FDA Denies Accelerated Approval for ALS Drug
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected a request for accelerated approval of CNM-Au8, an experimental drug for ...
Female Teens Face Higher Rates of HIV than Males, Report States
Share on PinterestExperts say young females need better access to HIV treatments. Johner Images/Getty ImagesA new report states that young ...
Flavored E-cigs Still Sold to Minors, Despite Law
TOPLINE:A California law prohibiting retailers from selling flavored tobacco products did not seem to stop minors from buying flavored e-cigarettes ...
How an Obesity Drug Could Help Alcohol Use Disorder
The glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide has made headlines as a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved treatment ...
Docs Win $7 Million Settlement in Forced Retirement Case
In a victory for clinicians who fought to keep working regardless of age, a San Diego–based medical group has agreed ...
Many Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Stop Meds After a Year
Almost two fifths of people with type 2 diabetes discontinue their second-line medication within a year of starting, reveals an ...
Evaluating Aesthetic Concerns Among Hispanic, Latinx Women
CHICAGO — Among women interested in aesthetic treatments, Hispanic/Latinx women are more concerned about submental fat and under-eye hollowing, which ...
New Research Aims to Unravel Both ME/CFS and Long COVID
Bethesda, MD — New research into the mechanisms underlying myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID is aimed at ...
Low-Dose Naltrexone Researcher Disputes Study Negativity
Neuroinflammation expert Jarred Younger, PhD, disputes a recent study commentary calling for clinicians to stop prescribing low-dose naltrexone for people ...
Mammo Responsibility Ups Screening; Opioids for Cancer Pain? Ignored Signs of CRC
Women who scheduled their own mammograms were more likely to complete the screening process. (Penn Medicine, American Journal of Preventive ...
Girls’ brains aged unusually rapidly during the covid-19 pandemic
Adolescents’ brains underwent accelerated ageing during the covid-19 pandemic, and the effect was more pronounced in girls than in boys ...
When’s Best to Re-dose Rituximab After Vasculitis Remission?
Maintaining remission in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis who have kept their autoantibodies in check after at least ...
Can JAK Inhibition Help Overcome Lenalidomide Resistance in Myeloma?
Phase I data presented at the 2023 American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting showed the benefit of lenalidomide (Revlimid) ...
Nurse Stormed U.S. Capitol? Doc Guilty of Wife’s Murder; $120M Malpractice Award
A Maine nurse has been arrested for her alleged role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. ...
Homelessness Tied to Worse Cancer Outcomes Among Veterans
Homelessness was associated with diagnosis of colorectal cancer at later stages and increased rates of all-cause mortality for those with ...
Scripps Clinic Must Pay Almost $7M to Older Docs in Age Bias Case
Health system policies that force older doctors to retire at a certain age may soon be history after the U.S. ...
FDA Rejects Drug for Chronic Cough
The FDA declined to approve oral gefapixant for treating chronic cough, Merck announced on Wednesday. In its complete response letter, ...
‘Medicare for All’ Candidate in 2024; Exploding MRI Machine; Doc Convicted of Murder
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.) says the country would ...
A New Test Could Save Arthritis Patients Time, Money, Pain
Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a patient with rheumatoid arthritis the physician saw at ...
The Latest Findings on Major Breast Cancer Trials
Industry investigators were on hand at the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) to report the latest findings on ...
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