Prenatal exposure to benzodiazepines or Z-hypnotics was not associated with an increased risk of psychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders in children in a South Korean cohort study.An initial link was observed,...

FDA authorizes an expanded access treatment protocol after the oral RAS(ON) inhibitor doubled survival for metastatic patients in a phase 3 trial. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-oks-daraxonrasib-pancreatic-cancer-preapproval-access-2026a1000e26?src=rss Author...

Approval was based on findings from the phase 3 VERITAC-2 trial showing significantly improved PFS for patients with ESR1-mutated disease. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/vepdegestrant-earns-fda-nod-esr1-mutated-breast-cancer-2026a1000e23?src=rss Author : Publish...

Just a week after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed rabies during a Senate hearing based on the few annual fatalities, CDC staff held a call with physicians to...

The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can...

A new FDA regulatory pathway could accelerate approval of psychedelic therapies for resistant depression and PTSD, and experts speculate that psilocybin from Compass Pathways may be the first. Medscape Medical...

A Royal College of Physicians survey found nearly half of specialist doctors are unsure how they will fit into neighbourhood health teams. Press Association Source link : https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/rcp-warns-specialists-place-neighbourhood-nhs-2026a1000dzh?src=rss Author :...

The FDA has given the green light to an expanded access program (EAP) for the investigational pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib. In a "safe to proceed" letter to Revolution Medicines, the...

When the FDA announced recently that two drug companies had begun streaming clinical trial data to agency reviewers in real time, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, reached for an...

Using a more pragmatic classification system than the current standard provided clearer discrimination between disease progression and death, a study showed. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-staging-paradigm-advanced-cutaneous-squamous-cell-2026a1000e1w?src=rss Author :...

The FDA approved oral vepdegestrant (Veppanu) for adults with advanced or metastatic estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer, the agency announced on Friday. Approval of the first-in-class proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC)...

A 10% increase in ultraprocessed food intake was tied to lower attention scores and greater dementia risk in a cross-sectional study.The relationships persisted even in people who followed a Mediterranean...

A sirolimus eluting balloon performs similarly to a usual care strategy for repeat coronary in stent restenosis at 1 year, but drug eluting stents continue to perform better in single...

Advances in hereditary angioedema attack prophylaxis have provided more options for patients than ever before, with multiple agents available for long-term prevention. "The treatment landscape for hereditary angioedema is evolving...

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder related to low levels of C1 inhibitor, which lead to too much of the plasma kallikrein enzyme, triggering overproduction of...

Researchers combined electronic sensors with human islet cells to create living ‘cyborg’ organoids transmitting troves of previously unseen data on islet cell function. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cyborg-islet-cells-and-potential-new-diabetes-therapies-2026a1000e1j?src=rss...

2026 has already seen extensive wildfires in Patagonia, Argentina, linked to extreme weatherTOMAS CUESTA / AFP via Getty Images A prominent scientist has predicted 2026 will be the hottest year...

A dedicated bipolar implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead for conduction system pacing (CSP) performed well in a first-in-human multicenter study. Placement of the novel UltiSynq CSP ICD lead, designed for left...

Despite higher levels of specific IgE, Black patients undergo oral food challenge tests far less often than White patients and are more likely to tolerate them, indicating possible overdiagnosis. Medscape...

The MHRA has cut the recommended use of xylometazoline and oxymetazoline nasal sprays to five days over rebound congestion risks. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mhra-cuts-nasal-decongestant-spray-limit-five-days-2026a1000dzj?src=rss Author : Publish...