Tryngolza (olezarsen) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an adjunct to diet to reduce triglycerides in adults with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), which can lead…
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Screen time these holidays doesn’t need to be a bad thing
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With five weeks of school summer holidays (that’s around 25 days of weekday activities to organize), being online is a major attraction for most kids and…
We don’t all need regular skin cancer screening—but you can know your risk and check yourself
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australia has one of the highest skin cancer rates globally, with nearly 19,000 Australians diagnosed with invasive melanoma—the most lethal type of skin cancer—each year. While…
Infections, malaria, malnutrition behind DR Congo deaths: WHO
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Malaria and common respiratory infections, compounded by malnutrition, caused an hitherto unexplained spate of deaths in the southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization…
Disparities seen in firearm, motor vehicle crash fatalities in U.S. youth
Disparities exist in firearm and motor vehicle crash (MVC) fatalities among youth in the United States, according to a study published online Dec. 23 in JAMA Pediatrics. Lois K. Lee,…
Digital health care consultations not enough for safe assessment of tonsillitis
Credit: Infectious Diseases (2024). DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2024.2434878 Tonsillitis is a common reason for visits to the doctor and prescriptions of antibiotics in primary care. To determine whether a patient needs antibiotics,…
Cooking garlic and onions at high heat can form trans fats, study finds
Natural sulfur compounds promote formation of trans fatty acids (TFAs) during heating. Credit: Masaki Honda / Meijo University Trans-fatty acids (TFA) are a major cause of cardiovascular diseases. These harmful…
Therapeutic-dose anticoagulation linked to lower mortality in COVID-19
For patients hospitalized for COVID-19, administration of therapeutic-dose versus prophylactic-dose anticoagulation with heparins is associated with lower 28-day mortality, according to a review published online Dec. 24 in the Annals…
2020 to 2023 saw increase in buprenorphine dispensing for teens
Buprenorphine dispensing increased among adolescents and decreased among young adults between 2020 and 2023, according to a research letter published online Dec. 23 in the Journal of the American Medical…
Are we moral blank slates at birth? A new study offers some clues
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain What does a baby know about right and wrong? A foundational finding in moral psychology suggested that even infants have a moral sense, preferring “helpers” over…
