These Kids With JIA Fare Poorly for Methotrexate Adherence Family, social, and financial stress compromises treatment, study suggests Sep 26, 2024
Med Student Eats 720 Eggs; More Deli Meat Deaths; Hospital CEO in Criminal Contempt Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 26, 2024
Sickle Cell Disease Drug Pulled From Global Markets Benefits of voxelotor (Oxbryta) no longer outweigh the risks, Pfizer says Sep 26, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of Osimertinib in Lung Cancer EGFR inhibitor now indicated for unresectable stage III disease following chemoradiotherapy Sep 25, 2024
Cancer Diagnoses Slow to Recover From Effects of COVID Pandemic Actual rates for 2021 lagged behind projections Sep 25, 2024
Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B Significantly Outperforms Factor IX Prophylaxis Fidanacogene elaparvovec reduces bleeding episodes by 71% after a single infusion Sep 25, 2024
Omitting Biopsy After Negative MRI Halves Diagnoses of Insignificant Prostate Cancer Strategy comes with associated "low risk" of delay in diagnosis of advanced or incurable cancers Sep 25, 2024
Novel Antiviral Appears Effective for Severe RSV in Infants, Toddlers But will benefits seen in Chinese trial translate to clinical improvement? Sep 25, 2024
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Shows Promise in Ulcerative Colitis 26% of patients receiving tulisokibart achieved clinical remission vs 1% with placebo Sep 25, 2024
Post-Stroke Fever Prevention Still Lacking in Clinical Benefit Temperature management device did result in less fever in the INTREPID trial Sep 25, 2024
Experts Await Serology Results From H5N1 Patient's Close Contacts "If we are seeing human-to-human transmission now, it is a big deal," one expert says Sep 25, 2024
Sexual and Gender Minorities More Likely to Have Adverse Brain Outcomes Some LGBTQ+ groups have higher likelihood of dementia Sep 25, 2024
Fluoride in Water Poses Enough Risk to Kids' IQ to Merit EPA Action, Judge Says Ruling is a blow to practice hailed as one of the greatest achievements in public health Sep 25, 2024
Can Exercise Bring on Rhabdomyolysis? A sports cardiologist explains the condition that hospitalized nine Tufts lacrosse players Sep 25, 2024
Psilocybin vs Lexapro; FDA's KarXT Decision Nears; Obesity and Schizophrenia News and commentary from the psychiatry world Sep 25, 2024
Second Drug OK'd for Ultra-Rare Neurodegenerative Disease FDA approves levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) for Niemann-Pick disease type C Sep 25, 2024
More Women Charged With Pregnancy-Related Crimes Since Roe's End, Study Finds Most of the cases include charges of child abuse, neglect, or endangerment Sep 25, 2024
Healthcare Unionization Isn't the Only Option In this changing workplace, managers and leaders can do better for their staff Sep 25, 2024
IG Live September 27: Court Adjourned, Healthcare Overturned Decoding recent SCOTUS decisions and their potential impact on healthcare Sep 25, 2024
Anti-Pharma Bus Tour; Rapamycin for Longevity? Hospital Forgives Debt After Pressure This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 25, 2024
Ob/Gyn Accused of Catfishing Women Ethicists weigh in on whether actions taken a decade ago are relevant today Sep 25, 2024
'Sex Party' COVID Czar Fired; Undiagnosed Iron Deficiency; Many Papers Partly Fake? Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 25, 2024
'Stop Ripping Us Off': Senate Goes After Ozempic-Maker Over Pricing Novo Nordisk needs to cut prices, says Sen. Bernie Sanders Sep 24, 2024
Senators Tangle Over Impact of Dobbs Abortion Decision "It's like there are two totally different realities," said one senator Sep 24, 2024
ASCO's Quality Care Symposium: Chemotherapy Shortage Resulted in Higher Costs Other studies look at financial toxicity for teen/young adult cancer patients, nausea after chemo Sep 24, 2024
Immunotherapy May Not Benefit All Gastroesophageal Cancer Patients, FDA Staff Says Data since approvals suggest benefits limited to subgroups with PD-L1 expression of at least 1% Sep 24, 2024
AMA Responds to PA Group's Policy Truce Letters PAs have important role to play, but don't have the same skill set, AMA president says Sep 24, 2024
Flavonoid-Dementia Link; Political Beliefs and the Brain; Ethics of Brain Biopsies News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Sep 24, 2024
An Action Plan for Hypertension in Pregnancy The prevalence is unacceptably high, especially in Black women Sep 24, 2024
Newborns With Opioid Withdrawal at Higher Risk of Hospital Readmission Faced higher odds of readmission for traumatic brain injury, skull fracture, maltreatment Sep 24, 2024
Remdesivir-Dexamethasone Tied to Fewer Deaths in Severe COVID However, study fails to answer key questions, expert says Sep 24, 2024
Tragus Stimulation for High BP; House Passes HEARTS Act; Risk in Pregnancy Surrogacy Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 24, 2024
One-Year CGM Cleared; Osteoporosis Lawsuits Revived; Chemicals and Early Puberty News and commentary from the endocrinology world Sep 24, 2024
In Emergency Medicine, Promotion to Chief Resident Least Likely for Women of Color Black residents also less likely to be promoted than white residents Sep 24, 2024
Brett Favre Diagnosed With Neurological Disorder NFL legend made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal Sep 24, 2024
Medicaid Might Cut Cardiovascular Risk for This One Group Negative results overall hid a benefit for some who won the insurance lottery in Oregon Sep 24, 2024
People Detained in Switzerland in Connection With Suspected 'Suicide Capsule' Death Device allows person sitting inside to push a button that injects nitrogen into sealed chamber Sep 24, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: It’s Ugly, and It Hurts. What the Heck Is It? A 29-year-old woman visited the doctor for a painful rash that developed on her arm 1 day after working on a landscaping project that involved pulling weeds under intense sunlight. Can you diagnose the patient? Sep 24, 2024
Severe Obesity on the Rise in the U.S. Nearly 10% of those surveyed reported severe obesity Sep 24, 2024
