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• Recent Developments in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

  29-09-2025 14:45 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Recent developments in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have included a fixed-duration oral combination regimen for untreated patients and promising results with a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor in...
  
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• FDA Approves Desmoda for Central Diabetes Insipidus

  27-02-2026 21:34 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved desmopressin acetate (Desmoda) oral solution for the management of central diabetes insipidus in adults and children, developer Eton Pharmaceuticals announced.
  The vasopressin analog acts as an antidiuretic...
  
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• Casey Means' Cringey Senate Hearing Should Sink Her Surgeon General Bid

  27-02-2026 21:23 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- After months of delay--first a stalled nomination process, then a childbirth that preempted her October hearing--Casey Means, MD, finally appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee...
  
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• Padcev-Keytruda Combo Lands Another Win in Bladder Cancer

  27-02-2026 21:11 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO--Perioperative treatment with enfortumab vedotin (Padcev) plus pembrolizumab (Keytruda) significantly improved survival compared with standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder...
  
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• Tiny Blood Smidges in the Brain: Amount and Location Tied to Dementia

  27-02-2026 21:08 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The location and amount of brain microbleeds that a person has could be telling of their risk of dementia, according to an observational analysis.
  Compared with controls with no cerebral microbleeds detected on MRI, there was...
  
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• AI Vulnerable to Fake Info; Vegetarians Have Fewer Cancers; 'Snooki' Has Cancer

  27-02-2026 20:09 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) programs have a vulnerability to fabricated medical information, particularly misinformation written in authoritative or formal language. (ASCO AI in Oncology, Lancet Digital Health)
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• Study Warns of Large Increase in New HIV Cases in U.S. if Ryan White Program Ends

  27-02-2026 19:46 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- DENVER--Ending funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program would result in an estimated 73% increase in HIV infections in 30 states over 5 years, according to a simulation study.
  An analysis of aggregated data from 30 states...
  
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• No Major 'Reactions' at FDA's Food Allergy Expert Panel

  27-02-2026 18:56 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The latest FDA expert panel gave Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, a chance to sound off on issues close to his heart, but ultimately proved to be a strong science-based forum with some of the world's premier experts on food...
  
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• FDA to Offer Bonus Payments to Staffers Who Complete Speedy Drug Reviews

  27-02-2026 17:35 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The head of the FDA plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of schedule, the latest in a flurry of changes to longstanding norms and procedures.
  FDA Commissioner Marty Makary...
  
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• NIH Vacancies; MA Referral Shakeup; Erase 20 Years of Nursing Board Discipline?

  27-02-2026 17:05 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode:
  Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody, 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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• Study Questions Use of Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy in Certain Cases

  27-02-2026 16:46 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO--Adding hormone therapy to postoperative radiotherapy did not improve overall survival (OS) for most men with prostate cancer, according to a meta-analysis of individual patient data.
  Across six randomized...
  
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• Novartis Settles With Henrietta Lacks' Estate Over Use of 'Stolen' Cells in Research

  27-02-2026 16:28 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable...
  
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• Salmonella in Ice Coolers; Casey Means Confirmation in Peril? Prior Auth Tips

  27-02-2026 15:34 via medpagetoday.com
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  Salmonella could be lurking in ice coolers, a CDC study warned. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
  "The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might...
  
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• In-Utero Repair of Severe Spina Bifida With Stem Cells Shows Promise

  27-02-2026 00:30 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In-utero treatment of myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina bifida, with allogeneic, live stem cells was feasible and safe, a first in-human, phase I, single-arm study indicated.
  Myelomeningocele occurs when parts...
  
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• Meningitis B Vaccine Fails to Protect Against Gonorrhea in Trial

  26-02-2026 23:16 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- DENVER--The four-component meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (4CMenB; Bexsero) did not reduce gonorrhea incidence in high-risk men who have sex with men, according to a randomized trial.The incidence rate ratio [IRR] of...
  
