<?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/1000/" /><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>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:33:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Hair-Loss Drug; Bringing Americans With Ebola to U.S.; Widespread ACA Fraud?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
President Trump took finasteride (Propecia) during his first term in office, according to several of his past physicians, but the hair-loss drug has not appeared...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trumps-hair-loss-drug-bringing-americans-with-ebola-to-us-widespread-aca-fraud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trumps-hair-loss-drug-bringing-americans-with-ebola-to-us-widespread-aca-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial Dims Prospects for Rivaroxaban's Cardiovascular Protection in Advanced CKD]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An established blood thinner regimen failed to extend its cardioprotective benefits to patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the international TRACK trial.<br />
In this placebo-controlled study of patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trial-dims-prospects-for-rivaroxabans-cardiovascular-protection-in-advanced-ckd/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trial-dims-prospects-for-rivaroxabans-cardiovascular-protection-in-advanced-ckd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA OKs Inflatable Penile Prosthesis for Erectile Dysfunction]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the Titan Prime inflatable penile prosthesis for men with erectile dysfunction, Coloplast announced on Wednesday.<br />
This prosthesis is indicated for men who are considered to be candidates for implantation of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-oks-inflatable-penile-prosthesis-for-erectile-dysfunction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-oks-inflatable-penile-prosthesis-for-erectile-dysfunction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAR T-Cell Therapy Enabled Kidney Transplant in Highly Sensitized Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients highly sensitized to HLA successfully underwent kidney transplantation after desensitization with the use of dual chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.<br />
In a safety run-in cohort of an ongoing phase I trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/car-t-cell-therapy-enabled-kidney-transplant-in-highly-sensitized-patients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/car-t-cell-therapy-enabled-kidney-transplant-in-highly-sensitized-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PCOS Was Rebranded As PMOS. We Have Reservations.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The name of a condition that affects between 6-10% of all reproductive-age women was recently changed from PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) to PMOS (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome) by an international consensus process...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pcos-was-rebranded-as-pmos-we-have-reservations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pcos-was-rebranded-as-pmos-we-have-reservations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Being Surveilled at Home Around the Clock]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Of the five people exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship who left a Nebraska quarantine facility for their home states, two passengers went to New York, and one each went to Arizona, California, and Oregon.<br />
At least some of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-cruise-passengers-being-surveilled-at-home-around-the-clock/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-cruise-passengers-being-surveilled-at-home-around-the-clock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAR T-Cell Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis Starts Off Strong]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- LONDON--Most patients with super-refractory, seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) responded well to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in the first part of an ongoing phase I/II trial, a researcher reported...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/car-t-cell-trial-in-rheumatoid-arthritis-starts-off-strong/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/car-t-cell-trial-in-rheumatoid-arthritis-starts-off-strong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigational ADC Ups Survival in Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Treatment with investigational izalontamab brengitecan (iza-bren) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/investigational-adc-ups-survival-in-advanced-triple-negative-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/investigational-adc-ups-survival-in-advanced-triple-negative-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators Clash Over Youth Gender Care Bans]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As the Trump administration continues to target gender-affirming care for youth, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee debated the issue in a hearing on Wednesday.<br />
Committee members heard testimony...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/senators-clash-over-youth-gender-care-bans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/senators-clash-over-youth-gender-care-bans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Youths Report Using AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Roughly one in five young people used an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for mental health advice last year, a cross-sectional, nationally representative survey showed.<br />
Among youths ages 12 to 21, 19.2% said that they had...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-youths-report-using-ai-chatbots-for-mental-health-advice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-youths-report-using-ai-chatbots-for-mental-health-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaths of Despair Drop; FDA Rejects ADHD Drug; Rafael Nadal's Anxiety Battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Deaths of despair--fatalities from drugs, alcohol, and suicide--declined by 16% in 2024, according to a report from Trust for America's Health.<br />
Georgia's Pathways to Coverage--a Medicaid expansion program that conditions...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/deaths-of-despair-drop-fda-rejects-adhd-drug-rafael-nadals-anxiety-battle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/deaths-of-despair-drop-fda-rejects-adhd-drug-rafael-nadals-anxiety-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The U.S. Ebola Response Is a Harbinger of Worse Things to Come]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Last summer, the Kiel Institute, a non-profit think tank in Germany, asked me to lead an analysis of the global benefits of international health aid programs, such as the Global Fund, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-us-ebola-response-is-a-harbinger-of-worse-things-to-come/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-us-ebola-response-is-a-harbinger-of-worse-things-to-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supporting Patient Autonomy in Vaccine Conversations]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Vaccines," Cleveland Clinic infectious disease specialist Donald Dumford III, MD, and host John Mangels continue their conversations on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients around vaccination...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supporting-patient-autonomy-in-vaccine-conversations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supporting-patient-autonomy-in-vaccine-conversations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Egg Allergy Oral Immunotherapy, Low-Dose Liquid May Be a Key to Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For egg-allergic children, an oral immunotherapy (OIT) protocol using low-dose liquid egg to start appeared to be the most successful in inducing tolerance in the outpatient setting, according to one academic center's experience...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/for-egg-allergy-oral-immunotherapy-low-dose-liquid-may-be-a-key-to-success/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/for-egg-allergy-oral-immunotherapy-low-dose-liquid-may-be-a-key-to-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Combating Cancer-Related Fatigue: Yoga, Bupropion, Exercise Plus Methylphenidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--A month-long structured yoga program helped patients with cancer improve mood disturbance, anxiety, and fatigue, contributing to a reduction in insomnia, a large multicenter randomized trial showed.<br />
Scores on tests...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/combating-cancer-related-fatigue-yoga-bupropion-exercise-plus-methylphenidate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/combating-cancer-related-fatigue-yoga-bupropion-exercise-plus-methylphenidate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Out of My Lane': Dr. Oz Ducks Questions During Turn in White House Briefing Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- He spoke fast, hammering through the Trump administration's efforts to lower prescription drug prices, combat healthcare fraud, and curb the spread of Ebola overseas.<br />
But when reporters tried to ask Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, about...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/out-of-my-lane-dr-oz-ducks-questions-during-turn-in-white-house-briefing-room/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/out-of-my-lane-dr-oz-ducks-questions-during-turn-in-white-house-briefing-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Charged With Bringing Deactivated Mpox Into U.S., Lying to Authorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa and lying about it during interviews with investigators at a Michigan airport, authorities said...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/scientists-charged-with-bringing-deactivated-mpox-into-us-lying-to-authorities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/scientists-charged-with-bringing-deactivated-mpox-into-us-lying-to-authorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS Screens NIH Grants; NIAID Gag Order; Children's Health Defense Windfall]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- All grants approved by the NIH for funding are now going through extra screening at HHS. HHS staffers--who may be political appointees and not subject matter experts--have sometimes asked to make substantive changes to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-screens-nih-grants-niaid-gag-order-childrens-health-defense-windfall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-screens-nih-grants-niaid-gag-order-childrens-health-defense-windfall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Provocative' Survival Result in Myelofibrosis Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--A randomized trial testing the addition of selinexor (Xpovio) to ruxolitinib (Jakafi) for myelofibrosis only met one of its two primary endpoints, yet the combination also showed a potential survival benefit.<br />
At...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/provocative-survival-result-in-myelofibrosis-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/provocative-survival-result-in-myelofibrosis-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Missing Congressman; Suspected Ebola Cases Drop; Peabo Bryson Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) has been absent from Congress for several months due to what he says is a "personal medical issue," and New York Times reporters have...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-missing-congressman-suspected-ebola-cases-drop-peabo-bryson-dies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-missing-congressman-suspected-ebola-cases-drop-peabo-bryson-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Biologic Performs Well in IgG4-Related Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- LONDON--An investigational monoclonal antibody drug for immunoglobulin (Ig)G4-related disease called obexelimab substantially outperformed placebo in the phase III INDIGO trial, researchers reported, positioning it to take...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-biologic-performs-well-in-igg4-related-disease/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-biologic-performs-well-in-igg4-related-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Drugs Cut Need for Knee Replacement]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who used GLP-1 receptor agonists were less likely to undergo knee replacement surgery, an analysis of a large records database indicated.<br />
Compared with otherwise similar OA patients not taking...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drugs-cut-need-for-knee-replacement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drugs-cut-need-for-knee-replacement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Groups Unhappy With Medicaid Work Requirement Interim Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CMS issued an interim final rule Monday outlining implementation rules for new Medicaid work requirements, and health organizations seemed none too happy with it.<br />
"Most adults covered by Medicaid are already working, caregiving...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/health-groups-unhappy-with-medicaid-work-requirement-interim-rule/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/health-groups-unhappy-with-medicaid-work-requirement-interim-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adding Immunotherapy-Based Combo Boosts PFS in Unresectable Liver Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Combining standard transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with the immunotherapy-based STRIDE regimen improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the phase...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/adding-immunotherapy-based-combo-boosts-pfs-in-unresectable-liver-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/adding-immunotherapy-based-combo-boosts-pfs-in-unresectable-liver-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protein Won't Solve Our Nutrition Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Buffalo Wild Wings now offers an unusual new drink: "Espresso Proteini." Marketed for National Espresso Martini Day, the $12 drink includes 10 grams of Muscle Milk protein powder with a signature Buffalo dry rub rim.<br />
While the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/protein-wont-solve-our-nutrition-problem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/protein-wont-solve-our-nutrition-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultra-Low-Dose Immunotherapy May Benefit Cancer Patients in Low-Resource Countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO-- Triple oral metronomic chemotherapy combined with ultra-low-dose immunotherapy (TMC-I) may be a promising first-line treatment for patients in low-resource countries with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ultra-low-dose-immunotherapy-may-benefit-cancer-patients-in-low-resource-countries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ultra-low-dose-immunotherapy-may-benefit-cancer-patients-in-low-resource-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola Webinar June 4: Former USAID Official Discusses Flawed U.S. Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration moved quickly to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) after taking office in early 2025, implementing a funding freeze, issuing stop-work orders, and carrying out mass layoffs...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ebola-webinar-june-4-former-usaid-official-discusses-flawed-us-response/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ebola-webinar-june-4-former-usaid-official-discusses-flawed-us-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visceral Fat Over Weight Loss; BP Control Incentive Backfires; PVCs Not Benign]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Losing visceral fat by diet and exercise--regardless of pounds shed or later regained--was tied to long-term improvements in cardiometabolic health, follow-up data from two randomized trials showed. (Circulation)<br />
A study...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/visceral-fat-over-weight-loss-bp-control-incentive-backfires-pvcs-not-benign/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/visceral-fat-over-weight-loss-bp-control-incentive-backfires-pvcs-not-benign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Brain Works at Night; An Unusual ARIA Case; Smartwatch Detects Seizures]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A review in Science looked at the oscillatory biology of sleep and how disruptions are linked with dementia risk.<br />
Using artificial intelligence (AI) and MRI data, a novel framework revealed how the brain clears out waste at...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-the-brain-works-at-night-an-unusual-aria-case-smartwatch-detects-seizures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-the-brain-works-at-night-an-unusual-aria-case-smartwatch-detects-seizures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omnipod Pod Recall; Afrezza OK'd for Kids 6 and Up; CVS to Cover Zepbound Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Insulet initiated a voluntary device correction of certain Omnipod pods due to a manufacturing defect that causes insulin to leak rather than being fully delivered into the body, the FDA alerted. This action is separate from...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/omnipod-pod-recall-afrezza-okd-for-kids-6-and-up-cvs-to-cover-zepbound-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/omnipod-pod-recall-afrezza-okd-for-kids-6-and-up-cvs-to-cover-zepbound-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melanoma Vaccine Halves Risk of Recurrence, Metastasis Over 5 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--An investigational individualized vaccine for surgically resected melanoma demonstrated durable benefits in reducing the risks of recurrence and distant spread, 5-year follow-up of a randomized study showed.<br />
Adding...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/melanoma-vaccine-halves-risk-of-recurrence-metastasis-over-5-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/melanoma-vaccine-halves-risk-of-recurrence-metastasis-over-5-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Papers Open Access Could Cost Feds $1B Per Year, Report Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The costs of meeting a federal mandate to make research papers freely and immediately available to the public are exorbitant, and most agencies don't have adequate plans in place to cover it, a report from the U.S. Government...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/making-papers-open-access-could-cost-feds-1b-per-year-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/making-papers-open-access-could-cost-feds-1b-per-year-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning for Long-Term Care and Family Support in Alzheimer's Disease]]></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-us/news/medical/planning-for-long-term-care-and-family-support-in-alzheimers-disease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/planning-for-long-term-care-and-family-support-in-alzheimers-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Docs Should Compete for Patient Dollars, Not Political Influence, Economist Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In this series, MedPage Today is asking healthcare economists and policy experts the same questions about the high costs of U.S. healthcare. They'll discuss what they believe is working, what's not working, and what else can...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/docs-should-compete-for-patient-dollars-not-political-influence-economist-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/docs-should-compete-for-patient-dollars-not-political-influence-economist-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volixibat Soothed the Itch in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The investigational ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibitor volixibat delivered better itch relief than placebo in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), data from a phase II randomized clinical trial showed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/volixibat-soothed-the-itch-in-primary-sclerosing-cholangitis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/volixibat-soothed-the-itch-in-primary-sclerosing-cholangitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People Are Booing AI. Health Leaders Should Take Note.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Something happened at graduation ceremonies this spring that should cause every health system CEO, hospital administrator, and digital health investor to rethink their development, implementation, and marketing strategies: college...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/people-are-booing-ai-health-leaders-should-take-note/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/people-are-booing-ai-health-leaders-should-take-note/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Rule That Limits Graduate Loans]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Over the last 9 months, nurses have been protesting a federal regulation that they say would drive up student loan debt, exacerbate workforce shortages, and threaten patient access to care. Last week, they put their words into...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nurse-groups-sue-trump-administration-over-rule-that-limits-graduate-loans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nurse-groups-sue-trump-administration-over-rule-that-limits-graduate-loans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Rule Would Politicize Grant Decisions, Scientists Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A sweeping proposed rule that would transfer federal grantmaking decisions from scientific experts to senior political appointees is "dystopian," "disastrous," and a "flagrant assault on our democracy," scientists and health...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-rule-would-politicize-grant-decisions-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-rule-would-politicize-grant-decisions-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Shape Care. Our Patients Should Know.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For many patients, taking a controlled medication feels like any ordinary medical decision. You're prescribed something for sleep, anxiety, ADHD, or pain. You're counseled on risks and side effects. You pick it up from the pharmacy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-shape-care-our-patients-should-know/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-shape-care-our-patients-should-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Data Support Trodelvy-Keytruda Combo in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Sacituzumab govitecan (SG, Trodelvy) added to pembrolizumab (Keytruda) extended a surrogate measure of long-term clinical outcomes compared with chemotherapy plus pembrolizumab in patients with PD-L1-positive metastatic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-data-support-trodelvy-keytruda-combo-in-triple-negative-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-data-support-trodelvy-keytruda-combo-in-triple-negative-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood Markers to Direct Lung Cancer Screening; Name Change for PCOS]]></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-us/news/medical/blood-markers-to-direct-lung-cancer-screening-name-change-for-pcos/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/blood-markers-to-direct-lung-cancer-screening-name-change-for-pcos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve Seen One Too Many E-Scooter Injuries in the Trauma Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- With their sleek black bodies and shock absorbers, powered scooters are an attractive toy. For many, they seem like a convenient solution to urban traffic, but based on what I've seen in the trauma department, they may be causing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ive-seen-one-too-many-e-scooter-injuries-in-the-trauma-bay/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ive-seen-one-too-many-e-scooter-injuries-in-the-trauma-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Look at Major Ebola Outbreaks and When the Disease Was First Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- With around 600 suspected cases and at least 130 deaths, the new Ebola outbreak in the Central African country of Congo has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-look-at-major-ebola-outbreaks-and-when-the-disease-was-first-identified/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-look-at-major-ebola-outbreaks-and-when-the-disease-was-first-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Migraine With Aura Tied to Higher Stroke Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Middle-aged and older adults who had migraine with aura had a greater risk of subsequent stroke, a study of 11,000 people showed.<br />
Over 6 years, migraine with aura was associated with a 73% higher risk of ischemic stroke compared...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/migraine-with-aura-tied-to-higher-stroke-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/migraine-with-aura-tied-to-higher-stroke-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coal Mining and Cancer; Cancer Viruses in Wastewater; Sunscreens Miss the Mark Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A systematic review of studies of exposure to pollutants at coal mining operations showed a consistent association with higher cancer mortality. (American Cancer Society)<br />
Vanessa Trump, 48, the former wife of Donald Trump Jr...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/coal-mining-and-cancer-cancer-viruses-in-wastewater-sunscreens-miss-the-mark-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/coal-mining-and-cancer-cancer-viruses-in-wastewater-sunscreens-miss-the-mark-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microvascular Dysfunction an Important Independent Contributor to Heart Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) was an important independent component of ischemic heart disease, though it often accompanied epicardial coronary artery disease, a prospective study showed.<br />
In a large, unselected population...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/microvascular-dysfunction-an-important-independent-contributor-to-heart-disease/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/microvascular-dysfunction-an-important-independent-contributor-to-heart-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I Learned When We Treated a Possible Ebola Patient]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Long before it was first identified in 1976, Ebola disease, the mysterious illness capable of causing fever, vomiting, and bleeding, struck fear into the hearts of those who encountered it. And reasonably so--Ebola has a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-i-learned-when-we-treated-a-possible-ebola-patient/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-i-learned-when-we-treated-a-possible-ebola-patient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creeping Gradients After TAVR Linked to Poor Longer-Term Outcomes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Early hemodynamic valve deterioration (HVD) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR, or TAVI) appeared to have clinical impact by the 4-year mark, according to registry data.<br />
By that point, post-TAVR HVD was associated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/creeping-gradients-after-tavr-linked-to-poor-longer-term-outcomes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/creeping-gradients-after-tavr-linked-to-poor-longer-term-outcomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer Drug Linked to Lower Risk of Cognitive Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Patients with advanced prostate cancer treated with enzalutamide (Xtandi) had a significantly greater decline in cognitive function compared with those who received darolutamide (Nubeqa), according to results from...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prostate-cancer-drug-linked-to-lower-risk-of-cognitive-decline/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prostate-cancer-drug-linked-to-lower-risk-of-cognitive-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ebola Outbreak in Congo Went Unnoticed for Weeks. This Is What We Know.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Health officials believe the Ebola outbreak in Congo started weeks ago and say they haven't identified the source.<br />
The outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-went-unnoticed-for-weeks-this-is-what-we-know/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-went-unnoticed-for-weeks-this-is-what-we-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vanessa Trump's Cancer; 3 Deaths Tied to Mystery Substance; Ebola Clinic Torched]]></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 Memorial Day. Look for Morning Break again on Tuesday, May 26.<br />
Vanessa Trump, 48, the former...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/vanessa-trumps-cancer-3-deaths-tied-to-mystery-substance-ebola-clinic-torched/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/vanessa-trumps-cancer-3-deaths-tied-to-mystery-substance-ebola-clinic-torched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Hearing on the Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA Finds Much Agreement on Problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A House hearing on how to improve the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and encourage more use of advanced alternative payment models (AAPMs) included lots of agreement on problems, but not as much discussion of solutions.<br />
"Medicare...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/house-hearing-on-the-physician-fee-schedule-macra-finds-much-agreement-on-problems/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/house-hearing-on-the-physician-fee-schedule-macra-finds-much-agreement-on-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Was Erectile Dysfunction Linked 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-us/news/medical/what-was-erectile-dysfunction-linked-with/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-was-erectile-dysfunction-linked-with/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding Cuts and Empty Beds: Critics Question the U.S. Response to  Ebola]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration's cuts to international public health programs have blunted the response to the latest Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, and the cumulative impact could lead to failure in future public health emergencies...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/funding-cuts-and-empty-beds-critics-question-the-us-response-to-ebola/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/funding-cuts-and-empty-beds-critics-question-the-us-response-to-ebola/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short-Term Fasting Enhances Chemotherapy Response in Advanced Ovarian Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Patients who fasted during chemotherapy for ovarian cancer had significantly longer progression-free survival (PFS) compared with patients who ate a normal diet, a small randomized study from Italy showed.<br />
Fasting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/short-term-fasting-enhances-chemotherapy-response-in-advanced-ovarian-cancer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/short-term-fasting-enhances-chemotherapy-response-in-advanced-ovarian-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s Linked to Lower Risk of Cancer Spread in Four Tumor Types]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with four solid tumor types was significantly associated with lower rates of progression to metastatic disease over a 5-year period, a propensity score-matched analysis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1s-linked-to-lower-risk-of-cancer-spread-in-four-tumor-types/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1s-linked-to-lower-risk-of-cancer-spread-in-four-tumor-types/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola Outbreak Goes Viral; Marinating in UV Damage; Fibermaxxing Gone Too Far?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, shared his top concerns about the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda.<br />
Meanwhile...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ebola-outbreak-goes-viral-marinating-in-uv-damage-fibermaxxing-gone-too-far/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ebola-outbreak-goes-viral-marinating-in-uv-damage-fibermaxxing-gone-too-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychosis and Cannabis Legalization: Where's the Evidence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Just what impact nationwide cannabis policy changes might have on psychosis remains unclear, with mixed and emerging data from the studies that have been done, preliminary findings of a systematic review indicated.<br />
Across the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psychosis-and-cannabis-legalization-wheres-the-evidence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psychosis-and-cannabis-legalization-wheres-the-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Admin Expands Its Use of AI in Hunt for Healthcare Fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS on Thursday announced it is supercharging its use of artificial intelligence to police how states and other recipients of federal health dollars are auditing their programs. The move is intended to tamp down risks of fraud...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-admin-expands-its-use-of-ai-in-hunt-for-healthcare-fraud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-admin-expands-its-use-of-ai-in-hunt-for-healthcare-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened the First Time Ebola Hit U.S. Shores]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Reports about American doctors contracting or being at risk of developing Ebola hearken back to the 2014 outbreak in West Africa, when a patient fell ill on U.S. soil and ultimately sickened two healthcare workers.<br />
On Sept...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-happened-the-first-time-ebola-hit-us-shores/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-happened-the-first-time-ebola-hit-us-shores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 'Youthful' Brain May Boost Alzheimer's Resilience]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Greater structural brain integrity appeared to buffer the cognitive consequences of Alzheimer's disease pathology, cross-sectional data suggested.<br />
The study evaluated two markers of brain reserve--brain-predicted age difference...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-youthful-brain-may-boost-alzheimers-resilience/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-youthful-brain-may-boost-alzheimers-resilience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Surgeon Reveals What's Behind the Musty 'BBL Smell']]></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 complaining about a strange side effect of Brazilian butt...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-surgeon-reveals-whats-behind-the-musty-bbl-smell/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-surgeon-reveals-whats-behind-the-musty-bbl-smell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women-Only Trial Supports Self-Expanding TAVR as the Way to Go]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a self-expanding valve still worked out better, at least in terms of hemodynamics, in the first head-to-head device trial exclusively in women.<br />
Among older women with symptomatic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/women-only-trial-supports-self-expanding-tavr-as-the-way-to-go/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/women-only-trial-supports-self-expanding-tavr-as-the-way-to-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why This Texas Doctor Dumped His Medicare Advantage Plan Contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bryan Johnson, MD, an internal medicine physician in Frisco, Texas, has tried hard over the past 3 years to drop all of his practice's Medicare Advantage (MA) contracts, dropping the percentage of MA patients from 30% or 40...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/why-this-texas-doctor-dumped-his-medicare-advantage-plan-contracts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/why-this-texas-doctor-dumped-his-medicare-advantage-plan-contracts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeals in Congo for Supplies as Aid Groups Say Ebola Outbreak Is 'Gaining Momentum']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said Thursday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to a growing Ebola outbreak linked to a rare virus, as armed groups continue to threaten a region already...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/appeals-in-congo-for-supplies-as-aid-groups-say-ebola-outbreak-is-gaining-momentum/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/appeals-in-congo-for-supplies-as-aid-groups-say-ebola-outbreak-is-gaining-momentum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stoking Sexual Arousal and Desire: GLP-1s, Nerve Stimulation, 'Scream Cream']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Interest in GLP-1 receptor agonists as a potential aid to sexual desire and arousal disorders took off in the field of sexual medicine--and landed with a thud.<br />
"GLP-1s are not what I would call treatments...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/stoking-sexual-arousal-and-desire-glp-1s-nerve-stimulation-scream-cream/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/stoking-sexual-arousal-and-desire-glp-1s-nerve-stimulation-scream-cream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$45M Botox Scheme; Man Accused of Slamming Nurse's Head Into Wall; Doc's Hit-and-Run]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Violetta Mailyan, DO, of California, was convicted for her role in a $45 million scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for Botox injections that were never provided or that patients didn't need. Federal prosecutors said Mailyan...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/45m-botox-scheme-man-accused-of-slamming-nurses-head-into-wall-docs-hit-and-run/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/45m-botox-scheme-man-accused-of-slamming-nurses-head-into-wall-docs-hit-and-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Backs New Ebola Treatment; Candy-Like Tobacco Targeted; 1 in 10 Surgeons Quit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
