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In health matters it's not often that older people do better than their younger peers, but seizure disorders may be an example, suggested a cross-sectional study.
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For People With Seizures, It May Be Better to Be Old
Study finds less severity and fewer consequences in seniors
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December 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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New data from a phase IIb trial extension study suggested that investigational neflamapimod led to significant improvements on key outcomes in people with dementia with Lewy bodies.
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Neflamapimod Shows Promise in Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Investigational therapy will move to phase III trial
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December 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Much of the content on social media regarding epilepsy treatment isn't accurate and could actually hurt people, researchers reported at the @amepilepsysoc.bsky.social annual meeting in Atlanta.

Read more of our #AES2025 coverage at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aes/118874?trw=no
Want Good Info on Epilepsy Treatment? Don't Ask Dr. TikTok
Quackery is rampant on social media and seen by millions, study finds
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December 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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I'm an Infectious Diseases Doctor. Our Pipeline of Experts Is in Distress.
Had the opportunity to share my reflections on the challenges the ID specialty is facing on.
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Opinion | I'm an Infectious Diseases Doctor. Our Pipeline of Experts Is in Distress.
Sidelining our field will inevitably leave us all unprepared for the next threat
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December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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"It's time for health organizations to center community priorities. AI may not be a part of those -- and that's OK."

Read the #OpEd from primary care physician and researcher Oni Blackstock, MD, MHS, at:
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118893?trw=no
Opinion | AI Isn't the Solution for Every Problem
Health organizations should step back and understand what communities want
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December 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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The CDC's revamped ACIP discussed shrinking the childhood vaccination schedule and setting up a working group to assess the safety of aluminum adjuvants in vaccines during the final day of its 2-day meeting.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/118888?trw=no
CDC Panel Targets Size of Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Safety of Aluminum Adjuvants
'What you have said is a terrible, terrible distortion of all the facts,' one panel member said
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December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Thank you to Barbara Raymond for recommending that I apply to the Public Voices Fellowship on Technology in the Public Interest, my Op Ed Project mentor, Teresa Puente, for her supportive guidance with the process, and to @gfriedman.bsky.socialn for creating a home for my op-ed @ @medpagetoday.com.🫀
Opinion | AI Isn't the Solution for Every Problem
Health organizations should step back and understand what communities want
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December 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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"In a world where health information is increasingly consumed through short videos and influencer monologues, the gap between lived reality and digital storytelling can be dangerous."

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https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118856?trw=no
Opinion | The Internet's Risky Pseudo-Cures
Clinicians can help patients navigate the digital world without losing themselves in it
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December 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Capitalizing on medical distrust, some influencers are selling guides to "freebirths" (medically unassisted births) and "wild pregnancies" (pregnancies without prenatal care). @davidnhackney.bsky.social @rachrobertson.bsky.social
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'Freebirth' Movement Is Dangerous to Moms but Reflects Real Concerns, Ob/Gyns Say
Recent investigation sparks conversation about freebirth, autonomy, and distrust in medicine
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December 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices last week updated its hepatitis B vaccination guidance, unprompted by new data, to no longer recommend universal vaccination for all newborns. In my latest post on @medpagetoday.com, I ask colleagues to share their thoughts: t.jh.edu/buiVpj
December 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Planned early-term birth based on risk stratification for preeclampsia reduced the incidence of the complication at term compared with usual care, the randomized PREVENT-PE trial showed.

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Study Intervention Cuts Preeclampsia Risk by 30%
The evidence for benefit in moms is compelling, expert says
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December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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In an #OpEd, @ama-assn.org president and otolaryngologist Bobby Mukkamala, MD, warns of the risks associated with "prolonged high-volume noise, particularly through headphones and earbuds" for children.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118844?trw=no
Opinion | The Other Screen Time Risk We Rarely Hear About
Hearing loss in kids has serious consequences
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December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Couldn't make it to #ASH25? We've got you covered.

