Sparsentan Bests Irbesartan for Preserving Kidney Function in IgA Nephropathy
PHILADELPHIA -- Sparsentan (Filspari) outperformed irbesartan in patients with IgA nephropathy over the 2-year phase III PROTECT trial. Over a ...
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RAF/MEK and FAK Inhibitor Combo Effective in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
SEOUL, South Korea -- The combination of avutometinib and defactinib achieved "exceptionally" high response rates in heavily pretreated patients with ...
Maintenance Selinexor May Boost PFS in TP53 Wild-Type Advanced Endometrial Cancer
SEOUL, South Korea -- Maintenance therapy with selinexor (Xpovio) seemed to substantially extend progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with wild-type ...
Eye Drops Make Bid for Role in Diabetic Macular Edema
SAN FRANCISCO -- A noninvasive treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME) produced early evidence of efficacy in a study reported ...
‘We Feel Like We’re Drowning’: What We Heard This Week
"From the human side of it, we feel like we're drowning." -- Marco Fernandez, MD, president of Midwest Anesthesia Partners ...
Medical School on Cherokee Reservation Will Soon Send Doctors to Tribal, Rural Areas
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- Ashton Glover Gatewood decided to give medical school a second try after learning about a new campus ...
‘Money’ Should Not Be a Bad Word in Medical Education
Leone, Cochran, Mermin-Bunnell, Roytman, and Akerele are medical students. The Problem Set Medical education currently pits the "morality" of medicine ...
Botulinum Toxin Injection May Be An Option for Excess Saliva in Patients With ALS
PHOENIX -- Botulinum toxin injections offered relief from sialorrhea, or excessive saliva production, in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), ...
Navel Oiling for Weight Loss. Does the TikTok Trend Really Work?
Share on PinterestProponents of the navel oiling (navel pulling) health trend on TikTok are spreading misinformed claims that it can ...
ERA and SGLT2 Inhibitor Combo Cuts Albuminuria in Chronic Kidney Disease
PHILADELPHIA -- A low-dose, investigational endothelin A receptor antagonist paired with an SGLT2 inhibitor reduced albuminuria in patients with chronic ...
Efgartigimod Offers Hope in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
PHOENIX -- A subcutaneous infusion of efgartigimod cut the risk of relapse in patients with a rare but serious immune-mediated ...
NEWSHEALTH : Efgartigimod Offers Hope in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy