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From nightcaps to nightmares: the many ways alcohol disrupts your sleep

Despite Dr Alex George’s recent experience of sobriety negatively affecting his sleep, alcohol remains a reliable way to disrupt your rest, in the long and short termWith seasonal festivities well a

Are Childhood Vaccines ‘Overloading’ the Immune System? No.

Vaccines today are more efficient and contain far fewer stimulants to the immune system than some used decades ago.

McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr.

“Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” said the Republican leader, who is a polio survivor.

Pharmacists Can Address Gaps in Long-Acting PrEP Care for HIV

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- A collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) program introduced by pharmacists helped improve access to long-acting HIV prevention in at-risk individuals, a rese

FDA Revokes EUAs of Four COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Friday revoked the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of four monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19.

Turns Out That Biosimilars Do Impact Biologic Drug Costs

(MedPage Today) -- Introduction of biosimilars for the rheumatology drug adalimumab, whose original branded version Humira has long been a blockbuster, appears to have led to a dramatic drop in net s

Dementia Incidence Linked to Inflammatory Foods

(MedPage Today) -- Diets higher in inflammatory foods were tied to an increased incidence of dementia in older adults, longitudinal data from the Framingham Heart Study Offspring cohort showed.

Sleep Apnea Patients Have Higher Rates of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

(MedPage Today) -- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was linked to a more than twofold risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a retrospective cohort study.

Better Quality of Life With RT vs Endocrine Therapy in Older Breast Cancer Patients

(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Endocrine therapy after breast-conserving surgery was associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQOL) compared with radiotherapy in older women with l

Hair Growth After Cancer; 'Global' Early-Onset CRC; Retifanlimab Boosts OS in NSCLC

(MedPage Today) -- Oral minoxidil promoted hair regrowth with no serious side effects in women who had hair loss related to breast cancer treatment.

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