Patient Who Had No Luck With GLP-1 Drugs Found Success With Surgery
This story is part of a series called "Ozempic: Weighing the Risks and Benefits." It was produced in part through ...
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Bariatric Surgeons Being Put Out of Work by GLP-1 Drugs
This story is part of a series called "Ozempic: Weighing the Risks and Benefits." It was produced in part through ...
Congress Ditched Fix to Medicare Doc Pay Cut in Skinny Budget Bill
Following a tumultuous week of negotiations, Congress passed a skinny budget deal early Saturday morning, which President Biden signed into ...
What should we eat to give us better, healthier skin
A multicoloured diet can lead to a brighter complexionColdsnowstorm/Getty Images This article is part of a special issue investigating key questions ...
Should you really wear sunscreen all year round, even in winter?
UV exposure during winter drops towards the poles, but does that mean we should use less SPF?Jon Bower/Alamy This article ...
What the evidence says about the consequences of cosmetic tweakments
Microneedling may trigger a wound-healing response that encourages collagen formationRick Eglinton/Toronto Star via Getty Images This article is part of a ...
How to nurture your microbiome to look after your skin
Mud therapy may help to replenish the beneficial bacteria in our skin microbiomeMichael Zegers/imageBROKER.com GmbH & Co. KG/Alamy Look under ...
Adding Daratumumab to VRd Boosts MRD Negativity in Transplant-Ineligible Myeloma
In an analysis of the phase III CEPHEUS trial presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting, adding daratumumab ...
New BCMA-Directed Therapies Show Promise in Multiple Myeloma
Data presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting highlighted advances in B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed therapies, including ...
Specialist Referrals Are Critical for Functional High-Risk Multiple Myeloma
For patients with functional high-risk multiple myeloma, timely referral to specialized centers is needed, since access to T-cell therapies and ...
Chemo-Free Regimen for Ph+ ALL Yields High Rate of Deep MRD Negativity
Updated results of a phase II study presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting showed that a chemotherapy-free ...
How your mental state and stress levels influence your skin
Academic anxiety can exacerbate dermatological conditionsThomas Lohnes/Getty Images Even if you don’t wear your heart on your sleeve, your skin ...
Doc Suspected in Mass Killing; Vaccine Injury Claims Spike; Iowa Has First H5N1 Case
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A Saudi psychiatrist is suspected of deliberately bulldozing a car through ...
FDA Updates ‘Healthy’ Claim for Foods — but Use Is Voluntary
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule on December 19 that updates the “healthy” nutrient claim ...
The only four skincare ingredients that have been proven to work
The choice of products promising to slow or reverse ageing can be overwhelmingGabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Whether you want ...
Should the FDA Reconsider Antidepressant Black Box Warnings?
For almost two decades, antidepressants have carried black box warnings linking the medications to an increased risk for suicidal thoughts ...
HCC-Related Mortality: New Leading Causes Predicted
TOPLINE:Age-standardized mortality rates for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States are expected to rise from 5.03 per 100,000 persons ...
QOL With Shorter RT Equal to Standard in Endometrial Cancer
TOPLINE:Short-course vaginal cuff brachytherapy (VCB) demonstrated noninferiority in quality of life for patients with early endometrial cancer vs standard regimens, ...
FDA Adds Black Box Warning for Liver Injury to Fezolinetant
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added a boxed warning about liver injury to fezolinetant (Veozah), a drug often ...
Bleeds Plummet After Experimental Gene Therapy
SAN DIEGO — Promising early results from an ongoing randomized, open-label, single-arm, Phase 3 study could pave the way for ...
