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(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 →LAS VEGAS — If Ascendiun CEO Paul Markovich could eliminate one buzzword from the healthcare dictionary, it would be "interoperability."
Read full article →The American Medical Association has sought a working relationship with the health secretary. Members saw moral compromise.
Read full article →Newly released state enrollment data show ObamaCare coverage losses could be even more severe than initially anticipated, due to Congress's unwillingness to renew enhanced subsidies. Monthly enrollment data through April from Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico and New York showed a significant number of people canceled their coverage or did not pay their premium bills after signing up for coverage in 2026, according to an analysis from Georgetown University. Federal officials have so far only released...
Read full article →A sixth case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in a Texas calf. It’s the second calf in La Salle County, Texas, to become infested with the parasite that threatens wildstock with larvae that burrows deep into the tissue of its inhabitant, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Officials in the Lone Star...
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