Why Urinary Tract Infections Are One of the Most Common Misdiagnoses in Medicine
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection anywhere along the urinary system — typically the bladder. It’s usually characterized by burning during urination, pelvic pressure, an urgent need to urinate and cloudy or strong-smelling urine. But when those symptoms are absent, and doctors still prescribe antibiotics, the consequences are often serious. Antibiotics disrupt the […]
Trump’s Nearly 5-Hour Physical Exam Raises Questions About His Health After Massive Bruise Saga
President Donald Trump underwent a nearly 5-hour physical exam this morning, raising questions about his health following last month’s bruise saga. According to the president’s official schedule, Trump arrived at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington at 11 a.m. and did not leave until 3:45 p.m. For comparison, former President Joe Biden’s physical exam last […]
USPSTF Finds Poor Support in Primary Care
The main takeaway from a recent US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) update on breastfeeding interventions is that a lack of support at the primary care level, compounded by societal barriers, can interfere with a family’s desire to breastfeed their child and even make them feel badly about their circumstances, according to experts. An updated […]
Antidepressants Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Dementia Patients
Antidepressants are touted as a solution to help improve people’s mental health and ease depression and anxiety. But these “convenient” little pills are more harmful than you think, as they alter your brain chemistry, making your condition worse than ever. Recent research sheds light on the dark side of these commonly prescribed medications, showing that […]
Top Gummies to Consider for Growing Kids
As parents, we all want our kids to have boundless energy for play, learning, and adventure during the day—but getting them to wind down at night? That’s a whole different challenge. Whether it’s school stress, screen time, or just an overactive imagination keeping them up, a good night’s sleep can sometimes feel impossible. That’s where […]
Chlorthalidone Increases Kidney Stone Recurrence
BOSTON — The prominent headline from the highly anticipated Diuretic Comparison Project (DCP), published in late 2022, was that the antihypertensive drugs chlorthalidone and hydrochlorothiazide showed no significant differences in major adverse cardiovascular events and noncancer death. Further analyses have also shown no differences in kidney outcomes. However, a new secondary analysis of the trial […]
How Better Sleep Helps Balance Blood Sugar and Support Memory
Over time, sleeping less than five hours a night increases your blood sugar swings by 2.87%. That finding — published in JAMA Network Open — underscores just how much your sleep habits impact your metabolic health.1 Glycemic variability — the technical term for those swings — plays a major role in insulin resistance and Type […]
Raising Empathetic Children in a Changing World
The world has changed dramatically in recent years, and with it, our understanding of what it means to connect with one another. In Empathy in Crisis: How Compassion Transformed Care During COVID-19, Dr. Erin Coakley explores the crucial role of compassion in navigating challenging times. One of the most important lessons we can take away […]
Sparsentan Provides Better Proteinuria Reduction in FSGS
BOSTON — Sparsentan, a first-in-class, oral dual endothelin-angiotensin receptor antagonist, shows significant benefit in reducing proteinuria in the difficult-to-manage focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) compared with the angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) irbesartan, a new post-hoc analysis of the phase 3 DUPLEX trial shows. “Dual endothelin angiotensin receptor blockade with sparsentan led to partial or complete […]
Eating Eggs Helps Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease
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