Are GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Erectile Dysfunction?
(MedPage Today) -- GLP-1 receptor agonist use may be associated with a modest increase in erectile dysfunction (ED) risk in men with type 2 diabetes, …
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Medicare Debuts Digital Health Record System for Enrollees
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Medicare enrollees will soon be able to export their medical records to their doctor or hospital under a program laun…
Parkinson's Risk Tied to Newer Drinking Water Sources
(MedPage Today) -- Drinking water from newer groundwater sources was linked with a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a U.S. population-ba…
Raffle Offers a Picasso for 100 Euros to Fund Alzheimer's Research
(MedPage Today) -- Are you feeling lucky? A raffle in France is offering the chance to win a portrait by Pablo Picasso for the price of a 100-euro ($1…
Citations of Retracted Ophthalmology Papers Persist, Study Warns
(MedPage Today) -- A substantial number of retracted journal articles in ophthalmology continued to be cited in the literature after retraction, riski…
HPV Vaccine Tied to Lower Cancer Risk in Men, Too
(MedPage Today) -- The 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was associated with a lower risk of HPV-related cancers in adolescent males and you…
Radon and Ovarian Cancer; FDA Rejects Drug Again; Missed Chances for Genomic Testing
(MedPage Today) -- High levels of residential radon were linked to a roughly 30% higher risk for ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women, an analysis o…
What's the Deal With Adaptogens? Experts Weigh In
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the lat…
Trump Admin Admits a Glaring Error in One of Its Healthcare Fraud Accusations
(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump's administration this week acknowledged it made a significant error in figures it used to help justify a fra…
Trump’s 2027 Budget Deepens Cuts to Global and Domestic Health
US President Donald Trump wants to eliminate $4.3 billion from the US government’s global health budget, including all funding for the Pan-American He…
Adding AKT Inhibitor Shows Benefit in PTEN-Deficient Prostate Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- The addition of the AKT inhibitor capivasertib (Truqap) to abiraterone (Zytiga) and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) improved rad…
GAO report shows gap between scale of illegal vapes and enforcement
The Justice Department's actions on illegal vapes pales next to the scale of the problem, anti-smoking advocates say. With thousands of illegal e-ciga…
Record ODA Cuts: Top Donors Slash Aid as Global Health Risks Grow
Historic declines in Official Development Assistance (ODA) have set international aid back a decade, prompting civil society warnings that the ODA cut…
What Docs Want From 'The Pitt'; New Rules for IMGs; Healthcare Workers' Vax Rates
(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody. Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series…
STAT+: Replimune skin cancer drug that became FDA flashpoint is rejected again
A cancer drug candidate that, rightly or wrongly, became a flashpoint at FDA, fails on a second try at approval. The Food and Drug Administration on F…
STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry. Hired someone new and e…
Trump administration admits a glaring error in its accusations about New York health care fraud
The Trump administration this week acknowledged it made a significant error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid …
STAT+: A new trick for old science, and biotech VCs’ scrambled playbook
CAR-T promise in autoimmunity, GSK's goodbye to leucovorin, and more biotech news Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech toda…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about cheap generic obesity drugs in India, high demand for estrogen patches and more
And more pharmaceutical news from the Pharmalot campus via the Pharmalittle newsletter And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a m…
Scores Sick After Toxic Chocolate; Lethal Ants Spread; $250M Hospice Fraud Scheme
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. CDC researchers catalogued 180 cases of severe illness across more t…
STAT+: GSK says goodbye to leucovorin (again)
A revised ACIP charter, sports betting and gambling addiction, and other health news from Morning Rounds Get your daily dose of health and medicine ev…
The 'GRAS' Loophole That Swallowed the Law
(MedPage Today) -- Medieval castle walls were once pierced with narrow slits that allowed archers to shoot outward toward attackers while remaining sh…
Updated rules for CDC vaccine advisory panel reflect Kennedy skepticism
The Trump administration is updating rules for a key vaccine advisory committee in ways that may increase the voices of anti-vaccine activists
Too young for the MMR shot, babies become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks
Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in measles outbreaks like the one in South Carolina, which is the largest the U.S. has…
How sports betting apps hook users
In this week's STATus Report, host Alex Hogan dives into how sports betting apps hook users — and how he himself fell for some too-good-to-be-true pro…
Opinion: What public health can learn from the MAHA movement
“What MAHA has built, in a relatively short time, is social capital,” writes Monica L. Wang. I didn’t expect to find myself face to face with leaders …
Opinion: I’m a MAHA activist. I went into the public health lion’s den — and it changed how I think
“In my most honest of moments, what I want from the medical community is the chance to trust it again,” a MAHA advocate writes. The past few weeks hav…
STAT+: Top health officials highlight efforts to make medical records more portable
Health tech companies are working to make medical records more portable, but so far, the effort is voluntary. Zac Jiwa, a federal Medicare official, d…
ADHD Diagnoses Rose in Young People After Two Major Events, Canadian Study Shows
(MedPage Today) -- Incident attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses rose over the past two decades and appeared to accelerate after …
Dementia Risk Tied to Quality of Plant-Based Diets
(MedPage Today) -- People who followed a high-quality plant-based diet had a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, while those with a …
Heart Rhythm Ballet; Patient Secretly Recording Care; 'Oh, Mama, There's a Bleeder!'
(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Heart rhythm…
Is Surveillance Colonoscopy Needed for Elderly Patients With Adenomas?
(MedPage Today) -- While older adults with adenoma at a prior colonoscopy were more likely to be diagnosed with and die from colorectal cancer (CRC) c…