<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Medical Industry - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Medical Industry news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Intervention to Protect Cognitive Health; Afib Ablation and Quality of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/digital-intervention-to-protect-cognitive-health-afib-ablation-and-quality-of-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/digital-intervention-to-protect-cognitive-health-afib-ablation-and-quality-of-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You &lt;em&gt;Can&lt;/em&gt; Argue With a Machine, Doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In the "Star Trek: The Original Series" episode "The Deadly Years," Captain Kirk isn't defeated by an enemy ship. He's brought down, at least for a while, by medical findings. Radiation poisoning has accelerated his aging. He...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/you-ltemgtcanltemgt-argue-with-a-machine-doctor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/you-ltemgtcanltemgt-argue-with-a-machine-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Vaccine Researcher Pleaded Guilty to What?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-vaccine-researcher-pleaded-guilty-to-what/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-vaccine-researcher-pleaded-guilty-to-what/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Declares Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Friday after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was criminally responsible for killing her three young children.<br />
The mistrial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-declares-mistrial-in-lindsay-clancy-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-declares-mistrial-in-lindsay-clancy-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood Cancer's First New Drug in 29 Years; AI for Mammography? Phase III Myeloma Win]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved ropeginterferon alfa-2b (Besremi) injection to treat adults with essential thrombocythemia, the first new therapy for the chronic blood cancer since the 1997 approval of anagrelide.<br />
A national survey showed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/blood-cancers-first-new-drug-in-29-years-ai-for-mammography-phase-iii-myeloma-win/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/blood-cancers-first-new-drug-in-29-years-ai-for-mammography-phase-iii-myeloma-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Docs Alarmed by NIH Plan to Redirect Medical Research $$ to Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Infectious disease specialists are sounding the alarm about a Trump administration plan to eliminate a clinical research unit at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and Democrats in Congress say...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/docs-alarmed-by-nih-plan-to-redirect-medical-research-to-pentagon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/docs-alarmed-by-nih-plan-to-redirect-medical-research-to-pentagon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI System Faster but Not More Accurate Than Docs for Diagnosing Rheum Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prof. Valmed, a large language model (LLM) cleared by European regulators for medical diagnosis, outperformed human physicians for diagnosing rheumatologic conditions in terms of speed but not accuracy, a randomized trial showed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-system-faster-but-not-more-accurate-than-docs-for-diagnosing-rheum-disease/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-system-faster-but-not-more-accurate-than-docs-for-diagnosing-rheum-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Brain Disorder Gets Its First FDA Drug Approval]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved zilganersen (Zanvastro) to treat Alexander disease in pediatric and adult patients, the agency announced Thursday.<br />
The antisense oligonucleotide, the first approved treatment for Alexander disease, directly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rare-brain-disorder-gets-its-first-fda-drug-approval/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rare-brain-disorder-gets-its-first-fda-drug-approval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol-Linked Cancer Deaths Rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While overall cancer mortality rates have declined steadily over the last few decades, cancer deaths attributed to alcohol have been rising, a population-based observational trend analysis showed.<br />
From 1990 to 2023, alcohol...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alcohol-linked-cancer-deaths-rising/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alcohol-linked-cancer-deaths-rising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s May Be Taking Our Eyes Off the Real Obesity Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- GLP-1 receptor agonists may be powerful tools for treating obesity and cardiometabolic disease, but relying on medications alone risks overlooking the forces helping drive the obesity epidemic, according to Laura Schmidt, PhD...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-may-be-taking-our-eyes-off-the-real-obesity-problem/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-may-be-taking-our-eyes-off-the-real-obesity-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transplant Care Can't Evolve Without Research-Informed Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For clinicians committed to helping patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) receive the care that best meets their needs, care decisions are often constrained by systemic and policy-level factors. While the patient-clinician...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/transplant-care-cant-evolve-without-research-informed-policy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/transplant-care-cant-evolve-without-research-informed-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Optometry Play a Bigger Role in Wet AMD Monitoring?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As U.S. optometrists push to expand their scope of practice, a recent British randomized trial suggested that community optometrists could safely play a large role in the monitoring of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/should-optometry-play-a-bigger-role-in-wet-amd-monitoring/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/should-optometry-play-a-bigger-role-in-wet-amd-monitoring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radio Silence on Mitch McConnell's Health Persists]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- It's been almost a month since Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) last shared a health update, leading to another round of speculation about when--or if--he will return to Congress, but experts say recovery from pneumonia in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/radio-silence-on-mitch-mcconnells-health-persists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/radio-silence-on-mitch-mcconnells-health-persists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,081 Injuries Tied to Device; Military's COVID Shot Probe; Teen Vax Coverage Slides]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Also note that MedPage Today will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. Look for Morning Break again on Tuesday, Sept. 8.<br />
The FDA warned that Boston Scientific...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/1081-injuries-tied-to-device-militarys-covid-shot-probe-teen-vax-coverage-slides/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/1081-injuries-tied-to-device-militarys-covid-shot-probe-teen-vax-coverage-slides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Off-Label GLP-1 Use Skyrockets in Young Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prescribing GLP-1 receptor agonists to children ages 8 to 11 years with obesity surged 310-fold since 2019, despite a lack of FDA approval in kids under 12, a large cross-sectional analysis showed.<br />
Among over 3.5 million children...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/off-label-glp-1-use-skyrockets-in-young-kids/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/off-label-glp-1-use-skyrockets-in-young-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Paxlovid Any Better Than Placebo for Long COVID?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) wasn't any more effective at relieving long COVID symptoms than placebo, according to a large double-blind phase II trial.<br />
At 90 days in RECOVER-VITAL, symptoms meaningfully improved among the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-paxlovid-any-better-than-placebo-for-long-covid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-paxlovid-any-better-than-placebo-for-long-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Sends Deadlocked  Lindsay Clancy Jurors Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Thursday in a dramatic sixth day of deliberations. Her defense lawyer told the judge that the panel's foreperson said in a note that a single juror won...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-sends-deadlocked-lindsay-clancy-jurors-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-sends-deadlocked-lindsay-clancy-jurors-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unruptured Brain Aneurysms Found in 1 in 15 Healthy Adults, Study Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Unruptured brain aneurysms were identified more frequently in recent years, a systematic review and meta-analysis showed.<br />
In studies of healthy people who had MR or CT angiography, the prevalence of an unruptured intracranial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/unruptured-brain-aneurysms-found-in-1-in-15-healthy-adults-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/unruptured-brain-aneurysms-found-in-1-in-15-healthy-adults-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Scripts Rising Faster Among Adults With Serious Mental Illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adults with serious mental illness (SMI) received GLP-1 drug prescriptions at higher rates than those without SMI from 2018 to 2024, an analysis of U.S. insurance claims data showed.<br />
Among people with an underlying GLP-1-indicating...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-scripts-rising-faster-among-adults-with-serious-mental-illness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-scripts-rising-faster-among-adults-with-serious-mental-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SINGLE-AF Cardiologist; Sterile Needle, Every Time; Bonus Baby Surprise]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
"So kind of them to consider me when naming these trials," said cardiologist Amier Haidar, MD, MPH, in response...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/single-af-cardiologist-sterile-needle-every-time-bonus-baby-surprise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/single-af-cardiologist-sterile-needle-every-time-bonus-baby-surprise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stelara Approval Expands; Good News in Celiac Disease; Curcumin for Adenomas]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA said it expanded approval of the interleukin (IL)-12/23 antagonist ustekinumab (Stelara) to include treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in children as young as 2 years.<br />
Using pooled data from...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stelara-approval-expands-good-news-in-celiac-disease-curcumin-for-adenomas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stelara-approval-expands-good-news-in-celiac-disease-curcumin-for-adenomas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dramatic Improvement in Dermatomyositis Skin Symptoms With First Approved Oral Agent]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with previously treated dermatomyositis had significant improvement in skin-related symptoms and quality of life when treated with the selective TYK2/JAK1 inhibitor brepocitinib (Lisraya), data from a randomized trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dramatic-improvement-in-dermatomyositis-skin-symptoms-with-first-approved-oral-agent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dramatic-improvement-in-dermatomyositis-skin-symptoms-with-first-approved-oral-agent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Dolly Parton's an Excellent Role Model for Doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Dolly Parton died last month at age 80. Her death has prompted extensive coverage of her humanitarian and healthcare legacy. My big takeaway from learning more about her: Parton is a wonderful role model for physicians because...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-dolly-partons-an-excellent-role-model-for-doctors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-dolly-partons-an-excellent-role-model-for-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gloria Steinem on Women's Rights, Abortion Politics, and Being Called the B-Word]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In interviews and emails, Gloria Steinem shared with Associated Press reporters over the years her thoughts on social changes she had witnessed as a leading voice for women, the importance of abortion rights, and the correct...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/gloria-steinem-on-womens-rights-abortion-politics-and-being-called-the-b-word/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/gloria-steinem-on-womens-rights-abortion-politics-and-being-called-the-b-word/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groundbreaking Pancreatic Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Lung Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The landmark oral RAS inhibitor daraxonrasib (Rasonque) showed efficacy in previously treated patients with metastatic RAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a phase I/II trial.<br />
Among 136 patients treated with daraxonrasib...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/groundbreaking-pancreatic-cancer-drug-shows-promise-in-lung-cancer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/groundbreaking-pancreatic-cancer-drug-shows-promise-in-lung-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afib Ablation Falls in New Sham-Controlled Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Some techniques of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (Afib) did not hold up under scrutiny in new randomized trials, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress.<br />
For one, the fundamental...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/afib-ablation-falls-in-new-sham-controlled-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/afib-ablation-falls-in-new-sham-controlled-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgeon Indicted Over Shootout; $15M Asthma Death Settlement; Ketamine Doc Suspended]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Thomas Steffens, DO, the Colorado surgeon accused of shooting at federal agents who were trying to arrest him in Florida, has been indicted on multiple charges, including attempted murder of a federal officer. (WPBF)<br />
A New York...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/surgeon-indicted-over-shootout-15m-asthma-death-settlement-ketamine-doc-suspended/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/surgeon-indicted-over-shootout-15m-asthma-death-settlement-ketamine-doc-suspended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse Found Dead; New Moms Stirred by Clancy Trial; Tim Curry's Cause of Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A nurse and her two sons were found dead in their Minnesota home in what is suspected to be a double murder-suicide. (People)<br />
The Lindsay Clancy trial remains without...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurse-found-dead-new-moms-stirred-by-clancy-trial-tim-currys-cause-of-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurse-found-dead-new-moms-stirred-by-clancy-trial-tim-currys-cause-of-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADA Says Booted Meeting Attendees Violated Code of Conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) said it concluded its review of events that occurred during its annual meeting in June, but those who were thrown out of the meeting aren't satisfied with the answer.<br />
ADA hasn't made its...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ada-says-booted-meeting-attendees-violated-code-of-conduct/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ada-says-booted-meeting-attendees-violated-code-of-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UnitedHealthcare's 1,700 Prior Auth Cuts Draw Muted Applause]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- UnitedHealthcare's (UHC) announcement Tuesday that it's removing 1,700 more procedures from its prior authorization list was met with general approval, although some experts questioned how much of a difference it would make...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/unitedhealthcares-1700-prior-auth-cuts-draw-muted-applause/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/unitedhealthcares-1700-prior-auth-cuts-draw-muted-applause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk of Paradoxical Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Psoriasis Varies by Biologic Agent]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The likelihood of treatment-induced hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) varied by more than twofold across different types of biologic therapies for psoriasis, an analysis of a large clinical database showed.<br />
The tumor necrosis factor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/risk-of-paradoxical-hidradenitis-suppurativa-in-psoriasis-varies-by-biologic-agent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/risk-of-paradoxical-hidradenitis-suppurativa-in-psoriasis-varies-by-biologic-agent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autism-Vaccine Researcher Says He Stole $1M in CDC Grant Funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Poul Thorsen, MD, PhD, a Danish researcher who co-authored key papers demonstrating no links between childhood vaccines and autism, pleaded guilty today to operating a wire fraud scheme that stole CDC grant money awarded for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/autism-vaccine-researcher-says-he-stole-1m-in-cdc-grant-funds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/autism-vaccine-researcher-says-he-stole-1m-in-cdc-grant-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychotherapy Dropouts; Blankets for Anxiety; Mom's Depression and Infant Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A large study of patients with depression found that 28.4% dropped out of psychotherapy, with most leaving after just a single session. (JAMA Network Open)<br />
A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned about the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/psychotherapy-dropouts-blankets-for-anxiety-moms-depression-and-infant-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/psychotherapy-dropouts-blankets-for-anxiety-moms-depression-and-infant-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fatty Food, Prostate Cancer, and Death -- A New Study Weighs In]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Regularly eating certain dietary fats, including animal fats, was associated with greater all-cause mortality in men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, a cohort study suggested.<br />
Among nearly 4,900 men, the highest level of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fatty-food-prostate-cancer-and-death-a-new-study-weighs-in/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fatty-food-prostate-cancer-and-death-a-new-study-weighs-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Chronic Pain May Really Be 'All in Your Head']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Increasingly recognized as a source of immune cells in health and disease," the skull bone marrow also may promote and/or maintain chronic pain from elsewhere in the body, researchers said.<br />
Advanced imaging in 125 people with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-chronic-pain-may-really-be-all-in-your-head/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-chronic-pain-may-really-be-all-in-your-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors Groups Offer Updated Flu, COVID Vaccine Recs to Ease Confusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines--and highlight the science behind them--saying they hope to ease...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctors-groups-offer-updated-flu-covid-vaccine-recs-to-ease-confusion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctors-groups-offer-updated-flu-covid-vaccine-recs-to-ease-confusion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ketamine Showed Antidepressive Effects in Refractory Bipolar Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adjunctive ketamine showed significant antidepressive effects in patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression in a small randomized trial.<br />
Among 63 adult outpatients with treatment-resistant bipolar I or II depression...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ketamine-showed-antidepressive-effects-in-refractory-bipolar-depression/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ketamine-showed-antidepressive-effects-in-refractory-bipolar-depression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvard's Cadaver Scandal Broke a Covenant Medicine Depends On]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- There is an old and intimate covenant at the heart of medical education.<br />
A person decides that, after death, their body will still have something left to give. A family agrees to surrender the remains of someone they love so...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/harvards-cadaver-scandal-broke-a-covenant-medicine-depends-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/harvards-cadaver-scandal-broke-a-covenant-medicine-depends-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family in PA Measles Death Speaks; Political Appointees Flood HHS; Email Defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Amish parents of the newborn who likely died of measles-related causes had no clue their son's death was national news, let alone a political flashpoint. Measles had been ravaging their Pennsylvania community; all of their...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/family-in-pa-measles-death-speaks-political-appointees-flood-hhs-email-defense/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/family-in-pa-measles-death-speaks-political-appointees-flood-hhs-email-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denervation Shows Potential in Heart Failure-Related Pulmonary Hypertension]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adding pulmonary-artery denervation to guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) reduced clinical worsening in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease and heart failure, results of a Chinese randomized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/denervation-shows-potential-in-heart-failure-related-pulmonary-hypertension/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/denervation-shows-potential-in-heart-failure-related-pulmonary-hypertension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sad Trial Names: Social Media Thinks Cardiology Is Going Through It]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Cardiology is going through it--so say commenters on social media, at least.<br />
During last week's European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Munich, a trial name caught attendees' eyes: SINGLE-AF.<br />
The trial, about oral...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sad-trial-names-social-media-thinks-cardiology-is-going-through-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sad-trial-names-social-media-thinks-cardiology-is-going-through-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola Outbreak Deaths Top 3,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases, the latest government data showed Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed, faster than efforts to track and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ebola-outbreak-deaths-top-3000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ebola-outbreak-deaths-top-3000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pesticide Found in Supplement; Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Teen; B12 and Birth Defects]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The FDA said a supplement promoted and sold for weight loss (Lipofit Extreme Fat Burner 2.0) was recalled after an agency analysis showed tablets were tainted with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pesticide-found-in-supplement-brain-eating-amoeba-kills-teen-b12-and-birth-defects/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pesticide-found-in-supplement-brain-eating-amoeba-kills-teen-b12-and-birth-defects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AAP Releases RSV Prevention, COVID Vax Recommendations for Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its recommendations for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the use of COVID vaccines in kids.<br />
Based on a technical report detailing the current evidence on...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aap-releases-rsv-prevention-covid-vax-recommendations-for-fall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aap-releases-rsv-prevention-covid-vax-recommendations-for-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé-backed health start-up expands to west Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deal to buy Senegalese insurer Tanel comes months after fundraising valued France&rsquo;s Alan at &euro;5.5bn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mbapp-backed-health-start-up-expands-to-west-africa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mbapp-backed-health-start-up-expands-to-west-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People With Unexplained Fainting Finally Get Some Answers With Take-Home Device]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For people going to emergency departments (EDs) for syncope, an extended ECG monitoring protocol made an eventual diagnosis more likely even though their fainting frequency was ultimately unchanged, according to the ASPIRED trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/people-with-unexplained-fainting-finally-get-some-answers-with-take-home-device/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/people-with-unexplained-fainting-finally-get-some-answers-with-take-home-device/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infective Endocarditis Trial Backs Less Intense Antibiotic Approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Shorter antibiotic treatment worked better in clinically stabilized patients with infective endocarditis on the left side of the heart, even though the risk of infection relapse may be greater, according to the open-label randomized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/infective-endocarditis-trial-backs-less-intense-antibiotic-approach/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/infective-endocarditis-trial-backs-less-intense-antibiotic-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse Who Saved Baby in Pakistan Hospital Fire Wishes She Could Have Saved the Rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Razia Noreen and her colleagues had just checked on the 15 newborns in their care at the hospital nursery in Islamabad and were preparing injections for some of them in an adjacent room when she noticed something unusual: flames...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurse-who-saved-baby-in-pakistan-hospital-fire-wishes-she-could-have-saved-the-rest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurse-who-saved-baby-in-pakistan-hospital-fire-wishes-she-could-have-saved-the-rest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As GLP-1 Use Expands Into Dermatology, So Do the Medicolegal Implications]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Medical liability cases involving GLP-1 receptor agonist use in dermatology have occurred infrequently to date but warrant careful attention as the use increases, a medicolegal review suggests.<br />
A review of the LexisNexis legal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/as-glp-1-use-expands-into-dermatology-so-do-the-medicolegal-implications/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/as-glp-1-use-expands-into-dermatology-so-do-the-medicolegal-implications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Tells Lindsay Clancy Jury to Keep Deliberating After Non-Unanimous Decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial said Tuesday they've been unable to reach a unanimous decision on whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for killing her three young children, but the judge told them to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-tells-lindsay-clancy-jury-to-keep-deliberating-after-non-unanimous-decision/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-tells-lindsay-clancy-jury-to-keep-deliberating-after-non-unanimous-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mounjaro's Label Expands; Type 1 Diabetes on the Rise; Testosterone and Afib]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the indication for tirzepatide (Mounjaro) to include reducing the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, Eli Lilly announced.<br />
Global type 1 diabetes prevalence...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mounjaros-label-expands-type-1-diabetes-on-the-rise-testosterone-and-afib/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mounjaros-label-expands-type-1-diabetes-on-the-rise-testosterone-and-afib/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Genetic Risk; Underreported Dementia; Exercise or Nap After Sleep Loss?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new APOE-independent multi-ancestry polygenic risk score for Alzheimer's disease was associated with cognitive decline and neuropathological hallmarks in a study of diverse populations. (Nature Genetics)<br />
Diabetes-related cortical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-genetic-risk-underreported-dementia-exercise-or-nap-after-sleep-loss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-genetic-risk-underreported-dementia-exercise-or-nap-after-sleep-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Push for Med Student Research Predatory?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Medical students are conducting more research than ever before, but does this make them better doctors or improve the field of medicine?<br />
Physicians have been debating these questions online after William Flanary, MD, an ophthalmologist...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-the-push-for-med-student-research-predatory/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-the-push-for-med-student-research-predatory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New MI Definition; Lipid-Lowering Advances; Former ESC Prez's Misconduct?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) now falls into one of three types: primary, secondary, or procedure-related, based on the new Fifth Universal Definition. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)<br />
Eli Lilly announced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-mi-definition-lipid-lowering-advances-former-esc-prezs-misconduct/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-mi-definition-lipid-lowering-advances-former-esc-prezs-misconduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plozasiran Notches Big Wins in Severe Hypertriglyceridemia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with plozasiran (Redemplo) significantly reduced triglycerides among patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia, two phase III studies showed.<br />
Compared with placebo, the small interfering RNA therapy reduced triglycerides...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/plozasiran-notches-big-wins-in-severe-hypertriglyceridemia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/plozasiran-notches-big-wins-in-severe-hypertriglyceridemia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Adds Boxed Warning to Iron Replacement Injection]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved a label change for ferric carboxymaltose injection (Injectafer) that adds a boxed warning for the risk of symptomatic hypophosphatemia.<br />
The agency recommends monitoring of phosphate levels in patients at risk...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-adds-boxed-warning-to-iron-replacement-injection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-adds-boxed-warning-to-iron-replacement-injection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor Sues Over Residency Application System]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A physician is bringing antitrust claims against the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for what she alleges is a monopoly over the residency application process that's gouging doctors.<br />
Kaitlin Buhrke, DO, a general...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctor-sues-over-residency-application-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctor-sues-over-residency-application-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Patient Deaths Derail the CAR-T Train in Autoimmune Disease?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two Big Pharma companies have reportedly paused their ongoing trials of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies in lupus and other autoimmune inflammatory diseases after some participants suffered severe adverse events...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/will-patient-deaths-derail-the-car-t-train-in-autoimmune-disease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/will-patient-deaths-derail-the-car-t-train-in-autoimmune-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Call to End Routine Laboratory Monitoring for Patients on Isotretinoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians who prescribe isotretinoin for acne or other skin conditions should stop blanket routine laboratory monitoring of liver function and lipids, given overwhelming evidence of an exceptionally low risk, researchers argued...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-call-to-end-routine-laboratory-monitoring-for-patients-on-isotretinoin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-call-to-end-routine-laboratory-monitoring-for-patients-on-isotretinoin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lionel Richie Hospitalized; CDC Challenges Measles Toll; Vitamin K Refusals Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Singer Lionel Richie, age 77, checked himself into a hospital to have tests, potentially for dehydration, after a performance in St. Louis on Saturday. (CBS)<br />
The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lionel-richie-hospitalized-cdc-challenges-measles-toll-vitamin-k-refusals-rise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lionel-richie-hospitalized-cdc-challenges-measles-toll-vitamin-k-refusals-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chiropractor Among the Dead in Grand Canyon Flood]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Family members identified a hiker killed in weekend flooding in the Grand Canyon as a Texas chiropractor and said two other men who went on their dream trip remain missing.<br />
John Giusti and his friends planned to spend 2 nights...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/chiropractor-among-the-dead-in-grand-canyon-flood/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/chiropractor-among-the-dead-in-grand-canyon-flood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Gallbladder and Biliary Risks in Youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with increased cumulative gallbladder and biliary events in youths, according to a retrospective analysis of TriNetX data.<br />
Among over 37,000 adolescents and young adults with overweight...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-drugs-tied-to-gallbladder-and-biliary-risks-in-youth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-drugs-tied-to-gallbladder-and-biliary-risks-in-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Studies Suggest Benefits Extend to Infectious Diseases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Recent studies suggest that people with type 2 diabetes on GLP-1 receptor agonists were less likely to develop tuberculosis (TB) or be hospitalized or die from infections.<br />
In an international study of more than 7 million people...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-studies-suggest-benefits-extend-to-infectious-diseases/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-studies-suggest-benefits-extend-to-infectious-diseases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEA Tactic That Let Fentanyl Flood the Streets Investigated by House Republicans]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases is now under investigation by Republicans on the House Oversight...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dea-tactic-that-let-fentanyl-flood-the-streets-investigated-by-house-republicans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dea-tactic-that-let-fentanyl-flood-the-streets-investigated-by-house-republicans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial Tentatively Backs DOACs After TAVR]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In a departure from other transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR, or TAVI) trials, direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC, or NOAC) therapy seemed to safely prevent subclinical leaflet thrombosis in ACASA-TAVI--but not convincingly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trial-tentatively-backs-doacs-after-tavr/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trial-tentatively-backs-doacs-after-tavr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Migraine Prevention Guidance Highlights CGRP Drugs, Broad Eligibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- New guidance from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Headache Society (AHS) aims to help clinicians identify which migraine prevention drugs may be most effective for certain patients.<br />
The guidelines...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-migraine-prevention-guidance-highlights-cgrp-drugs-broad-eligibility/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-migraine-prevention-guidance-highlights-cgrp-drugs-broad-eligibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors Remain Trusted Sources for Cancer Info in Post-Pandemic Era]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While trust in doctors as a source of information about cancer remained high during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, trust in government health agencies decreased, a cross-sectional study showed.<br />
Data from the National Cancer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctors-remain-trusted-sources-for-cancer-info-in-post-pandemic-era/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctors-remain-trusted-sources-for-cancer-info-in-post-pandemic-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-in-Class Drug Wins FDA Approval for Polycythemia Vera]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved first-in-class rusfertide (Mimrylo) for treating erythrocytosis in adults with polycythemia vera (PV), a rare and slow-growing hematologic malignancy.<br />
Rusfertide mimics hepcidin, the natural hormone involved...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-in-class-drug-wins-fda-approval-for-polycythemia-vera/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-in-class-drug-wins-fda-approval-for-polycythemia-vera/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Medicine Open Up Its Subspecialist Capacity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A little over a year ago, my patient asked to see a memory specialist, reporting that their family members had noticed some concerning changes regarding their forgetfulness, and they themselves were feeling frustrated with these...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-medicine-open-up-its-subspecialist-capacity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-medicine-open-up-its-subspecialist-capacity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgiving Medical Debt a Key Focus for Physician in Governor Race]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As part of our series on healthcare clinicians running for office, MedPage Today interviewed Amy Acton, MD, MPH, a pediatric and preventive medicine physician who is running as a Democrat for governor of Ohio. Acton, who grew...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/forgiving-medical-debt-a-key-focus-for-physician-in-governor-race/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/forgiving-medical-debt-a-key-focus-for-physician-in-governor-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Benefit of Routine CT Angiography After  Ruling Out a Heart Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- After ruling out a myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), routine use of CT coronary angiography to guide management did not reduce subsequent cardiac events compared with standard...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/no-benefit-of-routine-ct-angiography-after-ruling-out-a-heart-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/no-benefit-of-routine-ct-angiography-after-ruling-out-a-heart-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Patient Fought Back During CPR]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When a patient suffers a cardiac arrest, they aren't usually cursing, opening their eyes, and putting up a fight during resuscitation.<br />
But that's what happened with a 52-year-old woman who became unresponsive as her partner...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-patient-fought-back-during-cpr/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-patient-fought-back-during-cpr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial Delivers Good News for Pulmonary Embolism Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For patients with intermediate-high-risk acute pulmonary embolism, catheter-directed thrombolysis with alteplase plus anticoagulation therapy led to a lower risk of death from any cause and other adverse outcomes compared with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trial-delivers-good-news-for-pulmonary-embolism-treatment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trial-delivers-good-news-for-pulmonary-embolism-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly Trump-Shaped Pills? Rabid Animals at Petting Zoo; Teacher's 'Fart Corner']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of President Trump. (AP)<br />
Jiayi...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/deadly-trump-shaped-pills-rabid-animals-at-petting-zoo-teachers-fart-corner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/deadly-trump-shaped-pills-rabid-animals-at-petting-zoo-teachers-fart-corner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tricuspid Valve Repair Finally Proven to Keep HF Events At Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair could finally be tied to improved hard outcomes in people with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) at high risk for future heart failure (HF) events, a German trial found.<br />
With operators...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tricuspid-valve-repair-finally-proven-to-keep-hf-events-at-bay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tricuspid-valve-repair-finally-proven-to-keep-hf-events-at-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I Really Hoped That I Had Malaria': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "I really hoped that I had malaria."--Kent Brantly, MD, who served as medical director of an Ebola treatment unit in Liberia, recalling the moment he realized he had contracted Ebola.<br />
"We're weeks and weeks and weeks behind...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-really-hoped-that-i-had-malaria-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-really-hoped-that-i-had-malaria-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Job Has Become Mounds of Paperwork. Work Requirements Will Make it Worse.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When I started my career as a pulmonologist, my time was spent caring for patients--listening to their concerns, researching care, talking through treatment options, and monitoring their progress. Now the profession has devolved...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/my-job-has-become-mounds-of-paperwork-work-requirements-will-make-it-worse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/my-job-has-become-mounds-of-paperwork-work-requirements-will-make-it-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Factor XIa Inhibitor Shows No Benefit After Acute Coronary Syndrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An investigational factor XIa inhibitor did not reduce the risk of recurrent cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with a recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event on top of antiplatelet therapy, although there was no increase...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/factor-xia-inhibitor-shows-no-benefit-after-acute-coronary-syndrome/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/factor-xia-inhibitor-shows-no-benefit-after-acute-coronary-syndrome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rush to PCSK9 Inhibitor Pretreatment Disappoints in Acute MI Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Heart attack patients gained faster control of LDL cholesterol starting PCSK9 inhibitor therapy immediately in the cath lab, the AMUNDSEN trial showed, while a clinical benefit could not be proven.<br />
High-risk patients with acute...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rush-to-pcsk9-inhibitor-pretreatment-disappoints-in-acute-mi-trial/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rush-to-pcsk9-inhibitor-pretreatment-disappoints-in-acute-mi-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADHD and CVD; Hospice Care in City vs Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/adhd-and-cvd-hospice-care-in-city-vs-country/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/adhd-and-cvd-hospice-care-in-city-vs-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost in Translation: We Need More Spanish-Speaking Doctors Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Speaking Spanish as a healthcare provider isn't just a communication skill. It is an act of reassurance at a time when millions of immigrants across the U.S. are afraid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).<br />
This well...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lost-in-translation-we-need-more-spanish-speaking-doctors-now/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lost-in-translation-we-need-more-spanish-speaking-doctors-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statins Handed a Victory in Healthy Older People in STAREE]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For the first time, a major randomized trial was able to show that primary prevention statins did have a place for healthy older adults.<br />
Statin therapy with daily atorvastatin 40 mg was clearly favored over placebo in people...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/statins-handed-a-victory-in-healthy-older-people-in-staree/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/statins-handed-a-victory-in-healthy-older-people-in-staree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Says Juul Can Sell Updated Vaping Device With Age-Gating Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includes an optional age-verification system designed to prevent underage use.<br />
The FDA decision allows the company...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-says-juul-can-sell-updated-vaping-device-with-age-gating-technology/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-says-juul-can-sell-updated-vaping-device-with-age-gating-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bictegravir-Lenacapavir Combo Pill Earns FDA Approval in Suppressed HIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the combination of bictegravir and lenacapavir (Bixlenvo) for adults with virologically suppressed HIV-1 infection, Gilead Sciences announced Thursday.<br />
The once-daily single tablet contains 75 mg of the integrase...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bictegravir-lenacapavir-combo-pill-earns-fda-approval-in-suppressed-hiv/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bictegravir-lenacapavir-combo-pill-earns-fda-approval-in-suppressed-hiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Women Face Higher Risk for Anal Sphincter Tears During Birth]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Certain clinical and demographic factors were associated with higher rates of obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) among first-time mothers during vaginal birth, a large cohort study found.<br />
In a study of more than half a million...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/these-women-face-higher-risk-for-anal-sphincter-tears-during-birth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/these-women-face-higher-risk-for-anal-sphincter-tears-during-birth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Committee Looks Backward as Autism Science Moves Forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- On the very day that a landmark study was published in Science, pointing autism research toward an exciting new scientific frontier, the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) was looking backward, discussing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/federal-committee-looks-backward-as-autism-science-moves-forward/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/federal-committee-looks-backward-as-autism-science-moves-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Vaccine Was Linked to Cardiovascular Benefits?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-vaccine-was-linked-to-cardiovascular-benefits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-vaccine-was-linked-to-cardiovascular-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonobstructive Heart Enlargement Responds to Aficamten]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with aficamten (Myqorzo) improved exercise capacity as well as health status and symptoms in patients with symptomatic nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in a large, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nonobstructive-heart-enlargement-responds-to-aficamten/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nonobstructive-heart-enlargement-responds-to-aficamten/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly's Cancer Death; Mammogram Safety Alert; Chemo Drug Shortage Worsens]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Representatives for entertainer Dolly Parton acknowledged that she died of cancer but did not identify the type of cancer; her sister, Stella, revealed that the singer and actress volunteered to take experimental drugs that might...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dollys-cancer-death-mammogram-safety-alert-chemo-drug-shortage-worsens/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dollys-cancer-death-mammogram-safety-alert-chemo-drug-shortage-worsens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Four Updated COVID Shots Targeting XFG Variant]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved four updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2026-2027 season targeting the SARS-C0V-2 variant that dominated last season.<br />
Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech, and Novavax, Sanofi, and Takeda announced Thursday that their...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-four-updated-covid-shots-targeting-xfg-variant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-four-updated-covid-shots-targeting-xfg-variant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[About a Quarter of Those Who Stop Wegovy Start Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nearly half of adults who started semaglutide (Wegovy) for obesity management stopped treatment within a year, a Danish cohort study showed.<br />
Among 157,822 first-time semaglutide initiators without diabetes, 49% discontinued...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/about-a-quarter-of-those-who-stop-wegovy-start-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/about-a-quarter-of-those-who-stop-wegovy-start-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Major Trial Win for Contemporary DOACs in Lower-Risk Afib]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Emerging randomized data favored oral anticoagulation for lower-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib), researchers found.<br />
Among patients with Afib and one thromboembolic risk factor in the SINGLE-AF trial, direct oral...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-major-trial-win-for-contemporary-doacs-in-lower-risk-afib/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-major-trial-win-for-contemporary-doacs-in-lower-risk-afib/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclospora Outbreak Involving Iceberg Lettuce Expands to 3 More States]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Parasitic illness cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have now been confirmed in 20 states, federal health officials said Thursday, expanding the scope of the largest outbreak of its kind in the U.S.<br />
The FDA said government...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cyclospora-outbreak-involving-iceberg-lettuce-expands-to-3-more-states/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cyclospora-outbreak-involving-iceberg-lettuce-expands-to-3-more-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dietary Guidelines Lawsuit; Expensive NIH Policy; Pediatrician Running for Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode:<br />
Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody! Welcome to MedPod Today, podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. I...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dietary-guidelines-lawsuit-expensive-nih-policy-pediatrician-running-for-office/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dietary-guidelines-lawsuit-expensive-nih-policy-pediatrician-running-for-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medtronic Reflux Device Linked to 184 Serious Injuries, FDA Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Thursday warned of 184 serious injuries linked to recalled Bravo calibration-free (CF) acid-monitoring capsule delivery devices, which are used to help diagnose gastroesophageal reflux.<br />
"Medtronic stated that the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medtronic-reflux-device-linked-to-184-serious-injuries-fda-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medtronic-reflux-device-linked-to-184-serious-injuries-fda-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton's Health Struggles; Fauci Prosecution Stalled; Germany's Malaria Deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Before her death, Dolly Parton disclosed she had let her own health slide while taking care of her terminally ill husband. (CNN)<br />
The Republican effort to hold Anthony...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dolly-partons-health-struggles-fauci-prosecution-stalled-germanys-malaria-deaths/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dolly-partons-health-struggles-fauci-prosecution-stalled-germanys-malaria-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Suggests 'Fabricated' Measles Deaths, Spreads MMR Misinfo]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In the wake of two measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania, including an infant, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took to social media to suggest the deaths may have been fabricated and to spread debunked claims about...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jr-suggests-fabricated-measles-deaths-spreads-mmr-misinfo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jr-suggests-fabricated-measles-deaths-spreads-mmr-misinfo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Oral Option for Dermatomyositis Gets FDA Green Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the first oral treatment option for the autoimmune disorder dermatomyositis.<br />
Brepocitinib (Lisraya) is indicated for adults with the rare condition, which causes chronic inflammation, progressive muscle weakness...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-oral-option-for-dermatomyositis-gets-fda-green-light/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-oral-option-for-dermatomyositis-gets-fda-green-light/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia Risks Vary by Menopause Hormone Therapy Timing, Study Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was tied to a lower risk of dementia in a prospective study of nearly 185,000 postmenopausal women in the U.K. Biobank.<br />
Over 13 years of follow-up, HRT use was associated with a lower risk of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dementia-risks-vary-by-menopause-hormone-therapy-timing-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dementia-risks-vary-by-menopause-hormone-therapy-timing-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California, Federal Government Battle Over Hospice Fraud, as Victims Lose Coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At 71 and a few years into retirement, Linda Henry felt like she was in good health, and only went to her doctor in Southern California for the occasional checkup.<br />
So it was a shock when she found out in 2024 that she had been...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/california-federal-government-battle-over-hospice-fraud-as-victims-lose-coverage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/california-federal-government-battle-over-hospice-fraud-as-victims-lose-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Women Increasingly Not Screened for Cervical Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The proportion of women never screened for cervical cancer increased by more than 5% per year from 2005 to 2023, a cross-sectional study showed.<br />
Over this time period, the proportion of women ages 21 to 29 never screened for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-women-increasingly-not-screened-for-cervical-cancer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-women-increasingly-not-screened-for-cervical-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postpartum Psychosis: Who Is Most at Risk?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former nurse who killed her three kids, has brought renewed attention to the most tragic outcomes of postpartum psychosis. However, an expert told MedPage Today that postpartum psychosis is a complicated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/postpartum-psychosis-who-is-most-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/postpartum-psychosis-who-is-most-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Docs Remember Dolly; Influencer Faked Being a PA Student? Top 5 Patient Complaints]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
Following the death of Dolly Parton, the American Public Health Association and American Medical Association...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/docs-remember-dolly-influencer-faked-being-a-pa-student-top-5-patient-complaints/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/docs-remember-dolly-influencer-faked-being-a-pa-student-top-5-patient-complaints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GI Doc Awakes to Bat in Mouth; Stopped Farting? Uh-Oh; FDA Approves GERD Implant]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Virginia gastroenterologist Krista Edelman, MD, went viral on social media after revealing she woke up to a bat trying to burrow its way into her mouth. (People)<br />
During colonoscopies, a second forward-view examination of the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/gi-doc-awakes-to-bat-in-mouth-stopped-farting-uh-oh-fda-approves-gerd-implant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/gi-doc-awakes-to-bat-in-mouth-stopped-farting-uh-oh-fda-approves-gerd-implant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEA Schedules Widely Available Opioid Compounds as Controlled Substances]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that it issued a temporary order to schedule three opioid compounds as controlled substances.<br />
"The DEA bases this action on a finding that placing mitragynine pseudoindoxyl...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dea-schedules-widely-available-opioid-compounds-as-controlled-substances/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dea-schedules-widely-available-opioid-compounds-as-controlled-substances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Transformation' Project Underway at CDC]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The CDC has launched a new "enterprise transformation project" called CDC Voyager that's left employees wondering exactly what it will mean for the agency's future.<br />
Sean Slovenski, CDC's principal deputy director and chief operating...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/transformation-project-underway-at-cdc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/transformation-project-underway-at-cdc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of Missing Oncologist Found; Doc Accused of Luggage Theft; Fired Doc's Lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The body of oncologist Dmitriy Zak, MD, was recovered from an Arkansas lake on Tuesday morning, 2 days after he was reported missing. An autopsy will be performed. (White River Now)<br />
A doctor from Brazil was accused of pulling...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/body-of-missing-oncologist-found-doc-accused-of-luggage-theft-fired-docs-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/body-of-missing-oncologist-found-doc-accused-of-luggage-theft-fired-docs-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Said Samoa Trip Had Nothing to Do With Vaccines. New Documents Refute That.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation last year that a 2019 visit to Samoa before a deadly measles outbreak had "nothing to do with vaccines." New documents obtained...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jr-said-samoa-trip-had-nothing-to-do-with-vaccines-new-documents-refute-that/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jr-said-samoa-trip-had-nothing-to-do-with-vaccines-new-documents-refute-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Deaths Linked to Device; Nurses Strike in 8 Cities; Rare Skin Cancer Mimics Rash]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Abiomed flagged a heart pump controlled purge cassette problem associated with three of its products, the FDA alerted. The company sent a letter to customers recommending...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/3-deaths-linked-to-device-nurses-strike-in-8-cities-rare-skin-cancer-mimics-rash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/3-deaths-linked-to-device-nurses-strike-in-8-cities-rare-skin-cancer-mimics-rash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Drugs Could Help Narrow Lifespan Gap in Serious Mental Illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Starting a GLP-1 receptor agonist was associated with significantly lower risks of death and cardiovascular events in adults with serious mental illness (SMI), a target trial emulation showed.<br />
Among 195,184 propensity score...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-drugs-could-help-narrow-lifespan-gap-in-serious-mental-illness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-drugs-could-help-narrow-lifespan-gap-in-serious-mental-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMA Sued Over Its 'Paywalled' Billing Codes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Should Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes be free for all patients and clinicians to use? That's the question being asked in a recent lawsuit against the American Medical Association (AMA), which holds the copyright to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ama-sued-over-its-paywalled-billing-codes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ama-sued-over-its-paywalled-billing-codes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonsurgical Options for Early Rectal Cancer Continue to Show Promise]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Almost 80% of patients with early-stage rectal cancer remained surgery-free for a year or longer after treatment with chemoradiation therapy (CRT), a large randomized study showed.<br />
Among 341 patients who chose not to have upfront...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nonsurgical-options-for-early-rectal-cancer-continue-to-show-promise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nonsurgical-options-for-early-rectal-cancer-continue-to-show-promise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skin Problems, Kidney Complaints, and Venous Issues Spike During Heat Waves]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When the temperature heats up, so do emergency rooms, according to a massive study of Chicago hospital and urgent care records, which found increased accidental gunshot wounds, kidney complaints, skin problems, varicose veins...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/skin-problems-kidney-complaints-and-venous-issues-spike-during-heat-waves/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/skin-problems-kidney-complaints-and-venous-issues-spike-during-heat-waves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s May Offer Benefit in Ulcerative Colitis, Real-World Data Suggest]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was linked to improved remission rates in patients with ulcerative colitis, a retrospective cohort study suggested.<br />
Among 300 patients with ulcerative colitis, use of liraglutide (Victoza...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-may-offer-benefit-in-ulcerative-colitis-real-world-data-suggest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-may-offer-benefit-in-ulcerative-colitis-real-world-data-suggest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Face Scrutiny at ESC: Statins for the Elderly, New Heart Attack Therapies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting this week will unveil the latest findings in cardiovascular medicine, including a highly-anticipated statin trial and several studies poised to advance heart attack triage and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/to-face-scrutiny-at-esc-statins-for-the-elderly-new-heart-attack-therapies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/to-face-scrutiny-at-esc-statins-for-the-elderly-new-heart-attack-therapies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Expands Label of Oral HIV Drug to Newborns]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the approval of dolutegravir tablets for oral suspension (Tivicay PD) to include newborns with HIV infections younger than 4 weeks of age, the agency announced on Tuesday.<br />
In combination with other antiretroviral...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-expands-label-of-oral-hiv-drug-to-newborns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-expands-label-of-oral-hiv-drug-to-newborns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaths at Psychedelic Clinics; AI Mental Health Data; School Corporal Punishment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Americans continue to seek unregulated psychedelic treatment abroad despite mounting reports of severe health complications and fatalities. (New York Times)<br />
Meanwhile, state-regulated psilocybin services in Oregon have been...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/deaths-at-psychedelic-clinics-ai-mental-health-data-school-corporal-punishment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/deaths-at-psychedelic-clinics-ai-mental-health-data-school-corporal-punishment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Doctors, One Infected, Recall Their Fight Against Ebola]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has brought renewed attention to global outbreak preparedness and the perilous conditions frontline healthcare workers face.This MedPage Today interview...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/two-doctors-one-infected-recall-their-fight-against-ebola/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/two-doctors-one-infected-recall-their-fight-against-ebola/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Reaches $18B Settlement With States in Trial Over Teen Social Media Addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Meta has agreed to pay $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/meta-reaches-18b-settlement-with-states-in-trial-over-teen-social-media-addiction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/meta-reaches-18b-settlement-with-states-in-trial-over-teen-social-media-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BPAP Intervention Flops in Asthma Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Children with acute asthma exacerbations who received bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP) in the emergency department (ED) needed continuous albuterol therapy for a similar duration as those receiving sham BPAP with minimal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bpap-intervention-flops-in-asthma-study/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bpap-intervention-flops-in-asthma-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Opioid Overdose Survivors, One Treatment May Reduce Risk of Death Over Another]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For opioid overdose survivors, starting methadone was associated with a reduced risk of death during the subsequent year compared with starting buprenorphine-naloxone, a retrospective cohort study from Canada suggested.<br />
Using...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/for-opioid-overdose-survivors-one-treatment-may-reduce-risk-of-death-over-another/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/for-opioid-overdose-survivors-one-treatment-may-reduce-risk-of-death-over-another/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Grand Slam' Pancreatic Cancer Drug Wins FDA Approval]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the first-in-class RAS inhibitor daraxonrasib (Rasonque) for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common form of pancreatic cancer.<br />
The approval stipulates use in adults with PDAC previously...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/grand-slam-pancreatic-cancer-drug-wins-fda-approval/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/grand-slam-pancreatic-cancer-drug-wins-fda-approval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Lessons for Physicians From the World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Like millions of soccer fans around the world, I was glued to many of the matches of the 2026 World Cup. The tournament reminded Americans of something the rest of the world has known for generations: Soccer is more than a game...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/5-lessons-for-physicians-from-the-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/5-lessons-for-physicians-from-the-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$500K Measles Outbreak; Vanishing OMB Rule Comments; 'Unsustainable' Health Costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Public health response to measles outbreaks is an expensive endeavor. It cost almost $500,000 to contain a small, 10-case outbreak in the Denver area, requiring nearly 7,000 hours of labor to track exposed individuals who visited...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/500k-measles-outbreak-vanishing-omb-rule-comments-unsustainable-health-costs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/500k-measles-outbreak-vanishing-omb-rule-comments-unsustainable-health-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton's Cause of Death; 14 Newborns Killed in Hospital Fire; GLP-1 Coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Country music superstar Dolly Parton, 80, died Tuesday after a brief battle with an undisclosed type of cancer, according to her family. She had also been dealing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dolly-partons-cause-of-death-14-newborns-killed-in-hospital-fire-glp-1-coverage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dolly-partons-cause-of-death-14-newborns-killed-in-hospital-fire-glp-1-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best Evidence Yet That Shingles Vaccine Is Cardioprotective]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The idea that herpes zoster (shingles) vaccination may have cardiovascular benefits was backed by the results of a natural experiment, researchers found.<br />
