Bristol Myers Faces Renewed, $6.7 Billion Lawsuit Over Delayed Cancer Drug
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bristol Myers Squibb was hit on Thursday with a $6.7 billion lawsuit claiming it cheated former ...
Day: November 14, 2024
Obesity in the US Projected to Skyrocket by 2050
TOPLINE:If the current pattern continues, more than 250 million people living in the United States, including nearly seven million children ...
Larger Study Supports Safety of Tetracyclines During Early Pregnancy
The link between first trimester tetracycline exposure and major congenital malformations (MCMs) was not supported by a large cohort study ...
First Brain-Delivered Gene Therapy Approved for AADC Deficiency
The FDA granted accelerated approval to eladocagene exuparvovec (Kebilidi) to treat children and adults with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) ...
Adding HIPEC Boosts Survival in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
Adding hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to cytoreductive surgery significantly improved overall survival (OS) in women with platinum-sensitive, recurrent epithelial ovarian ...
Weight-loss medications may also ease chronic pain
Popular semaglutide-based drugs used for weight loss may reduce chronic and acute pain, which could make them a promising alternative ...
RFK Jr. Selected to Lead HHS
(MedPage Today) -- Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of the Department of Health and ...
We Cannot Provide Care With Our Hands Tied Behind Our Backs
While pledging to "make America healthy again," President-elect Donald Trump gave former environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- whose ...
Evidence of Resistance to Standard Malaria Therapy for Severe Cases
Partial resistance to artemisinin, the recommended treatment for Plasmodium falciparum malaria, occurred in Ugandan children with severe disease who were ...
Debunking Fluoride Misinfo; Mummy Gets CT Scan; Come Quit My NP Job With Me
The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. After Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...
Faricimab vs Aflibercept in Diabetic Macular Edema
Intraretinal hyperreflective foci, intraretinal hard exudates, and epiretinal membrane formation were lower after treatment with faricimab (Vabysmo) compared with aflibercept ...
Doctors React to Texas Rule Requiring Them to Ask About Immigration Status
A new Texas rule that requires hospitals to ask patients about immigration status has raised concern about further straining trust ...
Accuracy of Skin Cancer Diagnosis Varies by Physician, Exam Method
The accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis varied by lesion type, physician specialty and experience, and examination method, with the greatest ...
SDPA Marks Its 30th Year of Supporting Physician Associates
LAS VEGAS — As Amber Blair, PA-C, delivered her presidential address to members of the Society of Dermatology Physician Associates ...
New FDA Rules for TV Drug Ads: Simpler Language and No Distractions
The ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking, or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a ...
Infection Plus Pollution Equals Increased Alzheimer’s Risk
The combination of a history of infections and exposure to traffic-related air pollution increased the risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) ...
Surgeons Billed $2 Billion for Unnecessary Spine Surgeries: Report
More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal fusion and/or laminectomy ...
$13M Award for COVID Vax Refuser; Doc Sentenced for Threats to Blow Up Hospital
A federal jury awarded $13 million to a former employee of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan who said she ...
Alarming Surge in Alcohol-Related Liver Transplants in Younger Adults
Rates of alcohol-induced liver disease (AILD)-related hospitalizations and liver transplants surged over the past two decades, with particularly steep increases ...
Birth Control and Abortion Pill Requests Have Surged Since Trump Won the Election
Hours after Donald Trump was elected president for the second time, Clayton Alfonso, MD, had two messages from patients seeking ...