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• Better Survival in Refractory CRC With Chemo Plus Bevacizumab, Real-World Study Says

  26-02-2026 22:45 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Overall survival (OS) in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) improved significantly with the addition of the VEGF inhibitor bevacizumab (Avastin) to chemotherapy, data from a real-world analysis showed.
  A propensity...
  
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• The 'Love Is Blind' Physician; Blizzard vs Pediatrician; America's Next Top RN

  26-02-2026 22:35 via medpagetoday.com
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  After infectious diseases physician Jessica Barrett, DO, was body-shamed by fiancé Chris Fusco on the...
  
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• Novel GLP-1 Pill Tops Oral Semaglutide for Diabetes

  26-02-2026 21:40 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- An investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist pill edged out oral semaglutide (Rybelsus) for improving blood glucose in adults with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on metformin, the phase III ACHIEVE-3 trial showed.
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• Ileal Crohn's Disease; Infections Post-Colorectal Surgery; SGLT2 Drugs and Cirrhosis

  26-02-2026 21:32 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Ten-year follow-up from the randomized LIR!C trial favored ileocecal resection over infliximab (Remicade) for achieving sustained clinical remissions in patients with ileal Crohn's disease. (Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology...
  
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• Same Stool Sample, Different Results in Gut Microbiome Tests

  26-02-2026 21:10 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Direct-to-consumer gut microbiome tests produced markedly different results--even when analyzing the same stool sample, researchers found.
  Identical fecal samples sent via 21 home-testing kits to seven anonymized direct...
  
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• Trump Admin to Pause Medicaid Funding to Minnesota Because of Fraud Concerns

  26-02-2026 20:36 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on...
  
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• Very Early ART Initiation in Children With HIV Could Lead to ART-Free Remission

  26-02-2026 20:09 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Even with treatment interruption after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) at birth, aviremia could still be maintained, leading to ART-free remission in children with HIV, according to results from a phase I trial. ...
  
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• Did Exercise Really Help Your Hip Osteoarthritis Patients?

  26-02-2026 19:55 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Common tools for gauging disease severity in osteoarthritis (OA) such as the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) are good for quantifying patients' baseline status and changes over time-...
  
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• Instagram Plans to Notify Parents if Teens 'Repeatedly' Search Suicide-Related Terms

  26-02-2026 19:19 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in Instagram's parental supervision...
  
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• Injectable ART Suppressed HIV Long-Term in Teens

  26-02-2026 19:16 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- DENVER--The combination injectable cabotegravir-rilpivirine (CAB-RPV; Cabenuva) safely maintained long-term viral suppression among adolescents with HIV who switched from daily oral medications, according to a multinational...
  
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• Doctor Killed in Shark Attack; Nurse Fights for License; Doc Scammed Out of $500K

  26-02-2026 19:02 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A doctor was killed in a shark attack while wing foiling in New Caledonia near Australia. (People)
  Florida labor and delivery nurse Alexis Lawler, RN, is fighting her license suspension in the wake of a viral TikTok post in...
  
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• More Organs Now Obtained Via Donation After Circulatory Death

  26-02-2026 19:01 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) now accounts for nearly half of all deceased organ donors in the U.S., marking a dramatic shift in transplant practice over the past 25 years.
  An analysis of national data from the...
  
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• 'You Aren't Trapped': Hundreds of U.S. Nurses Choose Canada Over Trump's America

  26-02-2026 18:19 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Last month, Justin and Amy Miller packed their vehicles with three kids, two dogs, a pet bearded dragon, and whatever belongings they could fit, then drove 2,000 miles from Wisconsin to British Columbia to leave President Donald...
  
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• This CMS Official Is Ready to Be 'Done Talking' About Prior Authorization

  26-02-2026 18:12 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--A top health official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hedged on payment reform, but committed to helping physicians address prior authorization challenges, during the American Medical...
  
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• COVID Vaccine Injuries; Urologist Arrested; Blueberries Recalled

  26-02-2026 15:38 via medpagetoday.com
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  The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is set to discuss COVID vaccine injuries in a meeting next month. (NBC News)
  A bipartisan majority of Americans...
  
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