Investigators saw clear differences in patient outcomes between those...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/best-evidence-yet-that-shingles-vaccine-is-cardioprotective/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/best-evidence-yet-that-shingles-vaccine-is-cardioprotective/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain needs a new way to pay for healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introducing co-payment will make us more like our rich-world peers and put us on a sustainable footing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/britain-needs-a-new-way-to-pay-for-healthcare/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/britain-needs-a-new-way-to-pay-for-healthcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain can’t afford to fail on social care reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lack of support for family carers holds back the economy by reducing earnings and high costs distort consumer spending]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/britain-cant-afford-to-fail-on-social-care-reform/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/britain-cant-afford-to-fail-on-social-care-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Drug OK'd for Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved nipocalimab (Imaavy) as the first treatment for warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA), the most common form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia.<br />
Approval of the immunoselective neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) blocker...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-drug-okd-for-warm-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-drug-okd-for-warm-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Practice-Changing' Data Expand Zanidatamab's Approval to Gastroesophageal Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved zanidatamab (Ziihera) plus tislelizumab (Tevimbra) and chemotherapy as first-line treatment for unresectable/metastatic HER2-positive gastroesophageal cancer.<br />
The approval stipulates use in adults with unresectable...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/practice-changing-data-expand-zanidatamabs-approval-to-gastroesophageal-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/practice-changing-data-expand-zanidatamabs-approval-to-gastroesophageal-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More NFL Players Have CTE Than Previously Thought, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At least one in four former National Football League (NFL) players who died from 2016 to 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a retrospective study suggested.<br />
Among all NFL players who died from 2008 to 2021, the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/more-nfl-players-have-cte-than-previously-thought-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/more-nfl-players-have-cte-than-previously-thought-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Cuts Mask True Extent of Cyclospora Outbreaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While one major multistate Cyclospora outbreak has been making headlines, there are at least six others simmering--and the sources haven't yet been identified in those cases.<br />
Getting to the bottom of those outbreaks may...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-cuts-mask-true-extent-of-cyclospora-outbreaks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-cuts-mask-true-extent-of-cyclospora-outbreaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Authorizes First Wearable Dual Glucose-Ketone Sensor]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA authorized the Libre Duo 10 Day Continuous Dual Glucose-Ketone Monitoring System for people ages 2 years and older with diabetes, the agency announced Tuesday.<br />
As the first wearable device to track both ketones and glucose...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-authorizes-first-wearable-dual-glucose-ketone-sensor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-authorizes-first-wearable-dual-glucose-ketone-sensor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monoclonal for Dengue Shows Promise in Hospitalized Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An investigational monoclonal antibody targeting dengue virus (Dengue-mAb) safely reduced viral loads and infection symptoms, according to a placebo-controlled phase II trial in India.<br />
Among 249 adults hospitalized with dengue...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/monoclonal-for-dengue-shows-promise-in-hospitalized-cases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/monoclonal-for-dengue-shows-promise-in-hospitalized-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Gray Market' Retatrutide Study; Menopause and the Brain; Drug Allergy Warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People who took "gray market" compounded retatrutide, an investigational triple hormone receptor agonist, achieved less weight loss with up to 12 months of treatment than clinical trial participants, a preprint study suggested...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/gray-market-retatrutide-study-menopause-and-the-brain-drug-allergy-warnings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/gray-market-retatrutide-study-menopause-and-the-brain-drug-allergy-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial Neurologist to Lead NIH Unit; Hunter Trial Halted; Dads and Valproate]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The NIH named John Gaitanis, MD, a pediatric neurologist with controversial views on autism, to lead the agency's child health institute. (Science)<br />
Age at menopause was associated with brain volume trajectory in a cohort study...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/controversial-neurologist-to-lead-nih-unit-hunter-trial-halted-dads-and-valproate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/controversial-neurologist-to-lead-nih-unit-hunter-trial-halted-dads-and-valproate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia Drug Helpful With Lupus Brain Fog]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Cognitive dysfunction in people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)--aka "lupus brain fog"--was significantly relieved with the Alzheimer's dementia drug memantine in a small placebo-controlled trial.<br />
Twelve weeks...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dementia-drug-helpful-with-lupus-brain-fog/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dementia-drug-helpful-with-lupus-brain-fog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Takes Second Swing at Hefty Fees for Visa Applicants]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration has doubled down on its efforts to discourage employers from seeking skilled foreign workers, including physicians, through the H-1B visa program, publishing a new draft rule on Tuesday.<br />
The proposed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-administration-takes-second-swing-at-hefty-fees-for-visa-applicants/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-administration-takes-second-swing-at-hefty-fees-for-visa-applicants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-Flagged PH &amp; Pericarditis; Lagging Cardiology Workforce; Multi-Day Heart Rhythms]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- FDA 510(k) clearance was given to Tempus ECG-PH, an artificial intelligence (AI) software that interprets ECGs for signs of pulmonary hypertension (PH).<br />
Researchers also developed p-Cal, an AI-based screening tool for pericarditis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-flagged-ph-amp-pericarditis-lagging-cardiology-workforce-multi-day-heart-rhythms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-flagged-ph-amp-pericarditis-lagging-cardiology-workforce-multi-day-heart-rhythms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clearing Out the Clutter, in Our Drawers and in Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Over the past week, there have been two large-scale decluttering events in my life.<br />
Longtime readers of this column will recall that my wife's family has a small house on a lake in central New Hampshire that's been in their...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/clearing-out-the-clutter-in-our-drawers-and-in-healthcare/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/clearing-out-the-clutter-in-our-drawers-and-in-healthcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Measles Deaths Reported]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Pennsylvania confirmed two measles-associated deaths, the state's first in 35 years and the first for the U.S. in a record-breaking 2026.<br />
The Pennsylvania Department of Health said both occurred in unvaccinated individuals in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-measles-deaths-reported/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-measles-deaths-reported/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida, Hard-Hit by ACA Drop-Off, Feels the Squeeze of Rising Healthcare Costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone.<br />
It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having given up his Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/florida-hard-hit-by-aca-drop-off-feels-the-squeeze-of-rising-healthcare-costs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/florida-hard-hit-by-aca-drop-off-feels-the-squeeze-of-rising-healthcare-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Clears Blood Test to Detect Alzheimer's in Primary and Specialty Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared the Elecsys pTau217 blood test to identify amyloid-beta pathology associated with Alzheimer's disease in people ages 55 and older with symptoms of cognitive decline, Roche announced Monday.<br />
The test, developed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-clears-blood-test-to-detect-alzheimers-in-primary-and-specialty-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-clears-blood-test-to-detect-alzheimers-in-primary-and-specialty-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thyroid Meds Recalled Nationwide; Life Expectancy Rebounds; Cannabis Use Hits Record]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Vitruvias Therapeutics issued a nationwide recall of one lot of thyroid tablets USP 30 mg, used to treat hypothyroidism, due to their potential to be superpotent...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/thyroid-meds-recalled-nationwide-life-expectancy-rebounds-cannabis-use-hits-record/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/thyroid-meds-recalled-nationwide-life-expectancy-rebounds-cannabis-use-hits-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS Call for Input May Shed Light on Trump Administration's Vaccine Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In the wake of a controversial executive order that shrinks the number of universally recommended vaccines for children, HHS is asking the public to weigh in on whether three categories used in federal vaccine recommendations...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hhs-call-for-input-may-shed-light-on-trump-administrations-vaccine-plans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hhs-call-for-input-may-shed-light-on-trump-administrations-vaccine-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Suicide Attempts Contagious in Young People?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Knowing someone who had attempted suicide was associated with subsequent attempts in teens and young adults, a cohort study suggested.<br />
Among people ages 13 to 22 who did not have a prior suicide attempt, exposure to a suicide...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/are-suicide-attempts-contagious-in-young-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/are-suicide-attempts-contagious-in-young-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What New Research Shows About Prenatal Pesticide Exposure and Autism Traits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Relatively low levels of prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides showed no relationship with social communication problems and other traits related to autism in children, data from the prospective ECHO study showed....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-new-research-shows-about-prenatal-pesticide-exposure-and-autism-traits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-new-research-shows-about-prenatal-pesticide-exposure-and-autism-traits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Girl Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family says.<br />
Lillian Smart died over the weekend after being diagnosed with an infection...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/young-girl-dies-from-rare-brain-eating-amoeba/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/young-girl-dies-from-rare-brain-eating-amoeba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Offers Reassurance on Inhaled Corticosteroid Use for Asthma in Pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Women with asthma who continued taking inhaled corticosteroids during the first trimester of pregnancy did not suffer higher rates of adverse outcomes compared with those who discontinued use, a South Korean nationwide cohort...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-offers-reassurance-on-inhaled-corticosteroid-use-for-asthma-in-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-offers-reassurance-on-inhaled-corticosteroid-use-for-asthma-in-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Registry Data Confirm Liver Risk With Controversial Vasculitis Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new study may add fuel to the fire already burning around avacopan (Tavneos), approved in 2021 to treat anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), which the FDA wants drugmaker Amgen to pull...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-registry-data-confirm-liver-risk-with-controversial-vasculitis-drug/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-registry-data-confirm-liver-risk-with-controversial-vasculitis-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Could Pay $100M to Comply With NIH Publishing Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NIH-funded researchers could pay journal publishers as much as $104 million per year in additional fees to comply with NIH's updated policy that requires manuscripts to be publicly available as soon as they are published.<br />
That...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/researchers-could-pay-100m-to-comply-with-nih-publishing-policy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/researchers-could-pay-100m-to-comply-with-nih-publishing-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Warns on Alpha-Gal Syndrome and Blood Transfusions]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In areas with high prevalence of tick-induced alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), patients with blood type O appeared to be at significantly increased risk for allergic transfusion reactions to B or AB blood units, according to a retrospective...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-warns-on-alpha-gal-syndrome-and-blood-transfusions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-warns-on-alpha-gal-syndrome-and-blood-transfusions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His Hiccups Signaled a Life-Threatening Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A middle-aged man's persistent hiccups were a sign of a much more severe problem, clinicians wrote in a case report.<br />
The 55-year-old man first went to a local clinic seeking help for hiccups that lasted more than 2 weeks, as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/his-hiccups-signaled-a-life-threatening-problem/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/his-hiccups-signaled-a-life-threatening-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Weight; Fauci Gets a Legal Defense Fund; Eye Drops Recalled]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Doctors shared concerns as President Trump appears to have put on 23 pounds since his 2024 campaign. (Washington Post)<br />
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, corrected...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-weight-fauci-gets-a-legal-defense-fund-eye-drops-recalled/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-weight-fauci-gets-a-legal-defense-fund-eye-drops-recalled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Missed Psychiatric Medication Should Not Become Another Disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When people talk about emergency preparation, we hear the same list again and again: water, canned food, flashlight, batteries, and important documents.<br />
Those things matter. But for many people living with mental illness, one...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-missed-psychiatric-medication-should-not-become-another-disaster/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-missed-psychiatric-medication-should-not-become-another-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['He's Not the Guy to Go to, to Get the Best Medical Info': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Maybe he's not the guy to go to, to get the best medical information."--Paul Offit, MD, of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, responding to childhood immunization claims made by President...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hes-not-the-guy-to-go-to-to-get-the-best-medical-info-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hes-not-the-guy-to-go-to-to-get-the-best-medical-info-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural Emergency Medicine Should be an Aspiration, Not a Back Up Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- There are many TV medical dramas that make healthcare professionals crazy because they're not even close to depicting what really goes on in a hospital. Most of us, however, can't get enough of "The Pitt." As an anesthesiologist...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rural-emergency-medicine-should-be-an-aspiration-not-a-back-up-plan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rural-emergency-medicine-should-be-an-aspiration-not-a-back-up-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real-World Study Backs Mepolizumab in Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Mepolizumab (Nucala) improved outcomes for adults with severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and put about one in five on the way to remission, a real-life study from Italy showed.<br />
The nasal polyp score dropped...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/real-world-study-backs-mepolizumab-in-rhinosinusitis-with-nasal-polyps/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/real-world-study-backs-mepolizumab-in-rhinosinusitis-with-nasal-polyps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boarding in the ED; Devices or Manual CPR?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/boarding-in-the-ed-devices-or-manual-cpr/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/boarding-in-the-ed-devices-or-manual-cpr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Measles Betting Market Does Not Measure]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Polymarket is currently running a $7.8 million betting option on the number of measles cases in the U.S. in 2026. It runs a detailed analysis of the bets. It does not measure the real impact of those numbers.<br />
The human impact...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-the-measles-betting-market-does-not-measure/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-the-measles-betting-market-does-not-measure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Tuberculosis Vaccine Falls Short]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An investigational tuberculosis (TB) vaccine didn't top the standard bacillus Calmette-Gu&eacute;rin (BCG) vaccine at preventing infections in infants, a multicenter, phase III trial showed.<br />
Among nearly 6,900 newborns in sub...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/novel-tuberculosis-vaccine-falls-short/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/novel-tuberculosis-vaccine-falls-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data Show How Congo's Ebola Outbreak Is on Track to Surpass History's Largest]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Ebola outbreak that is spreading at unprecedented speed in Congo has not peaked yet and could be three times the current known size, according to data from authorities and Africa's top public health agency.<br />
It is history...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/data-show-how-congos-ebola-outbreak-is-on-track-to-surpass-historys-largest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/data-show-how-congos-ebola-outbreak-is-on-track-to-surpass-historys-largest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ousting RFK Jr. Among the Priorities for This Doctor Running for Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As part of MedPage Today's series on healthcare clinicians running for office, Washington Editor Joyce Frieden spoke with Annie Andrews, MD, a pediatric hospitalist who is running as a Democrat for a U.S. Senate seat in South...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ousting-rfk-jr-among-the-priorities-for-this-doctor-running-for-senate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ousting-rfk-jr-among-the-priorities-for-this-doctor-running-for-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lindsay Clancy's Defense Rests After Postpartum Psychosis Testimony]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The defense rested its case Friday in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after eliciting several days of testimony about her mental state before and after she strangled her three young children.<br />
Prosecutors then began calling rebuttal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lindsay-clancys-defense-rests-after-postpartum-psychosis-testimony/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lindsay-clancys-defense-rests-after-postpartum-psychosis-testimony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alfalfa Sprouts Linked to 15-State Food-Poisoning Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- U.S. health officials say a food-poisoning outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts and involving both Salmonella and E. coli has sickened people in 15 states.<br />
State officials announced the outbreak earlier this week, saying they documented...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alfalfa-sprouts-linked-to-15-state-food-poisoning-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alfalfa-sprouts-linked-to-15-state-food-poisoning-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk of Pancreatic Cysts Becoming Cancer Grows as Worrisome Traits Increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An accumulation of worrisome or high-risk traits in pancreatic cysts increased the likelihood of a subsequent pancreatic cancer diagnosis, a prospective single-center study of more than 200 patients showed.<br />
During almost 3 years...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/risk-of-pancreatic-cysts-becoming-cancer-grows-as-worrisome-traits-increase/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/risk-of-pancreatic-cysts-becoming-cancer-grows-as-worrisome-traits-increase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popular Diet May Not Help for Weight, but Trial Points to Another Benefit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Mediterranean-style diet program did not lead to greater weight loss compared with a control intervention among primary care patients with obesity, though it did improve diet quality, the DELISH trial showed.<br />
Missing the trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/popular-diet-may-not-help-for-weight-but-trial-points-to-another-benefit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/popular-diet-may-not-help-for-weight-but-trial-points-to-another-benefit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Brain Proteins Spread by Blood Transfusions? Early Research Prompts Closer Look.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Blood transfusions could possibly transmit harmful brain proteins like amyloid-beta, a review suggested, and additional research and safety measures may be warranted.<br />
"The risks of transfusion-related transmission of amyloid...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-brain-proteins-spread-by-blood-transfusions-early-research-prompts-closer-look/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-brain-proteins-spread-by-blood-transfusions-early-research-prompts-closer-look/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Amyloid Spread by Blood Transfusions? Early Research Prompts Closer Look.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Blood transfusions could possibly transmit harmful brain proteins like amyloid-beta, a review suggested, and additional research and safety measures may be warranted.<br />
"The risks of transfusion-related transmission of amyloid...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-amyloid-spread-by-blood-transfusions-early-research-prompts-closer-look/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-amyloid-spread-by-blood-transfusions-early-research-prompts-closer-look/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Sugar Exposure and Cancer Risk; Melanoma Vaccine Win; 'Antifreeze' for CAR-T]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People who had restricted sugar exposure during the first 2 years of life grew into adults with a lower risk of cancer. (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)<br />
Meanwhile, women who consumed a diet high in antioxidants had a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/early-sugar-exposure-and-cancer-risk-melanoma-vaccine-win-antifreeze-for-car-t/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/early-sugar-exposure-and-cancer-risk-melanoma-vaccine-win-antifreeze-for-car-t/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interventional Cardiologists Take Another Stand Against Maintenance of Certification]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Interventional cardiology leaders are calling for an end to procedural volume reporting requirements for maintenance of certification (MOC), arguing that they are an unnecessary burden causing unintended consequences.<br />
This week...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/interventional-cardiologists-take-another-stand-against-maintenance-of-certification/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/interventional-cardiologists-take-another-stand-against-maintenance-of-certification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Pleaded Guilty to Hiding Pandemic Communications?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/who-pleaded-guilty-to-hiding-pandemic-communications/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/who-pleaded-guilty-to-hiding-pandemic-communications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Adds Fuel to the Debate on Statins and Respiratory Illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Older adults starting on statins had a lower hospitalization risk for pneumonia and other respiratory infections, yet more frequently showed up with respiratory illness in the primary care setting, findings from a U.K. population...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-adds-fuel-to-the-debate-on-statins-and-respiratory-illness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-adds-fuel-to-the-debate-on-statins-and-respiratory-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Synovitis Confirmed as Prognostic in Hand Osteoarthritis, Regardless of Subtype]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand face the same risk of structural progression when synovitis is present in the first carpometacarpal (CMC1) joint versus the interphalangeal joints, results of a prospective cohort...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/synovitis-confirmed-as-prognostic-in-hand-osteoarthritis-regardless-of-subtype/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/synovitis-confirmed-as-prognostic-in-hand-osteoarthritis-regardless-of-subtype/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Clears Novel Alzheimer's Blood Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared the PrecivityAD2 blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease as part of a standard clinical workup, C2N Diagnostics announced Thursday.<br />
The test, which measures plasma amyloid beta and tau peptide ratios...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-clears-novel-alzheimers-blood-test/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-clears-novel-alzheimers-blood-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,500 Dead in Outbreak; $1 Trillion in Medicare Advantage Overpayments; MyChart Scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A UN official said Congo's Ebola outbreak is growing "exponentially," with deaths doubling to more than 2,500 in the past 3 weeks alone. (AFP via Yahoo!)<br />
Research...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/2500-dead-in-outbreak-1-trillion-in-medicare-advantage-overpayments-mychart-scam/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/2500-dead-in-outbreak-1-trillion-in-medicare-advantage-overpayments-mychart-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physicians Sue U.S. Government Over New Dietary Guidelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A physician group filed a lawsuit against HHS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), alleging that the government botched the most recent dietary guidelines.<br />
The suit was brought by the Physicians Committee for Responsible...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/physicians-sue-us-government-over-new-dietary-guidelines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/physicians-sue-us-government-over-new-dietary-guidelines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Therapy Approved for Dangerous Metabolic Disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Wednesday granted accelerated approval to pariglasgene brecaparvovec (Genglycos) as the first treatment for glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSDIa), an inherited metabolic disorder that requires frequent consumption...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-therapy-approved-for-dangerous-metabolic-disorder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-therapy-approved-for-dangerous-metabolic-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congo to Receive 70,000 Doses of FDA-Approved Ebola Vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the rVSV&Delta;G-ZEBOV-GP (Ervebo) vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/congo-to-receive-70000-doses-of-fda-approved-ebola-vaccine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/congo-to-receive-70000-doses-of-fda-approved-ebola-vaccine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACOG Strengthens Support for Fallopian Tube Removal to Prevent Ovarian Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ob/gyns should routinely remove fallopian tubes during hysterectomy and recommend opportunistic bilateral salpingectomy (OBS) to patients undergoing other surgical procedures, according to a clinical practice update from the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/acog-strengthens-support-for-fallopian-tube-removal-to-prevent-ovarian-cancer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/acog-strengthens-support-for-fallopian-tube-removal-to-prevent-ovarian-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients Rush to Look at Test Results, but Many Don't Understand Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Most people look at their medical test results online before they hear from their doctor, but a fair number don't fully understand the information and what it means for their care, a nationally representative cross-sectional...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/patients-rush-to-look-at-test-results-but-many-dont-understand-them/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/patients-rush-to-look-at-test-results-but-many-dont-understand-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inpatient Continuous Glucose Monitor Alerts Show Mixed Results in Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) threshold alerts modestly improved inpatient glycemic control, but adding predictive alerts provided no further benefit, a three-arm trial showed.<br />
Among 533 adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/inpatient-continuous-glucose-monitor-alerts-show-mixed-results-in-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/inpatient-continuous-glucose-monitor-alerts-show-mixed-results-in-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Offit's Take on Trump's Vaccine Order]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In this MedPage Today video, Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, responds to claims about childhood immunizations made by President Trump in his recent executive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/paul-offits-take-on-trumps-vaccine-order/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/paul-offits-take-on-trumps-vaccine-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sugary Drinks and Stomach Cancer; GLP-1 Use in IBD; Fiber Supplements for IBS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prospective data from the U.S. found that people who drank a sugar-sweetened beverage each day had a more than twofold risk of developing gastric cancer. (Gastro Hep Advances)<br />
A randomized trial failed to support the routine...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sugary-drinks-and-stomach-cancer-glp-1-use-in-ibd-fiber-supplements-for-ibs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sugary-drinks-and-stomach-cancer-glp-1-use-in-ibd-fiber-supplements-for-ibs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the EHR to a Courtroom; MDs Debunk Uterine Fibroid Misinfo; Which Vax Are You?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
"Medical documentation was never designed to be a courtroom transcript." The focus on clinical notes in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/from-the-ehr-to-a-courtroom-mds-debunk-uterine-fibroid-misinfo-which-vax-are-you/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/from-the-ehr-to-a-courtroom-mds-debunk-uterine-fibroid-misinfo-which-vax-are-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Urban Youth Already on Bad Path by Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The relatively new concept of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) staging got further validation for young adults, based on a study in an urban population.<br />
Among FF-CHAYA study participants followed from birth, the cardiovascular...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/most-urban-youth-already-on-bad-path-by-cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic-standards/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/most-urban-youth-already-on-bad-path-by-cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic-standards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Creatine Help Non-Athletes? A Physical Therapist Weighs In]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.<br />
Creatine may help boost athletes' ability to perform high-intensity...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-creatine-help-non-athletes-a-physical-therapist-weighs-in/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-creatine-help-non-athletes-a-physical-therapist-weighs-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're Former AHRQ Leaders. Patient Safety Must Never be Partisan.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Americans understandably worry about affording healthcare. But they should also be concerned about its safety. Every day patients are harmed--not due to lack of medical advancement, but because our health system too often...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/were-former-ahrq-leaders-patient-safety-must-never-be-partisan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/were-former-ahrq-leaders-patient-safety-must-never-be-partisan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doc Imposter Sold GLP-1s; Fraudster Fugitive Nabbed; Plastic Surgeon's Lawsuits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Chicago man was charged with a scheme to impersonate doctors to obtain unauthorized GLP-1 medications on behalf of individuals who paid him, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.<br />
A pair of shareholder groups are suing UnitedHealth...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doc-imposter-sold-glp-1s-fraudster-fugitive-nabbed-plastic-surgeons-lawsuits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doc-imposter-sold-glp-1s-fraudster-fugitive-nabbed-plastic-surgeons-lawsuits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New CDC Director Acknowledges Agency Problems in First Large Staff Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In her first large staff meeting, the new director of the CDC promised Wednesday to advocate for the agency while acknowledging that congressionally funded programs lacked staff and employees were feeling burned out.<br />
Erica Schwartz...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-cdc-director-acknowledges-agency-problems-in-first-large-staff-meeting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-cdc-director-acknowledges-agency-problems-in-first-large-staff-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knee Surgery Ends in Paralysis; Cassidy Flags FDA Nominee; Camilla on King's Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A routine knee replacement surgery ended in paralysis after a medication mix-up led to a patient reportedly getting "contaminated vials" that contained potassium...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/knee-surgery-ends-in-paralysis-cassidy-flags-fda-nominee-camilla-on-kings-cancer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/knee-surgery-ends-in-paralysis-cassidy-flags-fda-nominee-camilla-on-kings-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dramatic Increase in Active Surveillance Use  for Prostate Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Use of active surveillance for low- and favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer more than tripled since 2005, according to a large study of veterans.<br />
In 2005 active surveillance accounted for 27% of men with low-risk prostate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dramatic-increase-in-active-surveillance-use-for-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dramatic-increase-in-active-surveillance-use-for-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Activin Signaling Inhibitor for Bone Disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved garetosmab (Pasatru) to reduce the formation of new heterotopic ossification lesions and disease flares in adults with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), the agency announced on Wednesday.<br />
A monoclonal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-activin-signaling-inhibitor-for-bone-disorder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-activin-signaling-inhibitor-for-bone-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robotic Phlebotomist Stand-In Gets FDA's Blessing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA authorized the first robotic device that can independently draw patients' blood without a hands-on operator, the agency announced on Wednesday.<br />
The Aletta device uses near-infrared light and Doppler ultrasound to locate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/robotic-phlebotomist-stand-in-gets-fdas-blessing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/robotic-phlebotomist-stand-in-gets-fdas-blessing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's How One Nephrology Unit Cut Hospital-Acquired C. Diff by 90%]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An inpatient nephrology unit reduced hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections by 90% after implementing nurse-driven protocols.<br />
Between January and April 2023, Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital nephrology...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/heres-how-one-nephrology-unit-cut-hospital-acquired-c-diff-by-90/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/heres-how-one-nephrology-unit-cut-hospital-acquired-c-diff-by-90/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Physical Activity Is Tied to Lower Dementia Risk, but This Type May Raise It]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The relationship between physical activity and dementia risk may depend on whether the activity is recreational exercise or job-related labor, a study of more than 4.2 million people suggested.<br />
High physical activity levels...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/most-physical-activity-is-tied-to-lower-dementia-risk-but-this-type-may-raise-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/most-physical-activity-is-tied-to-lower-dementia-risk-but-this-type-may-raise-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Fauci Aide Pleads Guilty]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- David Morens, MD, a former top advisor at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), pled guilty Tuesday in federal court to hiding government communications related to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
Morens...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/former-fauci-aide-pleads-guilty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/former-fauci-aide-pleads-guilty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Picks Heidi Overton for FDA Commissioner: Here's What to Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the FDA, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.<br />
Overton is the deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-picks-heidi-overton-for-fda-commissioner-heres-what-to-know/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-picks-heidi-overton-for-fda-commissioner-heres-what-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Nation Has Escaped Healthcare Rationing. Some Just Hide It Better.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The quest for a healthcare system devoid of rationing is, in economic terms, the pursuit of a mirage. While the moral imperative of medicine suggests that care should be a universal right provided without limit, the reality of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/no-nation-has-escaped-healthcare-rationing-some-just-hide-it-better/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/no-nation-has-escaped-healthcare-rationing-some-just-hide-it-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise of Therapy Speak; Bipolar Treatment Review; White House Addiction Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In a New York Times essay, a psychiatrist described how a growing number of teen girls and young women are using "therapy speak" to describe their mental distress, sometimes showing up at their first session announcing a diagnosis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rise-of-therapy-speak-bipolar-treatment-review-white-house-addiction-strategy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rise-of-therapy-speak-bipolar-treatment-review-white-house-addiction-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobel Prize Winner's 'Pedophile Operation'; Probe of EHR Giant; NIH K Award Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The New Yorker examined the sexual abuse of a famed NIH researcher who for decades brought dozens of young boys back to the U.S. from the Pacific islands. D. Carleton Gajdusek, MD, won the Nobel Prize in 1976 for his work on...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nobel-prize-winners-pedophile-operation-probe-of-ehr-giant-nih-k-award-changes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nobel-prize-winners-pedophile-operation-probe-of-ehr-giant-nih-k-award-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI and Resilience Support Can Help Manage Suicide Risk in the Military]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Reports of harsh living conditions and deployment strain aboard aircraft carriers like the USS Abraham Lincoln have brought renewed attention to military mental health. Addressing these challenges, psychiatrists Ronald Kessler...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-ai-and-resilience-support-can-help-manage-suicide-risk-in-the-military/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-ai-and-resilience-support-can-help-manage-suicide-risk-in-the-military/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannabis Use Disorder Rising Among Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) increased in adults from 2021 to 2024, while the prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) remained stable, a cross-sectional study showed.<br />
Among over 180,000 participants, past-year...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cannabis-use-disorder-rising-among-adults/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cannabis-use-disorder-rising-among-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flight Attendants, Pilots Have Highest Risk of Dying From Radiation-Linked Cancers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Flight attendants and pilots are at the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers--even more than people who work with radioactive materials, according to a new study.<br />
Cosmic radiation comes from space. Only a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/flight-attendants-pilots-have-highest-risk-of-dying-from-radiation-linked-cancers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/flight-attendants-pilots-have-highest-risk-of-dying-from-radiation-linked-cancers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Deaths Linked to Medical Device; New FDA Chief? Human-Chimp Hybrid Attempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The FDA warned of a Class I recall of Becton Dickinson intraosseous vascular access system needle sets because of a defect linked to 45 serious injuries and four...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/4-deaths-linked-to-medical-device-new-fda-chief-human-chimp-hybrid-attempt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/4-deaths-linked-to-medical-device-new-fda-chief-human-chimp-hybrid-attempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMI Alone Questioned for Predicting Mortality Risk in Seniors]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Central adiposity was linked to a higher mortality risk in older adults, independently of body mass index (BMI), according to longitudinal data from a survey study of Medicare beneficiaries.<br />
Over more than a decade of follow...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bmi-alone-questioned-for-predicting-mortality-risk-in-seniors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bmi-alone-questioned-for-predicting-mortality-risk-in-seniors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citing Deaths, Docs Urge NCAA to Limit Energy Drink Marketing to Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A group of physicians and scientists are calling on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to make changes to its massive collaboration between Big 12 athletics and Monster Energy, citing potential health risks and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/citing-deaths-docs-urge-ncaa-to-limit-energy-drink-marketing-to-kids/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/citing-deaths-docs-urge-ncaa-to-limit-energy-drink-marketing-to-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog Urges HHS to Investigate Conflicts Among FDA's Peptide Panelists]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A consumer watchdog group is demanding that the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) look into potential conflicts of interest among members of an FDA advisory committee that recommended that six peptides be added to the list...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/watchdog-urges-hhs-to-investigate-conflicts-among-fdas-peptide-panelists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/watchdog-urges-hhs-to-investigate-conflicts-among-fdas-peptide-panelists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Doctors Who 'Don't See Pregnant Patients']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The resident was apologetic over the phone, embarrassed for reasons outside his control. He was transferring, from his hospital to ours, a pregnant patient who required consultation for a non-obstetric illness. This alone was...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-doctors-who-dont-see-pregnant-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-doctors-who-dont-see-pregnant-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Doctors Who 'Don&rsquo;t See Pregnant Patients']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The resident was apologetic over the phone, embarrassed for reasons outside his control. He was transferring, from his hospital to ours, a pregnant patient who required consultation for a non-obstetric illness. This alone was...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-doctors-who-donrsquot-see-pregnant-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-doctors-who-donrsquot-see-pregnant-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SBRT Misses the Mark in Prostate Cancer Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for localized prostate cancer did not improve urinary irritation or disease-free-survival (DFS) compared with hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), a large randomized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sbrt-misses-the-mark-in-prostate-cancer-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sbrt-misses-the-mark-in-prostate-cancer-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low-Dose Hydrocortisone Led to Cognitive Benefits in Women With HIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Low-dose hydrocortisone (LDH) improved aspects of cognition in women with virally suppressed HIV, a randomized trial showed.<br />
In the first phase of the two-phase study, women who received a single 10-mg dose of oral LDH had significantly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/low-dose-hydrocortisone-led-to-cognitive-benefits-in-women-with-hiv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/low-dose-hydrocortisone-led-to-cognitive-benefits-in-women-with-hiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autoinjectable PCSK9 Inhibitor; Caution on CoQ10; Ohio Doc's Rape Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the autoinjector version of lerodalcibep (Lerochol), a PCSK9 inhibitor for LDL cholesterol lowering, LIB Therapeutics announced.<br />
Bracco Imaging announced FDA clearance of its VueJect contrast delivery system...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/autoinjectable-pcsk9-inhibitor-caution-on-coq10-ohio-docs-rape-charges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/autoinjectable-pcsk9-inhibitor-caution-on-coq10-ohio-docs-rape-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s and Birth Control; Retatrutide Lawsuits; Air Pollution and Menopause]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Experts suggested that GLP-1 agonists may reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills. (The Hill)<br />
A phase III trial of avexitide, a first-in-class GLP-1 receptor antagonist, met its primary endpoint of reducing low blood...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-and-birth-control-retatrutide-lawsuits-air-pollution-and-menopause/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-and-birth-control-retatrutide-lawsuits-air-pollution-and-menopause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Threat Monitoring, Legal Resources: How Hospitals Adapted to Abortion Bans]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals in abortion ban states quickly developed standards to protect clinicians from legal risks when providing abortions in cases where the health or life of the mother is at risk, a qualitative study showed.<br />
Through interviews...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/threat-monitoring-legal-resources-how-hospitals-adapted-to-abortion-bans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/threat-monitoring-legal-resources-how-hospitals-adapted-to-abortion-bans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Finds Repeated NT-proBNP a Good General Health Test for Many Folks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A serially tracked heart stress (HS) biomarker was generally indicative of a person's heart risks in older age, even among relatively healthy individuals, an observational study showed.<br />
Based on the ASPREE trial and its extension...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-finds-repeated-nt-probnp-a-good-general-health-test-for-many-folks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-finds-repeated-nt-probnp-a-good-general-health-test-for-many-folks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC's Zombie Programs: Congress Funds Them, but Few People Are Left to Do the Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The CDC still has an Alzheimer's disease program. Congress appropriated $41 million to it this year. There's just no one staffing it.<br />
Then there's the agency's Office on Smoking and Health. Congress allocated $246 million for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdcs-zombie-programs-congress-funds-them-but-few-people-are-left-to-do-the-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdcs-zombie-programs-congress-funds-them-but-few-people-are-left-to-do-the-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC's New Director Is Pressed to Do Something About Agency's Zombie Programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The CDC still has an Alzheimer's disease program. Congress appropriated $41 million to it this year. There's just no one staffing it.<br />
Then there's the agency's Office on Smoking and Health. Congress allocated $246 million for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdcs-new-director-is-pressed-to-do-something-about-agencys-zombie-programs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdcs-new-director-is-pressed-to-do-something-about-agencys-zombie-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Promise and Peril of Gene Editing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Few things evoke a greater sense of desperation than a parent seeking an experimental treatment for their child. That desperation can make even extraordinary risks seem worth taking. This dynamic has come into stark relief after...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-promise-and-peril-of-gene-editing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-promise-and-peril-of-gene-editing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Taking Credit for Decline in Drug Prices, but Reason for the Drop Is Complex]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump has been taking credit for new federal data that shows U.S. prescription drug prices fell 0.8% in July and are down 3.1% from a year ago, the steepest year-over-year drop since 1963.<br />
The plunging prices...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-taking-credit-for-decline-in-drug-prices-but-reason-for-the-drop-is-complex/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-taking-credit-for-decline-in-drug-prices-but-reason-for-the-drop-is-complex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding My Way in My Alcohol Dependence Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The content below was provided by Alkermes, Inc. Caren is a recovery advocate who works in addiction prevention and education. She also lives with alcohol dependence and was compensated by Alkermes&reg; for her participation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/finding-my-way-in-my-alcohol-dependence-journey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/finding-my-way-in-my-alcohol-dependence-journey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erection Drug for Longevity? Soda and Stomach Cancer; Luigi Mangione Trial Postponed]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil (Cialis) is being hyped in wellness circles for unproved longevity benefits. (NPR)<br />
The New York Times took a look at new...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/erection-drug-for-longevity-soda-and-stomach-cancer-luigi-mangione-trial-postponed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/erection-drug-for-longevity-soda-and-stomach-cancer-luigi-mangione-trial-postponed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Vaccination Rates Inch Down and Exemptions Reach Record High]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday.<br />
The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/school-vaccination-rates-inch-down-and-exemptions-reach-record-high/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/school-vaccination-rates-inch-down-and-exemptions-reach-record-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators Blast RFK Jr. Over AHRQ Grant Cancellations]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than two dozen Democratic senators called on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to rescind recent grant cancellations by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).<br />
"We write to express our profound concern...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senators-blast-rfk-jr-over-ahrq-grant-cancellations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senators-blast-rfk-jr-over-ahrq-grant-cancellations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Antivirals for Kids' Flu Linked to Lower Risk of Severe Outcomes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Early antiviral therapy at home for kids with influenza lowered the risk of related hospitalization, a retrospective case-control study from Taiwan indicated.<br />
Among 1,492 children, receiving antiviral therapy within 48 hours...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/early-antivirals-for-kids-flu-linked-to-lower-risk-of-severe-outcomes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/early-antivirals-for-kids-flu-linked-to-lower-risk-of-severe-outcomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccine Prevents Acute Gastroenteritis Deaths in Cases Caused by Rotavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Vaccination was highly effective at preventing death in children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus infection, but its impact on mortality when rotavirus wasn't the culprit was less certain, according...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/vaccine-prevents-acute-gastroenteritis-deaths-in-cases-caused-by-rotavirus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/vaccine-prevents-acute-gastroenteritis-deaths-in-cases-caused-by-rotavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congo's Fast-Moving Ebola Outbreak Becomes the Country's Worst]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak has now killed over 2,300 people and become the deadliest outbreak of the disease on record in the Central African nation.<br />
The outbreak unfolding in one of Congo's most vulnerable regions is...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/congos-fast-moving-ebola-outbreak-becomes-the-countrys-worst/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/congos-fast-moving-ebola-outbreak-becomes-the-countrys-worst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multi-Joint Arthritis Bodes Poorly for Healthy Aging]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Frailty worsened more for individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) affecting two or more joints versus those with single-joint or no OA, data from a long-running, population-based study indicated.<br />
Among more than 1,000 participants...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/multi-joint-arthritis-bodes-poorly-for-healthy-aging/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/multi-joint-arthritis-bodes-poorly-for-healthy-aging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scapegoating Fauci Won't Protect Us From the Next Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In my last column, I addressed why the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's decision to hold Anthony Fauci, MD, in contempt of Congress was legally flawed and procedurally unprecedented. But beyond the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/scapegoating-fauci-wont-protect-us-from-the-next-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/scapegoating-fauci-wont-protect-us-from-the-next-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA-Approved Peanut Allergy Immunotherapy Exits Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Not many allergists are mourning the exit of the first and only FDA-approved oral immunotherapy (OIT) product--peanut allergy treatment Palforzia--from the market.<br />
The standardized peanut protein product had been approved...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approved-peanut-allergy-immunotherapy-exits-market/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approved-peanut-allergy-immunotherapy-exits-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Fetus Had a Parasitic Twin in an Unusual Location]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An expectant mother learned her fetus had an extremely rare and life-threatening congenital anomaly, but a carefully executed procedure helped ensure a good outcome.<br />
After a local clinic identified a tumor around the face of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/this-fetus-had-a-parasitic-twin-in-an-unusual-location/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/this-fetus-had-a-parasitic-twin-in-an-unusual-location/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite Vaccines, Most U.S. Adults Not Immune to Hepatitis A or B]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Even with effective vaccines available, most U.S. adults don't have immunity to either the hepatitis A or B virus (HAV, HBV), according to a cross-sectional analysis, and recent federal vaccine recommendations could push immunity...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/despite-vaccines-most-us-adults-not-immune-to-hepatitis-a-or-b/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/despite-vaccines-most-us-adults-not-immune-to-hepatitis-a-or-b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nextstrain Aims to Boost Tracking of Virus Evolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- During the acute phase of the COVID pandemic, Nextstrain became known as a key platform for tracking the evolution of SARS-CoV-2. It took viral genome sequences uploaded to global repositories like GISAID and GenBank and turned...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nextstrain-aims-to-boost-tracking-of-virus-evolution/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nextstrain-aims-to-boost-tracking-of-virus-evolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obesity Drugs Show Early Promise Against PMOS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Charlotte Touzalin was still a young teenager when she began struggling with weight gain, abnormal periods, and unwanted facial hair--the same puzzling symptoms that plagued her mom for decades and that no doctor could piece...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/obesity-drugs-show-early-promise-against-pmos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/obesity-drugs-show-early-promise-against-pmos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola outbreak becomes DR Congo’s deadliest]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Health Organization warns country has entered &lsquo;intense transmission&rsquo; phase of the virus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ebola-outbreak-becomes-dr-congos-deadliest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ebola-outbreak-becomes-dr-congos-deadliest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold-Stored Platelets Safe in Cardiac Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Extending the shelf life of platelets with refrigeration didn't hurt their hemostatic function for people undergoing complex cardiac surgery, the landmark CHIPS trial found.<br />
Platelets stored at 1-6&deg;C (33.8-42.8&deg;F...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cold-stored-platelets-safe-in-cardiac-surgery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cold-stored-platelets-safe-in-cardiac-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tommy John Dies; Fauci Called Again to Testify; Vasculitis Drug Pulled in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Pitcher Tommy John, who won 288 games during his 26-year MLB career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tommy-john-dies-fauci-called-again-to-testify-vasculitis-drug-pulled-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tommy-john-dies-fauci-called-again-to-testify-vasculitis-drug-pulled-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Same Disease, Very Different Access': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Same disease, very different access."--Fei Wang, PhD, of Breakthrough T1D in St. Leonards, Australia, discussing the state-by-state disparities in the U.S. in terms of type 1 diabetes incidence and access to pediatric endocrinologists...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/same-disease-very-different-access-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/same-disease-very-different-access-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health AI Should be Assistive, Not Autonomous]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A physician signs a progress note generated from an ambient recording. Another accepts a predictive risk score embedded in the electronic health record. A third submits an artificial intelligence (AI)-drafted appeal of an insurance...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/health-ai-should-be-assistive-not-autonomous/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/health-ai-should-be-assistive-not-autonomous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have Trouble Sleeping in a New Place? Most Do Because of the First-Night Effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall asleep, wakes up more often during the night, and gets less sleep overall.<br />
At home he averages 7 hours. The first night away--...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/have-trouble-sleeping-in-a-new-place-most-do-because-of-the-first-night-effect/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/have-trouble-sleeping-in-a-new-place-most-do-because-of-the-first-night-effect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Polymyalgia Rheumatica Treatment; Genetic Treatment for Hypercholesterolemia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-polymyalgia-rheumatica-treatment-genetic-treatment-for-hypercholesterolemia/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-polymyalgia-rheumatica-treatment-genetic-treatment-for-hypercholesterolemia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors Will Bear Witness to the Childhood Suffering]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- We are living in truly unprecedented times. On August 10, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reshaping the nation's childhood immunization schedule, including directing HHS to pursue separate measles, mumps, and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctors-will-bear-witness-to-the-childhood-suffering/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctors-will-bear-witness-to-the-childhood-suffering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before Killing Her Kids, Lindsay Clancy Searched About Hallucinations, Psychosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Editor's Note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.<br />
Lindsay Clancy searched online about...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/before-killing-her-kids-lindsay-clancy-searched-about-hallucinations-psychosis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/before-killing-her-kids-lindsay-clancy-searched-about-hallucinations-psychosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timeline of Luigi Mangione's Criminal Cases in the Killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Luigi Mangione's guilty plea Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson resolved one of two cases against him in the executive's death. He is scheduled to go on trial on state murder...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/timeline-of-luigi-mangiones-criminal-cases-in-the-killing-of-unitedhealthcares-ceo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/timeline-of-luigi-mangiones-criminal-cases-in-the-killing-of-unitedhealthcares-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HIV-Positive Woman Donated Breast Milk Over Social Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Health officials from California warned on the dangers of acquiring breast milk outside of vetted channels after multiple infants were potentially exposed to HIV from donor milk obtained via social media.<br />
It's unclear if infants...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hiv-positive-woman-donated-breast-milk-over-social-media/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hiv-positive-woman-donated-breast-milk-over-social-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Junk Food &amp; Prostate Cancer; 'Office' Star's Stage IV Diagnosis; New Cancer Cluster?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Men with a higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods had a significantly higher risk for developing prostate cancer in a large study. (Florida Atlantic University)<br />
Maura Gillison, MD, PhD, credited for proving the link between...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/junk-food-amp-prostate-cancer-office-stars-stage-iv-diagnosis-new-cancer-cluster/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/junk-food-amp-prostate-cancer-office-stars-stage-iv-diagnosis-new-cancer-cluster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can 'Ferritin Face' Signal Underlying Anemia? Hematologists Weigh In]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.<br />
"Ferritin face" is one of the latest terms circulating on social media...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-ferritin-face-signal-underlying-anemia-hematologists-weigh-in/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-ferritin-face-signal-underlying-anemia-hematologists-weigh-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genomic Newborn Screening Could Identify Childhood Cancer Predisposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adding genomic testing to routine newborn screening identified children at increased risk of developing certain childhood cancers, researchers found.<br />
