Kidney Decline Faster After Severe COVID vs Other Pneumonia Researchers recommend close kidney function monitoring in hospitalized patients Dec 26, 2024
FDA Says Decongestant in Many Cold Medicines Doesn't Work. So What Does? A look at the agency's recent moves on a leading decongestant Dec 26, 2024
Vaccine Injury Claims Spiked During COVID Only 3% of decided claims under countermeasures program were eligible for compensation Dec 24, 2024
Doc Suspected in Mass Killing; Vaccine Injury Claims Spike; Iowa Has First H5N1 Case Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 23, 2024
Next-in-Class Once-Daily Pill Approved for Cystic Fibrosis CFTR modulator carries boxed warning over risk of drug-induced liver injury and liver failure Dec 20, 2024
FDA Approves First Sleep Apnea Drug Tirzepatide ok'd for obstructive sleep apnea in people with obesity Dec 20, 2024
Public Health Experts Decry Louisiana's Ban on Vaccine Promotion Doctors need to "stand up" for their patients' health, they say Dec 20, 2024
Flu Season Is Underway, as Cases Surge in Some Areas and Vaccinations Lag Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week Dec 20, 2024
State Bars Health Workers From Pushing COVID Vax; Cold Deaths; Marburg Outbreak Ends Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 20, 2024
Flu-Like Mystery Disease in Congo Could Be More Than Just Malaria After man dies with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, officials are thinking a virus is at work as well Dec 19, 2024
New First-Line Option for Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer In randomized study, ensartinib doubled PFS versus first-generation ALK inhibitor Dec 18, 2024
U.S. Reports First Severe Case of Bird Flu Patient in Louisiana had exposure to backyard poultry Dec 18, 2024
Most U.S. Teens Are Abstaining From Drinking, Smoking, and Marijuana, Survey Says Pandemic lockdowns may have influenced patterns Dec 17, 2024
The Forgotten Toll of Polio Science and public health turned survival into the norm, says Perri Klass, MD Dec 17, 2024 video
CDC Can't Confirm Suspected Bird Flu Case Tied to Raw Milk California sample tests negative for all types of flu by the time it reaches federal lab Dec 16, 2024
Randy Moss Has Cancer; Nancy Pelosi's Surgery; Possible Bird Flu Case Hospitalized Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 16, 2024
Sleep Apnea Patients Have Higher Rates of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Excess risk may be related to fluctuations in oxygenation that damage the retina Dec 13, 2024
RFK Jr.'s Lawyer Asked FDA to Pull Polio Vaccine; Pollution-VTE Link; H5N1 in Cats Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 13, 2024
Lung Cancer Drug Osimertinib Tied to Cardiac Events, Even in Low-Risk Patients Signal largely driven by newly emerging arrhythmias Dec 12, 2024
Industry Clinic • Ad Insights Subcutaneous Cancer Immunotherapies Provide New Options for Physicians and Patients Dec 12, 2024
California Child May Have Bird Flu After Drinking Raw Milk Case stands out for being outside the usual farm work setting Dec 11, 2024
Industry Clinic • Ad Insights Alecensa (alectinib) Offers Hope for Certain Patients With ALK Positive NSCLC Dec 10, 2024
'Parasites Simply Had it Coming'; Second U.S. Kid With Bird Flu? Rx for Solar Power Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 10, 2024
One in Six Adults With Asthma Didn't Adhere to Meds Due to Cost They also had higher odds of having asthma attacks and emergency room visits Dec 09, 2024
USDA Orders Nationwide Testing of Milk for Bird Flu In an effort to stop the virus, testing will begin in six states on December 16 Dec 06, 2024
A Mystery Illness Has Killed Dozens in Congo. WHO Experts Are Now Investigating. "First diagnostics are leading us to think it is a respiratory disease," said the health minister Dec 06, 2024
Nearly 6 Million Deaths From Five Major Cancer Types Averted Since 1975 Prevention and screening efforts accounted for 80% of those averted deaths Dec 05, 2024
Durvalumab Wins FDA Approval in Limited-Stage SCLC Unprecedented 22.5-month improvement in median overall survival as consolidation therapy Dec 05, 2024
FDA OKs First Drug Targeting NRG1 Gene Fusion in Pancreatic, Lung Cancers Zenocutuzumab achieved response rates of 40% in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, 33% in advanced NSCLC Dec 04, 2024
Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant Little is being done to curb the risk Dec 04, 2024
ITP Drug Disappoints in Hospitalized COVID Patients With Hypoxemia Number of oxygen-free days lower compared with placebo Dec 04, 2024
Industry Clinic • Ad Insights What Could This Exploratory 5-Year Survival Data in Adjuvant NSCLC Treatment Mean? Dec 04, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed; Mystery Illness Kills 143; RFK Jr.'s Fluoride Water Biz Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 04, 2024
Stone Workers Often Present With Atypical, Advanced Features of Silicosis Popular stone countertops have a pulmonary cost to workers, researchers say Dec 03, 2024
Supreme Court Doesn't Seem Convinced FDA Was Unfair in Blocking Flavored Vapes Companies say agency changed its standards with little warning as it blocked sale of new products Dec 03, 2024
Indoor Air Purification Improved Pulmonary Health in Kids Trial included school-age kids in Chinese city known for severe air pollution Dec 02, 2024
People on Breathing Machines Struggle Without Power After Weather Disasters Recent events highlight need for improvement and regulation Dec 01, 2024
Benefits of HPV Vaccination; Contraindications to Newer Obesity Drugs Also in TTHealthWatch: minimum effective dose of pneumococcal vaccines Nov 30, 2024 podcast
Bird Flu Virus Was Found in Raw Milk. What to Know About the Risks. The bird flu has been spreading widely since March Nov 29, 2024
Novel Burden Score May Better Predict Asthma Severity New measure incorporates exacerbations and healthcare utilization Nov 27, 2024
