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(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...
(MedPage Today) -- Every year, one in five Americans cycles through the doors of an emergency department (ED). That's over 155 million patient visits annually and climbing. I should know -- I've been an emergency physician for a quarter century...
(MedPage Today) -- Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access when a customs rule goes into effect later this month, a change that has sparked opposition from Democrats and some Republicans with the cost of living...
These are two lectures that form the Virchow Prize Lecture given by the authors in October, 2026. The first lecture was given by Peter Piot. The second lecture was given by Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum.
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved an easier-to-use once-monthly subcutaneous injectable form of olanzapine (Weltruza) for schizophrenia in adults, Teva Pharmaceuticals announced on Friday. A decades-old drug, olanzapine in its oral form is the...
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved pritelivir (Hovilpri) tablets to treat mucocutaneous lesions caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections in immunocompromised patients who haven't responded to other treatments. Pritelivir, an oral helicase...
Public HealthSteven Quay, a biopharmaceutical executive with no background in infectious diseases, is no longer being considered for director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Public HealthThe AHA is once again suing the Trump administration over its plan to revamp a federal drug discount program into one that provides after-the-fact rebates instead of upfront discounts.
(MedPage Today) -- The treatment for former President Joe Biden's metastatic prostate cancer, which has spread to the bone, has been "like torture," according to an update from his son, Hunter Biden. (OK!) Republican congressional candidate Doug...
(MedPage Today) -- Nicotinamide riboside, a form of vitamin B3 that increases cellular levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), had no significant clinical benefit in early Parkinson's disease, the NOPARK randomized trial showed. Commonly...
(MedPage Today) -- After years of inactivity, therapeutic development for dermatomyositis has begun to move forward with several new therapies and therapeutic strategies. "This is a very exciting time for the field because we're finally going...
(MedPage Today) -- The histologic evolution of gastroesophageal cancer from primarily squamous cell to adenocarcinoma has led to a separate evolution in treatment approaches. Surgery, whenever feasible, remains foundational for both histologies...
(MedPage Today) -- Zivot consulted for Christa Pike's legal team. Christa Pike is awake. A week after Tennessee strapped her to a gurney and gave her two doses of pentobarbital, she is off the ventilator and speaking from a hospital bed, still...
(MedPage Today) -- The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents -- from industrial disasters to health emergencies. The suspicious death last week of a worker...
Public HealthThe gifts and payments that doctors receive from drugmakers increased inappropriate prescribing, likely leading to rising health care costs, according to a new review.
(MedPage Today) -- Knowing the recent outdoor temperatures could help clinicians decide whether a virus is behind a pediatric case of infectious gastroenteritis, according to a secondary analysis of a prospective trial. Among over 800 children...
Public HealthThe federal government has released new quality ratings for Medicare Advantage insurers for 2027, with Humana emerging as the biggest winner.
Public HealthLife Biosciences said yesterday that three glaucoma patients have now received a single injection of its experimental cellular reprogramming drug, with no serious adverse events.
(MedPage Today) -- HHS announced a series of initiatives to further study vaccine injuries, but public health advocates and vaccine experts say they will sow more mistrust in vaccines. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "has once again created...
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Thursday approved intravenous atezolizumab (Tecentriq) in combination with a fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin for the adjuvant treatment of stage III mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) colon cancer in patients 2 years...
(MedPage Today) -- Christa Pike regaining consciousness and speaking a week after receiving two doses of execution drugs in Tennessee has astonished even some medical professionals and left many people wondering: How did she survive? Attorneys...
Public HealthFrom new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Congo has confirmed 8,728 cases and 4,205 deaths in its Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced. In the...
Public HealthThe Trump administration wants to make three big changes to the U.S. Census, including eliminating questions about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation and excluding anyone who is not a citizen…
Public HealthThe FDA flagged a potential safety signal after four patient deaths in a trial testing a schizophrenia drug, Argenx faces an unusual setback, and more pharma news.
(MedPage Today) -- Three women experienced neurological symptoms after injections of botulinum toxin at a medical spa in Colorado, which turned out to be an unapproved product, public health officials said. All three had injections in the upper...
(MedPage Today) -- Some over-the-counter (OTC) skin creams have undeclared pharmacologically active ingredients (UPAIs) that could be harmful to consumers, an observational study found. Out of 18 preselected products, UPAIs were identified in...
Public HealthAs the midterm elections draw near, the MAHA movement is nearly invisible on the campaign trail and struggling to find a financial or messaging foothold in key races.
Public Health“Erasing data does not erase need or harm,” writes social epidemiologist Nancy Krieger.