U.S. officials are working with Mapp Biopharmaceutical, a small biotech company based in San Diego, to provide an experimental monoclonal antibody treatment for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-backs-new-ebola-treatment-candy-like-tobacco-targeted-1-in-10-surgeons-quit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-backs-new-ebola-treatment-candy-like-tobacco-targeted-1-in-10-surgeons-quit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steatosis and Cardiovascular Events; Golimumab Biosimilar OK'd; Daily Stress and IBS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Compared to people without liver steatosis, those with the condition had greater noncalcified coronary plaque burden and nearly twice the risk for major cardiovascular events, an analysis of the multicenter PROMISE study showed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/steatosis-and-cardiovascular-events-golimumab-biosimilar-okd-daily-stress-and-ibs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/steatosis-and-cardiovascular-events-golimumab-biosimilar-okd-daily-stress-and-ibs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tool Predicts Difficult-to-Treat Depression, Even Before Drug Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Self-reported questionnaire data predicted difficult-to-treat depression, even in patients who weren't considered treatment-resistant, observational data showed.<br />
In a sample of 550 hospitalized patients--including those...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tool-predicts-difficult-to-treat-depression-even-before-drug-failure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tool-predicts-difficult-to-treat-depression-even-before-drug-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Questions Methods Used in Alzheimer's Drug Analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A statistical approach used to support amyloid-targeting treatment for Alzheimer's disease may lead to overstated claims about amyloid-cognition relationships, an analysis suggested.<br />
The study focused on quantile aggregation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-questions-methods-used-in-alzheimers-drug-analysis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-questions-methods-used-in-alzheimers-drug-analysis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pictorial Tool Helps Lupus Patients Stay on Hydroxychloroquine]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Showing lupus patients in pictures exactly how much benefit hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is likely to provide, as well as the risks for side effects, raised adherence to their prescribed regimens in a prospective trial.<br />
At baseline...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pictorial-tool-helps-lupus-patients-stay-on-hydroxychloroquine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pictorial-tool-helps-lupus-patients-stay-on-hydroxychloroquine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former CDC Chief Tom Frieden on the Latest Ebola Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Congo has led to nearly 600 suspected cases and 139 deaths, prompting the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern.<br />
In this MedPage Today webinar...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/former-cdc-chief-tom-frieden-on-the-latest-ebola-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/former-cdc-chief-tom-frieden-on-the-latest-ebola-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Infants Developed Measles After Utah Prophylaxis Regimen]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- After 11 infants were exposed to measles at a pediatric clinic in Utah, the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) helped administer intramuscular immunoglobulin (IMIG) as postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) and ultimately...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/no-infants-developed-measles-after-utah-prophylaxis-regimen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/no-infants-developed-measles-after-utah-prophylaxis-regimen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Missed Signals to Meaningful EoE Dialogue: The Impact of Shared Decision-making]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bryan Sauer, MD, MSc, and Rob are paid consultants for Takeda.<br />
Awareness of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a progressive, immune-mediated inflammatory disease of the esophagus, has increased substantially over the past decade...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/from-missed-signals-to-meaningful-eoe-dialogue-the-impact-of-shared-decision-making/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/from-missed-signals-to-meaningful-eoe-dialogue-the-impact-of-shared-decision-making/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Fires USPSTF Leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the two vice chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)--John Wong, MD, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, and Esa Davis, MD, MPH, of the University of Maryland in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-fires-uspstf-leaders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-fires-uspstf-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pancreatic Cancer Risk Much Higher for Certain Group, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Low-risk pancreatic cystic lesions were associated with a long-term risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a retrospective cohort study.<br />
Among over 6,000 patients with low-risk pancreatic cystic lesions, 0.6% developed pancreatic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pancreatic-cancer-risk-much-higher-for-certain-group-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pancreatic-cancer-risk-much-higher-for-certain-group-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IL-6 Drug Promising in Depression; U.S. More Anxious; AI Risks in Addiction Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A single infusion of the interleukin (IL)-6 inhibitor tocilizumab (Actemra) showed greater improvements in depression severity, somatic symptoms, fatigue, and anxiety in patients with difficult-to-treat depression and low-grade...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/il-6-drug-promising-in-depression-us-more-anxious-ai-risks-inaddiction-medicine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/il-6-drug-promising-in-depression-us-more-anxious-ai-risks-inaddiction-medicine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Do We Know About How Hantavirus Spreads?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Experts are relying heavily on a paper about superspreader events in Argentina to understand transmission dynamics of the Andes virus at the center of the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak.<br />
In that paper, published in 2020 in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-do-we-know-about-how-hantavirus-spreads/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-do-we-know-about-how-hantavirus-spreads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NLM Colloquia: Single-Cell Cartography of Plasticity with Yogesh Goyal, PhD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please join us on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 11:00am ET.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nlm-colloquia-single-cell-cartography-of-plasticity-with-yogesh-goyal-phd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nlm-colloquia-single-cell-cartography-of-plasticity-with-yogesh-goyal-phd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotlights and Events]]></title><description><![CDATA[This page is no longer being maintained. You can find a previous version at: /news/newsandevents.html.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/spotlights-and-events/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/spotlights-and-events/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotlight Archives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Web Policies FOIA HHS Vulnerability Disclosure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/spotlight-archives/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/spotlight-archives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lung Biopsy Cryoprobe Increases Diagnostic Yield Over Standard Forceps]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A transbronchial lung biopsy cryoprobe 1.1 mm in diameter outperformed standard 2.0-mm forceps for diagnostic yield, the FROSTBITE-2 randomized trial showed.<br />
Diagnostic yield came in nearly 10 percentage points higher with transbronchial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lung-biopsy-cryoprobe-increases-diagnostic-yield-over-standard-forceps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lung-biopsy-cryoprobe-increases-diagnostic-yield-over-standard-forceps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BATMAN Technique Promising in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A major complication of transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) could be prevented using a newer percutaneous leaflet modification technique, according to registry data.<br />
Early adopters of the so-called "BATMAN" (balloon...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/batman-technique-promising-in-transcatheter-mitral-valve-replacement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/batman-technique-promising-in-transcatheter-mitral-valve-replacement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Chief Orders 2 Americans to Quarantine Over Hantavirus Concern]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The CDC's temporary leader ordered two Americans to quarantine at a Nebraska hospital following their high-risk hantavirus exposures on an outbreak-hit cruise ship.<br />
Eighteen recently repatriated U.S. passengers from the MV Hondius...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-chief-orders-2-americans-to-quarantine-over-hantavirus-concern/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-chief-orders-2-americans-to-quarantine-over-hantavirus-concern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoot to Kill: The Enduring Anger of the Mass Shooter]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- If you're anything like me, you've been inundated recently with stories of mass shootings. On April 19, for instance, a Louisiana man entered a house in the middle of the night and shot and killed eight children execution-style...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/shoot-to-kill-the-enduring-anger-of-the-mass-shooter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/shoot-to-kill-the-enduring-anger-of-the-mass-shooter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIAID Leaders Ousted; How Measles Jumped the Border; NIH Can't Spend Its Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Three top officials at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases were given a choice between reassignment outside the institute or resignation. This now means that eight of 10 top leadership spots at the institute...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/niaid-leaders-ousted-how-measles-jumped-the-border-nih-cant-spend-its-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/niaid-leaders-ousted-how-measles-jumped-the-border-nih-cant-spend-its-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intravascular Lithotripsy Matches Gold Standard for Calcified PCI]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Intravascular lithotripsy was noninferior to rotational atherectomy for preparing severely calcified coronary lesions for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to a head-to-head trial.<br />
On optical frequency domain...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/intravascular-lithotripsy-matches-gold-standard-for-calcified-pci/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/intravascular-lithotripsy-matches-gold-standard-for-calcified-pci/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACA Enrollment Projected to Plunge by 5 Million as Costs Spike, Analysis Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance marketplace could plummet by nearly 5 million people this year, shrinking the number of participants in the program by more than 20%, according to a new...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/aca-enrollment-projected-to-plunge-by-5-million-as-costs-spike-analysis-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/aca-enrollment-projected-to-plunge-by-5-million-as-costs-spike-analysis-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post-ICU Rehab Program Misses Mark for Improving Quality of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A from-home rehabilitation program for intensive care unit (ICU) survivors who had been on mechanical ventilation did not improve health-related quality of life after discharge overall, but secondary outcomes suggested benefit...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/post-icu-rehab-program-misses-mark-for-improving-quality-of-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/post-icu-rehab-program-misses-mark-for-improving-quality-of-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children's Hospital Ordered to Resume Gender-Affirming Care for Minors]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Colorado Supreme Court has ordered Colorado's largest provider of gender-affirming care for young people to resume medical treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy despite threats that providing the care could...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/childrens-hospital-ordered-to-resume-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/childrens-hospital-ordered-to-resume-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Taps Temp Surgeon General; Who's the U.S. Doc With Ebola? Chickenpox Parties]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped health official and family medicine physician Stephanie Haridopolos, MD, to temporarily take on the surgeon general's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-taps-temp-surgeon-general-whos-the-us-doc-with-ebola-chickenpox-parties/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-taps-temp-surgeon-general-whos-the-us-doc-with-ebola-chickenpox-parties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Prostate Cancer Survival Benefit With More Extensive Lymph Node Assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) after radical prostatectomy failed to improve survival in intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer over standard lymphadenectomy, long-term follow-up from a randomized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/no-prostate-cancer-survival-benefit-with-more-extensive-lymph-node-assessment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/no-prostate-cancer-survival-benefit-with-more-extensive-lymph-node-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Overactive Bladder Tied to Better Quality of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--An investigational implantable tibial nerve stimulation (ITNS) device was associated with improved quality of life in patients with urgency urinary incontinence, commonly known as overactive bladder (OAB), data...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tibial-nerve-stimulation-for-overactive-bladder-tied-to-better-quality-of-life/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tibial-nerve-stimulation-for-overactive-bladder-tied-to-better-quality-of-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Will Be FDA's Next Commissioner?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Familiar names from the first Trump administration are being floated as a replacement for Marty Makary, MD, MPH, who resigned as FDA commissioner last week.<br />
Kyle Diamantas, JD, the FDA's deputy commissioner for food, is now...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/who-will-be-fdas-next-commissioner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/who-will-be-fdas-next-commissioner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Undiagnosed ADHD May Be Tied to Car Crash Injuries in Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Undetected attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was not uncommon among adults hospitalized after traffic accidents, according to a cross-sectional study from the Dominican Republic.<br />
Among 95 adults admitted for traffic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/undiagnosed-adhd-may-be-tied-to-car-crash-injuries-in-adults/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/undiagnosed-adhd-may-be-tied-to-car-crash-injuries-in-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola Webinar: May 20 With Former CDC Chief Tom Frieden]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Congo has led to more than 500 suspected cases and 130 deaths, prompting the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern. The Bundibugyo virus driving...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ebola-webinar-may-20-with-former-cdc-chief-tom-frieden/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ebola-webinar-may-20-with-former-cdc-chief-tom-frieden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS Withdraws New Rules for CDC Vaccine Panel]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS yanked its revised charter for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) little more than a month after the agency unveiled changes that critics warned would keep vaccine-skeptical policies and members...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-withdraws-new-rules-for-cdc-vaccine-panel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-withdraws-new-rules-for-cdc-vaccine-panel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omega-3s Linked to Cognitive Decline; Women and Alzheimer's; Amateur Soccer Heading]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation was associated with accelerated cognitive decline in older adults, potentially through adverse effects on cerebral synaptic function, data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/omega-3s-linked-to-cognitive-decline-women-and-alzheimers-amateur-soccer-heading/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/omega-3s-linked-to-cognitive-decline-women-and-alzheimers-amateur-soccer-heading/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Will Replace Cassidy on the Senate's Health Committee?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two physician senators--Sen. Rand Paul, MD, (R-Ky.) and Sen. Roger Marshall, MD, (R-Kan.)--are among the leading contenders to take over Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, (R-La.)'s role as chair of the Senate Health, Education...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/who-will-replace-cassidy-on-the-senates-health-committee/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/who-will-replace-cassidy-on-the-senates-health-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low-Dose Buprenorphine Enhanced Ketamine's Antisuicidal Effects in Major Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Low-dose buprenorphine significantly enhanced the antisuicidal effects of a single infusion of ketamine in patients with suicidal ideation and major depressive disorder (MDD), a randomized trial showed.<br />
Among 45 patients who...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-dose-buprenorphine-enhanced-ketamines-antisuicidal-effects-in-major-depression/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-dose-buprenorphine-enhanced-ketamines-antisuicidal-effects-in-major-depression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s vs Bariatric Surgery; Obesity Trends Reversing; Creatine for Menopause?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- GLP-1 medication use increased by 140.4% from 2022 to 2024 while metabolic bariatric surgery utilization declined by 34.1%, national insurance data indicated. (JAMA Surgery)<br />
Generic forms of semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) aren...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1s-vs-bariatric-surgery-obesity-trends-reversing-creatine-for-menopause/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1s-vs-bariatric-surgery-obesity-trends-reversing-creatine-for-menopause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP Meds and Falls; Gaseous Emboli From Pulsed Field Ablation; Stent Paper Retracted]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In primary care, a first prescription for high blood pressure (BP) could be tied to a small increased risk of hospitalization or death due to a fall, according to a retrospective observational analysis. (Lancet Primary Care...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bp-meds-and-falls-gaseous-emboli-from-pulsed-field-ablation-stent-paper-retracted/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bp-meds-and-falls-gaseous-emboli-from-pulsed-field-ablation-stent-paper-retracted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physician Group Wants Medicare Advantage Reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The nation's largest physician specialty group is so frustrated by the harmful impacts Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have on their practices, it is asking CMS for major policy reforms in nine key areas.<br />
In a position paper published...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/physician-group-wants-medicare-advantage-reform/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/physician-group-wants-medicare-advantage-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care for Adults with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis or Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Dr. Tanzira Zaman and Dr. Ekaterini Zapantis partnered with Boehringer Ingelheim to share the health messages below. Dr. Zaman and Dr. Zapantis are paid consultants for Boehringer Ingelheim.<br />
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/care-for-adults-with-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-or-progressive-pulmonary-fibrosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/care-for-adults-with-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-or-progressive-pulmonary-fibrosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator Bill Cassidy Is Out. He's Taking the Science With Him.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his confirmation hearing for health secretary last winter, many physicians and public health leaders saw something increasingly rare in American politics...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/senator-bill-cassidy-is-out-hes-taking-the-science-with-him/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/senator-bill-cassidy-is-out-hes-taking-the-science-with-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amikacin Eases MAC Lung Disease in First-Line Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension (ALIS) improved symptoms and infection clearance in treatment-naive Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease, the ENCORE trial showed.<br />
For the primary endpoint, the aminoglycoside...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/amikacin-eases-mac-lung-disease-in-first-line-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/amikacin-eases-mac-lung-disease-in-first-line-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Know About the Bundibugyo Virus Causing the Large Ebola Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The species of Ebola virus causing an outbreak in Congo that has killed over 130 people is less common than other Ebola viruses, which is complicating the response because there are no specific treatments or vaccines.<br />
"There...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-know-about-the-bundibugyo-virus-causing-the-large-ebola-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-know-about-the-bundibugyo-virus-causing-the-large-ebola-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA's Analysis of Child Deaths After COVID Shot Released by Senator]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the FDA analysis on pediatric deaths tied to COVID shots that was touted by former FDA leadership but never made public.<br />
Last November, former Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Director...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fdas-analysis-of-child-deaths-after-covid-shot-released-by-senator/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fdas-analysis-of-child-deaths-after-covid-shot-released-by-senator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inhaled Treprostinil Benefit Affirmed in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nebulized treprostinil (Tyvaso) reduced lung function decline from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in the pivotal TETON-1 trial, mirroring positive results from the parallel TETON-2 trial.<br />
Declines from baseline to week...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/inhaled-treprostinil-benefit-affirmed-in-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/inhaled-treprostinil-benefit-affirmed-in-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Touts Major TrumpRx Expansion, Adding More Than 600 Generic Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump on Monday announced that more than 600 generic medications are being added to the government's discounted-drug website TrumpRx, dramatically increasing offerings from one of the Republican administration...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-touts-major-trumprx-expansion-adding-more-than-600-generic-drugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-touts-major-trumprx-expansion-adding-more-than-600-generic-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial Casts Doubt on Antibiotics for Refractory Low Back Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with lower back pain related to spinal disc herniation got no more relief from the antibiotic combination of amoxicillin and clavulanate than from placebo in a randomized trial, creating new confusion around this approach...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trial-casts-doubt-on-antibiotics-for-refractory-low-back-pain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trial-casts-doubt-on-antibiotics-for-refractory-low-back-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola Deaths Rise Sharply; Trump's Abortion Pill Dilemma; 'Star Wars' Actor Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The director-general of the World Health Organization voiced concerns about the "scale and speed" of an outbreak of a rare Ebola variant in the Congo, where authorities...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ebola-deaths-rise-sharply-trumps-abortion-pill-dilemma-star-wars-actor-dies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ebola-deaths-rise-sharply-trumps-abortion-pill-dilemma-star-wars-actor-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Significant Boost in Testosterone Levels for Men]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Men treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists had significant increases in testosterone levels, according to findings from a retrospective analysis.<br />
Among men who received semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) or tirzepatide...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drugs-linked-to-significant-boost-in-testosterone-levels-for-men/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drugs-linked-to-significant-boost-in-testosterone-levels-for-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS Panel That Aims to Reshape U.S. Healthcare Holds Its First Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new HHS health advisory committee met very briefly Monday to introduce its members and outline its broad goals for reshaping large parts of the healthcare system.<br />
The Healthcare Advisory Committee, whose existence was announced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-panel-that-aims-to-reshape-us-healthcare-holds-its-first-meeting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-panel-that-aims-to-reshape-us-healthcare-holds-its-first-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Places Limits on U.S. Entry as Deaths Top 100 in Ebola Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In response to the Ebola outbreak linked to scores of deaths, the CDC is blocking entry to the U.S. from people who have been in Ebola-affected African nations.<br />
Non-U.S. passport holders will not be allowed entry if they've...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-places-limits-on-us-entry-as-deaths-top-100-in-ebola-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-places-limits-on-us-entry-as-deaths-top-100-in-ebola-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leucovorin Scripts Surged Even Before White House Autism Push]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prescriptions for leucovorin for children with autism rose sharply after widespread media attention early in 2025, and again after a White House briefing last fall promoted unproven claims about the drug, an analysis of national...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/leucovorin-scripts-surged-even-before-white-house-autism-push/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/leucovorin-scripts-surged-even-before-white-house-autism-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erectile Dysfunction May Predispose Older Men to Multiple Types of Substance Abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Older men with erectile dysfunction (ED) have an increased risk of substance abuse, including sedatives, opioids, and cocaine, according to a large retrospective study.<br />
ED had the strongest association with sedative...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/erectile-dysfunction-may-predispose-older-men-to-multiple-types-of-substance-abuse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/erectile-dysfunction-may-predispose-older-men-to-multiple-types-of-substance-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drowning Prevention Is a Team Effort, Pediatricians Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Drowning remains the leading cause of death among 1- to 4-year-olds, and a multi-layered approach to prevention is necessary, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).<br />
Those methods include...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/drowning-prevention-is-a-team-effort-pediatricians-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/drowning-prevention-is-a-team-effort-pediatricians-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Greenlights Novel Hypertension Pill for Tough-to-Treat Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the first-in-class oral aldosterone synthase inhibitor baxdrostat (Baxfendy) to treat adults with uncontrolled hypertension in combination with other antihypertensive drugs, AstraZeneca announced.<br />
Aldosterone...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-greenlights-novel-hypertension-pill-for-tough-to-treat-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-greenlights-novel-hypertension-pill-for-tough-to-treat-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whole Blood Not Better Than Components En Route to Hospital After Traumatic Injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For patients at risk of hemorrhagic shock after a traumatic injury, transfusing whole, type O blood rather than blood components on the way to the hospital yielded similar outcomes, the randomized TOWAR trial showed.<br />
Thirty...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/whole-blood-not-better-than-components-en-route-to-hospital-after-traumatic-injury/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/whole-blood-not-better-than-components-en-route-to-hospital-after-traumatic-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Doctor Has Ebola]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- KINSHASA, Congo--An American doctor is among the newly confirmed cases in an outbreak in Congo of a rare variant of the Ebola virus with no approved vaccines or therapeutics, a Congolese official said Monday, and details...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/american-doctor-has-ebola/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/american-doctor-has-ebola/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence Mounts for Darolutamide Plus ADT in Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Darolutamide (Nubeqa) plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) significantly improved outcomes compared with ADT alone in men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), the phase II ARASEC trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/evidence-mounts-for-darolutamide-plus-adt-in-hormone-sensitive-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/evidence-mounts-for-darolutamide-plus-adt-in-hormone-sensitive-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockbuster Drug Gets Breast Cancer Approvals in Curative Setting]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Friday approved two new trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd; Enhertu) indications for treating early-stage breast cancer patients with HER2-positive disease.<br />
In the neoadjuvant setting, the first indication is for stage...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/blockbuster-drug-gets-breast-cancer-approvals-in-curative-setting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/blockbuster-drug-gets-breast-cancer-approvals-in-curative-setting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pediatric Hereditary Angioedema Treatment Options Growing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Evidence for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in younger children is growing, with expanding treatment options.<br />
A pasteurized formulation of purified C1 inhibitor (Berinert) was approved in 2009 for use in patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pediatric-hereditary-angioedema-treatment-options-growing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pediatric-hereditary-angioedema-treatment-options-growing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Can We Better Assist Newly Discharged Patients?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Over the past few years, some dedicated physicians and other emergency department team members have created a new program.<br />
It's called Community Teleparamedicine. (I understand from the physician who created the program that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-can-we-better-assist-newly-discharged-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-can-we-better-assist-newly-discharged-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Let Big Oil Off the Health Liability Hook]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As healthcare professionals, we understand the gravity of our responsibilities. We are held to exacting standards, and we accept that our decisions may be scrutinized in malpractice claims. Many of us have been named in such...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dont-let-big-oil-off-the-health-liability-hook/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dont-let-big-oil-off-the-health-liability-hook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Central Line Locking Fluid Reduces Certain Complications in ICU]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As the locking fluid for central venous access device (CVAD) ports in the ICU, an investigational 4% solution of tetrasodium EDTA reduced complications compared with a standard fluid, a randomized trial showed.<br />
Combined risk...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-central-line-locking-fluid-reduces-certain-complications-in-icu/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-central-line-locking-fluid-reduces-certain-complications-in-icu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, after more than 300 suspected cases...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-a-global-health-emergency/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-a-global-health-emergency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trigger Abortion Bans Linked to Delayed, Less Effective Miscarriage Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- State-level abortion bans enacted after Roe v. Wade was overturned were associated with a shift in management of spontaneous abortion away from evidence-based care, a retrospective cross-sectional study found.<br />
A difference-in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trigger-abortion-bans-linked-to-delayed-less-effective-miscarriage-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trigger-abortion-bans-linked-to-delayed-less-effective-miscarriage-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He Inserted a Cable in His Penis. 10 Years Later, He Needed Surgery.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At first, it was a mystery as to why a man in his 60s presented to urology with penile pain, swelling, and increasing trouble emptying his bladder, as his history was "vague and inconsistent."<br />
But eventually, his medical team...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/he-inserted-a-cable-in-his-penis-10-years-later-he-needed-surgery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/he-inserted-a-cable-in-his-penis-10-years-later-he-needed-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temporary Prostatic Urethra Expander for BPH/LUTS Shows Durable Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Implantation of a temporary prostatic urethra expander resulted in sustained improvements of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), results from the sham-controlled trial showed....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/temporary-prostatic-urethra-expander-for-bphluts-shows-durable-results/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/temporary-prostatic-urethra-expander-for-bphluts-shows-durable-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antibiotic No Help for Young Kids' Acute Wheezing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A course of azithromycin for preschoolers who presented to the emergency department (ED) with wheezing didn't improve their symptoms, the AZ-SWED trial showed.<br />
Among children, ages 18-59 months, the 5-day sum of scores on the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/antibiotic-no-help-for-young-kids-acute-wheezing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/antibiotic-no-help-for-young-kids-acute-wheezing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outbreak Deaths Grow to 80; RFK Jr. Nemesis Loses Primary; Metal Bits in Ice Cream]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.The Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies that object to negotiating Medicare drug prices with the federal government. (AP)<br />
