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• Ebola in Congo: What Happens When Global Response Capacity Disappears?

  05-06-2026 17:54 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In this MedPage Today webinar, Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Faust, MD, speaks with Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International and former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) official who helped lead the U.S...
  
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• Novel Lupus Drugs Continue to Shine in Extended Early Data

  05-06-2026 19:52 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- LONDON--Two investigational drugs for lupus with encouraging primary phase II results yielded more good news from follow-on studies, reports here indicated.
  The Toll-like receptor (TLR) inhibitor enpatoran showed no diminution...
  
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• Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting

  05-06-2026 19:22 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were escorted by police out of the convention center in New Orleans during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump...
  
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• B-Cell Depleter Nabs Phase III Win in Autoimmune Kidney Disease

  05-06-2026 18:55 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The B-cell depleting agent obinutuzumab (Gazyva) was superior to the immunosuppressant tacrolimus in inducing remissions in primary membranous nephropathy, the global phase III MAJESTY trial showed.
  By week 104, 37% of patients...
  
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• The World Cup Is Coming. Here’s What EDs Should Prepare For.

  05-06-2026 18:25 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- On June 11, the largest FIFA World Cup in history kicks off across 16 cities in the U.S. (11 cities), Canada, and Mexico. Over 5 million fans from around the globe will pack stadiums, fan zones, and city streets through mid-July...
  
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• Politicization of Grants; Lessons From the 2014 Ebola Outbreak; Hantavirus Update

  05-06-2026 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode:
  Rachael Robertson: Hey everyone, welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories...
  
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• Deadly Cheese-Linked Outbreak; 15 Med Schools Probed; 'Concern' on FDA Voucher Pilot

  05-06-2026 15:37 via medpagetoday.com
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  FDA said a multi-year Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to soft ricotta/requeson cheese sold in Maryland, New York, and Virginia has hospitalized seven people...
  
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• New Change to PEPFAR Will Slash CDC's Presence Abroad

  04-06-2026 23:39 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A major change to how the popular President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program operates took effect on June 1, which experts warn will result in a massive decline in the U.S.'s public health presence abroad.
  Historically...
  
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• Brain Risks Tied to High Ultraprocessed Food Intake

  04-06-2026 23:16 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- People who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods--sugar-sweetened drinks, packaged snacks, or processed meats, for example--were more likely to develop a composite outcome of dementia or cognitive impairment compared...
  
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• Supreme Court Backs Maker of Generic Heart Drug in 'Skinny Label' Case

  04-06-2026 22:54 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Amarin Pharma has not done enough to definitively show that its generic competitor, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, is infringing on Amarin's patents for its anti-hypertriglyceridemia drug icosapent ethyl (Vascepa), the Supreme Court...
  
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• Tools to Fight Hantavirus Show Promise Despite Limited Funding

  04-06-2026 22:45 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- SANTIAGO, Chile--When a rare but deadly rodent-borne virus struck passengers on a cruise ship and seemed to be spreading, there were no treatments for those who fell ill and no vaccines to protect others.
  That was the case...
  
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• Spinal Cord Stimulation Restores Hand and Arm Mobility After Stroke

  04-06-2026 22:41 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Cervical epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) accrued more evidence backing its safety and feasibility as a treatment for chronic upper-limb paresis in stroke survivors.
  In a pilot study, seven people got SCS neuroprosthetic...
  
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• Private Health Insurance Doesn't Always Ensure Coverage, Survey Shows

  04-06-2026 22:22 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- One in five adults with private insurance was denied coverage for themselves or a family member for care their doctors recommended, according to a Commonwealth Fund report published on Thursday.
  Among more than 4,500 adults...
  
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• Accumulating Evidence Lifts GLP-1s to Clinical Trial for Breast Cancer Prevention

  04-06-2026 21:58 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--A study of women undergoing breast imaging showed a significantly lower incidence of breast cancer in those who had a history of treatment with GLP-1 agonists.
  Involving more than 30,000 women, the study showed...
  
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• Standard Malaria Treatment Effective, Even Amid Drug-Resistant Gene Variants

  04-06-2026 21:36 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Standard treatment with intravenous artesunate led to similar outcomes among children hospitalized with severe malaria whether they had Plasmodium falciparum genetic variants linked to artemisinin resistance or not, according...
  
