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Congo's Ebola Outbreak Tops 1,000 Deaths
(MedPage Today) -- More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance, and an uneven response fuel its... -
Statins Tied to Lower Major Complication Risk After Retinal Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL -- People with a history of statin use had almost a 50% lower risk of two major complications after surgery for retinal detachment, a large propensity-matched analysis showed.
Among almost 7,500 patients undergoing... -
Trial Begins for Nurse Who Says Postpartum Issues Led Her to Kill Her Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Editor's Note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.
Jury selection began Monday in the... -
GLP-1s for Addiction; DEA's Ketamine Crackdown; ADHD and Social Media
(MedPage Today) -- The use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with a lower risk of alcohol-related hospitalization in adults with alcohol addiction, a retrospective study found. (BMJ Open)
GLP-1 drugs for obesity were linked with reduced... -
Contaminants in Water Linked to Uterine Cancer Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Higher levels of trihalomethanes (THMs) -- a disinfection byproduct of the drinking water treatment process -- were linked to a higher risk of uterine cancer among a cohort of California women.
Among those with addresses... -
Making Brain Tumor Radiotherapy More Predictive Than Reactive With Advanced MRI
(MedPage Today) -- At the International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, experts discussed how advanced MRI may enable more personalized brain tumor radiotherapy for children with brain tumors by identifying meaningful changes during treatment... -
Trump Admin Withholding $1B in Medicaid Funds From Two States in Fraud Crackdown
(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration is withholding a combined total of more than $1 billion in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota until those states can prove they were not funding fraud, HHS officials said Tuesday.
The Centers... -
Reproductive Health Should Be Emphasized in Cystic Fibrosis Care, Foundation Says
(MedPage Today) -- Reproductive health should be addressed from the time of diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and annually thereafter, with a more prominent place in clinical care in the era of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR...