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Sex-Specific Brain Volume Loss After Traumatic Brain Injury: Greater Impact in Older Women

By MedXY 07/31/2025

A study from the Framingham Heart Study cohort reveals that traumatic brain injury (TBI) is linked to significant brain volume loss in older women but not men, highlighting sex-specific vulnerability to neurodegeneration post-TBI.

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High-Dose and Adjuvanted Flu Vaccines Offer Equivalent Protection for Older US Adults

By MedXY 07/31/2025

A large US study finds adjuvanted and high-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccines provide comparable protection against lab-confirmed flu in seniors, supporting current immunization guidelines.

$FDA Approves First Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device for Rheumatoid Arthritis: New Horizons for Refractory Disease$

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FDA Approves First Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device for Rheumatoid Arthritis: New Horizons for Refractory Disease

By MedXY 07/31/2025

The FDA has approved the first vagus nerve stimulation device for moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis unresponsive to biologic or synthetic DMARDs, offering a novel neuromodulatory approach to disease management.

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Balancing Stroke Prevention and Bleeding Risk: Timing of DOAC Restart After Serious Bleeding in Atrial Fibrillation

By MedXY 07/31/2025

Early resumption of DOACs after serious bleeding in AF patients may lower stroke risk but significantly increases recurrent bleeding. Individualized decision-making and further research are recommended.

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Advances in Obesity and Diabetes Management: Highlights from ADA 2025

By MedXY 07/31/2025

New weight-loss drug combinations, oral semaglutide cardiovascular outcomes, inhaled insulin for type 1 diabetes, and benefits of switching from diet drinks to water were key ADA 2025 findings.

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FDA Approves Lenacapavir: A Twice-Yearly Injectable PrEP Transforming HIV Prevention

By MedXY 07/31/2025

Lenacapavir (Yeztugo) becomes the first FDA-approved, twice-yearly injectable PrEP, offering robust long-acting HIV prevention and addressing key adherence barriers.

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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation versus Vancomycin in Primary Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Noninferiority Randomized Trial

By MedXY 07/31/2025

FMT is noninferior to vancomycin for primary CDI, with similar cure rates and safety, suggesting it may be a viable first-line therapy.

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Walking More Than 100 Minutes Daily May Lower Risk of Chronic Low Back Pain

By MedXY 07/31/2025

A large prospective cohort study links daily walking of over 100 minutes to reduced risk of chronic low back pain, emphasizing walking volume over intensity as a preventive strategy.

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West Nile Virus: Clinical Burden, Diagnostic Challenges, and Prevention in the U.S.

By MedXY 07/31/2025

West Nile virus is the leading mosquito-borne disease in the U.S., causing significant neuroinvasive morbidity and mortality, especially in older and immunocompromised individuals. With no approved treatments or vaccines, prevention and surveillance remain paramount.

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Intra-arterial Tenecteplase After Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke: Interpreting the ANGEL-TNK Randomized Clinical Trial

By MedXY 07/31/2025

The ANGEL-TNK trial found that intra-arterial tenecteplase after successful endovascular thrombectomy improved excellent neurological outcomes at 90 days without increasing bleeding or mortality, but secondary outcomes showed no significant benefit.

Sex-Specific Brain Volume Loss After Traumatic Brain Injury: Greater Impact in Older Women

High-Dose and Adjuvanted Flu Vaccines Offer Equivalent Protection for Older US Adults

FDA Approves First Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device for Rheumatoid Arthritis: New Horizons for Refractory Disease

Balancing Stroke Prevention and Bleeding Risk: Timing of DOAC Restart After Serious Bleeding in Atrial Fibrillation

Advances in Obesity and Diabetes Management: Highlights from ADA 2025

FDA Approves Lenacapavir: A Twice-Yearly Injectable PrEP Transforming HIV Prevention

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation versus Vancomycin in Primary Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Noninferiority Randomized Trial

Walking More Than 100 Minutes Daily May Lower Risk of Chronic Low Back Pain

West Nile Virus: Clinical Burden, Diagnostic Challenges, and Prevention in the U.S.

Intra-arterial Tenecteplase After Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke: Interpreting the ANGEL-TNK Randomized Clinical Trial

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