By analyzing archived newborn dried blood spots from nearly 2,000 children...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/genomic-newborn-screening-could-identify-childhood-cancer-predisposition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/genomic-newborn-screening-could-identify-childhood-cancer-predisposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's Going on With Fall COVID and Flu Shots?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- By this time of year, both the FDA and CDC normally have weighed in on fall respiratory virus vaccine recommendations. But given ongoing controversies over vaccination spurred by the Trump administration, a wrench has once again...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/whats-going-on-with-fall-covid-and-flu-shots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/whats-going-on-with-fall-covid-and-flu-shots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Looksmaxxing App Promised I Could Be Hot in 90 Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new documentary, "Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere," hit number one on Netflix this spring, spotlighting the influencers who exploit young men and monetize their insecurity. One way they do this is through looksmaxxing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-looksmaxxing-app-promised-i-could-be-hot-in-90-days/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-looksmaxxing-app-promised-i-could-be-hot-in-90-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Pet Was Linked to a Brain Disorder?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-pet-was-linked-to-a-brain-disorder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-pet-was-linked-to-a-brain-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Pitt' Season 3 Teaser; Gain-of-Function Debate; Advice for CDC's New Chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode:<br />
Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody! Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insights into the week's biggest healthcare stories...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-pitt-season-3-teaser-gain-of-function-debate-advice-for-cdcs-new-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-pitt-season-3-teaser-gain-of-function-debate-advice-for-cdcs-new-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Know About a Dispute Between a Couple, Their Surrogate, and Texas Courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A newborn with a severe heart defect is at the center of a legal battle between a California couple and a surrogate who flew from Alaska to Texas to give birth in a case that has drawn the attention of anti-abortion groups and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-to-know-about-a-dispute-between-a-couple-their-surrogate-and-texas-courts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-to-know-about-a-dispute-between-a-couple-their-surrogate-and-texas-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor Found Dead; AMA Sued Over Billing Codes; CMS Engaged in Voter Suppression?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Chintan Shah, MD, an assistant professor at the University of Florida facing child porn charges, was found dead in his jail cell. (Gainesville Sun)<br />
Selena Gomez...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctor-found-dead-ama-sued-over-billing-codes-cms-engaged-in-voter-suppression/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctor-found-dead-ama-sued-over-billing-codes-cms-engaged-in-voter-suppression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves First CELMoD Drug for Multiple Myeloma]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to the first cereblon E3 ligase modulation (CELMoD) therapy for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, the agency announced on Thursday.<br />
An oral drug, iberdomide (Zenbexus) is approved...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-celmod-drug-for-multiple-myeloma/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-celmod-drug-for-multiple-myeloma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione Expected to Plead Guilty in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing, Source Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a person familiar with the matter.<br />
The person, who was...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/luigi-mangione-expected-to-plead-guilty-in-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-source-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/luigi-mangione-expected-to-plead-guilty-in-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-source-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preoperative GLP-1s Don't Diminish Bariatric Surgery Results, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bariatric surgery patients who took GLP-1 medications prior to surgery lost the same amount of weight after 1 year as individuals unexposed to the blockbuster class of drugs, a retrospective review indicated.<br />
Among 383 patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/preoperative-glp-1s-dont-diminish-bariatric-surgery-results-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/preoperative-glp-1s-dont-diminish-bariatric-surgery-results-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Try to Tie Cannabis to Irregular Heartbeats, Opposite Turns Out True]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Defying expectations, regular cannabis users had fewer ectopic heartbeats on the days they reached for the joint or vape, a randomized crossover trial showed.<br />
On days using cannabis, there was a significant 9% reduction in these...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/researchers-try-to-tie-cannabis-to-irregular-heartbeats-opposite-turns-out-true/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/researchers-try-to-tie-cannabis-to-irregular-heartbeats-opposite-turns-out-true/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JAK Inhibitor Might Be the Most Effective One Yet for Severe Alopecia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The JAK inhibitor upadacitinib (Rinvoq) dramatically improved hair regrowth for patients with severe alopecia areata in two parallel phase III trials, with results that appeared better than previously seen among the class of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/jak-inhibitor-might-be-the-most-effective-one-yet-for-severe-alopecia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/jak-inhibitor-might-be-the-most-effective-one-yet-for-severe-alopecia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Questions How Prostate Cancer Focal Therapy Is Being Used]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While the use of focal therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer is limited, half of procedures occurred in settings that are not supported by current guidelines, according to a retrospective study.<br />
Among over 1.1 million men...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-questions-how-prostate-cancer-focal-therapy-is-being-used/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-questions-how-prostate-cancer-focal-therapy-is-being-used/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Vaccine Order Will Show Up in My ICU]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Any cost-benefit analysis has two columns. President Trump's August 10 executive order on vaccines considers neither. If put into action, it would impose a burden on families in the form of additional medical visits, yet it carries...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-vaccine-order-will-show-up-in-my-icu/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-vaccine-order-will-show-up-in-my-icu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are HYROX Athletes Overdoing It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Half of participants in a new, increasingly popular fitness competition called HYROX said they had sustained an injury during training for it during the previous year, an international survey found.<br />
Among 418 HYROX athletes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/are-hyrox-athletes-overdoing-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/are-hyrox-athletes-overdoing-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Much Liquid Is Really in Vaccines? Kinda Chic to get a Colonoscopy; PPE Comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
How much liquid is actually in pediatric vaccines? Pediatrician Nicole Baldwin, MD, set the record straight...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-much-liquid-is-really-in-vaccines-kinda-chic-to-get-a-colonoscopy-ppe-comeback/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-much-liquid-is-really-in-vaccines-kinda-chic-to-get-a-colonoscopy-ppe-comeback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brad Pitt Opens Up About Suicidal Ideation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.<br />
Brad Pitt, the famed actor and film producer, recently shared that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/brad-pitt-opens-up-about-suicidal-ideation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/brad-pitt-opens-up-about-suicidal-ideation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tylenol Poisonings; Comedy Therapy Before Liver Transplant? U.S. IBD Prevalence]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- U.S. poison centers reported a nearly fourfold increase in calls for liver injury from 2000 to 2024, with acetaminophen (Tylenol) identified as the most common substance implicated. (Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tylenol-poisonings-comedy-therapy-before-liver-transplant-us-ibd-prevalence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tylenol-poisonings-comedy-therapy-before-liver-transplant-us-ibd-prevalence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Vaccine Plan Brings Obstacles to Parents, Providers, and Drugmakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Public health experts have been quick to condemn an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at upending childhood vaccinations in the U.S., but the biggest obstacles may be the unprecedented financial and logistical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-vaccine-plan-brings-obstacles-to-parents-providers-and-drugmakers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-vaccine-plan-brings-obstacles-to-parents-providers-and-drugmakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's MMR Vaccine Plan Brings Obstacles to Parents, Providers, and Drugmakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Public health experts have been quick to condemn an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at upending childhood vaccinations in the U.S., but the biggest obstacles may be the unprecedented financial and logistical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-mmr-vaccine-plan-brings-obstacles-to-parents-providers-and-drugmakers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-mmr-vaccine-plan-brings-obstacles-to-parents-providers-and-drugmakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurses Sue Managers Over Attacks; Sleep Study Fraud; Spine Device Exec Sentenced]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nurses at an Iowa mental health facility sued their supervisors over repeated assaults by patients, alleging they knew about continued violence but did nothing to stop it. (The Gazette)<br />
The owner of a testing company in Oregon...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurses-sue-managers-over-attacks-sleep-study-fraud-spine-device-exec-sentenced/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurses-sue-managers-over-attacks-sleep-study-fraud-spine-device-exec-sentenced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whole Foods Recall; RFK Jr.'s Voting Problem; Glass Particles in Biosimilar]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Whole Foods said some of Taylor Farms' jalape&ntilde;o-containing dips, salsa, and guacamole that were recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination were sold...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/whole-foods-recall-rfk-jrs-voting-problem-glass-particles-in-biosimilar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/whole-foods-recall-rfk-jrs-voting-problem-glass-particles-in-biosimilar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Vax Order Hands Some MAHA Voters a Win, but Gives Democrats an Attack Line]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump pivoted the nation's attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunization schedule and space out shots into separate visits.<br />
After acting to overhaul...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-vax-order-hands-some-maha-voters-a-win-but-gives-democrats-an-attack-line/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-vax-order-hands-some-maha-voters-a-win-but-gives-democrats-an-attack-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Flag Potential Safety Concerns in New Prader-Willi Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prader-Willi syndrome experts are warning of potential safety risks associated with extended-release diazoxide choline (Vykat XR), a drug approved last year for treating the extreme bouts of hunger experienced by patients with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/experts-flag-potential-safety-concerns-in-new-prader-willi-drug/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/experts-flag-potential-safety-concerns-in-new-prader-willi-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stopping Statins in Trial Didn't Raise Mortality Risk, but ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Experts were still unsure whether stopping primary prevention statins in the elderly was a good idea following the report of a modestly sized randomized trial.<br />
In Statins in the Elderly (SITE, also known as SAGA), statin discontinuation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stopping-statins-in-trial-didnt-raise-mortality-risk-but-/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stopping-statins-in-trial-didnt-raise-mortality-risk-but-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arthritis Pain Management Falls Short in U.S., CDC Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Federal survey data for 2023 showed an estimated prevalence of moderate to severe joint pain among U.S. adults of 58.5%, suggesting that pain management in arthritis has a long way to go.<br />
Among the participants saying they had...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/arthritis-pain-management-falls-short-in-us-cdc-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/arthritis-pain-management-falls-short-in-us-cdc-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Risk Lower for Women on Estrogen-Only Menopausal Hormone Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Women who used estrogen-only menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) had a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a retrospective longitudinal study.<br />
Estrogen-only MHT users had lower odds of increased Alzheimer's pathology...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-risk-lower-for-women-on-estrogen-only-menopausal-hormone-therapy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-risk-lower-for-women-on-estrogen-only-menopausal-hormone-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psych Meds Scrutinized in Murder Trial; LSD's Phase III Win; Bipolar Mortality Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A focus this week in the murder trial of former nurse Lindsay Clancy turned to the psychiatric medications she was taking prior to killing her three children. (AP)<br />
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the launch of PIVOT...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/psych-meds-scrutinized-in-murder-trial-lsds-phase-iii-win-bipolar-mortality-study/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/psych-meds-scrutinized-in-murder-trial-lsds-phase-iii-win-bipolar-mortality-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pediatric Glioma Trials Test Combination Strategies to Overcome Resistance]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO), researchers presented findings from two trials aimed at overcoming resistance to standard BRAF/MEK-targeted therapies in patients with pediatric low-grade gliomas...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pediatric-glioma-trials-test-combination-strategies-to-overcome-resistance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pediatric-glioma-trials-test-combination-strategies-to-overcome-resistance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors Born Outside U.S. Play Big Role in Caring for Underserved Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Internal medicine physicians who were not born in the U.S. treated 22 million Medicare beneficiaries in 2024, but Trump administration immigration policies may put a dent in that workforce, exacerbating care shortages for the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctors-born-outside-us-play-big-role-in-caring-for-underserved-patients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctors-born-outside-us-play-big-role-in-caring-for-underserved-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm an Emergency Physician, and I'm Ready to Start Prescribing Air Conditioning]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two summers ago, in the middle of my busy shift in the emergency department, my mother called. At 85 years old and struggling with dementia, she was barely managing to live independently in the childhood home where I grew up...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/im-an-emergency-physician-and-im-ready-to-start-prescribing-air-conditioning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/im-an-emergency-physician-and-im-ready-to-start-prescribing-air-conditioning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debate on Use of SSRIs in Pregnancy Shifting, Experts Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For pregnant women with major depressive disorder (MDD), serious adverse outcomes are unlikely with the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), researchers said.<br />
After thalidomide used for morning sickness led...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/debate-on-use-of-ssris-in-pregnancy-shifting-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/debate-on-use-of-ssris-in-pregnancy-shifting-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wait Times for Cancer Surgery Are Increasing, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Cancer patients are facing longer wait times between diagnosis and the start of first-course therapy, a retrospective cohort study suggested.<br />
Among more than 2.7 million patients with nonmetastatic stage I-III breast, colon...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/wait-times-for-cancer-surgery-are-increasing-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/wait-times-for-cancer-surgery-are-increasing-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Nutrition to Vaccines, Here's What MAHA Policies Fail to Deliver]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. faces a genuine public health challenge. Rates of chronic disease such as diabetes and hypertension, obesity, substance use, mental health conditions, and health inequities remain stubbornly high despite decades of medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/from-nutrition-to-vaccines-heres-what-maha-policies-fail-to-deliver/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/from-nutrition-to-vaccines-heres-what-maha-policies-fail-to-deliver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-Created Viruses; Taylor Farms' Outbreak History; Pulling a 'Full Fauci']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Stanford researchers successfully had an artificial intelligence (AI) model create a whole family of simple viruses that can only infect bacteria. While these particular viruses pose no threat to people, there have long been...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-created-viruses-taylor-farms-outbreak-history-pulling-a-full-fauci/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-created-viruses-taylor-farms-outbreak-history-pulling-a-full-fauci/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicaid to Stop Paying for Some Gender-Affirming Care for Youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump's administration said that Medicaid will stop paying for gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender minors and the state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) won't pay for the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medicaid-to-stop-paying-for-some-gender-affirming-care-for-youth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medicaid-to-stop-paying-for-some-gender-affirming-care-for-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rod Stewart's Medical Procedure; Lightning Hospitalizes 16; AI as Sperm Detective]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Sir Rod Stewart will be unable to continue his "One Last Time" farewell tour following a coronary stent procedure. (AP)<br />
The Mexico farm linked to the largest cyclosporiasis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rod-stewarts-medical-procedure-lightning-hospitalizes-16-ai-as-sperm-detective/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rod-stewarts-medical-procedure-lightning-hospitalizes-16-ai-as-sperm-detective/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Telehealth Platforms Rated by U.S. News]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For the first time ever, U.S. News &amp; World Report has released ratings of telehealth platforms offering GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.<br />
The inaugural ratings evaluated 20 online platforms that offer FDA-approved, brand-name GLP...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-telehealth-platforms-rated-by-us-news/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-telehealth-platforms-rated-by-us-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID Excess Deaths Paper Retracted Over Misinformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- BMJ Public Health retracted a study on excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic that appeared to suggest vaccination and other countermeasures as a possible explanation, following an investigation by the journal and the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/covid-excess-deaths-paper-retracted-over-misinformation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/covid-excess-deaths-paper-retracted-over-misinformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Warns of Severe Arboviral Disease With B-Cell Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The CDC on Tuesday warned doctors about the risk for severe arboviral neuroinvasive disease in patients on B cell-depleting or modulating agents, calling out anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies in particular.<br />
Published case reports...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-warns-of-severe-arboviral-disease-with-b-cell-drugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-warns-of-severe-arboviral-disease-with-b-cell-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact Focus: Trump's False Claims During Childhood Vaccine Order Signing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While issuing an executive order on Monday aimed at getting states to revise childhood vaccine recommendations, President Donald Trump and others in his administration repeated several false claims about those vaccines, as well...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fact-focus-trumps-false-claims-during-childhood-vaccine-order-signing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fact-focus-trumps-false-claims-during-childhood-vaccine-order-signing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AED Drones; Endometriosis and Blood Clots; Wonky PFO Closure Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A pilot study has drones flying automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to patients during real 911 calls for cardiac arrest in two counties in North Carolina and Virginia, said VCU Health.<br />
The cardioprotective benefits of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aed-drones-endometriosis-and-blood-clots-wonky-pfo-closure-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aed-drones-endometriosis-and-blood-clots-wonky-pfo-closure-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaths After GLP-1s; First Detransition Clinic for Youths; DXA Scans Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than 150 deaths possibly linked to injectable weight-loss medications were reported in the U.K., according to government regulators. (The Independent)<br />
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston will open the nation's first detransition...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/deaths-after-glp-1s-first-detransition-clinic-for-youths-dxa-scans-decline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/deaths-after-glp-1s-first-detransition-clinic-for-youths-dxa-scans-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonprofit Hospitals Aren't Acting Like Nonprofits. Congress Should Ask Why.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Last September, I (Whaley) testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight about something that should trouble every American who has ever paid a hospital bill or a health insurance premium: the nonprofit...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nonprofit-hospitals-arent-acting-like-nonprofits-congress-should-ask-why/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nonprofit-hospitals-arent-acting-like-nonprofits-congress-should-ask-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ozempic Teeth, Muscle Loss: Some of the Buzziest GLP-1 Side Effects]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- GLP-1 drugs, used for type 2 diabetes and weight loss, have been touted for their many benefits, but it's their side effects that often make headlines, especially those with compelling monikers like "Ozempic teeth."<br />
Here, we...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ozempic-teeth-muscle-loss-some-of-the-buzziest-glp-1-side-effects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ozempic-teeth-muscle-loss-some-of-the-buzziest-glp-1-side-effects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Thought the CDC Shooting Was Rock Bottom. We're Still Sinking.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A year ago, a gunman fired 500 rounds at the CDC campus, killing DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose. I was inside the building during the attack. Authorities said the shooter was radicalized by the anti-vaccine conspiracy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-thought-the-cdc-shooting-was-rock-bottom-were-still-sinking/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-thought-the-cdc-shooting-was-rock-bottom-were-still-sinking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMI Aside, Waist Size Matters for Cardiovascular Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- There were plenty of people whose normal weight belied the higher cardiovascular risk evident in their waist size, according to a pooled analysis of over a dozen cohort studies.<br />
Among those with normal weight or overweight measured...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bmi-aside-waist-size-matters-for-cardiovascular-risks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bmi-aside-waist-size-matters-for-cardiovascular-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child Dies in Gene-Editing Trial; Wegovy &amp; Dementia Score; RFK Jr. Questions Journal]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Shanghai-based biotech company HuidaGene Therapeutics disclosed the death of a child 1 year ago in a trial of an investigational gene-editing therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.<br />
Semaglutide (Wegovy) attenuated a proteomics...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/child-dies-in-gene-editing-trial-wegovy-amp-dementia-score-rfk-jr-questions-journal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/child-dies-in-gene-editing-trial-wegovy-amp-dementia-score-rfk-jr-questions-journal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO Says Congo's Ebola Outbreak Started Months Before It Was Declared]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday as responders in eastern Congo struggle to catch up.<br />
The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/who-says-congos-ebola-outbreak-started-months-before-it-was-declared/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/who-says-congos-ebola-outbreak-started-months-before-it-was-declared/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Pitt' Season 3: Noah Wyle Shares Details]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ever since "The Pitt" season 2 finale aired in April, fans have been (not so) patiently waiting for season 3. Noah Wyle, who plays Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, recently revealed a few details to get fans through the drought...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-pitt-season-3-noah-wyle-shares-details/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-pitt-season-3-noah-wyle-shares-details/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2,000 Dead in Outbreak; Fauci's Text Messages; Drugmaker to Pay $46M Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
At least 2,000 people have died amid the 4,381 confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record. (AP)<br />
The U.S. reported 117 new measles...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/2000-dead-in-outbreak-faucis-text-messages-drugmaker-to-pay-46m-settlement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/2000-dead-in-outbreak-faucis-text-messages-drugmaker-to-pay-46m-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Issues Controversial Order on Vaccines, Suggests Autism Link]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Trump signed an executive order that shrinks the number of universally recommended vaccines for children, calls for splitting up the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) shot, and says each vaccination should occur at...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-issues-controversial-order-on-vaccines-suggests-autism-link/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-issues-controversial-order-on-vaccines-suggests-autism-link/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post-Transplant Outcomes in Hodgkin Lymphoma Improved Over Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Outcomes have substantially improved over time in patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma who underwent hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), according to a retrospective, registry-based cohort study...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/post-transplant-outcomes-in-hodgkin-lymphoma-improved-over-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/post-transplant-outcomes-in-hodgkin-lymphoma-improved-over-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Older Diabetics Don't Get Recommended Medication Tweaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Most older adults with type 2 diabetes whose HbA1c level was outside the American Diabetes Association (ADA)-recommended target did not have their medications adjusted, a review of electronic health records indicated.<br />
Among...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/most-older-diabetics-dont-get-recommended-medication-tweaks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/most-older-diabetics-dont-get-recommended-medication-tweaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Osteoarthritis of the Big Toe? Don't Wait to Operate]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with painful osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ)--aka the big toe--would do better with immediate surgery than letting nature take its course, results of a randomized trial indicated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/osteoarthritis-of-the-big-toe-dont-wait-to-operate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/osteoarthritis-of-the-big-toe-dont-wait-to-operate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet Hamsters Linked to Rare Brain Disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People with autoimmune cerebellar ataxia were more likely to have been exposed to pet hamsters versus a control group, a hospital-based study in China suggested.<br />
Among patients matched on age and sex, hamster exposure was more...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pet-hamsters-linked-to-rare-brain-disorder/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pet-hamsters-linked-to-rare-brain-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navigating the Initial Visit in Advanced Prostate Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(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...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/navigating-the-initial-visit-in-advanced-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/navigating-the-initial-visit-in-advanced-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fauci Hearing Was the Wrong Approach to Accountability]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The public spectacle surrounding the congressional testimony of Anthony Fauci, MD, along with the recent scrutiny of his private, COVID-era diaries, has reignited a persistent debate: what kind of public accounting do we owe...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-fauci-hearing-was-the-wrong-approach-to-accountability/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-fauci-hearing-was-the-wrong-approach-to-accountability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nirsevimab's RSV Protection Didn't Extend to Second Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The monoclonal antibody nirsevimab (Beyfortus) consistently performed well against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related hospitalization during infants' first year after receipt but without a benefit for other hospitalizations...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nirsevimabs-rsv-protection-didnt-extend-to-second-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nirsevimabs-rsv-protection-didnt-extend-to-second-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Officials Propose New Scrutiny of Food Additives and Ingredients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- U.S. health officials on Monday proposed a rule change that would require food manufacturers to notify regulators before introducing new ingredients or additives into processed or packaged foods.<br />
The proposal would change a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-officials-propose-new-scrutiny-of-food-additives-and-ingredients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-officials-propose-new-scrutiny-of-food-additives-and-ingredients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residential Context Matters in Ovarian Cancer Survival]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Living in areas of greater social vulnerability was linked to worse overall survival among women with epithelial ovarian cancer, particularly Black women, a retrospective cohort study suggested.<br />
Overall, living in areas with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/residential-context-matters-in-ovarian-cancer-survival/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/residential-context-matters-in-ovarian-cancer-survival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Week After Shaving, She Developed Rare Flesh-Eating Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- She shaved her perineal area, then applied a topical herbal substance provided by an alternative practitioner--but a week later, the 40-year-old woman developed aggressive necrotizing fasciitis.<br />
What ensued was a 12-week...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-week-after-shaving-she-developed-rare-flesh-eating-disease/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-week-after-shaving-she-developed-rare-flesh-eating-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite Progress in TNBC, More Biomarkers Are Needed to Improve Outcomes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Although biomarker testing is playing a greater role in the management of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), treatment selection still relies on relatively few validated biomarkers.<br />
Markers for Immunotherapy<br />
Several new...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/despite-progress-in-tnbc-more-biomarkers-are-needed-to-improve-outcomes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/despite-progress-in-tnbc-more-biomarkers-are-needed-to-improve-outcomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid Flesh-Eating Bacteria Deaths, Health Officials Urge Caution for Beachgoers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters.<br />
Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/amid-flesh-eating-bacteria-deaths-health-officials-urge-caution-for-beachgoers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/amid-flesh-eating-bacteria-deaths-health-officials-urge-caution-for-beachgoers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden Cancer Update; Trump on Fauci Prosecution; Cyclosporiasis Rebound Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer metastasized to the bone and has become painful and debilitating, his son said. (AP)<br />
During his acceptance speech for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/biden-cancer-update-trump-on-fauci-prosecution-cyclosporiasis-rebound-cases/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/biden-cancer-update-trump-on-fauci-prosecution-cyclosporiasis-rebound-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK raises cost projections for Palantir’s NHS data platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lifetime charge rises to &pound;1.1bn on &lsquo;increased delivery at scale&rsquo; while forecast benefits fall to &pound;808mn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-raises-cost-projections-for-palantirs-nhs-data-platform/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-raises-cost-projections-for-palantirs-nhs-data-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK cost estimate of Palantir NHS data platform rises to more than £1bn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lifetime charge rises to &pound;1.1bn on &lsquo;increased delivery at scale&rsquo; while forecast benefits fall to &pound;808mn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-cost-estimate-of-palantir-nhs-data-platform-rises-to-more-than-1bn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-cost-estimate-of-palantir-nhs-data-platform-rises-to-more-than-1bn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Do You Believe That Jimmy Hoffa Died of Natural Causes?': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Do you believe in the tooth fairy, sir? Do you believe in the Easter Bunny? Do you believe that Jimmy Hoffa died of natural causes?"--Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), questioning testimony from a Georgetown expert who said he...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/do-you-believe-that-jimmy-hoffa-died-of-natural-causes-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/do-you-believe-that-jimmy-hoffa-died-of-natural-causes-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Precarious Moment for 'Pimping' in Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "How would you determine if this patient has a pure or mixed high anion gap metabolic acidosis (HAGMA)?"<br />
This was the question posed to me and my co-medical students by my attending (who I had met 3 minutes earlier) in front...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-precarious-moment-for-pimping-in-medicine/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-precarious-moment-for-pimping-in-medicine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci Contempt Vote Reflects the Enduring Politics of COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Anthony Fauci, MD, is sitting before Congress, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on TV debating COVID lockdowns, and Americans can't agree on what science to trust.<br />
You might think it's 2020 again.<br />
Six years after COVID-19 thrust the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fauci-contempt-vote-reflects-the-enduring-politics-of-covid/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fauci-contempt-vote-reflects-the-enduring-politics-of-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Community-Designed Diet for Heart Failure; E-Cigarettes After Smoking Cessation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-community-designed-diet-for-heart-failure-e-cigarettes-after-smoking-cessation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-community-designed-diet-for-heart-failure-e-cigarettes-after-smoking-cessation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Has a Point About Psychiatry. It's Not the One He's Making.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- If you'd asked my grandmother about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), she would have replied, "That's a white people thing." What Western medicine pathologizes, my Asian family would've just called "life."<br />
Child...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jr-has-a-point-about-psychiatry-its-not-the-one-hes-making/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jr-has-a-point-about-psychiatry-its-not-the-one-hes-making/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman Says She Was Wrongly Diagnosed With Cancer, Had Surgery Due to Labeling Error]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An Atlanta-area woman alleges that she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and underwent an unneeded hysterectomy because of a labeling error.<br />
Cassandra Barksdale and her attorneys filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kaiser Permanente...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/woman-says-she-was-wrongly-diagnosed-with-cancer-had-surgery-due-to-labeling-error/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/woman-says-she-was-wrongly-diagnosed-with-cancer-had-surgery-due-to-labeling-error/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pfizer grapples with ‘a world of hurt’ after Covid triumph]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sliding vaccine revenues and fears it overpaid for new drugs pile pressure on boss Albert Bourla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pfizer-grapples-with-a-world-of-hurt-after-covid-triumph/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pfizer-grapples-with-a-world-of-hurt-after-covid-triumph/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Type 1 Diabetes Cases and Care Vary Widely Across States]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Wide variations in the numbers of type 1 diabetes patients and specialists throughout the U.S. may affect care availability as diagnostic and treatment modalities continue to advance, data from a cross-sectional study indicated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/type-1-diabetes-cases-and-care-vary-widely-across-states/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/type-1-diabetes-cases-and-care-vary-widely-across-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child at Center of Texas Brain-Death Dispute Is Taken Off Life Support and Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A 2-year-old girl whose parents sued a Texas hospital to prevent it from testing if she was brain-dead after she drowned in a hotel pool on Memorial Day has been removed from life support and died, her family said this week...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/child-at-center-of-texas-brain-death-dispute-is-taken-off-life-support-and-dies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/child-at-center-of-texas-brain-death-dispute-is-taken-off-life-support-and-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Did New Research About Circumcision Show?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-did-new-research-about-circumcision-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-did-new-research-about-circumcision-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liposomal Chemo Combination No Better Than Standard Induction in Pediatric AML]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Liposomal daunorubicin and cytarabine (Vyxeos) didn't hold up to standard daunorubicin/cytarabine induction therapy in children and young adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a phase III trial from the Children...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/liposomal-chemo-combination-no-better-than-standard-induction-in-pediatric-aml/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/liposomal-chemo-combination-no-better-than-standard-induction-in-pediatric-aml/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden's Bedtime Cancer Symptom; Top Cancer Hospitals; FDA Panel to Review MCED Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Former First Lady Jill Biden said she noticed a concerning symptom before former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer--he was waking up to use the bathroom up to seven times a night. (USA Today...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bidens-bedtime-cancer-symptom-top-cancer-hospitals-fda-panel-to-review-mced-test/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bidens-bedtime-cancer-symptom-top-cancer-hospitals-fda-panel-to-review-mced-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donor Hearts May Work Better if Stored Slightly Warmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Colder was not better when it came to donor heart storage, according to preliminary findings from a retrospective analysis.<br />
Between static cold storage (SCS) at 4-8&deg;C and 10&deg;C, there was a marked difference in outcomes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/donor-hearts-may-work-better-if-stored-slightly-warmer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/donor-hearts-may-work-better-if-stored-slightly-warmer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeking to Prosecute Fauci Is Disgraceful]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- I have been friends with Tony Fauci, MD, for 40 years, working alongside him, from AIDS and Ebola through to the COVID-19 pandemic and mpox. He deserves our gratitude, not politics. But that's not what I want to write about...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/seeking-to-prosecute-fauci-is-disgraceful/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/seeking-to-prosecute-fauci-is-disgraceful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Sees Big Jump in Nausea Cases Among Frequent Marijuana Users in the Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In the past year, the U.S. has seen a jump in frequent marijuana users going to the hospital with a nausea and vomiting condition, according to a report released Thursday.<br />
"The abruptness and sustained magnitude of the increase...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-sees-big-jump-in-nausea-cases-among-frequent-marijuana-users-in-the-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-sees-big-jump-in-nausea-cases-among-frequent-marijuana-users-in-the-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court Case Challenging Medicaid Work Rule's 'Frailty' Requirement Gets Moved Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- States unhappy about a new "medical frailty" provision in the Medicaid work requirement rule are continuing their fight over the rule in court.<br />
The work requirement--or "community engagement" requirement, as it is officially...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/court-case-challenging-medicaid-work-rules-frailty-requirement-gets-moved-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/court-case-challenging-medicaid-work-rules-frailty-requirement-gets-moved-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Considers Vaccine-Autism Order; McConnell Leaves Rehab; Lettuce Scare Eases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
White House officials are considering an executive order addressing vaccines and autism, aligning with President Donald Trump's push for increased federal action...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-considers-vaccine-autism-order-mcconnell-leaves-rehab-lettuce-scare-eases/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-considers-vaccine-autism-order-mcconnell-leaves-rehab-lettuce-scare-eases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Finally OKs Twice-Rejected Melanoma Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to vusolimogene oderparepvec (Tudriqev), known as RP1, in combination with nivolumab (Opdivo) to treat adults with unresectable advanced cutaneous melanoma, the agency announced Thursday...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-finally-oks-twice-rejected-melanoma-drug/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-finally-oks-twice-rejected-melanoma-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves First-in-Class Narcolepsy Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved oveporexton (Orzeyful) for the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 (narcolepsy with cataplexy) in adults, the agency announced Wednesday.<br />
Oveporexton is a first-in-class orexin treatment that goes beyond symptom...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-in-class-narcolepsy-drug/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-in-class-narcolepsy-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves First mRNA Flu Vaccine But Limits Use to Older Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the trivalent flu vaccine mRNA-1010 (mFLUSIVA) for use in all adults age 50 years or older, Moderna announced on Wednesday. It is the first approved flu vaccine to use the mRNA technology that sped COVID-19 vaccine...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-mrna-flu-vaccine-but-limits-use-to-older-adults/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-mrna-flu-vaccine-but-limits-use-to-older-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves First mRNA Flu Vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the trivalent flu vaccine mRNA-1010 (mFLUSIVA) for use in all adults age 50 years or older, Moderna announced on Wednesday. It is the first approved flu vaccine to use the mRNA technology that sped COVID-19 vaccine...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-mrna-flu-vaccine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-mrna-flu-vaccine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A New Level of Disrespect' From RFK Jr.; Pizza Over Raises? MD's Sympathy for a Bug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
"This is a new level of disrespect," said cardiologist Ali Haider, MD, on TikTok, responding to Health Secretary...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-new-level-of-disrespect-from-rfk-jr-pizza-over-raises-mds-sympathy-for-a-bug/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-new-level-of-disrespect-from-rfk-jr-pizza-over-raises-mds-sympathy-for-a-bug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Led the CDC. Here's My Advice for Erica Schwartz.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- I led the CDC. I know what greets a new director on day one: an inbox that never empties, urgent calls about health threats worldwide, a workforce at every level watching her every move, and a Congress that controls whether her...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-led-the-cdc-heres-my-advice-for-erica-schwartz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-led-the-cdc-heres-my-advice-for-erica-schwartz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Factors Tied to 13 Additional Dementia-Free Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Maintaining three key health factors during midlife--normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and not smoking--was associated with nearly 13 additional dementia-free years, a study of 12,000 people in the U.S. showed.<br />
Individuals...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/three-factors-tied-to-13-additional-dementia-free-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/three-factors-tied-to-13-additional-dementia-free-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Gain-of-Function Policy May Suppress Key Pandemic Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A White House policy that seeks to end what it calls "dangerous gain-of-function" (DGOF) research is not as restrictive as experts feared, but several said it could still suppress essential work that would better prepare the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-gain-of-function-policy-may-suppress-key-pandemic-research/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-gain-of-function-policy-may-suppress-key-pandemic-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doc Banned for Closed-Loop Gut Error; Orthopedist Spread Herpes? $14M MA Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A doctor in the U.K. was banned from practicing medicine after creating a "closed loop" digestive system in a patient during emergency surgery. (People)<br />
A West Virginia orthopedist was accused of intentionally spreading herpes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doc-banned-for-closed-loop-gut-error-orthopedist-spread-herpes-14m-ma-settlement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doc-banned-for-closed-loop-gut-error-orthopedist-spread-herpes-14m-ma-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Points to How Vegan Diets May Aid in Weight Loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adults with overweight who adopted a low-fat vegan diet ate fewer calories per gram of food without intentional calorie restriction, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial showed.<br />
Among 244 participants, those assigned to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-points-to-how-vegan-diets-may-aid-in-weight-loss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-points-to-how-vegan-diets-may-aid-in-weight-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing Underway on Vaccines to Intercept Brewing Colon Cancer Before It Takes Root]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Stacy Norton, MD, was only 7 years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages. Decades later, Norton rolled up her sleeve to help test if a new...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/testing-underway-on-vaccines-to-intercept-brewing-colon-cancer-before-it-takes-root/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/testing-underway-on-vaccines-to-intercept-brewing-colon-cancer-before-it-takes-root/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best Gastro Hospitals; GI Bleeding in Jehovah's Witnesses; Steroids for DILI]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- U.S. News &amp; World Report released its 2026 "Best Hospitals" list for gastroenterology and gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. Spoiler alert: The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, snagged the top spot.<br />
The FDA said the cyclosporiasis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/best-gastro-hospitals-gi-bleeding-in-jehovahs-witnesses-steroids-for-dili/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/best-gastro-hospitals-gi-bleeding-in-jehovahs-witnesses-steroids-for-dili/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Committee Holds Fauci in Contempt; Outbreak Hospitalizes 36; ICE Detains Nurse]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A Senate committee voted today to hold Anthony Fauci, MD, in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution after he declined...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/committee-holds-fauci-in-contempt-outbreak-hospitalizes-36-ice-detains-nurse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/committee-holds-fauci-in-contempt-outbreak-hospitalizes-36-ice-detains-nurse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Anthony Fauci, MD, in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senate-committee-votes-to-hold-fauci-in-contempt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senate-committee-votes-to-hold-fauci-in-contempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Plans Losing Court Battles in No Surprises Act Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The fate of the No Surprises Act's independent dispute resolution (IDR) clause continues to hang in the balance as it winds its way through the courts.<br />
The No Surprises Act, signed into law in 2020 by President Donald Trump...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/health-plans-losing-court-battles-in-no-surprises-act-cases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/health-plans-losing-court-battles-in-no-surprises-act-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tool Brings Vax vs Disease Risk Into Stark Contrast]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As vaccine hesitancy continues to rise, fueling a record-breaking resurgence of measles, among other public health threats, an online tool launched this week aims to help people better understand vaccine safety.<br />
The free and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tool-brings-vax-vs-disease-risk-into-stark-contrast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tool-brings-vax-vs-disease-risk-into-stark-contrast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Confirms Erica Schwartz as CDC Director]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, JD, as director of the CDC, placing her in charge of a public health agency beleaguered by political meddling and low morale.<br />
Schwartz was confirmed in a 51-44 vote...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senate-confirms-erica-schwartz-as-cdc-director/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senate-confirms-erica-schwartz-as-cdc-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Is Steven Quay, the Biotech Exec Likely to Take Fauci's Old Job?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Steven Quay, MD, PhD, is reportedly in final vetting for the job of director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a position formerly held by Anthony Fauci, MD, for decades. So, who is he?<br />
Quay...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/who-is-steven-quay-the-biotech-exec-likely-to-take-faucis-old-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/who-is-steven-quay-the-biotech-exec-likely-to-take-faucis-old-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Carrot Maxxing' Is a New Name for an Old Trend]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.<br />
People are touting "carrot maxxing" on social media as a natural shortcut...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/carrot-maxxing-is-a-new-name-for-an-old-trend/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/carrot-maxxing-is-a-new-name-for-an-old-trend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Examines Link Between IBD and Psychiatric Disorders]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were at increased risk for several psychiatric disorders both before and after diagnosis, according to results from a Swedish cohort study.<br />
The relative rate of any psychiatric...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-examines-link-between-ibd-and-psychiatric-disorders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-examines-link-between-ibd-and-psychiatric-disorders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Establish Pillars of Care for Older Adults With HIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Faced with an aging population with HIV, clinicians will need to help these older patients navigate a healthy route from antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation through complex comorbidities to an increased focus on maintaining...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/experts-establish-pillars-of-care-for-older-adults-with-hiv/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/experts-establish-pillars-of-care-for-older-adults-with-hiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dirty Air Worsens Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes, Study Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Koreans with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) showed increased disease activity and higher flare rates when exposed to relatively high levels of small atmospheric particulate matter, researchers reported.<br />
Each 6-&mu;g/m3 increment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dirty-air-worsens-rheumatoid-arthritis-outcomes-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dirty-air-worsens-rheumatoid-arthritis-outcomes-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use of PDE5 Inhibitor Tied to Increased Glaucoma Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Men who used the PDE5 inhibitor tadalafil (Cialis) for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) had an increased likelihood of developing glaucoma-related clinical events, according to a large retrospective study.<br />
Rates of glaucoma...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/use-of-pde5-inhibitor-tied-to-increased-glaucoma-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/use-of-pde5-inhibitor-tied-to-increased-glaucoma-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psilocybin for PTSD; Breathwork and Cravings; 'Game of Thrones' Writer's Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Psilocybin-assisted therapy improved symptoms of severe, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veterans in an open-label trial. (Communications Medicine)<br />
High school students who carried firearms had...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/psilocybin-for-ptsd-breathwork-and-cravings-game-of-thrones-writers-depression/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/psilocybin-for-ptsd-breathwork-and-cravings-game-of-thrones-writers-depression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Lindsay Clancy's Tragedy, I Recognize Something Painfully Familiar]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When I first learned about Lindsay Clancy, the 35-year-old former nurse who is currently on trial for killing her three children in 2023, I was thrust back in time to 2005.<br />
Like Clancy, I was living in Massachusetts when I gave...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/in-lindsay-clancys-tragedy-i-recognize-something-painfully-familiar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/in-lindsay-clancys-tragedy-i-recognize-something-painfully-familiar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longer Therapeutic Cooling Comes Up Short After Cardiac Arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Extra hours of therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) conferred no better neuroprotection, a randomized trial found.<br />
The ICECAP trialists intended to test a range of durations of therapeutic hypothermia...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/longer-therapeutic-cooling-comes-up-short-after-cardiac-arrest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/longer-therapeutic-cooling-comes-up-short-after-cardiac-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIT-Based Screening Linked to Drop in Colorectal Cancer Mortality]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Fecal immunochemical test (FIT)-based screening was linked to an ongoing decline in colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality in a retrospective population-based cohort study from Spain.<br />
From 2004 to 2024, age-standardized CRC mortality...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fit-based-screening-linked-to-drop-in-colorectal-cancer-mortality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fit-based-screening-linked-to-drop-in-colorectal-cancer-mortality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci's Decision to Invoke Fifth Amendment Tees Up Legal Debate and a Contempt Vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The decision by Anthony Fauci, MD, to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week as a Republican-led committee prepares to vote to hold him in contempt and refer the matter to the Justice Department...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/faucis-decision-to-invoke-fifth-amendment-tees-up-legal-debate-and-a-contempt-vote/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/faucis-decision-to-invoke-fifth-amendment-tees-up-legal-debate-and-a-contempt-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopkins Researcher's ICE Detention; Hospital's Freezing Death; Roblox Addiction?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Johns Hopkins University public health researcher Fatima Ameaka, a native of Cameroon, was released after ICE detention. The Washington Post reported that Ameaka's lawyer said a previous Department of Homeland Security claim...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hopkins-researchers-ice-detention-hospitals-freezing-death-roblox-addiction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hopkins-researchers-ice-detention-hospitals-freezing-death-roblox-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci Successor Imminent; CDC Expands Outbreak List; Pesticides Linked to ALS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Biotech executive Steven Quay, MD, PhD, who supported the COVID lab leak theory, is in line to take over Anthony Fauci, MD's, old job of director of the National...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fauci-successor-imminent-cdc-expands-outbreak-list-pesticides-linked-to-als/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fauci-successor-imminent-cdc-expands-outbreak-list-pesticides-linked-to-als/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicaid Fraud, Impact of Upcoming Cuts in the Spotlight at Senate Hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At a Senate Budget Committee hearing about the Medicaid program, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked Andy Schneider, of Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families, whether states should be punished for cheating the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medicaid-fraud-impact-of-upcoming-cuts-in-the-spotlight-at-senate-hearing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medicaid-fraud-impact-of-upcoming-cuts-in-the-spotlight-at-senate-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lindsay Clancy's Diary Chronicled Desperation and 'Brain Fog' Before She Killed Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Editor's Note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.<br />
After an opening week of wrenching...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lindsay-clancys-diary-chronicled-desperation-and-brain-fog-before-she-killed-kids/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lindsay-clancys-diary-chronicled-desperation-and-brain-fog-before-she-killed-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Interception Promise in High-Risk Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A peptide vaccine targeting KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer showed preliminary evidence of activity in a small study of high-risk patients.<br />
The vaccine elicited KRAS-specific T-cell responses in 18 of 20 patients with mutations...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pancreatic-cancer-vaccine-shows-interception-promise-in-high-risk-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pancreatic-cancer-vaccine-shows-interception-promise-in-high-risk-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Keep HCQ Blood Levels Up to Avoid Cardiovascular Disease in Lupus]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People taking hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) showed markedly increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease when blood levels of the drug were low and when long-term adherence was poor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-keep-hcq-blood-levels-up-to-avoid-cardiovascular-disease-in-lupus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-keep-hcq-blood-levels-up-to-avoid-cardiovascular-disease-in-lupus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HPV Infection and Esophageal Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In 1976, German virologist Harald zur Hausen, MD, DSc, proposed that human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer, countering the widely held belief that herpes simplex virus caused the cancer. Seven years later, he proved...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hpv-infection-and-esophageal-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hpv-infection-and-esophageal-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADA Reviewing Police Tussle; Obesity Trial Lawsuit; Retatrutide's Early Access]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) asked for patience as its Audit and Governance Committee reviews the incident at this year's annual meeting--when five prominent experts were removed by police--and prepares recommendations...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ada-reviewing-police-tussle-obesity-trial-lawsuit-retatrutides-early-access/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ada-reviewing-police-tussle-obesity-trial-lawsuit-retatrutides-early-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardiac Arrest Mid-Bar Exam; Echocardiography Workforce Ills; DCB Inflation Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A woman who suffered a cardiac arrest while taking the New York State bar exam is suing the test site, Hofstra University, claiming that CPR and an automated external defibrillator were not provided in a timely manner by staff...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cardiac-arrest-mid-bar-exam-echocardiography-workforce-ills-dcb-inflation-times/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cardiac-arrest-mid-bar-exam-echocardiography-workforce-ills-dcb-inflation-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Paper Retracted; MS Before Epstein-Barr Infection; Brain Aging Map]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A 2024 report of a severe Alzheimer's disease patient who improved after an intravenous mesenchymal stem cell transplant was retracted by Case Reports in Neurological Medicine and its publisher John Wiley &amp; Sons.<br />
Researchers...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-paper-retracted-ms-before-epstein-barr-infection-brain-aging-map/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-paper-retracted-ms-before-epstein-barr-infection-brain-aging-map/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam the Brakes on Healthcare Consumerism]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The other day I walked past a branch of a gym that had a service for walk-in on-site intravenous (IV) drips. It was made clear that this was an independent business, not a service offered by the gym itself, but a private company...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/slam-the-brakes-on-healthcare-consumerism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/slam-the-brakes-on-healthcare-consumerism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Manosphere and MAHA Have Merged. I Worry for My Pre-Teen Son.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two thirds of young men in the U.S. regularly engage with online masculinity influencers ("manfluencers") who often promote sexism, normalize violence against women, and peddle a narrow view of what it means to be a man.<br />
Platforms...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-manosphere-and-maha-have-merged-i-worry-for-my-pre-teen-son/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-manosphere-and-maha-have-merged-i-worry-for-my-pre-teen-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[About a Quarter of Buprenorphine Prescriptions for OUD Abandoned]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The proportion of new buprenorphine prescriptions for opioid use disorder (OUD) that were never dispensed or filled increased from 2020 to 2024, according to a retrospective cohort study.<br />
Among over 1,400 patients with commercial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/about-a-quarter-of-buprenorphine-prescriptions-for-oud-abandoned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/about-a-quarter-of-buprenorphine-prescriptions-for-oud-abandoned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women's Baseball Team Named for Trailblazing Doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- All four inaugural teams of the brand-new Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL) are named after influential women in American history--with one named after a trailblazing female physician.<br />