...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/outbreak-deaths-grow-to-80-rfk-jr-nemesis-loses-primary-metal-bits-in-ice-cream/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/outbreak-deaths-grow-to-80-rfk-jr-nemesis-loses-primary-metal-bits-in-ice-cream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Complete Response Rate in Very High-Risk Bladder Cancer With Combo Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Adding immunotherapy to standard treatment for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) achieved complete response (CR) in more than 90% of patients who had refused cystectomy for high-risk disease, a small...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/major-complete-response-rate-in-very-high-risk-bladder-cancer-with-combo-treatment/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/major-complete-response-rate-in-very-high-risk-bladder-cancer-with-combo-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It Was David Versus Goliath': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "It was David versus Goliath ... and you know something, we ripped them to shreds."--Daniel McGee, MD, of Eugene Emergency Physicians in Oregon, a plaintiff in a lawsuit to block an employer from replacing the local medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/it-was-david-versus-goliath-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/it-was-david-versus-goliath-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low-Intensity Ultrasound Shatters Kidney Stones in 70% of SOUND Trial Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--An in-office device that uses low-pressure ultrasound waves to breaking up kidney stones was safe and effective, according to data from the SOUND trial.<br />
Treatment with the Break Wave lithotripsy device reduced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-intensity-ultrasound-shatters-kidney-stones-in-70-of-sound-trial-patients/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-intensity-ultrasound-shatters-kidney-stones-in-70-of-sound-trial-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too Much or Too Little Opioid Pain Relief May Drive Refills After Urologic Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Too much or too little opioid pain management at discharge after urologic surgery significantly increased the likelihood of refills, providing new insight into opioid overuse, according to a study reported here...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/too-much-or-too-little-opioid-pain-relief-may-drive-refills-after-urologic-surgery/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/too-much-or-too-little-opioid-pain-relief-may-drive-refills-after-urologic-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Demands Medicaid Data for Deportation. Some States Go a Step Further.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Several states have joined President Donald Trump's deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further--by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-demands-medicaid-data-for-deportation-some-states-go-a-step-further/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-demands-medicaid-data-for-deportation-some-states-go-a-step-further/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Official Who Scrutinized COVID Shots, Antidepressants Is Out in Latest Shake-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An FDA official involved in scrutinizing the safety of antidepressants, COVID-19 vaccines, and other widely used therapies has been removed from her role leading the agency's drug program.<br />
Tracy Beth Hoeg, MD, PhD, will be replaced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-official-who-scrutinized-covid-shots-antidepressants-is-out-in-latest-shake-up/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-official-who-scrutinized-covid-shots-antidepressants-is-out-in-latest-shake-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kids Are Hurting]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Alongside many others, it is my mission to improve the health and well-being of those who are most vulnerable: kids. As a pain scientist, I am committed to continuing to support youth and specifically, children afflicted with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-kids-are-hurting/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-kids-are-hurting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Crisis of Conscience Spurred This Christian IVF Doctor's Career Pivot]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- John Gordon, MD, a reproductive endocrinologist, has been a man of faith for years. When he began to have doubts, they were not about his God, but his life's work.<br />
He chose to be an infertility specialist to help people. Thirty...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-crisis-of-conscience-spurred-this-christian-ivf-doctors-career-pivot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-crisis-of-conscience-spurred-this-christian-ivf-doctors-career-pivot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Durvalumab Plus BCG Cut Early Recurrence of High-Risk Bladder Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Add-on durvalumab (Imfinzi) reduced the number of early high-risk disease recurrences within the first year in patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), according to new analyses from...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/durvalumab-plus-bcg-cut-early-recurrence-of-high-risk-bladder-cancer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/durvalumab-plus-bcg-cut-early-recurrence-of-high-risk-bladder-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of Patients With Post-BCG Bladder Cancer Achieve CR With Nonviral Gene Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--More than half of patients with previously treated non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) had complete responses (CRs) with an intravesical gene therapy, according to preliminary results from an ongoing study...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/half-of-patients-with-post-bcg-bladder-cancer-achieve-cr-with-nonviral-gene-therapy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/half-of-patients-with-post-bcg-bladder-cancer-achieve-cr-with-nonviral-gene-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exercise and Blood Pressure; Maternal Occupation and Autism]]></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-us/news/medical/exercise-and-blood-pressure-maternal-occupation-and-autism/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/exercise-and-blood-pressure-maternal-occupation-and-autism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Low Can America Go?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For many doctors like me, Donald G. McNeil Jr.'s byline will always inspire respect. A New York Times (NYT) reporter since the 1970s, he first earned his medical stripes in the 1990s as a foreign correspondent covering HIV/AIDS...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-low-can-america-go/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-low-can-america-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makary's Resignation Expands Leadership Void at Health Department]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When the week began, several senior positions at HHS were already sitting empty.<br />
There was no Senate-confirmed U.S. surgeon general. The head of the NIH was doubling as the acting head of the CDC. The FDA lacked a permanent...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/makarys-resignation-expands-leadership-void-at-health-department/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/makarys-resignation-expands-leadership-void-at-health-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Drug Makes Its Case for Treating Plaque Psoriasis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adding a dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist to the psoriasis drug ixekizumab (Taltz) significantly improved outcomes in adults with difficult-to-treat plaque psoriasis due to overweight or obesity, the open-label TOGETHER-PsO trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drug-makes-its-case-for-treating-plaque-psoriasis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drug-makes-its-case-for-treating-plaque-psoriasis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many States Not Prepared to Respond to Public Health Emergencies, Report Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Even as hantavirus cases on a cruise ship continue to cause concern, about one-fourth of states are not fully prepared to manage a public health emergency if one should come their way, a report found.<br />
"The nation faced the most...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/many-states-not-prepared-to-respond-to-public-health-emergencies-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/many-states-not-prepared-to-respond-to-public-health-emergencies-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Largest U.S. Children's Hospital to Set Up a 'Detransition Clinic' for Trans Youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The nation's largest children's hospital has agreed to a legal settlement with Texas and the Trump administration over gender-affirming care for transgender youth that includes a $10 million payment to the state and the requirement...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/largest-us-childrens-hospital-to-set-up-a-detransition-clinic-for-trans-youth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/largest-us-childrens-hospital-to-set-up-a-detransition-clinic-for-trans-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Challenge to Mifepristone Could Disrupt Drug Regulation at Large]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Since the FDA approved mifepristone over 25 years ago, the drug has been part of an extremely safe and effective regimen for terminating a pregnancy, with the risk of serious complications less than 1%. Nearly two-thirds of all...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-a-challenge-to-mifepristone-could-disrupt-drug-regulation-at-large/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-a-challenge-to-mifepristone-could-disrupt-drug-regulation-at-large/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus Strain in Outbreak Hasn't Become More Transmissible, WHO Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The hantavirus that triggered a cruise ship outbreak hasn't mutated into a more transmissible strain, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said, and any new cases likely reflect effective monitoring of existing contacts...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-strain-in-outbreak-hasnt-become-more-transmissible-who-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-strain-in-outbreak-hasnt-become-more-transmissible-who-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Prescription Increased After Mel Gibson's Comments?]]></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-us/news/medical/what-prescription-increased-after-mel-gibsons-comments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-prescription-increased-after-mel-gibsons-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World's Reaction to Hantavirus Is Tinged by Echoes of Something Else: COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The lingering impact of COVID-19, a few years out from the declaration that the pandemic was over, is scattered across how we live today--the work-from-home jobs, the way some have decided wearing masks is their new normal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-worlds-reaction-to-hantavirus-is-tinged-by-echoes-of-something-else-covid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-worlds-reaction-to-hantavirus-is-tinged-by-echoes-of-something-else-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weight Gain &amp; Cancer Risk; Steppin' Out After Surgery; Depression in Ovarian Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Weight gain in adulthood may increase a person's cancer risk by as much as fivefold, according to a Swedish study. (The Guardian)<br />
An updated review of data for nearly 800,000 participants in prostate cancer screening studies...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/weight-gain-amp-cancer-risk-steppin-out-after-surgery-depression-in-ovarian-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/weight-gain-amp-cancer-risk-steppin-out-after-surgery-depression-in-ovarian-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping Tabs on Hantavirus; MA Auto-Enrollment; Mel Gibson's Ivermectin Influence]]></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-us/news/medical/keeping-tabs-on-hantavirus-ma-auto-enrollment-mel-gibsons-ivermectin-influence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/keeping-tabs-on-hantavirus-ma-auto-enrollment-mel-gibsons-ivermectin-influence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outbreak Kills 65; RFK Jr. Did Not Perform Surgery, Hospital Says; DOJ Targets Yale]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Africa CDC confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. (AP)<br />
Meanwhile, a meningitis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/outbreak-kills-65-rfk-jr-did-not-perform-surgery-hospital-says-doj-targets-yale/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/outbreak-kills-65-rfk-jr-did-not-perform-surgery-hospital-says-doj-targets-yale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antidepressants in Pregnancy: What a New Study Found]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Children exposed to prenatal antidepressants had an increased risk of autism or attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that was not significant after adjusting for confounding factors, a systematic review and meta-analysis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/antidepressants-in-pregnancy-what-a-new-study-found/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/antidepressants-in-pregnancy-what-a-new-study-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Preserves Access to Mifepristone While Lawsuit Plays Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.<br />
The court's order allows women seeking abortions to continue...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supreme-court-preserves-access-to-mifepristone-while-lawsuit-plays-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supreme-court-preserves-access-to-mifepristone-while-lawsuit-plays-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Americans Being Monitored for Hantavirus Than Previously Known]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The number of Americans being monitored after potential hantavirus exposure has climbed to 41, but there are no current U.S. cases, the CDC said on Thursday.<br />
That tally is up from earlier reviews of state health department data...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-americans-being-monitored-for-hantavirus-than-previously-known/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-americans-being-monitored-for-hantavirus-than-previously-known/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New AML Regimen for Unfit Patients Gets FDA's Blessing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Wednesday approved a new all-oral regimen for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in patients ineligible for intensive chemotherapy.<br />
The combination of decitabine-cedazuridine (Inqovi) plus venetoclax (Venclexta...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-aml-regimen-for-unfit-patients-gets-fdas-blessing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-aml-regimen-for-unfit-patients-gets-fdas-blessing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Public Health-Maxxing; Ob/Gyns Celebrate PCOS Renaming; K for Bebe?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
As warmer weather approaches, public health worker organization "Fired But Fighting" offered an alternative...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/summer-public-health-maxxing-obgyns-celebrate-pcos-renaming-k-for-bebe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/summer-public-health-maxxing-obgyns-celebrate-pcos-renaming-k-for-bebe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's How Many Hospitals Earned Five Stars From CMS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating this week, with the bulk of facilities sitting in the middle of the pack.<br />
Overall, 385 (12%) rated hospitals earned top marks with five stars, while 204 (6.4%) received only...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-how-many-hospitals-earned-five-stars-from-cms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-how-many-hospitals-earned-five-stars-from-cms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's What Stakeholders Want From the Next FDA Commissioner]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Stakeholders across the board are calling for a return to regular order at the FDA following the resignation of Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, who said he resigned in protest over the agency's decision to authorize flavored...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-stakeholders-want-from-the-next-fda-commissioner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-stakeholders-want-from-the-next-fda-commissioner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Your Patient Couldn’t Tell the Dispatcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The patient was a 63-year-old man whose feelings of being unwell had been building for 4 days, and this was before anyone called 911.<br />
By the time my emergency medical services (EMS) team arrived, his blood pressure was 198/110...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-your-patient-couldnt-tell-the-dispatcher/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-your-patient-couldnt-tell-the-dispatcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the 'What I Eat in a Day' Trend Fueling Malnutrition?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At an annual pediatrics visit, a 15-year-old female patient told me she was trying to "eat healthier." I asked her to tell me what that looked like, so she pulled out her phone and opened to a TikTok video titled "what I eat...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-the-what-i-eat-in-a-day-trend-fueling-malnutrition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-the-what-i-eat-in-a-day-trend-fueling-malnutrition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Blocks DOJ's Demand for Hospital's Records of Trans Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's sweeping demands for confidential transgender patient information from Rhode Island's largest hospital that provides gender-affirming care to minors.<br />
U.S. District Judge...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/judge-blocks-dojs-demand-for-hospitals-records-of-trans-kids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/judge-blocks-dojs-demand-for-hospitals-records-of-trans-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make the Diagnosis: This Is a Curious Cluster. Can You Diagnose It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) --]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/make-the-diagnosis-this-is-a-curious-cluster-can-you-diagnose-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/make-the-diagnosis-this-is-a-curious-cluster-can-you-diagnose-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors Skeptical of Insurers' Pledges to Rein in Prior Authorization]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Physicians remain skeptical that health insurers' pledges to ease prior authorization hassles will result in any meaningful action, an American Medical Association (AMA) survey found.<br />
In June 2025, a group of about 60 insurers...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctors-skeptical-of-insurers-pledges-to-rein-in-prior-authorization/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctors-skeptical-of-insurers-pledges-to-rein-in-prior-authorization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s and Hepatic Events; 'Shame, Taboo, Hygiene'; Treating Late-Onset IBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Among U.S. adults with diabetes and steatotic liver disease in the All of Us cohort, new use of a GLP-1 receptor agonist was linked with a 38% to 42% lower risk of hepatic events over nearly 3 years of median follow-up. (American...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1s-and-hepatic-events-shame-taboo-hygiene-treating-late-onset-ibd/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1s-and-hepatic-events-shame-taboo-hygiene-treating-late-onset-ibd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse Killed in Hospital Parking Lot; Deadly Cosmetic Surgery Suit; EHR Lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An Alabama nurse was shot and killed during an attempted robbery in the hospital parking lot. The suspect had been dropped off at the hospital earlier in the day and was showing signs of mental illness. (WBRC)<br />
A widower is suing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nurse-killed-in-hospital-parking-lot-deadly-cosmetic-surgery-suit-ehr-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nurse-killed-in-hospital-parking-lot-deadly-cosmetic-surgery-suit-ehr-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oncologist Who Cared for Hantavirus Patients on Ship Leaves Medical Isolation Unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has been cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska, where he was the lone American placed in isolation after he helped care for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oncologist-who-cared-for-hantavirus-patients-on-ship-leaves-medical-isolation-unit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oncologist-who-cared-for-hantavirus-patients-on-ship-leaves-medical-isolation-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[De-Escalated Treatment for Early Breast Cancer Continues to Gain Momentum]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The number of women skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for early breast cancer doubled over a 5-year period to become the predominant strategy for low-risk disease, a prospective study showed.<br />
The proportion of patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/de-escalated-treatment-for-early-breast-cancer-continues-to-gain-momentum/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/de-escalated-treatment-for-early-breast-cancer-continues-to-gain-momentum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two New Physician Social Media Platforms Come Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two new physician social media communities have come online in recent weeks--Roon, and one run by the social media personality Dr. Glaucomflecken--joining a crowded field that includes Doximity, Sermo, and Figure 1....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/two-new-physician-social-media-platforms-come-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/two-new-physician-social-media-platforms-come-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Aide Quits in Protest; ICE Releases Doctor; Osteoporosis Tied to Mortality]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s chief spokesperson Rich Danker resigned Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences over an effort to promote flavored e-cigarettes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-aide-quits-in-protest-ice-releases-doctor-osteoporosis-tied-to-mortality/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-aide-quits-in-protest-ice-releases-doctor-osteoporosis-tied-to-mortality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID Antiviral Can Prevent Household Contacts From Catching Virus]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Risk of getting sick from a household contact with COVID-19 dropped by more than half among those who took the antiviral ensitrelvir compared with placebo, a randomized trial showed.<br />
In a modified intention to treat (ITT) population...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/covid-antiviral-can-prevent-household-contacts-from-catching-virus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/covid-antiviral-can-prevent-household-contacts-from-catching-virus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next-Gen BCL2 Inhibitor Approved for Aggressive Lymphoma]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to sonrotoclax (Beqalzi) as the first BCL2 inhibitor for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), a rare and often aggressive subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.<br />
A next-generation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/next-gen-bcl2-inhibitor-approved-for-aggressive-lymphoma/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/next-gen-bcl2-inhibitor-approved-for-aggressive-lymphoma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Drug Linked to Cases of Rare Vision-Altering Condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two patients taking the GLP-1 receptor agonist dulaglutide (Trulicity) developed choroidal lymphoid hyperplasia (CLH), a rare, benign condition of the uveal tract, that resolved after the patients stopped the drug.<br />
In both cases...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drug-linked-to-cases-of-rare-vision-altering-condition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drug-linked-to-cases-of-rare-vision-altering-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endovascular Thrombectomy Boosts Outcomes in Medium-Vessel Ischemic Stroke]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For patients with moderate-to-severe deficits from an acute middle-vessel occlusion stroke, endovascular treatment within 24 hours of onset improved functional independence, the Chinese ORIENTAL-MeVO trial found.<br />
Survival without...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/endovascular-thrombectomy-boosts-outcomes-in-medium-vessel-ischemic-stroke/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/endovascular-thrombectomy-boosts-outcomes-in-medium-vessel-ischemic-stroke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Competition Builds for Novel IgA Nephropathy Approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy had less protein in their urine--a key surrogate marker for the renal impairment caused by the condition--after treatment with a dual-acting biologic agent that inhibits...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/competition-builds-for-novel-iga-nephropathy-approach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/competition-builds-for-novel-iga-nephropathy-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Name for PCOS More Accurately Reflects Condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) now has a new name that experts say more accurately reflects the condition: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).<br />
The change comes after an extensive global consensus process involving...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-name-for-pcos-more-accurately-reflects-condition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-name-for-pcos-more-accurately-reflects-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia With Lewy Bodies May Be More Common Than We Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Dementia with Lewy bodies--a disease characterized by faster progression and greater functional decline than Alzheimer's disease--was confirmed as a predominantly late-onset dementia with incidence rising sharply with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dementia-with-lewy-bodies-may-be-more-common-than-we-think/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dementia-with-lewy-bodies-may-be-more-common-than-we-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor on Cruise Ship Questions Whether He Already Had Hantavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The doctor who is in isolation in a biocontainment unit in Nebraska described to CNN what it was like to be on board the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak--and questioned whether he and others on board may have already...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctor-on-cruise-ship-questions-whether-he-already-had-hantavirus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctor-on-cruise-ship-questions-whether-he-already-had-hantavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personalized DNA Vaccine Shows Promise in Brain Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An adjuvant personalized DNA vaccine was safe and demonstrated promising efficacy among patients with MGMT-unmethylated glioblastoma in a phase I trial.<br />
The vaccine caused no serious adverse events and extended overall survival...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/personalized-dna-vaccine-shows-promise-in-brain-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/personalized-dna-vaccine-shows-promise-in-brain-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus: What You Need to Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- How concerned should the public be about the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship?<br />
In this MedPage Today webinar, Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Faust, MD, speaks with infectious disease physician and researcher...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pregnant Physician Trainees Given Parental Support Had Less Burnout]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A parental support package targeting perinatal stressors significantly mitigated burnout among pregnant and postpartum physician trainees, a randomized controlled trial showed.<br />
From enrollment during pregnancy to 24 weeks postpartum...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pregnant-physician-trainees-given-parental-support-had-less-burnout/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pregnant-physician-trainees-given-parental-support-had-less-burnout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS Denies Considering SSRI Ban; Suicide Deaths in Youth; Apps for Eating Disorders]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An HHS spokesperson denied claims that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has linked selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to violence and fetal harm, explored a ban on the widely used antidepressants. (Reuters via...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-denies-considering-ssri-ban-suicide-deaths-in-youth-apps-for-eating-disorders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-denies-considering-ssri-ban-suicide-deaths-in-youth-apps-for-eating-disorders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus, Ivermectin, and the Dangers of the Internet]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Back in March 2020, I did an interview with a CBS affiliate in Denver. While I was asked several questions about COVID-19 and pandemics in general, the interview was very short. To this day, I believe the most important piece...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-ivermectin-and-the-dangers-of-the-internet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-ivermectin-and-the-dangers-of-the-internet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virologist Fights Funding Ban; Kennedy's Covert Vax Risk Project; TrumpRx Lobbying]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Alleging a "pattern of deception" in studies done more than a decade ago, the U.S. government proposed a ban on federal funding to a prominent coronavirus researcher whose recent work has spurred unproven accusations he helped...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/virologist-fights-funding-ban-kennedys-covert-vax-risk-project-trumprx-lobbying/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/virologist-fights-funding-ban-kennedys-covert-vax-risk-project-trumprx-lobbying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These States Are Watching for Potential Hantavirus Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Several Americans are already being monitored at home]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/these-states-are-watching-for-potential-hantavirus-cases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/these-states-are-watching-for-potential-hantavirus-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overdose Deaths Fell Again in 2025, but Some Worry About Policy, Drug Supply Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year--about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data.<br />
It was the third straight annual drop, making it the longest decline in decades...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/overdose-deaths-fell-again-in-2025-but-some-worry-about-policy-drug-supply-changes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/overdose-deaths-fell-again-in-2025-but-some-worry-about-policy-drug-supply-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYU Hospital Subpoenaed Over Gender-Affirming Care in Minors]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A New York hospital system says it received a grand jury subpoena from federal prosecutors in Texas seeking information about children who received gender-affirming care and the medical providers who administered it.<br />
NYU Langone...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nyu-hospital-subpoenaed-over-gender-affirming-care-in-minors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nyu-hospital-subpoenaed-over-gender-affirming-care-in-minors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Reassures on Azithromycin in Pregnancy and Neurodevelopmental Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Azithromycin exposure in pregnancy was not associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, according to a retrospective cohort study, and use in late pregnancy was linked with some lower risks.<br />
Among over 15,000 mother...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-reassures-on-azithromycin-in-pregnancy-and-neurodevelopmental-risks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-reassures-on-azithromycin-in-pregnancy-and-neurodevelopmental-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse Tortured, Prosecutors Say; Hantavirus Case Critically Ill; Skin Cream Recall]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Katherine Torbick, RN, of Illinois, was allegedly tortured before being murdered by her boyfriend, according to prosecutors. (People)<br />
Jason Collins, the NBA's first...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nurse-tortured-prosecutors-say-hantavirus-case-critically-ill-skin-cream-recall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nurse-tortured-prosecutors-say-hantavirus-case-critically-ill-skin-cream-recall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Question Impact of Trump's Latest Effort on Fertility Care Coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Labor Department's proposed rule to make it easier for employers to offer a fertility benefit isn't likely to result in many more employers doing so, although it may tip the scales for employers who were already considering...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-question-impact-of-trumps-latest-effort-on-fertility-care-coverage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-question-impact-of-trumps-latest-effort-on-fertility-care-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study on GLP-1s and Breast Cancer 'Too Good to Be True'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in breast cancer patients was linked to lower mortality and recurrence risk in a retrospective study, but experts are questioning the quality of the underlying data.<br />
At 10 years, the risk of all...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-on-glp-1s-and-breast-cancer-too-good-to-be-true/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-on-glp-1s-and-breast-cancer-too-good-to-be-true/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apixaban May Offer a 'Practical Alternative' for Dialysis Patients With Afib]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two anticoagulants showed similar safety and efficacy in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with newly diagnosed nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (Afib), according to a retrospective study of real-world data.<br />
Among 660 patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/apixaban-may-offer-a-practical-alternative-for-dialysis-patients-with-afib/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/apixaban-may-offer-a-practical-alternative-for-dialysis-patients-with-afib/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metastatic Breast Cancers on the Rise, U.S. Study Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Despite improvements in survival, the incidence of stage IV breast cancer increased significantly from 2010 through 2021, according to a U.S. population-based cohort study.<br />
The age-adjusted incidence rate of de novo stage IV...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/metastatic-breast-cancers-on-the-rise-us-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/metastatic-breast-cancers-on-the-rise-us-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autism-Vaccine Researcher Arraigned in the U.S.]]></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, was arraigned on federal wire fraud and money laundering charges after his extradition from Germany...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/autism-vaccine-researcher-arraigned-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/autism-vaccine-researcher-arraigned-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrity vs Cancer Science: Ivermectin Prescriptions Soared After Mel Gibson Plug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prescribing for combination ivermectin-benzimidazole doubled after actor Mel Gibson promoted the regimen as a potential cure for advanced cancer during an appearance on a popular podcast, a review of national data showed.<br />
The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/celebrity-vs-cancer-science-ivermectin-prescriptions-soared-after-mel-gibson-plug/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/celebrity-vs-cancer-science-ivermectin-prescriptions-soared-after-mel-gibson-plug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-Medication Approaches in IBS Offer Paths for Reducing Symptoms]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two non-pharmaceutical approaches for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) feasibly offered patients symptom relief, according to research presented at the annual Digestive Disease Week meeting.In a post-hoc analysis of a small...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/non-medication-approaches-in-ibs-offer-paths-for-reducing-symptoms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/non-medication-approaches-in-ibs-offer-paths-for-reducing-symptoms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makary Resigns as FDA Commissioner]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, resigned on Tuesday after just over a year at the agency and days of speculation about whether he'd be fired.<br />
