In today’s episode, Dr. Rita Redberg, a cardiologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and Editor-in-chief at JAMA Internal Medicine, explains why a healthy lifestyle and regular exercise are much more important for preventing heart attacks and strokes than a daily cholesterol pill. More
According to researchers, children are being increasingly prescribed multiple different psychiatric medications. More
The new study was completely negative, while an earlier trial of Vascepa, another fish-oil-derived drug, persuaded the FDA to approve it. More
Antibiotics were overprescribed long before Covid-19 emerged. The pandemic may lead to a surge in antibiotic use, much of it inappropriate. More
The drug, aducanumab, made by Biogen, would be the first new Alzheimer’s treatment in nearly two decades. But the advisory panel said there was not enough evidence of its effectiveness in slowing cognitive decline. More
People with Covid-19 who do not need oxygen should not take dexamethasone, a potent steroid. Yet there's been a spike in prescriptions of it. More
Telemedicine visits for urinary tract infections (UTIs) were associated with more appropriate antibiotic prescribing and decreased use of diagnostic and follow-up resources than virtual visits, according to the results of a primary care network study published yesterday in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. More
The future of Covid-19 treatment is cloudier after the FDA approved Gilead Sciences Inc.'s remdesivir, the first virus treatment to get full authorization in the U.S. More
Gilead said it spent $1 billion to develop remdesivir. The NIH invested as much as $6.5 billion in it between 2000 and 2019. More
The findings, published in BMJ, could re-energize the debate over whether blood plasma is an effective treatment for the disease. More