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Encouraging DOAC Data for Afib With Various Valvular Heart Diseases
(MedPage Today) -- For some patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD), direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) appeared to offer better prevention of stroke and thrombo
Read MoreSecond Drug for Benign Synovial Tumor Condition Wins FDA Approval
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the small-molecule inhibitor vimseltinib (Romvimza) for adults with symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), a rare, non-malignant, but debilitating, cond
Read MoreMeet the Champion Who Memorized 80 Numbers in 13.5 Seconds
This month, Vishvaa Rajakumar won the Memory League World Championship, which tests memorization skills. He shared some of his techniques with The Times.
Read MoreEleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54
By watching the brain process information, she discovered that a specific region plays a key role in spatial navigation — and that it can be strengthened like a muscle.
Read MoreSTAT+: How Trump’s ‘fear factor’ is already reshaping American science
Scientists shocked by the Trump administration's "sledgehammer" wonder about possible motives and lament a short-sighted approach to cuts.
Read MoreTrump Will Withhold Money From Schools That Require Covid Vaccines
An estimated 15 colleges still required Covid vaccines for students as of late last year. No states require K-12 students to get the shots.
Read MoreBirth Rates, Infant Mortality Increased in Abortion Ban States
(MedPage Today) -- In 14 states that adopted abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned, birth rates and infant mortality increased, a pair of studies published in JAMA showed.
Read MoreRemoving Health Data From Government Websites Puts Patients at Risk, Experts Warn
(MedPage Today) -- Removing information from the CDC website, as well as other federal health websites, is endangering both patient care and public health, infectious disease experts said Friday.
Read MoreSTAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what’s changing
STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what's changing.
Read MoreCDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
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