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A TYK2 inhibitor in development shows superior efficacy to placebo and apremilast for treating psoriasis, with no new safety concerns ...

FDA Warns of Fatal Liver Injuries Tied to Drug It Wants Pulled From Market

The FDA on Tuesday warned that postmarketing data has turned up dozens of serious cases of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) ...

Incidental Findings in Lung Screening Could Indicate Undiagnosed Cancers

Significant incidental findings detected on low-dose CT lung cancer screening were associated with an increased risk of an extrapulmonary cancer ...

Coronary Stem Cell Study Retracted; GLP-1 Drugs and HCM; Bad Heart Health of Police

The PREVENT-TAHA8 intracoronary stem cell trial from Iran was officially retracted by The BMJ, months after an expression of concern ...

Weight Loss May Cut Cancer Risk in Adults With Obesity

Nonsurgical weight loss is associated with reduced incident risks for both obesity-related and other cancers in adults with obesity. Medscape ...

The Invisible Patient in the Pediatric Care Crisis

Ask a working mom what it's like to be on call 24/7 for her family's health and the words flow ...

Attacks from our immune system are a cause of long covid

Our immune cells usually fight off covid-19, but in some cases, things go rogueSCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Evidence is mounting that ...

A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

When it comes to particle physics, Tova Holmes has been there, done that and got the T-shirt – in fact, ...

More States Allow Pathway to Permanent Licensure for Foreign-Trained Docs

Many states have either dropped residency requirements for certain international medical graduates (IMGs) or introduced legislation to enact such changes, ...

Doc Gave Patients Recalled CPAPs ‘Fixed’ by His Own Children

Eric Haeger, MD, of Washington state, was sentenced to a year in prison for his role in a scheme involving ...

New fibre optic record allows 50,000,000 movies to be streamed at once

Team member Ronit Sohanpal works on the high-speed data transmission set upUCL A new speed record has been set for ...

Training Posts at Risk in Resident Doctors’ Strike Standoff

Ministers warn extra training posts may be withdrawn as strike deadline approaches and talks resume. Press Association Source link : ...

NICE Introduces Endometriosis Fertility Pathway

An updated NICE guideline sets out a dedicated pathway for endometriosis within wider fertility guidance. Medscape News UK Source link ...

BMJ Paper Retracted; Trump to Withdraw Means Nomination? Prince Philip’s Last Beer

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The BMJ retracted a phase III clinical trial of stem cells ...

EU Backs Targeted BRAF Combo in Melanoma, Thyroid Cancer

European authorities have backed a targeted BRAF/MEK inhibitor combo for radioactive iodine-refractory thyroid cancer and extended its use to adolescents ...

Oral GLP-1s Beyond the Hype: The Polypharmacy Challenge

Oral weight-loss drugs bring great promise but require care in how they behave with other medications. Medscape Medical News Source ...

Myotonia Drug Gets Green Light for Pediatric Patients in EU

The European Medicines Agency has backed expanding Namuscla to address muscle rigidity in children and adolescents with rare inherited neuromuscular ...

No Link Between Common ADHD Treatment and Psychosis Risk

Methylphenidate, the most commonly prescribed treatment for ADHD, is not linked with increased psychosis risk and may even be protective ...

Nasal Epinephrine Boosts Quality of Life