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(MedPage Today) -- Two dose levels of maintenance treatment with extended-release buprenorphine (Sublocade) improved opioid abstinence in patients with high-risk ...

Major Developments in Psoriatic Disease

(MedPage Today) -- At the recent Maui Derm, George Martin, MD, founder and program director of the meeting, shared major ...

ADHD App Cleared; Anti-Inflammatories for Depression; Charges Over Adderall Scripts

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared a prescription smartphone app, dubbed LumosityRx, to help improve attention in adults with attention ...

Big Bump in Concierge, Direct Primary Care in Recent Years

(MedPage Today) -- The number of concierge and direct primary care practices in the U.S. rose sharply in recent years, ...

Undesired Weight Gain Common in HIV Patients on ART

1 in 5 patients living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy reported experiencing undesired weight gain in the past 1 year, ...

Improving Oral Chemotherapy Adherence in Pediatric ALL

(MedPage Today) -- At the recent American Society of Hematology annual meeting, researchers presented data highlighting new behavioral and family-centered ...

Can an AI-Based Tool Help Predict Cardiovascular Events?

A noninvasive AI tool may be able to predict potential cardiovascular events in patients with suspected stable coronary artery disease, ...

Virtual Weight-Loss Program Shows Potential for Vets With Serious Mental Illness

(MedPage Today) -- A fully remote tailored weight-loss program showed potential for helping veterans with obesity and serious mental illness ...

Top Cancer Center to Cough Up $15 Million to Settle Fraud Allegations

(MedPage Today) -- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will pay $15 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by ...

Brain Tumor Warning Added to Birth Control Shot

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved a label change for the birth control shot depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera), which now ...

Strange lemon-shaped exoplanet defies the rules of planet formation

An artist’s impression of PSR J2322-2650bNASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI) Astronomers have found what appears to be one of ...

FDA’s $250K Travel Bill; Q&A With Retsef Levi; Staffers Air Hoeg Concerns

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare ...

Vixarelimab Safe and Effective in Prurigo Nodularis

In a randomized clinical trial, vixarelimab demonstrates dose-dependent, long-term safety and efficacy in patients with prurigo nodularis. Medscape Medical News ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome seems to have a very strong genetic element

Chronic fatigue syndrome doesn’t have a single cause, but the role of genetics is starting to come to lightanusorn nakdee/Getty ...

Former Top NIH Official Sues the Trump Administration

(MedPage Today) -- A former leading scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) sued the Trump administration Tuesday, saying ...

Doctor Who Helped Sell Ketamine to Matthew Perry Before His Death Avoids Prison Time

(MedPage Today) -- A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his ...

Caesaran sections overtake natural vaginal births for the first time

Getty ImagesRuth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter More babies are being born by caesarean section in England than delivered naturally - ...

Quality of Life an Ongoing Struggle in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

(MedPage Today) -- Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) comes with a heavy quality-of-life burden that doesn't disappear after the ...

CDC Adopts Contentious Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation