What Did the FDA Warn About a Hot Flash Drug? You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz Sep 14, 2024
No Survival Gain With Preoperative CRT Plus Perioperative Chemo for Gastric Cancer But combination may be appropriate for shrinking tumors before surgery Sep 14, 2024
Another Win for Antibody-Drug Conjugate in HER2+ Breast Cancer With Brain Mets Second-line T-DXd best option in patients with and without intracranial activity, experts says Sep 14, 2024
Screening After False Positive Mammograms; RSV Vaccination and Hospitalization Also in TTHealthWatch: time from approval to reimbursement for new drugs Sep 14, 2024 podcast
Our Patients With Disabilities Face Unique Environmental Risks Ambitious action against climate change is necessary to protect us all Sep 14, 2024
Lebrikizumab Wins FDA Approval for Eczema 38% of patients treated with IL-13 blocker achieved clear or almost-clear skin at 16 weeks Sep 13, 2024
Approved Liver Disease Drug Has No Clinical Benefit, FDA Panel Says Agency advisors put their foot down on shaky science for Ocaliva in primary biliary cholangitis Sep 13, 2024
Early Data for GLP-1 Pill; FAERS Tirzepatide Reports; AI Diabetes Voice Screening More noteworthy research from the EASD 2024 meeting Sep 13, 2024
ERS Roundup: Air Filtration Succeeds in Reducing Infections Other studies looked at steroids for kids with pneumonia and a link between asthma and fertility Sep 13, 2024
HHS Proposes Rule to Increase Access to Kidney, Liver Transplants in HIV Patients Rule would streamline criteria for organ donation from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV Sep 13, 2024
CDC: U.S. Falls Short in Improving QoL for Older People With HIV Addressing shortcomings will require moving "beyond clinical care," agency says Sep 13, 2024
No PFS Benefit With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Rechallenge in Renal Cell Carcinoma Data support that ICI rechallenge should be discouraged in patients with advanced RCC Sep 13, 2024
Hormone Therapy Use for Menopause Has Remained Low Since 2007 Despite renewed spotlight on menopause, use by insured still hasn't rebounded Sep 13, 2024
The 'Jennifer Aniston Neuron' and Other Brain Complexities In his new book, Theodore Schwartz, MD, immerses readers in the story of brain surgery Sep 13, 2024
8-Hour Eating Window Improved Glycemic Control, Small Study Shows Three-day intervention boosted time spent in normal glucose range Sep 13, 2024
Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Rare Eye Disease That Causes Early Blindness "Mind-boggling" effects in small group with Leber congenital amaurosis 1, expert says Sep 13, 2024
Feds Rarely Punish Hospitals for Turning Away Pregnant Patients Inquiries are "slow, insufficiently staffed," and get pushback from hospitals, said one expert Sep 13, 2024
Nurses Blast Steward Health Care's Greed: 'It Ruins You' Steward CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD, was a "no-show" at hearing, despite subpoena Sep 13, 2024
Direct-to-Consumer Drugs: Big Pharma's Digital Health Play Regulators will need to closely watch this new frontier Sep 13, 2024
Trump's IVF Pledge; Nurse Rescues Trapped Man; Who's Getting Vaccinated? Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 13, 2024
MedPod Today: Med Board Snubs New Law; Is Ketamine Addictive? AMR the Musical reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Sep 13, 2024 podcast
Inhaled Antibiotic for Bronchiectasis Shows Benefit ... and Then It Doesn't One negative trial in the phase III PROMIS program blamed squarely on the COVID-19 pandemic Sep 12, 2024
Cautious Optimism for Surgical LAA Closure for People Without Afib Meta-analysis suggested lower stroke risk, but more definitive trial is not expected until 2032 Sep 12, 2024
Single Dose of Mpox Vaccine Series Appears to Give Partial Protection However, full two-dose vaccine series likely needed to curtail mpox resurgence, researchers say Sep 12, 2024
FDA OKs Software to Convert Apple AirPods Into Hearing Aids Designed for certain models, software can customize audio parameters Sep 12, 2024
Full Sequence of Missouri Patient's H5 Bird Flu May Not Be Available Still, CDC officials say virus appears related to strain seen in dairy cows Sep 12, 2024
Mental Health Parity Rule Lauded by Healthcare Groups Plans will be barred from using more restrictive prior authorization rules for mental health care Sep 12, 2024
Tirzepatide Yields Greater Weight Loss in Women Than Men But significant weight loss reported for both Sep 12, 2024
FDA Warning on Hot Flash Drug Clinicians should perform liver blood tests before and during Veozah treatment Sep 12, 2024
More Women Had Their Tubes Tied After Roe v. Wade Was Overturned Biggest increases were in states that ban abortion Sep 12, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of IL-23 Drug to Ulcerative Colitis In trials, guselkumab more than doubled remission rates versus placebo Sep 12, 2024
Common-Ground Healthcare Policies Both Trump and Harris Can Support Can our future leaders place public health ahead of politics? Sep 12, 2024
Cancer Diagnoses Still Lagging; Cancer and Family Health; New Type of Lung Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Sep 12, 2024
How a California Oncologist Making $850k Spends Money See the breakdown of this physician's weekly budget, from eating out to sailing lessons Sep 12, 2024
Cardiologist Gets 4 to 8 Years; Nurse's Accused Killer Charged; Spine Surgery Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 12, 2024
Trump Wouldn't Say Whether He'd Veto a National Abortion Ban During Debate The Republican nominee has shifted stances, even as abortion remains a top election issue Sep 12, 2024
Docs React to Debate; The Dose Makes the Poison; How Do You Come Home From a Shift? Healthcare social media content gathered by staff Sep 12, 2024
Sports Doc Sex Abuse Probe; Corpse in Hospital Catering Oven; Herpes Vax Flop Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 12, 2024
Second Malignancy Risk With CAR T-Cell Therapy on Par With Other Treatments Incidence almost identical to that with standard cancer treatment in randomized trials Sep 11, 2024
Cheap Antidepressant Flops for Severe Breathlessness in Trial "We should be cautious about using drugs off-label," investigator says Sep 11, 2024