The New York Heights take inspiration...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/womens-baseball-team-named-for-trailblazing-doctor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/womens-baseball-team-named-for-trailblazing-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balancing Autonomy, Quality of Life, and Long-Term Planning in Multiple Myeloma]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Multiple Myeloma," Cleveland Clinic hematologist Sandra Mazzoni, DO, and host John Mangels continue their discussions on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients facing a complex, chronic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/balancing-autonomy-quality-of-life-and-long-term-planning-in-multiple-myeloma/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/balancing-autonomy-quality-of-life-and-long-term-planning-in-multiple-myeloma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola Kills 1,700 in Eastern Congo as the Fastest-Growing Outbreak Surges]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed.<br />
As of Tuesday, 3,802 cases had been recorded, with 1,707 deaths, according to the latest government update...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ebola-kills-1700-in-eastern-congo-as-the-fastest-growing-outbreak-surges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ebola-kills-1700-in-eastern-congo-as-the-fastest-growing-outbreak-surges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evolving Landscape for Managing Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Boehringer Ingelheim's Brian Hilberdink, President, U.S. Human Pharma, and Neerja Balachander, M.D., Ph.D., VP, U.S. Clinical Development Medical Affairs and Cardiorenal Metabolic Therapeutic Area Head, reflect on key developments...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/evolving-landscape-for-managing-cardiovascular-renal-and-metabolic-conditions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/evolving-landscape-for-managing-cardiovascular-renal-and-metabolic-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is 'Gym Penis' Real? Retatrutide Access Expanded; Vitamin D Fails Cancer Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Is "gym penis"--the phenomenon of shrinkage occurring after a workout session--real? (New York Post)<br />
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-gym-penis-real-retatrutide-access-expanded-vitamin-d-fails-cancer-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-gym-penis-real-retatrutide-access-expanded-vitamin-d-fails-cancer-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's Who Topped This Year's 'Best Hospitals' List]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Familiar hospitals dominated the latest "Best Hospitals" rankings from U.S. News &amp; World Report, which also rolled out several changes this year.<br />
There were a couple of newcomers to the 2026-2027 Honor Roll, which for 4...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/heres-who-topped-this-years-best-hospitals-list/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/heres-who-topped-this-years-best-hospitals-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Companies linked to top health official and husband received £2bn in public contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samantha Jones or spouse held financial interests in G Square Capital private equity business]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/companies-linked-to-top-health-official-and-husband-received-2bn-in-public-contracts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/companies-linked-to-top-health-official-and-husband-received-2bn-in-public-contracts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bone Density Appears to Rebound in Transgender Youth After Puberty Blockers Are Done]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bone growth among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents slowed compared with peers during pubertal suppression, but partially recovered after starting gender-affirming hormone therapy, a systematic review and meta-analysis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bone-density-appears-to-rebound-in-transgender-youth-after-puberty-blockers-are-done/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bone-density-appears-to-rebound-in-transgender-youth-after-puberty-blockers-are-done/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Reports First Two U.S. Deaths Related to Diarrhea-Causing Parasite]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two people have died in the Cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite.<br />
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/michigan-reports-first-two-us-deaths-related-to-diarrhea-causing-parasite/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/michigan-reports-first-two-us-deaths-related-to-diarrhea-causing-parasite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cabotegravir HIV PrEP Effective Among U.S. Women Despite Treatment Interruptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- No women taking long-acting cabotegravir (Apretude) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) developed an HIV infection despite short delays before some maintenance injections, according to a U.S. study of routine clinical care...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cabotegravir-hiv-prep-effective-among-us-women-despite-treatment-interruptions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cabotegravir-hiv-prep-effective-among-us-women-despite-treatment-interruptions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TESLA Trial Turns Positive for Stroke Thrombectomy in Extended Analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In the TESLA trial, stroke outcomes took a turn for the better following swift mechanical thrombectomy for large anterior circulation infarcts identified without advanced imaging.<br />
In an extended analysis of the trial at 1 year...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tesla-trial-turns-positive-for-stroke-thrombectomy-in-extended-analysis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tesla-trial-turns-positive-for-stroke-thrombectomy-in-extended-analysis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Automated Oxygen Therapy Adjustments in Hospital Improves Oxygenation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A novel system for autonomous control of supplemental oxygen for adult inpatients who needed it for acute illness or injury improved the proportion of time spent with adequate oxygen levels, the SAVE-O2 AI trial showed.<br />
The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/automated-oxygen-therapy-adjustments-in-hospital-improves-oxygenation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/automated-oxygen-therapy-adjustments-in-hospital-improves-oxygenation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Circumcision and Autism: What a New Study Found]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A study of U.S. children found no evidence linking neonatal male circumcision with autism spectrum disorder, prospective data from the ECHO cohort showed.<br />
Among nearly 2,800 boys in 14 ECHO sites, 6% of those who were circumcised...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/circumcision-and-autism-what-a-new-study-found/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/circumcision-and-autism-what-a-new-study-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surfing Lesson Ends With Unusual Injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- It appeared to be the perfect storm: a man in his 30s was learning to surf. As he stood up on the board and twisted to the left for balance, a wave knocked him over.<br />
He instantly felt a sharp pain in his lower back, but managed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/surfing-lesson-ends-with-unusual-injury/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/surfing-lesson-ends-with-unusual-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leptomeningeal Disease in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- About 110,000 new cases of leptomeningeal disease (metastases of cerebrospinal fluid or the thin membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord) are diagnosed each year in the U.S., with the incidence varying among cancer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/leptomeningeal-disease-in-her2-positive-metastatic-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/leptomeningeal-disease-in-her2-positive-metastatic-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's My Prescription for a Lasting Legacy in Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."--Maya Angelou<br />
Imagine attending your own retirement dinner. Colleagues recount your...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/heres-my-prescription-for-a-lasting-legacy-in-medicine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/heres-my-prescription-for-a-lasting-legacy-in-medicine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tardive Dyskinesia a 'Silent Driver' of Healthcare Spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Tardive dyskinesia (TD), a movement disorder characterized by involuntary tics and twitches, exacts a substantial financial toll on patients and the healthcare system.<br />
TD "is a silent driver of healthcare costs and disability...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tardive-dyskinesia-a-silent-driver-of-healthcare-spending/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tardive-dyskinesia-a-silent-driver-of-healthcare-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Purpose, Resilience, and Hope in Dementia Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Alzheimer's Disease," Cleveland Clinic behavioral neurologist Jagan Pillai, MD, PhD, and host Glenn Campbell conclude their discussions on communicating effectively with patients and families facing a progressive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/finding-purpose-resilience-and-hope-in-dementia-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/finding-purpose-resilience-and-hope-in-dementia-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outbreak Deaths Near 1,600; GLP-1 Temporal Hollowing; Hospitals Get Pay Bump]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest ever reported in the country with 3,605 confirmed cases, including 1,587 deaths, according...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/outbreak-deaths-near-1600-glp-1-temporal-hollowing-hospitals-get-pay-bump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/outbreak-deaths-near-1600-glp-1-temporal-hollowing-hospitals-get-pay-bump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bariatric Surgery Remains an Important Option for Obesity, Despite GLP-1 Drug Boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bariatric surgery has long been considered the gold standard for treating obesity. However, with weight-loss medications like GLP-1 receptor agonists skyrocketing in popularity, fewer patients are choosing surgery.<br />
According...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bariatric-surgery-remains-an-important-option-for-obesity-despite-glp-1-drug-boom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bariatric-surgery-remains-an-important-option-for-obesity-despite-glp-1-drug-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redefining Obesity: The Push to Move Beyond BMI]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Body mass index (BMI) has long been the standard for diagnosing obesity. A BMI of 25 to less than 30 is considered overweight, while a BMI of 30 or higher defines obesity.<br />
However, momentum is building to move beyond BMI. In...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/redefining-obesity-the-push-to-move-beyond-bmi/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/redefining-obesity-the-push-to-move-beyond-bmi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS England to revise Palantir platform data after staff concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes to two most widely cited claims come as scrutiny grows over US tech company&rsquo;s contract]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nhs-england-to-revise-palantir-platform-data-after-staff-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nhs-england-to-revise-palantir-platform-data-after-staff-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We Should Follow That Signal': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "There is some signal there and we should follow that signal."--John Carrino, MD, MPH, of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, in an FDA advisory committee meeting that supported RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec), a twice...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/we-should-follow-that-signal-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/we-should-follow-that-signal-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Prescribe Diet Changes Every Week. Med School Barely Taught Me Anything Relevant.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nearly every week, I recommend a change in diet as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol--the conditions that fill American clinics and account for more death than any other...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-prescribe-diet-changes-every-week-med-school-barely-taught-me-anything-relevant/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-prescribe-diet-changes-every-week-med-school-barely-taught-me-anything-relevant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tanning Is Getting Hot Again. Here's What It Really Does to Your Skin.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom.<br />
Eight years later, she was diagnosed with melanoma.<br />
During that time...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tanning-is-getting-hot-again-heres-what-it-really-does-to-your-skin/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tanning-is-getting-hot-again-heres-what-it-really-does-to-your-skin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-Acting Lenacapavir Still Delivered Effective HIV PrEP After a Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Only one person has developed a new HIV infection during a year-long extension of the landmark PURPOSE 1 and PURPOSE 2 trials testing twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir (Yeztugo) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/long-acting-lenacapavir-still-delivered-effective-hiv-prep-after-a-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/long-acting-lenacapavir-still-delivered-effective-hiv-prep-after-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy; Diagnosing Steatotic Liver Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alcohol-consumption-in-pregnancy-diagnosing-steatotic-liver-disease/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alcohol-consumption-in-pregnancy-diagnosing-steatotic-liver-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Emails Show Why We Sued Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When internal CDC and HHS emails from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first months as HHS secretary were exposed in late June, they offered a rare window into Washington: a real-time glimpse into what officials were attempting to do...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-emails-show-why-we-sued-robert-f-kennedy-jr/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-emails-show-why-we-sued-robert-f-kennedy-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Takeaways From Anthony Fauci's COVID-Era Diaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A diary played an unusual role in a contentious Senate hearing Wednesday--musings from Anthony Fauci, MD, a scientist who became a leading voice in the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
Sen. Rand Paul, MD (R-Ky.)...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/takeaways-from-anthony-faucis-covid-era-diaries/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/takeaways-from-anthony-faucis-covid-era-diaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Reassures on Probiotic Sepsis Risk in Very Preterm Infants]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Probiotic-associated invasive infections were rare in very preterm infants, according to a large retrospective cohort study.<br />
Among over 100,000 very preterm infants, 11 developed Bifidobacterium or Lactobacillus invasive infections...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-reassures-on-probiotic-sepsis-risk-in-very-preterm-infants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-reassures-on-probiotic-sepsis-risk-in-very-preterm-infants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massachusetts Close to Giving Doctors Final Say on Whether to Perform Late Abortions]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Massachusetts is on the way to giving doctors the final say on whether an abortion should be allowed late in pregnancy, a move expected to affect few cases but that supporters say is needed because hospitals are now turning away...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/massachusetts-close-to-giving-doctors-final-say-on-whether-to-perform-late-abortions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/massachusetts-close-to-giving-doctors-final-say-on-whether-to-perform-late-abortions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KKR nears over $4bn deal to buy medical device maker Integer Holdings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare company has been targeted by activist hedge fund established by an Elliott Management alumnus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/kkr-nears-over-4bn-deal-to-buy-medical-device-maker-integer-holdings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/kkr-nears-over-4bn-deal-to-buy-medical-device-maker-integer-holdings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KKR nears $4bn deal to buy medical device maker Integer Holdings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare company has been targeted by activist hedge fund established by an Elliott Management alumnus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/kkr-nears-4bn-deal-to-buy-medical-device-maker-integer-holdings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/kkr-nears-4bn-deal-to-buy-medical-device-maker-integer-holdings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opioids for Routine Hysterectomies Really Necessary?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Managing pain with non-opioid options was just as effective as routine pain management with opioids after minimally invasive hysterectomy, a randomized trial showed.<br />
Mean pain scores measured using the 11-point Numeric Rating...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/opioids-for-routine-hysterectomies-really-necessary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/opioids-for-routine-hysterectomies-really-necessary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does the 'Barbie Peptide' Claim to Offer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-does-the-barbie-peptide-claim-to-offer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-does-the-barbie-peptide-claim-to-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dapagliflozin Makes Good on Preventing Cardiac Surgery-Associated AKI]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following elective cardiac surgery was largely reduced with a short course of SGLT2 inhibitor therapy, a Dutch trial found.<br />
Initiation of once-daily dapagliflozin (Farxiga) 1 day prior to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dapagliflozin-makes-good-on-preventing-cardiac-surgery-associated-aki/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dapagliflozin-makes-good-on-preventing-cardiac-surgery-associated-aki/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KKR nears deal to buy medical device maker Integer for more than $4bn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare company was recently targeted by an activist hedge fund established by an Elliott Management alumnus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/kkr-nears-deal-to-buy-medical-device-maker-integer-for-more-than-4bn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/kkr-nears-deal-to-buy-medical-device-maker-integer-for-more-than-4bn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ART Regimen Effective, Led to Less Weight Gain in Treatment-Naive HIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A treatment regimen anchored by doravirine worked as well as a dolutegravir-based approach but led to significantly less weight gain among patients starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV, an open-label randomized trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/art-regimen-effective-led-to-less-weight-gain-in-treatment-naive-hiv/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/art-regimen-effective-led-to-less-weight-gain-in-treatment-naive-hiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewriting the Future of Medicine; Cancer Cost Burden; Mental Health Toll of Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new genomic atlas has the potential to "rewrite the future of medicine" by using information about stem cells to create cures for diseases. (Popular Mechanics)<br />
The FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee has another vacancy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rewriting-the-future-of-medicine-cancer-cost-burden-mental-health-toll-of-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rewriting-the-future-of-medicine-cancer-cost-burden-mental-health-toll-of-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Danger in Florida's Psychotropic Medication Advisory for Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- On July 24, Florida's health department issued a guidance statement recommending against the use of psychotropic drugs in children ages 5 to 17 years for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and attention deficit-hyperactivity...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-danger-in-floridas-psychotropic-medication-advisory-for-kids/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-danger-in-floridas-psychotropic-medication-advisory-for-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Mummy DNA Provides Evidence That Colonization Brought Smallpox to Americas]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ancient mummy DNA recovered in Chile has yielded the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas.<br />
Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases in human history before it was eradicated in 1980...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ancient-mummy-dna-provides-evidence-that-colonization-brought-smallpox-to-americas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ancient-mummy-dna-provides-evidence-that-colonization-brought-smallpox-to-americas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NFL Pro Bowler Has Parkinson's; RFK Jr.'s Cooking Show; GLP-1s and Pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Ahman Green, 49, a four-time NFL Pro Bowl running back and the Green Bay Packers' career rushing leader, has Parkinson's disease. (AP)<br />
In other NFL news, former...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nfl-pro-bowler-has-parkinsons-rfk-jrs-cooking-show-glp-1s-and-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nfl-pro-bowler-has-parkinsons-rfk-jrs-cooking-show-glp-1s-and-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biomarker Trends Predict Lupus Flares for Challenging Subgroup]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Flare prediction can be improved for patients with a common but poorly understood variant of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by tracking certain biomarkers regularly, researchers proposed.<br />
Changes in levels of IgG-type antibodies...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/biomarker-trends-predict-lupus-flares-for-challenging-subgroup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/biomarker-trends-predict-lupus-flares-for-challenging-subgroup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Drug Prevents Worsening Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Major Trial Win]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Oral ralinepag is positioned for potential FDA approval following its strong results as a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in an international phase III trial.<br />
In ADVANCE OUTCOMES, ralinepag conferred a reduction...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-drug-prevents-worsening-pulmonary-arterial-hypertension-in-major-trial-win/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-drug-prevents-worsening-pulmonary-arterial-hypertension-in-major-trial-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk shares drop 10% after cardiovascular drug trial disappoints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danish drugmaker has been trying to diversify beyond its blockbuster obesity treatments Wegovy and Ozempic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/novo-nordisk-shares-drop-10-after-cardiovascular-drug-trial-disappoints/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/novo-nordisk-shares-drop-10-after-cardiovascular-drug-trial-disappoints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twice-Rejected Melanoma Drug Gets Surprise Love From FDA Panel]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In the wake of a surprise FDA advisory committee vote on Thursday, the third time could be the charm for RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec), a melanoma drug candidate that's already been rejected twice by the agency.<br />
Despite doubts...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/twice-rejected-melanoma-drug-gets-surprise-love-from-fda-panel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/twice-rejected-melanoma-drug-gets-surprise-love-from-fda-panel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twice-Rejected Melanoma Drug Gets Love From FDA Panel]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In the wake of a surprise FDA advisory committee vote on Thursday, the third time could be the charm for RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec), a melanoma drug candidate that's already been rejected twice by the agency.<br />
Despite doubts...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/twice-rejected-melanoma-drug-gets-love-from-fda-panel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/twice-rejected-melanoma-drug-gets-love-from-fda-panel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tracker Tallies Over $250M in Cancelled Grants From HHS Agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new online tracking tool from AcademyHealth shows the sprawling scope of recent grant cancellations by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).<br />
More than 100 grants worth over $250 million have been canceled...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tracker-tallies-over-250m-in-cancelled-grants-from-hhs-agency/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tracker-tallies-over-250m-in-cancelled-grants-from-hhs-agency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Officials End a Medicare Drug Subsidy Program. How Will It Affect Costs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face steeper monthly costs in 2027, after the Trump administration concludes a temporary subsidy program that has helped offset premiums for the past 2 years...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-officials-end-a-medicare-drug-subsidy-program-how-will-it-affect-costs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-officials-end-a-medicare-drug-subsidy-program-how-will-it-affect-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speaking Up for Fauci; Banana Smoothie Gate; That One Perfect Coworker Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
"Watching him on the stand today, most of what I felt was one thing: survivor's guilt." Following this week...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/speaking-up-for-fauci-banana-smoothie-gate-that-one-perfect-coworker-group/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/speaking-up-for-fauci-banana-smoothie-gate-that-one-perfect-coworker-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diabetes and Pancreas Cancer; Crohn's Tied to Joint Infections; Hypnotherapy for IBS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with new-onset diabetes needing rapid treatment escalation or an intense initial regimen had an increased pancreatic cancer risk compared with non-diabetics, a Korean cohort study found. (Gut)<br />
Global hepatitis B infections...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/diabetes-and-pancreas-cancer-crohns-tied-to-joint-infections-hypnotherapy-for-ibs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/diabetes-and-pancreas-cancer-crohns-tied-to-joint-infections-hypnotherapy-for-ibs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's CDC Director Nominee Moves Closer to Confirmation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Senate committee on Thursday advanced Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH's, nomination to be director of the nation's top public health agency, setting aside concerns that she will not stand up to political meddling.<br />
If confirmed by...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-cdc-director-nominee-moves-closer-to-confirmation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-cdc-director-nominee-moves-closer-to-confirmation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Leaders Pledge Greater Support for Behavioral Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare leaders committed to behavioral health "best practices" during an HHS roundtable event on Wednesday, while a key law on insurance coverage for mental health remains in limbo.<br />
Insurers, medical societies, and other...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/health-leaders-pledge-greater-support-for-behavioral-health/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/health-leaders-pledge-greater-support-for-behavioral-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once-Weekly Drug Combo for Controlled HIV Matches Standard Daily Regimens]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Switching to a weekly oral investigational regimen of islatravir and lenacapavir was just as effective as daily oral standard-of-care regimens in patients with virologically suppressed HIV, according to two phase III trials...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/once-weekly-drug-combo-for-controlled-hiv-matches-standard-daily-regimens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/once-weekly-drug-combo-for-controlled-hiv-matches-standard-daily-regimens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doc Charged in Med Spa Death; Nurse Sues Doc Over Argument; Nurse's ICE Lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Texas medical spa's owner and its medical director, anesthesiologist Michael Gallagher, MD, have been criminally charged in the murder of a 47-year-old patient who died after falling unconscious during an infusion of a prescription...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doc-charged-in-med-spa-death-nurse-sues-doc-over-argument-nurses-ice-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doc-charged-in-med-spa-death-nurse-sues-doc-over-argument-nurses-ice-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a Betting Market Offer Hope to a Cancer Patient?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prediction markets operator Kalshi recently announced that it will permit customers to bet on whether late-stage clinical trials will reach their primary endpoints. While Kalshi has stated this will be a limited roll-out, with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-a-betting-market-offer-hope-to-a-cancer-patient/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-a-betting-market-offer-hope-to-a-cancer-patient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make the Diagnosis: She’s Losing Her Scalp and Eyebrow Hair. Why?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) --]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/make-the-diagnosis-shes-losing-her-scalp-and-eyebrow-hair-why/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/make-the-diagnosis-shes-losing-her-scalp-and-eyebrow-hair-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Investigates Fauci; Obesity Drug Trial Sparks Lawsuit; 'Early Bird' Dinners]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier launched a state investigation into Anthony Fauci, MD, over COVID claims. (Politico)<br />
Meanwhile, Florida health officials...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/florida-investigates-fauci-obesity-drug-trial-sparks-lawsuit-early-bird-dinners/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/florida-investigates-fauci-obesity-drug-trial-sparks-lawsuit-early-bird-dinners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intensified Pre-Op Chemoradiotherapy Fails in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adding concurrent irinotecan to capecitabine-based chemoradiotherapy failed to improve disease-free survival (DFS) and other outcomes in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, a phase III trial showed.<br />
In patients with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/intensified-pre-op-chemoradiotherapy-fails-in-locally-advanced-rectal-cancer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/intensified-pre-op-chemoradiotherapy-fails-in-locally-advanced-rectal-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antihistamines Panned for Eczema]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Antihistamines hold only a slight benefit for atopic dermatitis (eczema) and shouldn't be routinely used in management, a network meta-analysis concluded.<br />
For moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, adding a first-generation H1...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/antihistamines-panned-for-eczema/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/antihistamines-panned-for-eczema/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Committee Votes Down Duchenne Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An FDA panel said that trial data did not provide substantial evidence showing that investigational deramiocel was effective in treating cardiomyopathy among patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.<br />
In a 9-3 vote, the FDA...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-committee-votes-down-duchenne-drug/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-committee-votes-down-duchenne-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study on Vaginal Estrogen for UTI Prevention Backs a Less Messy Approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Periurethral application of a smaller amount of estradiol cream with a finger was noninferior to standard intravaginal application with an applicator among postmenopausal patients with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-on-vaginal-estrogen-for-uti-prevention-backs-a-less-messy-approach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-on-vaginal-estrogen-for-uti-prevention-backs-a-less-messy-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Considers Vote to Hold Fauci in Contempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Senate committee plans to vote next week on whether to recommend holding Anthony Fauci, MD, in contempt following a hearing on Wednesday that centered on how the infectious disease expert handled the COVID-19 pandemic as well...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senate-considers-vote-to-hold-fauci-in-contempt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senate-considers-vote-to-hold-fauci-in-contempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sodium Channel Blocker Cuts Post-Surgery Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The sodium channel blocker LTG-001, an investigational selective Nav1.8 inhibitor, reduced pain scores more than placebo for 2 days after abdominoplasty, a phase IIb trial showed.<br />
The primary endpoint was the time-weighted sum...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sodium-channel-blocker-cuts-post-surgery-pain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sodium-channel-blocker-cuts-post-surgery-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAR T-Cell Therapy in Pregnant Autoimmune Patients: Safe for Baby?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- So far, pregnancies among the first women treated with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for autoimmune rheumatologic diseases have proceeded without any concerns, researchers reported.<br />
With 14 pregnancies occurring...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/car-t-cell-therapy-in-pregnant-autoimmune-patients-safe-for-baby/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/car-t-cell-therapy-in-pregnant-autoimmune-patients-safe-for-baby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Dems Question if RFK Jr.'s Family Will Profit From Vax Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Four Democratic lawmakers have questioned whether HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family will profit from a sizeable settlement involving Merck's human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil).<br />
In a letter dated July 28...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senate-dems-question-if-rfk-jrs-family-will-profit-from-vax-settlement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senate-dems-question-if-rfk-jrs-family-will-profit-from-vax-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Licenses First Freeze-Dried Plasma Product]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA licensed Ezplaz, the first freeze-dried plasma product available to adults in need of transfusion, on Wednesday.<br />
Ezplaz is intended for patients who need plasma--such as those who are bleeding, need massive transfusion...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-licenses-first-freeze-dried-plasma-product/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-licenses-first-freeze-dried-plasma-product/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Suggests Threat of Mold-Associated Illnesses May Be Underappreciated]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated--and potentially deadly--threat.<br />
The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over 5 years. About a third...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-suggests-threat-of-mold-associated-illnesses-may-be-underappreciated/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-suggests-threat-of-mold-associated-illnesses-may-be-underappreciated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sugar Rationing in Early Life Linked to Lower Dementia Risk Decades Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People who consumed less sugar in utero and before age 2 had a lower risk of developing dementia later in life, data from 65,000 U.K. Biobank participants suggested.<br />
The study used the abrupt end of World War II sugar rationing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sugar-rationing-in-early-life-linked-to-lower-dementia-risk-decades-later/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sugar-rationing-in-early-life-linked-to-lower-dementia-risk-decades-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgery Underused for Primary Hyperparathyroidism With End-Organ Damage, Study Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Only a small fraction of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT)-associated end-organ damage underwent surgical treatment, a large national cohort study found.<br />
Among over 43,000 adults with biochemically diagnosed PHPT...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/surgery-underused-for-primary-hyperparathyroidism-with-end-organ-damage-study-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/surgery-underused-for-primary-hyperparathyroidism-with-end-organ-damage-study-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership Shakeup at CDC's Ebola Response Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the CDC has relieved the two top leaders of its Ebola response team of their positions.<br />
Incident manager Satish Pillai, MD, MPH, and deputy incident manager...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/leadership-shakeup-at-cdcs-ebola-response-team/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/leadership-shakeup-at-cdcs-ebola-response-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Warns on Psych Meds in Kids; Binge Drinking While Pregnant; ADHD in Females]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Florida health officials released new guidance discouraging the use of psychiatric medications for children with anxiety, depression, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and behavioral disorders.<br />
A twice-daily dose...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/florida-warns-on-psych-meds-in-kids-binge-drinking-while-pregnant-adhd-in-females/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/florida-warns-on-psych-meds-in-kids-binge-drinking-while-pregnant-adhd-in-females/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Double Standard in the Peptide Votes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Before I write a prescription for chronic insomnia, I want to know what molecule I am handing the patient, at what dose, and on what basis. Those are ordinary requirements. Yet, last week, a federal advisory committee recommended...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-double-standard-in-the-peptide-votes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-double-standard-in-the-peptide-votes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Double Standard in the Peptide Vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Before I write a prescription for chronic insomnia, I want to know what molecule I am handing the patient, at what dose, and on what basis. Those are ordinary requirements. Yet, last week, a federal advisory committee recommended...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-double-standard-in-the-peptide-vote/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-double-standard-in-the-peptide-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Precision Medicine Shows Promise for Pediatric Diffuse Hemispheric Glioma]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO), it was reported that personalized treatment guided by deep molecular profiling produced encouraging survival outcomes in a subset of children with H3 G34-altered...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/precision-medicine-shows-promise-for-pediatric-diffuse-hemispheric-glioma/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/precision-medicine-shows-promise-for-pediatric-diffuse-hemispheric-glioma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social care reform is a test of UK politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Efforts to fix England&rsquo;s broken system must answer the question: who pays?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/social-care-reform-is-a-test-of-uk-politics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/social-care-reform-is-a-test-of-uk-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oz Declined Shot at HHS Top Job; Gene Editing Death; CDC Ordered Border Detentions]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, reportedly passed up an opportunity to step into the HHS Secretary's shoes amid a White House overhaul of the agency earlier this year. Here's how Oz gained the trust of the president, Robert...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oz-declined-shot-at-hhs-top-job-gene-editing-death-cdc-ordered-border-detentions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oz-declined-shot-at-hhs-top-job-gene-editing-death-cdc-ordered-border-detentions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uganda Declares Itself Free of Ebola as Congo Continues to Struggle]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Authorities in Uganda declared the East Africa nation free of Ebola on Tuesday following the discharge of the country's last patient in mid-June, a delicate milestone as the virus continues to plague neighboring Congo.<br />
Uganda...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uganda-declares-itself-free-of-ebola-as-congo-continues-to-struggle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uganda-declares-itself-free-of-ebola-as-congo-continues-to-struggle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Drugs Matched Three for Untreated HIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A two-drug regimen was noninferior to a three-drug regimen as initial antiretroviral therapy (ART) for adults with HIV, a phase IIIb trial showed.<br />
At week 48, an HIV-1 RNA level of less than 50 copies/mL was achieved by 89...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/two-drugs-matched-three-for-untreated-hiv/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/two-drugs-matched-three-for-untreated-hiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci Invokes 5th Amendment; Medicare Subsidies to End; Blood Supply Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Anthony Fauci, MD, on Wednesday invoked the 5th Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fauci-invokes-5th-amendment-medicare-subsidies-to-end-blood-supply-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fauci-invokes-5th-amendment-medicare-subsidies-to-end-blood-supply-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham opens door to tax rises to pay for social care overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says he wants to avoid people having to sell their homes to pay for care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/burnham-opens-door-to-tax-rises-to-pay-for-social-care-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/burnham-opens-door-to-tax-rises-to-pay-for-social-care-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even Short Bouts of Antipsychotics Linked to Diabetes Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Initiation of antipsychotic medications, even for short durations, was linked to an increase in the prevalence of pharmacologically treated type 2 diabetes in youths, according to a Dutch cohort study.<br />
Among nearly 90,000 youths...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/even-short-bouts-of-antipsychotics-linked-to-diabetes-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/even-short-bouts-of-antipsychotics-linked-to-diabetes-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Weighs Overhaul of Doctor Payments in Medicare]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration is looking into alternatives to the current fee-for-service-based payment system for physicians who treat Medicare patients.<br />
The request for information issued on July 14 by the Centers for Medicare...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-administration-weighs-overhaul-of-doctor-payments-in-medicare/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-administration-weighs-overhaul-of-doctor-payments-in-medicare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID Study Supports Antiviral Use in Kidney Transplant Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19 who received remdesivir (Veklury) early had a lower risk of graft loss, a target trial emulation study found.<br />
Compared with no remdesivir, initiation of the antiviral within 7 days...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/covid-study-supports-antiviral-use-in-kidney-transplant-recipients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/covid-study-supports-antiviral-use-in-kidney-transplant-recipients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop 'Harassment' of Fauci, Scientists Urge Politicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ahead of Anthony Fauci, MD, testifying before Congress on Wednesday, a group of 155 scientists, physicians, and public health advocates signed an open letter calling on elected officials to end the "vilification and harassment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stop-harassment-of-fauci-scientists-urge-politicians/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stop-harassment-of-fauci-scientists-urge-politicians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coronary Calcium Scores From Nongated CT Scans Predicted Cardiovascular Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Incidental coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores extracted from nongated chest CT scans accurately predicted cardiovascular risks, a cohort study showed.<br />
Patients with moderate nongated CAC had significantly higher risks of cardiovascular...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/coronary-calcium-scores-from-nongated-ct-scans-predicted-cardiovascular-risks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/coronary-calcium-scores-from-nongated-ct-scans-predicted-cardiovascular-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds Delay Autism Meeting; Wildfire Smoke and Migraine; Mortality and MS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS delayed this week's Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee meeting after advocates voiced concerns that the public had only 4 days to comment on a 300-page plan to shape the government's autism research, services, and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/feds-delay-autism-meeting-wildfire-smoke-and-migraine-mortality-and-ms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/feds-delay-autism-meeting-wildfire-smoke-and-migraine-mortality-and-ms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thyroid Meds Recalled Nationwide; Worst GLP-1 for Hair Loss? PMOS Prevalence]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Major Pharmaceuticals issued a nationwide recall of multiple doses of levothyroxine sodium tablets, sold under the Major and Cardinal brands, due to subpotency. (USA Today)<br />
The investigational triple agonist retatrutide met...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/thyroid-meds-recalled-nationwide-worst-glp-1-for-hair-loss-pmos-prevalence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/thyroid-meds-recalled-nationwide-worst-glp-1-for-hair-loss-pmos-prevalence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Staff Unconvinced Drug for Melanoma Shows Benefit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Another attempt to win accelerated approval for RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec)--a melanoma drug candidate that's already been rejected twice by the FDA--could face tough going at a meeting of FDA's outside experts this...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-staff-unconvinced-drug-for-melanoma-shows-benefit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-staff-unconvinced-drug-for-melanoma-shows-benefit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future Studies Could Expand the Reach of Hypercortisolism Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At ENDO 2026, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, experts highlighted the growing interest in understanding hypercortisolism beyond classic Cushing syndrome and its broader implications for cardiometabolic health.<br />
In...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/future-studies-could-expand-the-reach-of-hypercortisolism-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/future-studies-could-expand-the-reach-of-hypercortisolism-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Physician and the Peripheral Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- There's been a lot written in the media lately about the risks and benefits of deskilling.<br />
Smarter and smarter artificial intelligence (AI) systems are taking over countless tasks across every aspect of society, from the mundane...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-physician-and-the-peripheral-brain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-physician-and-the-peripheral-brain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIH Funding Flows Slowly to Cancer Centers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Last year, National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers were worried about losing their status due to numerous delays in the grantmaking process.<br />
More than a year later, leadership at these centers said the situation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nih-funding-flows-slowly-to-cancer-centers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nih-funding-flows-slowly-to-cancer-centers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autoinjectable Furosemide OK'd; Sodium Targets Flop; Cardiologist vs OHSU]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved autoinjectable furosemide (Furoscix ReadyFlow) for the treatment of edema in adults with heart failure or chronic kidney disease, MannKind announced.<br />
The FIND-AF 2.0 electronic health record-based risk model...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/autoinjectable-furosemide-okd-sodium-targets-flop-cardiologist-vs-ohsu/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/autoinjectable-furosemide-okd-sodium-targets-flop-cardiologist-vs-ohsu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnson &amp; Johnson Proposes $5.5B Talc Settlement to End Marathon Legal Fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Johnson &amp; Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer.<br />
The drugmaker, which has been fighting talc-related lawsuits for more than a decade, said...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/johnson-amp-johnson-proposes-55b-talc-settlement-to-end-marathon-legal-fight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/johnson-amp-johnson-proposes-55b-talc-settlement-to-end-marathon-legal-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Survey Shows Promising Trends for Youth Mental Health and Drug Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A key U.S. government report on mental health, substance use, and addiction showed continued improvements in several metrics, especially among young people.<br />
There was some uncertainty about the future of the National Survey...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/federal-survey-shows-promising-trends-for-youth-mental-health-and-drug-use/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/federal-survey-shows-promising-trends-for-youth-mental-health-and-drug-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci's Diaries Released; Cold Brew Recalled; Carly Simon's Diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
As Anthony Fauci, MD, readies to testify before a Senate committee this week, thousands of pages of his diary entries were released by the office of Sen. Rand Paul...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/faucis-diaries-released-cold-brew-recalled-carly-simons-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/faucis-diaries-released-cold-brew-recalled-carly-simons-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Scientists Raise Questions About Duchenne Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- FDA scientists said that investigational deramiocel, a stem cell treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, did not meet its primary endpoint in a phase III trial, despite data presented at the American Academy of Neurology ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-scientists-raise-questions-about-duchenne-drug/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-scientists-raise-questions-about-duchenne-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lymphedema in Breast Cancer: Longer Radiation Course Not Better]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hypofractionated locoregional radiotherapy for high-risk breast cancer was noninferior to standard fractionated radiotherapy for the 3-year incidence of arm lymphedema, with no significant differences in cancer outcomes, a Danish...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lymphedema-in-breast-cancer-longer-radiation-course-not-better/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lymphedema-in-breast-cancer-longer-radiation-course-not-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell Update: Senator Not Medically Cleared to Leave Rehab]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The office of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) released an update on his health Monday, this time with a statement from the congressional Office of Attending Physician stating the senator has not yet been medically cleared to leave...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mitch-mcconnell-update-senator-not-medically-cleared-to-leave-rehab/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mitch-mcconnell-update-senator-not-medically-cleared-to-leave-rehab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oral Steroids After Tonsillectomy May Modestly Cut Kids' Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Postoperative oral dexamethasone might have modestly reduced pain after pediatric adenotonsillectomy, a randomized clinical trial found.<br />
The steroid reduced mean pre-analgesic pain scores on postoperative days 2 to 8 by 0.72...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oral-steroids-after-tonsillectomy-may-modestly-cut-kids-pain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oral-steroids-after-tonsillectomy-may-modestly-cut-kids-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Effort to Unionize 10,000 Attending Physicians Gets Underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Some doctors are pushing to organize the 10,000 attending physicians within the University of California system, setting in motion what could become the largest union of employed physicians, organizers say.<br />
Factors driving the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/effort-to-unionize-10000-attending-physicians-gets-underway/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/effort-to-unionize-10000-attending-physicians-gets-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves New Blood Test for Colon Cancer Screening]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved SimpleScreen CRC, a blood-based screening test for adults 45 years and older who are at average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), Freenome announced.<br />
SimpleScreen CRC joins Guardant Health's Shield test, which...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-new-blood-test-for-colon-cancer-screening/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-new-blood-test-for-colon-cancer-screening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is the 'Barbie Peptide' and Why Is It Risky?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.<br />
An unregulated injectable peptide popping up across social media promises...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-is-the-barbie-peptide-and-why-is-it-risky/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-is-the-barbie-peptide-and-why-is-it-risky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RSV Preventive Agent May Protect Against Another Serious Infection]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nirsevimab (Beyfortus) for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections may have a protective spillover effect when it comes to invasive pneumococcal disease, a retrospective study suggested.<br />
Among babies born in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rsv-preventive-agent-may-protect-against-another-serious-infection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rsv-preventive-agent-may-protect-against-another-serious-infection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-in-Class Drug for ADHD Wins FDA Approval]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved oral centanafadine (Simtriyo), a first-in-class triple reuptake inhibitor for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Otsuka announced late last week.<br />
The once-daily extended-release capsule--a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-in-class-drug-for-adhd-wins-fda-approval/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-in-class-drug-for-adhd-wins-fda-approval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Worm Culprit in Woman's Hallucinations, Incoherent Speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A previously healthy 52-year-old woman entered the emergency department with a 4-month history of headaches and visual hallucinations. For the past month, her speech was incoherent.<br />
When she reached the hospital, the patient...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/brain-worm-culprit-in-womans-hallucinations-incoherent-speech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/brain-worm-culprit-in-womans-hallucinations-incoherent-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Eggs Has Sickened 98 People]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nearly 100 people in 17 states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs, federal health officials said Friday.<br />
The 98 people had illnesses that started between Nov. 21 and June 30, according to the FDA...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/multistate-salmonella-outbreak-tied-to-eggs-has-sickened-98-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/multistate-salmonella-outbreak-tied-to-eggs-has-sickened-98-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Baby in the NICU Is Not the Only One Suffering]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- I often think about what happens when our worst fear as humans is realized--not that something should happen to me, but to my child. Why them, why not me?<br />
This is a sentiment regularly expressed to me by parents in neonatal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-baby-in-the-nicu-is-not-the-only-one-suffering/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-baby-in-the-nicu-is-not-the-only-one-suffering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1,300 Dead in Outbreak; Cyclospora Response 'Mismanaged'? GLP-1 Access in Medicaid]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
More healthcare workers in Congo went on strike as confirmed Ebola cases in the nation approached 3,000, including 1,309 deaths. (AP)<br />
Florida reported the state...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/1300-dead-in-outbreak-cyclospora-response-mismanaged-glp-1-access-in-medicaid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/1300-dead-in-outbreak-cyclospora-response-mismanaged-glp-1-access-in-medicaid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, study says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think-tank&rsquo;s findings likely to add to calls for audit of NHS England claims around Federated Data Platform]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/palantir-tool-has-not-cut-hospital-discharge-delays-study-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/palantir-tool-has-not-cut-hospital-discharge-delays-study-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, says study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think-tank&rsquo;s findings likely to add to calls for audit of NHS England claims around Federated Data Platform]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/palantir-tool-has-not-cut-hospital-discharge-delays-says-study-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/palantir-tool-has-not-cut-hospital-discharge-delays-says-study-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, says study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think-tank&rsquo;s findings likely to add to calls for audit of NHS England claims around Federated Data Platform]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/palantir-tool-has-not-cut-hospital-discharge-delays-says-study/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/palantir-tool-has-not-cut-hospital-discharge-delays-says-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['What You're Seeing Here Is Pure Censorship': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "What you're seeing here is pure censorship."--Steven Kahn, MBChB, editor-in-chief of Diabetes Care, after American Diabetes Association (ADA) leadership blocked a collection of editorials discussing researchers' removal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-youre-seeing-here-is-pure-censorship-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-youre-seeing-here-is-pure-censorship-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMA President: It's Time to Lift Limits on Physician-Owned Hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Since 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has expanded health insurance to millions, protecting people with pre-existing conditions and strengthening America's healthcare safety net. But one of its lesser-known provisions has...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ama-president-its-time-to-lift-limits-on-physician-owned-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ama-president-its-time-to-lift-limits-on-physician-owned-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s and Alcohol Use Disorder; No Luck With Gonorrhea Vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-and-alcohol-use-disorder-no-luck-with-gonorrhea-vaccine/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-and-alcohol-use-disorder-no-luck-with-gonorrhea-vaccine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restrictions on Physician-Owned Hospitals are Justified]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In 2008, The Washington Post reported on a devastating tragedy. A 44-year-old went into respiratory arrest following elective surgery at a physician-owned hospital in Abilene, Texas. The facility, which only provided limited...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/restrictions-on-physician-owned-hospitals-are-justified/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/restrictions-on-physician-owned-hospitals-are-justified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Year's Ebola Outbreak Has Spread Faster Than the Worst on Record]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed over 1,000 people, reaching the grim milestone nearly three times faster than the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic that is considered the worst on record.<br />
Data from Congo's Ministry of Health shows...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/this-years-ebola-outbreak-has-spread-faster-than-the-worst-on-record/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/this-years-ebola-outbreak-has-spread-faster-than-the-worst-on-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Links GLP-1s to Lower Risk of Fragility Fractures in Diabetes Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Starting a GLP-1 receptor agonist for type 2 diabetes was associated with a lower risk of fragility fractures in adults 50 and older, including hip and vertebral fractures, according to a large target trial emulation study....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-links-glp-1s-to-lower-risk-of-fragility-fractures-in-diabetes-patients/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-links-glp-1s-to-lower-risk-of-fragility-fractures-in-diabetes-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maha Inc: how companies tied to Kennedy’s movement are poised to benefit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaleidoscope of industries emerge as early winners from administration&rsquo;s health regulation overhaul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/maha-inc-how-companies-tied-to-kennedys-movement-are-poised-to-benefit-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/maha-inc-how-companies-tied-to-kennedys-movement-are-poised-to-benefit-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maha Inc: how companies tied to Kennedy’s movement are poised to benefit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaleidoscope of industries emerge as early winners from administration&rsquo;s health regulation overhaul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/maha-inc-how-companies-tied-to-kennedys-movement-are-poised-to-benefit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/maha-inc-how-companies-tied-to-kennedys-movement-are-poised-to-benefit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Branded Bevacizumab for Wet AMD]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the first formulation of bevacizumab specifically for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), Outlook Therapeutics announced on Friday.<br />
The approval of bevacizumab-vikg (Lytenava...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-branded-bevacizumab-for-wet-amd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-branded-bevacizumab-for-wet-amd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Branded Bevacizumab Approved for Wet AMD]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the first formulation of bevacizumab specifically for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), Outlook Therapeutics announced on Friday.<br />
The approval of bevacizumab-vikg (Lytenava...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/branded-bevacizumab-approved-for-wet-amd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/branded-bevacizumab-approved-for-wet-amd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Panel Finds a Peptide It Doesn't Like]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An FDA panel on Friday continued to recommend loosening compounding restrictions for all but one of the peptides it reviewed, despite safety concerns from agency scientists for all of them.<br />
During the second day of deliberations...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-panel-finds-a-peptide-it-doesnt-like/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-panel-finds-a-peptide-it-doesnt-like/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Avacopan Analysis Sent to FDA After Data Manipulation Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Amgen has submitted a third-party review of avacopan's (Tavneos) pivotal trial data and other analyses to the FDA in a bid to keep the embattled drug for severe anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-avacopan-analysis-sent-to-fda-after-data-manipulation-allegations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-avacopan-analysis-sent-to-fda-after-data-manipulation-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Gets New Avacopan Analysis After Alleging Data Manipulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Amgen has submitted a third-party review of avacopan's (Tavneos) pivotal trial data and other analyses to the FDA in a bid to keep the embattled drug for severe anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-gets-new-avacopan-analysis-after-alleging-data-manipulation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-gets-new-avacopan-analysis-after-alleging-data-manipulation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Tylenol With Naproxen Combination]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved a combination tablet of 325-mg acetaminophen and 110-mg naproxen sodium (Tylenol with Naproxen) for over-the-counter (OTC) pain relief, the agency announced Friday.<br />
The opioid-free combination tablet is indicated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-tylenol-with-naproxen-combination/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-tylenol-with-naproxen-combination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Are Compounders Commonly Adding to GLP-1 Drugs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-are-compounders-commonly-adding-to-glp-1-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-are-compounders-commonly-adding-to-glp-1-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Captain Kirk Survives Cancer; Nonsmokers' Lung Cancer Crisis; Catfish and Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Actor William Shatner, Captain Kirk on the original "Star Trek" television series, and his real-life daughter talk about surviving advanced cancer. (ABC News)<br />
Texas cancer centers spent billions to attract some of the world...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/captain-kirk-survives-cancer-nonsmokers-lung-cancer-crisis-catfish-and-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/captain-kirk-survives-cancer-nonsmokers-lung-cancer-crisis-catfish-and-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hold Off on JAK Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Until After Shingles Vax?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who started a JAK inhibitor after they received one dose of a two-dose shingles vaccine series had similar varicella zoster virus (VZV) antibody levels by 12 weeks to those who waited until...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hold-off-on-jak-inhibitors-in-rheumatoid-arthritis-until-after-shingles-vax/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hold-off-on-jak-inhibitors-in-rheumatoid-arthritis-until-after-shingles-vax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Measles Case Count Breaks Record]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come.<br />
