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WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee split along party lines in Thursday’s vote on President Biden’s nominee to head CMS, voting 14-14 to report the nomination to the full Senate without a recommendation for confirmation. Committee Republicans’ votes against the nominee, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, largely did not have to do with her background or qualifications; several

More COVID-19 cases were reported worldwide last week than in any other seven-day period during the pandemic, according to new data published Tuesday by the World Health Organization. Last week’s tally of 5.24 million new cases broke the previous record of 5.04 million new cases reported at the beginning of January. Globally, new COVID-19 cases

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 is linked to novel seizures and subsequent adverse outcomes, including death, in patients without a previous history of epilepsy, new research shows. In a retrospective study of more than 900 patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19, those without a

President Biden said the nation has administered 200 million COVID-19 vaccines in his first 100 days, and promoted a small businesses tax credit allowing paid leave for employees who get vaccinated. “Today we hit 200 million shots,” he said at a Wednesday press conference. Under the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which Congress passed and

Race and insurance status appear to influence whether patients receive stroke treatment with thrombolysis and endovascular therapy (EVT), new research shows. In a study of data from three states, investigators found that black patients were 18% to 35% less likely to receive thrombolysis and 31% less likely to receive EVT than their white counterparts. In

The percentage of physicians in the United States who are Black has increased only 4% in the past 120 years, and the number of Black male doctors has not changed at all since 1940, according to a new study. In 1900, 1.3% of physicians were Black. In 1940, 2.8% of physicians were Black, and by

Like many athletes, swimmer Nathan Adrian was disappointed about the cancellation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics last summer. He was hoping to make it onto his fourth U.S. Olympic swim team. However, for this five-time gold medalist, the COVID-19 pandemic delay may have worked in his favor. As a professional athlete, Adrian is hyper aware

Scientists in Germany say they’ve worked out the two-step mechanism by which the Astrazenca vaccine causes rare but devastating blood clots that gobble up the body’s supply of platelets. So far, European regulators have reported more than 220 cases of unusual blood clots and low levels of platelets in patients who received the vaccine, called

With medical visits picking up again among patients vaccinated against covid-19, health providers are starting to see the consequences of a year of pandemic-delayed preventive and emergency care as they find more advanced cancer and rotting and damaged teeth, among other ailments. Dr. Brian Rah, chair of the cardiology department at Montana’s Billings Clinic, was confused

Former police officer Derek Chauvin is accused of killing George Floyd by restraining him in a way that led to his death. The prosecution says that Chauvin’s restraint caused Floyd to be unable to breathe, which resulted in a lack of oxygen and death. The defense argues that Floyd’s underlying health problems — primarily coronary

Evelyn Carroll, MD, had planned on coming out as a transgender woman to her colleagues at the Mayo Clinic for the better part of a year. She was understandably nervous about it. Her fear that she couldn’t be a doctor if she was trans was a major reason why she had hidden her identity from

It’s a tough time to be a vaper. New restrictions at the federal and state levels will make it harder for them to buy and sell vaping products — both with and without nicotine, as the FDA’s enforcement efforts continue to crack down on illegal vape distributors. Shipping ain’t easy Late in 2020, Congress passed

Research suggests certain gut bacteria can reduce the efficacy of radiotherapy against cancers, but targeting those bacteria with vancomycin can reverse this effect. Facciabene reviewed this research at the AACR Virtual Special Conference: Radiation Science and Medicine. According to Facciabene, “gut microbiota” includes the more than 1,000 different strains of bacteria living in human intestines.

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute neurologic syndromes and signs had a much higher risk of death, the Global Consortium Study of Neurological Dysfunction in COVID-19 (GCS-NeuroCOVID) study showed. Mortality was nearly six times higher in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with clinically verified neurologic manifestations than in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with or without neurologic features (OR 5.99,

As more people get vaccinated, the prospect of life returning to something akin to normal is growing. But also growing is the number of new Covid 19 cases and the spread of its variants.  Consequently, people are still cautious about wearing a mask, who they see, and where they go. Being outdoors is clearly much

Ted W. Grace, MD, a doctor implicated in the Ohio State University sex abuse scandal dating back decades, has surrendered his license to practice medicine and surgery in the state of Ohio, according to the State Medical Board. The surrender is permanent, says Joel Whetstone, a spokesperson for the medical board. The administrative hearing for

The pause on the Johnson & Johnson Covid 19 vaccine should last days, not weeks, according to CDC and FDA officials.  In a 37-minute online briefing Tuesday, government health officials said pausing administering the J&J vaccine will give scientists time to investigate what appears to be an autoimmune response that leads to cerebral venous sinus

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Two new large international studies have found relatively low rates of stroke in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.   One study showed a stroke rate of 2.2% among patients with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care in 52 different countries. Another found a

The COVID-19 pandemic was linked with a global decline in the volume of stroke hospitalizations, intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), and interfacility IVT transfers, a researcher reported. From March to June 2020, stroke admissions declined by 11.5% at 457 worldwide centers versus 4 months immediately before the pandemic, according to Thanh Nguyen, MD, of Boston University School

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Black patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) may respond differently to common MS treatment compared to their White peers, new research suggests. In a study of almost 200 patients, Black participants with MS or NMOSD showed significantly more rapid B-cell repopulation 6 to 12 months after receiving anti-CD20 infusion therapy

It’s been a year since Covid-19 reached American shores, but frontline workers are still struggling to find proper protection. Despite increases in production and drastic measures to expand the supply, shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) haven’t disappeared. If anything, the situation has become more confusing as emergency rules linger, counterfeits litter the market, and

Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s  Coronavirus Resource Center . Add another potential benefit to getting the recommended amount of physical activity each week — people who exercised regularly and then tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were less likely to experience more severe COVID-19 outcomes, a new study shows. Importantly, even people who

Adding the anti-CD38 drug daratumumab (Darzalex) to a weekly three-drug regimen for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma led to extremely high rates of minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity in a single-arm study. In the phase II trial, the rate of MRD negativity prior to transplant reached 71% (95% CI 54-83%) with 8 cycles of

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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. New evidence emerged today tying vaccines for COVID-19 to extremely rare cases of people who develop blood clots and low platelets within weeks of being vaccinated. A team of researchers in the UK conducted an in-depth investigation of 22 patients who

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A study using data from Veterans Health Administration (VHA) electronic medical records shows a significant association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among female veterans and an increased risk for incident ischemic heart disease (IHD). The increased risk for IHD was highest among women younger than 40 with PTSD, and among racial and ethnic minorities. “These