<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Medical - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Medical news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:24:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/radio-silence-on-mitch-mcconnells-health-persists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/judge-sends-deadlocked-lindsay-clancy-jurors-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/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-us/news/medical/ada-says-booted-meeting-attendees-violated-code-of-conduct/</guid></item></channel></rss>