Kyle Diamantas, the agency's deputy commissioner for food, was named as the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/makary-resigns-as-fda-commissioner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/makary-resigns-as-fda-commissioner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is AI Healthcare's Newest Bureaucrat?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. healthcare system has officially entered the era of artificial intelligence (AI). Organizations, practitioners, and patients are no longer merely trying on a new fad, they are operationalizing the tool.<br />
Consider these...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-ai-healthcares-newest-bureaucrat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-ai-healthcares-newest-bureaucrat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's At-Home Tests; Anti-Amyloid Drug Demand Stunted; New Vaccine-Autism Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Self-administered finger-prick tests correlated well with venous blood biomarkers and with cognition in people who were cognitively normal or who had mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease. (Nature Communications)...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-at-home-tests-anti-amyloid-drug-demand-stunted-new-vaccine-autism-data/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-at-home-tests-anti-amyloid-drug-demand-stunted-new-vaccine-autism-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTC Blocked From Endocrine Society Probe; FDA-Tzield Drama; GLP-1 Gene Therapy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A federal judge blocked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from investigating the Endocrine Society and World Professional Association for &zwnj;Transgender Health, which support gender-affirming care in minors. (Reuters via...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ftc-blocked-from-endocrine-society-probe-fda-tzield-drama-glp-1-gene-therapy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ftc-blocked-from-endocrine-society-probe-fda-tzield-drama-glp-1-gene-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Study Hints That Revving Up Immune Cells Might Help Fight HIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Scientists are tweaking a powerful cancer therapy in hopes it could fight HIV instead, by supercharging patients' own immune cells.<br />
On Tuesday, researchers said a single dose of those revved-up cells strongly suppressed HIV...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/small-study-hints-that-revving-up-immune-cells-might-help-fight-hiv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/small-study-hints-that-revving-up-immune-cells-might-help-fight-hiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Topical Roflumilast May Expand Eczema Options for Infants, Young Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders for a virtual roundtable discussion on atopic dermatitis (AD) following the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting: Moderator Peter A. Lio, MD, of Northwestern University...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/topical-roflumilast-may-expand-eczema-options-for-infants-young-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/topical-roflumilast-may-expand-eczema-options-for-infants-young-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's Where Hantavirus Has Historically Occurred in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- One region tends to see the most cases]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-where-hantavirus-has-historically-occurred-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-where-hantavirus-has-historically-occurred-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Getting Another Medical Checkup at the End of May, White House Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup this month--his fourth publicized visit to medical experts since returning to office--in what the White House describes as an annual...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-getting-another-medical-checkup-at-the-end-of-may-white-house-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-getting-another-medical-checkup-at-the-end-of-may-white-house-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Gaps Between Heart Failure Patients' Goals and Clinical Reality, Survey Reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A longitudinal survey of patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) uncovered discrepancies in patient preferences, as well as limited advance care planning and clinician discussions.<br />
Among 297 respondents...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/big-gaps-between-heart-failure-patients-goals-and-clinical-reality-survey-reveals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/big-gaps-between-heart-failure-patients-goals-and-clinical-reality-survey-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Warns of New Blood Cancers With Sarcoma, Lymphoma Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Monday alerted clinicians about the risk of new primary hematologic malignancies in patients treated with tazemetostat (Tazverik), a sarcoma and lymphoma drug now being pulled from global markets.<br />
The risk was known...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-warns-of-new-blood-cancers-with-sarcoma-lymphoma-drug/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-warns-of-new-blood-cancers-with-sarcoma-lymphoma-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chocolate Recall Expanded; RFK Jr.'s Vast Vaccine Inquiry; Can NAD+ Boost Longevity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Spring &amp; Mulberry expanded its voluntary recall of select chocolate bars because of possible Salmonella risk, the FDA posted.<br />
While HHS Secretary Robert F...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/chocolate-recall-expanded-rfk-jrs-vast-vaccine-inquiry-can-nad-boost-longevity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/chocolate-recall-expanded-rfk-jrs-vast-vaccine-inquiry-can-nad-boost-longevity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a Patient Portal Alone Won't Suffice]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Over the weekend, when my wife and I were heading home from a late afternoon movie followed by a stop to pick up some ice cream, we remembered that we needed to stop by the pharmacy.<br />
Since we moved into the neighborhood 30 years...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/when-a-patient-portal-alone-wont-suffice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/when-a-patient-portal-alone-wont-suffice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicaid Expansion Tied to Lower Mortality Among Young Adults With Kidney Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was linked to lower 1-year mortality among young adults with kidney failure who were starting dialysis, a cohort study suggested.<br />
One-year mortality declined from 3.6% before...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medicaid-expansion-tied-to-lower-mortality-among-young-adults-with-kidney-failure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medicaid-expansion-tied-to-lower-mortality-among-young-adults-with-kidney-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House, HHS Debut Website for Expectant and New Moms]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A website launched by the Trump administration for expectant and new mothers drew mixed reactions Monday from women's health groups.<br />
"The Trump administration is strengthening its commitment to America's families by equipping...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/white-house-hhs-debut-website-for-expectant-and-new-moms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/white-house-hhs-debut-website-for-expectant-and-new-moms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Hantavirus Cruise Passenger Develops Symptoms, Transferred to Atlanta]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A total of 18 passengers from the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak arrived at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha for quarantine, but a couple was transported to Emory University in Atlanta after...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/american-hantavirus-cruise-passenger-develops-symptoms-transferred-to-atlanta/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/american-hantavirus-cruise-passenger-develops-symptoms-transferred-to-atlanta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pediatrics Group Issues New Guidance on Recess for the First Time in 13 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Recess isn't just a fun break for grade schoolers. It's crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages.<br />
That's the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pediatrics-group-issues-new-guidance-on-recess-for-the-first-time-in-13-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pediatrics-group-issues-new-guidance-on-recess-for-the-first-time-in-13-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Evidence that GLP-1s May Reduce Risk of Vision-Robbing Eye Diseases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) had a lower likelihood of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared with patients using other glucose-lowering medications or lipid-lowering drugs, a large retrospective...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-evidence-that-glp-1s-may-reduce-risk-of-vision-robbing-eye-diseases/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-evidence-that-glp-1s-may-reduce-risk-of-vision-robbing-eye-diseases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Evidence Linking GLP-1s With Reduced Risk of Vision-Robbing Eye Diseases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) had a lower likelihood of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared with patients using other glucose-lowering medications or lipid-lowering drugs, a large retrospective...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-evidence-linking-glp-1s-with-reduced-risk-of-vision-robbing-eye-diseases/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-evidence-linking-glp-1s-with-reduced-risk-of-vision-robbing-eye-diseases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food-as-Medicine Intervention Signals BP Benefit in High-Risk Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A more intensive "food-is-medicine" intervention didn't improve diet quality overall but did signal blood pressure reductions in adherent, high-risk adults with uncontrolled hypertension, a randomized pilot trial showed.<br />
In...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/food-as-medicine-intervention-signals-bp-benefit-in-high-risk-adults/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/food-as-medicine-intervention-signals-bp-benefit-in-high-risk-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live Webinar May 12: What You Need to Know About Hantavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hantavirus has been making headlines after an outbreak linked to a cruise ship was associated with at least three deaths. It's been confirmed that Andes virus--a type of hantavirus that causes cardiopulmonary syndrome and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/live-webinar-may-12-what-you-need-to-know-about-hantavirus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/live-webinar-may-12-what-you-need-to-know-about-hantavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus Webinar May 12: What You Need to Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hantavirus has been making headlines after an outbreak linked to a cruise ship was associated with at least three deaths. It's been confirmed that Andes virus--a type of hantavirus that causes cardiopulmonary syndrome and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-webinar-may-12-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-webinar-may-12-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Wonder 'Where Is the CDC?' as a Hantavirus Outbreak Unfolds on a Cruise Ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors.<br />
In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans and is making headlines around...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-wonder-where-is-the-cdc-as-a-hantavirus-outbreak-unfolds-on-a-cruise-ship/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-wonder-where-is-the-cdc-as-a-hantavirus-outbreak-unfolds-on-a-cruise-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug Targeting TLRs in Cutaneous Lupus Looks Good in Mid-Stage Studies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Enpatoran, an investigational oral drug that inhibits Toll-like receptors (TLR) 7 and 8, was superior to placebo in relieving lupus skin manifestations in a dose-finding phase II trial.<br />
Doses of 25, 50, and 100 mg twice daily...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/drug-targeting-tlrs-in-cutaneous-lupus-looks-good-in-mid-stage-studies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/drug-targeting-tlrs-in-cutaneous-lupus-looks-good-in-mid-stage-studies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Your Patient’s Cane Kill Them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A 74-year-old falls while using a walker. Rather than being a protective factor, the walker could be the culprit in this mishap. Surprisingly, nearly half of all the problems associated with "mobility assistance devices" (MADs...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/did-your-patients-cane-kill-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/did-your-patients-cane-kill-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HPV Vaccination Rates Vary Widely From State to State]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates varied substantially across and within U.S. regions, according to estimates in a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis, suggesting targeted interventions should focus on the needs...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hpv-vaccination-rates-vary-widely-from-state-to-state/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hpv-vaccination-rates-vary-widely-from-state-to-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less Invasive Treatment Option for GERD May Offer Similar Results to Gold Standard]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A less invasive treatment option for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) resulted in similar improvements in symptoms and quality of life with less dysphagia compared with gold-standard surgical therapy, according to a prospective...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/less-invasive-treatment-option-for-gerd-may-offer-similar-results-to-gold-standard/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/less-invasive-treatment-option-for-gerd-may-offer-similar-results-to-gold-standard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oregon Emergency Physicians Claim Win Against For-Profit Replacements]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A group of independent emergency physicians in Oregon who sued their own hospital system are celebrating after the employer agreed to scrap its original plan to replace the group with an out-of-state corporate staffing firm...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oregon-emergency-physicians-claim-win-against-for-profit-replacements/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oregon-emergency-physicians-claim-win-against-for-profit-replacements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Do Patients Want Doctors to Know About Breast Cancer Recurrence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- This article includes a first-person perspective from early breast cancer patient Lina. Lina was compensated for her time by Novartis.<br />
Some patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-do-patients-want-doctors-to-know-about-breast-cancer-recurrence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-do-patients-want-doctors-to-know-about-breast-cancer-recurrence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Positive for Hantavirus; RFK Jr. Weighed SSRI Ban? Ant-Infested Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
An American and a French woman tested positive for the hantavirus, as nations around the world scrambled Monday to repatriate passengers from the cruise ship hit...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/american-positive-for-hantavirus-rfk-jr-weighed-ssri-ban-ant-infested-hospital/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/american-positive-for-hantavirus-rfk-jr-weighed-ssri-ban-ant-infested-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Objective Measures Pinpoint Clinically Silent Fluid Overload in Dialysis Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Subclinical volume overload was common in hemodialysis patients following hospital discharge, but objective measuring tools could be the key to early detection, according to a new quality improvement study.<br />
Out of 62 unique...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/objective-measures-pinpoint-clinically-silent-fluid-overload-in-dialysis-patients/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/objective-measures-pinpoint-clinically-silent-fluid-overload-in-dialysis-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Is This Going to Become Another Pandemic?': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Is this going to become another pandemic? No. Are we learning a lot? Yes."--Carlos del Rio, MD, of Emory University in Atlanta, addressing concerns over the recent cruise ship-related hantavirus outbreak.<br />
"Can this data...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-this-going-to-become-another-pandemic-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-this-going-to-become-another-pandemic-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protein Supplement Tied to Better Outcomes for Patients on Dialysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Intradialytic oral protein supplementation was linked with improvements in several nutritional markers and real-world outcomes for patients on hemodialysis, according to a quality improvement study.<br />
After 12 months, patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/protein-supplement-tied-to-better-outcomes-for-patients-on-dialysis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/protein-supplement-tied-to-better-outcomes-for-patients-on-dialysis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harm Reduction Works. 'Wellness Farms' Won&rsquo;t.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As an emergency physician, I have treated patients after an overdose when minutes to a lifesaving medication determines survival. I have also worked in substance use clinics, where recovery is rarely immediate and requires meeting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/harm-reduction-works-wellness-farms-wonrsquot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/harm-reduction-works-wellness-farms-wonrsquot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Showering Protocol for Hemodialysis Patients Shows No Increased Infection Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A structured showering protocol helped hemodialysis patients feel better without compromising safety, a quality-improvement initiative found.<br />
Conducted across four dialysis centers in Utah, the initiative involved two nurses...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/showering-protocol-for-hemodialysis-patients-shows-no-increased-infection-risk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/showering-protocol-for-hemodialysis-patients-shows-no-increased-infection-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Is the Off Ramp for Psychotropic Medications?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When I first started taking an antidepressant as a teenager, no one talked to me or my parents about how I might eventually stop. Instead, the conversation was entirely centered on finding and starting the right medication. Since...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/where-is-the-off-ramp-for-psychotropic-medications/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/where-is-the-off-ramp-for-psychotropic-medications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Alerts Clinicians About Potential for Imported Hantavirus Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The CDC has issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory on hantavirus, urging clinicians to be aware of the potential for imported cases of hantavirus disease in connection with an outbreak of Andes virus aboard a cruise...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-alerts-clinicians-about-potential-for-imported-hantavirus-cases/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-alerts-clinicians-about-potential-for-imported-hantavirus-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's What's Next for Hantavirus Cruise Passengers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Passengers aboard the MV Hondius, the ship afflicted by a hantavirus outbreak, remain at sea, with plans to dock in the Canary Islands on Sunday.<br />
James Lawler, MD, MPH, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Global Center...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-whats-next-for-hantavirus-cruise-passengers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-whats-next-for-hantavirus-cruise-passengers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cosmetic Interventions Are Booming. Many Say Ethical Conversations Are Lagging.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- LOS ANGELES--Shula Jassell is insecure about the size of her chin and has periodically considered getting filler to make it bigger.<br />
But when the 25-year-old from Southern California gives serious thought to the idea of repeatedly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cosmetic-interventions-are-booming-many-say-ethical-conversations-are-lagging/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cosmetic-interventions-are-booming-many-say-ethical-conversations-are-lagging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Wants Better Pregnancy Safety Data on Approved Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Friday issued guidance for manufacturers collecting postmarketing data on the safety of approved drugs and biologics in pregnancy, with the goal of better understanding potential risks for the pregnant patient and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-wants-better-pregnancy-safety-data-on-approved-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-wants-better-pregnancy-safety-data-on-approved-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Female Nephrologists Find Barriers to Achieving Goals in Academic Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Inequities persisted among female nephrologists at U.S. academic institutions, with barriers to advancement and burnout among the reasons many felt a lack of satisfaction, an interim analysis of survey data showed.<br />
Among 32...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/female-nephrologists-find-barriers-to-achieving-goals-in-academic-medicine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/female-nephrologists-find-barriers-to-achieving-goals-in-academic-medicine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Public Health Officials Are Contact Tracing for Hantavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hantaviruses do not spread easily between people, which makes health officials confident the recent outbreak on a cruise ship that has killed three people will not turn into an epidemic.<br />
But, still, they need to make sure. So...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-public-health-officials-are-contact-tracing-for-hantavirus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-public-health-officials-are-contact-tracing-for-hantavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Passengers From the Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship in the U.S.?]]></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-us/news/medical/are-passengers-from-the-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/are-passengers-from-the-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacroiliac Bone Edema: Overrated as Diagnostic Marker of Spondyloarthritis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Some 30% of a large general-population sample in Germany showed sacroiliac bone marrow edema (SBME) in MRI scans, a new study found, casting doubt on whether such findings are indicative of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).<br />
Among...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/sacroiliac-bone-edema-overrated-as-diagnostic-marker-of-spondyloarthritis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/sacroiliac-bone-edema-overrated-as-diagnostic-marker-of-spondyloarthritis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unconscious Brain Is Still Listening, New Study Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The human brain appeared to process complex sensory information under general anesthesia, challenging long-held assumptions about consciousness, neural recordings from a small experiment suggested.<br />
Hippocampal neurons and local...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-unconscious-brain-is-still-listening-new-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-unconscious-brain-is-still-listening-new-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oral Agent for Diabetic Macular Edema Misses Mark but Still Shows Promise]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--An investigational oral therapy for diabetic macular edema (DME) did not significantly affect retinal thickening in a placebo-controlled randomized trial.<br />
After 6 months of treatment, mean central subfield thickness...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oral-agent-for-diabetic-macular-edema-misses-mark-but-still-shows-promise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oral-agent-for-diabetic-macular-edema-misses-mark-but-still-shows-promise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co-Antibody Therapy Effective in Highly Refractory IBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The co-antibody therapy JNJ-4804--a fixed-dose combination of guselkumab (Tremfya) and golimumab (Simponi)--showed clinically meaningful efficacy exceeding that of either drug alone in patients with highly refractory...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/co-antibody-therapy-effective-in-highly-refractory-ibd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/co-antibody-therapy-effective-in-highly-refractory-ibd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oncologist on Hantavirus Cruise; Bile Duct Cancer Drug OK'd; Untreated Lung Cancers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Oregon oncologist Stephen Kornfeld, MD, was a passenger on the MV Hondius but ended up treating hantavirus patients when the ship's onboard physician became seriously ill. (CNN)<br />
The FDA announced approval of zenocutuzumab (Bizengri...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oncologist-on-hantavirus-cruise-bile-duct-cancer-drug-okd-untreated-lung-cancers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oncologist-on-hantavirus-cruise-bile-duct-cancer-drug-okd-untreated-lung-cancers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dupilumab Improves Esophageal Distensibility in Eosinophilic Esophagitis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The monoclonal antibody dupilumab (Dupixent) led to significant improvements in esophageal distensibility among patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, the randomized REMODEL trial showed.At 24 weeks, patients taking dupilumab...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dupilumab-improves-esophageal-distensibility-in-eosinophilic-esophagitis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dupilumab-improves-esophageal-distensibility-in-eosinophilic-esophagitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transcranial Stimulation for ASD; Hospital Consultants Worth the Money?]]></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-us/news/medical/transcranial-stimulation-for-asd-hospital-consultants-worth-the-money/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/transcranial-stimulation-for-asd-hospital-consultants-worth-the-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Plans to Fire FDA Chief, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Trump has signed off on a plan to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Friday.<br />
Makary is seen by other top administration officials as struggling to manage the agency...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-plans-to-fire-fda-chief-report-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-plans-to-fire-fda-chief-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus: Anatomy of a Fractured Global Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Like many of you, I was deeply troubled when, on May 3, news broke that three people had died of a probable hantavirus infection and others had fallen ill on the MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged Arctic-expedition vessel with the amenities...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-anatomy-of-a-fractured-global-response/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-anatomy-of-a-fractured-global-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Severe Scabies, Standard-Dose Ivermectin Superior to High Dose]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Paired with topical permethrin, a higher dose of oral ivermectin was not superior to a standard dose for cure of severe scabies, a randomized trial showed.<br />
Among patients using 5% topical permethrin and daily emollient cream...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/in-severe-scabies-standard-dose-ivermectin-superior-to-high-dose/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/in-severe-scabies-standard-dose-ivermectin-superior-to-high-dose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tirofiban After Lytic Helps Select Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An adjunctive infusion of tirofiban (Aggrastat) after inadequate response to thrombolytics in acute ischemic stroke without large or medium vessel occlusion or a cardioembolic source improved the likelihood of an excellent outcome...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tirofiban-after-lytic-helps-select-acute-ischemic-stroke-patients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tirofiban-after-lytic-helps-select-acute-ischemic-stroke-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Lifts Hold on Immigration Applications for Doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Libyan Faysal Al Ghoula, MD, must renew his green card to continue caring for roughly 1,000 patients in southwestern Indiana, but hasn't been able to since the Trump administration stopped reviewing applications for people from...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-lifts-hold-on-immigration-applications-for-doctors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-lifts-hold-on-immigration-applications-for-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massive Pacemaker Recall After Deaths; U.S. Doc on Hantavirus Cruise; Deadly Misinfo]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The FDA issued a notice about Boston Scientific's massive recall of Accolade, Essentio, Proponent, and other pacemakers affected by a software issue linked to four...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/massive-pacemaker-recall-after-deaths-us-doc-on-hantavirus-cruise-deadly-misinfo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/massive-pacemaker-recall-after-deaths-us-doc-on-hantavirus-cruise-deadly-misinfo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teens With T1D, Obesity Reaped Benefits of GLP-1s, Case Studies Suggest]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two insulin-dependent adolescents with type 1 diabetes and obesity had metabolic improvements after starting a low-dose GLP-1 agent, a case series showed.<br />
One year after adding injectable semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) to lifestyle...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/teens-with-t1d-obesity-reaped-benefits-of-glp-1s-case-studies-suggest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/teens-with-t1d-obesity-reaped-benefits-of-glp-1s-case-studies-suggest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tip of the Iceberg': Study Uncovers AI-Fabricated Citations in Research Papers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Fabricated citations are an increasing problem coinciding with the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in writing and editing, an analysis of biomedical research papers showed.<br />
Out of 97.1 million verified references...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tip-of-the-iceberg-study-uncovers-ai-fabricated-citations-in-research-papers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tip-of-the-iceberg-study-uncovers-ai-fabricated-citations-in-research-papers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus Outbreak: 'Not the Next COVID' but Still Cause for Concern]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The cruise ship-related hantavirus outbreak is not going to be the next COVID-like global pandemic, but experts are still concerned by the potential number of people exposed--particularly during a flight from St. Helena to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-outbreak-not-the-next-covid-but-still-cause-for-concern/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-outbreak-not-the-next-covid-but-still-cause-for-concern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Blood Marker Is Tied to Cognition and Mortality in People Who Live Past 100]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Neurofilament light chain (NfL), a measure of neuronal injury, emerged as a key blood-based biomarker associated with both cognitive function and survival in centenarians, a Japanese cohort study showed.<br />
Higher plasma NfL levels...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/one-blood-marker-is-tied-to-cognition-and-mortality-in-people-who-live-past-100/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/one-blood-marker-is-tied-to-cognition-and-mortality-in-people-who-live-past-100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Mulls Auto-Enrolling Seniors Into Medicare Advantage]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When your patients turn 65, will they automatically be enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan or accountable care organization (ACO)? That idea is now on the Trump administration's radar.<br />
CMS is currently mulling a plan that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cms-mulls-auto-enrolling-seniors-into-medicare-advantage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cms-mulls-auto-enrolling-seniors-into-medicare-advantage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA Will Move Forward With Plans to Propose Weakening Some Biden-Era PFAS Limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration will soon propose softening Biden-era limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water, delaying but keeping tough standards for two common types and rescinding limits on some rarer forms of the substance...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/epa-will-move-forward-with-plans-to-propose-weakening-some-biden-era-pfas-limits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/epa-will-move-forward-with-plans-to-propose-weakening-some-biden-era-pfas-limits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5-Year Data Support Top-Down Therapy in Crohn's Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A "top-down" approach of early aggressive therapy for Crohn's disease continued to achieve better outcomes versus a conventional accelerated "step-up" approach, long-term follow-up data from the PROFILE trial showed.<br />
At 5-year...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/5-year-data-support-top-down-therapy-in-crohns-disease/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/5-year-data-support-top-down-therapy-in-crohns-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Linked to Lower Glaucoma Risk in Men]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--Men using phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors for erectile dysfunction (ED) had a modestly lower risk of glaucoma, according to a study reported here.<br />
During 3 years of follow-up, men taking PDE-5 inhibitors...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/erectile-dysfunction-drugs-linked-to-lower-glaucoma-risk-in-men/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/erectile-dysfunction-drugs-linked-to-lower-glaucoma-risk-in-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA's New Playbook: Lots of Media Announcements but Not Much Rulemaking]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In one of his first major announcements as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called a news conference to unveil a plan to "phase out" synthetic food dyes.<br />
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, opened the event by saying...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fdas-new-playbook-lots-of-media-announcements-but-not-much-rulemaking/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fdas-new-playbook-lots-of-media-announcements-but-not-much-rulemaking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus Goes Viral; Hairy Toes and Heart Health; Top 5 Medical Horror Stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
As new details emerge about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, emergency medicine physician Megan Ranney...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-goes-viral-hairy-toes-and-heart-health-top-5-medical-horror-stories/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-goes-viral-hairy-toes-and-heart-health-top-5-medical-horror-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trivalent mRNA Flu Shot More Effective Than Standard Vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An investigational mRNA-based vaccine against three strains of influenza outperformed standard flu shots among adults ages 50 and older in the Fluent randomized trial.<br />
Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction-confirmed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trivalent-mrna-flu-shot-more-effective-than-standard-vaccines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trivalent-mrna-flu-shot-more-effective-than-standard-vaccines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Expands Stelara Approval; Liver Cancer Blood Test; Pharmacotherapy for MASLD]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the approval of ustekinumab (Stelara) in Crohn's disease to include the treatment of kids as young as 2 years, Johnson &amp; Johnson announced.<br />
