Columbus, OH

Summary: A study by FAIR Health reveals a 4.8 percent increase in STD diagnoses among commercially insured patients from 2020 to 2023, with the largest growth in diagnoses observed in patients aged 65 and older. Takeaways:. Significant Increase in Older Adults: The most notable rise in STD diagnoses was among...

Surge in STD Diagnoses Among Older Adults

Removing drops improves adherence and comfort for most patients. Cataract surgery has undergone transformational advancements in recent years, and one notable innovation is the adoption of dropless cataract surgery. This technique aims to eliminate the need for postoperative topical eye drops, streamlining the recovery process and potentially improving patient adherence. This article reviews the principles behind dropless cataract surgery, explores its advantages in the postoperative period, and discusses its implications for patient satisfaction and overall surgical outcomes.

Dropless cataract surgery: Revolutionizing postoperative care for enhanced patient outcomes

Recent advancements in medical research have introduced a blood test that can diagnose Alzheimer's disease with a remarkable 90% accuracy rate, potentially transforming how the disease is detected and managed. This innovative diagnostic tool, highlighted in a recent study involving 1,213 patients in Sweden, has shown significantly higher accuracy compared...

Revolutionary Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s: A Breakthrough in Early Diagnosis

Everyday Health

Learn about eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and its symptoms, including chronic cough, treatment options, and diagnosis methods.

Can Eosinophilic Esophagitis Be the Reason Behind Your Chronic Cough?

An overview of the complex relationships between herpes simplex virus, human papillomavirus, cytomegalovirus and HIV. Chronic viral infections from diseases such as between herpes simplex virus (HSV), human papillomavirus (HPV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) can have a serious impact on those with immune systems already compromised by HIV, according to a session held today at the International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany. The session featured three speakers who discussed each of these diseases.

Chronic Viral Infections Common in Those with HIV | AIDS 2024

ORLANDO — Adults with type 2 diabetes experienced a reduction in HbA1c within 3 months of starting continuous glucose monitoring, regardless of insulin therapy, a presenter reported at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions. In findings from a retrospective analysis of data from the Optum Market Clarity database, adults...

Sustained reduction in HbA1c for adults with type 2 diabetes after starting CGM

Overemphasis on a single symptom, such as eye contact, can lead to misdiagnoses of neurological conditions. The absence of a particular symptom does not necessarily rule out a condition. A missed autism diagnosis can prevent a child from receiving critical early interventions. A pediatrician colleague of mine noticed some developmental...

The Limitations of Symptom-Based Diagnoses

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A considerable proportion of older adults without known valvular heart disease (VHD) have asymptomatic VHD, with age the only parameter associated with significant VHD, according to a study published online June 26 in the European Heart Journal: Cardiovascular Imaging. Vasiliki Tsampasian, M.D.,...

Considerable Proportion of Seniors Have Asymptomatic Valvular Heart Disease

BMC Infectious Diseases volume 24, Article number: 744 (2024) Cite this article. Clostridioides difficile infection is associated with antibiotic use and manifests as diarrhea; however, emerging cases of fulminant diarrhea caused by binary toxin-producing C. difficile unrelated to prior antibiotic exposure have been reported. Although fulminant colitis caused by C. difficile has been documented, instances of intussusception remain scarce. Here, we present a case of adult intussusception with severe hypokalemia and pneumonia resulting from a community-acquired C. difficile infection in Japan.

A case of community-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection causing intussusception, severe pneumonia, and severe hypokalemia

Two recent developments in Alzheimer’s disease research offer new hope for patients living with the disease, and their families. Among those, in June, Tiziana Life Sciences received Food and Drug Administration clearance to use intranasal foralumab in its first patient with moderate Alzheimer’s disease under the FDA’s expanded access investigational new drug program.

FDA clears nasal spray for moderate Alzheimer’s disease in first patient

R-ICE is a treatment for non-Hodgkin’s and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It combines four chemotherapy drugs that kill cancer cells and is often used prior to a stem cell transplant. R-ICE is a chemotherapy protocol that combines a variety of drugs that aim to destroy cancer cells. It’s given in...

What Is the R-ICE Chemotherapy Protocol?

The acute lymphoblastic leukemia experts analyze the sequencing of CAR T-cell therapy for patients with and without prior blinatumomab exposure, addressing potential concerns associated with using blinatumomab before CAR T-cell treatment. How do you sequence CAR T-cell for patients who have previously received blinatumomab vs. those who have not?. Are...

Sequencing Strategies with CAR T-cell Therapy in Patients with or without Prior Blinatumomab Treatment

Camden, NJ

Cornelius, NC

Morristown Minute

CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Hawaii State

A new analysis says if all states imposed such measures it would have saved thousands of lives. The approach to the US response to COVID-19 restrictions have been the source of debate across the country for years. On the public health side, measures such as masks, social distancing, requiring vaccines, and children going to school remotely were all put in place with the goal to reduce the spread of the virus, and prevent severe illness and death. On the other side of the argument has been the potential detrimental effects of these measures on children in terms of hurting their education and social skills as well as seniors who were in long-term care facilities and isolated from loved ones.

If All States had Stricter COVID-19 Measures it Could Have Reduced Excess Mortality Rates

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A woman diagnosed with advanced triple-negative breast cancer in 2012 had already seen several treatment options fail, leaving her doctors to give her a year left to live. However, she found hope in a clinical trial that used an immunotherapy treatment that allowed her to live “cancer-free” 12 years after her diagnosis.

Charlotte Mom, 49, Saved By Experimental Life Saving Medicine, Thriving 12-Years Later: Guide To Accessing Clinical Trials

Aurora, CO

Aurora’s pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness, which only allow a maximum 30-day stay, have been cycling the same individuals in and out, city staff told council members Thursday. Many return to street encampments when their time in the pallet shelter runs out, Jessica Prosser, homeless services director for the city, said. Then, the city sweeps the encampment again, and they get to come back to the shelter for another 30 days, Prosser explained. This process can repeat multiple times.

Aurora pallet shelters a revolving door for homeless

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

Cheryl E Preston

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

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Having an Infectious Disease Provider Follow C diff Patients Reduces Hospital Admission for Recurrence

A hospital CDI intervention program that supported patients via an ID specialist demonstrated clinical benefits compared to another hospital where patients were followed by providers of...

Having an Infectious Disease Provider Follow C diff Patients Reduces Hospital Admission for Recurrence

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