FDA Approves Cosibelimab for Cutaneous SCC

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-approves-cosibelimab-for-cutaneous-scc/ The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the immune checkpoint inhibitor cosibelimab (Unloxcyt; Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc.) for the treatment...

How ‘General Hospital’ Missed a Chance to Promote Living Organ Donation

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-general-hospital-missed-a-chance-to-promote-living-organ-donation/ Dwass is a health writer and book author. In the 60+ years that it’s been on the air, the daytime ABC...

Longer Admissions for IBD Flares Linked to VTE Risk

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/longer-admissions-for-ibd-flares-linked-to-vte-risk/ ORLANDO — Longer hospitalization for flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was linked to greater risk of subsequent venous thromboembolism (VTE)...

CDC Can’t Confirm Suspected Bird Flu Case Tied to Raw Milk

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/cdc-cant-confirm-suspected-bird-flu-case-tied-to-raw-milk/ CDC could not confirm what was suspected to have been the first H5N1 bird flu case linked to raw milk consumption....

FDA Approves First Drug for Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in 70 Years

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-approves-first-drug-for-classic-congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia-in-70-years/ The FDA approved crinecerfont (Crenessity) as a first-in-class treatment for classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), the agency announced late Friday. Crinecerfont...

Viridian Shares Soar After Latest Trial Success for Thyroid Eye Disease Drug

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/viridian-shares-soar-after-latest-trial-success-for-thyroid-eye-disease-drug/ (Reuters) -Viridian Therapeutics’ experimental treatment for chronic thyroid eye disease (TED) significantly reduced symptoms such as double vision and eye bulging...

Newer Diabetes Drugs Still Under-Prescribed in High-Risk Patients

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/newer-diabetes-drugs-still-under-prescribed-in-high-risk-patients/ NEW ORLEANS — Patients at a community health center who had type 2 diabetes and a high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular...

FDA Approves New IL-31 Drug for Eczema

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-approves-new-il-31-drug-for-eczema/ The FDA approved nemolizumab (Nemluvio) in combination with prescription topical agents for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, drugmaker Galderma announced....

Pain, Fatigue Benefits May Give Resistance Training a Leg Up in Multiple Myeloma

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/pain-fatigue-benefits-may-give-resistance-training-a-leg-up-in-multiple-myeloma/ A study presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting highlighted the benefits of supervised resistance training interventions in reducing...

Trump Picks Should ‘Steer Clear’ of Undermining Polio Vaccine, Mitch McConnell Says

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/trump-picks-should-steer-clear-of-undermining-polio-vaccine-mitch-mcconnell-says/ Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, says any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking Senate confirmation...

Gender-Diverse Teens May Be Less Physically Active

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/gender-diverse-teens-may-be-less-physically-active/ Transgender and gender-diverse adolescents aged between 11 and 12 years appear to be less physically active, with lower daily step counts...

Benefits of Drug Combo in Myeloma Maintenance Shown in Relevant Subgroups

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/benefits-of-drug-combo-in-myeloma-maintenance-shown-in-relevant-subgroups/ A post hoc analysis of the phase III AURIGA study showed that the addition of daratumumab (Darzalex) to lenalidomide (Revlimid) for...

Randy Moss Has Cancer; Nancy Pelosi’s Surgery; Possible Bird Flu Case Hospitalized

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/randy-moss-has-cancer-nancy-pelosis-surgery-possible-bird-flu-case-hospitalized/ Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Hall of fame NFL receiver Randy Moss underwent surgery for cancer in...

When to Use Anthracyclines in Early Breast Cancer

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/when-to-use-anthracyclines-in-early-breast-cancer/ SAN ANTONIO — Patients with early-stage, node-negative, hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer and a...

Exploratory Analysis Identifies Biomarkers of Response in TNBC

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/exploratory-analysis-identifies-biomarkers-of-response-in-tnbc/ New biomarker analyses from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-522 trial provide insights into the biological factors that may influence response to pembrolizumab...

Would Healing Toolbox Requires Frequent Updating

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/would-healing-toolbox-requires-frequent-updating/ NEW YORK — Instructions on wound healing often involve disturbing photographs of severe diabetic ulcers, angry autoimmune blistering, and oozing lesions...

