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• Study Reassures on Benzodiazepines in Early Pregnancy

  14-10-2026 19:49 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Benzodiazepine exposure in early pregnancy wasn't associated with congenital malformations, a large cohort study showed.
  Across more than 4 million pregnancies, children born to women who filled a benzodiazepine prescription...
  
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• Rampant Inflammation in Heart Failure: Can Anything Be Done About It?

  14-10-2026 23:42 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX--Cardiovascular inflammation was highly prevalent among U.S. heart failure (HF) patients, a registry study found, illustrating the unmet need for good inflammation-targeting pharmacotherapy.
  In a subanalysis of POSEIDON...
  
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• Deaths Halt Trial of Hemodialysis for Acute Kidney Injury

  14-10-2026 23:31 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Intermittent hemodialysis failed to prove noninferior to continuous renal-replacement therapy for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury and was associated with a higher incidence of death, according to findings from...
  
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• Long-Acting HIV Shot Works Just Fine for Patients With Adherence Issues

  14-10-2026 23:02 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Long-acting injectable therapy was similar to daily oral therapy for maintaining viral suppression in people with HIV and adherence challenges in Africa, according to an open-label phase IIIb trial.
  At 48 weeks, 91% of participants...
  
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• Oral Peptide Shows Durable Efficacy in Ulcerative Colitis

  14-10-2026 23:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- An oral peptide that blocks the interleukin-23 receptor demonstrated durable long-term efficacy in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis, according to results from the phase IIb ANTHEM-UC trial.
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• Continuous Glucose Monitoring Beneficial in Type 2 Diabetes Not Treated With Insulin

  14-10-2026 23:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Use of a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) reduced HbA1c levels in adults with type 2 diabetes not treated with insulin, the randomized CONNECT trial showed.
  Among 283 patients at primary care practices, mean HbA1c levels decreased...
  
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• Remembering RJ Mitte: A Reflection on Loss and Men's Mental Health

  14-10-2026 22:08 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- I adored RJ Mitte.
  As an actor, he possessed a gentleness and a presence on screen that was compelling. Best known for playing Walter White Jr. in "Breaking Bad," Mitte helped transform popular assumptions about disability through...
  
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• Geographic Atrophy Growth Rate Reduced by Half With Anti-Inflammasome Implant

  14-10-2026 21:15 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--A new therapeutic approach to geographic atrophy (GA) showed promise for slowing disease progression, according to a preliminary clinical trial.
  The rate of GA lesion growth decreased by 54% after 6 months with...
  
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• Streamed Execution Sparks PTSD Concerns; 17% of Teens Anxious; Actor Dies of Suicide

  14-10-2026 20:48 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Mental health experts warned that livestreaming the firing squad execution of former army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, MD, who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base, could trigger post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD...
  
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• Disrespectful Language in Medical Records Isn't Rare, Survey Shows

  14-10-2026 20:15 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- A sizeable proportion of patients reported disrespectful or judgmental language in their medical records, a nationally weighted survey showed.
  More than one in six adults (17.1%) reported such language in their own medical records...
  
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• Managing Side Effects of Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer

  14-10-2026 19:40 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer," Cleveland Clinic oncologist Christopher Wee, MD, and host John Mangels discuss how clinicians can guide patients through the initial complexities of a metastatic...
  
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• AI-Generated Viruses Pose a Threat. But Natural Viruses Are a Greater Risk.

  14-10-2026 18:56 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The news is full of predictions of the doomsday capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI). One potential worry is the use of AI to design dangerous viruses. In fact, a recent article in Science showed that by using information...
  
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• Combination Cuts Kidney Injury Risk Following Septic Shock Procedure

  14-10-2026 18:37 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Adding dobutamine to intraoperative norepinephrine lowered the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in adults with septic shock undergoing surgical source control, an open-label Chinese randomized trial showed.
  New-onset or...
  
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• Does Stool-Based Test Detect Colorectal Cancer as Well in Women?