Check out our reporting from @ash.hematology.org and catch up on the latest news and research in hematology⬇️🩸
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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In an #OpEd, Claire Panosian Dunavan, MD, reflects on the global implications of ACIP's decision "to upend a decades-long recommendation to vaccinate all American newborns against hepatitis B at birth."

Read the full #OpEd at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/parasites-and-plagues/118865?trw=no
Opinion | Resurrecting a Global Killer: ACIP's Hep B Vote
The U.S. rejected our best way to beat it back
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December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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What we heard this week ⬇️✨ #MedSky

"The root causes are their genuine adverse medical experiences." -- @davidnhackney.bsky.social, of Case Western Reserve University, on reasons why women are drawn to dangerous "freebirths", or medically unassisted births.
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'Freebirth' Movement Is Dangerous to Moms but Reflects Real Concerns, Ob/Gyns Say
Recent investigation sparks conversation about freebirth, autonomy, and distrust in medicine
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December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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"I remember chuckling nervously as I drank it alongside my fellow participants. It was such an odd experience; I felt like an astronaut counting down for liftoff."

Read the #OpEd from Josh Morrison, president of 1Day Sooner, at:

https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118832?trw=no
Opinion | Why I Chose to Get E. Coli
Human challenge trials can accelerate medical innovation
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December 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Amid a rise in the use of cosmetic fillers, commonly injected in the face for anti-aging effects, Doppler high-frequency ultrasound picked up "highly variable" findings in filler-related vascular adverse events, researchers reported. #RSNA25
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Ultrasound Can Aid Treatment of Vascular Complications From Cosmetic Fillers
Most common vascular adverse events were absent flow in perforator, major vessels
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December 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Women at average risk for cervical cancer can collect screening samples at home for human papillomavirus (HPV) analysis, according to updated guidelines from the American Cancer Society.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/cervicalcancer/118845
At-Home HPV Sampling Endorsed in ACS Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
Start screening tests at 25, stop at 65 in absence of high-risk circumstances
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December 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Knee injury patterns on MRI were significantly different between males and females across age groups, according to a single-center retrospective study.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/rsna/118857
Large MRI Study Points to Sex and Age Differences in Knee Injuries
Recognizing differences 'can help people keep moving,' researcher says
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December 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Patients with advanced marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) now have a CAR T-cell therapy with the FDA approval of lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel, Breyanzi).
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/lymphoma/118859
First CAR T-Cell Therapy for Marginal Zone Lymphoma Gets FDA Green Light
Lisocabtagene maraleucel achieved a 95.5% response rate in patients with relapsed/refractory MZL
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December 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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One dose of a bivalent or nonavalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was protective against HPV16 and HPV18 infections, and showed noninferiority to two doses, the randomized ESCUDDO trial found.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/cervicalcancer/118816?trw=no
One Dose of HPV Vaccine Just as Effective as Two, Trial Finds
Results support WHO recommendation for single-dose vaccination to achieve higher coverage
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December 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) officially backed front-of-package nutrition labeling as the expected launch of the public health tool by federal officials draws closer.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/generalcardiology/118861
December 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Women younger than 50 accounted for about a quarter of all breast cancers diagnosed at a large community imaging practice in New York, a retrospective review presented at @rsnasky.bsky.social found.

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Study Finds Significant Number of Breast Cancers in Women Under 40
In this younger age group, 84.7% of tumors were invasive
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December 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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A nationwide Danish study found that incidence of sudden cardiac death was 3.7 times higher for people with type 1 diabetes and 6.5 times higher for those with type 2 diabetes compared with the general population.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/diabetes/118853
December 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Alzheimer's patients treated with the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide (Rybelsus) in two phase III trials showed no significant improvement in cognitive or functional decline over 2 years compared with placebo, according to new data.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/ctad/118850
Leading Drug Fails to Slow Alzheimer's Progression
Semaglutide lowered inflammation, but not cognitive decline
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December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM