Durvalumab Wins FDA Approval in Limited-Stage SCLC Unprecedented 22.5-month improvement in median overall survival as consolidation therapy Dec 05, 2024
RNA Interference Therapeutic Shows Promise for Chronic Hepatitis B 23% achieved HBsAg loss with xalnesiran plus immunomodulator, but relapses occurred in some Dec 04, 2024
FDA OKs First Drug Targeting NRG1 Gene Fusion in Pancreatic, Lung Cancers Zenocutuzumab achieved response rates of 40% in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, 33% in advanced NSCLC Dec 04, 2024
Healthcare Workers Compete on Social Media to Raise Money to Fight Hunger This year's campaign helped contribute to a 5-year total over $3 million Dec 04, 2024
Makers of Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy to Participate in Payment Model, CMS Says Outcomes-based model designed to improve access to pricey treatments Dec 04, 2024
Lead Exposure From Vehicle Exhaust Contributed to Millions of New Psych Disorders Exhaust-related lead exposure added an estimated 151 million excess disorders over 75 years Dec 04, 2024
GLP-1s: The Medications Redefining Diabetes and Obesity Treatment Experts tackle access, equity, and the blockbuster drugs reshaping healthcare Dec 04, 2024 video
Supreme Court Appears Likely to Uphold Bans on Transgender Care for Minors Justices' decision is not expected for several months Dec 04, 2024
Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant Little is being done to curb the risk Dec 04, 2024
RFK Jr.'s Extremist Views on CDC; Hysterectomy Misconceptions; Blowing Up the NIH? This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 04, 2024
Nearly 30% of U.S. Drugstores Closed in One Decade, Study Shows Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to closures Dec 04, 2024
More DEI Bans Will Have Dire Side Effects for Public Health Clinician diversity may be at risk with the new administration Dec 04, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed in 'Targeted Shooting' in New York City, Officials Say Brian Thompson was taken to a nearby hospital but could not be saved Dec 04, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed; Mystery Illness Kills 143; RFK Jr.'s Fluoride Water Biz Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 04, 2024
Most Top Medical Journals Prohibit Use of AI During Peer Review Process Of the 78 top journals with guidance on the use of AI for peer review, 59% prohibit its use Dec 03, 2024
Cognitive Performance Falls as Metal Exposure Rises Carrying at least one copy of APOE4 may modify the association Dec 03, 2024
Hello Buprenorphine, Step Into My Practice It's time for the medical field to reduce OUD stigma and embrace this essential medication Dec 03, 2024
Better Drugs Through AI? What Machine Learning Can Teach Big Pharma. Companies promising to speed up drug discovery by using machine learning to analyze huge datasets Dec 03, 2024
Supreme Court Doesn't Seem Convinced FDA Was Unfair in Blocking Flavored Vapes Companies say agency changed its standards with little warning as it blocked sale of new products Dec 03, 2024
Harvey Weinstein Hospitalized; Medicare Advantage Under Trump; NFL Icon's Health Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 03, 2024
Long List of Tasks Awaits New CDC Director, Experts Say Combatting new or re-emerging disease threats, agency reorganization could be on the agenda Dec 02, 2024
Drug Prices Negotiated by Medicare Still Higher Than Other Countries' All drugs except one remained more expensive in the U.S. Dec 02, 2024
Study: Patients Better Be Very Literate to Understand These Handouts Some educational materials require college-level reading ability Dec 02, 2024
Indoor Air Purification Improved Pulmonary Health in Kids Trial included school-age kids in Chinese city known for severe air pollution Dec 02, 2024
Fauci Facepalms Won't Cut It in the Second Trump Administration Consider what's at stake when leaders in medicine simply watch from the sidelines Dec 02, 2024
What If...? Let's imagine how smart computer systems can make it easier to practice primary care Dec 02, 2024
The Supreme Court Takes Up Tennessee's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors The justices will hear arguments on Wednesday Dec 02, 2024
A Twice-Yearly Shot Could Help End AIDS. But Will It Get to Everyone Who Needs It? Drugmaker to allow sale of generic versions in poor countries, but excluded most of Latin America Dec 02, 2024
HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS and Other Conspiracies RFK Jr. Endorsed He has also claimed Wi-Fi causes cancer and that antidepressants are to blame for mass shootings Dec 02, 2024
Doc Murdered 8 Patients? RFK Jr. Will 'Cost Lives'; $412M in Penile Injection Case Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 02, 2024
Ultraprocessed Foods Implicated in Psoriasis Activity Association believed to be related to inflammation Dec 02, 2024
People on Breathing Machines Struggle Without Power After Weather Disasters Recent events highlight need for improvement and regulation Dec 01, 2024
Medical Education Needs Its Own AI Playbook Artificial intelligence should be used differently in training and medical practice Dec 01, 2024
Florida's Canadian Drug Import Plan Goes Nowhere After FDA Approval A year after being greenlit, the program has yet to begin Nov 30, 2024
Benefits of HPV Vaccination; Contraindications to Newer Obesity Drugs Also in TTHealthWatch: minimum effective dose of pneumococcal vaccines Nov 30, 2024 podcast
Worried About Healthcare Worker Well-Being? Contact members of Congress to reauthorize the Lorna Breen Act Nov 30, 2024
Bird Flu Virus Was Found in Raw Milk. What to Know About the Risks. The bird flu has been spreading widely since March Nov 29, 2024
TV's Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him to Lead Shares included a stake in UnitedHealth Group worth as much as $600,000 Nov 29, 2024
Time to Act on What We See in the Mirror The U.S. ranks poorly on healthcare compared to other countries; maybe we can learn from them Nov 29, 2024
AI Teaches Surgery; AI Quality Registry; AI Matches Patients With Trials A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Nov 29, 2024
