FDA Approves Vorasidenib for Certain Gliomas
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved vorasidenib (Voranigo, Servier) for the treatment of certain isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)–mutant ...
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FDA Approves Vorasidenib for IDH-Mutant Gliomas
The FDA approved vorasidenib (Voranigo) for patients 12 years and older with grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma with a susceptible ...
US FDA Says Two More Doses Of Novo Nordisk’s Weight-loss Drug Now Available
(Reuters) -Two more doses of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug, Wegovy, is now available, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's updated ...
Three Years After COVID Hospitalization, Cognitive Problems Persist and Worsen
Some early COVID patients showed cognitive deficits up to 3 years after hospitalization.Symptoms at 2 to 3 years were not ...
Docs Should Start Getting Ready For Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season
Physicians should start preparing now for the upcoming respiratory virus season, according to the CDC in a webinar hosted by ...
AI Model as Effective as Radiologists in Detecting Prostate Cancer on MRI
A deep learning model was as effective as radiologists in detecting clinically significant prostate cancer on multiparametric MRI, a retrospective ...
High Schoolers’ Mental Health Shows Small Improvement in CDC Survey
There are small signs of improvement in the mental health of U.S. teenagers, a government survey released Tuesday said, but ...
Tim Walz Beat COVID Skeptic Doc in 2022 Race for Governor
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) -- who is now Kamala Harris' pick for vice president -- won reelection in 2022 ...
Katie Ledecky Has POTS. Swimming May Help Her Manage It.
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral ...
Plant-based Food and Drink Labeling Is a Battlefield
LiPuma, Greenthal, and Sorscher are policy experts with the Center for Science in the Public Interest. In May, Iowa passed ...
This Specialty Has the Highest Starting Salary
Orthopedic surgeons have the highest average starting salary among all specialties, starting at $686,000 per year, according to a new ...
Economic, Personal Burden of RA: Maybe Not So Bad?
Data from a major federal survey indicate that people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) don't pay massively more for healthcare than ...
Eating Disorders After GLP-1s? Tirzepatide for Heart Failure; Soda Taxes and BMI
Weight-loss drugs like tirzepatide (Zepbound) and semaglutide (Wegovy) may trigger eating disorders in certain patients, doctors warned. (NBC News) In ...
Omega-3 and Alzheimer’s Gene; Parkinson’s Microbiome Transplant; The Role of Reelin
In a randomized clinical trial, omega 3-enriched fish oil supplements led to less neuronal integrity breakdown in older adults who ...
What Is ‘Character Assassination’ in Medicine?
Lazarus is an adjunct professor of psychiatry. Character assassination refers to the deliberate and sustained effort to damage someone's reputation ...
Will ECPR Move the Needle on Cardiac Arrest Survival?
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) can be defined as the emergent use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on patients in cardiac ...
Embracing Subcutaneous Drugs in Lung Cancer and Beyond
In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Jorge Nieva, MD, of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern ...
One Group Hopes to End the Use of Live Animals in U.S. Surgical Residencies
When John J. Pippin, MD, was in medical school years ago, live animals were a normal part of learning human ...
Drugstores Tinker With New Looks as Usual Way of Doing Business Faces Challenges
America's drugstores are testing smaller locations and more ways to offer care as price-sensitive shoppers look elsewhere. Customers may see ...
Poor Physical Function Likely the Main Reason for Higher Fracture Risk in T2D
Poor physical function appeared to be the primary reason for increased fracture risk in older women with type 2 diabetes, ...
