High Response Rate in Heavily Treated Multiple Myeloma With Novel Drug Combination
A novel combination for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma produced responses in about 80% of a heavily treated population, albeit with a ...
Day: January 8, 2025
Senate Report Blasts Private Equity Ownership in Health Facilities
The increasing involvement of private equity in the healthcare system "potentially pose a threat to the nation's healthcare infrastructure, particularly ...
Mutation Clearance After Transplant Linked to Better Outcomes in Myelofibrosis
Clearance of driver mutations at day 30 after transplantation was associated with a reduced risk of relapse and better survival ...
Varipulse Heart Device Procedures Paused After Safety Events
Just months after FDA approval, Johnson & Johnson paused the rollout of its Varipulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) platform in ...
Eli Lilly’s Obesity Drug Gets Medicare Coverage for Sleep Apnea
(Reuters) -Eli Lilly's obesity drug Zepbound can now be covered by government-backed Medicare insurance plans for use in sleep apnea, ...
US to Build New Stockpile of Bird Flu Vaccine for Poultry
(Reuters) -The U.S. will rebuild a stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry that match the strain of the virus ...
Economic ‘Shrinkflation’ Strikes Healthcare | MedPage Today
Severance is a professor of medicine and an advisor on the healthcare workplace. With U.S. healthcare costs on track to ...
Dietary Calcium Cuts Colorectal Cancer Risk by 17%
A major prospective study of more than half a million UK women conducted over almost 17 years has confirmed that ...
Storm-Chasing Doctor Makes Annual Trip to ‘Tornado Alley’
Colorado hospitalist Jason Persoff, MD, uses plenty of technology when he chases storms in hopes of seeing a tornado. He ...
6% of Seniors Depressed; ADHD and Hormones; Novel Antipsychotic Eases Schizophrenia
A study of older adults showed that 6% had depression, with higher prevalences in certain groups, including women, those who ...
Make the Diagnosis: Are Her Nail Symptoms Part of a Larger Picture?
Presentation A 62-year-old woman visited her doctor about thick, crumbling, discolored toenails that developed over many months. The patient had ...
‘Patients are collapsing in the waiting room’: A&E nurses speak out
The NHS is experiencing intense winter pressure, with critical incidents declared at a dozen hospitals across the UK by Wednesday.Ahead ...
Death in Doc’s Sex Trafficking Case; Docs Help Insurer Boost $; Insurers in Court
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Death ...
Here’s What to Know About Human Metapneumovirus
Reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a common respiratory illness that causes flu- and cold-like symptoms, are growing across the Northern ...
Will genome editing transform our children’s health? Some have doubts
The CRISPR protein (blue and pink) is hooked up to an RNA sequence (orange) that guides where to cut DNA ...
Sleeping pills disrupt how the brain clears waste
During sleep, the brain flushes out toxins that accumulate throughout the dayRobert Reader/Getty Images Sleeping pills might help you doze ...
Doctors Worry That Iodine Deficiency Is Coming Back
The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first ...
Florida Grand Jury Investigating COVID Vaccines Finds No Proof of Criminal Activity
A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to investigate "any and all wrongdoing" ...
FDA Adds Guillain-Barre Syndrome Warning to Two RSV Vaccines
The FDA issued a safety communication that warns about possible Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines manufactured ...
Cheddar Cheese Recall; Army Doc Pleads Guilty; Physician Lobbies Against RFK Jr.
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Two types of Wicklow Gold cheddar cheese sold in five states ...
