ACOG Withdraws From ACIP, Citing Scientific Integrity Concerns
(MedPage Today) -- Recent changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) prompted the American College of Obstetricians and ...
The Smoking Paradox: Tobacco Lowers Parkinson’s Risk, but Only for Some People
(MedPage Today) -- A large 9-year Korean study showed that current smoking status, not historical use, was the primary driver ...
Surgeon General Nominee Faces Tough Questions From Senate Panel
(MedPage Today) -- Casey Means, MD, President Trump's nominee to become the next surgeon general, maneuvered her way through tough ...
Dr. Mike Offers $100K to Host RFK Jr. on His Podcast
(MedPage Today) -- During a MedPage Today webinar, Mike Varshavski, DO -- better known as his high-profile social media personality ...
Should Doctors Engage With Misinfo Spreaders? Dr. Mike and Paul Offit Weigh In
(MedPage Today) -- Should physicians engage with people who spread medical misinformation -- or avoid confrontation to keep from legitimizing ...
Huge Cost Difference for Sunscreens With Same Ingredients, Same SPF Rating
(MedPage Today) -- The cost of three sunscreens with identical protection factor (SPF) varied by as much as 100-fold for ...
Beware of Radiation Doses Among Heart Scanners, Study Says
(MedPage Today) -- Cardiac imaging centers around the world may need to update their protocols and equipment, suggested findings of ...
GPs ‘Reeling’ Over New Contract in England
A new GP contract for England promises same-day urgent appointments, but medical leaders warn it raises unrealistic expectations and workload ...
Cannabis and Psychosis; Legalize Psilocybin? Addiction After Dopamine Agonists
(MedPage Today) -- Cannabis use among adolescents was linked with a heightened risk of psychosis and bipolar disorder, a cohort ...
New Guidance Released on ‘Whether and When’ to Stop Psychotropic Meds
(MedPage Today) -- In a new consensus statement, a task force convened by the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) ...
FDA Approves First Drug for Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved dupilumab (Dupixent) for treating allergic fungal rhinosinusitis, a first for the condition, the agency ...
RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Stance Infiltrated FDA. Trump Is Reining It In.
(MedPage Today) -- FDA has earned its stellar global reputation over the last century by being reliable in all the ...
SpaceX’s 1 million satellites could avoid environmental checks
SpaceX wants to launch many more satellitesCharles Boyer / Alamy Stock Photo Astronomers are scrambling to work out the environmental ...
FDA Grants Full Approval to Encorafenib in Metastatic CRC
Traditional approval of encorafenib plus cetuximab and fluorouracil-based chemotherapy for patients with BRAF-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer follows accelerated approval 2 ...
Sperm swim more quickly in summer, study finds
Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say. Source ...
Dupilumab Approved for Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis
The FDA has approved dupilumab to treat allergic fungal rhinosinusitis in adults and children ages 6 years and older. Medscape ...
Age, HIV, and Metabolic Syndrome Together Tied to Cognitive Impairment Risk
(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- The triple combination of age, HIV, and metabolic syndrome seemed to have a particularly potent ...
Single-Dose Dolutegravir Safe in Kids With HIV Receiving Preventive TB Treatment
(MedPage Today) -- Children with HIV on dolutegravir (Tivicay)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) can safely receive the standard prophylactic tuberculosis (TB) ...
NIH Agency to Scrub Words From Website; Epstein’s Genes; $2B WHO ‘Alternative’
Staff at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have been told to scrub the words "biodefense" and "pandemic ...
Skin Infections Common in Border Camps
Dermatologic diseases, particularly infections and inflammatory conditions, frequently affect displaced persons at Mexico-US border camps, especially children, according to an ...
