Are UK students at risk of more deadly meningitis outbreaks?
The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has asked independent experts in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to look ...
Is screen time always bad and how do I manage it?
How do you manage screen time, does it have a bad impact and what steps can you take to mitigate ...
Supplement Makers Push FDA to Allow Peptides and Other New Ingredients
Makers of dietary supplements are pushing the FDA to expand the types of ingredients they can put in their products, ...
Senate Democrats Blast Latest Affordable Care Act Proposal From CMS
Senate Democrats on Thursday blasted a proposed rule by the Trump administration to allow for "junk health plans" with high ...
Mammography Use Declined Among Younger Women in Recent Years
While mammography use did not significantly decline overall from 2002 to 2022, there was a significant drop in certain subgroups.Declines ...
CDC Report Spots Decreasing Coverage of 5 Vaccines
Vaccine coverage by age 2 was similar between kids born in 2021-2022 and 2019-2020, a CDC report showed.However, decreases were ...
First Once-Weekly Basal Insulin Approved for Type 2 Diabetes
The FDA approved insulin icodec (Awiqli) as the first once-weekly, long-acting basal insulin for glycemic control in adults with type ...
Brain Disease Decades Later? Study Links Childhood Surgery to Amyloid Build-Up
Evidence of iatrogenic beta-amyloid transmission was identified in two patients who developed early-onset cerebral amyloid angiopathy decades after undergoing pediatric ...
Lancet Retracts 1977 Commentary; Predicting Liver Cancer; Genetic Testing Fraud
A 49-year-old unsigned commentary in The Lancet that's been used in litigation to prop up the safety of talc products ...
He Suddenly Couldn’t Speak in Space. Astronaut Says Medical Scare Remains a Mystery.
The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don't know why he ...
Union Staff Strike at BMA Over Pay
Hundreds of BMA staff strike over pay, with unions warning real-terms cuts have left morale at 'rock bottom'. Press Association ...
ICI-Related Toxicity Diagnoses Differ for Dark vs Light Skin
A review of published studies suggests that skin toxicities related to checkpoint inhibitors may be managed differently in patients with ...
What to Expect for Prior Authorization in 2026
Prior authorization requirements cost the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $35 billion each year, and their overuse has triggered a ...
EMA Backs Orodispersible Furosemide for Edema in Children
The European regulator recommends granting pediatric use marketing authorization for Bopediat to treat children with oedema and hypertension from chronic ...
FDA OKs Therapy for Deadly Pediatric Immune Disorder
The FDA on Thursday granted accelerated approval to marnetegragene autotemcel (Kresladi) as the first gene therapy for treating kids with ...
EMA OKs Two Treatments for Small Cell Lung Cancer
Both drugs increase overall and progression-free survival. Medscape News Europe Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ema-oks-two-treatments-small-cell-lung-cancer-2026a10009h4?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-03-27 ...
FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Severe LAD-1
Marne-cel now offers an option to children with the rare immune disorder who lack a sibling donor for stem cell ...
Tried-and-True Carpal Tunnel Treatment Flops in Controlled Trial
Wrist splinting is widely used as a conservative treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, but rigorous evidence for its effectiveness is ...
Research Uncovers Mental Health Toll of Alopecia on Women
Black women are at greater risk for depression and anxiety, and scarring forms are linked to more disorders. Medscape Medical ...
Phage Therapy Promising in Multi-Drug Resistant Infections in Cystic Fibrosis
Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that kill bacteria.Phage therapy used as an experimental therapy in 51 cystic fibrosis patients with multi-drug ...