The CDC logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an agency update...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-measles-case-count-breaks-record/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-measles-case-count-breaks-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diarrhea Bug Outbreak Hits 4 More States; Fauci to Testify; Doc Dies in House Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The CDC said that nine states--now also including Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania--are involved in the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak the agency...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/diarrhea-bug-outbreak-hits-4-more-states-fauci-to-testify-doc-dies-in-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/diarrhea-bug-outbreak-hits-4-more-states-fauci-to-testify-doc-dies-in-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Intestinal Crypt: Untold Stories of Cyclospora]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Picture the scene: It's May 1991, and a New York gastroenterologist will soon fly home from a medical meeting in Atlanta, all the while pondering a perplexing illness in Nepal.<br />
As Bradley Connor, MD, had just learned, many expats...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/inside-the-intestinal-crypt-untold-stories-of-cyclospora/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/inside-the-intestinal-crypt-untold-stories-of-cyclospora/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Panel Narrowly Backs Lifting Restrictions on Peptides Backed by RFK Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory committee voted Thursday to remove compounding restrictions on two peptides--BPC-157 and KPV--despite little evidence the products are safe or effective for medical use.<br />
BPC-157, touted by wellness influencers...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-panel-narrowly-backs-lifting-restrictions-on-peptides-backed-by-rfk-jr/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-panel-narrowly-backs-lifting-restrictions-on-peptides-backed-by-rfk-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Panel Endorses Lifting Restrictions on Peptides Backed by RFK Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory committee voted Thursday to remove compounding restrictions on four peptides despite little evidence the products are safe or effective for medical use.BPC-157 -- touted by wellness influencers and considered...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-panel-endorses-lifting-restrictions-on-peptides-backed-by-rfk-jr/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-panel-endorses-lifting-restrictions-on-peptides-backed-by-rfk-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for Update on McConnell's Health Grow Louder]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Frustrations are growing as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been absent from the Senate for 40 days, leading to speculation about his health and the truth of his statement from nearly 2 weeks ago.<br />
This week, Kentucky Gov. Andy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/calls-for-update-on-mcconnells-health-grow-louder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/calls-for-update-on-mcconnells-health-grow-louder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superagers' Exceptional Memory Can't Be Explained by Genes Alone, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Exceptional memory at age 80 and beyond was not due simply to good genes, an analysis of prospective data suggested.<br />
The study assessed outcomes for superagers--people 80 or older with episodic memory at least as good as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/superagers-exceptional-memory-cant-be-explained-by-genes-alone-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/superagers-exceptional-memory-cant-be-explained-by-genes-alone-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Committee Postpones Vote on Whether to Advance CDC Director Nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Senate health committee delayed a planned vote Thursday on whether to advance the nomination of Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, to lead the CDC.<br />
The committee plans to vote next week on whether to forward Schwartz's nomination...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senate-committee-postpones-vote-on-whether-to-advance-cdc-director-nominee/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senate-committee-postpones-vote-on-whether-to-advance-cdc-director-nominee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Lettuce Is Safe? 'Princess of Proper Sun Protection'; Ob/Gyn's Secret Weapon]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
Public health professional Alex Sundermann, DrPH, explained that determining which lettuce is safe to eat...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/which-lettuce-is-safe-princess-of-proper-sun-protection-obgyns-secret-weapon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/which-lettuce-is-safe-princess-of-proper-sun-protection-obgyns-secret-weapon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singing for Chronic Belching; Excess Cancers in Crohn's; Dual Agonist for Liver Fat]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In a Chinese randomized trial, structured singing therapy for supragastric belching led to significantly greater response rates compared with diaphragmatic breathing. (Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology)<br />
Analysis of FDA...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/singing-for-chronic-belching-excess-cancers-in-crohns-dual-agonist-for-liver-fat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/singing-for-chronic-belching-excess-cancers-in-crohns-dual-agonist-for-liver-fat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS Changes Two Vaccine Committee Charters]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS has altered the charters of two vaccine-related committees: the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) and the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC).<br />
The timing isn't unusual, as both charters are up for renewal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hhs-changes-two-vaccine-committee-charters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hhs-changes-two-vaccine-committee-charters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncommon Autonomic Tachycardia Syndrome Linked to Classic Dermatomyositis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Autonomic tachycardia has a significantly stronger association with classic dermatomyositis (DM) than previously recognized and may warrant evaluation in symptomatic patients, authors of a retrospective review concluded.<br />
Almost...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uncommon-autonomic-tachycardia-syndrome-linked-to-classic-dermatomyositis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uncommon-autonomic-tachycardia-syndrome-linked-to-classic-dermatomyositis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Available Ebola Vaccine May Protect Against Bundibugyo Virus, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An available vaccine for Ebola might provide partial protection against the ongoing outbreak of Bundibugyo virus, which has no licensed vaccines or therapeutics, according to new research.<br />
Using 179 serum samples from children...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/available-ebola-vaccine-may-protect-against-bundibugyo-virus-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/available-ebola-vaccine-may-protect-against-bundibugyo-virus-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death at Lifestyle Clinic; Consequences for J6 Doc; $4.7M Kickback Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A 27-year-old woman died after getting a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) injection from an unlicensed doctor at a lifestyle clinic in the Bronx, N.Y. (CBS News)<br />
Jacquelyn Starer, MD, of Massachusetts, has lost the right...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/death-at-lifestyle-clinic-consequences-for-j6-doc-47m-kickback-settlement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/death-at-lifestyle-clinic-consequences-for-j6-doc-47m-kickback-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Questions Hegseth's Testosterone Policy Amid Military's Transgender Care Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new initiative to test and treat troops for low testosterone has prompted a federal judge to question the differences between that kind of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and hormone treatment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-questions-hegseths-testosterone-policy-amid-militarys-transgender-care-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-questions-hegseths-testosterone-policy-amid-militarys-transgender-care-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Diarrhea Bug Outbreak; Med School Race Probe; Baseballer's Ruptured Testicle]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A new outbreak of cyclosporiasis is being investigated by the FDA, with 72 cases tied to an as-yet-unidentified source. (Reuters via AOL)<br />
Amid these outbreaks...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/another-diarrhea-bug-outbreak-med-school-race-probe-baseballers-ruptured-testicle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/another-diarrhea-bug-outbreak-med-school-race-probe-baseballers-ruptured-testicle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital Price Transparency Bill Advances in the Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A bill to make healthcare facilities' prices more transparent passed the Senate health committee Wednesday by a vote of 21-1, clearing the way for a vote by the full Senate.<br />
One hundred million Americans have a combined $220...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospital-price-transparency-bill-advances-in-the-senate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospital-price-transparency-bill-advances-in-the-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is England unable to fix social care?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The failure of successive governments to confront the problem carries a heavy political cost]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-is-england-unable-to-fix-social-care-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-is-england-unable-to-fix-social-care-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is England unable to fix social care?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The failure of successive governments to confront the problem carries a heavy political cost]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-is-england-unable-to-fix-social-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-is-england-unable-to-fix-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Study Links GLP-1s to Hair Loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adults with type 2 diabetes who used a GLP-1 receptor agonist had an increased risk of clinically recorded hair loss, data from a target trial emulation suggested.<br />
Compared with other antidiabetic medications, GLP-1 drug use...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-study-links-glp-1s-to-hair-loss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-study-links-glp-1s-to-hair-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Greenlights Next-Generation ROS1 Inhibitor for Lung Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved zidesamtinib (Jideytro) for previously treated adults with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), drugmaker GSK announced Wednesday.<br />
Zidesamtinib is a next-generation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-greenlights-next-generation-ros1-inhibitor-for-lung-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-greenlights-next-generation-ros1-inhibitor-for-lung-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed Results on Link Between Abortion and Psychotropic Medication Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The risk for first psychotropic medication prescription increased slightly in the year following an abortion, but this risk no longer met statistical significance after adjustment for multiple statistical tests, according to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mixed-results-on-link-between-abortion-and-psychotropic-medication-use/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mixed-results-on-link-between-abortion-and-psychotropic-medication-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congo's Ebola Outbreak Tops 1,000 Deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance, and an uneven response fuel its...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/congos-ebola-outbreak-tops-1000-deaths/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/congos-ebola-outbreak-tops-1000-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statins Tied to Lower Major Complication Risk After Retinal Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL--People with a history of statin use had almost a 50% lower risk of two major complications after surgery for retinal detachment, a large propensity-matched analysis showed.<br />
Among almost 7,500 patients undergoing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/statins-tied-to-lower-major-complication-risk-after-retinal-surgery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/statins-tied-to-lower-major-complication-risk-after-retinal-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial Begins for Nurse Who Says Postpartum Issues Led Her to Kill Her Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Editor's Note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.<br />
Jury selection began Monday in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trial-begins-for-nurse-who-says-postpartum-issues-led-her-to-kill-her-kids/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trial-begins-for-nurse-who-says-postpartum-issues-led-her-to-kill-her-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s for Addiction; DEA's Ketamine Crackdown; ADHD and Social Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with a lower risk of alcohol-related hospitalization in adults with alcohol addiction, a retrospective study found. (BMJ Open)<br />
GLP-1 drugs for obesity were linked with reduced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-for-addiction-deas-ketamine-crackdown-adhd-and-social-media/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-for-addiction-deas-ketamine-crackdown-adhd-and-social-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contaminants in Water Linked to Uterine Cancer Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Higher levels of trihalomethanes (THMs)--a disinfection byproduct of the drinking water treatment process--were linked to a higher risk of uterine cancer among a cohort of California women.<br />
Among those with addresses...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/contaminants-in-water-linked-to-uterine-cancer-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/contaminants-in-water-linked-to-uterine-cancer-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Brain Tumor Radiotherapy More Predictive Than Reactive With Advanced MRI]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, experts discussed how advanced MRI may enable more personalized brain tumor radiotherapy for children with brain tumors by identifying meaningful changes during treatment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/making-brain-tumor-radiotherapy-more-predictive-than-reactive-with-advanced-mri/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/making-brain-tumor-radiotherapy-more-predictive-than-reactive-with-advanced-mri/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Admin Withholding $1B in Medicaid Funds From Two States in Fraud Crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration is withholding a combined total of more than $1 billion in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota until those states can prove they were not funding fraud, HHS officials said Tuesday.<br />
The Centers...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-admin-withholding-1b-in-medicaid-funds-from-two-states-in-fraud-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-admin-withholding-1b-in-medicaid-funds-from-two-states-in-fraud-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reproductive Health Should Be Emphasized in Cystic Fibrosis Care, Foundation Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Reproductive health should be addressed from the time of diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and annually thereafter, with a more prominent place in clinical care in the era of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/reproductive-health-should-be-emphasized-in-cystic-fibrosis-care-foundation-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/reproductive-health-should-be-emphasized-in-cystic-fibrosis-care-foundation-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Docs Who Take Research Money From Industry Get Individual Payments, Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than a quarter of physician-industry interactions for research funding also involved the doctor receiving general payments from that same sponsor, an analysis of CMS data showed.<br />
In an analysis of nearly 60,000 physician...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/docs-who-take-research-money-from-industry-get-individual-payments-too/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/docs-who-take-research-money-from-industry-get-individual-payments-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allergy Drug Recalled; Trump's Generic Drug Tax; Nurses Gambling to Fund Degrees]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Bottles of the antihistamine cetirizine distributed nationwide by Rising Pharma have been recalled due to potential cross-contamination with ranitidine, according...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/allergy-drug-recalled-trumps-generic-drug-tax-nurses-gambling-to-fund-degrees/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/allergy-drug-recalled-trumps-generic-drug-tax-nurses-gambling-to-fund-degrees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doc Fugitive Caught After 20 Years; Betting on FDA Approvals; Research Factory]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ronald Fischer, MD, a former Rhode Island anesthesiologist, was arrested on a sailboat last week after 20 years on the run. He disappeared in 2005 while on trial for first-degree sexual assault and had been living a secret life...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doc-fugitive-caught-after-20-years-betting-on-fda-approvals-research-factory/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doc-fugitive-caught-after-20-years-betting-on-fda-approvals-research-factory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors 'Cringe' at Possibility of Documenting Medicaid Enrollees Too Sick to Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Alice Thornton, MD, has spent more than two decades treating people living with HIV in Lexington, Kentucky.<br />
Her team tends to "cringe" anytime they hear about patients having to fill out lots of paperwork, like when applying...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctors-cringe-at-possibility-of-documenting-medicaid-enrollees-too-sick-to-work/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctors-cringe-at-possibility-of-documenting-medicaid-enrollees-too-sick-to-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US start-up wins EU approval for sight-restoring bionic eye]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision will allow Science Corp to treat patients with retina implants in coming months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-start-up-wins-eu-approval-for-sight-restoring-bionic-eye-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-start-up-wins-eu-approval-for-sight-restoring-bionic-eye-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US start-up wins EU approval for sight-restoring bionic eye]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision will allow Science Corp to treat patients with retina implants in coming months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-start-up-wins-eu-approval-for-sight-restoring-bionic-eye/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-start-up-wins-eu-approval-for-sight-restoring-bionic-eye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pregnancy Complications Linked to Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Five major pregnancy complications were independently associated with heightened long-term risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD), a Swedish cohort study of more than 2 million deliveries found.<br />
At 30 to 46 years after delivery...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pregnancy-complications-linked-to-risk-of-peripheral-artery-disease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pregnancy-complications-linked-to-risk-of-peripheral-artery-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: U.S. Actions Harm Global Efforts to Prevent, Treat HIV in Dozens of Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration's disruptions to a global AIDS relief program have forced organizations to close clinics, lay off staff, and cut services, seriously impeding efforts to prevent and treat the disease in dozens of countries...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/report-us-actions-harm-global-efforts-to-prevent-treat-hiv-in-dozens-of-nations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/report-us-actions-harm-global-efforts-to-prevent-treat-hiv-in-dozens-of-nations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk of Neurologic Disorder Rises for People Who Live Near Traffic Noise]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Long-term exposure to residential road traffic noise was associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, a study of more than 3 million adults in Denmark showed.<br />
Traffic noise levels at the most exposed facade of people...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/risk-of-neurologic-disorder-rises-for-people-who-live-near-traffic-noise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/risk-of-neurologic-disorder-rises-for-people-who-live-near-traffic-noise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stem Cell Therapy for GA Shows Early Evidence of Vision Gains, Retina Preservation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL--A stem cell-derived therapy for advanced geographic atrophy (GA) showed preliminary evidence of vision improvement and retina preservation, according to a small study reported here.<br />
Best corrected visual acuity...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stem-cell-therapy-for-ga-shows-early-evidence-of-vision-gains-retina-preservation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stem-cell-therapy-for-ga-shows-early-evidence-of-vision-gains-retina-preservation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Maker Sued Over Ads; Vaginal Estrogen; Melinda Gates Talks Perimenopause]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Novo Nordisk sued rival drugmaker Eli Lilly, alleging false advertising claims about relative weight-loss drug performance. (Reuters via NBC News)<br />
GLP-1 drug use surged from 2017 to 2022, jumping 230% in adults with diabetes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-maker-sued-over-ads-vaginal-estrogen-melinda-gates-talks-perimenopause/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1-maker-sued-over-ads-vaginal-estrogen-melinda-gates-talks-perimenopause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drugs for Dry AMD Linked to Thickening of Retinal Nerve]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL--Complement inhibitors to treat geographic atrophy (GA) were associated with thickening of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), which could be helpful or pathologic, according to a study reported here.<br />
Both FDA...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/drugs-for-dry-amd-linked-to-thickening-of-retinal-nerve/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/drugs-for-dry-amd-linked-to-thickening-of-retinal-nerve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stent Graft Recall; PMOS and Heart Disease; Disney World Cardiac Emergency]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bolton Medical is recalling the Relay Pro Thoracic Stent Graft System due to difficulties in releasing the stent graft. As of April 23, the company has reported three deaths associated with this issue, according to an FDA alert...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stent-graft-recall-pmos-and-heart-disease-disney-world-cardiac-emergency/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stent-graft-recall-pmos-and-heart-disease-disney-world-cardiac-emergency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Some Dementia Patients 'Return' Before They Die; Rise in Mild Autism; EBV and MS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The New York Times explored terminal lucidity--the phenomenon in which some dementia patients briefly regain cognitive abilities just before they die.<br />
In a rural area that one resident calls "Parkinson's Valley," farmers...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-some-dementia-patients-return-before-they-die-rise-in-mild-autism-ebv-and-ms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-some-dementia-patients-return-before-they-die-rise-in-mild-autism-ebv-and-ms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to Look Closer at Hypercortisolism and Cardiovascular Risk?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At ENDO 2026, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, discussion around hypercortisolism extended beyond classic Cushing syndrome and highlighted the potential cardiovascular impact of cortisol across a broader spectrum...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/time-to-look-closer-at-hypercortisolism-and-cardiovascular-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/time-to-look-closer-at-hypercortisolism-and-cardiovascular-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Roadmap to DSM-6]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is often described as the "bible" of psychiatric diagnosis. It shapes how clinicians diagnose patients, how insurers reimburse care, how researchers design psychiatric...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-roadmap-to-dsm-6/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-roadmap-to-dsm-6/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Ebola Quarantine Center Is Operating in Kenya Despite Court Ban, Activists Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Kenyan activists on Monday accused authorities of violating a court order from last month halting the setting up of an American-backed Ebola quarantine center after reports surfaced that Americans were being quarantined in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-ebola-quarantine-center-is-operating-in-kenya-despite-court-ban-activists-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-ebola-quarantine-center-is-operating-in-kenya-despite-court-ban-activists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclosporiasis Cases Rise; Quarantine Trauma Revealed; ER Doctor Saved by Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Michigan's cyclosporiasis outbreak has surpassed 6,100 cases, state officials said.<br />
A fourth person died in connection with New York City's Legionnaires' disease...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cyclosporiasis-cases-rise-quarantine-trauma-revealed-er-doctor-saved-by-team/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cyclosporiasis-cases-rise-quarantine-trauma-revealed-er-doctor-saved-by-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injectables ‘wild west’: Galderma’s race to tame the botox boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swiss producer is training thousands of doctors to administer jabs as risk of botched procedures rises]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/injectables-wild-west-galdermas-race-to-tame-the-botox-boom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/injectables-wild-west-galdermas-race-to-tame-the-botox-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Antifungal Shows Activity in Valley Fever]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An investigational antifungal was associated with clinical improvements in a majority of patients with disseminated coccidioidomycosis (DCM) who failed standard treatments, according to an open-label phase IIb trial.<br />
Among 41...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/novel-antifungal-shows-activity-in-valley-fever/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/novel-antifungal-shows-activity-in-valley-fever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Heart Association Weighs In on Coffee Drinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Caffeine consumption can be safely tolerated in reasonable amounts in most people, according to a review by the American Heart Association (AHA).<br />
"The convergence of evidence from large cohort studies and small randomized controlled...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/american-heart-association-weighs-in-on-coffee-drinking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/american-heart-association-weighs-in-on-coffee-drinking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS Agency Cuts Dozens of Grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) cut dozens of grants last week, issuing what appeared to be batch termination notices to researchers.<br />
Termination letters shared with MedPage Today and posted online had...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hhs-agency-cuts-dozens-of-grants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hhs-agency-cuts-dozens-of-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lettuce Supplier Still the Focus in Cyclospora Outbreak, Despite Faulty Test Result]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Federal health officials said Monday they remain focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a multistate outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite Cyclospora, despite inaccurate test results that the government briefly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lettuce-supplier-still-the-focus-in-cyclospora-outbreak-despite-faulty-test-result/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lettuce-supplier-still-the-focus-in-cyclospora-outbreak-despite-faulty-test-result/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Drug Shows Promise in Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with investigational duvakitug appeared to improve remission rates among patients with ulcerative colitis and endoscopic response rates in those with Crohn's disease, results from two cohorts of the phase IIb RELIEVE...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/novel-drug-shows-promise-in-crohns-ulcerative-colitis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/novel-drug-shows-promise-in-crohns-ulcerative-colitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Partner's Dementia May Predict the Other's Future Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Spouses of people with dementia had a higher risk of developing dementia themselves, a matched cohort study of nearly 1 million married people in Taiwan showed.<br />
Compared with unexposed spouses, both husbands and wives of dementia...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/one-partners-dementia-may-predict-the-others-future-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/one-partners-dementia-may-predict-the-others-future-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC's 'Do Not Board' Rule Undermines the  Ebola Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Having dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development and decimated the CDC's global health capacities, the Trump administration has resorted to a blunt instrument to protect the American public from the Bundibugyo...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdcs-do-not-board-rule-undermines-the-ebola-response/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdcs-do-not-board-rule-undermines-the-ebola-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubling Findings in Study of GLP-1 Compounders]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The market for compounded GLP-1 drugs remained robust despite the end of semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) shortages, with many facilities adding ingredients like B vitamins and some operating...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/troubling-findings-in-study-of-glp-1-compounders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/troubling-findings-in-study-of-glp-1-compounders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Season of Clesrovimab for RSV Well Tolerated in High-Risk Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention, the long-acting monoclonal antibody clesrovimab (Enflonsia) was well tolerated among infants at increased risk for severe disease through two RSV seasons, a randomized clinical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/second-season-of-clesrovimab-for-rsv-well-tolerated-in-high-risk-kids/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/second-season-of-clesrovimab-for-rsv-well-tolerated-in-high-risk-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Guideline Will Shift Statins to Younger and Lower-Risk U.S. Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The new American cholesterol guideline would not make more Americans statin users per se, but instead shift the profile of people who should initiate lipid-lowering therapy to those younger and lower risk, research indicated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-guideline-will-shift-statins-to-younger-and-lower-risk-us-adults/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-guideline-will-shift-statins-to-younger-and-lower-risk-us-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Dementia Prevention Guidelines Released]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) released updated guidelines and evidence-based recommendations to help people reduce their risk of cognitive decline and dementia.<br />
The guidelines apply to adults with normal cognition or mild...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-dementia-prevention-guidelines-released/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-dementia-prevention-guidelines-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dramatic Results Seen With Gene Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL--Gene therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) achieved stable vision and retinal anatomy for up to 5 years, with dramatic reductions in treatment burden, according to studies reported here...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dramatic-results-seen-with-gene-therapy-for-age-related-macular-degeneration/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dramatic-results-seen-with-gene-therapy-for-age-related-macular-degeneration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 'Natural' Remedy Was Likely Culprit in Baby's Lead Poisoning]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A 6-month-old boy who experienced unexplained seizures was ultimately diagnosed with lead poisoning from a course of ancient Indian medicine.<br />
The week prior to landing in the hospital, the baby had been eating less and vomiting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/this-natural-remedy-was-likely-culprit-in-babys-lead-poisoning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/this-natural-remedy-was-likely-culprit-in-babys-lead-poisoning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical Examiner Outlines How He Handles Autopsies of the Famous and Everyone Else]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office has performed autopsies in many high-profile cases, including that of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who singer D4vd is charged with killing, and the death of "Friends" star...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medical-examiner-outlines-how-he-handles-autopsies-of-the-famous-and-everyone-else/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medical-examiner-outlines-how-he-handles-autopsies-of-the-famous-and-everyone-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[930 Dead in Outbreak; FDA Backtracks on Iceberg Lettuce; Chronic Cough Drug Fizzles]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
At least 930 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, according to the country's Ministry of Health. (AP)<br />
Meanwhile, safety fears restrict the Ebola response...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/930-dead-in-outbreak-fda-backtracks-on-iceberg-lettuce-chronic-cough-drug-fizzles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/930-dead-in-outbreak-fda-backtracks-on-iceberg-lettuce-chronic-cough-drug-fizzles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Why Would You Repeat Those Damn Lies?': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Why would you repeat those damn lies? That destroys trust."--Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), grilling President Trump's nominee for the assistant secretary for preparedness and response over a since-deleted social media post...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-would-you-repeat-those-damn-lies-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-would-you-repeat-those-damn-lies-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Care Happens in the Moments in Between]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- This has been the worst year of my life medically.<br />
In the span of months, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, underwent a double mastectomy, required revision surgery, developed a post-surgical infection, and found myself hospitalized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/real-care-happens-in-the-moments-in-between/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/real-care-happens-in-the-moments-in-between/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe's Early Heat Wave Led to a Spike in Deaths, May Have Killed Over 10,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Heat that hit Europe exceptionally early and hard this year appears to have led to a spike in deaths, with well over 10,000 more people dying at the height of the heat wave than would normally have been expected, according to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/europes-early-heat-wave-led-to-a-spike-in-deaths-may-have-killed-over-10000/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/europes-early-heat-wave-led-to-a-spike-in-deaths-may-have-killed-over-10000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Job crisis leaves newly qualified nurses struggling to secure roles]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recruitment freeze and lack of NHS workforce planning mean graduates are fighting over fewer vacancies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/job-crisis-leaves-newly-qualified-nurses-struggling-to-secure-roles-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/job-crisis-leaves-newly-qualified-nurses-struggling-to-secure-roles-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Job crisis leaves newly qualified nurses struggling to secure roles]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recruitment freeze and lack of NHS workforce planning mean graduates are fighting over fewer vacancies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/job-crisis-leaves-newly-qualified-nurses-struggling-to-secure-roles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/job-crisis-leaves-newly-qualified-nurses-struggling-to-secure-roles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vision Benefits in GA With Complement Inhibitor, Regardless of AMD, Anti-VEGF]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL--Geographic atrophy (GA) had a similar response to the complement inhibitor pegcetacoplan (Syfovre) whether concurrent with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) or alone, data from a retina clinical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/vision-benefits-in-ga-with-complement-inhibitor-regardless-of-amd-anti-vegf/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/vision-benefits-in-ga-with-complement-inhibitor-regardless-of-amd-anti-vegf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Aging Advances More Quickly for People With Metabolic Syndrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Middle-aged and older adults with metabolic syndrome had older-appearing brains, a large imaging study from the U.K. Biobank cohort suggested.<br />
Participants with metabolic syndrome had a significantly higher brain age gap than...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/brain-aging-advances-more-quickly-for-people-with-metabolic-syndrome/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/brain-aging-advances-more-quickly-for-people-with-metabolic-syndrome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism in Cancer Patients; Infections in U.S. Hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/diagnosing-pulmonary-embolism-in-cancer-patients-infections-in-us-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/diagnosing-pulmonary-embolism-in-cancer-patients-infections-in-us-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Upside-Down World of the GLP-1 Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- I spent 10 minutes in complete silence in my patient's room today, my eyes scanning lines of text in the electronic medical record. I wasn't looking for a life-threatening lab value or an undiscovered malignancy. I was hunting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-upside-down-world-of-the-glp-1-bridge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-upside-down-world-of-the-glp-1-bridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Malaria Vaccine Helps in Africa but Faces a Test: Completing All 4 Doses]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- YAOUNDE, Cameroon--Rain had turned the dirt road into thick mud, but Mabel Djoumessi kept walking with her 9-month-old son, Kenfack, strapped to her back. His malaria vaccination appointment at a clinic in central Cameroon...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-new-malaria-vaccine-helps-in-africa-but-faces-a-test-completing-all-4-doses/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-new-malaria-vaccine-helps-in-africa-but-faces-a-test-completing-all-4-doses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Backs NP, PA Prescriptions for Abortion Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Medication abortion was just as safe and effective when provided by nurse practitioners (NPs) or physician assistants/associates (PAs) as compared to physicians, a retrospective cohort study suggested.<br />
The estimated effectiveness...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-backs-np-pa-prescriptions-for-abortion-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-backs-np-pa-prescriptions-for-abortion-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-VEGF Continuous Delivery Device Preserves Vision, Retinal Anatomy in DME]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL--Patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) maintained improvements in visual acuity and retinal anatomy for up to 4 years with the ranibizumab port delivery system (PDS; Susvimo), according to updated results from...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/anti-vegf-continuous-delivery-device-preserves-vision-retinal-anatomy-in-dme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/anti-vegf-continuous-delivery-device-preserves-vision-retinal-anatomy-in-dme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill to Block AI Prior Authorization in Medicare Fails in Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Senate Democrats failed Thursday to kill an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven prior authorization demonstration program for traditional Medicare, but they say this isn't the end of the road.<br />
"Democrats tried to stop AI prior...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bill-to-block-ai-prior-authorization-in-medicare-fails-in-senate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bill-to-block-ai-prior-authorization-in-medicare-fails-in-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Was RFK Jr. Accused of This Week?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-was-rfk-jr-accused-of-this-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-was-rfk-jr-accused-of-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faster Cognitive Decline Linked to Cumulative Physiologic Stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Higher cumulative physiologic stress reflected in salivary cortisol was associated with faster cognitive decline, a prospective study showed.<br />
Older adults with high cumulative cortisol exposure had worse composite global cognition...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/faster-cognitive-decline-linked-to-cumulative-physiologic-stress/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/faster-cognitive-decline-linked-to-cumulative-physiologic-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oncology Reimbursement Cuts; Cancer-Prone Geckos; Sam Neill's Rare Blood Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Medicare physician fee schedule proposed by CMS for 2027 will result in a 1.5% payment cut for hematology/oncology and a 1.5% increase for radiation oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology estimated.<br />
The FDA...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oncology-reimbursement-cuts-cancer-prone-geckos-sam-neills-rare-blood-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oncology-reimbursement-cuts-cancer-prone-geckos-sam-neills-rare-blood-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-VEGF Agent Collects Big Win in Trial of Diabetic Retinopathy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL--Diabetic retinopathy severity and the risk of vision-threatening complications decreased significantly in patients treated with the investigational VEGF inhibitor tarcocimab, a randomized, sham-controlled study...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/anti-vegf-agent-collects-big-win-in-trial-of-diabetic-retinopathy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/anti-vegf-agent-collects-big-win-in-trial-of-diabetic-retinopathy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Complement Inhibitor Wins Full Approval in IgA Nephropathy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA fully approved iptacopan (Fabhalta) to slow kidney function decline in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) at risk of disease progression, drugmaker Novartis announced on Friday.<br />
The complement inhibitor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-complement-inhibitor-wins-full-approval-in-iga-nephropathy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-complement-inhibitor-wins-full-approval-in-iga-nephropathy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booted Docs Charge Censorship at Diabetes Journal]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Editors at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) top journal are once again levying charges of censorship, after a packet of editorials about the events of this year's annual meeting was denied publication by organization...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/booted-docs-charge-censorship-at-diabetes-journal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/booted-docs-charge-censorship-at-diabetes-journal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the Best Way to Test for Cyclospora Infection?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Routine ova and parasite (O&amp;P) testing is likely to miss a Cyclospora infection, so physicians should be sure to request additional methods when searching for a diagnosis, testing experts said.<br />
"The thing physicians may...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/whats-the-best-way-to-test-for-cyclospora-infection/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/whats-the-best-way-to-test-for-cyclospora-infection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Agents for AMD Preserve Vision, Dramatically Reduce Treatment Burden]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL--An investigational bispecific antibody for retinal disease achieved faster and numerically greater short-term improvements in visual acuity and retinal anatomy versus faricimab (Vabysmo), a randomized, proof-of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-agents-for-amd-preserve-vision-dramatically-reduce-treatment-burden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-agents-for-amd-preserve-vision-dramatically-reduce-treatment-burden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Admin Revives Rule That Could Deny Green Cards to Immigrants Who Use Medicaid]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers, and others.<br />
The policy, known as "public charge," appeared...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-admin-revives-rule-that-could-deny-green-cards-to-immigrants-who-use-medicaid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-admin-revives-rule-that-could-deny-green-cards-to-immigrants-who-use-medicaid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire Smoke Kills Tens of Thousands Each Year. Here's How It Attacks the Body.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Smoke from wildfires--which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms--attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show.<br />
It attacks...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/wildfire-smoke-kills-tens-of-thousands-each-year-heres-how-it-attacks-the-body/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/wildfire-smoke-kills-tens-of-thousands-each-year-heres-how-it-attacks-the-body/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Inherent Danger in Secretary Kennedy's COVID Vaccine Injury Table]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Last week, news reports indicated that HHS will propose a COVID-19 countermeasures injury table: a list of conditions presumed to result from COVID vaccines and other countermeasures, so those who suffer them can be compensated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-inherent-danger-in-secretary-kennedys-covid-vaccine-injury-table/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-inherent-danger-in-secretary-kennedys-covid-vaccine-injury-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider This Before Cataract Surgery; Grant Rule: What's Next? CDC Nominee Grilled]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode:<br />
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...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/consider-this-before-cataract-surgery-grant-rule-whats-next-cdc-nominee-grilled/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/consider-this-before-cataract-surgery-grant-rule-whats-next-cdc-nominee-grilled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceberg Blamed in Diarrhea Outbreak; Masking Urged in Cities; DEA's Ketamine Probes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Lettuce at Taco Bell in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia has been confirmed as a source of the outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite Cyclospora...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/iceberg-blamed-in-diarrhea-outbreak-masking-urged-in-cities-deas-ketamine-probes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/iceberg-blamed-in-diarrhea-outbreak-masking-urged-in-cities-deas-ketamine-probes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You've Heard of Cyclospora. What Other Parasites Can You Catch From Food?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As health officials track cyclosporiasis cases in multiple states, experts note that there are plenty of other parasites that people can contract from food.<br />
These fall into two main categories: protozoa--like Cyclospora...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/youve-heard-of-cyclospora-what-other-parasites-can-you-catch-from-food/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/youve-heard-of-cyclospora-what-other-parasites-can-you-catch-from-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicaid Could Save $$ Under 'Most Favored Nation' Pricing, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new program to base Medicaid drug prices on the lowest drug prices in other countries--known as "most favored nation" (MFN) pricing--could result in substantial savings, researchers found.<br />
The payment model, known...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medicaid-could-save-under-most-favored-nation-pricing-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medicaid-could-save-under-most-favored-nation-pricing-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Studies Document Brain Swelling, Sepsis in U.S. Measles Outbreaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As U.S. measles cases approach last year's record-breaking total, studies on South Carolina and Utah's large outbreaks showed cases of encephalitis and sepsis among the hospitalized patients.<br />
In both states, hypoxemia and pneumonia...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/studies-document-brain-swelling-sepsis-in-us-measles-outbreaks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/studies-document-brain-swelling-sepsis-in-us-measles-outbreaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Blood Tests Help Primary Care Doctors Make Better Diagnoses]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Blood test results helped primary care physicians diagnose Alzheimer's disease with nearly the same accuracy as specialists, a study of Swedish patients with cognitive impairment showed.<br />
Primary care physicians changed their...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-blood-tests-help-primary-care-doctors-make-better-diagnoses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-blood-tests-help-primary-care-doctors-make-better-diagnoses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Surgical Approach May Be Better for Complex Gallbladder Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Robotic cholecystectomy for complex gallbladder disease was linked with reductions in further interventions and complications, without increasing the total cost of care, a cohort study suggested.<br />
Among patients undergoing complex...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/one-surgical-approach-may-be-better-for-complex-gallbladder-disease/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/one-surgical-approach-may-be-better-for-complex-gallbladder-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Patient Profile Emerges as Extra-Well Suited for Extra-Long DAPT After PCI]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- There was strong evidence for extending dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) beyond the standard 12 months in selected patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), the DAPT-MVD trial found.<br />
These were nonelderly patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/one-patient-profile-emerges-as-extra-well-suited-for-extra-long-dapt-after-pci/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/one-patient-profile-emerges-as-extra-well-suited-for-extra-long-dapt-after-pci/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Officials Want to Make Testosterone Easier to Prescribe. Is That a Good Idea?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Officials under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescription for testosterone, the latest shift in a decades-long debate over the benefits and risks of replacing the hormone that affects sex drive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-officials-want-to-make-testosterone-easier-to-prescribe-is-that-a-good-idea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-officials-want-to-make-testosterone-easier-to-prescribe-is-that-a-good-idea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marked Safe from Explosive Diarrhea; RN's Weird Baby Names; Meant for Medicine?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
Health professionals from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Unbiased Science Podcast shared...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/marked-safe-from-explosive-diarrhea-rns-weird-baby-names-meant-for-medicine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/marked-safe-from-explosive-diarrhea-rns-weird-baby-names-meant-for-medicine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Maternity Billing Codes Better Reflect Modern Care, Ob/Gyns Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Maternity care billing is getting an overhaul that ob/gyns say is long overdue and will likely improve patient care and physician compensation--as long as it's rolled out effectively.<br />
For decades, there's been a global system...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-maternity-billing-codes-better-reflect-modern-care-obgyns-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-maternity-billing-codes-better-reflect-modern-care-obgyns-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liver Risks in U.S. Diet Guidelines; Sexual Health in IBD; PFAS and Gut Inflammation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Experts warned that components of the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines like red meat intake are associated with greater liver fibrosis risk while liver-protective foods such as beans were not included. (American Journal of Gastroenterology...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/liver-risks-in-us-diet-guidelines-sexual-health-in-ibd-pfas-and-gut-inflammation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/liver-risks-in-us-diet-guidelines-sexual-health-in-ibd-pfas-and-gut-inflammation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MRD Assessment May Refine Prognosis After CAR-T for Follicular Lymphoma]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting suggested that circulating tumor (ct)DNA-based measurable residual disease (MRD) assessment may provide prognostic information for patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mrd-assessment-may-refine-prognosis-after-car-t-for-follicular-lymphoma/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mrd-assessment-may-refine-prognosis-after-car-t-for-follicular-lymphoma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves First PCSK9 Inhibitor Pill for Cholesterol]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved enlicitide (Lipfendra) as the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor for lowering cholesterol.<br />
Enlicitide is now approved as an adjunct to diet and exercise to reduce LDL cholesterol in adults with high cholesterol or heterozygous...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-pcsk9-inhibitor-pill-for-cholesterol/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-pcsk9-inhibitor-pill-for-cholesterol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves First PCSK9 Inhibitor in Pill Form]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved enlicitide (Lipfendra) as the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor for lowering cholesterol.<br />
Enlicitide is now approved as an adjunct to diet and exercise to reduce LDL cholesterol in adults with high cholesterol or heterozygous...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-pcsk9-inhibitor-in-pill-form/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-first-pcsk9-inhibitor-in-pill-form/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse Found Dead at Home; Doc's Manslaughter Charges; Emergency Nurse Missing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Missouri nurse whose anesthesiologist husband had admitted to assaulting a woman was found dead in her home in June. Her husband, Andrew Hummel, MD, has not been accused in her death. (Fox News)<br />
Samuel Lee, MD, of Florida...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurse-found-dead-at-home-docs-manslaughter-charges-emergency-nurse-missing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurse-found-dead-at-home-docs-manslaughter-charges-emergency-nurse-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nerve Stimulation for Sleep Apnea Linked to Some Long-Term Heart Benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may have some longer-term cardiovascular benefits, but its effects in the short term painted a different picture, according to a retrospective cohort study...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nerve-stimulation-for-sleep-apnea-linked-to-some-long-term-heart-benefits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nerve-stimulation-for-sleep-apnea-linked-to-some-long-term-heart-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time but It Didn't Last. Could It Work Now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- It's an idea whose time, as it were, may have come--again.<br />
The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the U.S. could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/america-tried-permanent-daylight-saving-time-but-it-didnt-last-could-it-work-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/america-tried-permanent-daylight-saving-time-but-it-didnt-last-could-it-work-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Neill's Cause of Death; RFK Jr.'s Polio Shot Plan; Female Hair-Loss Pill]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Sam Neill's cause of death was pneumonia, his agent said. The "Jurassic Park" actor had been in remission from his rare lymphoma following CAR T-cell therapy. (AP...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sam-neills-cause-of-death-rfk-jrs-polio-shot-plan-female-hair-loss-pill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/sam-neills-cause-of-death-rfk-jrs-polio-shot-plan-female-hair-loss-pill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Offers Reassurance to Women Considering Epidural During Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Epidural analgesia in labor was not linked to adverse neonatal neurological outcomes, a Scottish cohort study found.<br />
An analysis of nearly half a million deliveries found no association between epidural analgesia in labor and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-offers-reassurance-to-women-considering-epidural-during-labor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-offers-reassurance-to-women-considering-epidural-during-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Director Nominee Pressed on Vaccines at Senate Hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nominees for the positions of CDC director and assistant secretary for preparedness and response (ASPR) faced tricky questions and some frustration Wednesday from senators on both sides of the aisle.<br />
Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-director-nominee-pressed-on-vaccines-at-senate-hearing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-director-nominee-pressed-on-vaccines-at-senate-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronauts Obtain First X-Rays in Space]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- It was feasible to take x-rays in space, potentially improving diagnostic capabilities for crew health, according to a small prospective study.<br />
Using a portable radiography system, three crew members on the 3.5-day Fram2 polar...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/astronauts-obtain-first-x-rays-in-space/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/astronauts-obtain-first-x-rays-in-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Finds Good News on Hospital-Associated Infections]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Americans were less likely to have a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in 2023 than in 2015, though reducing surgical-site infections and non-ventilator-associated pneumonia in hospitals remained a challenge, CDC survey findings...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-finds-good-news-on-hospital-associated-infections/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-finds-good-news-on-hospital-associated-infections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood Samples Mid-Heart Attack Found With Disproportionately More Microplastics]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Among people undergoing coronary angiography for suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack patients stood out for having higher microplastics and nanoplastics in their blood, a small Italian study found.<br />
People with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/blood-samples-mid-heart-attack-found-with-disproportionately-more-microplastics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/blood-samples-mid-heart-attack-found-with-disproportionately-more-microplastics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer's Symptoms Up to a Decade Early]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Very high levels of plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217), a marker of amyloid burden in the brain, predicted future risk of cognitive impairment among older adults who were initially unimpaired, a multicohort study suggested...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/blood-test-may-predict-alzheimers-symptoms-up-to-a-decade-early/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/blood-test-may-predict-alzheimers-symptoms-up-to-a-decade-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial Questions Continuous Maintenance in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Maintenance therapy with continuous lenalidomide (Revlimid) did not significantly improve overall survival (OS) in patients with standard-risk, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, the phase III ENDURANCE trial showed.<br />
Among patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trial-questions-continuous-maintenance-in-newly-diagnosed-myeloma/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trial-questions-continuous-maintenance-in-newly-diagnosed-myeloma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've Seen What Happens in Immigration Detention. It's No Place for a Child.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Under a cloudless sky, shrieks of youthful joy pierced the air as a kite took flight. Two children sang as they turned the rope for their jumping companion, smiling when younger ones interrupted the game in pursuit of a runaway...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/weve-seen-what-happens-in-immigration-detention-its-no-place-for-a-child/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/weve-seen-what-happens-in-immigration-detention-its-no-place-for-a-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Troops to Be Tested for 'Testosterone Deficiency,' Hegseth Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that he is rolling out a new screening program for "testosterone deficiency" among troops, calling it necessary to allow them to operate at their "absolute best."<br />
The new screenings...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-troops-to-be-tested-for-testosterone-deficiency-hegseth-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-troops-to-be-tested-for-testosterone-deficiency-hegseth-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restarting Selumetinib Promising for Recurrent Low-Grade Glioma in Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO), investigators reported prospective evidence supporting retreatment with the MEK inhibitor selumetinib (Koselugo) in children with recurrent low-grade glioma...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/restarting-selumetinib-promising-for-recurrent-low-grade-glioma-in-kids/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/restarting-selumetinib-promising-for-recurrent-low-grade-glioma-in-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if Burnout Isn't the Problem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For years, healthcare organizations have sounded the alarm about clinician burnout. Conferences convene around it, task forces study it, and wellness programs promise to fix it. From mindfulness apps to resilience training to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-if-burnout-isnt-the-problem/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-if-burnout-isnt-the-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA's Psychedelic Guidance; Mass Shootings and Car Crashes; ADHD Drug Misuse Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA finalized clinical guidance for psychedelic drug developers and scheduled a public hearing for September to discuss potential therapeutic uses.<br />
Meanwhile, HHS and the VA are partnering to speed up the research and development...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fdas-psychedelic-guidance-mass-shootings-and-car-crashes-adhd-drug-misuse-down/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fdas-psychedelic-guidance-mass-shootings-and-car-crashes-adhd-drug-misuse-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids Born in COVID Lockdown May Have Diminished Executive Function]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Children born during England's COVID lockdown appeared to have markedly lower executive function than expected for their age, interim results of a cross-sectional observational study showed.<br />
Among more than 200 4-year-olds born...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/kids-born-in-covid-lockdown-may-have-diminished-executive-function/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/kids-born-in-covid-lockdown-may-have-diminished-executive-function/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Wanted Bigger Vax Crackdown; JAMA Letters Retracted; Measles Test Demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wanted to push even harder against vaccines than what he ultimately put forward as policy. He wanted to spend $5 billion to study the link between vaccines and autism, and completely do away...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jr-wanted-bigger-vax-crackdown-jama-letters-retracted-measles-test-demand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jr-wanted-bigger-vax-crackdown-jama-letters-retracted-measles-test-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannabis Combination Eased End-of-Life Agitation in Dementia Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two active ingredients found in marijuana--tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD)--led to significantly less agitation in hospice-eligible patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, the phase II...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cannabis-combination-eased-end-of-life-agitation-in-dementia-patients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cannabis-combination-eased-end-of-life-agitation-in-dementia-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfires Expose Millions in the Midwest and Northeast U.S. to Dangerous Smoke]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is expected to engulf large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week, exposing millions of people to dangerous air pollution.<br />
Minnesota officials...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/wildfires-expose-millions-in-the-midwest-and-northeast-us-to-dangerous-smoke/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/wildfires-expose-millions-in-the-midwest-and-northeast-us-to-dangerous-smoke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New GLP-1 Concern;  FDA Sued by Health Groups; Over 750 Dead in Ebola Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A preprint study flagged signals of frailty in seniors taking the GLP-1 drug tirzepatide (Zepbound) for weight loss. (Reuters via Yahoo!)<br />
The House passed a bill...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-glp-1-concern-fda-sued-by-health-groups-over-750-dead-in-ebola-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-glp-1-concern-fda-sued-by-health-groups-over-750-dead-in-ebola-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Docs in for Another Medicare Pay Cut, CMS Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Physicians would receive a 1.68% pay cut--or a 1.19% pay cut for those participating in advanced alternative payment models--in 2027 under the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule released Tuesday by the Trump administration...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/docs-in-for-another-medicare-pay-cut-cms-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/docs-in-for-another-medicare-pay-cut-cms-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PAM Inhibitor Approved for HR-Positive Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the kinase inhibitor gedatolisib (Revtorpyk) for treating hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer in patients whose disease has progressed on endocrine therapy in the metastatic setting.<br />
