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• Skin Creams May Have Potent Ingredients Not Found on the Label

  09-10-2026 14:48 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Some over-the-counter (OTC) skin creams have undeclared pharmacologically active ingredients (UPAIs) that could be harmful to consumers, an observational study found.
  Out of 18 preselected products, UPAIs were identified in...
  
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• Decades-Old Schizophrenia Drug Wins Approval for New Formulation

  09-10-2026 23:32 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved an easier-to-use once-monthly subcutaneous injectable form of olanzapine (Weltruza) for schizophrenia in adults, Teva Pharmaceuticals announced on Friday.
  A decades-old drug, olanzapine in its oral form is the...
  
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• New Oral Drug Approved for Herpes Lesions

  09-10-2026 23:15 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved pritelivir (Hovilpri) tablets to treat mucocutaneous lesions caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections in immunocompromised patients who haven't responded to other treatments.
  Pritelivir, an oral helicase...
  
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• Are ADHD and Dementia Linked?

  09-10-2026 22:43 via medpagetoday.com
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• Biden Cancer Update; 'Big Bet' on Vaccines; Tucatinib Breast Cancer Approval Expands

  09-10-2026 21:41 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The treatment for former President Joe Biden's metastatic prostate cancer, which has spread to the bone, has been "like torture," according to an update from his son, Hunter Biden. (OK!)
  Republican congressional candidate Doug...
  
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• Popular Longevity Supplement Fails to Meet Endpoint in Parkinson's Trial

  09-10-2026 21:33 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Nicotinamide riboside, a form of vitamin B3 that increases cellular levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), had no significant clinical benefit in early Parkinson's disease, the NOPARK randomized trial showed.
  Commonly...
  
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• Treatment Landscape for Dermatomyositis Is Evolving

  09-10-2026 20:39 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- After years of inactivity, therapeutic development for dermatomyositis has begun to move forward with several new therapies and therapeutic strategies.
  "This is a very exciting time for the field because we're finally going...
  
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• Therapeutic Evolution in Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma

  09-10-2026 19:54 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The histologic evolution of gastroesophageal cancer from primarily squamous cell to adenocarcinoma has led to a separate evolution in treatment approaches.
  Surgery, whenever feasible, remains foundational for both histologies...
  
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• Christa Pike's Survival Wasn't a Miracle. That's What Should Scare Us.

  09-10-2026 19:25 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Zivot consulted for Christa Pike's legal team.
  Christa Pike is awake. A week after Tennessee strapped her to a gurney and gave her two doses of pentobarbital, she is off the ventilator and speaking from a hospital bed, still...
  
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• Moscow's Secrecy About Suspected Plague Case Follows a Pattern From the Soviet Era

  09-10-2026 19:10 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents--from industrial disasters to health emergencies.
  The suspicious death last week of a worker...
  
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• Is It Viral Gastroenteritis? Maybe Check the Latest Weather Patterns

  09-10-2026 18:17 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Knowing the recent outdoor temperatures could help clinicians decide whether a virus is behind a pediatric case of infectious gastroenteritis, according to a secondary analysis of a prospective trial.
  Among over 800 children...
  
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• HHS Touts New Vaccine-Injury Initiatives

  09-10-2026 17:11 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- HHS announced a series of initiatives to further study vaccine industries, but public health advocates and vaccine experts say they will sow more mistrust in vaccines.
  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "has once again created...
  
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• FDA Approves Adjuvant Atezolizumab for Certain Colon Cancers

  09-10-2026 16:59 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Thursday approved intravenous atezolizumab (Tecentriq) in combination with a fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin for the adjuvant treatment of stage III mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) colon cancer in patients 2 years...
  
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• Christa Pike Survived 2 Doses of Pentobarbital. How Is That Possible?

  09-10-2026 16:56 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Christa Pike regaining consciousness and speaking a week after receiving two doses of execution drugs in Tennessee has astonished even some medical professionals and left many people wondering: How did she survive?
  Attorneys...
  
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• 4,205 Dead in Outbreak; Trump Admin Broke Federal Law; Viola Davis' Shingles

  09-10-2026 15:31 via medpagetoday.com
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  The Congo has confirmed 8,728 cases and 4,205 deaths in its Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced.
  In the...
  
