Women Have Stronger Immune Response to COVID Than Men, Study Says
Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s been known that older men have a higher risk of getting very sick and dying than older women. WebMD Health News …read more
AGA Releases Iron-Deficiency Anemia Guideline
The seven recommendations aim to improve quality of care and reduce practice variability. Medscape Medical News …read more
Some COVID-19 Symptoms Last for Months, Study Finds
Though most patients reported improvements in initial symptoms such as fever, cough, and sense of smell, a large number still had quality of life issues. WebMD Health News …read more
FDA Withdraws Umbrella EUA for COVID-19 Intubation Boxes
The decision followed discoveries of potential harm associated with the boxes; now each of the designs will be evaluated separately. Medscape Medical News …read more
More Mixed Results for Remdesivir: Moderate COVID-19 Patients
The drug’s manufacturer is pushing the FDA to expand the emergency use authorization to full approval for all hospitalized with COVID-19. But some experts say there are too many unanswered questions. Medscape Medical News …read more
One-Off Blast of RT, Rather Than Weeks, for Early Breast Cancer
New long-term results with targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT) show similar efficacy to whole breast external beam radiotherapy, which is still the standard of care. Medscape Medical News …read more
Research Examines Links Between ‘Long COVID’ and ME/CFS
Myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome investigators are now including people with long-term post-COVID-19 symptoms in their studies, aiming to elucidate ‘post-viral’ pathophysiology. Medscape Medical News …read more
Influenza Vaccination Critical During Pandemic, CDC Says
The CDC is urging everyone to get vaccinated against influenza, saying it is even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic than in normal years. Medscape Medical News …read more
SGLT2 Inhibitors With Metformin Do Not Up Fracture Risk
The combination of SGLT-2 inhibitors and metformin is not associated with an increase in fracture risk among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a meta-analysis of 25 randomized, controlled trials. Medscape Medical News …read more
Remembering Thousands of World’s Healthcare Workers Lost to COVID
Friends, families, and colleagues share the names with Medscape of those who died trying to help those infected. Medscape Medical News …read more