Approval...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pam-inhibitor-approved-for-hr-positive-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pam-inhibitor-approved-for-hr-positive-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Do Pediatricians Really Think of Minecraft?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.<br />
As kids spend more hours in the summer engaged in the digital Lego...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-do-pediatricians-really-think-of-minecraft/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-do-pediatricians-really-think-of-minecraft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary Care Needs More Attention and Investment, CMS Officials Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Healthcare payers, including the federal government, aren't investing enough in primary care, said experts during a conference sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) on Tuesday.<br />
Without...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/primary-care-needs-more-attention-and-investment-cms-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/primary-care-needs-more-attention-and-investment-cms-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Says Cyclosporiasis Outbreaks in Multiple States May Be Linked]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Cyclosporiasis outbreaks in four Midwestern states are likely epidemiologically linked, part of an unusually large wave of cases in at least 34 states, CDC officials said.<br />
While the agency still hasn't identified a specific...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-says-cyclosporiasis-outbreaks-in-multiple-states-may-be-linked/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-says-cyclosporiasis-outbreaks-in-multiple-states-may-be-linked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Alzheimer's Drug Targeting Tau Shows Promise in Mid-Stage Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The tau-targeting agent diranersen did not meet the primary endpoint of the phase II CELIA trial, but that isn't stopping the drug from moving forward.<br />
The placebo-controlled study is the first to show a cognitive benefit and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/novel-alzheimers-drug-targeting-tau-shows-promise-in-mid-stage-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/novel-alzheimers-drug-targeting-tau-shows-promise-in-mid-stage-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator Accuses RFK Jr. of Election Interference]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) filed a Hatch Act complaint, accusing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of potential election interference.<br />
In a letter to the Office of Special Counsel calling for an investigation, the Senate Finance...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senator-accuses-rfk-jr-of-election-interference/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/senator-accuses-rfk-jr-of-election-interference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s Good for Marriage Prospects? RFK Jr.'s Diabetes Ads Axed; CGMs for Toddlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- GLP-1 drugs did not appear to improve diabetes patients' job or marriage prospects, according to a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research. (Axios)<br />
The U.S. by 2035 will have 57 million overweight individuals...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-good-for-marriage-prospects-rfk-jrs-diabetes-ads-axed-cgms-for-toddlers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-good-for-marriage-prospects-rfk-jrs-diabetes-ads-axed-cgms-for-toddlers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abortion Rights Are on the Ballot in 4 States. Here's What to Know.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Idaho voters will decide whether to roll back the state's abortion ban, the secretary of state told the group behind the initiative in a letter Monday, joining three other states where abortion will be directly on the ballot...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/abortion-rights-are-on-the-ballot-in-4-states-heres-what-to-know/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/abortion-rights-are-on-the-ballot-in-4-states-heres-what-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions Linger About Aging Politicians' Health Transparency After Graham's Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a top ally of President Donald Trump and one of Washington's best-known politicians, is renewing focus on the country's aging lawmakers.<br />
Graham, who had turned 71 just 2 days...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/questions-linger-about-aging-politicians-health-transparency-after-grahams-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/questions-linger-about-aging-politicians-health-transparency-after-grahams-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Push for Cath Lab Safety; Eplontersen Flops in ATTR-CM; Off-Label Testosterone Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A multisociety expert consensus statement calls for wider implementation of enhanced radiation protection devices for cath lab operators. (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions)<br />
The FDA approved Johnson &amp; Johnson's Dual Energy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/push-for-cath-lab-safety-eplontersen-flops-in-attr-cm-off-label-testosterone-risks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/push-for-cath-lab-safety-eplontersen-flops-in-attr-cm-off-label-testosterone-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurses Are Honored in Hollywood. Reality Often Looks Different.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- There is something almost too on-the-nose about our recent news cycle. On July 8, "The Pitt"--HBO Max's unflinching, real-time portrait of a Pittsburgh emergency department (ED)--collected 25 Emmy nominations, 13 of them...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurses-are-honored-in-hollywood-reality-often-looks-different/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurses-are-honored-in-hollywood-reality-often-looks-different/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biomarkers for Esophageal Cancer Continue to Evolve]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Biomarker discovery has played an essential role in the development of more effective therapy for multiple types of solid tumors, including esophageal cancer.<br />
The applicability of biomarkers in esophageal cancer continues to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/biomarkers-for-esophageal-cancer-continue-to-evolve/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/biomarkers-for-esophageal-cancer-continue-to-evolve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want Real Mentorship in Medicine? Bots Aren't It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Thursday mornings at our practice are unique. Historically, no patients.<br />
Years ago, Thursday mornings were when the Department of Medicine had its Grand Rounds series, starting at 9 a.m.<br />
However, after being in this time slot...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/want-real-mentorship-in-medicine-bots-arent-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/want-real-mentorship-in-medicine-bots-arent-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments Are Closed on OMB's Grantmaking Proposed Rule. Now What?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Last night, comments closed on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)'s proposed rule that would require political appointees to review federal grants and halt those that don't align with Trump administration objectives....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/comments-are-closed-on-ombs-grantmaking-proposed-rule-now-what/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/comments-are-closed-on-ombs-grantmaking-proposed-rule-now-what/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s and Blinding Condition; Cyclosporiasis Source Found? Tylenol-Autism Lawsuits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A cohort study found that diabetes patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists had a higher risk of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, a potentially blinding eye condition...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-and-blinding-condition-cyclosporiasis-source-found-tylenol-autism-lawsuits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-and-blinding-condition-cyclosporiasis-source-found-tylenol-autism-lawsuits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves At-Home Starter Dose of Alzheimer's Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved a new starting dosage regimen for the subcutaneous formulation of lecanemab (Leqembi Iqlik) to treat adults with Alzheimer's disease, the agency said Monday.<br />
Lecanemab is an anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-at-home-starter-dose-of-alzheimers-drug/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-at-home-starter-dose-of-alzheimers-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lifestyle Changes May Slow Brain Aging in Adults Younger Than 70]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A structured multidomain lifestyle intervention may help slow changes in brain white matter associated with aging, a secondary analysis of data from the randomized POINTER trial suggested.<br />
Compared with a self-guided intervention...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lifestyle-changes-may-slow-brain-aging-in-adults-younger-than-70/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lifestyle-changes-may-slow-brain-aging-in-adults-younger-than-70/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aspirin Alone Gets the Job Done for Clot Prevention After Joint Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An aspirin-only approach to postoperative prophylaxis after arthroplasty was as effective and safe as upfront rivaroxaban (Xarelto), according to the EPCAT III randomized trial.<br />
Aspirin-only prophylaxis met noninferiority criteria...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aspirin-alone-gets-the-job-done-for-clot-prevention-after-joint-surgery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aspirin-alone-gets-the-job-done-for-clot-prevention-after-joint-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Dampens Hope for GLP-1s as Insulin Off-Ramp in Type 2 Diabetes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adding a GLP-1 receptor agonist was not associated with a lower likelihood of discontinuing existing basal insulin therapy among veterans with type 2 diabetes compared with other glucose-lowering agents, a target emulation trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-dampens-hope-for-glp-1s-as-insulin-off-ramp-in-type-2-diabetes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-dampens-hope-for-glp-1s-as-insulin-off-ramp-in-type-2-diabetes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Warns of Brain Bleeding for Some Babies Who Don't Get Vitamin K Shot]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Infants in Sweden who did not receive intramuscular vitamin K administration at birth--a small but growing population--had an increased associated risk of bleeding episodes, including intracranial hemorrhage, a nationwide...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-warns-of-brain-bleeding-for-some-babies-who-dont-get-vitamin-k-shot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-warns-of-brain-bleeding-for-some-babies-who-dont-get-vitamin-k-shot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infants Not Given Vitamin K at Birth Had Greater Bleeding Risks, Including in Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Infants in Sweden who did not receive intramuscular vitamin K administration at birth--a small but growing population--had an increased associated risk of bleeding episodes, including intracranial hemorrhage, a nationwide...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/infants-not-given-vitamin-k-at-birth-had-greater-bleeding-risks-including-in-brain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/infants-not-given-vitamin-k-at-birth-had-greater-bleeding-risks-including-in-brain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did His Unusual Dinner Lead to a Tape Worm 50 Years Later?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- During surgery to repair a hernia in a 71-year-old man's right groin, his doctors discovered something unexpected: a tapeworm.<br />
The surgeons fished the 10-inch long worm out carefully and recorded the extraction of this infection...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/did-his-unusual-dinner-lead-to-a-tape-worm-50-years-later/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/did-his-unusual-dinner-lead-to-a-tape-worm-50-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aortic Dissection: What to Know About Lindsey Graham's Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died at age 71 of an aortic dissection caused by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a preliminary medical examiner's report.<br />
An aortic dissection is a rare and painful event that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aortic-dissection-what-to-know-about-lindsey-grahams-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aortic-dissection-what-to-know-about-lindsey-grahams-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declaring Death Is Not So Simple]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The first person I ever declared dead was a woman with cancer on hospital hospice care, when I was a medical student on my hematology-oncology rotation. The nurse told me the patient had passed, and it became my job to confirm...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/declaring-death-is-not-so-simple/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/declaring-death-is-not-so-simple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expanding Early Intensive Treatment Beyond Glycemia in Type 2 Diabetes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the American Diabetes Association annual meeting, findings from the SURPASS-EARLY trial added to growing evidence that treating type 2 diabetes aggressively from the time of diagnosis may improve long-term outcomes beyond...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/expanding-early-intensive-treatment-beyond-glycemia-in-type-2-diabetes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/expanding-early-intensive-treatment-beyond-glycemia-in-type-2-diabetes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Later-Line Treatments for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Based on results from the DESTINY-Breast03 trial, trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd; Enhertu) became the preferred, guideline-supported, second-line therapy for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, regardless of hormone receptor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/later-line-treatments-for-her2-positive-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/later-line-treatments-for-her2-positive-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell Breaks Silence, Says Hospitalization Was Due to a Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the 84-year-old's health.<br />
McConnell...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mitch-mcconnell-breaks-silence-says-hospitalization-was-due-to-a-fall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mitch-mcconnell-breaks-silence-says-hospitalization-was-due-to-a-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Citizen Tests Positive for Ebola in Congo]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus, the CDC said on Friday, as the Central African country struggles to contain the swelling outbreak.<br />
The CDC said it was...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-citizen-tests-positive-for-ebola-in-congo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/us-citizen-tests-positive-for-ebola-in-congo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham's Cause of Death; Legionnaires' at the Guggenheim; Renowned Doc Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died at age 71 on Saturday of aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a preliminary medical examiner...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lindsey-grahams-cause-of-death-legionnaires-at-the-guggenheim-renowned-doc-dies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lindsey-grahams-cause-of-death-legionnaires-at-the-guggenheim-renowned-doc-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Autopsy Study Raises Questions About Amyloid Clearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Autopsy data from an Alzheimer's patient revealed that brain regions with extensive amyloid clearance after treatment had less downstream tau accumulation and brain degeneration.<br />
Amyloid clearance also appeared to preferentially...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-autopsy-study-raises-questions-about-amyloid-clearance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-autopsy-study-raises-questions-about-amyloid-clearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Do You Want the Toyota or the Lexus?': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "They said, 'Do you want the Toyota or the Lexus?'"--Christina Prescott, MD, PhD, of NYU Langone Health in New York City, discussing how her aunt was sold a pricey multifocal lens for cataract surgery, then learned she wasn...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/do-you-want-the-toyota-or-the-lexus-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/do-you-want-the-toyota-or-the-lexus-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia Prevention Is Not One-Size-Fits-All, Study Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Modifiable dementia risk factors varied widely from country to country and a one-size-fits-all approach to dementia prevention will not work everywhere, data from 14 countries and regions showed.<br />
Both differences and similarities...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dementia-prevention-is-not-one-size-fits-all-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dementia-prevention-is-not-one-size-fits-all-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've All Had 'Difficult' Patients. But Do They Really Exist?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The chart note was brief: "Difficult patient. Frequent visits. Demands unnecessary tests."<br />
Before I met the patient, I already knew how the story was supposed to go.<br />
Every physician has encountered some version of this. A colleague...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/weve-all-had-difficult-patients-but-do-they-really-exist/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/weve-all-had-difficult-patients-but-do-they-really-exist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK launches national dementia registry to speed up search for treatments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Platform aims to improve access to clinical trials and boost life sciences investment in the country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-launches-national-dementia-registry-to-speed-up-search-for-treatments-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-launches-national-dementia-registry-to-speed-up-search-for-treatments-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK launches national dementia registry to speed up search for treatments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Platform aims to improve access to clinical trials and boost life sciences investment in the country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-launches-national-dementia-registry-to-speed-up-search-for-treatments/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-launches-national-dementia-registry-to-speed-up-search-for-treatments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosthesis for Hip Replacement; Testing for Respiratory Viruses in Nursing Homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/prosthesis-for-hip-replacement-testing-for-respiratory-viruses-in-nursing-homes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/prosthesis-for-hip-replacement-testing-for-respiratory-viruses-in-nursing-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What 'Disinformation Resolutions' Are Missing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) passed its May 2026 resolution against disinformation, it marked a critical milestone in the field. By officially elevating misinformation to a top-tier priority, the organization...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-disinformation-resolutions-are-missing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-disinformation-resolutions-are-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA Promised a MAHA Agenda. It Has Yet to Materialize, Frustrating Activists.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Last December, after Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities that his...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/epa-promised-a-maha-agenda-it-has-yet-to-materialize-frustrating-activists/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/epa-promised-a-maha-agenda-it-has-yet-to-materialize-frustrating-activists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s really going on with mental health?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changing terminology risks misleading policymakers and harming those in most need]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/whats-really-going-on-with-mental-health-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/whats-really-going-on-with-mental-health-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s really going on with mental health?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changing terminology risks misleading policymakers and harming those in most need]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/whats-really-going-on-with-mental-health/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/whats-really-going-on-with-mental-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidelines Help Spot Dermatomyositis Patients at High Risk for Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- International guidelines can help identify dermatomyositis patients with a particularly high risk for cancer, according to a retrospective single-center U.S. study.<br />
Among 413 patients with a known dermatomyositis diagnosis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/guidelines-help-spot-dermatomyositis-patients-at-high-risk-for-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/guidelines-help-spot-dermatomyositis-patients-at-high-risk-for-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Increase in Acute Flaccid Myelitis Despite Rise in Enterovirus Infections]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Increases in enterovirus infections in recent years were not associated with a rise in confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a rare polio-like neurologic condition, according to a CDC report.<br />
A total of 172 confirmed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/no-increase-in-acute-flaccid-myelitis-despite-rise-in-enterovirus-infections/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/no-increase-in-acute-flaccid-myelitis-despite-rise-in-enterovirus-infections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Stay Safe and Enjoy Produce This Summer With the Cyclosporiasis Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Scores of people in the U.S. have been sickened by a parasite commonly linked to contaminated fresh produce that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea. But there are ways to protect yourself and still enjoy summer's bounty of fruits...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-to-stay-safe-and-enjoy-produce-this-summer-with-the-cyclosporiasis-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-to-stay-safe-and-enjoy-produce-this-summer-with-the-cyclosporiasis-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chronic Illness, Diarrhea Surge in Quake-Hit Venezuela as Humanitarian Crisis Builds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Victims of the powerful twin earthquakes that jolted Venezuela last month as well as people spared by the destruction on Thursday flooded relief services offered by nongovernmental organizations in the hardest-hit areas.<br />
The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/chronic-illness-diarrhea-surge-in-quake-hit-venezuela-as-humanitarian-crisis-builds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/chronic-illness-diarrhea-surge-in-quake-hit-venezuela-as-humanitarian-crisis-builds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oversight Needed on Physician-Assisted Suicide for Hospice Patients, Lawmakers Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When it comes to the use of physician-assisted suicide for hospice patients, more guardrails are needed to avoid discrimination against the vulnerable and disabled, several members of Congress told the Trump administration....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oversight-needed-on-physician-assisted-suicide-for-hospice-patients-lawmakers-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oversight-needed-on-physician-assisted-suicide-for-hospice-patients-lawmakers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Was Katie Couric Recently Diagnosed With?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-was-katie-couric-recently-diagnosed-with/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-was-katie-couric-recently-diagnosed-with/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-Triggered Nephrology Consult Fails to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury in Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Early nephrology consultations triggered by real-time machine-learning risk scores failed to prevent increases in peak serum creatinine among hospitalized patients at risk for severe acute kidney injury (AKI), a randomized trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-triggered-nephrology-consult-fails-to-prevent-acute-kidney-injury-in-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-triggered-nephrology-consult-fails-to-prevent-acute-kidney-injury-in-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ED Visits Often Precede Cancer; Shrinking Radiation Access; Beware 'Free' Drug Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A study of national insurance claims data showed that a fourth of patients with newly diagnosed cancers had a recent emergency department (ED) visit that resulted in nonspecific findings. (Trilliant Health)<br />
Accord BioPharma...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ed-visits-often-precede-cancer-shrinking-radiation-access-beware-free-drug-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ed-visits-often-precede-cancer-shrinking-radiation-access-beware-free-drug-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Expands Approval of Chemo-Free Bladder Cancer Combo in Curative Setting]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) or pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa (Keytruda Qlex) in combination with enfortumab vedotin (Padcev) as perioperative treatment for adults with muscle-invasive bladder cancer ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-expands-approval-of-chemo-free-bladder-cancer-combo-in-curative-setting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-expands-approval-of-chemo-free-bladder-cancer-combo-in-curative-setting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viral NeeDoh Trend Leading to Scalding Injuries, Doctors Warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Physicians are sounding the alarm about a dangerous social media trend involving NeeDoh that has kids being rushed to the hospital for scalding burns.<br />
Kids are heating up the sensory toy, even though it's not designed to be...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/viral-needoh-trend-leading-to-scalding-injuries-doctors-warn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/viral-needoh-trend-leading-to-scalding-injuries-doctors-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Compares GLP-1 Drugs on Their Benefits, Harms]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Variable weight-loss and cardiovascular benefits were seen with GLP-1 drugs in a systematic review and network meta-analysis, but effects on quality of life were less clear.<br />
Across 262 randomized studies published through November...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-compares-glp-1-drugs-on-their-benefits-harms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-compares-glp-1-drugs-on-their-benefits-harms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Platner's PTSD Is No Excuse for Sexual Misconduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding."--Batman Begins<br />
If smearing their victims becomes fruitless, abusive men in the public eye follow a classic playbook: performative contrition and a tearful...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/graham-platners-ptsd-is-no-excuse-for-sexual-misconduct/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/graham-platners-ptsd-is-no-excuse-for-sexual-misconduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are the Groups Impacted by CDC's Chickenpox Vaccine U-Turn]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Children eligible for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program and minority racial and ethnic groups were more likely to receive the recently shunned varicella-containing measles vaccine as their first dose of either immunization...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/here-are-the-groups-impacted-by-cdcs-chickenpox-vaccine-u-turn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/here-are-the-groups-impacted-by-cdcs-chickenpox-vaccine-u-turn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADCs Continue to Make First-Line Inroads in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are becoming an increasingly relevant first-line treatment option for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).<br />
"ADCs are a fairly old class of drug that has really transformed the treatment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/adcs-continue-to-make-first-line-inroads-in-triple-negative-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/adcs-continue-to-make-first-line-inroads-in-triple-negative-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[600 Dead in Outbreak; Obamacare Now Trumpcare? Rare Cancer Cluster in Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
New suspected Ebola cases have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, as the death toll in the country's latest outbreak reached 600. ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/600-dead-in-outbreak-obamacare-now-trumpcare-rare-cancer-cluster-in-kids/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/600-dead-in-outbreak-obamacare-now-trumpcare-rare-cancer-cluster-in-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK pharmacies report high demand as weight-loss pills go on sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rollout likely to accelerate the hit being felt by supermarkets as users of the drugs buy less food]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-pharmacies-report-high-demand-as-weight-loss-pills-go-on-sale-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-pharmacies-report-high-demand-as-weight-loss-pills-go-on-sale-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK pharmacies report high demand as weight-loss pills go on sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rollout likely to accelerate the hit being felt by supermarkets as users of the drugs buy less food]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-pharmacies-report-high-demand-as-weight-loss-pills-go-on-sale/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-pharmacies-report-high-demand-as-weight-loss-pills-go-on-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Targeted Therapy Reverses Weight Gain From Rare Cause of Obesity]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with setmelanotide (Imcivree), a melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist, led to significant reductions in body mass index (BMI) and hunger in individuals with acquired hypothalamic obesity, the phase III TRANSCEND trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/targeted-therapy-reverses-weight-gain-from-rare-cause-of-obesity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/targeted-therapy-reverses-weight-gain-from-rare-cause-of-obesity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newer Diabetes Drugs, Including GLP-1 Agonists, Tied to Autoimmunity Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Analysis of hundreds of thousands of patient records showed differing risks for autoimmune disorders for new users of the more recent types of antidiabetic medications.<br />
Rates of new-onset autoimmune conditions were compared...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/newer-diabetes-drugs-including-glp-1-agonists-tied-to-autoimmunity-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/newer-diabetes-drugs-including-glp-1-agonists-tied-to-autoimmunity-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Big, Black Hole': Katie Couric Opens Up About the Day Her Memory Vanished]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Journalist Katie Couric recently shared her experience of sudden memory loss that persisted for several hours during a recent trip to Colorado. Doctors diagnosed the episode as transient global amnesia, a temporary condition...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-big-black-hole-katie-couric-opens-up-about-the-day-her-memory-vanished/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-big-black-hole-katie-couric-opens-up-about-the-day-her-memory-vanished/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In 20 Different Cancers, Men More Likely to Be Diagnosed at a Later Stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Men had a higher likelihood than women for late-stage diagnosis of 20 different types of cancer, data from a national registry network showed.<br />
The analysis of 30 nonreproductive organ cancers showed men had higher odds ratios...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/in-20-different-cancers-men-more-likely-to-be-diagnosed-at-a-later-stage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/in-20-different-cancers-men-more-likely-to-be-diagnosed-at-a-later-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS Moves to Create List of COVID Vaccine Injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS is paving the way to create an injury table for COVID countermeasures--such as vaccines--under the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP).<br />
The Health Resources and Services Administration posted a notice...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hhs-moves-to-create-list-of-covid-vaccine-injuries/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hhs-moves-to-create-list-of-covid-vaccine-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Survived an Earthquake. Here's What to Know Following Venezuela's Disaster.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Following the June 24 twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, that struck northern Venezuela 39 seconds apart, the death toll now stands above 3,500 people, with tens of thousands more missing. Some 8.6 million people were...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-survived-an-earthquake-heres-what-to-know-following-venezuelas-disaster/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-survived-an-earthquake-heres-what-to-know-following-venezuelas-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liver Transplant Studies Retracted Over Organ Harvesting Concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two Chinese studies related to liver transplantation published more than a decade ago in the Journal of Hepatology were retracted by the journal's editors.<br />
The editors said concerns were raised that the transplants described...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/liver-transplant-studies-retracted-over-organ-harvesting-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/liver-transplant-studies-retracted-over-organ-harvesting-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Erling Haaland's 6,000-Calorie Diet Healthy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.<br />
Norway's World Cup star Erling Braut Haaland reportedly consumes 6...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-erling-haalands-6000-calorie-diet-healthy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-erling-haalands-6000-calorie-diet-healthy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Doctor for the New York Knicks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to "Medical Mavericks," a series from MedPage Today featuring interviews with healthcare professionals working in unconventional fields of health and medicine.<br />
In the wake of the New York Knicks winning the National...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/meet-the-doctor-for-the-new-york-knicks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/meet-the-doctor-for-the-new-york-knicks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explosive Diarrhea's Nemesis; On Call at Ariana Grande Concert; RN's Netflix Trailer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
One trick explosive diarrhea doesn't want you to know? Clean your produce. The Illinois Department of Public...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/explosive-diarrheas-nemesis-on-call-at-ariana-grande-concert-rns-netflix-trailer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/explosive-diarrheas-nemesis-on-call-at-ariana-grande-concert-rns-netflix-trailer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Drugs Basically Flunk for Long COVID Fatigue]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An anti-inflammatory pill and the combination of a heartburn drug and an antihistamine marginally improved severe long COVID fatigue over usual care, and only in the short-term, according to an open-label randomized trial from...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/common-drugs-basically-flunk-for-long-covid-fatigue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/common-drugs-basically-flunk-for-long-covid-fatigue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Real-World Data on Bispecifics Could Shape Follicular Lymphoma Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Real-world data presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting reinforced the effectiveness and safety of bispecific antibodies for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma, including in patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-real-world-data-on-bispecifics-could-shape-follicular-lymphoma-practice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-real-world-data-on-bispecifics-could-shape-follicular-lymphoma-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubbing Alcohol Injection Suit; Doc Gets 20 Years; Research Beagle Raid Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Oregon podiatrist Colin Mizuo, DPM, allegedly injected rubbing alcohol instead of an anesthetic as he removed a woman's toenails, a lawsuit claims. The woman said she suffered significant pain as two toenails were pulled, and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rubbing-alcohol-injection-suit-doc-gets-20-years-research-beagle-raid-charges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rubbing-alcohol-injection-suit-doc-gets-20-years-research-beagle-raid-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German Doctor Sentenced to Life for Murdering 15 Patients Under Palliative Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Berlin court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a German doctor to life in prison on charges of murdering 15 of his patients who were under palliative care, in a case involving allegations he torched the homes of victims...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/german-doctor-sentenced-to-life-for-murdering-15-patients-under-palliative-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/german-doctor-sentenced-to-life-for-murdering-15-patients-under-palliative-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s and Liver Cancer Recurrence; IBS Acupuncture; Transmural Healing in Crohn's]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Diabetes patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) experienced longer time to HCC recurrence and longer survival when they initiated a GLP-1 agonist rather than a DPP-4 inhibitor, a target trial emulation study found. (Gut...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-and-liver-cancer-recurrence-ibs-acupuncture-transmural-healing-in-crohns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-and-liver-cancer-recurrence-ibs-acupuncture-transmural-healing-in-crohns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Pitt' Actors Get Over a Dozen Emmy Nominations]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- With its ensemble of doctors, nurses, interns, and patients squeezed together into a small emergency department (ED) with scripts that play out in real time, "The Pitt" feels like a lab made to grow great performances. The Emmys...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-pitt-actors-get-over-a-dozen-emmy-nominations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-pitt-actors-get-over-a-dozen-emmy-nominations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer Surge Coming; Trump on Mitch McConnell; Last Iron-Lunged American Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Estimates suggest a 66.7% global increase in cancer incidence by 2050, with the greatest burden in low-income countries (133.3%), according to a report from the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cancer-surge-coming-trump-on-mitch-mcconnell-last-iron-lunged-american-dies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cancer-surge-coming-trump-on-mitch-mcconnell-last-iron-lunged-american-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eye Specialists Flag Concerns About Pricey Lenses in Cataract Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients undergoing cataract surgery are often given the choice of a standard lens that's covered by insurance, or "upgrading" to a multifocal lens that uses newer technology--at a much steeper out-of-pocket price, often...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/eye-specialists-flag-concerns-about-pricey-lenses-in-cataract-surgery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/eye-specialists-flag-concerns-about-pricey-lenses-in-cataract-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TPG and Blackstone seek more than $4bn for Hologic unit to unlock cash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private equity groups look to pay down debt and repay investors from one of last year&rsquo;s biggest leveraged buyouts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tpg-and-blackstone-seek-more-than-4bn-for-hologic-unit-to-unlock-cash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tpg-and-blackstone-seek-more-than-4bn-for-hologic-unit-to-unlock-cash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackstone and TPG seek more than $4bn for Hologic unit to unlock cash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private equity groups look to pay down debt and repay investors from one of last year&rsquo;s biggest leveraged buyouts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/blackstone-and-tpg-seek-more-than-4bn-for-hologic-unit-to-unlock-cash-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/blackstone-and-tpg-seek-more-than-4bn-for-hologic-unit-to-unlock-cash-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackstone and TPG seek more than $4bn for Hologic unit to unlock cash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private equity groups look to pay down debt and repay investors from one of last year&rsquo;s biggest leveraged buyouts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/blackstone-and-tpg-seek-more-than-4bn-for-hologic-unit-to-unlock-cash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/blackstone-and-tpg-seek-more-than-4bn-for-hologic-unit-to-unlock-cash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican Senator Blasts Proposed Changes to Federal Grantmaking Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Republican senator criticized a proposed rule from the White House's budget office that would substantially change how federal grants are managed, arguing that it has the potential to harm patients and set back biomedical research...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/republican-senator-blasts-proposed-changes-to-federal-grantmaking-process/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/republican-senator-blasts-proposed-changes-to-federal-grantmaking-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Better Idea of When Mild HCM Is Likely to Go Downhill Fast]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- If therapies were to expand to people with mild hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the first in line should be specific groups more prone to disease worsening, suggested one registry study.<br />
Out of 2,500 people with phenotypically...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-better-idea-of-when-mild-hcm-is-likely-to-go-downhill-fast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-better-idea-of-when-mild-hcm-is-likely-to-go-downhill-fast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outbreak of Cyclosporiasis Grows to More than 1,000 Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nearly 1,000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with Cyclospora infections that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in state history and one of the nation's largest in years.<br />
No deaths...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/outbreak-of-cyclosporiasis-grows-to-more-than-1000-cases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/outbreak-of-cyclosporiasis-grows-to-more-than-1000-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modified Amino Acid Improves Neurologic Symptoms in Rare Genetic Disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) improved neurologic symptoms and functioning in adults and children with ataxia-telangiectasia in a phase III, randomized, crossover trial.<br />
The primary endpoint was the mean 12-week change in Scale...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/modified-amino-acid-improves-neurologic-symptoms-in-rare-genetic-disorder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/modified-amino-acid-improves-neurologic-symptoms-in-rare-genetic-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chronic Kidney Disease  Increasingly Driven By Diabetes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the U.S. was generally stable over the past decade, but the underlying diagnoses driving the condition changed over time, according to National Health and Nutrition Examination...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/chronic-kidney-disease-increasingly-driven-by-diabetes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/chronic-kidney-disease-increasingly-driven-by-diabetes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Hints at Survival Benefit With Transplant for Metastatic Lung Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Lung transplant for selected metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients was associated with better early survival outcomes in a prospective, single-center study.<br />
Among 98 patients with lung-only involvement despite...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-hints-at-survival-benefit-with-transplant-for-metastatic-lung-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-hints-at-survival-benefit-with-transplant-for-metastatic-lung-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Pushes Hospitals to Offer Healthier Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS officials launched their "Make Hospital Food Healthier" Pledge campaign Wednesday, saying that the program will promote long-term wellness.<br />
"Patients recovering from serious medical conditions deserve better than ultra-processed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-administration-pushes-hospitals-to-offer-healthier-food/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-administration-pushes-hospitals-to-offer-healthier-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Men With LUTS Could Be Candidates to Stop Alpha-Blocker Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than a third of older men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) derived little or no benefit from an alpha-blocker and might be candidates for "deprescribing," a small, randomized study suggested.<br />
During active treatment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/many-men-with-luts-could-be-candidates-to-stop-alpha-blocker-treatment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/many-men-with-luts-could-be-candidates-to-stop-alpha-blocker-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Execs Imprisoned for Adderall Scheme; FDA Ketamine Warning; Wellness Cult Psychosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two executives from the San Francisco-based telehealth provider Done Global were sentenced to years in prison for an alleged $90 million pill-mill scheme involving amphetamine/dextroamphetamine salts (Adderall), the Justice Department...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/execs-imprisoned-for-adderall-scheme-fda-ketamine-warning-wellness-cult-psychosis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/execs-imprisoned-for-adderall-scheme-fda-ketamine-warning-wellness-cult-psychosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treatment Horizon Expanding for Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare and aggressive kidney disease characterized by scarring of the glomeruli, has no known cure but treatment options are expanding.<br />
The progressive disease, which is estimated to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/treatment-horizon-expanding-for-focal-segmental-glomerulosclerosis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/treatment-horizon-expanding-for-focal-segmental-glomerulosclerosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dendritic Cell Therapy Shows Promise in Early HER2-Positive Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting, phase II findings suggested that intratumoral dendritic cell therapy combined with HER2-targeted treatment may enhance immune activity and improve pathologic complete...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dendritic-cell-therapy-shows-promise-in-early-her2-positive-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dendritic-cell-therapy-shows-promise-in-early-her2-positive-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking Ahead to the Future of Brain Tumor Imaging and Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Following the American Society of Neuroradiology meeting, MedPage Today convened three leaders in neuro-oncology and brain tumor imaging for a virtual roundtable discussion on the evolving role of advanced MRI in brain tumor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/looking-ahead-to-the-future-of-brain-tumor-imaging-and-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/looking-ahead-to-the-future-of-brain-tumor-imaging-and-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Equity's New AI Push Raises Old Questions for Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future issue for healthcare workers. Hospitals, insurers, pharmacy chains, and health technology companies are already rolling out AI tools for documentation, scheduling, workflow management...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/private-equitys-new-ai-push-raises-old-questions-for-healthcare/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/private-equitys-new-ai-push-raises-old-questions-for-healthcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ovarian Cancer Frequently Diagnosed Only After Hospital Admission]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than 40% of women with ovarian cancer did not have diagnoses until after an emergency hospital admission for symptoms, a study from England found.<br />
National registry data showed that 11,377 of 28,204 women had ovarian cancer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ovarian-cancer-frequently-diagnosed-only-after-hospital-admission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ovarian-cancer-frequently-diagnosed-only-after-hospital-admission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID Lab Leak Payback; MAGA-MAHA Divorce? Fewer NIH Grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration's COVID lab-leak retribution is in full swing: a flu expert was hauled off by the FBI, a coronavirus researcher was indicted in Detroit, two prominent virologists stepped down or were removed from senior...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/covid-lab-leak-payback-maga-maha-divorce-fewer-nih-grants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/covid-lab-leak-payback-maga-maha-divorce-fewer-nih-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JAK and IL-23 Inhibitors for Ulcerative Colitis: Making Decisions About Dosage]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While JAK and interleukin (IL)-23 inhibitors have rapidly entered routine care for ulcerative colitis (UC), the ideal maintenance doses remain unclear.<br />
"The unresolved question is: Which patient actually needs the higher maintenance...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/jak-and-il-23-inhibitors-for-ulcerative-colitis-making-decisions-about-dosage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/jak-and-il-23-inhibitors-for-ulcerative-colitis-making-decisions-about-dosage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Health Workers in Congo's Ebola Outbreak Go on Strike as Deaths Near 600]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- BUNIA, Congo--The healthcare workers at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak are walking off their jobs to protest delays in their payments, threatening efforts to slow the outbreak that officials said continues to spread...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/some-health-workers-in-congos-ebola-outbreak-go-on-strike-as-deaths-near-600/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/some-health-workers-in-congos-ebola-outbreak-go-on-strike-as-deaths-near-600/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant Cell Arteritis: Are Steroids Overused?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) in France were kept on glucocorticoids at worrisome levels that led to clinically significant adverse effects, insurance data indicated.<br />
Just looking at patients newly diagnosed in 2022...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/giant-cell-arteritis-are-steroids-overused/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/giant-cell-arteritis-are-steroids-overused/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital Under Investigation; 4,000 Nurses Strike; Fentanyl Makers Pivot to Peptides]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) called for an investigation into Mission Regional Medical Center, claiming the hospital marketed "birth packages in South Texas" to foreign...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospital-under-investigation-4000-nurses-strike-fentanyl-makers-pivot-to-peptides/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospital-under-investigation-4000-nurses-strike-fentanyl-makers-pivot-to-peptides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges Against Radiologist Who Drove Family Off Cliff Dropped]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- All charges against a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family in 2023 by driving his car off a cliff along the Northern California coast have been dismissed by a judge following his completion of a mental health program...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/charges-against-radiologist-who-drove-family-off-cliff-dropped/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/charges-against-radiologist-who-drove-family-off-cliff-dropped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Younger Teens May Be Unaware of the Dangers of Fentanyl, Survey Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A considerable proportion of younger adolescents may be unaware of the dangers of fentanyl use, according to a cross-sectional survey study.<br />
Among the adolescents surveyed, 47.8% of 8th graders attributed great risk to experimental...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/younger-teens-may-be-unaware-of-the-dangers-of-fentanyl-survey-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/younger-teens-may-be-unaware-of-the-dangers-of-fentanyl-survey-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASPECTS Fails to Reflect Ceiling for Endovascular Stroke Therapy Benefit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- There was evidence for going beyond the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) in selecting stroke patients with enough salvageable brain tissue to benefit from thrombectomy, one group contended.<br />
Based on a nationwide...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aspects-fails-to-reflect-ceiling-for-endovascular-stroke-therapy-benefit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aspects-fails-to-reflect-ceiling-for-endovascular-stroke-therapy-benefit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-in-Class Drug Approved for IgA Nephropathy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to atacicept (Trutakna) to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary IgA nephropathy at risk for disease progression.<br />
Data from ORIGIN 3 supported approval of the once-weekly self-administered...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-in-class-drug-approved-for-iga-nephropathy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-in-class-drug-approved-for-iga-nephropathy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record High GLP-1 Use; Intense Interval Exercise; Endometriosis and Androgens]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Americans' use of GLP-1 injectables for weight loss reached a record high, nearly quadrupling since 2024, according to a national Gallup poll.<br />
For patients with type 2 diabetes and peripheral artery disease, GLP-1 receptor agonists...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/record-high-glp-1-use-intense-interval-exercise-endometriosis-and-androgens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/record-high-glp-1-use-intense-interval-exercise-endometriosis-and-androgens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vitamin C and the Brain; Invisible MS Lesions Revealed; Profound Autism Definition]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Plasma vitamin C levels were associated with gray matter structural integrity and default mode network connectivity in a cohort study of older adults. (PLOS ONE)<br />
Dual-target, noninvasive stimulation of the striatum and cerebellum...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/vitamin-c-and-the-brain-invisible-ms-lesions-revealed-profound-autism-definition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/vitamin-c-and-the-brain-invisible-ms-lesions-revealed-profound-autism-definition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Patients Feel About AI-Drafted Portal Messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients care less about whether a message came from a human or artificial intelligence (AI) than the tone, length, and details, investigators in a small study concluded.<br />
Patients expressed "high comfort" with AI-drafted portal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-patients-feel-about-ai-drafted-portal-messages/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-patients-feel-about-ai-drafted-portal-messages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Explosive' Diarrhea Clusters: Here's What to Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At least 18 states are monitoring clusters of cyclosporiasis--an intestinal illness often characterized by "explosive" diarrhea--and some are reporting far higher numbers than what's typical for this time of year.<br />
Michigan...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/explosive-diarrhea-clusters-heres-what-to-know/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/explosive-diarrhea-clusters-heres-what-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardiologist Runs for Mayor; PCSK9 Inhibitor Price Drops; Pregnancy OK After AVR?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Cardiologist Lisa Nee, MD--who was also a former whistleblower at the Hines Veterans Administration hospital--announced her campaign for mayor of Chicago. (NBC 5)<br />
Nearly 935,000 bottles of ivabradine (Corlanor) are under...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cardiologist-runs-for-mayor-pcsk9-inhibitor-price-drops-pregnancy-ok-after-avr/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cardiologist-runs-for-mayor-pcsk9-inhibitor-price-drops-pregnancy-ok-after-avr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Next Wave of ADCs in Metastatic Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting, studies focusing on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) across multiple breast cancer subtypes highlighted not only the expanding role of these therapies, but also the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-next-wave-of-adcs-in-metastatic-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-next-wave-of-adcs-in-metastatic-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanity's Apex Predator Is on the Move. We're Not Ready.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- About 8 months ago, a bug enthusiast on the outskirts of Reykjavik, Iceland wandered into his yard at dusk to survey his latest wine roping haul--a hobby in which fabric soaked in sweet wine is used to lure insects. Suddenly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/humanitys-apex-predator-is-on-the-move-were-not-ready/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/humanitys-apex-predator-is-on-the-move-were-not-ready/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Equity Makes Deals With Healthcare Nonprofits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Private equity firms are expanding their healthcare reach by forming joint ventures with nonprofit health systems, according to a new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP).<br />
It's been well reported that private...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/private-equity-makes-deals-with-healthcare-nonprofits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/private-equity-makes-deals-with-healthcare-nonprofits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking Ahead: The Future of Alzheimer's Disease Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Alzheimer's Disease," Cleveland Clinic behavioral neurologist Jagan Pillai, MD, PhD, and host Glenn Campbell continue their discussion on communicating effectively with patients and families facing a progressive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/looking-ahead-the-future-of-alzheimers-disease-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/looking-ahead-the-future-of-alzheimers-disease-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Biomarker May Improve Diagnosis of Hypercortisolism]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At ENDO 2026, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, researchers reported that measuring adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) after a 1-mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test (DST) may improve the diagnosis of hypercortisolism...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-biomarker-may-improve-diagnosis-of-hypercortisolism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-biomarker-may-improve-diagnosis-of-hypercortisolism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elderly Woman Survives Deadly Injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A woman in her 80s presented to the emergency department with a 16-inch flathead screwdriver protruding from the right side of her neck into her thorax.<br />
About 4 inches of the screwdriver shaft was visible in the right lower...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/elderly-woman-survives-deadly-injury/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/elderly-woman-survives-deadly-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chaotic Start to Residency and Fellowship]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Every year, as we slip into the dark days of January and then February, our thoughts turn to the impending transition, the end of the academic year, when the senior residents graduate, the current interns and junior residents...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-chaotic-start-to-residency-and-fellowship/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-chaotic-start-to-residency-and-fellowship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicaid Funding Resumes for Planned Parenthood After Halting for Most of a Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a year.<br />
The defunding, which was mandated in President Donald Trump...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medicaid-funding-resumes-for-planned-parenthood-after-halting-for-most-of-a-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medicaid-funding-resumes-for-planned-parenthood-after-halting-for-most-of-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mom Who Said Her Toddler Twins Died After Vaccinations Charged With Murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An Idaho woman who said her toddler twins died last year after being vaccinated faces murder charges connected to their deaths, authorities said.<br />
A grand jury indicted Andrea Shaw, who is accused of suffocating her 18-month...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mom-who-said-her-toddler-twins-died-after-vaccinations-charged-with-murder/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mom-who-said-her-toddler-twins-died-after-vaccinations-charged-with-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell's Health; Blueberries Linked to E. Coli; USPSTF Meeting Blocked]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Rumors intensified after limited information about what led Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to be hospitalized on June 14, along with an alarming emergency-dispatch...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mitch-mcconnells-health-blueberries-linked-to-e-coli-uspstf-meeting-blocked/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mitch-mcconnells-health-blueberries-linked-to-e-coli-uspstf-meeting-blocked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Biomarkers Change After Tuberculosis Vaccination]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The bacillus Calmette-Gu&eacute;rin (BCG) vaccine, commonly used against tuberculosis, changed how immune cells behaved and altered markers linked to Alzheimer's disease in a pilot study involving two open-label trials.<br />
In a year...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-biomarkers-change-after-tuberculosis-vaccination/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alzheimers-biomarkers-change-after-tuberculosis-vaccination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chronically Short Sleep May Lead to Weight Gain in Adults With Heart Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Shorter periods of sleep over the long term may lead to weight gain in adults at increased risk for cardiometabolic disease, a pooled analysis of two randomized trials suggested.<br />
For adults with elevated cardiometabolic risk...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/chronically-short-sleep-may-lead-to-weight-gain-in-adults-with-heart-risks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/chronically-short-sleep-may-lead-to-weight-gain-in-adults-with-heart-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Meds Linked to Reduced Immunotherapy Benefit in Lung Cancer Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Exposure to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) was associated with worse progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were treated with durvalumab...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/common-meds-linked-to-reduced-immunotherapy-benefit-in-lung-cancer-trial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/common-meds-linked-to-reduced-immunotherapy-benefit-in-lung-cancer-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACA Rolls Shrank Dramatically in Many States Over the Past Year, Federal Data Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- States across the country saw steep drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) over the past year, with Ohio and Oklahoma each losing nearly one-third of enrollees, according to new federal data that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aca-rolls-shrank-dramatically-in-many-states-over-the-past-year-federal-data-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aca-rolls-shrank-dramatically-in-many-states-over-the-past-year-federal-data-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preparing Patients for Progression in Multiple Myeloma]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Multiple Myeloma," Cleveland Clinic hematologist Sandra Mazzoni, DO, and host John Mangels continue their conversation on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients facing a complex, chronic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/preparing-patients-for-progression-in-multiple-myeloma/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/preparing-patients-for-progression-in-multiple-myeloma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu Shot Offered Robust Protection Against Death in Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Influenza vaccination reduced the risk of death from flu among U.S. kids and teens in recent years, researchers found.<br />
Overall vaccine effectiveness against influenza fatalities was 80% (95% CI 75-84) from August 2016 through...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/flu-shot-offered-robust-protection-against-death-in-kids/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/flu-shot-offered-robust-protection-against-death-in-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mom Said Infant Formula Killed Her Baby. The Manufacturer Closed the File.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In September 2016, a distraught mother sent infant formula maker Mead Johnson a message:<br />
"REMOVE ME FROM YOUR LIST!!!! DO NOT EMAIL OR MAIL ME ANY MORE!"<br />
"It is because of your animal based pre-term artificial baby food crap...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-mom-said-infant-formula-killed-her-baby-the-manufacturer-closed-the-file/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-mom-said-infant-formula-killed-her-baby-the-manufacturer-closed-the-file/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret Shopper Study Warns About Online GLP-1 Sellers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two-thirds of online GLP-1 receptor agonist sellers did not require speaking with a clinician ahead of a prescription, a secret shopper study revealed.<br />