High clinical remission rates (98%) at approximately 5 years were...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-expands-stelara-approval-liver-cancer-blood-test-pharmacotherapy-for-masld/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-expands-stelara-approval-liver-cancer-blood-test-pharmacotherapy-for-masld/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$100M Teen Death Lawsuit; Nurse's Deadly Car Crash; EpiPen Settlement Reached]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The family of an Oregon teen who died after a doctor stitched up a cut but allegedly failed to remove the pine needles and moss that were lodged inside filed a $100 million lawsuit against a hospital and physicians. (OregonLive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/100m-teen-death-lawsuit-nurses-deadly-car-crash-epipen-settlement-reached/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/100m-teen-death-lawsuit-nurses-deadly-car-crash-epipen-settlement-reached/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Vaccine-Aluminum Study; Med School Discriminated on Race; Head Hits and the Gut]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A new systematic review in The BMJ reported that current evidence did not support causal associations between aluminium adjuvanted vaccines and serious or long-term...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-vaccine-aluminum-study-med-school-discriminated-on-race-head-hits-and-the-gut/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-vaccine-aluminum-study-med-school-discriminated-on-race-head-hits-and-the-gut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safety Data on the Novel Pancreatic Cancer Drug Available by Early Access]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The investigational drug daraxonrasib, now available through an early access program, demonstrated promising efficacy in previously treated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and was associated with high-grade adverse events...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/safety-data-on-the-novel-pancreatic-cancer-drug-available-by-early-access/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/safety-data-on-the-novel-pancreatic-cancer-drug-available-by-early-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ketamine Quickly Reduced Suicidal and Depressive Symptoms, Meta-Analysis Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ketamine infusion rapidly reduced suicidal and depressive symptoms among patients with a major depressive episode, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis.<br />
Across 26 randomized trials involving over...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ketamine-quickly-reduced-suicidal-and-depressive-symptoms-meta-analysis-suggests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ketamine-quickly-reduced-suicidal-and-depressive-symptoms-meta-analysis-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Are Back in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than two dozen passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship disembarked almost 2 weeks ago, several sources confirmed to MedPage Today, and Americans who were among them are now back on U.S. soil.<br />
A...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/some-hantavirus-cruise-passengers-are-back-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/some-hantavirus-cruise-passengers-are-back-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Migraine Drugs Guard Against Glaucoma? CGRP Inhibitors Show Promise]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People who used calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitor drugs to prevent migraine had a lower risk of glaucoma, a retrospective study showed.<br />
Among 74,000 migraine patients, those taking CGRP inhibitors for migraine...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-migraine-drugs-guard-against-glaucoma-cgrp-inhibitors-show-promise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-migraine-drugs-guard-against-glaucoma-cgrp-inhibitors-show-promise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IL-6 Inhibitor Shows Promise in Diabetic Macular Edema]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--Targeting an inflammatory pathway in diabetic macular edema (DME), in addition to angiogenesis, led to greater improvement in visual acuity and retinal anatomy, a randomized trial showed.<br />
Single-agent ranibizumab...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/il-6-inhibitor-shows-promise-in-diabetic-macular-edema/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/il-6-inhibitor-shows-promise-in-diabetic-macular-edema/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psych Trial Halted After Death; Curbing Phone Addiction; Most Worried Racial Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA halted patient enrollment in a phase III trial of evenamide in treatment-resistant schizophrenia following the sudden death of a participant, Newron Pharmaceuticals said.<br />
Magnetic seizure therapy achieved similar remission...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psych-trial-halted-after-death-curbing-phone-addiction-most-worried-racial-group/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psych-trial-halted-after-death-curbing-phone-addiction-most-worried-racial-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get Your Hands Off My Patients!]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The number one rule of emergency medicine is that you never get to do anything uninterrupted.<br />
I hear a shout from one of the rooms: "Help!" I tap a paramedic on the shoulder, address him by name, and ask, "Can you check on them...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/get-your-hands-off-my-patients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/get-your-hands-off-my-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Details of Fauci Aide's Arrest; MAHA PAC Low on Cash; Makary on Shaky Ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When David Morens, MD, a top aide to Anthony Fauci, MD, was arrested by federal agents in late April, they removed his shirt and pants before handcuffing him and driving him to a courthouse in Maryland to be fingerprinted. A...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/details-of-fauci-aides-arrest-maha-pac-low-on-cash-makary-on-shaky-ground/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/details-of-fauci-aides-arrest-maha-pac-low-on-cash-makary-on-shaky-ground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VEGF Inhibitor Implant Preserves Visual Acuity, Retinal Anatomy in Wet AMD]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--A sustained-release VEGF inhibitor implant outperformed standard anti-VEGF therapy for maintaining visual acuity in neovascular, or wet, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), showed a randomized trial reported here...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/vegf-inhibitor-implant-preserves-visual-acuity-retinal-anatomy-in-wet-amd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/vegf-inhibitor-implant-preserves-visual-acuity-retinal-anatomy-in-wet-amd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Company Sued Over Chatbots Allegedly Claiming to Be Licensed Doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and are deceiving the system's users into thinking they are getting medical advice from a licensed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-company-sued-over-chatbots-allegedly-claiming-to-be-licensed-doctors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-company-sued-over-chatbots-allegedly-claiming-to-be-licensed-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Allows First Fruit-Flavored Vapes in Major Shift Under Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Tuesday announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift that comes after months of appeals to President Donald Trump from the vaping industry...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-allows-first-fruit-flavored-vapes-in-major-shift-under-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-allows-first-fruit-flavored-vapes-in-major-shift-under-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leapfrog's Safety Grades Give 372 Hospitals Straight As, but 5 Get an F]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Even amid an ongoing controversy, the Leapfrog Group released its semi-annual safety rankings, with hundreds of hospitals earning top marks, while just 5 got an F.<br />
Four states have the highest percentage of top-scoring hospitals...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/leapfrogs-safety-grades-give-372-hospitals-straight-as-but-5-get-an-f/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/leapfrogs-safety-grades-give-372-hospitals-straight-as-but-5-get-an-f/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Workout Routine; Senator Calls for Fauci's Indictment; Potato Chips Recalled]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
President Trump said his fitness routine is "about 1 minute a day, max," during a ceremony on bringing back the presidential fitness test in schools. (The Hill...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trumps-workout-routine-senator-calls-for-faucis-indictment-potato-chips-recalled/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trumps-workout-routine-senator-calls-for-faucis-indictment-potato-chips-recalled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a U.S. Study Found About the Shingles Vaccine and Dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Older adults in the U.S. were less likely to develop dementia if they received the recombinant subunit zoster (shingles) vaccine (Shingrix), an analysis of 1.5 million Medicare beneficiaries showed.<br />
The incidence of any type...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-a-us-study-found-about-the-shingles-vaccine-and-dementia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-a-us-study-found-about-the-shingles-vaccine-and-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Chronic Vulvar Pain Being Missed, Undertreated in Black and Hispanic Patients?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Racial and ethnic disparities persist in the management of vulvodynia, a retrospective cohort study found.<br />
Black and Hispanic patients were more frequently prescribed general pain relievers for chronic vulvar...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-chronic-vulvar-pain-being-missed-undertreated-in-black-and-hispanic-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-chronic-vulvar-pain-being-missed-undertreated-in-black-and-hispanic-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Launches Effort to Encourage Antidepressant Deprescribing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians need to do more to help wean patients off of antidepressants, according to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<br />
"The U.S. doesn't just face a mental health crisis; we face a dependency crisis driven by overmedication...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-launches-effort-to-encourage-antidepressant-deprescribing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-launches-effort-to-encourage-antidepressant-deprescribing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Looks at GLP-1 Use in Pregnancy and Gestational Weight Gain]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--GLP-1 receptor agonist use for weight loss early in pregnancy was associated with a lower likelihood that gestational weight gain would be below recommended levels, according to a retrospective cohort study....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-looks-at-glp-1-use-in-pregnancy-and-gestational-weight-gain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-looks-at-glp-1-use-in-pregnancy-and-gestational-weight-gain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital Shootings Became More Common Over 25 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The number of hospital-based shootings rose steadily over the past quarter-century, a systematic review showed.<br />
From 2000 to 2024, shootings increased from 6 to 34 events per year, representing a 6.4% increase each year, Sarayna...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hospital-shootings-became-more-common-over-25-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hospital-shootings-became-more-common-over-25-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home-Based Neuromodulator Shows Promise for Suppressing Ventricular Arrhythmias]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Home-based daily neuromodulation was feasible for managing ventricular arrhythmia, and it produced good preliminary results at one Japanese center.<br />
A portable device for stellate ganglion phototherapy (SGP), the Super Lizer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/home-based-neuromodulator-shows-promise-for-suppressing-ventricular-arrhythmias/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/home-based-neuromodulator-shows-promise-for-suppressing-ventricular-arrhythmias/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Raises Questions About Effects, Risks of Drugs for Geographic Atrophy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--An analysis of real-world data suggested that use of complement inhibitors to treat geographic atrophy (GA) is associated with an increase in incidence of exudative age-related macular degeneration (eAMD) and progression...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-raises-questions-about-effects-risks-of-drugs-for-geographic-atrophy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-raises-questions-about-effects-risks-of-drugs-for-geographic-atrophy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharp Drop in Bariatric Surgery; Plea to Protect Research; How to Prescribe Exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For the first time since 2020, annual bariatric surgery procedures in the U.S. fell below 200,000 in 2024--more than a 20% drop from the previous year--according to research presented at the American Society for Metabolic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/sharp-drop-in-bariatric-surgery-plea-to-protect-research-how-to-prescribe-exercise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/sharp-drop-in-bariatric-surgery-plea-to-protect-research-how-to-prescribe-exercise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Changes Tied to Single Psilocybin Dose; 50 Days to See Neurology; APOE4 and MS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A single 25-mg dose of psilocybin was associated with lasting anatomical brain changes, an imaging study of 28 healthy, psychedelic-naive participants showed. (Nature Communications)<br />
A high-sensitivity digital seed amplification...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-changes-tied-to-single-psilocybin-dose-50-days-to-see-neurology-apoe4-and-ms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-changes-tied-to-single-psilocybin-dose-50-days-to-see-neurology-apoe4-and-ms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Look at the Safety of OX40-Targeted Therapy in Atopic Dermatitis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders for a virtual roundtable discussion on atopic dermatitis (AD) following the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting: Moderator Peter A. Lio, MD, of Northwestern...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-look-at-the-safety-of-ox40-targeted-therapy-in-atopic-dermatitis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-look-at-the-safety-of-ox40-targeted-therapy-in-atopic-dermatitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's What Medical Marijuana Can Do for Older Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Older patients represent the group in which cannabis use is increasing most rapidly. The rates of use in this population doubled from 2005 to 2015 and roughly doubled once again from 2015 to 2018. As of 2023, roughly 7% of adults...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-medical-marijuana-can-do-for-older-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-medical-marijuana-can-do-for-older-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Drug Pricing Deals May Save $529 Billion Over 10 Years, White House Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- White House economists estimate that President Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other countries could save $529 billion over the next 10 years...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trumps-drug-pricing-deals-may-save-529-billion-over-10-years-white-house-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trumps-drug-pricing-deals-may-save-529-billion-over-10-years-white-house-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stent Graft Recall; Asians on DOACs; Lean Muscle and Cardiometabolic Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- RelayPro thoracic stent grafts from Bolton Medical have failed in some cases, leading to an urgent recall.<br />
Medtronic's Mosaic Neo mitral valve bioprosthesis was FDA approved for implantation through sternotomy, minimally invasive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/stent-graft-recall-asians-on-doacs-lean-muscle-and-cardiometabolic-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/stent-graft-recall-asians-on-doacs-lean-muscle-and-cardiometabolic-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With More Severe Psoriasis Comes Greater Heart Risks: When to Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the recent American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, experts emphasized that psoriasis is more than a skin disease--with implications for long-term cardiovascular health.<br />
In this MedPage Today video, Joel Gelfand...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/with-more-severe-psoriasis-comes-greater-heart-risks-when-to-act/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/with-more-severe-psoriasis-comes-greater-heart-risks-when-to-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vision-Correction Procedure Linked to Higher Level of Neuroticism Traits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--Adults opting for small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) surgery to improve vision exhibited increased levels of neuroticism, which could have implications for counseling and patient satisfaction, investigators...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/vision-correction-procedure-linked-to-higher-level-of-neuroticism-traits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/vision-correction-procedure-linked-to-higher-level-of-neuroticism-traits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Cruise Ship at the Center of the Hantavirus Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The nearly 150 people aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde have been mostly confined to their cabins, according to footage obtained by the Associated Press, after three passengers died and at least four others were...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/inside-the-cruise-ship-at-the-center-of-the-hantavirus-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/inside-the-cruise-ship-at-the-center-of-the-hantavirus-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus That Can Spread Between Humans May Be Involved in Cruise Ship Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Infectious disease experts suspect that Andes virus, a type of hantavirus that causes cardiopulmonary syndrome, is responsible for an outbreak aboard a small cruise ship that has killed three people and potentially infected at...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-that-can-spread-between-humans-may-be-involved-in-cruise-ship-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hantavirus-that-can-spread-between-humans-may-be-involved-in-cruise-ship-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton's Health Update; RFK Jr.'s New Podcast; Novel Deadly Opioid Class]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Country music icon Dolly Parton cancelled all upcoming Las Vegas shows due to health issues, discussing her kidney stones and other problems, saying "everything...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dolly-partons-health-update-rfk-jrs-new-podcast-novel-deadly-opioid-class/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dolly-partons-health-update-rfk-jrs-new-podcast-novel-deadly-opioid-class/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colonoscopy Trial Highlights Strengths, Weaknesses in Benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Updated findings from a European randomized trial continued to show that colonoscopy screening significantly reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence, but its impact on CRC mortality was less clear.<br />
At 13 years of follow-up...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/colonoscopy-trial-highlights-strengths-weaknesses-in-benefits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/colonoscopy-trial-highlights-strengths-weaknesses-in-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the Coming Cuts to Medicaid Spare the 'Truly Needy'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Based on prior history, cuts to federal healthcare programs as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and the expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium subsidies will result in big drops in public coverage...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/will-the-coming-cuts-to-medicaid-spare-the-truly-needy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/will-the-coming-cuts-to-medicaid-spare-the-truly-needy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blocking $600 Million in Global Vaccine Funding Is a Grave Misstep]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- I was born in Cameroon in the 1980s. Like millions of children in similar settings, survival into adulthood was not guaranteed. But the launch of Gavi at the turn of the century had a measurable effect on reducing child mortality...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/blocking-600-million-in-global-vaccine-funding-is-a-grave-misstep/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/blocking-600-million-in-global-vaccine-funding-is-a-grave-misstep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Pure Autonomic Failure a Warning Sign for Parkinson's? What a New Study Shows.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People with pure autonomic failure--a disorder characterized by a severe drop in blood pressure when standing and other autonomic nervous system symptoms--developed Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, or multiple...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-pure-autonomic-failure-a-warning-sign-for-parkinsons-what-a-new-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-pure-autonomic-failure-a-warning-sign-for-parkinsons-what-a-new-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game-Changer? Wegovy Cuts Heavy Drinking in Alcohol Addiction Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People with obesity and alcohol use disorder had fewer heavy drinking days while on semaglutide (Wegovy), a Danish randomized trial showed.<br />
Alongside cognitive behavioral therapy, adults receiving a 2.4-mg weekly dose of the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/game-changer-wegovy-cuts-heavy-drinking-in-alcohol-addiction-trial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/game-changer-wegovy-cuts-heavy-drinking-in-alcohol-addiction-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vision-Threatening Forms of Diabetic Retinal Disease Have Plummeted]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--Prevalence of diabetic retinal disease (DRD) declined modestly over a 20-year period, while severe forms dropped substantially, a large retrospective cohort study showed.<br />
Overall, the hazard ratio for progression...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/vision-threatening-forms-of-diabetic-retinal-disease-have-plummeted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/vision-threatening-forms-of-diabetic-retinal-disease-have-plummeted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Women Opted for Sterilization After Roe Fell]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--More women underwent sterilization procedures in the 12 months after the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health overturned the federal right to abortion than in the year before, with particular...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-women-opted-for-sterilization-after-roe-fell/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-women-opted-for-sterilization-after-roe-fell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids' Acute Kidney Injury Linked to These Lasting Health Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Kids who had acute kidney injury (AKI) during a hospitalization often experienced lasting health consequences, a meta-analysis showed.<br />
Pooled cumulative incidences were 17% for chronic kidney disease (CKD), 6% for mortality...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kids-acute-kidney-injury-linked-to-these-lasting-health-risks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kids-acute-kidney-injury-linked-to-these-lasting-health-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She Took a Supplement for Constipation. She Ended Up in the Cardiac ICU.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When a 24-year-old woman took a dietary supplement called "raiz de tejocote," she encountered some dangerous and unpleasant side effects.<br />
On arrival to the emergency department, she was experiencing confusion, nausea, vomiting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/she-took-a-supplement-for-constipation-she-ended-up-in-the-cardiac-icu/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/she-took-a-supplement-for-constipation-she-ended-up-in-the-cardiac-icu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addressing Risk Perception and Building Trust in Vaccine Conversations]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Vaccines," Cleveland Clinic infectious disease specialist Donald Dumford III, MD, and host John Mangels continue their conversations on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients around vaccination...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/addressing-risk-perception-and-building-trust-in-vaccine-conversations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/addressing-risk-perception-and-building-trust-in-vaccine-conversations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Can We Navigate the Wellness Craze for Our Patients?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- How do we reconcile the explosion of longevity and wellness businesses in healthcare, with the woefully inadequate healthcare delivery system we have that fails to provide the basic fundamentals that we know can help people live...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-can-we-navigate-the-wellness-craze-for-our-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-can-we-navigate-the-wellness-craze-for-our-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discussing Anti-Amyloid Therapies in Alzheimer's Disease]]></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-us/news/medical/discussing-anti-amyloid-therapies-in-alzheimers-disease/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/discussing-anti-amyloid-therapies-in-alzheimers-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Restores Access to Abortion Pill by Mail]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.<br />
The order signed by Justice Samuel...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supreme-court-restores-access-to-abortion-pill-by-mail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supreme-court-restores-access-to-abortion-pill-by-mail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Know About Hantavirus, the Illness Suspected in a Cruise Ship Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that has killed three people and sickened others.<br />
Studies indicate hantaviruses have been around for centuries, with outbreaks documented in Asia...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-know-about-hantavirus-the-illness-suspected-in-a-cruise-ship-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-know-about-hantavirus-the-illness-suspected-in-a-cruise-ship-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Survival Benefit With Mastectomy in Younger, High-Risk Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Mastectomy did not significantly improve survival for younger women with high-risk locoregionally advanced breast cancer, even though the more aggressive surgery predominated in the age group, data from a prospective study showed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/no-survival-benefit-with-mastectomy-in-younger-high-risk-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/no-survival-benefit-with-mastectomy-in-younger-high-risk-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giuliani Hospitalized; 3 Dead in Suspected Outbreak; Abortion Back at SCOTUS?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized for an unknown reason and is in critical condition, according to a spokesperson. (WABC)<br />
The Trump...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/giuliani-hospitalized-3-dead-in-suspected-outbreak-abortion-back-at-scotus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/giuliani-hospitalized-3-dead-in-suspected-outbreak-abortion-back-at-scotus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Oh, It Gets Worse. We've Seen Worse': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "At one point one of the doctors said, "It doesn't get worse than that." I'm like, oh, it gets worse. We've seen worse."--Nikki Zite, MD, MPH, of the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, discussing complications...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oh-it-gets-worse-weve-seen-worse-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oh-it-gets-worse-weve-seen-worse-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Infection-Related Maternal Mortality Is Preventable, Study Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Infection remains a top cause of maternal mortality with most infection-related maternal deaths being preventable, a descriptive study of Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) data found.<br />
Only half of moms...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/most-infection-related-maternal-mortality-is-preventable-study-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/most-infection-related-maternal-mortality-is-preventable-study-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racial Differences Persist for Menopause Hormone Therapy Prescriptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Rates of menopause hormone therapy significantly differed by racial group, a retrospective cohort study found.<br />
Non-Hispanic white patients had the highest utilization of menopause hormone therapy at 10.8% while...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/racial-differences-persist-for-menopause-hormone-therapy-prescriptions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/racial-differences-persist-for-menopause-hormone-therapy-prescriptions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do I Have to Make the Same Clinical Decision Twice?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A few weeks ago, I saw a patient with diabetes that had been drifting out of control. We talked through everything carefully. Her labs, her medications, what she could afford, what she could realistically manage day-to-day. We...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/why-do-i-have-to-make-the-same-clinical-decision-twice/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/why-do-i-have-to-make-the-same-clinical-decision-twice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NPF Primer: GLP-1s Worth Considering as Adjunct for Select Psoriasis Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- GLP-1 receptor agonists represent a "biologically plausible and clinically intriguing adjunct" to psoriasis therapy for selected patients, authors of a National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) "primer" concluded.<br />
The evidence showed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/npf-primer-glp-1s-worth-considering-as-adjunct-for-select-psoriasis-patients/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/npf-primer-glp-1s-worth-considering-as-adjunct-for-select-psoriasis-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postpartum Visits Linked With Less Acute Care for Those With Substance Use Disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Early postpartum visits were protective against acute care encounters among women with substance use disorder (SUD), a retrospective cohort study found.<br />
Attending a postpartum visit within 8 weeks was associated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/postpartum-visits-linked-with-less-acute-care-for-those-with-substance-use-disorder/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/postpartum-visits-linked-with-less-acute-care-for-those-with-substance-use-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telemedicine Visits Tied to Fewer Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Kids seen by primary care clinicians for acute respiratory tract infections were prescribed antibiotics less often during telemedicine appointments, without a rebound in prescribing or visits afterward, a retrospective cross...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/telemedicine-visits-tied-to-fewer-antibiotics-for-respiratory-infections/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/telemedicine-visits-tied-to-fewer-antibiotics-for-respiratory-infections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unpacking Higher Cancer Rates in Young Adults; Increasing Vaccine Uptake]]></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-us/news/medical/unpacking-higher-cancer-rates-in-young-adults-increasing-vaccine-uptake/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/unpacking-higher-cancer-rates-in-young-adults-increasing-vaccine-uptake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Was Told I Had 6 Months to Live. That Was 20 Years Ago.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Twenty years ago, I was told I likely had 6 months to live.<br />
I was 22 when I had a seizure and woke up on the floor of a coffee shop in Little Rock, Arkansas. Imaging showed a large tumor in my right frontal lobe, and within...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/i-was-told-i-had-6-months-to-live-that-was-20-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/i-was-told-i-had-6-months-to-live-that-was-20-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's New Surgeon General Pick Has Both Praised and Cringed at His Administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nicole Saphier, MD, is President Donald Trump's latest pick for the vacant role of U.S. surgeon general, a nomination that ended the embattled campaign of his previous candidate, Casey Means, MD, after it became clear she didn...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trumps-new-surgeon-general-pick-has-both-praised-and-cringed-at-his-administration/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trumps-new-surgeon-general-pick-has-both-praised-and-cringed-at-his-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court Restricts Abortion Access Across U.S. by Blocking the Mailing of Mifepristone]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of mifepristone prescriptions.<br />
The unanimous ruling Friday from a three-judge panel of the New Orleans...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/court-restricts-abortion-access-across-us-by-blocking-the-mailing-of-mifepristone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/court-restricts-abortion-access-across-us-by-blocking-the-mailing-of-mifepristone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves First Non-Antipsychotic Drug for Alzheimer's Agitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the indication for dextromethorphan hydrobromide and bupropion hydrochloride (Auvelity) extended-release tablets to treat agitation associated with Alzheimer's disease dementia, the agency announced Thursday...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-approves-first-non-antipsychotic-drug-for-alzheimers-agitation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-approves-first-non-antipsychotic-drug-for-alzheimers-agitation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Pulsed Field Ablation System Turns to High-Energy, Ultra-Short Zaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The future of pulsed field ablation (PFA) technology could go in the direction of high-voltage nanosecond energy bursts, according to early results of a novel device.<br />
With CellFX nsPFA-360 PFA for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-pulsed-field-ablation-system-turns-to-high-energy-ultra-short-zaps/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-pulsed-field-ablation-system-turns-to-high-energy-ultra-short-zaps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Examines if Prenatal Exposure to Sedatives Is Linked to Psych Disorders]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prenatal exposure to sedative drugs used for anxiety and insomnia was not associated with an increased risk of psychiatric or neurodevelopmental conditions in children when accounting for familial factors, a large population...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-examines-if-prenatal-exposure-to-sedatives-is-linked-to-psych-disorders/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-examines-if-prenatal-exposure-to-sedatives-is-linked-to-psych-disorders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As RFK Jr. Downplays Rabies, CDC Staff Tells Docs It's a Daily Threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Just a week after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed rabies during a Senate hearing based on the few annual fatalities, CDC staff held a call with physicians to emphasize that preventing further deaths requires...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/as-rfk-jr-downplays-rabies-cdc-staff-tells-docs-its-a-daily-threat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/as-rfk-jr-downplays-rabies-cdc-staff-tells-docs-its-a-daily-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Former NIH Official Was Indicted?]]></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-us/news/medical/which-former-nih-official-was-indicted/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/which-former-nih-official-was-indicted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Opens Early Access to Novel Pancreatic Cancer Drug Generating Buzz]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has given the green light to an expanded access program (EAP) for the investigational pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib.<br />