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• Unapproved Med Spa Botox Tied to Adverse Events

  09-10-2026 15:15 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Three women experienced neurological symptoms after injections of botulinum toxin at a medical spa in Colorado, which turned out to be an unapproved product, public health officials said.
  All three had injections in the upper...
  
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• Mental health and ADHD diagnosis can cause harm, says official review

  09-10-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Government-commissioned report calls for more opportunities to work and socialise for young people and rejects claims of ‘snowflake’ generation
  
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• Five takeaways from official review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis

  09-10-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Government-commissioned report calls for more opportunities to work and socialise for young people and rejects claims of ‘snowflake’ generation
  
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• Four Deaths Prompt FDA Safety Concerns About Novel Schizophrenia Drug

  08-10-2026 22:26 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA flagged a potential safety signal after four deaths were reported among patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia who received investigational evenamide in clinical trials, Newron Pharmaceuticals said Thursday...
  
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• Can DMARD Doses Be Safely Reduced for RA Patients? Korean Trial Says Yes.

  08-10-2026 21:15 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Close to 90% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) well controlled on targeted therapies were able to take 50% dosage reductions without experiencing worsened disease activity in a randomized trial, South Korean researchers...
  
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• Straight to the Top: Patients Email Insurance CEOs Over Care Denials

  08-10-2026 20:35 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- When insurance companies deny claims made through traditional channels, some patients have taken their cases directly to the CEO's inbox.
  Two patients recently had success with emailing insurance company CEOs, and their stories...
  
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• Dr. Mike as 'The Bachelor'? MD Superpowers at AAP; Plague Calm-Mongering

  08-10-2026 20:06 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
  Producers from the hit reality show "The Bachelor" are reportedly eyeing family medicine physician and influencer...
  
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• What's Next for Chronic Hives? New Targets Expand the Treatment Landscape.

  08-10-2026 19:16 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- New and emerging therapies for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) were a major focus at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) meeting, with advances spanning interleukin (IL)-4 receptor blockade, Bruton's tyrosine kinase...
  
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• Pneumonic Plague: What the Possible Case in Russia Means for U.S. Response

  08-10-2026 18:33 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The death of a Russian laboratory employee from severe pneumonia has brought pneumonic plague back into the headlines. The case deserves careful investigation. However, plague has not been confirmed, and the available information...
  
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• Accelerated Aging and Colon Cancer; Hepatitis B From a Cat? Food Triggers in IBD

  08-10-2026 17:55 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In a large Korean cohort, accelerated biological aging was associated with a 93% increased risk of early-onset colorectal adenocarcinoma and a 132% higher risk of early-onset colon adenocarcinoma specifically. (Clinical Gastroenterology...
  
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• Genetically Engineered Treatment for Blindness Shows Early Promise in Small Study

  08-10-2026 17:53 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A majority of patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP) showed preliminary evidence of improved light sensitivity with engineered genes encoding for a light-sensing protein, a small preliminary trial showed.
  Seven of...
  
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• Royal Family Doctor Murdered; $155M Spine Surgery Settlement; Telehealth Conviction

  08-10-2026 17:43 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A doctor for the British royal family was found dead in her home, and her husband has been charged with her murder. (People)
  Providence and MultiCare Health System will pay more than $155 million to settle two class-action lawsuits...
  
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• Maternal Flu Shot and Kids' Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Study Offers Reassurance

  08-10-2026 17:20 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The association between maternal influenza infection during pregnancy and neuropsychiatric disorders in children didn't hold up in sibling comparisons, according to a population-based birth cohort study.
  In analyses of mother...
  
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• Maternal Flu Infection and Kids' Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Study Offers Reassurance

  08-10-2026 17:20 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The association between maternal influenza infection during pregnancy and neuropsychiatric disorders in children didn't hold up in sibling comparisons, according to a population-based birth cohort study.
  In analyses of mother...
  
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• Former NIAID Chief Warns of 'Shameful' Federal Response to Measles

  08-10-2026 16:35 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- With federal vaccine policy and infectious disease research undergoing major changes, professional medical societies are stepping in to fill gaps once occupied by federal health agencies.In a conversation with MedPage Today...
  
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