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Experimental Treatments Could Help US Ebola Patient

The U.S. missionary who tested positive for Ebola and is undergoing treatment in a German hospital has been given drugs aimed at reducing disease symptoms after exposure to...

Pill for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Shows Potential

AD109 works by targeting neuromuscular dysfunction of upper airway muscles during sleep, representing a potential new strategy to help people with obstructive sleep apnea.

Accuracy of Proposed CTE Diagnostic Criteria Questioned

Most individuals who meet proposed clinical criteria for chronic traumatic encephalopathy lack the disease’s hallmark pathology at autopsy, raising questions about the criteria’s diagnostic reliability.

EMA OKs New Option for Pulmonary Fibrosis

The oral therapy is intended for adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or progressive pulmonary fibrosis, two fibrotic lung diseases with limited treatment options.

Higher Caffeine Intake Tied to Greater Depression Severity

Insomnia, sleepiness, fatigue, and stress were associated with higher depression scores, but caffeine appeared to lessen the association between depression and severe insomnia.

First Real-World Study Supports Sotatercept for PAH

Researchers share their experience with sotatercept in 91 patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, the first report on outcomes outside clinical studies.

Air Pollution Linked to Reduced Midlife Cognitive Function

Everyday exposure to traffic, industry, and wildfire smoke was associated with vascular brain injury in middle age.

Perinatal Grief and Disney’s Versa: Can Films Change Care?

Spanish clinicians and grief advocates stress that compassionate communication and bereavement support shape how families process perinatal loss.

Eye Care Sees Green: Recycling Comes for Contact Lens Waste

Self-Screening Tool for AxSpA Aims to Lower Diagnostic Delay

The patient self-screening tool that was developed to help identify axial spondyloarthritis promises to cut time to diagnosis and is being evaluated in a large European cohort.

Single Bevacizumab Dose Sustains Trabeculectomy Success

A single injection of bevacizumab given during glaucoma surgery is associated with improved chances of surgical success even 3 years after the operation, a follow-up study of a clinical trial shows.

For Med Students, Finding the Right Mentor Can Be a Boost

Start with your advisors to find a mentor in your specialty or in another.

Treprostinil Turns Heads in Promising IPF Study

Data from the TETON-1 phase 3 trial showed even greater response over TETON-2 study.

Ketamine Tied to Rapid Relief of Depression Symptoms

A meta-analysis links intravenous ketamine with significant reductions in suicidal thoughts and depressive symptoms within hours of treatment.

Talking Bot Wins Over Patients and Docs in Ophthalmology

A voice-based generative AI assistant designed for patient education in ophthalmology is well received by patients, healthcare professionals, and practice managers, according to a qualitative study.

CDC Offers Hantavirus Guidance, Says Risk Is Extremely Low

Forty-one Americans considered at higher risk are being monitored, while public health labs scramble to validate PCR assays that can detect infection before symptoms start.