In a "safe to proceed" letter to Revolution Medicines, the FDA gave its approval to initiate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-opens-early-access-to-novel-pancreatic-cancer-drug-generating-buzz/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-opens-early-access-to-novel-pancreatic-cancer-drug-generating-buzz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real-Time Trial Review Needs a Response Plan, Not Just a Data Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When the FDA announced recently that two drug companies had begun streaming clinical trial data to agency reviewers in real time, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, reached for an analogy from his own training. As a surgical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/real-time-trial-review-needs-a-response-plan-not-just-a-data-feed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/real-time-trial-review-needs-a-response-plan-not-just-a-data-feed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-in-Class Vepdegestrant Approved in Advanced Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved oral vepdegestrant (Veppanu) for adults with advanced or metastatic estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer, the agency announced on Friday.<br />
Approval of the first-in-class proteolysis targeting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-in-class-vepdegestrant-approved-in-advanced-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-in-class-vepdegestrant-approved-in-advanced-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Changes Linked to Ultraprocessed Foods, Even in Otherwise Healthy Diets]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People who included more ultraprocessed foods--chips, candy bars, frozen meals, sugary cereals, or soda, for example--in an otherwise healthy diet had worse attention scores and a higher risk of dementia, an analysis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-changes-linked-to-ultraprocessed-foods-even-in-otherwise-healthy-diets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-changes-linked-to-ultraprocessed-foods-even-in-otherwise-healthy-diets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hereditary Angioedema Prophylaxis: Persistence and Adherence]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Advances in hereditary angioedema attack prophylaxis have provided more options for patients than ever before, with multiple agents available for long-term prevention.<br />
"The treatment landscape for hereditary angioedema is evolving...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hereditary-angioedema-prophylaxis-persistence-and-adherence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hereditary-angioedema-prophylaxis-persistence-and-adherence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hereditary Angioedema: Epidemiology and Prevalence]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder related to low levels of C1 inhibitor, which lead to too much of the plasma kallikrein enzyme, triggering overproduction of bradykinin that binds to receptors...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hereditary-angioedema-epidemiology-and-prevalence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hereditary-angioedema-epidemiology-and-prevalence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel ICD Lead for Conduction System Pacing Enters the Arena]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A dedicated bipolar implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead for conduction system pacing (CSP) performed well in a first-in-human multicenter study.<br />
Placement of the novel UltiSynq CSP ICD lead, designed for left bundle...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-icd-lead-for-conduction-system-pacing-enters-the-arena/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-icd-lead-for-conduction-system-pacing-enters-the-arena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guiding Therapy Around Patient Priorities 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 conversations on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients facing a complex, chronic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/guiding-therapy-around-patient-priorities-in-multiple-myeloma/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/guiding-therapy-around-patient-priorities-in-multiple-myeloma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Center Providing Uterus Transplants Reports More Live Births]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A single-center study continued to show the feasibility of live birth after uterus transplantation among women with absolute uterine infertility.<br />
As of April at the Texas medical center pioneering the procedure, 33 women with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/center-providing-uterus-transplants-reports-more-live-births/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/center-providing-uterus-transplants-reports-more-live-births/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Panel Endorses Capivasertib Use in Prostate Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- FDA's independent advisors on Thursday endorsed the use of capivasertib (Truqap) for treating an aggressive subtype of prostate cancer.<br />
By a 7-1 vote, and with a single abstention, the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee agreed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-panel-endorses-capivasertib-use-in-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-panel-endorses-capivasertib-use-in-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Panel Endorses Broader Capivasertib Use in Prostate Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- FDA's independent advisors on Thursday endorsed the use of capivasertib (Truqap) for treating an aggressive subtype of prostate cancer.<br />
By a 7-1 vote, and with a single abstention, the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee agreed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-panel-endorses-broader-capivasertib-use-in-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-panel-endorses-broader-capivasertib-use-in-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 30 Serious Injuries Tied to Recalled Insulin Pods, FDA Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Omnipod 5 insulin delivery pods subject to a class I recall have been linked to nearly 30 serious injuries, the FDA said on Thursday.<br />
The agency reiterated that patients should not use pods from 49 affected lots that may have...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nearly-30-serious-injuries-tied-to-recalled-insulin-pods-fda-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nearly-30-serious-injuries-tied-to-recalled-insulin-pods-fda-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paging Dr. AI; Myth Busting in Cancer; Oncologists Shine in Malpractice Survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Could the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare lead to a license to practice oncology? (ASCO AI in Oncology)<br />
Informed by an analysis of 2,000 abdominal CT scans, a next-generation AI system helped...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/paging-dr-ai-myth-busting-in-cancer-oncologists-shine-in-malpractice-survey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/paging-dr-ai-myth-busting-in-cancer-oncologists-shine-in-malpractice-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Therapies for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Expand Options Beyond Anti-IgE Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Discussions at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting highlighted a rapidly evolving treatment landscape for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), with new targeted therapies expanding options beyond traditional antihistamines...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-therapies-for-chronic-spontaneous-urticaria-expand-options-beyond-anti-ige-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-therapies-for-chronic-spontaneous-urticaria-expand-options-beyond-anti-ige-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[J. Craig Venter, Who Won the Race to Sequence the Human Genome, Dies at 79]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- J. Craig Venter, PhD, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and helped scientists understand how genes shape our lives, died Wednesday. He was 79.<br />
Venter's death was announced by the J. Craig Venter Institute, a genomics...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/j-craig-venter-who-won-the-race-to-sequence-the-human-genome-dies-at-79/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/j-craig-venter-who-won-the-race-to-sequence-the-human-genome-dies-at-79/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Know About Medicare's Hemp-Derived Product Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Proponents of medicinal hemp and medical marijuana are generally pleased with the pilot program launched in April by CMS to allow certain Medicare enrollees access to hemp-derived products.<br />
Unlike the 2013 Cole memorandum issued...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-know-about-medicares-hemp-derived-product-program/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-know-about-medicares-hemp-derived-product-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Recurrence After Kidney Transplant]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- With no known cure for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), many affected patients opt for kidney transplant. But even after kidney transplant, FSGS can recur.<br />
FSGS is a progressive kidney disease with an incidence of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/risk-of-focal-segmental-glomerulosclerosis-recurrence-after-kidney-transplant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/risk-of-focal-segmental-glomerulosclerosis-recurrence-after-kidney-transplant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Differentiating the Trio of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Causes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a progressive kidney disease with an estimated global prevalence of 4%, occurs when scarring develops on the glomeruli. This scarring leads to proteinuria and, in some cases, end-stage...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/differentiating-the-trio-of-focal-segmental-glomerulosclerosis-causes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/differentiating-the-trio-of-focal-segmental-glomerulosclerosis-causes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Team Exposed Doctors' Social Security Numbers; Outbreak Ends; More Poop Talk?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The Trump administration inadvertently exposed the Social Security numbers of physicians and other healthcare providers in a database powering a Medicare portal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-team-exposed-doctors-social-security-numbers-outbreak-ends-more-poop-talk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-team-exposed-doctors-social-security-numbers-outbreak-ends-more-poop-talk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New CDC Messaging May Be Eroding Trust in Vaccines, Survey Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The CDC's shift to an uncertainty-based approach when conveying the scientific evidence on vaccines and autism could already be increasing vaccine hesitancy and strengthening agreement with science-denial strategies, according...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-cdc-messaging-may-be-eroding-trust-in-vaccines-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-cdc-messaging-may-be-eroding-trust-in-vaccines-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physician Groups Want Better Enforcement of No Surprises Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Dozens of physician groups, including the American Medical Association and the American College of Emergency Physicians,sent a letter to HHS and other federal agencies urging stronger enforcement of legislation meant to prevent...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/physician-groups-want-better-enforcement-of-no-surprises-act/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/physician-groups-want-better-enforcement-of-no-surprises-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Mike's Guinness World Record; Aluminum Deodorant PSA; RN's Surprise Afib]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
Doctor Mike and NFL player Damar Hamlin teamed up with the American Heart Association to set a Guinness World...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dr-mikes-guinness-world-record-aluminum-deodorant-psa-rns-surprise-afib/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dr-mikes-guinness-world-record-aluminum-deodorant-psa-rns-surprise-afib/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New AI Model Beats Doctors at Clinical Reasoning, Diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A large language model (LLM) matched or exceeded hundreds of expert physicians in diagnostic and management reasoning tasks across six experiments, a new study showed.<br />
The LLM's advantage was most pronounced in early-stage emergency...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-ai-model-beats-doctors-at-clinical-reasoning-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-ai-model-beats-doctors-at-clinical-reasoning-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Panel Gives Thumbs Down to Novel Strategy for Switching Breast Cancer Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A novel strategy for switching breast cancer therapy intrigued members of an FDA advisory committee but failed to sway the panel to recommend approval of the strategy.<br />
By a 6-3 vote, the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-panel-gives-thumbs-down-to-novel-strategy-for-switching-breast-cancer-therapy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-panel-gives-thumbs-down-to-novel-strategy-for-switching-breast-cancer-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Antihistamines Help Women With PMDD?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Women online are sharing an unusual over-the-counter treatment for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) symptom relief: doubling up on antihistamines.<br />
In one video, a woman said that after taking fexofenadine (Allegra) and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-antihistamines-help-women-with-pmdd/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-antihistamines-help-women-with-pmdd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IBD Drugs and Heart Attacks; AI Finds Occult Pancreatic Cancer; Managing Hemorrhoids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In a Medicare population with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), no higher risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks or strokes was observed for patients taking immunomodulators or biologics versus 5-aminosalicylic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ibd-drugs-and-heart-attacks-ai-finds-occult-pancreatic-cancer-managing-hemorrhoids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ibd-drugs-and-heart-attacks-ai-finds-occult-pancreatic-cancer-managing-hemorrhoids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Intensifies Crackdown on GLP-1 Compounding]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA is proposing the removal of three GLP-1 drugs from the 503B bulks list of active ingredients that outsourcing facilities can use to make compounded medicines, the agency announced on Thursday.<br />
Following a review, the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-intensifies-crackdown-on-glp-1-compounding/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-intensifies-crackdown-on-glp-1-compounding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risky Test Not Necessary for Subcutaneous ICD Implants]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People getting a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) did fine skipping the defibrillation test after all, according to the PRAETORIAN-DFT randomized trial.<br />
In people randomized to de novo S-ICD placement...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/risky-test-not-necessary-for-subcutaneous-icd-implants/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/risky-test-not-necessary-for-subcutaneous-icd-implants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Yanks Surgeon General Nominee, Offers New Option]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Trump says he's nominating Fox News contributor Nicole Saphier, MD, for surgeon general after the path forward for Casey Means, MD, stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-yanks-surgeon-general-nominee-offers-new-option/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-yanks-surgeon-general-nominee-offers-new-option/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shah’s Spleen: What a Cold War Medical Crisis Reveals About American Justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Spleens make me think of the Islamic Republic of Iran. That spongy mass tucked beneath your left rib cage keeps you healthy by filtering pathogens and damaged red cells from the blood. As a trauma surgeon, I have removed hundreds...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-shahs-spleen-what-a-cold-war-medical-crisis-reveals-about-american-justice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-shahs-spleen-what-a-cold-war-medical-crisis-reveals-about-american-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Docs Bite Back at Physician Health Program; PA's Med Spa Troubles; Doc Impostor]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two former medical residents have sued a state physician health program, alleging it set back their careers. (KUOW)<br />
An Iowa physician assistant had her license put on probation after working at a medical spa, which was owned...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/docs-bite-back-at-physician-health-program-pas-med-spa-troubles-doc-impostor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/docs-bite-back-at-physician-health-program-pas-med-spa-troubles-doc-impostor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer Moonshot Alum's Death From Colorectal Cancer Spotlights Young-Onset Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Asal Sayas, a former senior advisor at the White House under President Joe Biden who contributed to the Cancer Moonshot, was just 42 years old when she died after a 6-year battle with young-onset colorectal cancer last week...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cancer-moonshot-alums-death-from-colorectal-cancer-spotlights-young-onset-disease/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cancer-moonshot-alums-death-from-colorectal-cancer-spotlights-young-onset-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building a Better Pre-Op Visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Every week, seemingly every day, peppered through all of our schedules are appointments labeled "preoperative evaluation."<br />
These are patients referred to us, their primary care doctors, by surgeons within our institution and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/building-a-better-pre-op-visit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/building-a-better-pre-op-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Analysis Says Infant Formula Supply Is Safe After Testing for Contaminants]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new analysis of chemicals in U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides, and other potential contaminants, federal health officials said Wednesday.<br />
The review was conducted as part of the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-analysis-says-infant-formula-supply-is-safe-after-testing-for-contaminants/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-analysis-says-infant-formula-supply-is-safe-after-testing-for-contaminants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chocolate Product Recall; Trump Admin Fights Vaccine Ruling; Measles in Travelers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Some Ghirardelli Chocolate Company powdered beverage mixes are being recalled for potential Salmonella contamination, the FDA said.<br />
The U.S. Department of Justice...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/chocolate-product-recall-trump-admin-fights-vaccine-ruling-measles-in-travelers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/chocolate-product-recall-trump-admin-fights-vaccine-ruling-measles-in-travelers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCOTUS Grapples With Marketing of Vascepa Generic With 'Skinny Label']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- How far can a generic drugmaker with a so-called skinny label go in publicizing a generic version of a brand-name drug? The Supreme Court heard arguments on this question Wednesday, but didn't give a clear indication of which...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/scotus-grapples-with-marketing-of-vascepa-generic-with-skinny-label/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/scotus-grapples-with-marketing-of-vascepa-generic-with-skinny-label/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Find Alternative to Glucometers Linked With 114 Injuries, FDA Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients using recalled True Metrix blood glucose monitoring systems linked to one death and over 100 serious injuries should switch to an alternative testing method when possible, the FDA said on Tuesday.<br />
In a safety communication...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/find-alternative-to-glucometers-linked-with-114-injuries-fda-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/find-alternative-to-glucometers-linked-with-114-injuries-fda-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Find Alternative to Glucometer Linked With 114 Injuries, FDA Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients using recalled True Metrix blood glucose monitoring systems linked to one death and over 100 serious injuries should switch to an alternative testing method when possible, the FDA said on Tuesday.<br />
In a safety communication...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/find-alternative-to-glucometer-linked-with-114-injuries-fda-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/find-alternative-to-glucometer-linked-with-114-injuries-fda-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Mimetic Bispecific Antibody Superior to Standard Care in Hemophilia A]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bleeding prophylaxis with the investigational factor VIIIa mimetic bispecific antibody Mim8 (denecimig) was superior to on-demand treatment and clotting factor concentrates among patients with hemophilia A with or without inhibitors...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-mimetic-bispecific-antibody-superior-to-standard-care-in-hemophilia-a/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-mimetic-bispecific-antibody-superior-to-standard-care-in-hemophilia-a/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Study Reveals a Sleep-Deprived Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nearly half of U.S. adults may not be getting enough sleep, CDC survey data suggested.<br />
In 2024, 30.5% of adults slept less than 7 hours per night on average, falling short of recommended guidelines, said Amanda Ng, PhD, MPH...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-study-reveals-a-sleep-deprived-nation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-study-reveals-a-sleep-deprived-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Rate of Surgical Success in Complex NSCLC With Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Mediastinal lymph node clearance in stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) more than doubled with the addition of immunotherapy to chemotherapy and facilitated more complete surgery, a small prospective study showed.<br />
Almost...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/high-rate-of-surgical-success-in-complex-nsclc-with-neoadjuvant-chemoimmunotherapy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/high-rate-of-surgical-success-in-complex-nsclc-with-neoadjuvant-chemoimmunotherapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portable Tuberculosis Diagnostic Tool Matched Traditional Tests' Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A portable tuberculosis (TB) molecular test system that works with sputum or tongue swabs matched the diagnostic accuracy of established TB tests and met World Health Organization (WHO) targets for near-point-of-care TB diagnostic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/portable-tuberculosis-diagnostic-tool-matched-traditional-tests-results/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/portable-tuberculosis-diagnostic-tool-matched-traditional-tests-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCOTUS Sides With Anti-Abortion Center Raising 1st Amendment Fears About State Probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions.<br />
The high court's unanimous ruling is...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/scotus-sides-with-anti-abortion-center-raising-1st-amendment-fears-about-state-probe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/scotus-sides-with-anti-abortion-center-raising-1st-amendment-fears-about-state-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's Why This Healthcare Economist Likes High-Deductible Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In this series, MedPage Today is asking healthcare economists and policy experts the same questions about the high costs of U.S. healthcare. They'll reveal what they believe is working, what's not working, and what else can be...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-why-this-healthcare-economist-likes-high-deductible-plans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-why-this-healthcare-economist-likes-high-deductible-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Maintenance Option Approved for Asthma]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved budesonide/glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate (Breztri Aerosphere) in a single inhaler as maintenance therapy for asthma in adults and children 12 years and up, AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday.<br />
Approval of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-maintenance-option-approved-for-asthma/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-maintenance-option-approved-for-asthma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Shock Ban? FDA Expands Caplyta Label; Bipolar Disorder Strategies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA may decide soon whether to ban using electric shocks on people with disabilities, including children with autism or schizophrenia, to reduce self-injurious or aggressive behavior. (Mother Jones)<br />
Meanwhile, the agency...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/electric-shock-ban-fda-expands-caplyta-label-bipolar-disorder-strategies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/electric-shock-ban-fda-expands-caplyta-label-bipolar-disorder-strategies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Pains Observed With Radial Access in Peripheral Artery Intervention]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- There were tradeoffs for early adopters going the transradial route for infrainguinal peripheral artery intervention, according to a retrospective study using data from the XLPAD registry.<br />
Among cases of lower extremity peripheral...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/growing-pains-observed-with-radial-access-in-peripheral-artery-intervention/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/growing-pains-observed-with-radial-access-in-peripheral-artery-intervention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rheumatic Disease Drugs Help COVID Virus Stick Around Longer, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Drugs commonly used to treat systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) may keep the SARS-CoV-2 circulating after COVID-19 infection in patients with these conditions, with researchers documenting substantially increased...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rheumatic-disease-drugs-help-covid-virus-stick-around-longer-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rheumatic-disease-drugs-help-covid-virus-stick-around-longer-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Patients Over 75 Undergo Surveillance Colonoscopies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For decades, colorectal cancer prevention has been framed around a simple principle: find polyps early, remove them, and repeat colonoscopy to prevent cancer down the line. This approach has saved lives. But like many well&#8209;...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/should-patients-over-75-undergo-surveillance-colonoscopies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/should-patients-over-75-undergo-surveillance-colonoscopies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Set to Dissolve After Judge OKs Its Criminal Sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Oxycodone hydrochloride (OxyContin) maker Purdue Pharma is set to be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on the public good by the week's end, as a massive legal settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits takes effect...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oxycontin-maker-purdue-pharma-set-to-dissolve-after-judge-oks-its-criminal-sentence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oxycontin-maker-purdue-pharma-set-to-dissolve-after-judge-oks-its-criminal-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Drug Improved Motivation in Major Depressive Disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with oral semaglutide (Rybelsus) significantly improved motivation measures in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a secondary analysis of a randomized trial.<br />
Among 72 participants with MDD...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drug-improved-motivation-in-major-depressive-disorder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drug-improved-motivation-in-major-depressive-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cangrelor Bridging Leans Heavy-Handed in the Real World]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- There was little room for error but plenty of confusion regarding the dosing of cangrelor (Kengreal) for perioperative antiplatelet bridging, according to a retrospective chart review.<br />
Among 222 patients who got their index...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cangrelor-bridging-leans-heavy-handed-in-the-real-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cangrelor-bridging-leans-heavy-handed-in-the-real-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raw Milk Push in the U.S. Intensifies, Despite Outbreaks and Scientists' Warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Backers of raw milk are pushing to make the potentially dangerous product more widely available and easier to obtain, even as a new outbreak--one of at least five in the past year--sickens U.S. children.<br />
More than three...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/raw-milk-push-in-the-us-intensifies-despite-outbreaks-and-scientists-warnings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/raw-milk-push-in-the-us-intensifies-despite-outbreaks-and-scientists-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pooled Cord Blood Transplants Achieve Near-Perfect Results in Early Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Stem cell transplants for acute leukemia using pooled, non-human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched cord blood led to near-perfect engraftment and no severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in a small safety-focused study.<br />
After...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pooled-cord-blood-transplants-achieve-near-perfect-results-in-early-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pooled-cord-blood-transplants-achieve-near-perfect-results-in-early-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Treatment Strategies for HER2 Positive IHC3+ Metastatic Solid Tumors]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The expert interviewed for this article is an internationally recognized specialist in the management of solid tumors and served as a paid consultant to Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca on this article's content.<br />
Solid tumors...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/understanding-treatment-strategies-for-her2-positive-ihc3-metastatic-solid-tumors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/understanding-treatment-strategies-for-her2-positive-ihc3-metastatic-solid-tumors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Deaths Tied to Medical Device; FDA Eyes Shock Ban; RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Aid Freeze]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The FDA warned of three deaths associated with Bolton Medical RelayPro thoracic stent graft systems recalled over an issue where the graft is unable to unclasp from...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/3-deaths-tied-to-medical-device-fda-eyes-shock-ban-rfk-jrs-vaccine-aid-freeze/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/3-deaths-tied-to-medical-device-fda-eyes-shock-ban-rfk-jrs-vaccine-aid-freeze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malpractice Premiums Keep Rising, Despite Fewer Lawsuits Against Doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Even though fewer physicians are being sued for medical malpractice each year, liability premiums have still been rising, according to two reports from the American Medical Association (AMA).<br />
The percentage of practicing physicians...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/malpractice-premiums-keep-rising-despite-fewer-lawsuits-against-doctors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/malpractice-premiums-keep-rising-despite-fewer-lawsuits-against-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Health Shouldn't Require a Paycheck]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In March 2025, I was laid off from my public health research role at a time when the issues I work on were only getting worse.<br />
Substance use, infectious disease, behavioral health--none of it slowed down. Overdose rates...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/public-health-shouldnt-require-a-paycheck/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/public-health-shouldnt-require-a-paycheck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Grill Health System Execs on Cost Increases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Are health system executives mostly worried about income and profits, or are they just struggling to serve patients amid increasing costs and inadequate insurance reimbursement? House Ways &amp; Means Committee members appeared...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lawmakers-grill-health-system-execs-on-cost-increases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lawmakers-grill-health-system-execs-on-cost-increases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lung Cancer Screening Rates in Eligible Adults Remain Low, Uneven]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Lung cancer screening uptake with low-dose CT increased from 2022 to 2024, but remains low, according to a cross-sectional study.<br />
Across the U.S., 24.49% of survey respondents who met U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lung-cancer-screening-rates-in-eligible-adults-remain-low-uneven/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lung-cancer-screening-rates-in-eligible-adults-remain-low-uneven/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Says First 'Real-Time' Clinical Trial Is Underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA announced the launch of the first "real-time" clinical trial, with a second soon following, that will enable agency reviewers to see certain data signals immediately.<br />
Both are cancer trials and considered proof-of-concept...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-says-first-real-time-clinical-trial-is-underway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-says-first-real-time-clinical-trial-is-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Claims 'Manipulated' Data Led to Drug's Approval, Proposes Withdrawal]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA said that "manipulated" data supported the approval of avacopan (Tavneos) for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, and the agency is proposing to withdraw the drug's marketing approval...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-claims-manipulated-data-led-to-drugs-approval-proposes-withdrawal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-claims-manipulated-data-led-to-drugs-approval-proposes-withdrawal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decoding Coffee-Dementia Links; Three Alzheimer's Trajectories; Mumps Encephalitis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A neuroscientist offered a guide to reading studies about high coffee consumption and low dementia risk. (Washington Post)<br />
A longitudinal study of U.K. Biobank participants showed that focal epilepsy patients with poor sleep...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/decoding-coffee-dementia-links-three-alzheimers-trajectories-mumps-encephalitis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/decoding-coffee-dementia-links-three-alzheimers-trajectories-mumps-encephalitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Staff Raises Concerns on Two Cancer Drug Applications]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For the first time since last July the FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) will meet on Thursday to evaluate two cancer drugs after FDA staff voiced concerns about benefit-risk assessments, despite positive trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-staff-raises-concerns-on-two-cancer-drug-applications/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-staff-raises-concerns-on-two-cancer-drug-applications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Staff Raises Concerns on Breast, Prostate Cancer Drug Applications]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For the first time since last July the FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) will meet on Thursday to evaluate two cancer drugs after FDA staff voiced concerns about benefit-risk assessments, despite positive trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-staff-raises-concerns-on-breast-prostate-cancer-drug-applications/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-staff-raises-concerns-on-breast-prostate-cancer-drug-applications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCOTUS Grapples With Multibillion-Dollar Lawsuits Over Roundup Cancer Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer.<br />
