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(MedPage Today) -- A study of young women with eyelash extensions showed that almost all had some degree of infestation with Demodex folliculorum, spider-like parasites that feed on dead skin cells. Microscopic examination of samples from 25 women...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Use of systemic hormone therapy for menopause was associated with improvements in mood symptoms, a retrospective observational study suggested. At a mean follow-up of 4.5 months, women starting on hormone therapy showed significantly...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other Republican officials came together for a 2-day convention this week to rally voters in advance of the midterm elections in November. But in celebrating their accomplishments...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have launched a boycott against the organization, condemning leadership's actions in the aftermath of five researchers being removed by police from its annual meeting in June...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians are raising concerns about "medical emergency kits" containing antibiotics that are being sold for at-home use and promoted by media celebrities like Drew Pinsky, MD, better known as "Dr. Drew." One such kit, sold...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Patients with cancer had an increased risk of ischemic stroke, particularly in the first few months after diagnosis, most notably in patients with lung and pancreatic cancer, according to a large retrospective cohort study. ...
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Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The CDC is warning doctors about an uptick in human exposures to rabid animals, saying it fielded 17% more rabies-related inquiries in the past 2 months than it did during the same stretch last year. Reports have…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The concept that there are cardiovascular harms of nighttime light exposure gained greater credence with a large new study. Based on the U.K. Biobank cohort, people with more light exposure (>3 lux) during normal sleep hours...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The life expectancy of people with autism spectrum disorder was 14 years shorter than that of other Americans, Medicaid data showed. Life expectancy at birth for Medicaid beneficiaries with autism was 64.9 years -- 5.6 years...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The largest Cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, health officials said Friday. FDA officials said they are confident that all recalled iceberg lettuce related to this specific outbreak is off the market...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A fifth of patients receiving treatment for neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) stopped care without explanation during long-term follow-up in a large multicenter Canadian cohort. Overall, 527 of the 2,556...
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