Carfentanil-Involved Drug Overdoses Soar From 2023 to 2024

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/carfentanil-involved-drug-overdoses-soar-from-2023-to-2024/ The number of drug overdose deaths involving illegally manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogs (IMFs) dropped in the United States during the...

One in four babies born by Caesarean in England

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/one-in-four-babies-born-by-caesarean-in-england/ Getty Images One out of every four babies is now born by Caesarean section, latest NHS data for England reveals. The...

Better HRQOL With Radiotherapy for 70+ with Early Breast Cancer

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/better-hrqol-with-radiotherapy-for-70-with-early-breast-cancer/ SAN ANTONIO — Women 70 years or older with early luminal A-like breast cancer who received postoperative radiotherapy alone following surgery...

CAR-T Cells and Beyond: Breakthroughs and Challenges Ahead

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/car-t-cells-and-beyond-breakthroughs-and-challenges-ahead/ Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells and T-cell therapies have been used in the treatment of various cancers for several years. In...

ARN Inhibitor Reduces Major CV Events in AMI

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/arn-inhibitor-reduces-major-cv-events-in-ami/ TOPLINE: In patients with heart failure (HF) due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI), angiotensin receptor–neprilysin (ARN) inhibitors lower the risk for...

Zebrafish Provide the Keys to the Heart’s ‘Mini-Brain’

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/zebrafish-provide-the-keys-to-the-hearts-mini-brain/ The heart’s “mini-brain” is independent and highly localized, according to researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. The findings could...

Big Prevention Benefits With Daratumumab?

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/big-prevention-benefits-with-daratumumab/ SAN DIEGO — The multiple myeloma (MM) drug daratumumab (Darzalex), an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, dramatically reduced progression to active MM or...

DCIS QOL Outcomes Similar With Active Monitoring Vs Surgery

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/dcis-qol-outcomes-similar-with-active-monitoring-vs-surgery/ TOPLINE: Women with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent active monitoring showed similar quality of life (QOL), anxiety levels,...

Biopsy-Free Melanoma Screening Advances

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/biopsy-free-melanoma-screening-advances/ NEW YORK — The total body skin examination with or without dermatoscopy might eventually be marginalized by noninvasive technologies that greatly...

The Top 10 Diabetes & Endocrinology Stories in 2024

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/the-top-10-diabetes-endocrinology-stories-in-2024/ Medscape Medical News took a deep dive into the diabetes and endocrinology stories of 2024 to develop a list of the...

‘New Hope’ for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-hope-for-alcohol-use-disorder-treatment/ Evidence is mounting that new therapies already used to treat gut diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity may help people with...

Palbociclib Combo Tops Chemo in High-Risk Breast Cancer

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/palbociclib-combo-tops-chemo-in-high-risk-breast-cancer/ The phase III PADMA trial demonstrated that first-line treatment with palbociclib plus endocrine therapy (ET) significantly improves outcomes compared with standard...

Easy Access to Conventional FMT Continues — for Now

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/easy-access-to-conventional-fmt-continues-for-now/ Although the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two microbial therapies to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), the preferred...

Novel Telecare Approach Transforms Care for Alcohol Use

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/novel-telecare-approach-transforms-care-for-alcohol-use/ TOPLINE: A new telephone-based program implemented in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) demonstrates effectiveness in reducing unhealthy alcohol use among...

Epilepsy Tied to Higher Risk for Psychiatric Comorbidities

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/epilepsy-tied-to-higher-risk-for-psychiatric-comorbidities/ TOPLINE: Prevalence of more than a dozen psychiatric disorders — including anxiety and depression — is significantly higher in individuals with...

Does Intensive Follow-Up Testing Improve Survival in CRC?

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/does-intensive-follow-up-testing-improve-survival-in-crc/ TOPLINE: In patients with stage II or III colorectal cancer (CRC), frequent follow-up testing with CT scans and serum carcinoembryonic antigen...

Novel Digital Intervention Shows Promise for Depression

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/novel-digital-intervention-shows-promise-for-depression/ TOPLINE: InterRhythmic care (IRC), a novel digital intervention, was linked to greater improvements in depressive symptoms, anxiety, interpersonal relationships, and social...