  14-10-2026 17:23 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- At the standard positivity threshold, fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is likely to miss more colorectal cancers (CRCs) and advanced precancerous lesions (APLs) in women versus men, a retrospective analysis suggested.
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• NIAID Nominee Nixed; CDC Funds Hep B Vax Study; 'Earth-Shaking' Vax Battle

  14-10-2026 17:19 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Steven Quay, MD, PhD, a biopharma executive with no background in infectious diseases, is no longer being considered for director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (STAT)
  The CDC is allocating new...
  
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• Real-World Treatment Choices for AMD

  14-10-2026 16:35 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Poor adherence to anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) remains a major limitation of existing therapies, a review of a large clinical database showed.
  Almost 40% of patients stopped treatment...
  
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• Promising E. Coli Vaccine Fizzles in Late-Stage Trial

  14-10-2026 16:28 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- An investigational vaccine targeting the Escherichia coli pathogens that commonly cause infections didn't show a protective effect in older adults, the phase III E.mbrace trial found.
  Among over 17,000 participants ages 60 and...
  
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• Congo's Confirmed Ebola Cases Exceed 9,000 as Containment Efforts Falter

  14-10-2026 16:17 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak have surpassed 9,000, with more than 4,300 deaths, as health authorities struggle to contain an outbreak spreading across seven provinces, according to government figures released Tuesday...
  
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• Grad Student Allegedly Poisoned a Colleague, Attempted to Flee to China

  14-10-2026 16:07 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- CHEYENNE, Wyo.--A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents and with whom she didn't get along, then tried to flee the country...
  
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• Tylenol Recall; 'Pharma Bro' Violated Ban, FTC Says; Mini Organs Launched Into Space

  14-10-2026 15:27 via medpagetoday.com
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  Nearly 113,000 bottles of generic extra-strength acetaminophen (Tylenol) sold through Amazon were recalled over reports of discolored tablets, according to the FDA...
  
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• Olympus shares suffer biggest drop since 2011 after FDA warning

  14-10-2026 09:24 via ft.com
  Japanese medical devices maker tumbles 13.5% as private equity circles company
  
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• Olympus shares plunge 13% after FDA warning

  14-10-2026 07:44 via ft.com
  Japanese medical devices maker set to suffer biggest one-day drop since 2011
  
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• Cardiac Microcurrent Therapy Raises Eyebrows in Heart Failure

  13-10-2026 23:44 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX--Cardiac microcurrent (C-MIC) therapy may have great promise in heart failure (HF)--almost "too good to be true," according to early studies.
  With accruing evidence, C-MIC therapy met more objective criteria...
  
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• The Pope Has Cancer

  13-10-2026 22:51 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said.
  The tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said...
  
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• AI Has a Darker Side in Healthcare, Expert Says

  13-10-2026 22:41 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- LOS ANGELES--Artificial intelligence (AI) has its benefits in the healthcare sphere, but there are also pitfalls to watch out for, one expert said here at the Association of Health Care Journalists Fall Summit.
  "Digital...
  
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• Antioxidant May Influence Brain Changes in Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests

  13-10-2026 22:27 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- N-acetylcysteine (NAC) treatment led to changes in functional connectivity and cerebral glucose metabolism in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a small randomized trial suggested.
  The study aimed to assess oxidative stress...
  
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• Assisted Reproductive Technology Effective in Women With IBD

  13-10-2026 22:04 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Nearly three-quarters of women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who underwent assisted reproductive technology (ART) were able to achieve pregnancy, according to prospective data from a cohort study.
  Among 52 women who...
  
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• CVS to Pay $315M to Settle Justice Department Case Over Opioid Prescriptions

  13-10-2026 22:02 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- CVS Pharmacy and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, officials said Tuesday...
  
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• Bootleg Retatrutide Deaths? PMOS and Dementia; Weight-Loss Drug to Be Discontinued

  13-10-2026 21:05 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Two recent deaths tied to counterfeit versions of retatrutide, an investigational weight-loss medication, were reported to the FDA. (CBS News)
  Meanwhile, ongoing lawsuits allege that GLP-1 receptor agonists can cause severe...
  
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• Cardiac Implant ID-er; CVD Gaps by County; Gov. Asked to Act on Cardiology Lawsuit

  13-10-2026 20:52 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared BridgeSource's SmartRead system for easy identification of cardiac implants by brand. (Mass Device)
  LDL cholesterol has noticeably improved in young people without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD...
  
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