‘There’s No Conspiracy’: An Inside Look at CDC’s Key Vaccine Safety Database
(MedPage Today) -- Frank DeStefano, MD, MPH, was there when the CDC's Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) first came online in ...
Penguin poo helps keep Antarctica cool
Adelie penguins on sea ice off the Antarctic PeninsulaAshley Cooper pics/Alamy Fumes of ammonia rising from piles of droppings in ...
Special contact lenses let you see infrared light – even in the dark
New contact lenses can provide infrared visionolga Yastremska/Alamy Contact lenses have enabled people to see beyond the visible light range, ...
A Look at the Phase II SAGA Data for Gildeuretinol in Geographic Atrophy
(MedPage Today) -- An oral investigational agent, gildeuretinol (ALK-001), demonstrated a significant reduction in geographic atrophy (GA) lesion growth and ...
AI Passes Gastro Board Exam; ALD Hospitalizations Surge; Post-Colonoscopy CRCs
(MedPage Today) -- Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) model DeepSeek passed the gastroenterology board examination, with scores of 77.1% to 81.5%, ...
The surprising benefits of breathing through your nose
By the age of 30, each one of us will have taken around 250 million breaths. But are we doing ...
Colossal scientist now admits they haven’t really made dire wolves
One of the modified grey wolves created by ColossalColossal Biosciences The dire wolf is “the world’s first successfully de-extincted animal”, ...
Doc Gets 10 Years for Fake Diagnoses; Nurse Accused of Removing Mom’s Breathing Tube
(MedPage Today) -- Texas rheumatologist Jorge Zamora-Quezada, MD, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for falsely diagnosing thousands of ...
FDA Panel Votes Against Broad Talazoparib-Enzalutamide Label in Prostate Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory committee on Wednesday unanimously voted against recommending approval of the PARP inhibitor talazoparib (Talzenna) ...
FDA Advisory: Daratumumab Wins, Glofitamab Loses
Daratumumab and hyaluronidase (Darzalex Faspro, Johnson & Johnson) came a step closer to being approved for high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma ...
Texas Vaccine Surge; Biden Health Investigation; Cocaine Vaccine?
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Amid a measles outbreak, Texas experienced a surge ...
Public sector workers offered up to 4.5% pay rises
Millions of public sector workers including nurses, doctors and teachers have been offered pay rises of between 3.6% and 4.5%.It ...
New Genetic Test Could Diagnose Brain Tumours in 2 Hours
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a new genetic test that can diagnose brain tumours in as little ...
Texas Bill to Clarify Exceptions to Abortion Ban Clears Key Hurdle After Rocky Path
(MedPage Today) -- Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion ...
Chatbot Helps Users Adopt a Low FODMAP Diet
SAN DIEGO — Low fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs) dietary advice has been shown to be effective ...
BLVR Requires Revision in 20% of Patients
Approximately 20% of patients who undergo bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) lose the effects of the treatment within 2 years, ...
Novel Neutrophil Subset Predicts Relapse in ANCA Vasculitis
TOPLINE:Researchers in Japan showed that a unique neutrophil subset, characterized by type II interferon signature genes (T2ISG), along with elevated ...
Giant boulder on clifftop in Tonga was carried by a 50-metre-high wave
Martin Köhler stands in front of the Maka Lahi boulder in TongaMartin Köhler/University of Queensland A 1200-tonne boulder in Tonga ...
Seniors With Diabetes Benefit From Intermittent Scanning CGM
TOPLINE:The use of intermittent scanning continuous glucose monitoring (is-CGM) led to significant reductions in A1c levels among patients aged 60 ...
Secukinumab Cuts Chronic Pain in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
TOPLINE:Compared with placebo, secukinumab demonstrated superior pain reduction in moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa in two phase 3 trials. Improvements ...
