NIH study finds high rates of persistent chronic pain among U.S. adults
By
Alicia Lasek
May 17, 2023
In the U.S., new cases of chronic pain occur more often than new cases of other common health conditions. This pain is also persistent, lasting at least one year for most people, investigators report.
Two drugs commonly used to treat heart failure equally improve patient survival, a finding that has “immediate clinical applications,” investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 21
By
John Roszkowski
Feb 21, 2023
Omicron hospital illness 54% deadlier than flu, study finds … Drug linked to lower risk of dementia for people with diabetes … Moderna announces plan for no-cost COVID vaccine … Scientists move closer...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 14
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 14, 2023
Playing football may increase Parkinson’s risk … Researchers discover therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease … NIH trials fail to deliver meaningful long COVID treatments … Research looks...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Nov. 4
By
John Roszkowski
Nov 04, 2022
Treatment found effective for patients with chronic kidney disease … Scientists develop new mathematical model of Alzheimer’s disease … Biden to overhaul Medicare Shared Savings Program … NIH backs...
NIH: Home Test to Treat program to go national, cover COVID-19 and flu
By
Liza Berger
Dec 07, 2023
The National Institutes of Health disclosed on Wednesday that the federal government has expanded its COVID-19 Home Test to Treat program nationally. The program began as a pilot in select locations earlier...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Nov. 20
Nov 20, 2023
New study highlights urgent need for specific biomarkers in vascular cognitive impairment and dementia diagnosis … $3.9 million NIH grant supports research on effects of integrated palliative care on...
Clinical briefs for Monday, May 8
By
Alicia Lasek
May 08, 2023
Pneumonia, not cytokine storm, a key driver of COVID-19 deaths: study … Assisted living held up as solution to ‘loneliness epidemic’ … CDC: Cigarette smoking at its lowest since 1965, least common...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, May 30
By
Alicia Lasek
May 29, 2023
CDC: COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths continue downward trend …Large study pinpoints 12 key symptoms of long COVID … Adults aged 70+ at risk of new post-COVID mental disorders … NIH: Inclusion of...
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 25
By
John Roszkowski
Mar 25, 2024
Long genes linked to aging … Fat buildup in brain cells may cause Alzheimer’s … Drug shows no benefit for dry age-related macular degeneration in NIH trial … Neurologic disease may be higher for...