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Enamel of the teeth is the most solid material in your whole body, even harder than bones. However, there is only a limited amount of it. When it disappears, your body will be unable to produce new enamel, and that is why enamel erosion is such an insidious and serious problem for millions of people. […]

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Looking for impartial information on taxifolin AKA Dihydroquercetin? Learn about this potent antioxidant and it’s potential as a nutraceutical or dietary supplement with MNB. What is Taxifolin? Taxifolin AKA Dihydroquercetin is a bioactive compound in the flavonoid family. Plants naturally produce flavonoids as part of their cellular defences to protect their DNA from mutations and […]

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Digital health is revolutionizing mental health. Psychiatric providers are already using telehealth, online intake forms, electronic health records, symptom-monitoring apps, remote-monitoring devices, digital therapeutics, artificial intelligence (AI) tools for documentation, and secure messaging. This is not a trend for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners. It is here now. So, a DNP PMHNP program cannot only educate nurses […]

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The FDA has approved the first proteolysis-targeting chimera for any oncologic indication.
Vepdegestrant (Veppanu, Arvinas Operations) — a heterobifunctional protein degrader — received approval for adults with ER-positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer, as detected by an FDA-authorized test, according to an FDA press release.
The indication applies to patients with disease progression after endocrine therapy.
The agency based its decision on the randomized, phase 3 VERITAC-2 study, which showed a 43% risk reduction for disease progression with the agent,

Why is sleep so important for our overall health?
Healthy sleep is critical for our well-being from infancy to old age. At an individual level, poor or inadequate sleep increases our risk for health issues, including CVD, metabolic diseases like diabetes and obesity, and mental health diseases like depression and anxiety. At a societal level, insufficient sleep and undiagnosed and untreated sleep disorders are underappreciated. And we all shoulder the burden of poor sleep because of costs related to accidents and decreased productivity.
To learn more, I spoke with sleep medicine and circadian

DENVER — In 2026, the biggest drivers of market trends in ophthalmology include rare diseases as well as gene therapies and AI, according to a speaker at Eyecelerator@ARVO.
When looking at the current disease landscape, treatment areas such as glaucoma, uveitis and dry eye disease have a high number of both marketed assets and clinical assets, making them “mature indications with lots of patients, but also lots of competition,” Long Sha, PhD, of Boston Consulting Group, said during a presentation. The highest levels of mergers and acquisitions remain concentrated in the retinal disease market,

BOSTON — Nearly one-third of children with autism were diagnosed by a primary care provider, according to a study of Medicaid data from 2017 to 2019.
“An autism diagnosis is often required for insurance coverage of therapy services, but long wait times delay this process,” Corey A. Gorgas, MA, research coordinator in the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research at Northern Arizona University, told attendees at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. “While specialists such as developmental pediatricians or psychologists are frequently relied upon for conducting standardized

Nicole B. Saphier, MD, has replaced Casey Means, MD, as the president’s nominee for surgeon general after months of a stalled process.
As Healio previously reported, Means was a controversial pick for the nation’s doctor. Despite graduating from the Stanford School of Medicine, Means is not board certified, as she did not complete her residency, and her medical license is inactive. She now works as a wellness influencer in the Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) online space.
In late February, Means appeared in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and

DESTIN, Fla. — Most patients with systemic sclerosis require treatment with multiple modes of action, according to a presenter at Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.
“We need to think of all the organs when we are treating systemic sclerosis,” Janet E. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, professor of medicine at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Canada, said in her presentation. “Treat what is treatable.”
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) can impact multiple organ systems, most commonly the lungs and skin, according to Pope.
“The damage is not reversible, but damage increases the risk of further

Certain demographic and socioeconomic factors were associated with no-show rates for dermatology appointments, according to a study published in JAAD Reviews.
Missed appointments without patient notice can add to the already strained scheduling system, contributing to the health care barriers of others and lengthening appointment wait times, according to Allen F. Shih, MD, MBA, department medical director and quality director of dermatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.
“Like many academic dermatology centers, we have experienced significant challenges