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(MedPage Today) -- Two commonly used mucoactive agents leaned toward more harm than benefit for critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure, according to the open-label randomized MARCH trial. In people with acute respiratory failure...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Brazilian patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) had a lower immune response to the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine (Shingrix) compared with healthy controls in a randomized trial, casting doubt on the vaccine's long-term effectiveness...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA issued a drug safety communication approving a label change that warns about the risk of kidney stones or kidney injury with the over-the-counter (OTC) weight loss drug orlistat (Alli), the agency said Wednesday. The...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Regular consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages was associated with an increased risk of two liver cancer subtypes, according to a pooled analysis of 11 prospective cohort studies including more than 1.5 million adults. Sugar...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The CEO of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has apologized to five members who were escorted by police out of the organization's annual meeting in New Orleans last week after they distributed an editorial criticizing the...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Variants in the apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) gene are associated with a significant increase in the risk of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare and aggressive kidney disease characterized by scarring of the glomeruli...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A hospital policy of giving high transfusion-risk patients tranexamic acid for noncardiac surgery reduced blood transfusions without increasing thromboembolic risk, the TRACTION randomized trial showed. Hospitals giving tranexamic...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Despite being more commonly diagnosed in women ages 40 or younger, an estimated 10% to 15% of early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cases are diagnosed in patients over 70. Current guidelines recommend the use of adjuvant...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The treatment landscape for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) continues to evolve with evidence from ongoing neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy trials. A major development was the KEYNOTE-522 trial that established...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) announced vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differ from what the U.S. government advises. The immunization schedule is specifically for pregnant, postpartum...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Social media has been on trial for allegedly harming youth mental health, and tech companies have been facing uphill legal battles in recent months. In a landmark case in March, a California jury found Meta and Google liable...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A proposal to back universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) was fiercely debated among the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates on Tuesday. The proposal was ultimately referred for more...
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