Are health system executives mostly worried about income and profits, or are they just struggling to serve patients amid increasing costs and inadequate insurance reimbursement? House Ways & Means Committee...

About a quarter of survey respondents who met USPSTF eligibility criteria were up to date with lung cancer screening in 2024 -- an increase in prevalence of 6 percentage points...

A post hoc analysis evaluates zanubrutinib vs acalabrutinib-venetoclax in treatment naive chronic lymphocytic leukemia using indirect comparisons of data from two phase 3 trials. Medscape Medical News Source link :...

The FDA announced the launch of the first "real-time" clinical trial, with a second soon following, that will enable agency reviewers to see certain data signals immediately. Both are cancer...

The FDA said that "manipulated" data supported the approval of avacopan (Tavneos) for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, and the agency is proposing to withdraw the drug's marketing approval. In...

A neuroscientist offered a guide to reading studies about high coffee consumption and low dementia risk. (Washington Post) A longitudinal study of U.K. Biobank participants showed that focal epilepsy patients...

For the first time since last July the FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) will meet on Thursday to evaluate two cancer drugs after FDA staff voiced concerns about benefit-risk...

The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer. The case...

New UK clinical trial rules come into force today, cutting set-up times by more than a quarter and making trial registration mandatory. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/uk-clinical-trial-regulations-come-force-2026a1000diw?src=rss Author...

The MHRA has urged patients prescribed Sertraline 100 mg to check their pack after a batch was found to contain Citalopram tablets. Press Association Source link : https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/patients-warned-check-sertraline-packs-after-recall-2026a1000djy?src=rss Author :...

There was a survival advantage to having hospitals with mechanical circulatory support (MCS) escalation capabilities treat people with acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock (AMICS), according to registry data. In...

At the recent American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting, a presentation called "Psoriasis Beyond the Skin: Obesity, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Risk," featuring Joel M. Gelfand, MD, of the University...

First-time prescriptions for anti-obesity medications jumped by 21.7% around the time that oral semaglutide (Wegovy) for weight loss launched, according to Truveta data. Adults with obesity lost an average 16.6%...

Over 15 years, a moderately protein-restricted diet was tied to a lower risk of starting dialysis in patients with stages 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease.Associations with a 50% eGFR...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged David Morens, MD -- a top aide to Anthony Fauci, MD, during the pandemic -- with multiple federal crimes, accusing the former career scientist...

The Utah Medical Licensing Board has called for the immediate suspension of a state-run pilot program that would allow artificial intelligence (AI)-based prescription renewals, noting that it potentially places citizens...

The Obesity Medicine Association’s interactive tool was designed to help clinicians practice real-world obesity-care discussions ‘grounded in science and compassion.’ Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-ai-ease-clinician-patient-conversations-about-obesity-2026a1000djd?src=rss Author : Publish...

A new study explores whether first-time seizures are associated with a higher risk for cancer in the short or long term. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/are-first-time-seizures-red-flag-cancer-2026a1000dja?src=rss Author :...

New York State Department of Health Commissioner James McDonald talking in New York last year about measles outbreaksJim Franco/Albany Times Union via Getty Images Gamblers are increasingly placing bets on...

New York State Department of Health Commissioner James McDonald talking in New York last year about measles outbreaksJim Franco/Albany Times Union via Getty Images Gamblers are increasingly placing bets on...