No antivirals are approved as postexposure prophylaxis for household contacts of people with COVID-19. In this randomized study, 2.9% of household contacts who took ensitrelvir developed COVID within 10 days, as compared with 9% of placebo recipients. The FDA is reviewing an application for the oral antiviral, with a decision expected in June. Risk of…
Three views of the Neanderthal tooth with evidence of dental treatment Hexian Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Ma’anshan A 59,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth found in a Siberian cave shows signs of deliberate drilling to treat a deep cavity, pushing back the earliest evidence of dentistry by about 45,000 years. The lower second molar – plagued by…
Gaining weight as an adult increases the risk of cancer by up to five times, according to research involving more than 600,000 patients. Obesity can cause 13 different cancers and is thought to be linked to another eight. But less is known about the impact on cancer risk of the amount of weight put on…
Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration is withholding $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California and is threatening to suspend federal funding to all states if they don’t aggressively prosecute fraud in their Medicaid programs. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. As…
Endovascular thrombectomy is indicated for acute ischemic stroke due to a large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation within 24 hours of the time last known to be well. The ORIENTAL-MeVO randomized trial from China found that mechanical thrombectomy also improved outcomes for acute middle-vessel occlusion stroke. The findings might help expand patient selection for…
If you’re an Android user or you’ve had an Android phone over the past nine years or so, listen up: Google just agreed to a $135 million lawsuit that you’re likely a class member of. While the final payout is still up in the air, you could be entitled to up to $100. What is the…
A wildfire rips through the boreal forest in Manitoba, Canada, in 2025 Anadolu via Getty Images The wildfires that have been raging in many places around the Arctic in recent years could be contributing much more to global warming than currently thought. It has been assumed that what’s burning is mostly recent plant growth, but…
Neanderthals used stone drills to treat cavities almost 60,000 years ago in what is the earliest known evidence of dental treatment. The single molar, which was unearthed in a cave in southern Siberia, features a deep hole that appears to have been created using a sharp, thin stone tool during the lifetime of the tooth’s…
India got it earlier this year, and Canada approved it last month. But when is the United States going to get a generic version of Ozempic? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Not this decade, experts say. Thanks largely to loopholes in the U.S. patent system,…
In a randomized trial, a parental support package targeting perinatal stressors significantly mitigated burnout among pregnant and postpartum physician trainees. The support package included a wearable breast pump, a smart bassinet, 24/7 virtual perinatal support, and faculty mentorship. Investing in physician well-being may positively affect patient safety, physician recruitment, and physician retention, researchers said. A…
