FDA Advisors Give PTSD Drug Combination a Thumbs Down
(MedPage Today) -- FDA's outside experts weren't sold on the trial data for brexpiprazole (Rexulti) as an adjunctive treatment for ...
Researchers Detail Alarming Rise in GI Cancers Among Young People
(MedPage Today) -- Early-onset gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are on the rise globally, and represent the most rapidly increasing early-onset cancer ...
Surgery, Ablation Lead to Similar Outcomes for Small Liver Tumors
(MedPage Today) -- Surgery and ablation for small liver tumors led to similar outcomes in a large study from Japan. ...
What Are the Health Impacts of the $9 Billion Rescissions Package?
(MedPage Today) -- The House passed legislation on Thursday clawing back $9 billion in federal funding for global aid projects, ...
Trump’s Chronic Venous Insufficiency: What to Know About the Common Condition
(MedPage Today) -- Since President Trump, age 79, had his diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) shared in a White ...
Remove Boxed Warning on Hormone Therapy for Menopause, FDA Panel Says
(MedPage Today) -- A panel selected by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, unanimously urged the agency to remove the ...
Novel Guillain-Barre Mimic Emerges in Kids With Certain Gene Variants
(MedPage Today) -- A new Guillain-Barré syndrome mimic that appeared to be triggered by mild infection emerged in children with ...
Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50
A woman’s age may determine whether she has only sons or daughtersMarko Pekic/Getty Images You may assume that a woman’s ...
Adults With HIV Report Greater Satisfaction After Switching to Long-Acting ART
(MedPage Today) -- Research presented at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science in Kigali, Rwanda, included studies on ...
A Physician’s Guide to What’s Next
Commenting is limited to medical professionals. To comment please . Comments on Medscape are moderated and should be professional in ...
‘Reframing’ Cancer; Breastfeeding and Cancer; Liquid Biopsies: Are We There Yet?
(MedPage Today) -- To reduce overtreatment of cancer, the disease needs to be reframed, not renamed as some have suggested, ...
Fake Botox suspected in dozens of poisoning cases
Thirty-eight cases of botulism poisoning have been recorded in England in the last six weeks after the suspected use of ...
Ranching and farming have eroded almost all the soil in the Alps
A flock of sheep in a valley in the French AlpsTravelart / Alamy Rapid erosion due to human activity, such ...
MHRA Approves UK’s First Nasal Spray for Anaphylaxis
An adrenaline nasal spray for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory ...
Inhaled Sedative Safe, Effective for Kids on Mechanical Ventilation
(MedPage Today) -- Inhaled isoflurane sedation was on par with IV midazolam for children in the intensive care unit (ICU) ...
Obesity may come in 11 different types, each with their own cause
We may be starting to understand why some weight-loss strategies, like exercising, don’t work for everyone with obesityScience Photo Library/Alamy ...
As Past USPSTF Chairs, We Fear for the Future of the Task Force
(MedPage Today) -- The recent cancellation of the July meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) by the ...
‘Orchid’ Supplements Often Mislabeled, May Pose Health Risks
(MedPage Today) -- Consumers who purchase sports supplements promising the purported benefits of a certain type of orchid may be ...
MedPod Today: Trans Healthcare Targeted; OTC Ivermectin; Low-Key BBB Provisions
(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody. Welcome to MedPod Today, ...
Once-Monthly Oral PrEP Option Appears Safe, Tolerable in Adults at Low Risk of HIV
(MedPage Today) -- The investigational oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) agent MK-8527 showed a similar, well-tolerated safety profile to placebo, with ...