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• Measured GFR in Line With eGFR for Predicting CKD Outcomes

  04-06-2026 21:21 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The usual glomerular filtration rate (GFR) threshold could be applied for predicting patient outcomes based on measured (mGFR) values, a retrospective observational cohort study indicated.
  Among 6,174 patients, a baseline mGFR...
  
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• When Should Our Patients With Diabetes Eat?

  04-06-2026 20:47 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- For decades, nutrition counseling in diabetes care has focused primarily on one question: What should patients eat? But a growing body of evidence suggests another question may be clinically important as well: When should patients...
  
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• Standing Ovation for Cancer Trial; MD Makes $42,000 in May; Nursing Fight or Flight

  04-06-2026 19:42 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
  Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, explained the "why" behind the standing ovation received by a game-changing...
  
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• Antibiotic Combo Approved for Multidrug-Resistant UTIs

  04-06-2026 19:21 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved intravenous cefepime and zidebactam (Zaynich) for complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), including pyelonephritis, caused by susceptible gram-negative bacteria in adults, Wockhardt announced.
  The novel...
  
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• Fart Frequency in Men vs Women; Organ Transplant in Celiacs; Engineered Gut Bacteria

  04-06-2026 17:50 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Using the Chart Your Fart app, Australians self-reported an average of five flatus per day, with a higher number recorded among males versus females, at 5.2 versus 4.8. (JAMA Network Open)
  First-in-class miR-124 enhancer obefazimod...
  
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• Gun Pulled on Hospital Workers; Doc's Drano Poisoning Case Dismissed; PT Kickbacks

  04-06-2026 17:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A Michigan man was arrested for allegedly pulling a gun on three hospital workers while they were on a break. (Click On Detroit)
  A Texas woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting emergency department staff, spitting in the...
  
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• Screwworm Fly Detected in Texas Decades After Cattle Threat Largely Eradicated

  04-06-2026 17:16 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation's cattle industry...
  
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• Big Win for Secukinumab in Polymyalgia Rheumatica

  04-06-2026 16:59 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- LONDON--The interleukin (IL)-17A inhibitor secukinumab (Cosentyx) was clearly effective in treating polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in a phase III trial, researchers reported, even as they also published final data from a failed...
  
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• Big Win for Secukinumab in Polymyalgia Rheumatic

  04-06-2026 16:59 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- LONDON--The interleukin (IL)-17A inhibitor secukinumab (Cosentyx) was clearly effective in treating polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in a phase III trial, researchers reported, even as they also published final data from a failed...
  
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• Novel Concept, 'Immune Dimming,' Explored in Rheumatoid Arthritis

  04-06-2026 16:46 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- LONDON--In yet another effort to repurpose oncology drugs for autoimmune disease, a researcher reported here that low doses of blinatumomab (Blincyto) given to patients with treatment-resistant rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
  
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• PAM Inhibitor Doubles Time to Progression in Advanced Breast Cancer Subset

  04-06-2026 16:15 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--A second-line triplet regimen involving the novel intravenous drug gedatolisib significantly reduced the risk of progression or death in PIK3CA-mutant hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer, a phase III study...
  
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• Trump's Hair-Loss Drug; Bringing Americans With Ebola to U.S.; Widespread ACA Fraud?

  04-06-2026 15:33 via medpagetoday.com
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  President Trump took finasteride (Propecia) during his first term in office, according to several of his past physicians, but the hair-loss drug has not appeared...
  
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• Trial Dims Prospects for Rivaroxaban's Cardiovascular Protection in Advanced CKD

  04-06-2026 12:45 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- An established blood thinner regimen failed to extend its cardioprotective benefits to patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the international TRACK trial.
  In this placebo-controlled study of patients...
  
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• FDA OKs Inflatable Penile Prosthesis for Erectile Dysfunction

  03-06-2026 23:24 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the Titan Prime inflatable penile prosthesis for men with erectile dysfunction, Coloplast announced on Wednesday.
  This prosthesis is indicated for men who are considered to be candidates for implantation of...
  
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• CAR T-Cell Therapy Enabled Kidney Transplant in Highly Sensitized Patients

  03-06-2026 23:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Patients highly sensitized to HLA successfully underwent kidney transplantation after desensitization with the use of dual chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.
  In a safety run-in cohort of an ongoing phase I trial...
  
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