Too Much Weight Loss With Retatrutide? Transgender Doc Sued; Ice Age Growth Disorder
(MedPage Today) -- Some participants in a weight-loss trial of retatrutide, an investigational triple-hormone receptor agonist, dropped out because th…
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Checking the Facts on Trump's Claims About Healthcare Issues in Greenland
(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Saturday that he would deploy a hospital ship to Greenland, alleging many people…
STAT+: Will Novo Nordisk’s slashing of obesity drug prices save patients’ money? It depends
Will Novo Nordisk’s slashing of obesity drug prices save patients’ money or expand access? It depends. Novo Nordisk made headlines Tuesday by announci…
New Acute PE Classification; Cardiac Xenografting Consensus; Novel VTE Biomarkers
(MedPage Today) -- New American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) introduced a five-tier d…
Is Autism Preventable? Restless Leg Drugs Under Fire; Birding and the Brain
(MedPage Today) -- Is autism preventable? Some hypotheses suggest the interplay between genes and environmental factors may contribute to autism devel…
I Was a CDC Senior Leader. From What I Saw, No One Should Run Two Agencies.
(MedPage Today) -- Running a major federal health agency is a significant, high-stakes leadership role, particularly during an outbreak or other publi…
Study Documents Dramatic Rise of Throat Cancer in People With HIV
(MedPage Today) -- Rates of oropharyngeal cancer among people with HIV have jumped since 2000, particularly heterosexual men ages 50 and older, accord…
STAT+: Drugmakers lay out their legal arguments against Trump’s drug pricing experiments
Comments opposing Medicare's efforts to lower U.S. drug prices provide a roadmap to potential legal challenges ahead. WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical …
After botulism treatment, babies get a treasured birthday card from California program
The California program that identifies and treats cases of dangerous infant botulism also comforts families by sending silly cards on their babies' fi…
Sleep Apnea Measure Predicts Complications After Major Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- A metric for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that accounts for oxygen desaturation along with frequency of obstruction correlated wit…
Attacks on Healthcare Spike as War in Ukraine Enters Fifth Year
As the war in Ukraine grinds into its fifth year, the systematic destruction of healthcare infrastructure is accelerating, with strikes targeting hosp…
UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought
The United Nations and Somalia's government has said that nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger
Reining in Overdiagnosis of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Easier Said Than Done
(MedPage Today) -- As many as 94% of ultrasound-based papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) diagnoses represented overdiagnosis, particularly among women, ac…
Ipas Gets Major Funding Boost for Safe Abortion Initiatives
The US based reproductive rights organisation Ipas has secured a substantial grant from The Audacious Project to expand global access to abortion and …
RFK Jr. Fought Pesticides for Years. Now He's Backing Their Production.
(MedPage Today) -- For years as an environmental lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. crusaded against a controversial herbicide ingredient known as glyphosa…
CDC Official Quits; Experts Fear Polio Comeback; Frozen Meatball Recall
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Ralph Abraham, MD, the CDC's principal deputy director resigned effe…
STAT+: Novo reports ‘triple G’ obesity drug study results
Fresh off a failed trial that sent its shares plummeting, Novo Nordisk said that one of its experimental obesity drugs helped patients lose nearly 20%…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an FDA plan for ultra-rare drugs, Novo cutting GLP-1 drug prices, and more
The Trump administration released detailed guidance for approving the first bespoke medicines crafted to treat individual patient mutations Rise and s…
Hepatitis B vaccine rates are dropping
After a period of growth, the percentage of newborns being vaccinated against hepatitis B has seen significant declines in the last couple years, rese…
STAT+: An AI startup floats FDA deregulation, using an obscure backdoor
In this edition of STAT's Health Tech: An AI startup pushes for some AI-powered medical devices to be exempt from pre-market review, and other health …
BBC apologizes after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette's
The British Academy Film Awards and BBC have apologized Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday’s show while two stars of the film “…
STAT+: Jeffrey Epstein’s tissue samples ignited a furor in the Harvard lab of George Church
Exclusive: Harvard geneticist George Church knew more about Jeffrey Epstein's activities than he has previously said, before accepting new donations f…
STAT+: Digital twins, the holy grail of preventative health, are still only a ‘Frankensteinian proof of principle’
AI advances and new data on genomics, patient outcomes, and drug performance have pushed the idea of “digital twins” closer to reality than ever befor…
STAT+: New treatment approach could give IBD patients hope, and be a bonanza for drugmakers
New treatment approaches could give inflammatory bowel disease patients hope, and make drugmakers a bonanza. Finding the right treatment for someone w…
Opinion: It’s time for a new era of advocacy for physicians
“Physicians are, by nature and necessity, advocates,” writes Sarah C. Nosal, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians are, b…
Opinion: STAT+: Optum CMO: Doctors must take responsibility for patient outcomes
“To critics of Medicare Advantage, these results scramble the debate,” writes Optum CMO Ken Cohen. America’s health system is buckling under the weigh…
Post-USAID, Kenyans’ Access to HIV and Maternal Medicine and Contraceptives Plunges
Kenyans’ access to a range of health products – including HIV treatment, maternal medicine, and contraceptives – plunged in three counties last year, …
STAT+: In earnings call, Hims CEO addresses scrutiny of GLP-1 compounding
In earnings call, Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum addressed the increased scrutiny on compounded GLP-1s and its impact on the business’s bottom line. In …
FDA Proposes New Approval Pathway for Rare Disease Gene Therapy
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Monday unveiled draft guidance for a new "plausible mechanism" approval pathway for ultra-rare disease treatments. "What…
Small Study Warns on Microplastics and Prostate Tumors
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- In tissue samples collected from patients with prostate cancer, microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) were present…
RFK Jr. May Eliminate the USPSTF, Original Task Force Members Warn
(MedPage Today) -- HHS could completely eliminate the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) or delegitimize the independent body like it did wi…
Youth Alcohol Cravings May Rise While Scrolling Social Media, Study Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- For young adults, seeing alcohol-related social media content translated to greater desire to drink alcohol, especially when coming…