(MedPage Today) -- The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs...

(MedPage Today) -- More needs to be done to make sure donated organs are transplanted to recipients within the local geographic area whenever possible, several senators said Thursday at a...

(MedPage Today) -- GLP-1 receptor agonists were tied to a lower risk of developing epilepsy in adults with type 2 diabetes, a large U.S. study showed. Compared with DPP-4 inhibitors,...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved gepotidacin (Blujepa), an oral option for the treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea among patients ages 12 years and older, GSK announced on Thursday. Gepotidacin...

(MedPage Today) -- An anti-vaccine organization founded by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is urging the FDA he now oversees to pull the licenses of Pfizer's and Moderna's COVID-19...

(MedPage Today) -- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier targeted three major medical organizations in a lawsuit over gender-affirming care for youth. The lawsuit alleges that the World Professional Association for...

(MedPage Today) -- Women with uterine fibroids were more prone to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), according to observational research. Based on a large study of the commercially insured U.S. population,...

Children whose mothers had insufficient levels of vitamin D in pregnancy were more likely to have tooth decay by age 6 years, a Chinese study found. Medscape Medical News Source...

(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. "Even if he did have good form and full reps, he'd...

(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- The antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy) failed to outperform chemotherapy as first treatment after endocrine therapy for metastatic hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer... Source...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has proposed adding bemotrizinol as a new active ingredient allowed in sunscreens, in a move it says will "advance sunscreen innovation." This move is part...

The FL-100 tDCS system is available by prescription for adults with moderate to severe MDD in the current episode, either as monotherapy or as an adjunctive treatment. Medscape Medical News...

(MedPage Today) -- Members of an FDA expert panel urged the agency to expand labeling for testosterone replacement therapy and remove its classification as a controlled substance. Like previous FDA...

Patients with T2D taking incretin-based drugs do not face an increased risk for pancreatitis but have a modestly higher risk for biliary events than those on SGLT2 inhibitors. Medscape Medical...

(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the top spot in this year's Shkreli Awards from the Lown Institute. Kennedy's act beat out pharma-owned institutional review boards...

With flu cases surging far earlier than expected, NHS leaders in England warn that winter pressures are accelerating at a pace not seen in recent seasons. Medscape News UK Source...

(MedPage Today) -- On December 5, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) didn't just change a vaccine recommendation; they presided over an impending public health travesty. In a decision...

Disney’s famous Mickey Mouse character will soon be available for use in AI-generated videosGreg Balfour Evans / Alamy The world’s best-known AI company and the world’s best-known entertainment firm have...

(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Adding tucatinib (Tukysa) to first-line maintenance therapy with trastuzumab and pertuzumab (Perjeta) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer......

Stuart Whincup,in DarlingtonandFederica Bedendo,North East and CumbriaFamily handoutsThe families of Christie Harnett, Nadia Sharif and Emily Moore have campaigned for a public inquiryAn NHS trust which grieving families say subjected...