Ahead of an advisory committee meeting this week, FDA reviewers raised no serious efficacy or safety concerns about Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine candidate for adults 50 and older, which has...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus in early May from a quarantine facility in Nebraska -- despite a...

Legal and public health experts expressed concern about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s scrutiny of a medical journal's decision to remove a study that purportedly suggested an increased incidence...

A long-term study of adults with prediabetes showed that lifestyle changes were tied to a lower risk of multimorbidity, but metformin was not.Regardless of treatment group, over 80% of all...

The FDA informed healthcare providers about disruptions in the supply of stereotactic breast biopsy needles that will likely persist through March 2027. According to the agency, the disruption is expected...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) pushed back on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims that the CDC's vaccine panel is unable to meet due to a recent ruling...

CHICAGO -- A multidisciplinary group of menopause experts developed new comorbidity-specific guidance on non-hormone therapy for moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms. For patients whose primary menopausal symptoms are hot flashes and night...

An older Japanese American woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease experienced transient improvements in multiple domains after taking psilocybin-containing mushrooms, according to a case report. (Frontiers in Neuroscience) Cross-sectional data showed...

I vividly remember my first day in outpatient clinic as an intern more than 30 years ago, when my patient told me they needed refills for all their medications. In...

In the U.K., resident doctors in cardiology claimed it was not uncommon to observe physician assistants (PAs) performing actions outside of their scope of practice, a survey found. (Heart) Multiple...

The FDA approved another opioid overdose reversal product for over-the-counter (OTC) use, the agency announced on Tuesday. The 4-mg intranasal naloxone hydrochloride (Rextovy) nasal spray joins other similar nonprescription products...

A massive wave of new prescriptions for GLP-1 receptor agonists is expected following the July launch of a Medicare pilot program that offers the drugs for weight loss for a...

At 10 years, TAVR with the second-generation balloon-expandable Sapien XT was associated with higher mortality and aortic valve reintervention than surgery in the intermediate-risk PARTNER 2A trial.In a separate observational...

At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting, updated HER2CLIMB-05 findings on the addition of tucatinib (Tukysa) to first-line maintenance therapy with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and pertuzumab (Perjeta) added to...

Two family medicine residency programs in the Seattle-Tacoma area are folding or downsizing, raising concerns about physician shortages in already underserved areas. Tacoma's Community Health Care is shuttering its family...

Looking back at the cheeses I ate as a kid, I mainly remember bright orange cheddar, monterey jack, and powdery parmesan from a metallic green cylindrical can. And, at parties...

In contrast to concerns of lean mass loss with GLP-1 receptor agonists, a large population-based study found lower fracture rates with semaglutide than with other weight-loss medications. Medscape Medical News...

Neuroscientist Emily Rogalski is uncovering the secrets of superagersCraig Boylan As you age, your memory will likely decline. Your ability to recall where you parked the car or the name...

Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government data. There were slightly fewer than 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births...

Several studies presented at this year's American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting highlighted emerging strategies for hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer, including early intervention for ESR1...