FDA Approves Third-Ever Drug for Lupus Nephritis
Obinutuzumab (Gazyva) is the first drug to be approved for lupus nephritis since the approvals of belimumab (Benlysta) in 2020 ...
FDA Approves GLP-1 Pill for Primary, Secondary Cardiovascular Protection
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved oral semaglutide (Rybelsus) to prevent major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in high-risk patients with ...
EV + Pembro Beats SOC in Cisplatin-Ineligible Bladder Cancer
Muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients who are ineligible or refuse cisplatin chemotherapy see “dramatic” improvements in survival outcomes with enfortumab vedotin ...
Rethinking the Apnea-Hypopnea Index for Measuring Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(MedPage Today) -- At World Sleep 2025, Robson Capasso, MD, of Stanford University in California, challenged the field's reliance on ...
Narcolepsy and Mortality Risk: New Data
Narcolepsy is not associated with increased risk for mortality of any type, even among patients with a higher prevalence of ...
Understanding Osteoporosis in Older Men
(MedPage Today) -- Because osteoporosis is more prevalent in women, men with osteoporosis often are overlooked. According to the NIH, ...
Spotting Trends in Patients’ Tests
(MedPage Today) -- Someone once told me that if you order enough lab tests on a patient, you'll find something. ...
Paradigm Shift in Metastatic TNBC to Trop2-Targeted Antibody-Drug Conjugates
(MedPage Today) -- BERLIN -- Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting Trop2 made a strong case as first-line standard of care for ...
Telehealth Medication Abortion Requests Doubled After Dobbs
(MedPage Today) -- Telehealth medication abortion requests nearly doubled in the months after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ...
A distant comet is forming new rings while we watch in real time
Illustration of Chiron’s ringsDan Durda For the first time, astronomers are watching a ring system form in real time. The ...
Warning Signs a Hospital Patient Is Lonely or Afraid
Recognizing isolation or fear in a patient is important for hospitalists and may require a little more time with the ...
Music Could Help Ease Pain From Surgery or Illness. Scientists Are Listening
(MedPage Today) -- Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope, and ...
Peanut Allergy Rates Dropped After Early Introduction Guidelines
(MedPage Today) -- Fewer toddlers developed peanut allergies after guidelines recommended introducing peanut products in infancy, a large primary care ...
Even With Normal BMI, Abdominal Obesity Raises CV Risk
Two studies demonstrate that a large proportion of the population has visceral adiposity even at BMIs below the obesity threshold, ...
SLGT2 Inhibitors Tied to Less Progression of Lung Lesions
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- SGLT2 inhibitor use was linked to reduced progression of in-situ pulmonary adenocarcinoma, an observational study ...
De-Escalating Bone-Modifying Therapy Safe, Effective in Metastatic Breast Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- BERLIN -- Administering bone-modifying agents (BMAs) every 24 weeks after long-term use was a safe and effective ...
Europe Has the Tools — So Why Are HIV Targets Off Track?
Stigma, late diagnosis, and patchy access keep Europe from its HIV milestones. What will it take to close the gap? ...
What If Ultra-Processed Foods Aren’t the Villain?
(MedPage Today) -- Earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed the "Real Food, Healthy Kids Act" into law, ...
Breastfeeding causes a surge in immune cells that could prevent cancer
Immune-related changes take place in the breasts after breastfeedingSvetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images Breastfeeding has long been linked to a reduced risk ...
Everything is perimenopause now – but what if it’s not?
There are many symptoms of perimenopause, but the same signs could point towards different conditions altogetherChristina S. Zhu Like many ...
