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• An Appeals Court Is Considering a Push to Restrict Most Common Abortion Method

  09-09-2026 22:27 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A panel of federal judges heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for mifepristone, a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the U.S., one of several ongoing efforts to restrict...
  
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• Novel Two-Prong Biologic Shows Promise in Asthma

  10-09-2026 23:20 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The unique dual inflammation blockade of investigational lunsekimig showed promise for moderate-to-severe asthma in the phase II AIRCULES study.
  Targeting both thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and interleukin (IL)-13, lunsekimig...
  
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• Study Warns on Venetoclax in Double-Hit Lymphoma

  10-09-2026 22:37 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Adding the BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax (Venclexta) to chemoimmunotherapy led to worse outcomes and excess mortality in patients with newly diagnosed double-hit lymphoma, phase II results from a randomized trial showed.
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• MS Drugs Differ Most on Relapses, Not Disability, Real-World Study Shows

  10-09-2026 22:27 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- New multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with B-cell-depleting drugs or high-efficacy therapies had lower relapse rates and fewer brain lesions than those treated with oral drugs, but at 2 years, disability outcomes were...
  
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• Preschoolers With Cystic Fibrosis Get Close to Normal on Alyftrek

  10-09-2026 21:41 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In cystic fibrosis, vanzacaftor-tezacaftor-deutivacaftor (VTD; Alyftrek) showed great potential for modifying the progression of disease in young children, according to the TIMBERLINE study.
  Assessing safety and tolerability...
  
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• Residency Software Developer Sues Doctor Who Helped Launch a Competing Product

  10-09-2026 21:11 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The graduate medical education (GME) software company Thalamus filed a lawsuit against its competitor Liaison International and ob/gyn leader Maya Hammoud, MD, MBA, over alleged anticompetitive conduct.
  Thalamus brought the...
  
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• Piping Hot Drinks & Esophagus Cancer; Belching Disorder in GERD; Outbreak Sickens 22

  10-09-2026 20:21 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- People who consumed their hot beverages at a "very hot" temperature had a threefold higher risk for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus compared with those who drank them at a "warm" temperature, an analysis of two large...
  
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• Horse or Newborn Baby? First 'I'm a Doctor' Moment; Clean Water Ruling

  10-09-2026 20:19 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
  Is this a horse or a newborn baby? Pediatrician Gal Barbut, MD, went to the farm to help suss it out.
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• Making Treatment Decisions in Advanced Prostate Cancer

  10-09-2026 20:08 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer," Cleveland Clinic oncologist Christopher Wee, MD, and host John Mangels discuss how clinicians can guide patients through the initial complexities of a metastatic...
  
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• Trump Promises $500 Obamacare Rebate Checks for 1 Million Enrollees in 30 States

  10-09-2026 20:02 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to an estimated 1 million Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollees across 30 states, who the White House alleged were overcharged by the Biden administration for exchange fees...
  
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• 9/11's Latest Wave of Cancers, 25 Years On

  10-09-2026 18:42 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- As we mark 25 years since 9/11, it's become clear that the devastation wasn't limited to that day, or even to the first decade after the events.
  Immediately after 9/11, the first wave of respiratory and mental health conditions...
  
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• Cefepime Tied to Higher Mortality Odds vs Other Beta-Lactams

  10-09-2026 17:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The antibiotic cefepime was linked to higher odds of all-cause mortality compared with other beta-lactams, a systematic review and meta-analysis showed.
  Across 110 randomized trials including over 22,000 patients, there was...
  
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• Grisly Details in Nurse's Fatal Crash; Nurse Punished for 'Difficult Delivery' Wish

  10-09-2026 16:56 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Grisly details of the deadly crash that killed six people came to light at the first day of the trial for the nurse accused in the wreck, including camera footage of a blood smear from the remains of an unborn baby. (New York...
  
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• Coroner Releases Details of Infants Who Died Amid Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak

  10-09-2026 16:29 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths, a Pennsylvania coroner confirmed Wednesday.
  Lancaster County's coroner, Stephen Diamantoni, MD, said...
  
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• Billy Joel's Brain Shunt; Hot Drinks and Cancer; Doctors Missing in Nepal Floods

  10-09-2026 15:35 via medpagetoday.com
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  Billy Joel revealed he had a shunt implanted in his brain following his normal pressure hydrocephalus diagnosis. (People)
  Here's how Lasker award-winning sleep...
  
