Nipocalimab Shows Sustained Efficacy in Myasthenia Gravis
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Investigational nipocalimab lessened disease severity in generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), the phase III Vivacity-MG3 trial showed. The ...
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Radioligand Shows Promise in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
In metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), adding the radioligand 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto) to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and chemotherapy more than ...
Lawmakers Pan DEA’s Leaked Plans for Telehealth
Legislators who want to see an extension of COVID-era telemedicine flexibilities slammed a draft proposed rule from the Drug Enforcement ...
Are Surgical Outcomes Better With MDs or DOs?
For Medicare patients, surgical outcomes were similar whether they had an MD or a DO surgeon, a claims analysis suggested. ...
Chronic Skin Condition Tied to Host of Health Risks for Mother and Child
Maternal hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) was associated with complications during pregnancy as well as long-term maternal and child morbidity, a longitudinal ...
SBRT Noninferior to Conventional RT in Prostate Cancer
TOPLINE: Five-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) was found to be noninferior to conventionally or moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy in treating localized prostate ...
People With HIV Can Safely Receive Kidneys From Donors With HIV
Kidney transplantation from donors with HIV appeared to be noninferior to donors without HIV in terms of safety for recipients ...
Nivolumab Regimen Achieves Durable PFS in Advanced Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Adding nivolumab (Opdivo) instead of brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) to the standard chemotherapy backbone of doxorubicin (Adriamycin), vinblastine, and dacarbazine (AVD) ...
Sustained Control with New mAb for Myasthenia Gravis
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA – The investigational monoclonal antibody nipocalimab (Johnson & Johnson) is associated with significant improvement in patients with generalized ...
No Single Antipsychotic Offers Cognitive Benefit in Schizophrenia Disorders
No individual antipsychotic was associated with better cognitive outcomes than placebo in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD), according to ...
Want Electronic Reimbursement? That Will Cost You a 5% Fee.
Soloman is a rheumatologist. If you're like most Americans, you prefer to be paid electronically instead of with old-fashioned paper ...
Can Aerosolized Nut Particles on a Plane Really Cause an Allergic Reaction?
One of the misconceptions about food allergies during air travel is that aerosolized nut particles circulate in the aircraft ventilation ...
15.5M Adults Have ADHD; Pediatric Social Media Harms; Loneliness Affects 1 in 5
In 2023, an estimated 15.5 million U.S. adults had an attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis; half were diagnosed in adulthood. ...
Novel Drug Maintained Clinical Improvements in IBD
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who initially responded to the investigational monoclonal antibody tulisokibart continued to maintain clinical and ...
Doc Befriends Captive Saudi Princess; Psych Hospital Violence; Black Market Ozempic
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Physician ...
The Power of ‘And’ | MedPage Today
David Nash is the Founding Dean Emeritus and Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at ...
Private Forums Show Canadian Doctors Struggle With Euthanizing Vulnerable Patients
TORONTO -- A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, an injured worker given meager government assistance, ...
California Health Workers Get a Pay Bump Under New Minimum Wage Law
Some of the lowest-paid healthcare workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually increasing ...
Burger King Adds 8oz Ranch Tubs with Sandwiches: A Calorie Comparison
Share on PinterestBurger King’s free 8oz “Big Dip” tubs of ranch dressing can significantly increase the number of calories, fat, ...
When Patients Defy All Odds
It was Christmas time when Heloisa Soares, MD, shuffled through a family crowding her 68-year-old patient's hospital bed. The prognosis wasn't ...
