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A new study examines how exercise modality and dose could affect quality of life outcomes in women undergoing chemotherapy for ...

AI Vulnerable to Fake Info; Vegetarians Have Fewer Cancers; ‘Snooki’ Has Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) programs have a vulnerability to fabricated medical information, particularly misinformation written in authoritative or ...

Study Warns of Large Increase in New HIV Cases in U.S. if Ryan White Program Ends

(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- Ending funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program would result in an estimated 73% increase ...

No Major ‘Reactions’ at FDA’s Food Allergy Expert Panel

(MedPage Today) -- The latest FDA expert panel gave Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, a chance to sound off on ...

EMA Backs First Combined mRNA Vaccine for COVID-19 and Flu

Co-infection of influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 can lead to more severe disease than infection of either alone. Medscape News Europe ...

EMA Backs Continuous Infusion Levodopa for Parkinson’s

Designed for advanced Parkinson’s with poorly controlled motor fluctuations, the infusion delivers steadier levodopa exposure than pills via continuous subcutaneous ...

FDA to Offer Bonus Payments to Staffers Who Complete Speedy Drug Reviews

(MedPage Today) -- The head of the FDA plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete ...

EMA Rejects Drugs for Rett Syndrome, Schizophrenia

Daybue was turned down for Rett syndrome, and Iloperidone for schizophrenia and bipolar I, with safety and benefit-risk concerns cited ...

NASA’s Artemis moon exploration programme is getting a major makeover

NASA’s Space Launch System has had a tricky startNASA/Cory Huston NASA is shaking up the plan for its Artemis moon ...

NIH Vacancies; MA Referral Shakeup; Erase 20 Years of Nursing Board Discipline?

(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody, welcome to MedPod Today, ...

Two New Options for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria in the EU

EU advisers recommend an oral add-on for adults who remain symptomatic on antihistamines and expanded dupilumab to ages 2-11, bringing ...

EMA Supports First European Therapy for WHIM Syndrome

WHIM syndrome is an ultra-rare hereditary immunodeficiency disease that leads to recurrent severe infections and an increased risk for viral-associated ...

Study Questions Use of Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy in Certain Cases

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Adding hormone therapy to postoperative radiotherapy did not improve overall survival (OS) for most ...

Conditional EU Nod for Weekly Pill in Pediatric Glioma

Current treatment options include surgery and chemotherapy, but chemotherapy’s benefits are often modest and can cause substantial side effects. Medscape ...

Novartis Settles With Henrietta Lacks’ Estate Over Use of ‘Stolen’ Cells in Research

(MedPage Today) -- Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly ...

EMA Backs Single-Dose Pill for Sleeping Sickness

For use outside the EU, the regulator backed a single-dose oral approach that treats all stages and could spare patients ...

Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week

A screen image of Doom being played by human neurons on a chipCortical Labs A clump of human brain cells ...

Frailty can be eased with an infusion of stem cells from young people

Slow walking speed is a common feature of frailtyGordon Scammell/Loop Images/Universal Images/Getty Images An experimental stem cell therapy could treat ...

Impact of Environmental Allergens on Asthma Varies With Age