Best Pickleball Ball Overall Franklin Sports X-40 Pickleballs, Bucket of 36 USAPA Approved Balls Cons Not ideal for indoor play Franklin is a very trusted brand in pickleball, and the X-40 is a continuous go-to pick for us, as well as many players. The X-40 has 40 precise machine-drilled holes that ensure tight spin and …
The 8 Best Pickleball Balls to Play With in 2025 Read More »
BERLIN — Psychosocial factors, such as anxiety and depression, are associated with an increased risk for both self-reported “clinical” and symptomatic, or “hard,” flare in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), suggested a study of UK patients. The research was presented at the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) 2025 Congress. “Despite clinical remission, there is a …
Does the time of day of immunotherapy infusions affect patients’ survival outcomes? A recent meta-analysis that examined data from over a dozen studies concluded that immunotherapy provided earlier in the day substantially improves progression-free and overall survival across a range of cancers, including metastatic melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, and esophageal cancer, as well as both …
Tick Tock: Is Immunotherapy More Effective Earlier in Day? Read More »
BERLIN — Induction therapy with subcutaneous guselkumab demonstrated significant efficacy in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), according to results from the phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled ASTRO study. Importantly, the study also showed that subcutaneous induction is consistent with intravenous (IV) induction of guselkumab in UC. “The flexibility of a fully …
Subcutaneous Guselkumab Proves Efficacious for IBD Read More »
Each morning on many vacations, Emily K. Osman, MD, would stay in her hotel room until she’d made all her patient phone calls and reviewed their test results. This often meant missing nearly half a day with her family. Palm trees may have been swaying outside, but this reproductive endocrinologist might just as well have …
Always On Call: Why You Can’t Unplug and How You Finally Can Read More »
The British Medical Association (BMA) has conditionally accepted amendments to the 2025-2026 GP General Medical Services contract. Its GP Committee for England (GPCE) approved the changes in principle but insists on a written government commitment to renegotiate a new national contract within this Parliament. The proposed amendments, which include a funding uplift of £889 million, …
BMA Accepts GP Contract Changes as ‘Starting Point’ Read More »
WITHIN THE LAST several weeks, news broke that two supplement companies were voluntarily recalling their products. The reason: The presence of drugs typically found in erectile dysfunction (ED) medication. (Pause to gasp.) On Wednesday, Natural Dior, LLC, announced they were recalling the affected lot of their Vitafer-L Gold Liquid drink nationwide, due to undeclared traces …
The FDA Just Issued a Recall on a Supplement Drink — Because it Contains an ED Drug Read More »
MY SMART WATCH has become a major asset in keeping my day on track. These tech-forward tools help you to stay on top of your schedule, fitness, heart rate, location, and a number of important health markers. But for those looking to join the movement, it can feel like there’s a new model dropping every …
Garmin Instinct 3 AMOLED: Our Review After a Month of Testing Read More »
STRONGMAN HAFTHOR BJÖRNSSON has been back in the game since 2023, when he unretired from strength sports competition after a few years off pursuing boxing. He’s had some solid finishes at major competitions like the Rogue Invitational, where he placed second in 2024. But “The Mountain” hasn’t attempted to break any of the major records …
The Mountain Pulled Over 1,000 Pounds—And Barely Missed a Deadlift World Record Read More »
WITHIN THE LAST several weeks, news broke that two supplement companies were voluntarily recalling their products. The reason: The presence of drugs typically found in erectile dysfunction (ED) medication. (Pause to gasp.) On Wednesday, Natural Dior, LLC, announced they were recalling the affected lot of their Vitafer-L Gold Liquid drink nationwide, due to undeclared traces …
The FDA Just Issued a Recall on a Supplement Drink — Because it Contains an ED Drug Read More »