States Weigh Banning a Widely Used Pesticide That EPA Won’t
Lawmakers in several states are trying to ban widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos, but the Environmental Protection Agency is fighting to keep it on the market. Kaiser Health News …read more
European Commission Approves Risankizumab for Plaque Psoriasis
In clinical studies, patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis saw significantly higher rates of skin clearance with risankizumab compared to current standards of care. International Approvals …read more
What causes spotting before a period?
Spotting before a period is usually harmless, and it may not always have a clear cause. However, it can sometimes be an early sign of pregnancy. Other possible causes can include hormonal fluctuations, starting a birth control pill, and perimenopause. Learn more here. …read more
Breast Cancer Screening: Four Key Points Cut Through the Chaos
ACP’s guidance simplifies and distills key recommendations about breast cancer screening. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Dutch Fertility Doctor Fathered at Least 49 Children
More are coming forward to see if DNA matches. The doctor, who died in 2017 at age 89, swapped his own sperm for chosen anonymous donors’ sperm. Medscape Medical News …read more
Middle-Class Seniors Will Struggle With Housing, Study Shows
About 7.8 million senior citizens may be in the “forgotten middle” by 2029; they will be too well-off for government assistance, but unable to pay for needed housing and healthcare, a study found. Medscape Medical News …read more
Regulators Uneven on Safety Warnings on New Drugs
FDA ranks third among health authorities in four English-speaking countries in the frequency of postmarketing drug safety warnings, new data show. Medscape Medical News …read more
Long-term Mortality Risk Linked to Poor Sense of Smell
According to a recent study among older adults, poor sense of smell is linked with higher long-term mortality, with neurodegenerative disease and weight loss only partly driving the association. Medscape Medical News …read more
Biomarker May Be a Diagnostic Test for ME/CFS
The investigational test, based on differential responses to hyperosmotic stress, may serve as a low-cost diagnostic for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Medscape Medical News …read more
Heavy Bleeding From Uterine Fibroids: Which Treatment Is Best?
Is an oral GnRH antagonist as effective as an injectable GnRH agonist? Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more