Out of 49 websites tested, 13 required a video visit and three required...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/secret-shopper-study-warns-about-online-glp-1-sellers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/secret-shopper-study-warns-about-online-glp-1-sellers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HIV Will End With System Redesign, Not When We Discover Another Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MedPage Today recently asked an important question: if antiretroviral therapy (ART), pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), rapid diagnostics, and decades of implementation science exist, why has the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hiv-will-end-with-system-redesign-not-when-we-discover-another-drug/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hiv-will-end-with-system-redesign-not-when-we-discover-another-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oral GLP-1 Drug May Simplify Diabetes Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the American Diabetes Association annual meeting, results from the ACHIEVE-5 trial showed that adding oral orforglipron (Foundayo) to basal insulin significantly improved glycemic control, reduced body weight, and limited...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oral-glp-1-drug-may-simplify-diabetes-treatment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oral-glp-1-drug-may-simplify-diabetes-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At-Home Transvaginal Ultrasound Feasible, Preferred by Some Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Most patients were able to successfully perform their own transvaginal pelvic ultrasound at home and many preferred it over in-clinic ultrasonography, a nonrandomized clinical trial found.<br />
The majority of at-home ultrasound...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/at-home-transvaginal-ultrasound-feasible-preferred-by-some-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/at-home-transvaginal-ultrasound-feasible-preferred-by-some-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is AI Ready to Take Over Prescriptions? Doctors Are Wary of Utah's Refill Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence (AI) ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-ai-ready-to-take-over-prescriptions-doctors-are-wary-of-utahs-refill-program/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-ai-ready-to-take-over-prescriptions-doctors-are-wary-of-utahs-refill-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 500 Dead in Outbreak; RFK Jr.'s 'Irreparable Harm'; Toddler Alive in the Morgue]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A total of 1,561 cases and 506 deaths have been confirmed in Congo's Ebola outbreak as frontline workers threatened to go on strike on Monday over unpaid benefits...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/over-500-dead-in-outbreak-rfk-jrs-irreparable-harm-toddler-alive-in-the-morgue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/over-500-dead-in-outbreak-rfk-jrs-irreparable-harm-toddler-alive-in-the-morgue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the NHS hospital trialling psychedelics to treat depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers hope psilocybin compounds could eventually become part of mainstream care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/inside-the-nhs-hospital-trialling-psychedelics-to-treat-depression-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/inside-the-nhs-hospital-trialling-psychedelics-to-treat-depression-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the NHS hospital trialling psychedelics to treat depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers hope psilocybin compounds could eventually become part of mainstream care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/inside-the-nhs-hospital-trialling-psychedelics-to-treat-depression/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/inside-the-nhs-hospital-trialling-psychedelics-to-treat-depression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Not an Inconsequential Nothing-Burger': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "It's still not an inconsequential nothing-burger."--Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, of Washington University in St. Louis, remarking that while severity has declined, COVID-19 still poses a particular threat for older adults and people...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/not-an-inconsequential-nothing-burger-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/not-an-inconsequential-nothing-burger-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She Struggled to Get Lifesaving Immunodeficiency Drug After Insurers Vowed to Help]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- LADUE, Mo.--Over 4 consecutive days in January, Margaret Hvatum ran a 5K, a 10K, a half-marathon, and a full marathon. The 70-year-old covered a combined distance that's nearly equivalent to running the length of Manhattan...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/she-struggled-to-get-lifesaving-immunodeficiency-drug-after-insurers-vowed-to-help/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/she-struggled-to-get-lifesaving-immunodeficiency-drug-after-insurers-vowed-to-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Change Is Already at the Bedside. Why Aren't We Learning About It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The World Health Organization has identified climate change as the single greatest threat to global health in the 21st century. This crisis spans borders and political sentiment, and increasingly, physicians will be expected...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/climate-change-is-already-at-the-bedside-why-arent-we-learning-about-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/climate-change-is-already-at-the-bedside-why-arent-we-learning-about-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Consider Charging Companies With Workers on Medicaid]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too.<br />
Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/states-consider-charging-companies-with-workers-on-medicaid/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/states-consider-charging-companies-with-workers-on-medicaid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech to Improve Stroke Outcomes; Impact of a Nation's Social Media Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tech-to-improve-stroke-outcomes-impact-of-a-nations-social-media-ban/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tech-to-improve-stroke-outcomes-impact-of-a-nations-social-media-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alibaba to Pay $600M Over Allegations of Illegal Pharmaceutical Sales in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Chinese tech giant Alibaba will pay $600 million to resolve a dispute with the U.S. government over allegations that the Hangzhou-based firm sold and imported illegal pharmaceuticals, controlled substances, regulated chemicals...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alibaba-to-pay-600m-over-allegations-of-illegal-pharmaceutical-sales-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/alibaba-to-pay-600m-over-allegations-of-illegal-pharmaceutical-sales-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Urges People to Prevent Mosquito Bites as West Nile Virus Season Starts Strong]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Health officials are encouraging people to use bug spray and mosquito-control efforts as West Nile virus season is off to its earliest and worst start in over two decades.<br />
The CDC this week said it had confirmed at least 48...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-urges-people-to-prevent-mosquito-bites-as-west-nile-virus-season-starts-strong/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cdc-urges-people-to-prevent-mosquito-bites-as-west-nile-virus-season-starts-strong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No One Teaches You How to Zip the Body Bag]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- I don't remember every detail about the first patient I watched die, but I remember his weight.<br />
It was shouted repeatedly across the room to the pharmacist standing in the doorway. The number bounced between physicians, nurses...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/no-one-teaches-you-how-to-zip-the-body-bag/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/no-one-teaches-you-how-to-zip-the-body-bag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicare Is Now Covering Some GLP-1s for Weight-Loss for $50. Here's What to Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Popular--and expensive--GLP-1 agonists for weight loss just got a lot cheaper for many older Americans.<br />
Starting this week, the federal government is offering a selection of the brand name medications to certain Medicare...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medicare-is-now-covering-some-glp-1s-for-weight-loss-for-50-heres-what-to-know/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medicare-is-now-covering-some-glp-1s-for-weight-loss-for-50-heres-what-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Has Wide Support and Costs Nothing. Can This Prior Auth Bill Pass Congress?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "I still have hope," said Peggy Tighe, legislative counsel for the Regulatory Relief Coalition, a group of physician specialty organizations advocating for regulatory burden reduction in Medicare, when she was asked about the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/it-has-wide-support-and-costs-nothing-can-this-prior-auth-bill-pass-congress/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/it-has-wide-support-and-costs-nothing-can-this-prior-auth-bill-pass-congress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop Calling It Cancer; The Alcohol Paradox; Rural Patients Lose Ground in Screening]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Relabeling the lowest-risk prostate cancers as a non-cancerous condition might reduce overtreatment and prevent as many as 2,400 prostate cancer deaths annually. (UCLA Health)<br />
Social media influencer and cookbook author Nara...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stop-calling-it-cancer-the-alcohol-paradox-rural-patients-lose-ground-in-screening/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/stop-calling-it-cancer-the-alcohol-paradox-rural-patients-lose-ground-in-screening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exercise May Not Be a No-No After Aortic Dissection]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- It was feasible for survivors of thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) to engage in a structured exercise program, according to a pilot study.<br />
Among 93 adults post-Type A or B TAD, there were no deaths, aortic operations, or recurrent...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/exercise-may-not-be-a-no-no-after-aortic-dissection/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/exercise-may-not-be-a-no-no-after-aortic-dissection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious Potato Chip Recall; Taylor Swift $$ for Hospitals; Hantavirus Outbreak Ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The FDA classified the recall of Zapp's- and Dirty-branded potato chips as most serious due to a potential risk for Salmonella. (USA Today)<br />
And the agency also...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/serious-potato-chip-recall-taylor-swift-for-hospitals-hantavirus-outbreak-ends/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/serious-potato-chip-recall-taylor-swift-for-hospitals-hantavirus-outbreak-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Launch Study on Ebola Treatments as Congo Outbreak Worsens]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Researchers began a highly anticipated study of two possible Ebola treatments on Thursday in hopes of fighting the still-growing outbreak in eastern Congo, as the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the enrollment of the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/researchers-launch-study-on-ebola-treatments-as-congo-outbreak-worsens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/researchers-launch-study-on-ebola-treatments-as-congo-outbreak-worsens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Same-Day COVID and Flu Shots Bring More Side Effects?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/do-same-day-covid-and-flu-shots-bring-more-side-effects/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/do-same-day-covid-and-flu-shots-bring-more-side-effects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than Half of CDC Centers Lack Permanent Leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Among CDC's 23 centers, institutes, and offices (CIOs), more than half have no permanent leadership, raising questions about direction and morale at the agency.<br />
Overall, 10 of the CIOs have permanent leadership, but 11 have...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/more-than-half-of-cdc-centers-lack-permanent-leadership/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/more-than-half-of-cdc-centers-lack-permanent-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Admin Proposes Rule It Says Could Save Medicare Patients $1.1B on Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration is proposing a new rule on Thursday to keep hospitals from charging markups on discounted drugs for Medicare patients and says that could save consumers $1.1 billion next year, according to estimates...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-admin-proposes-rule-it-says-could-save-medicare-patients-11b-on-drugs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-admin-proposes-rule-it-says-could-save-medicare-patients-11b-on-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Warns on Sedentary Behavior and Cancer Mortality]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prolonged, uninterrupted sedentary behavior was associated with a significantly increased likelihood of dying of cancer, a study of more than 90,000 people showed.<br />
Every additional hour of prolonged sedentary behavior per day...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-warns-on-sedentary-behavior-and-cancer-mortality/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-warns-on-sedentary-behavior-and-cancer-mortality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MedPage Today's Summer Reading Staff Picks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Looking for something to read this summer? We asked the MedPage Today staff what books they've been loving lately, from big blockbuster novels to books that have stayed with them long after they finished. Whether you're lounging...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medpage-todays-summer-reading-staff-picks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/medpage-todays-summer-reading-staff-picks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare group owned by Ardian has its bank accounts seized]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creditors told of investigation into Sant&eacute; Cie and subsidiaries over dealings with healthcare professionals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/healthcare-group-owned-by-ardian-has-its-bank-accounts-seized-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/healthcare-group-owned-by-ardian-has-its-bank-accounts-seized-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare group owned by Ardian has its bank accounts seized]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creditors told of investigation into Sant&eacute; Cie and subsidiaries over dealings with healthcare professionals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/healthcare-group-owned-by-ardian-has-its-bank-accounts-seized/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/healthcare-group-owned-by-ardian-has-its-bank-accounts-seized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[12 Nurses Say They Are Being Replaced by AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, fired 12 nurses and plans to replace them with artificial intelligence (AI) software, said nurses and city and state officials during a call with reporters on Wednesday.<br />
The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/12-nurses-say-they-are-being-replaced-by-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/12-nurses-say-they-are-being-replaced-by-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Cards for Public Health; MD Debunks 'July Effect'; Bad Bunny's Hit Tune for CPR]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
"Tanning beds are so in right now" is one of the statements that would receive a red card at the World Cup...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/red-cards-for-public-health-md-debunks-july-effect-bad-bunnys-hit-tune-for-cpr/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/red-cards-for-public-health-md-debunks-july-effect-bad-bunnys-hit-tune-for-cpr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real-World Study Supports Bispecific Antibodies in Follicular Lymphoma]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Real-world data presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting reinforced the effectiveness and safety of bispecific antibodies for patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma, including...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/real-world-study-supports-bispecific-antibodies-in-follicular-lymphoma/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/real-world-study-supports-bispecific-antibodies-in-follicular-lymphoma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endoscopy Radiation Exposure; H. Pylori and Colon Cancer; Gut-Brain Therapies in IBS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A novel lead flap-enhanced artificial intelligence-enabled fluoroscopy system may lower the risk of radiation scatter to endoscopy personnel during fluoroscopy-guided procedures. (American Journal of Gastroenterology)<br />
A series...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/endoscopy-radiation-exposure-h-pylori-and-colon-cancer-gut-brain-therapies-in-ibs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/endoscopy-radiation-exposure-h-pylori-and-colon-cancer-gut-brain-therapies-in-ibs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Sickle  Cell Gene Therapy for Young Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Wednesday expanded the approval for exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel, Casgevy) in severe sickle cell disease with recurrent vaso-occlusive crises and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia to include children 2 years...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-sickle-cell-gene-therapy-for-young-kids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-sickle-cell-gene-therapy-for-young-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doc's Massage Parlor Plea Deal; Psychiatrist Sues Kaiser; NP Gets 10 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Peter O'Donnell, MD, a family physician in Maine who was accused of running a massage parlor as a front for prostitution, has pleaded guilty to engaging a prostitute in exchange for having charges of sex trafficking dismissed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/docs-massage-parlor-plea-deal-psychiatrist-sues-kaiser-np-gets-10-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/docs-massage-parlor-plea-deal-psychiatrist-sues-kaiser-np-gets-10-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Evidence Links Progestogen Contraceptives to Brain Tumor Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Women who used progestogen contraceptives had a significantly increased risk of meningioma, including oral and injectable progestogen formulations and intrauterine devices (IUDs), a large Danish study showed.<br />
Eight of the 12...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-evidence-links-progestogen-contraceptives-to-brain-tumor-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-evidence-links-progestogen-contraceptives-to-brain-tumor-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Evidence Links Progestogen Contraceptives to Brain Cancer Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Women who used progestogen contraceptives had a significantly increased risk of meningioma, including oral and injectable progestogen formulations and intrauterine devices (IUDs), a large Danish study showed.<br />
Eight of the 12...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-evidence-links-progestogen-contraceptives-to-brain-cancer-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-evidence-links-progestogen-contraceptives-to-brain-cancer-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Danny Glover Is Speaking Publicly About His Alzheimer's Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Actor and activist Danny Glover revealed this week that he has Alzheimer's disease. The four-time Emmy Award nominee, who is 79, said he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 3 years ago.<br />
"I'm still not accepting in my mind...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-danny-glover-is-speaking-publicly-about-his-alzheimers-disease/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-danny-glover-is-speaking-publicly-about-his-alzheimers-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Misinformation Looks Like in the ICU]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Rigid, febrile, shaking with spasms--that is how he reached the ICU, and nothing in his chart explained it. The team ran through the possible causes: sepsis, thyroid storm, and a drug reaction. None of them fit.<br />
What the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-misinformation-looks-like-in-the-icu/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-misinformation-looks-like-in-the-icu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shared Versus Private Offices for Docs: What Works Best?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- William Fox, MD, has had an independent practice in Charlottesville, Virginia, for 23 years, where he rented medical space with two other physicians.<br />
At their first location, the group was responsible for building out the entire...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/shared-versus-private-offices-for-docs-what-works-best/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/shared-versus-private-offices-for-docs-what-works-best/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Lyme Disease State of Mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Recently, I've been in a Lyme state of mind.<br />
For one thing, as spring turns to summer, I can't help remembering the mysterious symptoms that, in 1975, roiled three small towns in Connecticut. They eventually led to an understanding...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-lyme-disease-state-of-mind/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-lyme-disease-state-of-mind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McConnell Had a Cardiac Arrest? U.S. Deaths Fall; Bad News for Cannibals]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Paramedics on June 14 responded to a "cardiac arrest" for an unconscious person at the home of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the day McConnell was hospitalized for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mcconnell-had-a-cardiac-arrest-us-deaths-fall-bad-news-for-cannibals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mcconnell-had-a-cardiac-arrest-us-deaths-fall-bad-news-for-cannibals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Older Folks With Obesity Now Often Metabolically Similar to Those With Normal BMI]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For middle-age and older people, obesity was no longer associated with the same cardiovascular burden as before--though it was a different story for young adults, according to a large longitudinal multi-country study.<br />
Across...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/older-folks-with-obesity-now-often-metabolically-similar-to-those-with-normal-bmi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/older-folks-with-obesity-now-often-metabolically-similar-to-those-with-normal-bmi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amnioinfusions Mitigate Lethal Lung Hypoplasia From Fetal Kidney Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Over a third of infants born following pregnancies with anhydramnios due to fetal kidney failure were able to avoid death from underdeveloped lungs with serial amnioinfusions during pregnancy, the nonrandomized RAFT study showed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/amnioinfusions-mitigate-lethal-lung-hypoplasia-from-fetal-kidney-failure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/amnioinfusions-mitigate-lethal-lung-hypoplasia-from-fetal-kidney-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Off-Label Drug Proves Its Mettle in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Off-label rituximab was noninferior to ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) in people with newly diagnosed relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) and recent disease activity, the phase III OVERLORD-MS trial showed.<br />
At 2 years, the estimated probability...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/off-label-drug-proves-its-mettle-in-relapsing-multiple-sclerosis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/off-label-drug-proves-its-mettle-in-relapsing-multiple-sclerosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Suspends Funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would freeze federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), a state agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting fraud in the safety-net government healthcare...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-administration-suspends-funding-for-new-yorks-medicaid-fraud-unit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-administration-suspends-funding-for-new-yorks-medicaid-fraud-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greater Willingness to Seek Help May Drive Rise in Mental Health Visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A lower threshold for seeking medical help and/or changes in diagnostic practice may be contributing to the increase in primary care consultations for mental health issues among young people, instead of a true increase in worsening...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/greater-willingness-to-seek-help-may-drive-rise-in-mental-health-visits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/greater-willingness-to-seek-help-may-drive-rise-in-mental-health-visits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Scientists Raise Peptide Concerns Ahead of Committee Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Undercutting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent push to expand access to peptides, FDA career scientists determined there isn't adequate evidence to support any of the ones under consideration for production by compounding...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-scientists-raise-peptide-concerns-ahead-of-committee-meeting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-scientists-raise-peptide-concerns-ahead-of-committee-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychiatric Risk Transmission; Phase III Win, Flop for Anxiety; 10K Hotel Overdoses]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Data from Finland lent support to the idea that risk for mental health disorders can be transmitted among adolescents. (JAMA Psychiatry)<br />
Actor and activist Danny Glover, best known for starring as an easygoing police officer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/psychiatric-risk-transmission-phase-iii-win-flop-for-anxiety-10k-hotel-overdoses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/psychiatric-risk-transmission-phase-iii-win-flop-for-anxiety-10k-hotel-overdoses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Hasn't Advanced MRI Become Standard Brain Tumor Care?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Following the American Society of Neuroradiology meeting, MedPage Today convened three leaders in neuro-oncology and brain tumor imaging for a virtual roundtable discussion on the evolving role of advanced MRI in brain tumor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-hasnt-advanced-mri-become-standard-brain-tumor-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-hasnt-advanced-mri-become-standard-brain-tumor-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Early Breast Cancer Patients Could Be Spared Chemo, Trial Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting, results from the OPTIMA trial suggested that genomic testing may help identify additional patients with hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative early breast cancer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/more-early-breast-cancer-patients-could-be-spared-chemo-trial-suggests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/more-early-breast-cancer-patients-could-be-spared-chemo-trial-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emails Reveal How RFK Jr. Empowered a Lone CDC Scientist]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A rank-and-file CDC scientist felt secure enough to make demands of agency leaders and criticize their work, sometimes copying the HHS secretary on correspondence, a recently released trove of CDC emails shows.<br />
In several emails...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/emails-reveal-how-rfk-jr-empowered-a-lone-cdc-scientist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/emails-reveal-how-rfk-jr-empowered-a-lone-cdc-scientist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orca-T Approved to Prevent GVHD After Stem Cell Transplant for Blood Cancers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved an allogeneic regulatory T cell-based immunotherapy product with hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and T cells (Tregzi) to prevent serious complications of stem cell transplants for hematologic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/orca-t-approved-to-prevent-gvhd-after-stem-cell-transplant-for-blood-cancers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/orca-t-approved-to-prevent-gvhd-after-stem-cell-transplant-for-blood-cancers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where the World Cup, Homelessness, and the ED Meet]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- American infrastructure has been forced to step up with the arrival of tourists for the FIFA World Cup. From the creation of more robust security plans to the expansion of travel networks, the nation has placed significant effort...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/where-the-world-cup-homelessness-and-the-ed-meet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/where-the-world-cup-homelessness-and-the-ed-meet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measuring Tardive Dyskinesia Symptoms With the AIMS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At each clinical visit, patients on antipsychotics should be assessed for tardive dyskinesia (TD) and abnormal involuntary movements, according to American Psychiatric Association (APA) guidelines.<br />
For decades, the Abnormal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/measuring-tardive-dyskinesia-symptoms-with-the-aims/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/measuring-tardive-dyskinesia-symptoms-with-the-aims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assistants Outearn Surgeons; More Political Control at CDC? Flood of Shoddy Papers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals that don't contract with Medicare aren't beholden to federal regulations that guarantee treatment for all-comers. One of those hospitals is Nutex Health in New Mexico. The facility has also allegedly exploited a loophole...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/assistants-outearn-surgeons-more-political-control-at-cdc-flood-of-shoddy-papers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/assistants-outearn-surgeons-more-political-control-at-cdc-flood-of-shoddy-papers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee Lovers and Their Livers Can Celebrate, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Coffee drinking was associated with lower risks of serious liver disease and related mortality, with the more one consumes the better, data from the U.K. Biobank suggested.<br />
Over a median 13-year follow-up, drinking five or more...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/coffee-lovers-and-their-livers-can-celebrate-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/coffee-lovers-and-their-livers-can-celebrate-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s Linked to Systemic Clinical Risk Reduction in Hidradenitis Suppurativa]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with hidradenitis suppurative (HS) and a history of GLP-1 receptor agonist use for diabetes or obesity had significantly lower rates of multiple cardiovascular events and mortality, a large retrospective cohort study...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-linked-to-systemic-clinical-risk-reduction-in-hidradenitis-suppurativa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-linked-to-systemic-clinical-risk-reduction-in-hidradenitis-suppurativa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recent Developments in Prostate Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Spurred by recognition of different disease subtypes, prostate cancer treatment continues to evolve. So far this year, the evolution has included practice-changing and incremental improvements in various aspects of clinical management...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/recent-developments-in-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/recent-developments-in-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Actions Signal Move Toward Institutionalizing Disabled People, Advocates Warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities--rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Trump administration.<br />
Last month, the Education...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-actions-signal-move-toward-institutionalizing-disabled-people-advocates-warn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trump-actions-signal-move-toward-institutionalizing-disabled-people-advocates-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[360 Dead in Outbreak; McConnell Still Hospitalized? FDA Rejects Kidney Disease Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A total of 1,274 cases and 360 deaths have been confirmed in Congo's Ebola outbreak, according to the CDC.<br />
Meanwhile, Ugandan officials reported an outbreak of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/360-dead-in-outbreak-mcconnell-still-hospitalized-fda-rejects-kidney-disease-drug/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/360-dead-in-outbreak-mcconnell-still-hospitalized-fda-rejects-kidney-disease-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheerleading Head Injuries Declined After 2012 Rule Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Head injuries among cheerleaders declined after a 2012 rule change that banned the "double down" twisting dismount in stunts performed in high school and lower-level grades, a study showed.<br />
From 2004 to 2012, concussions or...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cheerleading-head-injuries-declined-after-2012-rule-change/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cheerleading-head-injuries-declined-after-2012-rule-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vitamin A Linked to Better Lung Function in Kids, Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Higher vitamin A levels were linked to better lung function in adults and children, with the benefit seen with vitamin D among adults as well, a study showed.<br />
Higher vitamin A levels correlated with significantly higher forced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/vitamin-a-linked-to-better-lung-function-in-kids-adults/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/vitamin-a-linked-to-better-lung-function-in-kids-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odds of Four HPV-Linked Cancers Higher  in Transplant Recipients, HIV Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People with HIV and solid organ transplant recipients were significantly more likely to develop human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated anal, penile, vulvar, and cervical cancers, according to a Swedish retrospective case-control...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/odds-of-four-hpv-linked-cancers-higher-in-transplant-recipients-hiv-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/odds-of-four-hpv-linked-cancers-higher-in-transplant-recipients-hiv-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Passes Bill to Ease Quality Reporting Requirements for Medicare ACOs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Physician practices participating in a Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) may have an easier time submitting quality data to Medicare if a bill passed Monday by the House becomes law.<br />
H.R. 5347, the Health Care Efficiency...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/house-passes-bill-to-ease-quality-reporting-requirements-for-medicare-acos/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/house-passes-bill-to-ease-quality-reporting-requirements-for-medicare-acos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diabetes Drug Class Tied to Lower Dementia Risk in People With Psych Disorders]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Use of SGLT2 inhibitors was linked to lower dementia incidence and fewer related psychiatric outcomes in older adults with mood and psychotic disorders, according to a target trial emulation study.<br />
In an intention-to-treat analysis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/diabetes-drug-class-tied-to-lower-dementia-risk-in-people-with-psych-disorders/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/diabetes-drug-class-tied-to-lower-dementia-risk-in-people-with-psych-disorders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Recent Leadership Departures, Is the FDA Returning to Form?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Some experts say the FDA's recent change of heart on a handful of drugs for rare diseases suggests a return to regular order after a tumultuous year, while others argue the flip-flopping signals more chaos.<br />
During the tenure...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/after-recent-leadership-departures-is-the-fda-returning-to-form/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/after-recent-leadership-departures-is-the-fda-returning-to-form/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congressman Reveals Mystery Health Issue After 4-Month Absence]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. disclosed Tuesday that he was being treated for depression during his unexplained 4-month absence from the House, suggesting in a brief floor speech that he remained silent about his condition...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/congressman-reveals-mystery-health-issue-after-4-month-absence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/congressman-reveals-mystery-health-issue-after-4-month-absence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Adults on Social Media Engaged With Health Content]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The bulk of adults who use social media reported engaging with health information via these platforms, despite not always finding it trustworthy, according to survey data.<br />
Out of over 7,000 adults, 87.8% reported using social...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/most-adults-on-social-media-engaged-with-health-content/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/most-adults-on-social-media-engaged-with-health-content/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s After Surgery; Retatrutide for Pulmonary Hypertension? Vit D for Prediabetes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Incretin-based therapies after bariatric surgery were associated with clinically meaningful augmented weight loss in a dose- and timing-dependent manner, according to U.S. cohort data. (eClinicalMedicine)<br />
A Michigan couple was...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-after-surgery-retatrutide-for-pulmonary-hypertension-vit-d-for-prediabetes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/glp-1s-after-surgery-retatrutide-for-pulmonary-hypertension-vit-d-for-prediabetes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Heart Failure Definition; Mitral TEER Pitfalls; Drug's Comeback in Stroke?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- International groups agreed on a second universal definition of heart failure, which moves away from rigid ejection fraction cutoff values. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)<br />
AC01, a novel oral calcium-sensitising...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-heart-failure-definition-mitral-teer-pitfalls-drugs-comeback-in-stroke/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-heart-failure-definition-mitral-teer-pitfalls-drugs-comeback-in-stroke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Worm Lesions Mimicking Cancer; Midlife Dementia Marker; Ovarian Reserve and MS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A case report in Emerging Infectious Diseases described multiple brain lesions that initially mimicked metastases in a 60-year-old man in Spain who eventually was diagnosed with neurocysticercosis.<br />
An Alzheimer's blood test...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/brain-worm-lesions-mimicking-cancer-midlife-dementia-marker-ovarian-reserve-and-ms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/brain-worm-lesions-mimicking-cancer-midlife-dementia-marker-ovarian-reserve-and-ms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Would It Take to Change Brain MRI Surveillance in Metastatic Breast Cancer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting, a phase III trial was presented evaluating whether routine brain MRI surveillance can improve outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer and help guide future...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-would-it-take-to-change-brain-mri-surveillance-in-metastatic-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-would-it-take-to-change-brain-mri-surveillance-in-metastatic-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Doesn’t Just Misinform Patients. It Gives Them a Plausible Story.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A patient in her 50s came to my eye clinic for flashes of light in one eye. Before she sat down, she told me, calmly, that she already knew what this was: migraine with visual aura. She had worked it out with ChatGPT over several...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-doesnt-just-misinform-patients-it-gives-them-a-plausible-story/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-doesnt-just-misinform-patients-it-gives-them-a-plausible-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does DESTINY-Breast09 Change First-Line Care in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The DESTINY-Breast09 trial, presented at this year's American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, established trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd; Enhertu) plus pertuzumab (Perjeta) as a new first-line treatment option for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/does-destiny-breast09-change-first-line-care-in-her2-positive-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/does-destiny-breast09-change-first-line-care-in-her2-positive-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Individualizing Surgical Strategies in Adrenal Hypercortisolism]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At ENDO 2026, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, findings of a large surgical series suggested that postoperative hormonal testing to help individualize surgical strategies can optimize outcomes for patients who underwent...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/individualizing-surgical-strategies-in-adrenal-hypercortisolism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/individualizing-surgical-strategies-in-adrenal-hypercortisolism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursing Gains 'Professional' Label for Student Loans After Judge's Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, and several other fields will be eligible to take out higher federal student loan amounts--at least for now--after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nursing-gains-professional-label-for-student-loans-after-judges-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nursing-gains-professional-label-for-student-loans-after-judges-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too Much Health Tech, Not Enough Health Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In healthcare today, it looks like there is a tension between too much technology, and not enough technology.<br />
And simultaneously, too much humanity, and not enough humanity.<br />
It seems like these things, the movement towards...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/too-much-health-tech-not-enough-health-tech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/too-much-health-tech-not-enough-health-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Hasn't Restored Trust in Public Health, Cassidy Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hasn't restored trust in public health, Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), said in a nearly hour-long interview on "Face the Nation" this weekend.<br />
"If you build public health upon a foundation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jr-hasnt-restored-trust-in-public-health-cassidy-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jr-hasnt-restored-trust-in-public-health-cassidy-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NFL Star Diagnosed With ALS at 39; 'No Surprises' Windfall; Arizona Plague Scare]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Chris Johnson, a former NFL running back for the Tennessee Titans, revealed he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at 39. (People)<br />
Health Secretary...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nfl-star-diagnosed-with-als-at-39-no-surprises-windfall-arizona-plague-scare/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nfl-star-diagnosed-with-als-at-39-no-surprises-windfall-arizona-plague-scare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEJM Retracts Pivotal Trial of FDA-Approved Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) retracted the pivotal study supporting FDA's approval of avacopan (Tavneos) for severe forms of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis.<br />
The journal said...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nejm-retracts-pivotal-trial-of-fda-approved-drug/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nejm-retracts-pivotal-trial-of-fda-approved-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More People Have Therapists Than Ever Before, and That's a Good Thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.<br />
It seems everyone knows someone--or several people--in therapy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/more-people-have-therapists-than-ever-before-and-thats-a-good-thing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/more-people-have-therapists-than-ever-before-and-thats-a-good-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Panel on Peptides Will Include Experts Who Promote the Unproven Chemicals]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When U.S. health officials meet next month to reconsider a list of controversial peptide drugs, they will hear from a new set of voices: doctors and pharmacists with deep financial ties to the burgeoning industry of unproven...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-panel-on-peptides-will-include-experts-who-promote-the-unproven-chemicals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-panel-on-peptides-will-include-experts-who-promote-the-unproven-chemicals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Suggests No Link Between Prenatal Tylenol and Risks for Autism, ADHD]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A large population-based cohort study in Hong Kong demonstrated that acetaminophen (Tylenol) use during pregnancy was unlikely to increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder or attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-suggests-no-link-between-prenatal-tylenol-and-risks-for-autism-adhd/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-suggests-no-link-between-prenatal-tylenol-and-risks-for-autism-adhd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Homes In on Simpler Lung Cancer Screening Criteria]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Lung cancer screening criteria based on smoking duration appeared to be a better method of evaluating lung cancer risk than current guidelines that use pack-years and years since cessation, according to results from a nationally...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-homes-in-on-simpler-lung-cancer-screening-criteria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-homes-in-on-simpler-lung-cancer-screening-criteria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May as Well Get COVID and Flu Shots on the Same Day, Study Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Getting a COVID and flu shot on the same day was not associated with an increased risk of adverse events, according to a target trial emulation using electronic health data from the VA.<br />
Compared with influenza vaccination alone...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/may-as-well-get-covid-and-flu-shots-on-the-same-day-study-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/may-as-well-get-covid-and-flu-shots-on-the-same-day-study-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loss of Payment Assistance for AMD Drugs Strains Patients and Ophthalmologists]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Loss of copayment assistance for drugs to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) significantly disrupted patient care, including switching to less costly (and perhaps less effective) therapy, reliance on samples...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/loss-of-payment-assistance-for-amd-drugs-strains-patients-and-ophthalmologists/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/loss-of-payment-assistance-for-amd-drugs-strains-patients-and-ophthalmologists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JenaValve TAVR Device Promising for LVAD-Associated Aortic Regurgitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW YORK CITY--A transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system could work as a last resort for patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-associated aortic regurgitation (AR), according to a retrospective...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/jenavalve-tavr-device-promising-for-lvad-associated-aortic-regurgitation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/jenavalve-tavr-device-promising-for-lvad-associated-aortic-regurgitation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Drug Approved for Thyroid Eye Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved veligrotug (Lumvoa) for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED), regardless of disease activity or duration, Viridian Therapeutics announced on Friday.<br />
Veligrotug is the first treatment with labeling for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-drug-approved-for-thyroid-eye-disease/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-drug-approved-for-thyroid-eye-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Flu Season Without ACIP: The Question for Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. is heading toward the 2026-2027 respiratory virus season without a functioning Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). That is no small disruption. ACIP has guided national policy on influenza vaccination...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-flu-season-without-acip-the-question-for-fall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-flu-season-without-acip-the-question-for-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe's Record Heat Has Overwhelmed Paris Mortuaries and Left Families in Distress]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- PARIS--Every few minutes, the mortuary owner's phone rings. Since a record-smashing heat wave started taking lives and storage space for bodies in Paris and beyond, the funeral directors and mourning families calling him...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/europes-record-heat-has-overwhelmed-paris-mortuaries-and-left-families-in-distress/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/europes-record-heat-has-overwhelmed-paris-mortuaries-and-left-families-in-distress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Expands Risankizumab Label in Psoriatic Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the indications for risankizumab (Skyrizi) in plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis to include treatment of children 6 years and older, AbbVie announced.<br />
An interleukin (IL)-23 antagonist, risankizumab is...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-expands-risankizumab-label-in-psoriatic-disease/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-expands-risankizumab-label-in-psoriatic-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Early Tirzepatide Alter the Course of Type 2 Diabetes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the American Diabetes Association annual meeting, 2-year results from the SUPPRESS-EARLY trial showed that initiating tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) early in the course of type 2 diabetes led to substantially higher rates...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/could-early-tirzepatide-alter-the-course-of-type-2-diabetes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/could-early-tirzepatide-alter-the-course-of-type-2-diabetes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heart Health in Pregnancy May Tell of Future Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Better cardiovascular health during pregnancy was linked to better cardiometabolic health in the subsequent 7 years, a cohort study found.<br />
Using a Life's Essential 8 framework modified for pregnancy-specific heart health (mLE8...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/heart-health-in-pregnancy-may-tell-of-future-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/heart-health-in-pregnancy-may-tell-of-future-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Caused This Infant's 'Flaking Paint' Skin Rash?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A case in India highlights what's long been known as the "disease of the displaced child."<br />
A 5-month-old boy was brought to an outpatient clinic with a rash resembling "flaking paint" that developed 3 weeks prior, reported Jashir...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-caused-this-infants-flaking-paint-skin-rash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-caused-this-infants-flaking-paint-skin-rash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Seek to Lower Drug Prices by Targeting Pharmacy Benefit Managers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers.<br />
Some of those companies, called pharmacy benefit managers...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/states-seek-to-lower-drug-prices-by-targeting-pharmacy-benefit-managers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/states-seek-to-lower-drug-prices-by-targeting-pharmacy-benefit-managers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tiniest Penis' Fundraiser; Flu Vaccine Maker Investigated; FDA Rejects Gout Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A North Carolina man who claims his 0.38-inch penis is the world's smallest started a fundraiser for enlargement surgery. (The Guardian)<br />
Michigan parents are facing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tiniest-penis-fundraiser-flu-vaccine-maker-investigated-fda-rejects-gout-drug/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tiniest-penis-fundraiser-flu-vaccine-maker-investigated-fda-rejects-gout-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pulsed Field Ablation Tied to Fewer LAA Occluder Leaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW YORK CITY--The persistent peridevice leaks in percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure may be addressed by applying pulsed field ablation (PFA) during the procedure, the STUN-AF study suggested.<br />
In this observational...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pulsed-field-ablation-tied-to-fewer-laa-occluder-leaks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pulsed-field-ablation-tied-to-fewer-laa-occluder-leaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions Drop Obamacare Coverage After Subsidies Expire and Costs Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- About 3 million fewer people in the U.S. had Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year, according to new federal data.<br />
In the report released Friday, HHS suggested the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/millions-drop-obamacare-coverage-after-subsidies-expire-and-costs-rise/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/millions-drop-obamacare-coverage-after-subsidies-expire-and-costs-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Wait a Minute. Isn&rsquo;t This the Same Drug?': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "I said, 'Wait a minute. Isn't this the same drug?'"--Erick Turner, MD, of Oregon Health &amp; Science University in Portland, discussing the FDA's approval of a depression drug that had more negative than positive studies...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/wait-a-minute-isnrsquot-this-the-same-drug-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/wait-a-minute-isnrsquot-this-the-same-drug-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oral FGFR1-3 Inhibitor Boosted Height Velocity in Common Genetic Growth Disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with a once-daily FGFR1-3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor led to significant increases in growth among children with achondroplasia, the phase III PROPEL 3 study showed.<br />
The least-squares mean change from baseline in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oral-fgfr1-3-inhibitor-boosted-height-velocity-in-common-genetic-growth-disorder/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/oral-fgfr1-3-inhibitor-boosted-height-velocity-in-common-genetic-growth-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals Are Using AI to Detect Intimate Partner Violence. That's a Problem.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A patient walks into the emergency department (ED) with a nagging migraine that won't let up. She knows that in the ED she'll be able to get a medication strong enough to provide relief. She answers the staff's questions as she...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospitals-are-using-ai-to-detect-intimate-partner-violence-thats-a-problem/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospitals-are-using-ai-to-detect-intimate-partner-violence-thats-a-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Britons turn to private healthcare as faith in NHS cracks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Backlogs, dilapidated hospitals and rising demand from an ageing population are leading younger adults to forsake the state system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/young-britons-turn-to-private-healthcare-as-faith-in-nhs-cracks-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/young-britons-turn-to-private-healthcare-as-faith-in-nhs-cracks-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Britons turn to private healthcare as faith in NHS cracks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Backlogs, dilapidated hospitals and rising demand from an ageing population are leading younger adults to forsake the state system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/young-britons-turn-to-private-healthcare-as-faith-in-nhs-cracks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/young-britons-turn-to-private-healthcare-as-faith-in-nhs-cracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing numbers of young people in UK turning to private healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Backlogs, dilapidated hospitals and rising demand from an ageing population are leading younger adults to forsake the NHS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/growing-numbers-of-young-people-in-uk-turning-to-private-healthcare/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/growing-numbers-of-young-people-in-uk-turning-to-private-healthcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Replacement; Patient Messaging Trends]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/patellar-resurfacing-in-total-knee-replacement-patient-messaging-trends/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/patellar-resurfacing-in-total-knee-replacement-patient-messaging-trends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recommending Blood Tests for CRC Without Guardrails Risks Confusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The American Cancer Society's (ACS) recent update on colorectal cancer screening aims to strike a careful balance on blood-based screening tests. On the one hand, it appropriately calls them non-preferred options. On the other...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/recommending-blood-tests-for-crc-without-guardrails-risks-confusion/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/recommending-blood-tests-for-crc-without-guardrails-risks-confusion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Cancer Patient's Cats Inspired a Push for Pets in Hospice Wards]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WARSAW, Poland--When Ewa Lutka-Krawczyk was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, her first thought was for Gaja, a shelter dog she took in 3 years ago. She asked her doctor to assure her she would live a few more years so the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-cancer-patients-cats-inspired-a-push-for-pets-in-hospice-wards/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-cancer-patients-cats-inspired-a-push-for-pets-in-hospice-wards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[QuidelOrtho looks to sell testing unit as PE circles healthcare companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diagnostic company&rsquo;s shares are down 90% since its rapid antigen tests were the first to be approved for Covid-19]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/quidelortho-looks-to-sell-testing-unit-as-pe-circles-healthcare-companies-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/quidelortho-looks-to-sell-testing-unit-as-pe-circles-healthcare-companies-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[QuidelOrtho looks to sell testing unit as PE circles healthcare companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diagnostic company&rsquo;s shares are down 90% since its rapid antigen tests were the first to be approved for Covid-19]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/quidelortho-looks-to-sell-testing-unit-as-pe-circles-healthcare-companies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/quidelortho-looks-to-sell-testing-unit-as-pe-circles-healthcare-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Charter Unveiled for CDC's Influential Vaccine Committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new charter calls on the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to consider "non-vaccine interventions" and changes the focus, membership structure, and rules that govern the influential panel.<br />
Societies...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-charter-unveiled-for-cdcs-influential-vaccine-committee/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-charter-unveiled-for-cdcs-influential-vaccine-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aortic Stenosis Patients Still Tripped Up by Diagnosis Issues on the Path to AVR]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW YORK CITY--People with aortic stenosis (AS) were increasingly getting timelier diagnosis, though treatment delays persisted in a national care quality registry study.<br />
U.S. patients flagged with moderate or severe AS...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aortic-stenosis-patients-still-tripped-up-by-diagnosis-issues-on-the-path-to-avr/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/aortic-stenosis-patients-still-tripped-up-by-diagnosis-issues-on-the-path-to-avr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taste, Smell Disturbances Seen in GLP-1 Users]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with a higher risk of smell and taste disturbances among adults with type 2 diabetes, an analysis of electronic health record (EHR) data suggested.<br />
Compared with matched controls...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/taste-smell-disturbances-seen-in-glp-1-users/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/taste-smell-disturbances-seen-in-glp-1-users/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[988's LGBTQ+ Hotline Is Relaunching. The Group That Helped Start It May Be Excluded.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out.<br />
The Trevor Project, the leading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/988s-lgbtq-hotline-is-relaunching-the-group-that-helped-start-it-may-be-excluded/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/988s-lgbtq-hotline-is-relaunching-the-group-that-helped-start-it-may-be-excluded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Regulators Move to Revoke Avacopan Authorization]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee recommended pulling the marketing authorization for avacopan (Tavneos) following a review over data integrity concerns in the vasculitis drug's key supporting trial.<br />
Due to breaches...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/european-regulators-move-to-revoke-avacopan-authorization/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/european-regulators-move-to-revoke-avacopan-authorization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Regulators Call to Revoke Avacopan Authorization]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee recommended pulling the marketing authorization for avacopan (Tavneos) following a review over data integrity concerns in the vasculitis drug's key supporting trial.<br />
Due to breaches...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/european-regulators-call-to-revoke-avacopan-authorization/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/european-regulators-call-to-revoke-avacopan-authorization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Journal Retracted a Hyped Cancer Study?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-journal-retracted-a-hyped-cancer-study/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-journal-retracted-a-hyped-cancer-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scream, It's Good for You; Release the Cancer Pigeons; Talk of Chemo Rationing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Every day begins with scream therapy at Camp Breastie for breast cancer survivors. (New York Times)<br />
Comedian and actor Moshe Kasher, who appeared as a sign language interpreter in episodes of "The Pitt," revealed he had surgery...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/scream-its-good-for-you-release-the-cancer-pigeons-talk-of-chemo-rationing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/scream-its-good-for-you-release-the-cancer-pigeons-talk-of-chemo-rationing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Smart Glasses Show Promise, Limitations as Aid for Patients With Low Vision]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) smart eyeglasses as a potential aid for people with low vision produced mixed results in a small pilot case series.<br />
Using verbal prompts to guide the eyeglasses, study participants, all healthy volunteers...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-smart-glasses-show-promise-limitations-as-aid-for-patients-with-low-vision/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-smart-glasses-show-promise-limitations-as-aid-for-patients-with-low-vision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Blocks Trump Plan Limiting Graduate Student Loans in Nursing, Other Fields]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health, and some other fields.<br />
The American...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-blocks-trump-plan-limiting-graduate-student-loans-in-nursing-other-fields/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-blocks-trump-plan-limiting-graduate-student-loans-in-nursing-other-fields/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tennis Legend's Cancer's Back; CDC Emails on RFK Jr. Released; Suicide Attempts Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Calling the disease "relentless," tennis legend Chris Evert said her ovarian cancer had returned for a third time. (People)<br />
The Supreme Court sided with the maker...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tennis-legends-cancers-back-cdc-emails-on-rfk-jr-released-suicide-attempts-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/tennis-legends-cancers-back-cdc-emails-on-rfk-jr-released-suicide-attempts-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Watched My Friend Choose Death. Physician-Assisted Suicide Needs More Guardrails.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Have yourself a good life."<br />
That was my friend's message informing me of his plan to end his life through physician-assisted suicide. His pancreatic cancer had progressed and was no longer responding to treatments. Weeks before...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-watched-my-friend-choose-death-physician-assisted-suicide-needs-more-guardrails/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-watched-my-friend-choose-death-physician-assisted-suicide-needs-more-guardrails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hemorrhage May Be 'Infrequent' Feature in Latest Ebola Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In a departure from past Ebola outbreaks, roughly 90% of the patients testing positive for Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) had no hemorrhagic signs or bleeding at presentation, according to a preliminary report.<br />
In fact, the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hemorrhage-may-be-infrequent-feature-in-latest-ebola-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hemorrhage-may-be-infrequent-feature-in-latest-ebola-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia Risk Lower With Anti-Inflammatory Diet Even With Alzheimer's Biomarkers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People with Alzheimer's disease biomarkers who followed a dietary pattern with less inflammatory potential had a lower risk of developing dementia, a longitudinal study in Sweden showed.<br />
Over 8 years, the study followed a cohort...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dementia-risk-lower-with-anti-inflammatory-diet-even-with-alzheimers-biomarkers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dementia-risk-lower-with-anti-inflammatory-diet-even-with-alzheimers-biomarkers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mandatory Flu Shots for Recruits Restored as Boot Camp Outbreak Sickens Hundreds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Pentagon said Wednesday that boot camps for all the military services are once again requiring the flu vaccination for all recruits after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shot optional for the military at the end of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mandatory-flu-shots-for-recruits-restored-as-boot-camp-outbreak-sickens-hundreds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/mandatory-flu-shots-for-recruits-restored-as-boot-camp-outbreak-sickens-hundreds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Bar Too Low for Transcatheter Mitral Repair in Real-World Practice?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW YORK CITY--Real-world operators have been leaving patients with acceptable but still less-than-optimal results after transcatheter mitral edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER), with some suggesting moving the goalposts for success...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-the-bar-too-low-for-transcatheter-mitral-repair-in-real-world-practice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/is-the-bar-too-low-for-transcatheter-mitral-repair-in-real-world-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gentler Regimen for HER2+ Breast Cancer Gets Good Grades in 5-Year Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Abbreviated treatment with neoadjuvant paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab (Perjeta) was tied to "excellent" long-term outcomes in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, a secondary analysis of the phase II DAPHNe trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/gentler-regimen-for-her2-breast-cancer-gets-good-grades-in-5-year-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/gentler-regimen-for-her2-breast-cancer-gets-good-grades-in-5-year-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping an Eye on Hypertension Risk in the Ophthalmology Clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than half of adults with diabetes had unrecognized or inadequately controlled hypertension detected during ophthalmology care, a prospective case series showed.<br />
