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(MedPage Today) -- Immunotherapy-based combinations have rapidly become the dominant first-line treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but real-world outcomes ...

Bispecifics Before CAR-T May Be Best-Bet Sequence for Large B-Cell Lymphoma

(MedPage Today) -- The use of bispecific antibodies (BsAb) before chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T) appeared to be a ...

In a Tumultuous Year, U.S. Health Policy Has Been Greatly Reshaped Under RFK Jr.

(MedPage Today) -- In the whirlwind first year of President Donald Trump's second term, some of the most polarizing changes ...

Circadian Rhythms and Dementia; How ADHD Drugs Work; Can Alzheimer’s Be Reversed?

(MedPage Today) -- Weaker and more fragmented circadian rhythms in older adults were associated with elevated dementia risk, prospective data ...

Star that seemed to vanish more than 130 years ago is found again

An image captured by a telescope at the Grasslands Observatory in Arizona. The “x” is where E. E. Barnard saw ...

New Clues to Transdifferentiation in T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

(MedPage Today) -- At the recent American Society of Hematology annual meeting, researchers presented preclinical data examining how transdifferentiation between ...

75% of Adults Have Obesity; Gestational Diabetes Rates Rising; Oprah Praises GLP-1s

(MedPage Today) -- Over 75% of U.S. adults have obesity under a global Lancet Commission's new definition of obesity, which ...

I Was Wrong About RFK Jr.

(MedPage Today) -- Last January, N. Adam Brown, MD, MBA, compared HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to a broken ...

Defining Treatment Success in Sjogren’s: Outcomes That Matter to Patients

(MedPage Today) -- Measuring treatment success in Sjögren's disease requires more than tracking systemic disease activity alone. Fatigue, pain, dryness, ...

Russia-US nuclear pact is about to end and we won’t see another

Russia shows off its weaponry at a military parade in MoscowMikhail Svetlov/Getty Images In February 2026, for the first time ...

BepiColombo mission will start to unpick Mercury’s secrets in 2026

Artist’s impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft flying by MercuryESA/ATG medialab We will finally begin to untangle Mercury’s mysteries in 2026, ...

Why stroking seedlings can help them grow big and strong

If your windowsills are anything like mine, they are filling up with the first batches of seed sowings for the ...

See how fire has changed the world’s largest wetland, the Pantanal

A marsh deer escaping a forest fire in Poconé, Mato Grosso, in 2020Lalo de Almeida Science Museum How can these ...

2026 is set to be an even bigger year for weight-loss drugs

travelpixpro/Getty Images Pledging to lose weight is a common New Year’s resolution, particularly after the excesses of the holiday season. ...

Controversial satellites launching in 2026 will reflect light to Earth

Artist’s rendering of the Reflect Orbital satellitesReflect Orbital A controversial scheme will begin to reflect sunlight to Earth with satellites ...

Why I’m going to reap the mental health benefits of stargazing in 2026

For me, this year is going to be all about self-care via the stars. It has been 20 years since ...

The best new science fiction books of 2026 include new novels from Ann Leckie and Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Strife will be a highlight of MarchJoby Sessions/SFX Magazine/Future via Getty Images I may have to ...

The best new popular science books of 2026, including new books by Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit and Xand Van Tulleken

plainpicture/Michiru Nakayama Lots of science books will be published over the course of the coming year – tonnes, in fact. ...

The cost of weight-loss drugs should fall in 2026