The case came before the justices after a tidal wave...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/scotus-grapples-with-multibillion-dollar-lawsuits-over-roundup-cancer-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/scotus-grapples-with-multibillion-dollar-lawsuits-over-roundup-cancer-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advanced Cardiogenic Shock Programs a Good Match for Sickest Patients, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- There was a survival advantage to having hospitals with mechanical circulatory support (MCS) escalation capabilities treat people with acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock (AMICS), according to registry data.<br />
In...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/advanced-cardiogenic-shock-programs-a-good-match-for-sickest-patients-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/advanced-cardiogenic-shock-programs-a-good-match-for-sickest-patients-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psoriasis and Obesity: A 'Special' Relationship With Clinical Impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the recent American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting, a presentation called "Psoriasis Beyond the Skin: Obesity, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Risk," featuring Joel M. Gelfand, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psoriasis-and-obesity-a-special-relationship-with-clinical-impact/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psoriasis-and-obesity-a-special-relationship-with-clinical-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Pill Spurred New Scripts; 'Food Noise' Phenomenon; Diabetes and Dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- First-time prescriptions for anti-obesity medications jumped by 21.7% around the time that oral semaglutide (Wegovy) for weight loss launched, according to Truveta data.<br />
Adults with obesity lost an average 16.6% of their body...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-pill-spurred-new-scripts-food-noise-phenomenon-diabetes-and-dementia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-pill-spurred-new-scripts-food-noise-phenomenon-diabetes-and-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moderate Diet Change Tied to Renal Benefit in CKD]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Moderately restricting protein intake was associated with more favorable kidney outcomes in patients with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD), an Israeli retrospective study indicated.<br />
Among 530 propensity score-matched...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/moderate-diet-change-tied-to-renal-benefit-in-ckd/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/moderate-diet-change-tied-to-renal-benefit-in-ckd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Top Fauci Advisor Indicted by DOJ]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged David Morens, MD--a top aide to Anthony Fauci, MD, during the pandemic--with multiple federal crimes, accusing the former career scientist of using his private email to evade Freedom...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/former-top-fauci-advisor-indicted-by-doj/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/former-top-fauci-advisor-indicted-by-doj/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical Board Wants AI Doctor Program 'Immediately Suspended']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Utah Medical Licensing Board has called for the immediate suspension of a state-run pilot program that would allow artificial intelligence (AI)-based prescription renewals, noting that it potentially places citizens at risk...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medical-board-wants-ai-doctor-program-immediately-suspended/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medical-board-wants-ai-doctor-program-immediately-suspended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Father of Modern Cardiology' Dies; Camzyos and Afib; Preeclampsia Blood Filtering]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The "father of modern cardiology" Eugene Braunwald, MD, died at the age of 96, and he was honored with obituaries from the American College of Cardiology and New York Times among others.<br />
Blood pressure-lowering medication offered...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/father-of-modern-cardiology-dies-camzyos-and-afib-preeclampsia-blood-filtering/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/father-of-modern-cardiology-dies-camzyos-and-afib-preeclampsia-blood-filtering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Neural Pathways Die Hard]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- I was sitting in morning rounds with my team when something happened that shocked me. "You're being racist," my Black colleague Betty said to me and the other white members of the team.<br />
I came to medicine to do good. I descend...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/old-neural-pathways-die-hard/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/old-neural-pathways-die-hard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID-19 at Time of Heart Attack Linked to Higher Mortality Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hospitalized patients who had both ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and COVID-19 had an excess risk of mortality, even after discharge, according to long-term results from a registry analysis.<br />
In a group of over 2...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/covid-19-at-time-of-heart-attack-linked-to-higher-mortality-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/covid-19-at-time-of-heart-attack-linked-to-higher-mortality-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amlitelimab Data in Eczema Indicate Potential for Disease Modification]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders for a virtual roundtable discussion on atopic dermatitis following the American Academy of Dermatology (ADD) annual meeting: Moderator Peter A. Lio, MD, of Northwestern University...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/amlitelimab-data-in-eczema-indicate-potential-for-disease-modification/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/amlitelimab-data-in-eczema-indicate-potential-for-disease-modification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Pitt' Gets it Right on Missed Prenatal Care, Severe Preeclampsia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As "free birth" and low-intervention pregnancies remain an attractive option to some, a recent episode of "The Pitt" highlighted what can happen when routine prenatal monitoring is absent.<br />
In this MedPage Today video, Nikki...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-pitt-gets-it-right-on-missed-prenatal-care-severe-preeclampsia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-pitt-gets-it-right-on-missed-prenatal-care-severe-preeclampsia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cause of Early-Onset CRC? Congressman's Mysterious Absence; Med School Program Sued]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Scientists are researching what role the gut's microbiome may have in the recent rise in colorectal cancer among young adults. (NPR)<br />
Rep. Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-N...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cause-of-early-onset-crc-congressmans-mysterious-absence-med-school-program-sued/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cause-of-early-onset-crc-congressmans-mysterious-absence-med-school-program-sued/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACIP's Hep B Vaccine Recs Would Increase Deaths, Cancers, Studies Warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Skipping the universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine would cause preventable acute and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, liver cancers, deaths, and add millions of dollars in additional healthcare costs, according...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/acips-hep-b-vaccine-recs-would-increase-deaths-cancers-studies-warn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/acips-hep-b-vaccine-recs-would-increase-deaths-cancers-studies-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids With Chronic Health, Social Needs More Likely to Frequently Miss School]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- U.S. kids with chronic health needs and health-related social needs (HRSNs) were more likely to experience extended school absenteeism, a cross-sectional study indicated.<br />
In a weighted sample representing more than 49 million...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kids-with-chronic-health-social-needs-more-likely-to-frequently-miss-school/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kids-with-chronic-health-social-needs-more-likely-to-frequently-miss-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Endoscopic Procedure Slow Post-GLP-1 Weight Rebound?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An investigational endoscopic procedure showed a trend for reducing weight rebounds after patients with obesity discontinued the GLP-1 agonist tirzepatide (Zepbound), according to preliminary results from the REMAIN-1 trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-endoscopic-procedure-slow-post-glp-1-weight-rebound-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-endoscopic-procedure-slow-post-glp-1-weight-rebound-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Endoscopic Procedure Slow Post- GLP-1 Weight Rebound?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An investigational endoscopic procedure showed a trend for reducing weight rebounds after patients with obesity discontinued the GLP-1 agonist tirzepatide (Zepbound), according to preliminary results from the REMAIN-1 trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-endoscopic-procedure-slow-post-glp-1-weight-rebound/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-endoscopic-procedure-slow-post-glp-1-weight-rebound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EULAR: Docs Should Push Hard on Physical Activity for Arthritis Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Counseling patients with arthritis about the value of keeping physically active "should be an integral part of standard care throughout the course of disease," according to an updated guideline from the European Alliance of Associations...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/eular-docs-should-push-hard-on-physical-activity-for-arthritis-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/eular-docs-should-push-hard-on-physical-activity-for-arthritis-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-Time Seizures Linked to Higher Cancer Risk, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- First-time seizures were associated with a higher risk of neurologic and non-neurologic cancers within 1 year and beyond, a study of 50,000 patients in Denmark showed.<br />
The absolute risk of neurologic cancers was 2.4% the first...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-time-seizures-linked-to-higher-cancer-risk-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-time-seizures-linked-to-higher-cancer-risk-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upfront Pulsed Field Ablation Shows Efficacy in Persistent Afib]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- First-line treatment with pulsed field ablation (PFA) reduced the risk of recurrence of atrial arrhythmia among patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (Afib), the randomized AVANT GUARD trial showed.<br />
Among untreated patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/upfront-pulsed-field-ablation-shows-efficacy-in-persistent-afib/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/upfront-pulsed-field-ablation-shows-efficacy-in-persistent-afib/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Carolina's Measles Outbreak Is Over After Sickening Nearly 1,000 People]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- South Carolina's measles outbreak--the worst in the U.S. in more than 35 years--is over, state health officials declared Monday.<br />
On Sunday, the state passed the threshold of 42 days with no new outbreak-related cases...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/south-carolinas-measles-outbreak-is-over-after-sickening-nearly-1000-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/south-carolinas-measles-outbreak-is-over-after-sickening-nearly-1000-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Designed an EHR Workflow to Help Identify Trafficked Kids. You Can Too.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians carry a heavy load, and we're not in the habit of making it any heavier. But we want to make the case for one more thing worth looking for, because we're uniquely situated to help children who desperately need it...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/we-designed-an-ehr-workflow-to-help-identify-trafficked-kids-you-can-too/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/we-designed-an-ehr-workflow-to-help-identify-trafficked-kids-you-can-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Granular Risk Score May Improve Maternal Morbidity Prediction]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A novel maternal Prenatal Risk Index (m-PRI) model that weighs together 28 maternal risk factors based on their severity on an ordinal scale improved upon previous models considering a narrower set as binary factors, a retrospective...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-granular-risk-score-may-improve-maternal-morbidity-prediction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-granular-risk-score-may-improve-maternal-morbidity-prediction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AltaValve System Shows Promise for Severe Mitral Regurgitation in 1-Year Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The AltaValve transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system had sustained effects among patients with severe mitral regurgitation out to 1 year, according to an early feasibility study (EFS).<br />
Among 30 participants with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/altavalve-system-shows-promise-for-severe-mitral-regurgitation-in-1-year-results/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/altavalve-system-shows-promise-for-severe-mitral-regurgitation-in-1-year-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronchial Casts: An Unusual Complication of Wildfire Smoke Inhalation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A case study of an elderly man exposed to dense smoke from a forest fire in China revealed extensive black bronchial casts in both lungs.<br />
Bronchial casts are solid branching structures, made of mucus and other materials, that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bronchial-casts-an-unusual-complication-of-wildfire-smoke-inhalation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bronchial-casts-an-unusual-complication-of-wildfire-smoke-inhalation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imaging Finding for AMD Precursor Not as Accurate as Commonly Believed]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A key imaging finding in the fellow eye of patients with unilateral neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) proved to be less accurate for predicting an nAMD precursor than generally accepted, according to angiographic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/imaging-finding-for-amd-precursor-not-as-accurate-as-commonly-believed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/imaging-finding-for-amd-precursor-not-as-accurate-as-commonly-believed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tick Season Seems to Be Off to a Fast Start]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.<br />
Some U.S. doctors are worried about the potential for a bad year for tick-borne diseases.<br />
"If you have...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tick-season-seems-to-be-off-to-a-fast-start/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tick-season-seems-to-be-off-to-a-fast-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grieving and Heart Attacks; Fatal Hospital Shooting; Trump Admin Wants Firing Squads]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Periods of bereavement were linked to higher risks of heart attack and stroke, associations that were amplified during the COVID pandemic. (JAMA Network Open)<br />
Utah...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/grieving-and-heart-attacks-fatal-hospital-shooting-trump-admin-wants-firing-squads/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/grieving-and-heart-attacks-fatal-hospital-shooting-trump-admin-wants-firing-squads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Dead Cannot Advocate for Themselves': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "The dead cannot advocate for themselves."--Suneel Kamath, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, highlighting the funding gap for highly lethal cancers.<br />
"You can't go above 100%."--Krina Patel, MD, MSc, of the University of Texas...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-dead-cannot-advocate-for-themselves-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-dead-cannot-advocate-for-themselves-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're Doctors, Not Martyrs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- It's not like someone forced you to go into medicine. If you don't like it, leave.<br />
Doctors are only in it for the money, or they'd treat people for free.<br />
Our patients can be violent, and that's just part of the job. You chose...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/were-doctors-not-martyrs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/were-doctors-not-martyrs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Gabapentin Improve Brain Injury Outcomes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Gabapentin administered on the day of traumatic brain injury (TBI) was tied to a reduced risk of durable cognitive impairment and mortality, a retrospective, longitudinal study of 50,000 patients showed.<br />
Over 2 years, gabapentin...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-gabapentin-improve-brain-injury-outcomes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-gabapentin-improve-brain-injury-outcomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quiz Time: Is Paxlovid Still Reducing COVID Hospitalizations?]]></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-us/news/medical/quiz-time-is-paxlovid-still-reducing-covid-hospitalizations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/quiz-time-is-paxlovid-still-reducing-covid-hospitalizations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controlling Hypertension After Intracerebral Hemorrhage; Treating Acute Sinusitis]]></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-us/news/medical/controlling-hypertension-after-intracerebral-hemorrhage-treating-acute-sinusitis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/controlling-hypertension-after-intracerebral-hemorrhage-treating-acute-sinusitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Symptom-Based Dosing Gets Infants With Opioid Withdrawal Out of the Hospital Faster]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) saw a decreased time to hospital discharge with symptom-based dosing versus scheduled opioid tapering, according to the OPTimize NOW trial.<br />
The 383 infants were at risk...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/symptom-based-dosing-gets-infants-with-opioid-withdrawal-out-of-the-hospital-faster/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/symptom-based-dosing-gets-infants-with-opioid-withdrawal-out-of-the-hospital-faster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccines, Budget Cuts, Affordability: Takeaways From RFK Jr.'s Gauntlet of Hearings]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week concluded a marathon series of hearings with federal lawmakers, during which he deflected blame for measles outbreaks and dwindling vaccination rates across the country and touted...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/vaccines-budget-cuts-affordability-takeaways-from-rfk-jrs-gauntlet-of-hearings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/vaccines-budget-cuts-affordability-takeaways-from-rfk-jrs-gauntlet-of-hearings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Sheds Light on Why Taking Vit D May Lower Diabetes Risk for Some]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Vitamin D supplementation may help stave off the progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes, but only for individuals with certain genetic profiles, data from the D2d trial indicated.<br />
Among 2,098 adults with prediabetes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-sheds-light-on-why-taking-vit-d-may-lower-diabetes-risk-for-some/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-sheds-light-on-why-taking-vit-d-may-lower-diabetes-risk-for-some/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Has Warning About Missed Hepatitis B Shots at Birth]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- U.S. data from the past decade warned that a growing number of babies who miss their hepatitis B vaccine at birth may never get fully vaccinated.<br />
Among 210,000 children who missed their birth dose, 73.2% of those born in 2014...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-has-warning-about-missed-hepatitis-b-shots-at-birth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-has-warning-about-missed-hepatitis-b-shots-at-birth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real-World Registry Study Shows Alzheimer's Drug Safety Outcomes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The first interim safety results from a multicenter, safety surveillance study of Alzheimer's disease patients treated with lecanemab (Leqembi) in real-world clinical practice were consistent with the known safety profile of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/real-world-registry-study-shows-alzheimers-drug-safety-outcomes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/real-world-registry-study-shows-alzheimers-drug-safety-outcomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Drugs Make Promising Debut in TAVR, Carotid Artery Stenting]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Cardiovascular protection with GLP-1 receptor agonists may benefit patients undergoing certain transcatheter procedures, according to two observational studies.<br />
When used as an adjunct to transcatheter aortic valve replacement...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drugs-make-promising-debut-in-tavr-carotid-artery-stenting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drugs-make-promising-debut-in-tavr-carotid-artery-stenting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cell Therapy Slows Upper Limb Decline in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The investigational cell therapy deramiocel slowed upper limb functional decline in boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, data from the phase III HOPE-3 trial showed.<br />
At 12 months, the mean percent change from...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cell-therapy-slows-upper-limb-decline-in-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cell-therapy-slows-upper-limb-decline-in-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential New Target in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Discussions at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting about chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) highlighted evolving skin-directed and immune-targeted therapies, but new research is challenging the view of CSU as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/potential-new-target-in-chronic-spontaneous-urticaria/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/potential-new-target-in-chronic-spontaneous-urticaria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Plans Ultra-Fast Review of Three Psychedelics for Depression, PTSD]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA said Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed for hard-to-treat forms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the latest step by the Trump administration toward...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-plans-ultra-fast-review-of-three-psychedelics-for-depression-ptsd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-plans-ultra-fast-review-of-three-psychedelics-for-depression-ptsd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rectal Cancer 'Crisis'; Smells Like Cancer; Flushing Away Clues to Colon Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Increasing rectal cancer mortality in millennials has become a "medical crisis." (NBC News)<br />
Patients with suspicious lung nodules and a history of treatment with SGLT2 inhibitor diabetes drugs had a lower likelihood of nodule...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rectal-cancer-crisis-smells-like-cancer-flushing-away-clues-to-colon-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rectal-cancer-crisis-smells-like-cancer-flushing-away-clues-to-colon-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration to Revive Axed 988 Line for LGBTQ+ Youth in Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Advocates for the LGBTQ+ community claimed a win this week after the Trump administration pledged to reinstate the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline specialized support program tailored to their needs.<br />
During a Senate hearing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-administration-to-revive-axed-988-line-for-lgbtq-youth-in-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-administration-to-revive-axed-988-line-for-lgbtq-youth-in-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Need to Break the Goldwater Rule. Here's What Docs Propose Instead.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Psychiatrists have long held that it is unethical for them to diagnose a public figure with a mental disorder without a clinical exam. It's called the Goldwater Rule.<br />
But after President Donald Trump launched an expletive-laden...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/no-need-to-break-the-goldwater-rule-heres-what-docs-propose-instead/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/no-need-to-break-the-goldwater-rule-heres-what-docs-propose-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr.'s 'Hearingpalooza' Recap; BMJ Journal Retractions and 'Superretractors']]></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-us/news/medical/rfk-jrs-hearingpalooza-recap-bmj-journal-retractions-and-superretractors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jrs-hearingpalooza-recap-bmj-journal-retractions-and-superretractors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Drug Impresses in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO--Two phase I/II studies showed that the investigational RAS(ON) inhibitor daraxonrasib had a manageable safety profile and demonstrated promising efficacy both in combination with chemotherapy and as monotherapy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-drug-impresses-in-metastatic-pancreatic-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-drug-impresses-in-metastatic-pancreatic-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact Focus: RFK Jr. Misleads on Medicaid Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In a spate of recent appearances in Congress, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recoiled almost every time a lawmaker referred to Medicaid cuts enacted in President Donald Trump's big 2025 tax and spending bill.<br />
Throughout...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fact-focus-rfk-jr-misleads-on-medicaid-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fact-focus-rfk-jr-misleads-on-medicaid-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diabetic 'Dumped' at Shelter; The Opioid Victims Getting $0; Clade I Mpox on Flights]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A CMS inspection report described how a diabetic patient with dementia at Eastland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Ohio was subsequently "dumped" on the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/diabetic-dumped-at-shelter-the-opioid-victims-getting-0-clade-i-mpox-on-flights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/diabetic-dumped-at-shelter-the-opioid-victims-getting-0-clade-i-mpox-on-flights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Resuscitation Fluids Led to Similar Outcomes in Kids With Septic Shock]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Among children treated for septic shock, use of balanced crystalloid fluid for resuscitation did not improve outcomes compared with 0.9% saline, a pragmatic trial showed.<br />
Across 47 emergency departments in five countries, a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/two-resuscitation-fluids-led-to-similar-outcomes-in-kids-with-septic-shock/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/two-resuscitation-fluids-led-to-similar-outcomes-in-kids-with-septic-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AOC vs RFK Jr. Memes; Are Doctors OK? Communicating With Gen Z Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
Memes from epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH, advocacy organization Fired but Fighting, and others...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/aoc-vs-rfk-jr-memes-are-doctors-ok-communicating-with-gen-z-patients/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/aoc-vs-rfk-jr-memes-are-doctors-ok-communicating-with-gen-z-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Ozempic Personality': Is Emotional Flattening Another Side Effect of GLP-1s?]]></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 />
Many patients taking glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ozempic-personality-is-emotional-flattening-another-side-effect-of-glp-1s/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ozempic-personality-is-emotional-flattening-another-side-effect-of-glp-1s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Gene Therapy Approved for Hearing Loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to lunsotogene parvec (Otarmeni) as the first gene therapy for genetic hearing loss, the agency announced on Thursday.<br />
An adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy, lunsotogene parvec...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-gene-therapy-approved-for-hearing-loss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-gene-therapy-approved-for-hearing-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think Heart Attacks Cause Most Sudden Cardiac Deaths? Think Again, Study Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The epidemiology of sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs) was turned on its head Thursday, with research showing that in reality, ischemic cardiac disease is not the leading driver of SCDs, as previously thought.<br />
From a prospective autopsy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/think-heart-attacks-cause-most-sudden-cardiac-deaths-think-again-study-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/think-heart-attacks-cause-most-sudden-cardiac-deaths-think-again-study-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA, CMS to Launch Speedy Coverage Pathway for Breakthrough Medical Devices]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Certain breakthrough-designated medical devices that receive market authorization will become eligible for Medicare coverage at the same time under a new coverage pathway announced Thursday by the FDA and the Centers for Medicare...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-cms-to-launch-speedy-coverage-pathway-for-breakthrough-medical-devices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-cms-to-launch-speedy-coverage-pathway-for-breakthrough-medical-devices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Lethal Cancers Get Shortchanged by Federal Funding, Study Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Highly lethal cancers received disproportionately less federal funding compared with other cancers that have better survival odds, according to a study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute.<br />
An analysis of nine types...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-most-lethal-cancers-get-shortchanged-by-federal-funding-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-most-lethal-cancers-get-shortchanged-by-federal-funding-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning Signs in Young-Onset CRC Data; Rifaximin Drift in Cirrhosis; Neonatal Hep C]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Among French patients under 40 with early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC), the incidence of multiple-site metastases increased by 10% annually from 2004 to 2021, and no survival gains were observed for those with peritoneal involvement...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/warning-signs-in-young-onset-crc-data-rifaximin-drift-in-cirrhosis-neonatal-hep-c/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/warning-signs-in-young-onset-crc-data-rifaximin-drift-in-cirrhosis-neonatal-hep-c/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Data for 500,000 Members of a U.K. Project Offered for Sale Online in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DNA and other confidential health data from 500,000 people who volunteered for a massive U.K. health study were offered for sale online in China following a data breach this week, the British government said Thursday.<br />
The information...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/health-data-for-500000-members-of-a-uk-project-offered-for-sale-online-in-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/health-data-for-500000-members-of-a-uk-project-offered-for-sale-online-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Expands Approval of Drug to Stave Off Type 1 Diabetes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the approval for teplizumab (Tzield), a biologic that delays the progression of preclinical type 1 diabetes to the symptomatic form, to include treatment in kids as young as 1 year, Sanofi announced on Wednesday...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-expands-approval-of-drug-to-stave-off-type-1-diabetes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-expands-approval-of-drug-to-stave-off-type-1-diabetes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stiff Person Syndrome Patients Regain Mobility After Single-Dose Cell Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A single dose of mivocabtagene autoleucel (miv-cel), an autologous CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, showed benefit in people with stiff person syndrome (SPS) in the pivotal phase II KYSA-8 trial.<br />
The 26-person...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/stiff-person-syndrome-patients-regain-mobility-after-single-dose-cell-therapy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/stiff-person-syndrome-patients-regain-mobility-after-single-dose-cell-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Positive Survival Data in Lung Cancer With Perioperative Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO--Patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) had significantly longer event-free survival (EFS) with perioperative chemoimmunotherapy, a large randomized trial from China showed.<br />
After a median follow...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-positive-survival-data-in-lung-cancer-with-perioperative-therapy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-positive-survival-data-in-lung-cancer-with-perioperative-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor Shot in Chest; Chiropractor Sentenced to 8 Years; Sleep Clinics Shuttered]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A doctor in his 30s has been hospitalized after being shot in the chest while walking his dog in San Antonio. (KTSA)<br />
A chiropractor in Missouri was sentenced to 100 months in prison and will have to pay back $4.7 million in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctor-shot-in-chest-chiropractor-sentenced-to-8-years-sleep-clinics-shuttered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctor-shot-in-chest-chiropractor-sentenced-to-8-years-sleep-clinics-shuttered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Machine Analyzes Joint X-Rays About as Well as Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A machine-learning system for analyzing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients' X-rays was able to produce Sharp/van der Heijde (SvdH) scores, the standard way to quantify joint space narrowing and bone erosions, with good accuracy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/machine-analyzes-joint-x-rays-about-as-well-as-humans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/machine-analyzes-joint-x-rays-about-as-well-as-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Faced Congress. A Physician-Senator's Competing Loyalties Were on Display.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Republican senator juggling three roles--lawmaker, doctor, and political candidate seeking reelection--walked a fine line on Wednesday as he questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-faced-congress-a-physician-senators-competing-loyalties-were-on-display/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-faced-congress-a-physician-senators-competing-loyalties-were-on-display/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Reclassifies State-Licensed Medical Marijuana as a Less-Dangerous Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-reclassifies-state-licensed-medical-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-reclassifies-state-licensed-medical-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Flips Position on CDC Chief; $440,000 Breast Surgery; House Member Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, will be able to independently make vaccine decisions if confirmed as CDC director, Health Secretary Robert &zwnj;F. Kennedy Jr. told Senators...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-flips-position-on-cdc-chief-440000-breast-surgery-house-member-dies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-flips-position-on-cdc-chief-440000-breast-surgery-house-member-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Officials Nix Publication of Study on COVID Vaccine Effectiveness]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- U.S. health officials stopped the publication of a study on whether the COVID-19 vaccine was keeping adults from becoming sick enough to have to go to the hospital.<br />
