FDA Advisors Support New Alzheimer’s Drug
Lowering FIT Positivity Thresholds Improves Sensitivity, Specificity
Lowering FIT positivity threshold yields levels of sensitivity, specificity comparable to those reported for multitarget stool RNA testing
Excess Mortality Persisted in Western World From 2020 Through 2022
Excess deaths continued in 2022 when most COVID-19 containment measures were lifted and COVID-19 vaccines were continued
CDC Reports Third Dairy Worker Infected With Bird Flu, Risk to Public Remains ‘Low’
2007 to 2019 Saw Increase in Inflation-Adjusted Health Care Spending
From 2007 to 2019, medical burden increased from 23.5 to 26.4 percent for low-income families and from 5.4 to 6.5 percent for higher-income families
Preparedness for HPAI A(H5N1) Virus Varies Across Jurisdictions
91 percent of jurisdictions reported monitoring exposed persons; difficulties in monitoring include personnel shortages, lack of funding
No Association Found for Autoimmune Disease, Monoclonal Gammopathy
However, autoimmune disease diagnoses linked to prior clinical diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
Individuals With BAP1 Have High Rate of Nail Abnormalities
Almost all patients with nail involvement had polydactylous involvement with onychopapillomas
Male, Female V1421 Carriers Face Similar Risk for Heart Failure Hospitalization
Carriers face similar and substantial risk for heart failure hospitalization, mainly with reduced ejection fraction
Non-Hispanic Black Melanoma Patients Present With Advanced Disease
T category and stage at presentation higher for non-Hispanic Black patients
