New CAR T-Cell Therapy Approved for Leukemia
The FDA approved obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel; Aucatzyl) for treating relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in adults, ...
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FDA Approves Obe-cel for ALL
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved obecabtagene autoleucel, or obe-cel (AUTO1, Autolus Therapeutics) for the treatment of ...
MedPAC Tackles Accuracy of Medicare Advantage Network Directories
Inaccuracies in Medicare Advantage (MA) directories listing in-network providers -- often criticized as being too "narrow" -- and flaws in ...
Trump Likely to Undo Several of Biden’s Executive Orders on Health
Passing laws to overturn Democrats' healthcare initiatives might take a while, but there are plenty of Biden administration health policies ...
FDA Adds New Warning to GLP-1 Drugs
Labels of all GLP-1 receptor agonists now carry a warning about pulmonary aspiration during general anesthesia or deep sedation. The ...
FDA Panel Backs Cryoablation in Early Breast Cancer as Alternative to Surgery
An FDA panel on Thursday endorsed a cryoablation system as an alternative to surgery for some early breast cancer patients. ...
Promising OS at 5 Years With Chemo-Free Combo in Urothelial Cancer
Combination therapy with enfortumab vedotin (Padcev) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda) was associated with durable responses and meaningful survival in cisplatin-ineligible patients ...
Midlife Choices May Offset Genetic Risk for Dementia, Stroke, Late-Life Depression
Healthy lifestyle choices in midlife may offset genetic risks for dementia, stroke, and late-life depression.Brain Care Scores measure modifiable risk ...
When’s the Best Time to Get Your Flu and COVID Shots?
If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it's not too late. Health officials say it's ...
Patients With Obesity Shed Pounds With Drug-Free Capsule
SAN ANTONIO -- Use of an oral biodegradable drug-free capsule led to more weight loss among patients with overweight or ...
Italian restaurant that arrived in Wichita five years ago is about to pack up, leave town
An Italian restaurant chain that Wichita excitedly greeted at the Wichita Waterfront in the summer of 2019 is about to ...
An Emergency Doc’s Experience Contracting Ebola
Jeremy Faust is editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and a ...
Axial Spondyloarthritis: Treatment Update | MedPage Today
For patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) who do not benefit from or cannot take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), new treatment ...
Slow Start for AI-Assisted Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Despite Promise
While artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted detection of diabetic retinopathy has the potential to expand access to screening, few patients with diabetes ...
Diagnostic Delays in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Expansion of treatment options for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) has brought attention to documented delays in diagnosis, which is estimated to ...
Ivermectin Found to Have Dual Effect in Rosacea
TOPLINE: Topical ivermectin treatment was found to increase Staphylococcus epidermidis on the skin of patients with rosacea, in addition to reducing ...
Year in Review: Multiple Sclerosis
The quest to understand and slow disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) continued in 2024, with research revealing possible new ...
Overcoming the Challenges of Applying CAR T-Cell Therapy to Solid Tumors
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has had a transformational impact on the treatment of aggressive hematologic malignancies. The therapies ...
‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star Has Cancer; Radiotherapy Tattoos; Case of ‘Petticoat’ Cancer
Actor James Van Der Beek, who starred in the popular 1990s teen drama "Dawson's Creek," revealed he has colorectal cancer. ...
7 out of 10 States Voted to Expand Rights. What to Know
Share on PinterestSeven out of 10 states that had abortion on the ballot during the 2024 presidential election voted to ...
