June 02, 2025

Only 20% Account for 80% of Steroid Use: Study

In a UK-wide analysis of nearly 2 million patients, researchers found that “a fifth of patients receiving corticosteroids accounted for over 80% of oral and inhaled corticosteroid prescribing,” highlighting concentrated use and variable treatment persistence across formulations.

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May 29, 2025

Medical Oddities: A New Stress Test Hiding in Floss

From floss to fat loss— this week five clever studies are redefining daily health habits.

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May 29, 2025

Sleep Medication Use Over Time Worsens Hearing

A decades-long study found that adults who increased their use of sleep medications over time experienced worse hearing in late life, with the strongest associations seen in those reporting sleep disruptions.

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May 28, 2025

Kennedy Proposes NIH Publishing Ban

"We're probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and those other journals because they're all corrupt."

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May 28, 2025

FDA Clears AI Upgrade for Portable MRI

Optive AI software enhances image quality for the Swoop system.

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May 28, 2025

Sleep, Time, Exercise Shift Heart Biomarkers, Study Finds 

Short sleep, late blood draws, and intense workouts significantly change common cardiovascular biomarkers, suggesting key variables often go unaccounted for in heart risk assessments.

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May 28, 2025

Tool May Help to Predict Low Grip Strength in Seniors 

Researchers developed a clinically validated tool that predicts low handgrip strength in older adults using 12 common health and lifestyle factors, enabling early identification and targeted intervention.

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May 27, 2025

Minimally Invasive Option for Severe Mitral Annular Calcification

The FDA has approved Abbott’s Tendyne system, the first transcatheter mitral valve replacement for patients with severe mitral annular calcification who are ineligible for open-heart surgery.

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May 27, 2025

Food Allergy in Toddlers Raises Atopic Risk

Children with food allergy and atopic dermatitis before age 3 were more likely to develop asthma, allergic rhinitis, and anaphylaxis by school age, a large birth cohort study found.

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