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Exercise According to Chronotrope Type; Estimating Kidney Function
(MedPage Today) — TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president...
Does Rapid Antimicrobial Testing for Gram-Negative Bacteremia Improve Outcomes?
(MedPage Today) — A tool for better antibiotic stewardship did not improve clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections, according to the international FAST trial. The randomized...
House Lawmakers Grill RFK Jr. on Mercury Rule, HHS Job...
(MedPage Today) — HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s positions on mercury contaminants, HHS personnel cuts, raw milk, and other controversies were front and center at a House hearing on...
Low Hemoglobin Levels Linked to Higher Dementia Risk
(MedPage Today) — Lower hemoglobin levels were associated with progressively higher dementia risk and elevated blood concentrations of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, data from a Swedish cohort study suggested. In a...
FDA Takes Steps to Expand Testosterone for Men's Libido
(MedPage Today) — Heralding a “step forward on testosterone therapy for men,” the FDA announced an initiative to support a potential new indication of low libido in men due to...
Doctors' Trump-Jesus Memes; Disco IUD; 'Ragebait' Your Attending
(MedPage Today) — The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Doctors including obesity medicine physician @drnadolsky posted memes after President Trump...
'The Pitt' Finale: An ER Doctor Reacts
(MedPage Today) — WARNING: Spoilers ahead. As “The Pitt” concludes its second season, MedPage Today takes a closer look at the finale through the perspective of an emergency physician. Practicing...
Alzheimer's Drug Review Ignites Backlash From Experts
(MedPage Today) — A systematic review suggested that drugs targeting amyloid beta appeared to have no clinically meaningful positive effects, sparking swift backlash from Alzheimer’s disease experts. The review assessed...
RFK Jr. Says He's Overhauling 'Lackadaisical' USPSTF
(MedPage Today) — HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday told House lawmakers he’s “reforming” the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). “That committee has been lackadaisical and negligent...
