Damian McNamara is a journalist for Medscape Medical News and MDedge. He worked full-time for MDedge as the Miami Bureau covering a dozen medical specialties during 2001-2012, then as a freelancer for Medscape and MDedge, before being hired on staff by Medscape in 2018. Now the two companies are one. He uses what he learned in school – Damian has a BS in chemistry and an MS in science, health and environmental reporting/journalism. He works out of a home office in Miami, with a 100-pound chocolate lab known to snore under his desk during work hours.
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About one-third of older Americans receive shingles vaccine
“People over age 50 who have had chickenpox have a one third chance over...
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FDA approves oral therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes, CMML
Under a priority review, the FDA approved a combination tablet for treatment of people with myelodysplastic syndromes or chronic myelomonocytic...
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WHO plans to address airborne COVID-19 transmission
“The possibility of airborne transmission in public settings – especially closed, poorly ventilated settings – cannot be ruled out.”
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Surge in colonoscopies postponed by COVID-19 expected
Experts share concerns and advice for navigating an anticipated wave of colorectal cancer screening patients returning after the pandemic.
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FDA revokes emergency use of hydroxychloroquine
The agency determined that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are unlikely to be effective against COVID-19.
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Surge in colonoscopies postponed by COVID-19 expected
Experts share concerns and advice for navigating an anticipated wave of colorectal cancer screening patients returning after the pandemic.
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ACR reacts to study disclosing industry donations
A new national database allows researchers for the first time to quantify and evaluate details of industry support to leaders of prominent medical...
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Cardiology societies unite to denounce racist violence
The death of George Floyd and other African Americans at the hands of police prompted the Association of Black Cardiologists, AHA, and ACC to...
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NIMH strategic plan returns balance to research priorities
The NIMH’s strategic plan renews and expands a focus on suicide prevention, early intervention in psychosis, and the needs of diverse populations...
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Food allergies in children less frequent than expected
Forty-six children underwent food challenge.
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Placental injury reported in women with COVID-19
A first-of-its-kind study looks at the extent and implications of pathological damage to the placentas of mothers with COVID-19.
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Mixed results for aducanumab in two phase 3 trials for Alzheimer’s disease
One of two “identical studies” assessing a novel treatment in development for Alzheimer’s disease reports significant efficacy, while the other...
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Galcanezumab looks promising for treatment-resistant migraine
The monoclonal antibody reduced the mean number of monthly migraine days in a 3-month open-label extension of the phase 3 CONQUER study.