January 30, 2025

Medical Oddities: Dog Kisses with Salmonella, Flying Humans, Parents Have Favorites

Dog kisses and salmonella. Flying humans. Parental favoritism. And more.

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January 29, 2025

Urticaria, Fever, Joint Pain: Beyond Standard Treatment

A 58-year-old woman presents with a 2-year history of antihistamine-resistant urticaria, accompanied by intermittent fevers and joint pain. While glucocorticoids provide temporary relief, symptoms return upon discontinuation. What's your diagnosis?

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January 27, 2025

Montelukast Safety in Neuropsychiatric Risks: Study in Children

A large cohort study finds no link between montelukast use and neuropsychiatric adverse events in children, supporting its safety for asthma and allergic rhinitis management.

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January 24, 2025

Sex and Age Influence Long COVID Risk

"These findings highlight the need to identify biological mechanisms contributing to sex specificity to facilitate risk stratification, targeted drug development, and improved management of long COVID," wrote the study's authors.

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January 24, 2025

Higher Cannabis Use Disorder Rates Linked to Medical Cannabis

Medical cannabis tied to increased cannabis use disorder and frequency in young U.S. adults, study finds.

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January 15, 2025

Bertagnolli to Exit NIH Director Role

NIH director, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, is stepping down after launching major initiatives in women's health and long COVID research, indicating optimism for their continuation under new leadership.

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January 15, 2025

Unburned Homes Post-Wildfire Pose Risks

People with smoke or ash damaged homes reported more physical health symptoms six months postfire than those in nondamaged homes.

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January 15, 2025

FDA Proposes Nicotine Limits for Tobacco

The US Food and Drug Administration has introduced a proposal to cap nicotine levels in cigarettes, with the goal of curbing addiction, reducing smoking rates, and averting millions of tobacco-related deaths by 2100.

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January 13, 2025

Genetic Links Between MDD and Diseases

"Our findings confirmed the extensive and significant causal role of genetic predisposition to MDD in contributing to human disease phenotypes."

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