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Low Creatinine-to-Cystatin C Ratio Tied to Lower Muscle Volume in Midlife Women
Low CCR linked to lower fat-free muscle volumes and poorer gait speeds 6.6 years later among middle-aged women
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Patients treated with cabozantinib survived significantly longer with no worsening of their disease compared with patients who received placebo
Read More »Measles Outbreak Leads to Dangerous Vitamin A Toxicity
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, March 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As a measles outbreak spreads across the United States, doctors are now seeing a new and unexpected danger: Children getting sick from taking too much vitamin A.At Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, several unvaccinated children showed signs of …
Read More »Trump Administration to Cut 10,000 Health and Human Services Jobs
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, March 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration will lay off 10,000 workers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a major reorganization, officials announced Thursday.The changes reflect efforts to cut the size of the federal government and …
Read More »Organ Transplant Patient Dies After Contracting Rabies
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, March 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Michigan resident has died after receiving an organ transplant infected with rabies, state health officials said Wednesday.The patient got the transplant at an Ohio hospital in December and passed away the following month.The exact type of organ and …
Read More »Updated AAN Position Statement Issued on Seizures, Driving Licensure
Licensing criteria should be equitable, nondiscriminatory, objective, and compatible with similar risks in other populations
Read More »Utah Becomes First State to Ban Community Water Fluoridation
Experts say move could negatively impact oral health, especially among children and low-income communities
Read More »Risk for Rehospitalization Higher for Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome
Likelihood of hospitalization twofold higher compared with general population, similar to patients with myocardial infarction
Read More »Open-Label Placebo Plus Treatment Rationale Effective for PMS
Mean symptom intensity, mean interference lower for OLP with treatment rationale versus treatment as usual
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