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Blood Vessel Disorder Therapy Receives FDA Priority Review Merck has said the health regulator will review its experimental therapy to treat a type of progressive blood vessel disorder on a priority basis.
Reuters Health Information, September 28, 2023
German Court Suspends mRNA Patent Trial Against BioNTech A German court on Thursday suspended a patent trial against BioNTech over the use of mRNA technology in the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the German company together with its US partner Pfizer.
Reuters Health Information, September 28, 2023
Shortages, Cost, and Frustration: Quest for the New COVID Shot As the rollout of the newly formulated shot begins in earnest, many Americans are finding roadblocks.
WebMD Health News, September 29, 2023
ATA 2023 Triple Therapy Boosts Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Survival With the neoadjuvant regimen of pembrolizumab added to dabrafenib and trametinib, survival in BRAF-mutated forms of the highly aggressive cancer can go from months to more than 5 years.
Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2023
Residential Move After a Heart Attack Raises Risk for Death Moving to a new home after a heart attack is associated with increased risk for death or transition to a long-term care facility as an end-of-life measure.
Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2023
Lilly Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit Over Manufacturing Problems Eli Lilly and a former employee agreed to settle a lawsuit in which the worker claimed she was terminated after pointing out poor manufacturing practices and data falsification involving one of its diabetes drugs.
Reuters Health Information, September 28, 2023
Wegovy Scrutinized Over Reports of Suicidal Thoughts Dawn Heidlebaugh felt trapped in a disturbing pattern while taking Ozempic, the popular drug used to treat diabetes and obesity.
Reuters Health Information, September 28, 2023
A Glimpse at Devices Designed to Tackle Cellulite While mechanical subcision of fat septa with a scalpel or a large bore needle is a tried-and-true treatment for cellulite, other technologies have emerged as alternatives.
MDedge News, September 28, 2023
Transgender Patients Report Stigma, Voyeurism in Medical Care Transgender patients in the United States and Canada told researchers that they often face voyeuristic and stigmatizing treatment in medical clinics and they fear they’re getting substandard care.
MDedge News, September 28, 2023
'Old School’ Laser Rx Remains Effective Rejuvenation Option Drawbacks to fully ablative laser resurfacing include significant downtime and extensive wound care, "so it’s not for everybody," says Arisa E. Ortiz, MD.
MDedge News, September 28, 2023
Dispelling Misconceptions About Sickle Cell Disease Affecting more than 20 million people globally and 100,000 people nationwide, SCD is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States.
MDedge News, September 28, 2023
Stroke, High BP Don't Mediate Pollution's Link to Dementia Hypertension and stroke do not mediate or modify associations of fine particulate matter air pollution with dementia, a new study suggests.
Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2023
Factor XI Inhibitors: Promise of a Safe Anticoagulant? The quest for an anticoagulant that can prevent cardiovascular events without bleeding is something of a holy grail in cardiovascular medicine. Could factor XI inhibitors be the long-sought answer?
Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2023
New Insight Into Genetic Link Between Schizophrenia and CVD Researchers identify shared genetic loci between schizophrenia and cardiovascular disease risk factors, particularly smoking and body mass index.
Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2023
Insurers Say COVID Vaccine Problems Have Been Corrected Technical issues that resulted in denied insurance coverage for the updated COVID-19 vaccines have been 'largely, if not completely, resolved.'
WebMD Health News, September 28, 2023
Montana Judge Blocks Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth A Montana judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of the state's recently enacted ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors.
Reuters Health Information, September 27, 2023
Gritstone Bio Wins US Contract for COVID Vaccine Study Gritstone bio on Wednesday secured a $433 million contract by the US government to conduct a mid-stage study of its self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Reuters Health Information, September 27, 2023
EU Ban on PFAS Would Halt Drug Production: Pharma Lobby European drugmakers warned that a proposed complete ban on substances known as PFAS or 'forever chemicals' would render medicine production in the region impossible, part of a high-stakes wrangle between manufacturers and environmental regulators.
Reuters Health Information, September 27, 2023
Ohio Urges Top Court to Revive Abortion Ban Ahead of Vote Ohio on Wednesday urged the state's highest court to let a ban on abortion at about 6 weeks of pregnancy take effect.
Reuters Health Information, September 27, 2023
Unexpected Vaginal Bleeding Rises After COVID Vaccination Non-menstruating women were more likely to experience unexpected vaginal bleeding after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.
