April 16, 2025

Is Primary Care Becoming Pay-to-Play?

“It’s a way to practice self-preservation in this field that is punishing patients and doctors alike” — one internist explains why some rural physicians are opting for concierge care despite the access trade-offs.

KFF Health News

April 16, 2025

CONSORT 2025: Setting New Standards for Clinical Trial Reporting

"Readers should not have to infer what was probably done; they should be told explicitly." This principle drives the comprehensive CONSORT 2025 update, with its 7 new checklist items aimed at improving clinical trial transparency.

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April 15, 2025

CT Exam Cancer Risk: Over 100,000 Cases Per Year

"At current utilization and radiation dose levels, CT examinations in 2023 were projected to result in approximately 103,000 future cancers," warns a new study that could reshape imaging practices.

Conexiant

April 15, 2025

Misuse Risk Varies by Stimulant Type

Researchers found that one in four U.S. adults using prescription stimulants reported misuse, and nearly one in ten met criteria for stimulant use disorder.

Conexiant

April 15, 2025

Tenecteplase Matches Alteplase in Stroke Outcomes

In a registry-based study of 79,550 patients, tenecteplase showed comparable short-term safety and effectiveness to alteplase for acute ischemic stroke, with no significant differences in functional outcomes or hemorrhagic events.

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April 14, 2025

Adult Swim Lessons, Pediatric Lives Saved

“If we can get everybody to learn how to swim, just that little bit, it would save so many lives."

KFF Health News

April 14, 2025

Inebilizumab Effective for Myasthenia Gravis

CD19+ B-cell-depleting therapy shows significant improvement in function and disease severity in phase III trial of autoimmune neuromuscular disorder.

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April 14, 2025

Early RNAi Therapeutic Treatment May Improve Survival in hATTR-PN

"In a disease characterized by unrelenting decline, the results depict the long-term clinical stability afforded by TTR reduction and the long-term safety of patisiran treatment."

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April 14, 2025

1 in 5 Patients Face Stroke Within Decade After TIA

Meta-analysis of 171,000+ patients shows persistent long-term stroke risk following TIA, with half of recurrent events occurring after the first year.

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