A new type of anticoagulant recently got FDA-approved. Asundexan, a factor XIa inhibitor. It's designed to lower the risk of a repeat stroke in adults who recently had a mild-to-moderate ischemic stroke or a high-risk transient ischemic attack. It's a once-daily pill, and is taken along with aspirin or clopidogrel. Boy, it's easy to confuse this drug with andexanet, which is an antidote against another class of anticoagulants, the oral selective factor Xa inhibitors. You certainly don't want to get them confused – they both start with "A" and have "dexan" in the name.
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A device which stimulates the median nerve at the wrist can reduce involuntary tics in Tourette's Syndrome. This reminds me of acupuncture, where stimulation of a spot on the body can trigger effects elsewhere.
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ACS prostate cancer screening guidelines have changed and now men should get screened now. The reasons for this change are summarized in this review.
This is just the ACS, The AUA still recommends that it be a shared decision. The USPSTF is updating their recommendations.American Cancer Society is recommending that most men ages 50 to 69 get screened every other year. Those at higher risk, including Black men and others with close-family histories of the disease, should get the prostate-specific antigen blood test annually.
Aged like milk. Back in 1960, it was calculated and published in the journal Science, that tomorrow was Doomsday, and that we will have an infinite population.
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How did San Francisco reduce homelessness and overdoses while Seattle struggled? They had better leaders.
Lurie has enacted zero-tolerance policies on tents and RV encampments, while at the same time increasing treatment options and beds...
No more Noho's. Decades-old Hawaiian restaurant closes its Northeast Portland location. "Noho’s cited rising costs."
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