WebMD Health News, September 27, 2023
Even an Hour's Walk a Week Lowers Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Leisure time activity equivalent to less than 1.5 hours' walking time per week may be enough to substantially reduce the risk for neuropathy and nephropathy in type 2 diabetes, say Danish researchers.
Medscape Medical News, August 29, 2023
Rheumatology Trials Seem Vulnerable to Unblinding: Report Until more is known about the potential for unblinding, clinicians need to keep in mind that patients and physicians could often guess accurately who was getting placebo or active drug.
MDedge News, August 29, 2023
Poor Sleep Tied to Increased Risk of Suicidal Thoughts Suicide remains the second leading cause of death in young adults, but factors that may predict increased suicide risk have not been characterized.
MDedge News, August 23, 2023
Expert Calls for Sparing Use of Oxygen for Dyspnea in the ED A clinician argues that oxygen therapy is given too readily even though data indicate that excess oxygen is harmful.
Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
As MOC Debate Heats Up, Cardiology Societies Weigh In The MOC process is once again under attack by cardiologists and other specialty physicians. A petition aiming to end the requirements has garnered more than 17,000 and counting signatures.
Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
Artificial Sweeteners Increase Cardiovascular Risk A recent scientific review confirms that artificial sweeteners affect primary cardiovascular risk factors.
Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
Robotic Patients? They're Useful but Have Limitations Increasingly sophisticated robots mimic various conditions and enable medical students to apply the tools of clinical practice. Nevertheless, their cost has been a subject of criticism.
Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
Piroxicam Boosts Levonorgestrel for Emergency Contraception Adding oral piroxicam to oral levonorgestrel significantly improved the efficacy of emergency contraception on the basis of data from 860 women.
MDedge News, August 21, 2023
Deep Brain Stimulation Promising in Post-Stroke Recovery A small pilot study shows DBS to be both safe and efficacious in reducing motor impairment and improving recovery of upper limb function after stroke.
Medscape Medical News, August 18, 2023
New Practice Guidelines on Postdural Puncture Headache The guidelines provide a framework for individual clinicians to assess risk, confirm diagnosis and adopt a systematic approach to management.
Medscape Medical News, August 18, 2023
Primary Care Vision Testing Rates in Children Low Vision testing rates by primary care physicians in children were low and differed by insurance status, an anlysis of pooled data found.
MDedge News, August 17, 2023
Most With Early AD Not Eligible for New Anti-Amyloid Drugs Only a small percentage of people with early AD may be eligible to receive treatment, mostly due to chronic health conditions and brain scan abnormalities common in older adults.
Medscape Medical News, August 17, 2023
Two Thirds Say They or Family Affected by Substance Use The majority of respondents to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll said addiction had affected family relationships, their mental health, or the mental well-being of a family member.
Medscape Medical News, August 16, 2023
It May Be Time to Pay Attention to COVID Again Since April, a new COVID variant has cropped up. According to recent CDC data, EG.5 — from the Omicron family — now makes up 17% of all cases in the US, up from 7.5% in the first week of July.
WebMD Health News, August 11, 2023
Genetic Diagnosis Tied to Less Mental Health Care for Autism Children with an autism-associated genetic diagnosis were less likely to receive mental health care than were those without such a diagnosis in a proof-of-concept study.
Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2023
A1c Not Linked to Postop Complications in Kids With Diabetes Findings suggest no need to delay elective surgery in order to optimize glycemic control in children with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
Medscape Medical News, August 10, 2023
Gout: Suboptimal Management a Continuing Problem Although urate-lowering drugs form the cornerstone of gout therapy, there are only three oral medications currently available in the United States, and all have significant limitations.
MDedge News, August 09, 2023
Genetic Profiles Affect Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk The results of recent research may help in the early identification of individuals at high risk of developing lung cancer if they smoke.
Medscape Medical News, August 09, 2023
Social Needs Case Management Cuts Acute Care Usage Hospitalizations fell by 11% in patients assigned to integrated social needs case management. The reduction in acute care use was likely because of the 3% increase in primary care visits.
MDedge News, August 08, 2023
Epistaxis and Hypertension: Reviewing a Complex Relationship Serious spontaneous epistaxis may be the presenting sign of underlying true hypertension in about 43% of patients.
Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2023

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