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Younger children could now benefit from the advantages of being vaccinated against COVID-19 after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed off on the rollout of Pfizer’s vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11.  Approval Of Pfizer Vaccine For Kids  CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, announced in an official press release

Rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections fell to 0.6% among gay and bisexual men living with HIV after a systematic HCV elimination campaign, showing that micro-elimination campaigns paired with continued testing and treatment is effective in addressing the HCV epidemic, said Katharina Kusejko, PhD, head of the data center of the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

People who received the Janssen vaccine from Johnson & Johnson are more likely to develop blood clots in their brains, a new study has found.  Blood Clot Study Researchers compared the incidence of blood clots in brains before and during the pandemic in a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. They focused on this matter

In the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection, combination therapies using the oral potassium-competitive acid blocker vonoprazan were superior to standard proton pump inhibitor (PPI)–based triple therapy, producing higher eradication rates, according to combined data from a U.S. and a European phase 3 randomized, controlled trial. Vonoprazan has been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration for approval

The dual orexin receptor antagonist lemborexant (Dayvigo) consistently helped patients with insomnia, including those with a history of depression, according to a phase III randomized study and a post-hoc analysis. Using the self-report Patient Global Impression-Insomnia scale, more than 70% of participants said that 5-mg or 10-mg lemborexant helped them sleep at night at months

If you have a sweet tooth, then November is the month for you. But can consuming candy also be healthy? Here’s what you need to know about how candy affects your teeth.  A Sweet Tooth Holiday After enjoying candy for Halloween comes National Candy Day 2021, making November a truly memorable month for those who have a sweet

In adults with febrile urinary tract infection (UTI), use of a “forgotten antibiotic” called temocillin led to less disturbance of the intestinal microbiota than cefotaxime, with significantly lower Enterobacterales proportions, according to a study report in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Susceptibility to third-generation cephalosporins was also lowered in patients receiving temocillin. The rich commensal microbiota

Dr Aaron Beck Aaron Beck, MD, known as the father of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), died on Monday in Philadelphia. He was 100. Beck’s pioneering career in psychoanalysis spanned more than seven decades, yielding more than 600 published articles and nearly two dozen books. His development of CBT redefined the practice of psychoanalysis, challenging long-held

Cardiac parameters suggestive of myocarditis were no more common at 6 months after mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 than among people who never had the infection, a prospective case-control study found. Compared with seronegative healthcare workers, those who had generally mild SARS-CoV-2 had no differences in cardiac structure, function, MRI markers of myocarditis, or cardiac injury

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. With the Washington Monument in the background, people look at white flags that are part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg’s temporary art installation, “In America: Remember.” As the world nears the milestone of 5 million COVID-19 deaths, memorials large and small,

ORLANDO, Florida — Use of cannabis is common in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), especially for the treatment of MS-related spasticity, new research suggests. Findings from a survey conducted through a large registry in 2020 showed that 31% of patients with MS reported trying cannabis to treat their symptoms — and 20% reported regular use.

Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare

One year into offering the first long-acting injectable HIV treatment to his patients, Jonathan Angel, MD, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, reported that 15 of the 21 of patients who started on the regimen are still taking it, all with viral suppression. Those who weren’t cited

Nearly one in three gay and bisexual men who were diagnosed with HIV at UK sexual health clinics didn’t meet the criteria for “high risk” that would signal to a clinician that they would be good candidates for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). And that means that people who appear lower risk may still be good candidates

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include artificial intelligence (AI) and bias; dietary

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Most U.S. medical professionals who treat patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) appear to have adjusted drug regimens during the pandemic’s early months to lower the risk of COVID-19 infection. But they actually didn’t need to make changes then — or now. These

ORLANDO, FL — An updated consensus guideline on routine clinical use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been released collaboratively by three international expert groups. The guideline represents a collaboration between the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), the European-based Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis (MAGNIMS), and North American Imaging

Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with ofatumumab (Kesimpta) in an open-label extension study had non-serious cases of COVID-19 and recovered relatively quickly, researchers reported. Of 139 relapsing-remitting MS patients with COVID-19 in the ALITHIOS study, 94% had mild or moderate cases and 96% recovered within 20 days, reported Anne Cross, MD, of Washington University in

Lung cancer screening reduces mortality, but patient adherence to screening intervals is suboptimal in the United States, according to a review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology. “Lung cancer screening is effective in reducing mortality, particularly when patients adhere to follow-up recommendations standardized by the Lung CT Screening Reporting & Data System

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday announced stronger safety requirements for breast implants, restricting sales of implants only to providers and health facilities that review potential risks of the devices with patients before surgery, via a “Patient Decision Checklist.” The agency also placed a boxed warning — the strongest warning that the

Stroke survivors carrying CYP2C19 loss-of-function alleles had better secondary prevention when taking ticagrelor (Brilinta) versus clopidogrel (Plavix) as an add-on to aspirin, according to the Chinese CHANCE-2 trial. Subsequent ischemic or hemorrhagic strokes at 90 days occurred in 6.0% of patients randomized to ticagrelor, which was modestly lower than the 7.6% of peers assigned to

Approximately 12,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in women in the United States each year, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said B.J. Rimel, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, in a presentation at the virtual Advancing NIH Research on the Health of Women conference sponsored by

Many now see vaping as a good alternative to smoking. But is it the safer option? Does vaping have any harmful effects? Here’s what you need to know. Vape vs. Cigarettes Through the years, the tobacco industry has been trying to find ways to make cigarette smoking less dangerous. However, most of these efforts, such as

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Risankizumab (Skyrizi, AbbVie) provides early and lasting benefits for patients with Crohn’s disease, phase 3 trials indicate. Based on these and other recent findings, the drug could be used as a first-line treatment and even displace ustekinumab (Stelara, Janssen), which itself was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Democratic and Republican lawmakers debated whether President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate would help or hurt businesses and workers during a joint hearing of two House Committee on Education and Labor subcommittees on Tuesday. Republicans argued that the new measures were a “power grab” that would exacerbate worker shortages, but Democrats saw the requirements as a

As the world continues to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be a need for the people to take annual booster shots. This is what Moderna co-founder and chairman Noubar Afeyan recently said while speaking about the potential of SARS-CoV-2 plaguing the human race for a long time.  The Need For

Cosmeceutical alternatives to hydroquinone, which is now restricted in the United States from inclusion in over-the-counter (OTC) products, are proliferating, along with new strategies to improve their efficacy, according to a report at the Skin of Color Update 2021. Dr Heather Woolery-Lloyd “Ten or 15 years ago, I was showing a slide with five [alternatives

Following a diet is tough. Counting calories, strict eating plans, most diets can be hard to sustain in the long run. Luckily, there are a lot of ways for you to lose weight, one of which is intermittent fasting. Intermittent Fasting Meaning Intermittent fasting (IF) requires you to follow a specific schedule that cycles between non-fasting (eating) and voluntary fasting over