Future of Lab-Developed Tests Still Taking Shape
As the new Congress and a new administration start up, the fate of FDA-issued regulations on laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) is ...
Day: January 10, 2025
FDA Panel Backs Injection for Leg Pain Caused by Herniated Discs
FDA advisors largely supported the regulatory approval of condoliase for nerve pain associated with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) if it ...
Thousands of Providence Health Workers Strike in Oregon
Nearly 5,000 healthcare workers from Providence Health began a strike Friday morning, picketing all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon, after ...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation After Tai Chi Improves Sleep in Older Adults
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) added to tai chi chuan exercise improved sleep and cognition in older adults who had ...
Bone Mineral Density Deficits Prevalent Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
Survivors of childhood cancer face challenges from bone mineral density (BMD) deficits due to treatment exposures and other factors, some ...
I Managed Wildfire Response for a Health System. Here’s What I Learned.
Mary Meyer MD, MPH, is an emergency physician with The Permanente Medical Group. She also holds a Master of Public ...
A Win for AI in Cancer; 2025’s Transformative Drugs; FDA Clarifies ‘Underway’ Trials
An artificial intelligence (AI) system used in a nationwide breast cancer screening program increased cancer detection with breast CT and ...
Novel Combo With Engineered NK Cells in Early Trial for Breast Cancer
At the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Margaret Gatti-Mays, MD, MPH, of the Ohio State University in Columbus, discussed the ...
Shorter TB Treatment Recommended for Kids, Adults
Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines ...
Higher Dose of Atropine Eye Drops Slowed Myopia Progression in Kids
Children with myopia using 0.05% atropine eye drops had less myopia progression and/or less axial elongation compared with those using ...
In Los Angeles, People Snap Up Air Filters and Wear Masks Against Smoke Pollution
LOS ANGELES -- With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, Dana ...
Georgia Stem Cell Companies Banned From Marketing Their Treatments
Three Georgia companies and their principals have been banned from continuing their "bogus claims" that their stem cell therapy could ...
Growing ‘Medical Freedom’ Movement Poses Challenge for Public Health
The "medical freedom" movement that has gained traction in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic could continue to push public ...
High Levels of Radon Exposure: Risk Factor for Gestational Diabetes?
Exposure to radon was linked to an increased risk for gestational diabetes, a population-based cohort study suggested. Among 9,107 mothers-to-be, ...
Vedolizumab Maintenance Safe and Effective for Kids With IBD
Maintenance treatment with vedolizumab (Entyvio) appeared to be safe and effective in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with greater ...
Do TNF Inhibitors Really Worsen RA-Associated Lung Disease?
Worries that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors may exacerbate or even cause lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ...
Over 17,000 Docs Reject RFK Jr.; Trump’s Disease-Border Plan; Afib and Eye Strokes
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A letter signed by more than 17,000 doctors urges Senators to ...
Obesity and Fibromyalgia Linked to Difficult-to-Treat RA
TOPLINE:The presence of erosions at diagnosis, longer disease duration, and comorbidities such as fibromyalgia and obesity are associated with the ...
Gene-edited cells that evade rejection show promise in type 1 diabetes
A transmission electron micrograph of a section through pancreas tissue, showing cells that produce insulinSTEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy The first ...
Blood Test Shows Promise for Early Cancer Detection
Researchers at the University of Oxford have reported results of a new blood test designed to detect multiple types of ...
