Senior NIH official pushes MAHA strategy to skeptical ADA audience
An NIH advisor told researchers gathered at the American Diabetes Association conference that MAHA goals match the agency's priorities.
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Opinion: If Americans risk their lives fighting Ebola overseas, they deserve the right to come home
Outbreak response is difficult enough without asking responders to wonder whether they will have access to the best available care if they become ill.
Read full article →South Africa rolls out game-changing HIV shot amid funding shortfalls
A new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection could transform South Africa's fight against the epidemic — but U.S. aid cuts and limited doses threaten to slow its impact.
Read full article →ICE to No Longer Report Deaths of Detainees Recently Released From Custody
(MedPage Today) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from its custody, in a change that could obscure the full human cost of the Trump administration's mass detention...
Read full article →Aspirin and Bladder Cancer; Oncology Workforce Shortage; 'Exploding Immune Cells'
(MedPage Today) -- A large Danish study suggests that aspirin use may indirectly help uncover asymptomatic bladder cancer. (Journal of Internal Medicine) A concerning number of deaths and lack of survival benefit in a confirmatory trial have raised...
Read full article →Novel Lupus Drugs Continue to Shine in Extended Early Data
(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- Two investigational drugs for lupus with encouraging primary phase II results yielded more good news from follow-on studies, reports here indicated. The Toll-like receptor (TLR) inhibitor enpatoran showed no diminution...
Read full article →Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were escorted by police out of the convention center in New Orleans during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial...
Read full article →B-Cell Depleter Nabs Phase III Win in Autoimmune Kidney Disease
(MedPage Today) -- The B-cell depleting agent obinutuzumab (Gazyva) was superior to the immunosuppressant tacrolimus in inducing remissions in primary membranous nephropathy, the global phase III MAJESTY trial showed. By week 104, 37% of patients...
Read full article →The World Cup Is Coming. Here’s What EDs Should Prepare For.
(MedPage Today) -- On June 11, the largest FIFA World Cup in history kicks off across 16 cities in the U.S. (11 cities), Canada, and Mexico. Over 5 million fans from around the globe will pack stadiums, fan zones, and city streets through mid-July...
Read full article →Ebola in Congo: What Happens When Global Response Capacity Disappears?
(MedPage Today) -- In this MedPage Today webinar, Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Faust, MD, speaks with Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International and former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) official who helped lead the U.S...
Read full article →Politicization of Grants; Lessons From the 2014 Ebola Outbreak; Hantavirus Update
(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everyone, welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories...
Read full article →1 in 5 U.S. adults denied doctor-recommended care: Commonwealth Fund
Americans are increasingly frustrated about being blocked off from care, which results in worse health outcomes and financial stress, per the new study. Still, insurers generally defend their claims review processes.
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