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(MedPage Today) -- Losing visceral fat by diet and exercise -- regardless of pounds shed or later regained -- was tied to long-term improvements in cardiometabolic health, follow-up data from two randomized trials showed. (Circulation) A study...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A review in Science looked at the oscillatory biology of sleep and how disruptions are linked with dementia risk. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and MRI data, a novel framework revealed how the brain clears out waste at...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Insulet initiated a voluntary device correction of certain Omnipod pods due to a manufacturing defect that causes insulin to leak rather than being fully delivered into the body, the FDA alerted. This action is separate from...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- An investigational individualized vaccine for surgically resected melanoma demonstrated durable benefits in reducing the risks of recurrence and distant spread, 5-year follow-up of a randomized study showed. Adding...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The costs of meeting a federal mandate to make research papers freely and immediately available to the public are exorbitant, and most agencies don't have adequate plans in place to cover it, a report from the U.S. Government...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Alzheimer's Disease," Cleveland Clinic behavioral neurologist Jagan Pillai, MD, PhD, and host Glenn Campbell continue their discussion on communicating effectively with patients and families facing a progressive...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- In this series, MedPage Today is asking healthcare economists and policy experts the same questions about the high costs of U.S. healthcare. They'll discuss what they believe is working, what's not working, and what else can...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The investigational ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibitor volixibat delivered better itch relief than placebo in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), data from a phase II randomized clinical trial showed...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Something happened at graduation ceremonies this spring that should cause every health system CEO, hospital administrator, and digital health investor to rethink their development, implementation, and marketing strategies: college...
Read full article →Ascension needs to sell seven surgery centers if it wants the deal to close, regulators said. Ascension, which is pursuing the AmSurg acquisition as part of a larger financial turnaround, said it was pleased with the compromise.
Read full article →On Monday, the Trump administration finalized a key rule that establishes national guidelines for the rollout of work requirements in Medicaid. Industry groups warn that the regulation could prove burdensome to enrollees and state programs.
Read full article →The federal regulator said it will permit a deal to create the country's third-largest ASC platform to go forward, so long as seven specific ASCs in threatened markets are divested.
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