Among 172 patients, 91 had stage 2 hypertension and 18 met...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/keeping-an-eye-on-hypertension-risk-in-the-ophthalmology-clinic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/keeping-an-eye-on-hypertension-risk-in-the-ophthalmology-clinic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Have Antiretrovirals and PrEP. So Why Hasn't the HIV Epidemic Ended?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Last week, the United Nations (UN) issued a declaration renewing its call to eliminate of HIV/AIDS by 2030, to be accomplished in part by boosting spending on eradicating the disease in lower- and middle-income countries. The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/we-have-antiretrovirals-and-prep-so-why-hasnt-the-hiv-epidemic-ended/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/we-have-antiretrovirals-and-prep-so-why-hasnt-the-hiv-epidemic-ended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse Channels Ariana Grande; 'Tanning Beds Are Evil'; OR Engagement Ring Hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
Nurse @jobelusi got help from a patient lift to bring the concert finale of Ariana Grande's "Eternal Sunshine...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurse-channels-ariana-grande-tanning-beds-are-evil-or-engagement-ring-hack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurse-channels-ariana-grande-tanning-beds-are-evil-or-engagement-ring-hack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats Press Trump Admin on Special Access to Obesity Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to disclose who received special access to Eli Lilly's investigational obesity drug retatrutide.<br />
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/democrats-press-trump-admin-on-special-access-to-obesity-drug/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/democrats-press-trump-admin-on-special-access-to-obesity-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACEP President: Emergency Medicine Is Here to Stay]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The recent MedPage Today op-ed titled, "The Case Against Calling It 'Emergency Medicine" miscasts many elements of emergency medicine and emergency treatment in general. It fails to grasp some basic truths about why patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/acep-president-emergency-medicine-is-here-to-stay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/acep-president-emergency-medicine-is-here-to-stay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bowel Disease, GLP-1s, and Colon Cancer; Herbs for MASLD? Managing Bile Duct Stones]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a retrospective study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bowel-disease-glp-1s-and-colon-cancer-herbs-for-masld-managing-bile-duct-stones/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bowel-disease-glp-1s-and-colon-cancer-herbs-for-masld-managing-bile-duct-stones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Search for Wanted Gastro Doc; Risky Surgery Suit; Doc Hit Dementia Patient?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Police are searching for Louisiana gastroenterologist David Beary, MD, who is wanted on sexual battery charges. (WDSU)<br />
Three former employees of an Illinois hospital allege in a new lawsuit that surgeons put patients at risk...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/police-search-for-wanted-gastro-doc-risky-surgery-suit-doc-hit-dementia-patient/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/police-search-for-wanted-gastro-doc-risky-surgery-suit-doc-hit-dementia-patient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First State Bans Paraquat, a Weed Killer Linked to Parkinson's Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Vermont has become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, one of the most commonly used herbicides, with lawmakers citing a possible link between the weed killer and Parkinson's disease.<br />
The ban has been widely celebrated by...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-state-bans-paraquat-a-weed-killer-linked-to-parkinsons-disease/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-state-bans-paraquat-a-weed-killer-linked-to-parkinsons-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TROP2 Drug Wins Two New Indications in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy) for two indications in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).<br />
The first indication for the TROP2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate, supported by the ASCENT...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trop2-drug-wins-two-new-indications-in-triple-negative-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trop2-drug-wins-two-new-indications-in-triple-negative-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital Worker Says He Ate Body Parts; Outbreak Virus Mystery; New N95 Mask Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
In Hungary, a hospital orderly admitted to eating human body parts he got from work and elsewhere. (People)<br />
Scientists still puzzle over where the animal reservoirs...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospital-worker-says-he-ate-body-parts-outbreak-virus-mystery-new-n95-mask-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospital-worker-says-he-ate-body-parts-outbreak-virus-mystery-new-n95-mask-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital Worker Allegedly Ate Body Parts; Outbreak Virus Mystery; New N95 Mask Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
In Hungary, a hospital orderly admitted to eating human body parts he got from work and elsewhere, according to police. (People)<br />
Scientists still puzzle over where...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospital-worker-allegedly-ate-body-parts-outbreak-virus-mystery-new-n95-mask-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospital-worker-allegedly-ate-body-parts-outbreak-virus-mystery-new-n95-mask-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK hospitals cancel operations because of lack of air conditioning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record June temperatures put up to 4,000 surgeries at risk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-hospitals-cancel-operations-because-of-lack-of-air-conditioning-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-hospitals-cancel-operations-because-of-lack-of-air-conditioning-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK hospitals cancel operations because of lack of air conditioning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record June temperatures put up to 4,000 surgeries at risk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-hospitals-cancel-operations-because-of-lack-of-air-conditioning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/uk-hospitals-cancel-operations-because-of-lack-of-air-conditioning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals cancel operations owing to lack of air conditioning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record June temperatures putting up to 4,000 surgeries at risk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospitals-cancel-operations-owing-to-lack-of-air-conditioning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospitals-cancel-operations-owing-to-lack-of-air-conditioning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals cancel operations because of lack of air conditioning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record June temperatures putting up to 4,000 surgeries at risk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospitals-cancel-operations-because-of-lack-of-air-conditioning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospitals-cancel-operations-because-of-lack-of-air-conditioning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-Term CAR-T Results in Lymphoma Confirm Early Promise]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ten years after receiving a single dose of CD19-targeted CAR T-cell therapy, almost a third of patients with aggressive lymphomas and no treatment options remained lymphoma free, updated results from a landmark trial showed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/long-term-car-t-results-in-lymphoma-confirm-early-promise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/long-term-car-t-results-in-lymphoma-confirm-early-promise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ALS Testing Expected to Drive Sharp Rise in Clinic Visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Genetic testing of people with a family member diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will greatly increase the number of clinic visits to specialized ALS centers over the next decade, a population model showed....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/als-testing-expected-to-drive-sharp-rise-in-clinic-visits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/als-testing-expected-to-drive-sharp-rise-in-clinic-visits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midterm TAVR Data Turn Muddy: Will 10 Years Even Suffice for a Verdict?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW YORK CITY--It was increasingly clear that clinical trials alone won't tell the full story of how transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) performs in the real world, according to midterm studies presented here....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/midterm-tavr-data-turn-muddy-will-10-years-even-suffice-for-a-verdict/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/midterm-tavr-data-turn-muddy-will-10-years-even-suffice-for-a-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Spending Projected to Hit Almost $9 Trillion in 2034]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Health expenditures are expected to reach $8.97 trillion by 2034, while the percentage of the population with health insurance is expected to decline for the next several years, said researchers at the Centers for Medicare &amp;amp...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/health-spending-projected-to-hit-almost-9-trillion-in-2034/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/health-spending-projected-to-hit-almost-9-trillion-in-2034/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few IVF Add-Ons Have Any Proven Benefits, Study Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Many popular in-vitro fertilization (IVF) add-ons have little proven benefit, but an evidence-based website helped patients better understand the treatments so they could make an informed decision, a pair of companion studies...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/few-ivf-add-ons-have-any-proven-benefits-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/few-ivf-add-ons-have-any-proven-benefits-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South African Civil Groups Warn of Dire Impact as U.S. Phases Out HIV Funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Civil society organizations in South Africa said Wednesday that adolescent girls and women are among the first vulnerable groups to feel the pinch of U.S. foreign aid cuts as the Trump administration phases out its more than...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/south-african-civil-groups-warn-of-dire-impact-as-us-phases-out-hiv-funding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/south-african-civil-groups-warn-of-dire-impact-as-us-phases-out-hiv-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shorter TB Regimen Matched Standard Care in Rifampicin-Resistant Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A 6-month tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimen delivered similar results to the longer standard-of-care regimen in patients with pulmonary rifampicin-resistant TB, a phase III noninferiority trial showed.<br />
Among 402 patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/shorter-tb-regimen-matched-standard-care-in-rifampicin-resistant-disease/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/shorter-tb-regimen-matched-standard-care-in-rifampicin-resistant-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves CDK4/6 Inhibitor for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib (Ibrance) as part of a first-line maintenance regimen for hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-positive breast cancer.<br />
Approval stipulates use of palbociclib plus trastuzumab...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-cdk46-inhibitor-for-her2-positive-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-cdk46-inhibitor-for-her2-positive-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Advanced MRI Personalize Radiation for Glioblastoma?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Following the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) meeting, MedPage Today convened three leaders in neuro-oncology and brain tumor imaging for a virtual roundtable discussion on the evolving role of advanced MRI in brain...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-advanced-mri-personalize-radiation-for-glioblastoma/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-advanced-mri-personalize-radiation-for-glioblastoma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Drug Approved to Reduce Triglycerides, Pancreatitis Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved olezarsen (Tryngolza) to reduce triglycerides and the risk of acute pancreatitis in adults with severe hypertriglyceridemia, the agency announced on Wednesday.<br />
Olezarsen, an mRNA-targeted antisense oligonucleotide...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/severe-hypertriglyceridemia-drug-approved-to-reduce-triglycerides-pancreatitis-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/severe-hypertriglyceridemia-drug-approved-to-reduce-triglycerides-pancreatitis-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature Retracts Cancer Study Suggesting Treatment Is Better Earlier in the Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- After a 4-month investigation, Nature Medicine retracted a study that showed that the time of day in which immunochemotherapy was given for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) had an effect on survival outcomes.<br />
In the phase...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nature-retracts-cancer-study-suggesting-treatment-is-better-earlier-in-the-day/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nature-retracts-cancer-study-suggesting-treatment-is-better-earlier-in-the-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature Retracts Cancer Study Linking Treatment Timing to Survival]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- After a 4-month investigation, Nature Medicine retracted a study that showed that the time of day in which immunochemotherapy was given for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) had an effect on survival outcomes.<br />
In the phase...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nature-retracts-cancer-study-linking-treatment-timing-to-survival/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nature-retracts-cancer-study-linking-treatment-timing-to-survival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Drug With More Negative Than Positive Studies Won FDA Approval]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA should require negative studies of a new drug to be included in the product's labeling--not just those studies with a beneficial finding--to prevent physicians and consumers from being misled about the drug's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-a-drug-with-more-negative-than-positive-studies-won-fda-approval/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-a-drug-with-more-negative-than-positive-studies-won-fda-approval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LSD's Depression Win; Summer Heat and Suicide; Antipsychotic Nonresponse Predictors]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Topline data showed that a single dose of an investigational LSD-based pill (DT120) met primary and key secondary endpoints in a phase III trial of adults with major depressive disorder, developer Definium Therapeutics said...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lsds-depression-win-summer-heat-and-suicide-antipsychotic-nonresponse-predictors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lsds-depression-win-summer-heat-and-suicide-antipsychotic-nonresponse-predictors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could TILs Serve as a Marker of Immunotherapy Benefit in Early TNBC?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting, long-term follow-up from the KEYNOTE-522 trial reinforced the survival benefit of pembrolizumab (Keytruda)-based therapy in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/could-tils-serve-as-a-marker-of-immunotherapy-benefit-in-early-tnbc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/could-tils-serve-as-a-marker-of-immunotherapy-benefit-in-early-tnbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prenatal Exposure to  Acid Suppressants and Kids' IBD Risk: No Need to Worry?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prenatal exposure to acid-suppressive drugs did not have a clear association with the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in childhood, a South Korean cohort study suggested.<br />
While prenatal exposure to acid-suppressive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/prenatal-exposure-to-acid-suppressants-and-kids-ibd-risk-no-need-to-worry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/prenatal-exposure-to-acid-suppressants-and-kids-ibd-risk-no-need-to-worry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Was an NIH Program Official. Here's What a Peer Reviewer Doesn&rsquo;t See.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In a June 18 opinion piece in MedPage Today, Anthony LoSasso, PhD, a health economist who served on NIH study sections for 12 years, took issue with a recent New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) editorial that criticizes the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-was-an-nih-program-official-heres-what-a-peer-reviewer-doesnrsquot-see/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-was-an-nih-program-official-heres-what-a-peer-reviewer-doesnrsquot-see/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are People With Eating Disorders Misusing GLP-1 Drugs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Use and misuse of GLP-1 receptor agonists were common in people with eating disorders, interim results of an ongoing cross-sectional study suggested.<br />
Among over 400 people with eating disorders, 32.1% said they have used GLP...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/are-people-with-eating-disorders-misusing-glp-1-drugs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/are-people-with-eating-disorders-misusing-glp-1-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr.'s Vax Agenda Lives; Filler 'Smuggling' Accusations; Peptide Gray Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Despite political warnings and legal challenges, there's still a push to keep HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine agenda alive--but it has shifted largely out of public view. Kennedy allies are "embedding his agenda...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jrs-vax-agenda-lives-filler-smuggling-accusations-peptide-gray-market/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rfk-jrs-vax-agenda-lives-filler-smuggling-accusations-peptide-gray-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Rules Government Can't Stop SNAP Dollars From Buying Candy and Sugary Drinks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The federal government can't block benefits from the nation's largest food aid program from being used to buy candy, soda, and other sugary drinks, a judge ruled.<br />
Monday's ruling scuttles restrictions now in place or planned...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-rules-government-cant-stop-snap-dollars-from-buying-candy-and-sugary-drinks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/judge-rules-government-cant-stop-snap-dollars-from-buying-candy-and-sugary-drinks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci Subpoenaed; Army, Navy Reinstate Flu Shot Requirement; Milder Ebola Symptoms?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) subpoenaed Anthony Fauci, MD, to appear before the Committee on Homeland Security &amp; Governmental Affairs next month. (The Hill)<br />
A bipartisan...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fauci-subpoenaed-army-navy-reinstate-flu-shot-requirement-milder-ebola-symptoms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fauci-subpoenaed-army-navy-reinstate-flu-shot-requirement-milder-ebola-symptoms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Systemic maternity failures led to hundreds of deaths and injuries, review finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Damning report into Nottingham NHS trust criticises culture of bullying and staff ignoring pregnant women]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/systemic-maternity-failures-led-to-hundreds-of-deaths-and-injuries-review-finds-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/systemic-maternity-failures-led-to-hundreds-of-deaths-and-injuries-review-finds-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Systemic maternity failures led to hundreds of deaths and injuries, review finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Damning report into Nottingham NHS trust criticises culture of bullying and staff ignoring pregnant women]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/systemic-maternity-failures-led-to-hundreds-of-deaths-and-injuries-review-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/systemic-maternity-failures-led-to-hundreds-of-deaths-and-injuries-review-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher Daytime Light Exposure Linked to Lower Dementia Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People exposed to higher levels of daytime light had a lower risk of dementia, prospective data from 88,000 U.K. Biobank participants showed.<br />
Over 8 years of follow-up, people who had an average daytime light exposure above...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/higher-daytime-light-exposure-linked-to-lower-dementia-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/higher-daytime-light-exposure-linked-to-lower-dementia-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JAMA Journal Publishes COVID Vaccine Study Squelched by CDC Leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The COVID vaccine study that was suppressed by the acting CDC director earlier this year has now been published in a JAMA journal.<br />
The case-control study showed that the estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) rate during the 2025...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/jama-journal-publishes-covid-vaccine-study-squelched-by-cdc-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/jama-journal-publishes-covid-vaccine-study-squelched-by-cdc-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Strategies and Platforms for Gastroesophageal Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Improved understanding of the tumor microenvironment and genomics has fueled a new generation of therapies that could lead to better outcomes for esophageal cancer.<br />
Some of those therapies have already made the leap from research...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-strategies-and-platforms-for-gastroesophageal-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/new-strategies-and-platforms-for-gastroesophageal-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evolution of Perioperative Immunotherapy in Resectable Esophageal Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The emergence of immunotherapy for esophageal cancer provided a glimmer of hope to patients and clinicians affected by the historically poor-prognosis disease. The glimmer has not only persisted but perhaps grown brighter as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/evolution-of-perioperative-immunotherapy-in-resectable-esophageal-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/evolution-of-perioperative-immunotherapy-in-resectable-esophageal-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Physicians, Other Clinicians at Banner Health File to Unionize]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than 240 physicians and advanced practice providers from dozens of Banner Health locations throughout the Phoenix area have filed to unionize.<br />
The effort comes as clinicians have expressed concerns about patient panel sizes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hundreds-of-physicians-other-clinicians-at-banner-health-file-to-unionize/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hundreds-of-physicians-other-clinicians-at-banner-health-file-to-unionize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Denies Trump Got Unapproved Obesity Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The White House aggressively denied a report that implied President Trump may have received the investigational obesity medication retatrutide.<br />
STAT on Tuesday reported that Eli Lilly and the FDA granted one request for compassionate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/white-house-denies-trump-got-unapproved-obesity-drug/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/white-house-denies-trump-got-unapproved-obesity-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quarantine Comes to an End for Last Hantavirus Ship Passengers in Nebraska]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- OMAHA, Nebraska--The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/quarantine-comes-to-an-end-for-last-hantavirus-ship-passengers-in-nebraska/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/quarantine-comes-to-an-end-for-last-hantavirus-ship-passengers-in-nebraska/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Greenlights Generic Rifapentine for Tuberculosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the first generic version of rifapentine (Priftin) to treat active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in adolescents and adults, as well as latent TB infection in patients as young as 2 years.<br />
The generic rifamycin...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-greenlights-generic-rifapentine-for-tuberculosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-greenlights-generic-rifapentine-for-tuberculosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pacemakers and Mental Issues; Cardio-Oncology Gaps; Sugar Unlocks Veggie Benefits?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter&#8208;defibrillator implants were associated with increased risks of mental disorders among young adult recipients in Korea. (Journal of the American Heart Association)<br />
The FDA is hosting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pacemakers-and-mental-issues-cardio-oncology-gaps-sugar-unlocks-veggie-benefits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/pacemakers-and-mental-issues-cardio-oncology-gaps-sugar-unlocks-veggie-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Reverses Course on Neuro Drugs; Omega-3s and Dementia; Brain Death Test Lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Gene therapy developer uniQure said it will submit a marketing application for accelerated approval for investigational AMT-130 for Huntington's disease after the FDA reversed its position and agreed that a 3-year analysis of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-reverses-course-on-neuro-drugs-omega-3s-and-dementia-brain-death-test-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-reverses-course-on-neuro-drugs-omega-3s-and-dementia-brain-death-test-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor, NP Among Hundreds Charged in $6.5B Healthcare Fraud Crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Justice Department on Tuesday announced criminal charges against 455 people, including 90 doctors and other medical professionals, as part of a 2-week healthcare fraud crackdown that officials say involved more than $6.5...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctor-np-among-hundreds-charged-in-65b-healthcare-fraud-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/doctor-np-among-hundreds-charged-in-65b-healthcare-fraud-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardiologist Charged in $89M Fraud Case Amid Trump Administration's Crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Justice Department has charged a Texas doctor in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme, accusing him of billing insurers for medically unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests for college student-athletes and then rubber...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cardiologist-charged-in-89m-fraud-case-amid-trump-administrations-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cardiologist-charged-in-89m-fraud-case-amid-trump-administrations-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yet Another Administrative Burden for Doctors: Medicaid Work Requirements]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Imagine three patient scenarios.<br />
In one, a physician receives a MyChart message from a cancer patient who can no longer access her medications or even make a follow up appointment because her "medical frailty exemption" was...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/yet-another-administrative-burden-for-doctors-medicaid-work-requirements/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/yet-another-administrative-burden-for-doctors-medicaid-work-requirements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defining the Role of Oral SERDs in Frontline Metastatic Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting, results from the phase III persevERA BC trial did not show a statistically significant progression-free survival (PFS) benefit with the investigational oral selective...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/defining-the-role-of-oral-serds-in-frontline-metastatic-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/defining-the-role-of-oral-serds-in-frontline-metastatic-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-DXd in Early HER2-Positive Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Recent approvals of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd; Enhertu) in early HER2-positive breast cancer have created new questions about its optimal use in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings.<br />
MedPage Today brought together three...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/t-dxd-in-early-her2-positive-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/t-dxd-in-early-her2-positive-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgery Bests Meds for Recurrent Sinus Inflammation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For patients with recurrent acute rhinosinusitis, endoscopic sinus surgery improved quality of life related to the condition, whereas conservative medical treatment alone did little, a small randomized trial showed.<br />
Improvement...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/surgery-bests-meds-for-recurrent-sinus-inflammation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/surgery-bests-meds-for-recurrent-sinus-inflammation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Pitt' Actor's Cancer Diagnosis; New HHS Research Plans; Madonna Reveals Injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Actor Moshe Kasher of "The Pitt" said he underwent surgery for early oropharyngeal cancer last week. (USA Today)<br />
HHS announced plans to accelerate early clinical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-pitt-actors-cancer-diagnosis-new-hhs-research-plans-madonna-reveals-injury/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-pitt-actors-cancer-diagnosis-new-hhs-research-plans-madonna-reveals-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia’s Kimberly Powell: We are reinventing the doctor experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chipmaker&rsquo;s head of healthcare argues AI can ease many of the sector&rsquo;s ills, including reducing medics&rsquo; workload and tackling the shortage of trained staff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nvidias-kimberly-powell-we-are-reinventing-the-doctor-experience-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nvidias-kimberly-powell-we-are-reinventing-the-doctor-experience-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia’s Kimberly Powell: We are reinventing the doctor experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chipmaker&rsquo;s head of healthcare argues AI can ease many of the sector&rsquo;s ills, including reducing medics&rsquo; workload and tackling the shortage of trained staff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nvidias-kimberly-powell-we-are-reinventing-the-doctor-experience/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nvidias-kimberly-powell-we-are-reinventing-the-doctor-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patient Portal Messages Have Spiked Since 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patient portal messaging has surged in recent years, signaling a significant change in the way physicians deliver care, a cross-sectional analysis of electronic health record data showed.<br />
In an analysis of national data from...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/patient-portal-messages-have-spiked-since-2020/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/patient-portal-messages-have-spiked-since-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIN2 Lesions May Not Need Immediate Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Delaying treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2) wasn't linked to increased cancer risk at 3 years and may reduce unnecessary excisions compared with immediate treatment, an observational emulation target...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cin2-lesions-may-not-need-immediate-treatment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cin2-lesions-may-not-need-immediate-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Super Movers' Show Signs of Exceptional Brain Aging]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Super movers--adults 80 and older who walk as fast as people 30 years younger--had lower risks of cognitive impairment, data from multiple cohorts suggested.<br />
Across five cohorts in the Health and Retirement Study International...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/super-movers-show-signs-of-exceptional-brain-aging/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/super-movers-show-signs-of-exceptional-brain-aging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Flags Overuse of Antibiotics for Diverticulitis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Despite guidelines discouraging antibiotics in many uncomplicated diverticulitis cases, nearly everyone got one in a retrospective cohort study across Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities.<br />
Of more than 33,000 outpatient...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-flags-overuse-of-antibiotics-for-diverticulitis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-flags-overuse-of-antibiotics-for-diverticulitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multicomponent Test Tops PSA for Clinically Significant Prostate Cancers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A multicomponent blood-based biomarker test that combines prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with additional plasma protein biomarkers, a polygenic risk score, and clinical variables identified more clinically significant prostate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/multicomponent-test-tops-psa-for-clinically-significant-prostate-cancers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/multicomponent-test-tops-psa-for-clinically-significant-prostate-cancers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Data Back Teclistamab for Autoimmune Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prospects are growing that an approved, off-the-shelf drug can rescue patients with certain ultra-refractory autoimmune diseases, a pair of new reports suggest.<br />
Among 18 patients with various autoimmune conditions treated with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/more-data-back-teclistamab-for-autoimmune-disease/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/more-data-back-teclistamab-for-autoimmune-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lifestyle Treatments as Important as Medications in Managing Obesity in Kids, Teens]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Pharmacotherapies paired with lifestyle treatments were linked with the greatest short-term weight reduction in kids and teens with obesity, a systematic review and network meta-analysis showed.<br />
Treatment with the GLP-1 receptor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lifestyle-treatments-as-important-as-medications-in-managing-obesity-in-kids-teens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/lifestyle-treatments-as-important-as-medications-in-managing-obesity-in-kids-teens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Way to Successfully Rein in Unnecessary Blood Thinner Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The country's largest integrated health system found a way to clamp down on unnecessary antiplatelet use among patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs).<br />
In a quality improvement study, seven health systems within the Veterans...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-way-to-successfully-rein-in-unnecessary-blood-thinner-use/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/a-way-to-successfully-rein-in-unnecessary-blood-thinner-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HER2-Positive Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An estimated 20% to 40% of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer will ultimately develop brain metastases, resulting in poorer odds of survival along with headache, seizure, neurological and cognitive impairment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/her2-positive-breast-cancer-and-brain-metastases/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/her2-positive-breast-cancer-and-brain-metastases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massage Gun Eye Injury: Retinal Tears, Detachment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The rise in popularity of percussive massage guns could carry some hidden dangers for consumers, as a case study of a young student with tired eyes revealed.<br />
A patient in his 20s reported experiencing flashing lights and floaters...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/massage-gun-eye-injury-retinal-tears-detachment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/massage-gun-eye-injury-retinal-tears-detachment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Monthly Dosing With Novel GLP-1  Maintain Weight Loss?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the American Diabetes Association annual meeting, updated phase II data from the VESPER program showed that patients who achieved weight loss with a weekly dose of the ultra-long-acting investigational GLP-1 agonist berobenatide...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-monthly-dosing-with-novel-glp-1-maintain-weight-loss/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/can-monthly-dosing-with-novel-glp-1-maintain-weight-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bispecific Antibodies May Reshape Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting, new subgroup and real-world analyses added to the growing evidence for bispecific antibodies in relapsed follicular lymphoma, while also highlighting practical questions...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bispecific-antibodies-may-reshape-relapsed-follicular-lymphoma-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bispecific-antibodies-may-reshape-relapsed-follicular-lymphoma-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-Line Options in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The survival outlook for patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer has changed significantly for the better over the last two decades.<br />
For example, a European cohort study showed that overall survival (OS) increased...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-line-options-in-her2-positive-metastatic-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-line-options-in-her2-positive-metastatic-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staggering Amounts of Fentanyl Hit Streets as the DEA Watched and Took No Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/staggering-amounts-of-fentanyl-hit-streets-as-the-dea-watched-and-took-no-action/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/staggering-amounts-of-fentanyl-hit-streets-as-the-dea-watched-and-took-no-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Marks a Year of Battling Measles, With No Clear End in Sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks--a grim milestone that could affect whether the U.S. can keep its measles-free designation.<br />
More than 680 people have gotten sick since the state's first outbreak began...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/utah-marks-a-year-of-battling-measles-with-no-clear-end-in-sight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/utah-marks-a-year-of-battling-measles-with-no-clear-end-in-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypertension Drug Recall; Hantavirus Quarantine Ends; Bending Over and Miscarriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
More than 11,000 bottles of the hypertension drug chlorthalidone have been recalled over failed dissolution specifications, according to the FDA. (Eating Well)...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hypertension-drug-recall-hantavirus-quarantine-ends-bending-over-and-miscarriage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hypertension-drug-recall-hantavirus-quarantine-ends-bending-over-and-miscarriage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Paper's Title Tells You It Shouldn&rsquo;t be Published': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "The paper's title tells you that it shouldn't be published."--Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, on a study that purportedly suggested an increase in sudden infant...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-papers-title-tells-you-it-shouldnrsquot-be-published-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/the-papers-title-tells-you-it-shouldnrsquot-be-published-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're Being Taught to Care for Everyone But Ourselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- November 6, 2024. The moment I (Agorua) wake up, I know something has shifted. I want to stay home and cry, but that is not the reality of a second-year medical student. I peel myself from my bed, hide the evidence of sleep deprivation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/were-being-taught-to-care-for-everyone-but-ourselves/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/were-being-taught-to-care-for-everyone-but-ourselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food Labels and Childhood Obesity; Prehabilitation in Older Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/food-labels-and-childhood-obesity-prehabilitation-in-older-adults/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/food-labels-and-childhood-obesity-prehabilitation-in-older-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Teeth Push the Plague's Timeline Back to Over 5,500 Years Ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Scientists have found the oldest known evidence of the plague, which sparked deadly outbreaks dating back about 5,500 years ago--some 200 years earlier than previously thought.<br />
The disease has sickened humans for thousands...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ancient-teeth-push-the-plagues-timeline-back-to-over-5500-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ancient-teeth-push-the-plagues-timeline-back-to-over-5500-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Measure the Cost of Nurse Turnover. What About the Cost of Losing a Nurse?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare leaders have become increasingly sophisticated in calculating the cost of nurse turnover. We have formulas to estimate vacancy costs, recruitment expenses, orientation costs, contract labor expenditures, and productivity...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/we-measure-the-cost-of-nurse-turnover-what-about-the-cost-of-losing-a-nurse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/we-measure-the-cost-of-nurse-turnover-what-about-the-cost-of-losing-a-nurse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Disease Surveillance; Another PE Takeover; How We Broke the ADA Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode:<br />
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...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/world-cup-disease-surveillance-another-pe-takeover-how-we-broke-the-ada-story/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/world-cup-disease-surveillance-another-pe-takeover-how-we-broke-the-ada-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Test Outperformed SCORE2 for Gauging Heart Risk in Rheumatic Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) measurements more accurately predicted cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases than a commonly used CV risk scoring system, researchers said.<br />
Among...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/this-test-outperformed-score2-for-gauging-heart-risk-in-rheumatic-disease/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/this-test-outperformed-score2-for-gauging-heart-risk-in-rheumatic-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Some Medically Safe Births Still Feel Traumatic]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- I used to help women write birth plans.<br />
As a doula, I viewed them as protection: emotional armor against one of the most vulnerable experiences in a woman's life. Women arrived carrying carefully prepared documents outlining...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-some-medically-safe-births-still-feel-traumatic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-some-medically-safe-births-still-feel-traumatic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola Outbreaks Complicated by Victims Who Prefer Traditional Healers Over Hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital. Others take the path to the shrine of a traditional healer, often with devastating consequences.<br />
Many view the onset of hemorrhagic fever as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ebola-outbreaks-complicated-by-victims-who-prefer-traditional-healers-over-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ebola-outbreaks-complicated-by-victims-who-prefer-traditional-healers-over-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booze and Pancreatic Cancer Risk; From 'Hospice' to 'Hope'; Gen Z-ers Skip Screening]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new study showed a "dose response risk relationship" between alcohol consumption and pancreatic cancer. (International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research)<br />
Brain tumors diagnosed in 11 nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/booze-and-pancreatic-cancer-risk-from-hospice-to-hope-gen-z-ers-skip-screening/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/booze-and-pancreatic-cancer-risk-from-hospice-to-hope-gen-z-ers-skip-screening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generic Single-Dose Flu Antiviral Gets FDA's Blessing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA this week approved the first generic version of baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) as a single-dose option to treat or prevent influenza in adults and children 5 years and up.<br />
In the treatment setting, the single-dose tablet...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/generic-single-dose-flu-antiviral-gets-fdas-blessing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/generic-single-dose-flu-antiviral-gets-fdas-blessing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outbreak Kills Over 200; ACIP Investigation Launched; Hackers Demand $75M From Novo]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Ebola cases in Congo have increased almost 40% in a week, and the outbreak's confirmed death toll has now topped 200. (AP)<br />
The U.S. CDC activated $107 million in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/outbreak-kills-over-200-acip-investigation-launched-hackers-demand-75m-from-novo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/outbreak-kills-over-200-acip-investigation-launched-hackers-demand-75m-from-novo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Blendon, an Expert in Health Policy and Polling, Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bob Blendon, ScD, a giant in the world of healthcare polling, died Wednesday, said officials from Harvard University in Boston.<br />
"Bob contributed so much to health policy as an innovator in research on public opinion," Paul Ginsburg...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bob-blendon-an-expert-in-health-policy-and-polling-dies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bob-blendon-an-expert-in-health-policy-and-polling-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Blendon, an Expert Giant in Health Policy and Polling, Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bob Blendon, ScD, a giant in the world of healthcare polling, died Wednesday, said officials from Harvard University in Boston.<br />
"Bob contributed so much to health policy as an innovator in research on public opinion," Paul Ginsburg...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bob-blendon-an-expert-giant-in-health-policy-and-polling-dies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/bob-blendon-an-expert-giant-in-health-policy-and-polling-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Panel Endorses New Flu Shot That Uses Tech Dissed by RFK Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory panel on Thursday unanimously endorsed the use of Moderna's trivalent flu vaccine candidate, which uses mRNA technology that's come under fire from the nation's top health official.<br />
In two 9-0 votes, the Vaccines...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-panel-endorses-new-flu-shot-that-uses-tech-dissed-by-rfk-jr/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-panel-endorses-new-flu-shot-that-uses-tech-dissed-by-rfk-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIFA's Hydration Breaks Have Sparked Criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- LOS ANGELES--For the first time in World Cup history, FIFA is mandating all soccer players take hydration breaks to protect them from the threats of extreme heat. But the new rule has sparked criticism from two very different...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fifas-hydration-breaks-have-sparked-criticism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fifas-hydration-breaks-have-sparked-criticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Vaccine Was Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/which-vaccine-was-linked-to-fewer-heart-attacks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/which-vaccine-was-linked-to-fewer-heart-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Disorders and TBI May Fuel Each Other]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The connection between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurologic disorders may run both ways, a large retrospective study of U.S. military veterans suggested.<br />
Older adults with TBI were more likely than those without TBI to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/brain-disorders-and-tbi-may-fuel-each-other/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/brain-disorders-and-tbi-may-fuel-each-other/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reddit Chatter Signaled Virus Surge in World Cup Host City]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Public health surveillance tactics in place for the FIFA World Cup identified and confirmed a gastrointestinal virus surge in a host city.<br />
The Health Security Operations Center (HSOC) has been leading an independent and collaborative...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/reddit-chatter-signaled-virus-surge-in-world-cup-host-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/reddit-chatter-signaled-virus-surge-in-world-cup-host-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Served on Grant Review Panels for 12 Years. Let's Not Romanticize NIH Peer Review.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For more than a dozen years, I served on federal scientific review panels. My colleagues were serious, conscientious, and deeply knowledgeable in their fields. But the process was also far less mechanical, objective, and insulated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-served-on-grant-review-panels-for-12-years-lets-not-romanticize-nih-peer-review/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/i-served-on-grant-review-panels-for-12-years-lets-not-romanticize-nih-peer-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear FIFA, Check My Clinic Schedule; Former Janitor Starts Residency; Dystopian EMR]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
Dear FIFA, can you schedule matches around my clinic hours? Pain management doctor Jeffrey R. Prinsell Jr...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dear-fifa-check-my-clinic-schedule-former-janitor-starts-residency-dystopian-emr/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/dear-fifa-check-my-clinic-schedule-former-janitor-starts-residency-dystopian-emr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Might Be Lost When AI Takes Over Physician Notes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- One of the most exciting elements of our future healthcare system is the reduction of administrative load, and particularly, documentation burden. It is not difficult to see why: 21% of physicians report spending more than 8...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-might-be-lost-when-ai-takes-over-physician-notes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/what-might-be-lost-when-ai-takes-over-physician-notes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewriting What We Know About Kidney Transplant Rejection]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Dr. Alexander Wiseman and Dr. Carrie A Schinstock are paid partners of Biogen. In addition, Dr. Schinstock is a principal investigator for ongoing research in AMR and MVI.<br />
Each year, approximately 23,000 people in the U.S. are...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rewriting-what-we-know-about-kidney-transplant-rejection/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/rewriting-what-we-know-about-kidney-transplant-rejection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Many Americans Can Afford High-Quality Healthcare? Poll Finds the Number Dropped]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Twannetta Weaver felt like she made the responsible choice when she enrolled in a high-deductible health insurance plan through her employer, an option that avoided high premiums and allowed her to save for retirement.<br />
Then...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-many-americans-can-afford-high-quality-healthcare-poll-finds-the-number-dropped/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-many-americans-can-afford-high-quality-healthcare-poll-finds-the-number-dropped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Wine and Bowel Disease; Transplant Paper Retracted; AGA Dumps on CRC Blood Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A study in Gut found that red wine may be associated with a lower risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).<br />
But drinking roughly two alcoholic beverages a day was linked with a 10% to 30% higher risk of pancreatic cancer, a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/red-wine-and-bowel-disease-transplant-paper-retracted-aga-dumps-on-crc-blood-test/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/red-wine-and-bowel-disease-transplant-paper-retracted-aga-dumps-on-crc-blood-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse Booted From RFK Jr. Event; Doc Accused of Neck Bite; NP Gets 7 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Michigan nurse Ashley Meyers was kicked out of a panel discussion featuring HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for interrupting him by shouting questions about healthcare affordability. (MLive.com)<br />
One doctor is accused of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurse-booted-from-rfk-jr-event-doc-accused-of-neck-bite-np-gets-7-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/nurse-booted-from-rfk-jr-event-doc-accused-of-neck-bite-np-gets-7-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's CDC Overhaul; Journal Editor Quits Over AI; Data Centers' Health Toll]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The Trump administration is moving forward with a State Department plan to strip the CDC of its oversight on global health programs. (New York Times)<br />
Meanwhile...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-cdc-overhaul-journal-editor-quits-over-ai-data-centers-health-toll/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/trumps-cdc-overhaul-journal-editor-quits-over-ai-data-centers-health-toll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repercussions of Old Boston Heart Lab Test Kickback Case Still Being Felt]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- With a recent $2 million settlement, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has now pulled in tens of millions of dollars related to the decade-plus-old Boston Heart Diagnostics case, which centered around alleged kickbacks to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/repercussions-of-old-boston-heart-lab-test-kickback-case-still-being-felt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/repercussions-of-old-boston-heart-lab-test-kickback-case-still-being-felt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cefazolin Proves Its Mettle for Methicillin-Susceptible Staph Infections]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Cefazolin was effective for the treatment of bacteremia caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), findings of an international open-label platform trial showed.<br />
Among patients hospitalized with penicillin...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cefazolin-proves-its-mettle-for-methicillin-susceptible-staph-infections/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/cefazolin-proves-its-mettle-for-methicillin-susceptible-staph-infections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTC Sues Leading Transgender Health Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Wednesday, in the latest push by President Donald Trump's administration and others to limit gender-affirming care...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ftc-sues-leading-transgender-health-group/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ftc-sues-leading-transgender-health-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Some 'Old' Soccer Players Like Messi, Ronaldo Can Still Kick It in the World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.<br />
In the hit TV show "Ted Lasso," there was an ongoing joke that the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-some-old-soccer-players-like-messi-ronaldo-can-still-kick-it-in-the-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/why-some-old-soccer-players-like-messi-ronaldo-can-still-kick-it-in-the-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short-Acting Opioids for Withdrawal May Keep Patients From Leaving Hospital Early]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Treating opioid withdrawal with short-acting opioids showed a dose-dependent association with a reduction in early patient-directed discharge in hospitalized adults receiving medications for opioid use disorder (OUD), according...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/short-acting-opioids-for-withdrawal-may-keep-patients-from-leaving-hospital-early/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/short-acting-opioids-for-withdrawal-may-keep-patients-from-leaving-hospital-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Oral Carbapenem Approved for Complicated UTIs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved oral tebipenem pivoxil (Utebzi) as the first oral carbapenem antibiotic to treat complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), the agency announced on Wednesday.<br />
Tebipenem pivoxil is indicated for complicated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-oral-carbapenem-approved-for-complicated-utis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/first-oral-carbapenem-approved-for-complicated-utis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science Has Always Been Political. Now Politicians Want the Final Say.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Science has always been political. From the people who have been allowed to dominate research and academic spaces, to the diseases we study and prioritize funding for.<br />
I am a soon to be third-year MD-PhD student. My doctoral...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/science-has-always-been-political-now-politicians-want-the-final-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/science-has-always-been-political-now-politicians-want-the-final-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real-World Study Backs Menopausal Hormone Therapy for Stronger Bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Menopausal hormone therapy was associated with a reduced risk of low bone mineral density (BMD) among postmenopausal women in a retrospective cohort study.<br />
Among the 387 women analyzed, low BMD--defined as osteopenia...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/real-world-study-backs-menopausal-hormone-therapy-for-stronger-bones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/real-world-study-backs-menopausal-hormone-therapy-for-stronger-bones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study on Weekly Resistance Training Finds Sweet Spot for Heart Protection]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Women engaged in regular resistance training had substantially better cardiovascular health in the long run, according to a large cohort study.<br />
Those performing at least 2 hours a week of resistance training had a 20% lower...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-on-weekly-resistance-training-finds-sweet-spot-for-heart-protection/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/study-on-weekly-resistance-training-finds-sweet-spot-for-heart-protection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Neuroimaging: What's Changing Brain Tumor Care?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Following the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) meeting, MedPage Today convened three leaders in neuro-oncology and brain tumor imaging for a virtual roundtable discussion on the evolving role of advanced MRI in brain...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/modern-neuroimaging-whats-changing-brain-tumor-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/modern-neuroimaging-whats-changing-brain-tumor-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves PTSD Device; GLP-1s for ADHD? Probiotics and Geriatric Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared Wave Neuroscience's biomarker-guided neuromodulation system (MeRT) to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the company announced.<br />
Gastrointestinal interoception was disrupted across multiple domains in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-ptsd-device-glp-1s-for-adhd-probiotics-and-geriatric-depression/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-approves-ptsd-device-glp-1s-for-adhd-probiotics-and-geriatric-depression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione Plans Psychiatric Defense in Trial of UnitedHealthcare CEO's Killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Luigi Mangione plans to assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial, claiming he was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance when he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday. That...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/luigi-mangione-plans-psychiatric-defense-in-trial-of-unitedhealthcare-ceos-killing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/luigi-mangione-plans-psychiatric-defense-in-trial-of-unitedhealthcare-ceos-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four-Year Data Confirm Anifrolumab Efficacy in Lupus]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients in the registration trials for anifrolumab (Saphnelo) who were followed for 4 years showed sustained improvement in hematologic and serologic parameters, as well as clinical symptom...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/four-year-data-confirm-anifrolumab-efficacy-in-lupus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/four-year-data-confirm-anifrolumab-efficacy-in-lupus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus Origin Story Questioned; 'Weird' Political Jobs List; RFK Jr. Plays Nice]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The landfill origin story of the recent hantavirus outbreak affecting passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship seemed plausible to many. But scientists are now testing other hypotheses including one involving a mobile home...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hantavirus-origin-story-questioned-weird-political-jobs-list-rfk-jr-plays-nice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hantavirus-origin-story-questioned-weird-political-jobs-list-rfk-jr-plays-nice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Patients Speak May Signal Cognitive Impairment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Short segments of conversations between primary care clinicians and patients contained signals that helped detect undiagnosed cognitive impairment, an acoustic analysis suggested.<br />
A machine learning model trained on acoustic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-patients-speak-may-signal-cognitive-impairment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/how-patients-speak-may-signal-cognitive-impairment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triplet Could Become a New Standard in Tough-to-Treat CLL]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Fixed-duration therapy with pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca) plus venetoclax (Venclexta) and rituximab improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to interim...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/triplet-could-become-a-new-standard-in-tough-to-treat-cll/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/triplet-could-become-a-new-standard-in-tough-to-treat-cll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prone Positioning Not a Big Help for Infant Bronchiolitis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prone positioning of infants on high-flow nasal cannula oxygen support for bronchiolitis didn't significantly reduce risk of progression to needing positive pressure ventilation, a large randomized trial showed.<br />
Escalation of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/prone-positioning-not-a-big-help-for-infant-bronchiolitis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/prone-positioning-not-a-big-help-for-infant-bronchiolitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI medical tools match or surpass doctors for advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two health models displayed clinical value across a range of diagnostic and treatment decisions, studies show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-medical-tools-match-or-surpass-doctors-for-advice-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-medical-tools-match-or-surpass-doctors-for-advice-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI medical tools match or surpass doctors for advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two health models displayed clinical value across a range of diagnostic and treatment decisions, studies show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-medical-tools-match-or-surpass-doctors-for-advice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/ai-medical-tools-match-or-surpass-doctors-for-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advanced Therapy in Early Crohn's Disease: Evidence Outpaces Acceptance]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Evidence continues to grow that patients with Crohn's disease should be aggressively treated with advanced therapy as early as possible after diagnosis, rather than first turning to less-powerful corticosteroids.<br />
Still, many...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/advanced-therapy-in-early-crohns-disease-evidence-outpaces-acceptance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/advanced-therapy-in-early-crohns-disease-evidence-outpaces-acceptance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in Fatal Shooting Inside Delaware Hospital Taken Into Custody]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The suspect in a fatal shooting Tuesday inside a Delaware hospital has been taken into custody in Philadelphia, officials said.<br />
The 23-year-old man is expected to be charged in the shooting at Wilmington Hospital and extradited...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/suspect-in-fatal-shooting-inside-delaware-hospital-taken-into-custody/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/suspect-in-fatal-shooting-inside-delaware-hospital-taken-into-custody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital's Brain Tumor Cluster; Princess's Lung Transplant; Plastic Surgery Deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Brain tumors diagnosed in 11 nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in suburban Boston were not caused by any exposures to chemicals, radiation, or anything else at...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospitals-brain-tumor-cluster-princesss-lung-transplant-plastic-surgery-deaths/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/hospitals-brain-tumor-cluster-princesss-lung-transplant-plastic-surgery-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Staff Weighs In on Potential First mRNA Flu Shot]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ahead of an advisory committee meeting this week, FDA reviewers raised no serious efficacy or safety concerns about Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine candidate, which has the potential to become the first such product approved by the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-staff-weighs-in-on-potential-first-mrna-flu-shot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-staff-weighs-in-on-potential-first-mrna-flu-shot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Staff Weigh In on Potential First mRNA Flu Shot]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ahead of an advisory committee meeting this week, FDA reviewers raised no serious efficacy or safety concerns about Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine candidate for adults 50 and older, which has the potential to become the first such...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-staff-weigh-in-on-potential-first-mrna-flu-shot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/medical-industry/fda-staff-weigh-in-on-potential-first-mrna-flu-shot/</guid></item></channel></rss>