that would block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from implementing a pilot program to test whether prior authorization can succeed in traditional Medicare… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/119366 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 20:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/some-flu-measures-decline-but-its-not-clear-this-severe-season-has-peaked/ (MedPage Today) — U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked. New government data posted Friday — for flu activity through last week –… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/uritheflu/119367 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 20:37:00 Copyright for […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/u-s-guidelines-endorse-at-home-cervical-cancer-screening/ (MedPage Today) — New federal guidelines from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) now include the option for women ages 30 to 65 years at average risk for cervical cancer to self-collect samples for screening. The move means… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/cervicalcancer/119365 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 20:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/kate-middletons-chemo-sglt2-inhibitors-and-prostate-cancer-new-myeloma-guidance/ (MedPage Today) — Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, opened up about her experience with chemotherapy during a visit to a London hospital. (ABC News) Use of SGLT2 inhibitors was associated with a delay in hormone therapy failure among patients… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119359 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 18:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/man-whose-gut-made-its-own-alcohol-gets-relief-from-faecal-transplant/ Righting a man’s microbial wrongs stopped his body from producing intoxicating amounts of alcohol Science Photo Library / Alamy A man in Massachusetts whose gut started brewing its own alcohol, which made him heavily intoxicated, has finally recovered after swallowing multiple doses of bacteria from a healthy person’s faeces. The man, a retired US Marine […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-moves-to-get-out-of-the-way-of-wearables-ai-in-the-clinic/ (MedPage Today) — At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, announced that his agency issued two new guidance documents aimed at easing regulation of digital health products. Both guidance documents… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/119352 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 15:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/alzheimers-risk-may-be-driven-by-a-single-gene/ (MedPage Today) — Most Alzheimer’s disease and nearly half of all dementia was associated with variations in the APOE gene, a study of 470,000 older adults suggested. In Alzheimer’s disease, APOE3 and APOE4 were tied to 71.5% to 92.7% of cases… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/alzheimersdisease/119357 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 17:04:00 Copyright for syndicated […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/surgery-beats-glp-1-drugs-for-fat-loss-muscle-retention-study-suggests/ (MedPage Today) — Bariatric surgery and GLP-1 receptor agonists both reduced fat mass over 2 years of treatment, but surgery was associated with a more favorable body composition, a cohort study indicated. By month 24, the covariate-adjusted… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/obesity/119354 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 16:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/addressing-patient-emotions-in-vaccine-conversations/ (MedPage Today) — In “Beyond Diagnosis: Vaccines,” Cleveland Clinic infectious disease specialist Donald Dumford, MD, and host John Mangels explore how clinicians can communicate effectively and empathetically with patients when discussing vaccinations… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/beyond-diagnosis/vaccines/119356 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 16:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Addressing Patient […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/tougher-mhra-addiction-warnings-for-z-drugs/ The MHRA has strengthened addiction warnings for Z-drugs, benzodiazepines, and gabapentinoids after a review found risks of dependence and withdrawal. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tougher-mhra-addiction-warnings-z-drugs-2026a10000r5?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 16:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Tougher MHRA Addiction Warnings for Z-Drugs first appeared on News Health. […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/opportunistic-cholesterol-gene-screens-good-in-theory-only/ (MedPage Today) — A small pilot program was not enough to prove that opportunistic genomic screening for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) put a dent in people’s cholesterol. In the Million Veteran Program Return Of Actionable Results (ROAR… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/genetics/genetictesting/119353 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 16:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […] […] More