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(MedPage Today) -- People who consumed their hot beverages at a "very hot" temperature had a threefold higher risk for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus compared with those who drank them at a "warm" temperature, an analysis of two…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Is this a horse or a newborn baby? Pediatrician Gal Barbut, MD, went to the farm to help suss it out.…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer," Cleveland Clinic oncologist Christopher Wee, MD, and host John Mangels discuss how clinicians can guide patients through the initial complexities of a metastatic...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to an estimated 1 million Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollees across 30 states, who the White House alleged were overcharged by the Biden administration for exchange fees...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- As we mark 25 years since 9/11, it's become clear that the devastation wasn't limited to that day, or even to the first decade after the events. Immediately after 9/11, the first wave of respiratory and mental…
Read full article →The CMS released draft star ratings, including the thresholds for reaching those ratings, to plans earlier this week. The grading sheet got stricter, which doesn’t bode well for insurers, one MA expert said.
Read full article →It's another prong in the agency's digital health modernization project, which has faced setbacks and delays.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The antibiotic cefepime was linked to higher odds of all-cause mortality compared with other beta-lactams, a systematic review and meta-analysis showed. Across 110 randomized trials including over 22,000 patients, there was...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Grisly details of the deadly crash that killed six people came to light at the first day of the trial for the nurse accused in the wreck, including camera footage of a blood smear from the remains…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths, a Pennsylvania coroner confirmed Wednesday. Lancaster County's coroner, Stephen Diamantoni, MD, said...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Billy Joel revealed he had a shunt implanted in his brain following his normal pressure hydrocephalus diagnosis. (People) Here's how Lasker award-winning sleep...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- This story was originally published by ProPublica. The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in CDC data have drawn little scrutiny or...
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