(MedPage Today) -- E-cigarette use among individuals eligible for lung cancer screening was independently associated with a reduced likelihood of screening, a cross-sectional study of U.S. adults revealed.
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved donanemab (Kisunla) for the treatment of adults with early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease with confirmed amyloid pathology, the agency announced Tuesday. This includes Alzheimer's patients with mild…
(MedPage Today) -- Older adults who experienced delirium while hospitalized for COVID-19 had increases in functional disability and cognitive impairment in the 6 months after discharge, according to a prospective cohort study.
(MedPage Today) -- The Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday to address excessive heat in the workplace, as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories due to blistering temperatures.
(MedPage Today) -- Fluorine-18 prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-1007 PET/CT was superior to multiparametric MRI for primary locoregional staging of prostate cancer, according to results from a phase II paired-cohort study.
(MedPage Today) -- With the House still investigating the pandemic, its origins, and our government's responses -- and with perhaps the most well-known public health figure in the hot seat (Anthony Fauci, MD) -- now seems a good time to…
(MedPage Today) -- A Cassava Sciences collaborator was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of defrauding the NIH in grant applications supporting the company's investigational Alzheimer's drug simufilam, which is now in phase III…
(MedPage Today) -- Financial incentives used in Medicare's End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices (ETC) Model didn't move the needle on home dialysis use and kidney transplantation uptake during its first 2 years.
(MedPage Today) -- Over 100 batches of potassium chloride are being recalled because they are not dissolving correctly, which may lead to hyperkalemia that can ultimately cause cardiac arrhythmias and death in some cases, per an FDA alert.
(MedPage Today) -- A Supreme Court ruling on Friday that reigns in the power of federal agencies could have far-reaching impacts on healthcare, from drug approvals to nursing home regulations and Medicare drug price negotiations.
(MedPage Today) -- Pivotal studies testing new options in previously untreated double-expressor (MYC/BCL2) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) yielded differing results, according to findings presented at the recent American Society of…
(MedPage Today) -- About 8 years ago, California nurse Kate Carleton, RN, was watching a news special on an anniversary of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting when she began wondering what her kids would do if they were ever in a…
(MedPage Today) -- The summer heat wave blazing across the U.S. is set to endanger millions of infants and children, who are physiologically more vulnerable than adults to its impact. Unfortunately for American families, access to…
(MedPage Today) -- Among women followed for upwards of 25 years, those who ate relatively large amounts of "ultraprocessed" foods -- such as soft drinks, frozen pizzas, and mass-produced baked goods -- developed systemic lupus…
(MedPage Today) -- A phase I study showed activity with WTX-124, a novel interleukin-2 (IL-2) prodrug, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid cancers whose tumors progressed after checkpoint inhibition.
(MedPage Today) -- Introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into screening mammography for breast cancer significantly improved screening performance while reducing radiologists' workload, a large retrospective cohort study showed.
(MedPage Today) -- Multiple first-line antidepressant medications were broadly linked with weight gain, although bupropion (Wellbutrin) had the least amount of weight change, according to observational data.
(MedPage Today) -- Bills that would mandate Medicare coverage for two categories of treatments -- anti-obesity drugs and "breakthrough" medical devices -- have cleared a House panel, making them one step closer to passage.
(MedPage Today) -- Children with uveitis appeared to have an increased risk of developing cataracts over 20-year follow-up, according to a retrospective cohort study.
(MedPage Today) -- Routine ECGs for the general population had clinical utility in a study of Japan's unique health screening program, with screening results tied to subsequent health outcomes.
(MedPage Today) -- Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) in California are pushing back after two hospitals in Modesto were hit with "Immediate Jeopardy" violations in part for CRNAs reportedly operating beyond their scope of…
(MedPage Today) -- Exposure to air pollution in childhood was directly associated with bronchitic symptoms in adulthood, according to findings from a decades-long study from California.
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA's recent expanded approval of delandistrogene moxeparvovec (Elevidys) widened access to the gene therapy to include ambulatory and non-ambulatory Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients ages 4 and older with a…
(MedPage Today) -- A Louisiana law passed unanimously by the state's legislature and signed by Gov. Jeff Landry (R) in May could dramatically change noncompete contracts between physicians and their employers, although the effects won't be…
(MedPage Today) -- Neuromuscular training decreased the onset of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in cancer patients, a randomized trial showed.
(MedPage Today) -- Getting an mRNA COVID-19 shot during the first trimester of pregnancy didn't lead to an increased risk of major structural birth defects, a multisite retrospective cohort study found.
(MedPage Today) -- Over the past 2 decades alone, hundreds of thousands of children and teens have paid with their lives for the way the U.S. lags behind other high-income countries in health matters, a cross-sectional study showed.
(MedPage Today) -- As you may recall from my recent analysis of the 2024 Doximity compensation report, doctor pay is decreasing in real terms. That's a problem given that the same report indicated the large majority of doctors do not feel…