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Are We Testing Enough for H5N1?

(MedPage Today) -- With H5N1 avian influenza causing unprecedented outbreaks in mammals around the world -- including U.S. dairy cattle -- infectious disease experts are raising concerns that the U.S. isn't doing enough to get ahead of any...

Fri Apr 26, 2024 01:24
Warning Letters Safely Lowered Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia

(MedPage Today) -- Overprescribing warning letters modestly cut the use of antipsychotic medications without apparent repercussion in people with dementia, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial indicated. Compared with primary care physicians...

Fri Apr 26, 2024 00:24
ESR1-Driven Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Breast Cancer Thwarted by SERDs

(MedPage Today) -- Mutations in ESR1 do not appear to confer breast cancer resistance to cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)4/6 inhibitors, an analysis of clinical practice data suggested. Patients with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer...

Fri Apr 26, 2024 00:24
Uveitis History Linked to Recurrence After COVID Vaccination

(MedPage Today) -- People with a history of uveitis were more likely to experience recurrences of the potentially dangerous eye inflammation after vaccination against COVID-19, a retrospective population-based cohort study from South Korea found...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 23:25
More Cases of Asthma, COPD, Hypertension After Military Burn Pit Exposure

(MedPage Today) -- Prolonged deployment to military bases with open burn pits was associated with increased risks for certain respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, according to a retrospective cohort study using Veterans Health Administration...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 23:25
Doc Writes Book With ChatGPT; Can AI Detect STIs? How AI Replies to Patient Messages

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to MedAI Roundup, highlighting the latest news and research in healthcare-related artificial intelligence each month. Robert Pearl, MD, of Stanford University, wrote a book on the potential of AI in healthcare -- and...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 21:26

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