April 01, 2025

Medical Oddities: Shrinking Brains, Failing Hearts?

Brains shrink, bots soothe, tea disappoints, and love gets the hormonal spotlight it deserves this week.

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March 31, 2025

Tariff Threat: Drugs Could Cost U.S. $750M More

New research reveals 25% tariffs on Canadian pharmaceuticals would impact critical medications, strain supply chains, and potentially increase costs—with 28 drugs having no alternative suppliers.

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March 27, 2025

Study Finds Significant Increases in Prevalence, Severity of Astigmatism

Prolonged digital device use and reduced outdoor exposure following the COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed to the refractive changes.

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March 19, 2025

Awake Prone Positioning May Reduce COVID-19 Intubation

Researchers found that awake prone positioning was associated with improved survival without intubation and reduced mortality in patients with COVID-19 and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.

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March 19, 2025

Study: Sex Differences in Physician Suicide

Researchers found that female physicians had a significantly higher suicide risk than female nonphysicians.

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March 14, 2025

Post-Pandemic Health Ratings Plummet

Americans report record-low mental and physical health assessments in Gallup survey, with young women experiencing steepest mental health decline since the COVID-19 pandemic began despite end of public health emergency.

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March 13, 2025

FDA Chief Counsel Resigns Two Days In

U.S. FDA's chief counsel resigns amidst controversy surrounding her appointment and connections to mifepristone during the Biden administration.

Reuters

March 11, 2025

FDA's New Pulse Oximeter Guidance: Stricter Standards, Ongoing Challenges

The FDA's 2025 pulse oximetry guidance introduces stricter accuracy standards, larger study cohorts, and objective skin pigmentation assessment to address measurement bias in darker-skinned patients.

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March 11, 2025

Doctors Never Truly Vacation, Study Reveals

"Organizations should implement strategies to minimize clinical tasks during PTO."

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