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Guideline Care Cut Their Coughing in Half, and 71 Percent Still Said It Was Not Enough

A McMaster cough clinic followed 100 patients through guideline-based care. Cough frequency fell by 54 percent, yet 71 percent still lacked control.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

New York Opened Its 9/11 Air Files, and Survivors Now Hold More Certified Cancers Than Responders

NYC released 170,000 pages on Ground Zero air quality. Federal data show survivors now have more certified 9/11 cancers than responders.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

Enlarged Prostate Care Has Changed More in the Last Decade Than in the Previous Three: Dr. Jitesh Patel on the Science Behind Modern BPH Treatment

The most common prostate condition in men over fifty is now a precision decision, not a binary one. A board-certified urologist explains how that choice actually gets made.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

Ray LaMontagne Collapsed Onstage in Nashville and Heat Illness Does Not Require an Outdoor Heat Warning

Ray LaMontagne's team said he was treated for heat-related dehydration after collapsing at the Ryman. Indoor venues carry a real heat risk.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

Late Stage Trial Miss Leaves Adults with Myotonic Dystrophy Still Waiting for a First Approved Treatment

Novartis says its Phase 3 HARBOR trial of del-desiran missed its main goal in myotonic dystrophy type 1, a disease with no approved therapy.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

Retirees Track a 3.6 Percent Social Security Estimate as Medicare Premiums Threaten to Absorb Part of It

The 2027 Social Security COLA is projected at 3.6 percent. Rising Medicare Part B premiums will take a share before checks arrive.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Constitutional Claims from Jackson Residents Who Say Officials Called Lead Tainted Water Safe

The Fifth Circuit ruled Jackson residents have no constitutional right to uncontaminated tap water or truthful information from city officials.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

Late Season Extreme Heat Warnings Stretch from Arizona to Arkansas with Heat Index Above One Hundred Ten

Extreme Heat Warnings run into Sept. 11 across the Southwest and southern Plains. Here is who faces the highest risk and what to watch for.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

Congo Ebola Response Needs Five Thousand More Health Workers as Confirmed Deaths Climb Past Three Thousand

WHO says Congo's Ebola response needs 1,600 more beds and about 5,000 more trained health workers. Confirmed deaths have passed 3,200.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

An 88-Year-Old Insisted He Had Already Been Cremated and His Doctors Had to Work Out Why

He told staff he was in the morgue, that his body had been cremated, and that his wife had died. Hungarian psychiatrists published the case.

Medical Daily · Sep 9