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• Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It's Worse in Abortion-Ban States.

  10-09-2026 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- This story was originally published by ProPublica.
  The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in CDC data have drawn little scrutiny or...
  
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• New AI health tools need ‘L-plates’, says UK review

  10-09-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Proposals following national consultation on health tech regulation call for live monitoring as AI moves deeper into patient care
  
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• IL-33 Inhibitor Delivers in COPD Trials

  09-09-2026 23:18 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A broad population of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), current and former smokers alike, experienced fewer exacerbations taking a first-in-class biologic targeting interleukin (IL)-33, a pair of double...
  
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• H. Pylori Exposure and Colorectal Cancer: The Evidence Grows

  09-09-2026 22:48 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Exposure to Helicobacter pylori, known for its role in gastric cancer, may also play a role in colorectal cancer (CRC), according to results from a risk-attribution modeling study.
  Based on estimates from 43 studies, H. pylori...
  
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• Autoimmune Events From Checkpoint Inhibitors Often Demand Aggressive Treatment

  09-09-2026 22:20 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Autoimmune reactions to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in cancer patients referred to rheumatologists were generally more severe than previously reported, German researchers found, with corticosteroids usually insufficient...
  
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• Psychiatrist Under Investigation; Cannabis in Overdose Deaths; Gaming Disorder CBT

  09-09-2026 20:18 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Connecticut psychiatrist Douglas Zelisko, MD, is under investigation for 21 alleged medical violations, including improper prescribing, misrepresenting a romantic partner as a licensed therapist, and engaging in inappropriate...
  
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• No, the No Surprises Act Didn't Cost $22 Billion

  09-09-2026 19:29 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A recent Health Affairs analysis claims the arbitration process underlying the federal No Surprises Act (NSA) "has contributed an estimated $22.4 billion in total costs." We work for Radiology Partners, named as the largest filer...
  
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• HHS Hires Vax Skeptic for Deaths Investigation; Fauci Opens Up; China's Cancer Tx

  09-09-2026 18:33 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently hired Lt. Col. Theresa Long, MD, MPH, who has no training in vaccines or viruses, to investigate unsubstantiated claims about service members dying after being vaccinated against COVID...
  
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• Borderline Anemia Linked to Higher Mortality Risk

  09-09-2026 18:32 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Borderline anemia was associated with a higher risk of mortality in a prospective cohort study, according to researchers.
  Among adults with borderline anemia--hemoglobin levels 0 to 1 g/dL above the WHO threshold for anemia...
  
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• ADA Says Its Investigation of Meeting Controversy Isn't Done Yet

  09-09-2026 18:22 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Just a few days after the American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced that it completed its investigation into events that occurred at its annual meeting in June, it now says the work isn't done.
  Over the Labor Day weekend...
  
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• Medicare Paid Nearly $400M for Organs Never Used for Enrollees

  09-09-2026 18:11 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Medicare paid an estimated $380 million over a 6-year period for acquiring organs that weren't transplanted in Medicare enrollees because of conflicting federal program rules, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector...
  
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• Medicare Paid $380 Million on Organs Never Used for Enrollees

  09-09-2026 18:11 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Medicare paid an estimated $380 million over a 6-year period for acquiring organs that weren't transplanted in Medicare enrollees because of conflicting federal program rules, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector...
  
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• FDA Fills Four Senior Roles, Including Top Officials for Drugs and Vaccines

  09-09-2026 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The administration of President Donald Trump filled four senior positions at the FDA on Tuesday, promoting several officials who had been serving in acting roles to permanently fill the spots, including the agency's top leaders...
  
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• Trump Pardon Sought for Clancy; Sen. Marshall's Medical Debt Suits; Lasker Winners

  09-09-2026 15:25 via medpagetoday.com
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  Lindsay Clancy's attorney is asking President Trump to pardon the former nurse after her state trial over the killing of her three children was declared a mistrial...
  
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• Asthma, COPD Attacks Down With GLP-1 Drugs in the Picture

  08-09-2026 23:37 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Growing evidence linked GLP-1 drugs to a reduced risk of exacerbations of two types of chronic airways disease: asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  Based on real-world records from the U.K., affected patients...
  
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