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Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost. ...

Gastro Practice Settles for Nearly $5M; Acne and JAK Inhibitors; Prior Auth in IBD

(MedPage Today) -- An Atlanta-based gastroenterology practice agreed to pay $4.75 million to settle allegations of kickbacks and billing for ...

Doc Holding Embryos Hostage? Doc Wounded in Shootout; Abortion Murder Conviction

(MedPage Today) -- More than two dozen couples have accused California fertility doctor Brian Acacio, MD, of holding their embryos ...

Matching Drug to Bug Is Crucial to Treat Prosthetic Joint Infections

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Joint replacement failures are notoriously common when infections set in, but researchers here outlined ...

Just one dose of psilocybin relieves symptoms of OCD for months

Magic mushrooms are one of the psychedelics showing real medical potentialJohn Moore/Getty Images A single dose of psilocybin – the ...

What’s the Top Priority for Older Adults With Advanced Cancer?

(MedPage Today) -- Older patients with advanced cancer tended to prioritize maintaining quality of life (QoL) over extending survival, and ...

Haitian Man Dies in U.S. Immigration Custody With Untreated Toothache, Brother Says

(MedPage Today) -- A Haitian man confined at an Arizona immigration detention center for months died at a hospital Monday ...

‘Generation GLP-1’ Drives GLP-1-Friendly Food Marketing

Experts warn the label is ‘more marketing than medical’; urge following evidence on nutritional recommendations for GLP-1 therapy. Medscape Medical ...

Navigating Timely Detection and Treatment of Early Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease

(MedPage Today) -- Dr. Anna Burke is Director of Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders Division, and Karsten Solheim is Chair for ...

RFK Jr. Targets Starbucks, Dunkin’; Trader Joe’s Recall; Virus Hits California

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called out ...

Two marsupials believed extinct for 6000 years found alive

A pygmy long-fingered possumFlannery et al Two marsupial species that scientists thought had gone extinct at least 6000 years ago ...

The Toxic Trend Pushing Men to ‘Maximize’ Their Looks

Share on PinterestAppearance-based social media trends like looksmaxxing, softmaxxing, and hardmaxxing are often framed as self-improvement, but experts say they ...

Woman speaks of unbearable pain of living with endometriosis

Ami Clarke, 28, from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, began experiencing endometriosis symptoms at 13 but was not diagnosed until a decade ...

Healthy Diet May Cut Cancer Survivors’ Premature Aging Risk

A recent study found reduced premature aging among childhood cancer survivors that adhered to established dietary guidelines. Medscape Medical News ...

Chronic Rhinosinusitis Tied to Increased Cancer Risk

Results from Asia suggest chronic rhinosinusitis is associated with an increased risk for cancer, but whether these results apply to ...

Lobectomy: Viable Alternative in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Thyroid lobectomy may provide oncologic outcomes similar to those of total thyroidectomy in patients with sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma, per ...

Bariatric Surgery Rates Fall as GLP-1s Gain Popularity

The use of GLP 1s increased dramatically from 2018 to 2025 among patients eligible for metabolic and bariatric surgery in ...

Semaglutide May Help Treat Osteoarthritis, Study Finds

Share on PinterestA new study found that semaglutide benefits extend beyond weight loss by easing osteoarthritis symptoms. Tatsiana Volkava/Getty ImagesA ...

GLP-1 vs DPP-4 Meds: Which Is Better for Diabetes Control?