A Setback for TNBC Monitoring With Circulating Tumor DNA in ZEST Trial

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/a-setback-for-tnbc-monitoring-with-circulating-tumor-dna-in-zest-trial/ SAN ANTONIO — A first-in-kind trial of molecular residual disease (MRD)-guided therapy in breast cancer came to an early end because...

Mixed Signals From Trials of Perioperative, Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Early TNBC

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mixed-signals-from-trials-of-perioperative-neoadjuvant-immunotherapy-for-early-tnbc/ SAN ANTONIO — Two trials of neoadjuvant immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) produced mixed efficacy signals. The NSABP B-59/GBG-96-GeparDouze trial...

‘We’re Putting Teflon in Our Mouth’: What We Heard This Week

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/were-putting-teflon-in-our-mouth-what-we-heard-this-week/ “We’re putting Teflon in our mouth.” — Laurel Schaider, PhD, senior scientist at Silent Spring Institute in Newton, Massachusetts, discussing dental...

Integrative Dermatology Addresses Unmet Need

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/integrative-dermatology-addresses-unmet-need/ NEW YORK, NY — Integrative care, a combination of conventional and complementary therapies, should not be marginalized if the goal is...

Nemolizumab Gets FDA Nod for Atopic Dermatitis

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/nemolizumab-gets-fda-nod-for-atopic-dermatitis/ The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved nemolizumab for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis inadequately controlled with topical therapies in patients...

A Psychiatrist’s Prescription for Americans’ Anger

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/a-psychiatrists-prescription-for-americans-anger/ Lazarus is an adjunct professor of psychiatry. Donald J. Trump gets re-elected president, and some people express regret, dismayed by what...

‘My former work colleague gave me her kidney’

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/my-former-work-colleague-gave-me-her-kidney/ BBC Jamie Lonsdale was delighted when Lauren Lane answered his plea on Facebook A man who made a desperate online plea...

Dartitis: The condition where you try to throw a dart

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/dartitis-the-condition-where-you-try-to-throw-a-dart/ Getty Images Former darts champion Kevin Painter suffers from Dartitis Former professional darts champion Kevin Painter has thrown arrows almost every...

Substantial Variation Seen in Ileosigmoid Fistula Management in Crohn’s Disease

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/substantial-variation-seen-in-ileosigmoid-fistula-management-in-crohns-disease/ ORLANDO — A considerable amount of variability exists in surgical management of ileosigmoid fistulas in Crohn’s disease (CD), according to a...

Homing in on Anthracyclines’ High-Risk Niche in Early Breast Cancer

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/homing-in-on-anthracyclines-high-risk-niche-in-early-breast-cancer/ SAN ANTONIO — Women with larger, genomically high-risk breast cancers had significantly lower risk of distant metastasis with chemotherapy that included...

Alpha-Gal May Drive Sensitivity to IV Stelara in People With Red-Meat Allergies

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/alpha-gal-may-drive-sensitivity-to-iv-stelara-in-people-with-red-meat-allergies/ ORLANDO — First-dose reactions to IV ustekinumab (Stelara) may be related to IgE recognition of a carbohydrate allergen in patients, who...

What Was Jamie Foxx’s Mystery Ailment?

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/what-was-jamie-foxxs-mystery-ailment/ The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today,...

Medical Assistance in Dying; Health Benefits of Chocolate?

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/medical-assistance-in-dying-health-benefits-of-chocolate/ TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in...

How Cyberattacks Hold Patient Care Hostage

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-cyberattacks-hold-patient-care-hostage/ Patel is professor of health behavior and health equity. My 68-year-old mother called her doctor’s office for 8 days straight and...

Wound HealingToolbox Requires Frequent Updating

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/wound-healingtoolbox-requires-frequent-updating/ NEW YORK, NY — Instructions on wound healing often involve disturbing photographs of severe diabetic ulcers, angry autoimmune blistering, and oozing...

Texas Sues New York Doctor for Prescribing Abortion Pills to Dallas-Area Woman

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/texas-sues-new-york-doctor-for-prescribing-abortion-pills-to-dallas-area-woman/ Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first...

Pharmacists Can Address Gaps in Long-Acting PrEP Care for HIV

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/pharmacists-can-address-gaps-in-long-acting-prep-care-for-hiv/ NEW ORLEANS — A collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) program introduced by pharmacists helped improve access to long-acting HIV prevention in...

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