An HHS spokesman on Wednesday confirmed the decision to halt...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-officials-nix-publication-of-study-on-covid-vaccine-effectiveness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-officials-nix-publication-of-study-on-covid-vaccine-effectiveness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If It's COVID, Paxlovid? Studies Suggest a Rethink These Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Oral nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) failed to spare COVID-19-vaccinated individuals from the worst outcomes if they got sick, though it may have helped speed recovery time and cut viral loads, according to two community-based...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/if-its-covid-paxlovid-studies-suggest-a-rethink-these-days/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/if-its-covid-paxlovid-studies-suggest-a-rethink-these-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Clinical Trial in MOGAD Meets Primary Endpoint]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitor satralizumab (Enspryng) met its primary endpoint in the phase III METEOROID trial of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD).<br />
Satralizumab reduced the risk of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-clinical-trial-in-mogad-meets-primary-endpoint/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-clinical-trial-in-mogad-meets-primary-endpoint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Linking Fruits, Veggies to Lung Cancer Raises Eyebrows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO--Outside experts expressed caution about a study suggesting a link between early onset lung cancer and diets rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.<br />
Survey data on 187 lung cancer patients ages 50 and younger...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-linking-fruits-veggies-to-lung-cancer-raises-eyebrows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-linking-fruits-veggies-to-lung-cancer-raises-eyebrows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triple Pill Gets Intracerebral Hemorrhage Survivors Closer to BP Goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Additional antihypertensive treatment with a three-drug polypill benefitted patients after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), the placebo-controlled TRIDENT trial found.<br />
Among ICH survivors already on good background therapy randomized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/triple-pill-gets-intracerebral-hemorrhage-survivors-closer-to-bp-goals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/triple-pill-gets-intracerebral-hemorrhage-survivors-closer-to-bp-goals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Antipsychotic Shows Promise in Acute Schizophrenia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The investigational benzamide antipsychotic N-methyl amisulpride (LB-102) led to significant symptom improvement among hospitalized adults with acute schizophrenia, a randomized trial showed.<br />
In this phase II study, the mean...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-antipsychotic-shows-promise-in-acute-schizophrenia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-antipsychotic-shows-promise-in-acute-schizophrenia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costco Has Cheaper Drugs Than TrumpRx, Senator Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While brand-name pantoprazole (Protonix) costs $200 for a 30-day supply on TrumpRx, the same generic prescription costs just $16.99 at Costco, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said during a hearing on the proposed HHS budget...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/costco-has-cheaper-drugs-than-trumprx-senator-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/costco-has-cheaper-drugs-than-trumprx-senator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suicide With Food Preservative; Xanax Recall; 19% of America Depressed]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Suicide by poisoning with the common food preservative sodium nitrite and its oxidised metabolite, nitrate, is disproportionately high among young men, U.K. researchers warned. (BMJ Public Health)<br />
Meanwhile, a Canadian man facing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/suicide-with-food-preservative-xanax-recall-19-of-america-depressed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/suicide-with-food-preservative-xanax-recall-19-of-america-depressed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injecting PD-1 Drug Directly Into Oral Precancers Shrinks Lesions]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO--Injecting the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo) directly into high-risk oral precancers proved safe and reduced lesion size in the vast majority of patients enrolled in a small phase I study, allowing some to avoid...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/injecting-pd-1-drug-directly-into-oral-precancers-shrinks-lesions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/injecting-pd-1-drug-directly-into-oral-precancers-shrinks-lesions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[988 Launch Tied to Drop in Youth Suicides]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Suicide deaths among adolescents and young adults declined across the U.S. after the launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in 2022, according to an observational study.<br />
From July 2022 through December 2024, 35,529 suicides...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/988-launch-tied-to-drop-in-youth-suicides/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/988-launch-tied-to-drop-in-youth-suicides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients Are Bringing Us More of Their Own Data -- Can We Handle It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- These days, we're overwhelmed with data.<br />
Every chart on every patient is packed full of data--some of it incredibly useful and important, some of it just a lot of noise, some of it just copy-and-pasted and brought forward...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/patients-are-bringing-us-more-of-their-own-data-can-we-handle-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/patients-are-bringing-us-more-of-their-own-data-can-we-handle-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cemdisiran siRNA Therapy Demonstrates Efficacy in Myasthenia Gravis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Cemdisiran, an investigational small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy targeting complement component 5 (C5), met both its primary and a key secondary endpoint in the phase III NIMBLE trial of generalized myasthenia gravis, whether...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cemdisiran-sirna-therapy-demonstrates-efficacy-in-myasthenia-gravis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cemdisiran-sirna-therapy-demonstrates-efficacy-in-myasthenia-gravis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tumor DNA Clearance Before Breast Cancer Surgery Predicts Response, Metastasis Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO--Clearance of circulating tumor (ct)DNA after neoadjuvant therapy correlated significantly with pathologic complete response (pCR) and distant metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), according to a study...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tumor-dna-clearance-before-breast-cancer-surgery-predicts-response-metastasis-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tumor-dna-clearance-before-breast-cancer-surgery-predicts-response-metastasis-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychedelic Retreats, a Booming Business With Few Safety Guardrails]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Surging interest in the purported benefits of psychedelic drugs has given rise to books, documentaries, and conferences dedicated to the mind-altering substances. Now add one more business to the list: psychedelic retreats....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psychedelic-retreats-a-booming-business-with-few-safety-guardrails/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psychedelic-retreats-a-booming-business-with-few-safety-guardrails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Pitt' Got a Diagnosis Right. It Got the Response Wrong.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Last week's season finale of "The Pitt" generated significant discussion, particularly around one of its most emotionally charged scenes: Dr. Al-Hashimi's disclosure to Dr. Robby that she has a seizure disorder causing brief...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-pitt-got-a-diagnosis-right-it-got-the-response-wrong/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-pitt-got-a-diagnosis-right-it-got-the-response-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Tied to COVID Fraud Resigns; DOD Ends Flu Vax Mandate; USPSTF Overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) resigned from Congress; she and her brother are alleged to have stolen $5 million from COVID disaster relief funding given...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/congresswoman-tied-to-covid-fraud-resigns-dod-ends-flu-vax-mandate-uspstf-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/congresswoman-tied-to-covid-fraud-resigns-dod-ends-flu-vax-mandate-uspstf-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside CDC Director Nomination; Rogan's Psychedelic Influence; Researchers Fooled AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration's nomination of Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, JD, a former deputy surgeon general, to lead the CDC follows a review of the agency launched in January. HHS chief counselor Chris Klomp led the effort to identify...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/inside-cdc-director-nomination-rogans-psychedelic-influence-researchers-fooled-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/inside-cdc-director-nomination-rogans-psychedelic-influence-researchers-fooled-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves New Standalone Combo Pill for HIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved islatravir-doravirine (Idvynso) as a standalone, single-tablet regimen for treating HIV in virologically suppressed adults, Merck announced on Tuesday.<br />
Approval stipulates use of the oral combination in patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-approves-new-standalone-combo-pill-for-hiv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-approves-new-standalone-combo-pill-for-hiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As 'The Pitt' Spotlights Physician Mental Health, Advocates Push Breen Act Funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As medical organizations, lawmakers, advocates--and even the lead actor from "The Pitt"--laud the reauthorization of the Lorna Breen Act through fiscal year 2030, they're also urging millions of dollars to boost funding...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/as-the-pitt-spotlights-physician-mental-health-advocates-push-breen-act-funding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/as-the-pitt-spotlights-physician-mental-health-advocates-push-breen-act-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedy Tangles With Lawmakers Over Vitamin K Shots, Vaccines for Newborns]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) during a House hearing on Tuesday expressed her frustration with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., noting that he "managed to give a 'Go Gators' from the witness table, but not a 'Go [vitamin] K...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kennedy-tangles-with-lawmakers-over-vitamin-k-shots-vaccines-for-newborns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kennedy-tangles-with-lawmakers-over-vitamin-k-shots-vaccines-for-newborns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are NSAIDs Genuinely Too Dangerous in Inflammatory Bowel Disease?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At least some patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can safely use common drugs for musculoskeletal aches and pains, a large study of insurance claims data suggested, contradicting a widespread concern that these products...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/are-nsaids-genuinely-too-dangerous-in-inflammatory-bowel-disease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/are-nsaids-genuinely-too-dangerous-in-inflammatory-bowel-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next-Generation KRAS G12C Inhibitor Shows 'Robust' Efficacy in Advanced Lung Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO--Treatment with investigational elisrasib, a next-generation KRAS G12C inhibitor, showed efficacy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with and without previous exposure to other KRAS G12C...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/next-generation-kras-g12c-inhibitor-shows-robust-efficacy-in-advanced-lung-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/next-generation-kras-g12c-inhibitor-shows-robust-efficacy-in-advanced-lung-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Oz Announces 50-State Audit of Medicaid Program Oversight]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration will require all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate some of their Medicaid providers in a national escalation of anti-fraud efforts that have so far largely focused on specific states, Mehmet...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dr-oz-announces-50-state-audit-of-medicaid-program-oversight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dr-oz-announces-50-state-audit-of-medicaid-program-oversight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s and Muscle Loss; 'Ozempic Personality'; Acromegaly and Cancer Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Real-world data suggested the dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) was associated with greater weight loss, but also muscle loss, compared with semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy), according to a medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1s-and-muscle-loss-ozempic-personality-acromegaly-and-cancer-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1s-and-muscle-loss-ozempic-personality-acromegaly-and-cancer-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best Exercise Timing; GLP-1 Pill's Heart Safety; Pop Star's Cardiovascular Illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A small trial suggested that timing exercise to match body clock chronotype enhanced cardiometabolic and sleep-related outcomes. (Open Heart)<br />
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons published its new guideline for preventing and treating...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/best-exercise-timing-glp-1-pills-heart-safety-pop-stars-cardiovascular-illness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/best-exercise-timing-glp-1-pills-heart-safety-pop-stars-cardiovascular-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mycoplasma Pneumonia Recovery Faster With Corticosteroid]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adjunctive corticosteroid therapy with betamethasone sped up resolution of hypoxemia in hospitalized adults with Mycoplasma pneumoniae community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a randomized trial from Sweden showed.<br />
Time to resolution...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mycoplasma-pneumonia-recovery-faster-with-corticosteroid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mycoplasma-pneumonia-recovery-faster-with-corticosteroid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAR-T Trial Raises Prospect of Preventing Myeloma in High-Risk Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO--Ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel, Carvykti) as primary therapy induced deep and durable responses in every patient in a small phase II trial of high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, a precursor to the active...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/car-t-trial-raises-prospect-of-preventing-myeloma-in-high-risk-group/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/car-t-trial-raises-prospect-of-preventing-myeloma-in-high-risk-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact-Check: RFK Jr. Says U.S. Is Handling Measles Better Than the Rest of the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that the U.S., under his leadership, is limiting the spread of measles better than any other country in the world.<br />
His comment came Friday as he testified in his first congressional...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fact-check-rfk-jr-says-us-is-handling-measles-better-than-the-rest-of-the-world/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fact-check-rfk-jr-says-us-is-handling-measles-better-than-the-rest-of-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oral Zasocitinib Shows Biologic-Like Efficacy in Plaque Psoriasis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At the recent American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting, new phase III data from the LATITUDE-PsO-3001 and PsO-3002 trials showed that once-daily oral zasocitinib delivered rapid and durable skin clearance in adults...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oral-zasocitinib-shows-biologic-like-efficacy-in-plaque-psoriasis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/oral-zasocitinib-shows-biologic-like-efficacy-in-plaque-psoriasis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy Recruits Doctors by Appealing to Administrative Frustrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Navy is appealing to doctors who are frustrated with the administrative side of practicing medicine, running a month-long marketing campaign to recruit top talent.<br />
The campaign ads target young doctors ages 26 to 32, as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/navy-recruits-doctors-by-appealing-to-administrative-frustrations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/navy-recruits-doctors-by-appealing-to-administrative-frustrations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study on Maternal RSV Vaccine Flags Possible Risk, Calls for More Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Vaccinating against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, or a host of other adverse outcomes, but may be linked to an increased risk of pregnancy-associated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-on-maternal-rsv-vaccineflags-possible-risk-calls-for-more-research/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-on-maternal-rsv-vaccineflags-possible-risk-calls-for-more-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's Next for Biologics in Atopic Dermatitis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- During the recent American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting, MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders for a virtual roundtable discussion on atopic dermatitis: Moderator Peter A. Lio, MD, of Northwestern...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/whats-next-for-biologics-in-atopic-dermatitis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/whats-next-for-biologics-in-atopic-dermatitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Agent Reduces Seizures in Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Investigational azetukalner met its primary endpoint of reducing focal onset seizure frequency across two doses, initial findings from the phase III X-TOLE2 trial showed.<br />
Over 12 weeks, adjunctive treatment with 25 mg azetukalner...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-agent-reduces-seizures-in-treatment-resistant-epilepsy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-agent-reduces-seizures-in-treatment-resistant-epilepsy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Need to Talk About Plastics]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As I (A. Yousuf) walked into the exam room during the second week of my pediatrics rotation, I was greeted by a gurgling, bubbly 1-year-old boy and his seemingly anxious mother. I pulled out my notebook to document the encounter...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/we-need-to-talk-about-plastics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/we-need-to-talk-about-plastics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Napping and Mortality Risk; Senator's Daughter Dies; Video Game Triage in the ED]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Research in older adults linked daytime napping patterns--in the morning or longer and more frequent naps--to a higher risk of mortality. (JAMA Network Open...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/napping-and-mortality-risk-senators-daughter-dies-video-game-triage-in-the-ed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/napping-and-mortality-risk-senators-daughter-dies-video-game-triage-in-the-ed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Warns of High-Risk Group for Fatal Liver Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An estimated 1 in 10 U.S. adults had overlapping heavy drinking and obesity conditions in 2023, a cross-sectional study found.<br />
In a survey of roughly 45,000 U.S. adults representing more than 257 million people, 9% said they...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-warns-of-high-risk-group-for-fatal-liver-disease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-warns-of-high-risk-group-for-fatal-liver-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risky Drinking Among Adults With Obesity Common]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An estimated 1 in 10 U.S. adults had overlapping heavy drinking and obesity conditions in 2023, a cross-sectional study found.<br />
In a survey of roughly 45,000 U.S. adults representing more than 257 million people, 9% said they...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/risky-drinking-among-adults-with-obesity-common/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/risky-drinking-among-adults-with-obesity-common/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Troponin Assay Would Suggest Whopping MI Incidence After Cardiac Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A diagnosis of perioperative myocardial infarction (MI) from coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery was hardly set in stone, a prospective study found, with different cardiac troponin (cTn) assays and thresholds producing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/one-troponin-assay-would-suggest-whopping-mi-incidence-after-cardiac-surgery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/one-troponin-assay-would-suggest-whopping-mi-incidence-after-cardiac-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midlife Migraines Tied to Higher Dementia Risk, 40-Year Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A large study spanning more than 40 years suggested that migraines in midlife were associated with a modest increase in the long-term risk of dementia.<br />
Adults with migraines in midlife were slightly more likely to experience...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/midlife-migraines-tied-to-higher-dementia-risk-40-year-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/midlife-migraines-tied-to-higher-dementia-risk-40-year-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advanced Ovarian Cancer Responds to Claudin-Targeted Drug in Preliminary Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO--Half of heavily pretreated patients with platinum-refractory ovarian cancer (PROC) responded to an investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting Claudin 6 (CLDN6), a small study from China showed.<br />
Overall...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/advanced-ovarian-cancer-responds-to-claudin-targeted-drug-in-preliminary-trial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/advanced-ovarian-cancer-responds-to-claudin-targeted-drug-in-preliminary-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving Flu, Pertussis Shots on the Same Day Likely Safe in Pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Giving influenza and pertussis vaccines to pregnant women on the same day appeared safe, a retrospective Australian cohort study showed.<br />
Among nearly 14,000 pregnancies, there was no difference in the rate of preterm birth ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/giving-flu-pertussis-shots-on-the-same-day-likely-safe-in-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/giving-flu-pertussis-shots-on-the-same-day-likely-safe-in-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel KRAS Drug Shows 'Excellent' Efficacy in Tough-to-Treat Lung Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO--Investigational zoldonrasib was well tolerated and showed encouraging clinical activity in previously treated KRAS G12D-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a phase I study.<br />
Among patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-kras-drug-shows-excellent-efficacy-in-tough-to-treat-lung-cancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-kras-drug-shows-excellent-efficacy-in-tough-to-treat-lung-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Kink in the Link Between GLP-1 Drugs and Cognition]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adults whose type 2 diabetes was treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists were more than likely to develop cognitive impairment over 10 years than their counterparts not treated with GLP-1 agents, a propensity-matched retrospective...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-kink-in-the-link-between-glp-1-drugs-and-cognition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-kink-in-the-link-between-glp-1-drugs-and-cognition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prescribing in a 'Black Box' of Prior Auth Decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "There are some things I know are going to be universally difficult--I know I can't order an MRI on anyone without a prior authorization, no matter what your insurance is and no matter what the condition is, because from...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prescribing-in-a-black-box-of-prior-auth-decisions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prescribing-in-a-black-box-of-prior-auth-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Chatbot Told Users That Herbal Remedies Can Treat Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new study in BMJ Open found that popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots frequently produced problematic responses to health and medical questions, including fabricated citations and answers delivered with confidence...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-chatbot-told-users-that-herbal-remedies-can-treat-cancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-chatbot-told-users-that-herbal-remedies-can-treat-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile Intervention Helps Moms With Obesity Reduce Gestational Weight Gain]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A mobile health intervention helped pregnant patients with overweight or obesity reduce gestational weight gain (GWG), a cluster-randomized trial showed.<br />
The weekly rate of GWG was significantly lower in the intervention group...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mobile-intervention-helps-moms-with-obesity-reduce-gestational-weight-gain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mobile-intervention-helps-moms-with-obesity-reduce-gestational-weight-gain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Hot Take on the Erica Schwartz CDC Nomination]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- On paper, Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, JD, is exactly who you'd design if you were building a CDC director from scratch. Retired rear admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Former chief medical officer of the Coast...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-hot-take-on-the-erica-schwartz-cdc-nomination/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-hot-take-on-the-erica-schwartz-cdc-nomination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suppressing a Sneeze May Have Led to Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Suppressing a sneeze may have led to a spontaneous leak of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and air entering the skull of a woman with no history of trauma or surgery.<br />
A 45-year-old woman was referred to an otorhinolaryngology&ndash;...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/suppressing-a-sneeze-may-have-led-to-cerebrospinal-fluid-leak/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/suppressing-a-sneeze-may-have-led-to-cerebrospinal-fluid-leak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weapons-Grade Chemical Carfentanil Surges as Dangerous Substitute for Fentanyl]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nearly 2 decades after drug addiction sent him to rehab as a teenager, 36-year-old Michael Nalewaja had settled into a quiet life in Alaska where he worked as an electrician.<br />
That all came crashing down days before Thanksgiving...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/weapons-grade-chemical-carfentanil-surges-as-dangerous-substitute-for-fentanyl/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/weapons-grade-chemical-carfentanil-surges-as-dangerous-substitute-for-fentanyl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make the Diagnosis: Is This Eruption Related to the Patient's Acne? His Ulcerative Colitis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) --]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/make-the-diagnosis-is-this-eruption-related-to-the-patients-acne-his-ulcerative-colitis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/make-the-diagnosis-is-this-eruption-related-to-the-patients-acne-his-ulcerative-colitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Order to Speed Review of Controversial Ibogaine, Other Psychedelics]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Trump on Saturday directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which recently has been embraced by combat veterans and conservative lawmakers despite having serious...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-signs-order-to-speed-review-of-controversial-ibogaine-other-psychedelics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-signs-order-to-speed-review-of-controversial-ibogaine-other-psychedelics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Defends Trump's Sanity; Poison in Baby Food; $600,000 Rehab on a Giant Yacht]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
"There hasn't been a president who is more sane," said Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a House hearing on Friday, stating that an assessment of President...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-defends-trumps-sanity-poison-in-baby-food-600000-rehab-on-a-giant-yacht/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-defends-trumps-sanity-poison-in-baby-food-600000-rehab-on-a-giant-yacht/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Bank Robbers Love It': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Bank robbers love it when you put them in the bank as a security guard, but I don't think that's a good idea."--Ivan Oransky, MD, co-founder of Retraction Watch, discussing how a medical journal can be compromised in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bank-robbers-love-it-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bank-robbers-love-it-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Patients Are Getting Surprise Ambulance Bills. Federal Law Still Allows It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Your patient called 911. They had no say in which ambulance responded. The dispatcher chose, the system routed them, and a crew arrived. Care was delivered. Transport was completed, and weeks later, a bill arrived for $900, ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/your-patients-are-getting-surprise-ambulance-bills-federal-law-still-allows-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/your-patients-are-getting-surprise-ambulance-bills-federal-law-still-allows-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quiz Time: Why Was a Florida Doc Charged With Manslaughter?]]></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-us/news/medical/quiz-time-why-was-a-florida-doc-charged-with-manslaughter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/quiz-time-why-was-a-florida-doc-charged-with-manslaughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exercise According to Chronotrope Type; Estimating Kidney Function]]></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-us/news/medical/exercise-according-to-chronotrope-type-estimating-kidney-function/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/exercise-according-to-chronotrope-type-estimating-kidney-function/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rat Lungworm Is Now in My State. Is It in Yours Too?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "The rats are coming, the rats are coming..." my writer friend Liz said last month as I considered titles for this column about a rat-borne parasite now in my home state of California. Said parasite recently led to the death...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rat-lungworm-is-now-in-my-state-is-it-in-yours-too/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rat-lungworm-is-now-in-my-state-is-it-in-yours-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early-Onset Colon Cancer Deaths Concentrated in People With Less Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The worrisome rise in colorectal cancer (CRC) deaths in younger adults is concentrated in people with less education, suggesting socioeconomic factors could be driving the escalation, according to a new study.<br />
Celebrity deaths...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/early-onset-colon-cancer-deaths-concentrated-in-people-with-less-education/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/early-onset-colon-cancer-deaths-concentrated-in-people-with-less-education/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Severe Malaria in Kids Linked to Certain Cognitive, Academic Deficits Years Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Cerebral malaria and severe malarial anemia were linked to long-term cognitive and academic deficits in survivors of severe childhood malaria, according to a descriptive analysis in Uganda.<br />
In participants who were tested 4...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/severe-malaria-in-kids-linked-to-certain-cognitive-academic-deficits-years-later/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/severe-malaria-in-kids-linked-to-certain-cognitive-academic-deficits-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Rapid Antimicrobial Testing for Gram-Negative Bacteremia Improve Outcomes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A tool for better antibiotic stewardship did not improve clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections, according to the international FAST trial.<br />
The randomized study found that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/does-rapid-antimicrobial-testing-for-gram-negative-bacteremia-improve-outcomes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/does-rapid-antimicrobial-testing-for-gram-negative-bacteremia-improve-outcomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amoxicillin Alone Holds Up for Acute Sinusitis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For adults with uncomplicated acute sinusitis, standard-dose amoxicillin appeared to have a slight edge over amoxicillin-clavulanate, a propensity-matched observational study showed.<br />
The two antibiotic regimens appeared equally...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/amoxicillin-alone-holds-up-for-acute-sinusitis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/amoxicillin-alone-holds-up-for-acute-sinusitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low Hemoglobin Levels Linked to Higher Dementia Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Lower hemoglobin levels were associated with progressively higher dementia risk and elevated blood concentrations of Alzheimer's disease biomarkers, data from a Swedish cohort study suggested.<br />
In a study of 2,300 older adults...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-hemoglobin-levels-linked-to-higher-dementia-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-hemoglobin-levels-linked-to-higher-dementia-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Lawmakers Grill RFK Jr. on Mercury Rule, HHS Job Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s positions on mercury contaminants, HHS personnel cuts, raw milk, and other controversies were front and center at a House hearing on Thursday.<br />
Rep. Josh Harder (D-Calif.) said that the Environmental...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/house-lawmakers-grill-rfk-jr-on-mercury-rule-hhs-job-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/house-lawmakers-grill-rfk-jr-on-mercury-rule-hhs-job-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor Misses Husband's Asylum Interview After Being Detained by Border Patrol]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Venezuelan man pleaded his case to asylum officials on Thursday in an interview that his wife, a well-known emergency physician in South Texas, planned to attend until she was detained at the airport with the couple's 5-year...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctor-misses-husbands-asylum-interview-after-being-detained-by-border-patrol/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctor-misses-husbands-asylum-interview-after-being-detained-by-border-patrol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benefit of Aspirin Questionable After Arterial Inflammation Emergencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The balance between risk and benefit with low-dose aspirin after an episode of giant cell arteritis (GCA) remains murky, according to a French population-based retrospective cohort study.<br />
Patients with a first hospitalization...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/benefit-of-aspirin-questionable-after-arterial-inflammation-emergencies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/benefit-of-aspirin-questionable-after-arterial-inflammation-emergencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Takes Steps to Expand Testosterone for Men's Libido]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Heralding a "step forward on testosterone therapy for men," the FDA announced an initiative to support a potential new indication of low libido in men due to idiopathic hypogonadism.<br />
The FDA will encourage drug companies with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-takes-steps-to-expand-testosterone-for-mens-libido/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-takes-steps-to-expand-testosterone-for-mens-libido/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabapentin, Pregabalin Tied to Higher Risks Early in Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People prescribed gabapentinoids--gabapentin or pregabalin--had a higher risk of drug poisoning soon after they started treatment, especially if they took benzodiazepines or opioids concurrently, a study of 17,000 U.K...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/gabapentin-pregabalin-tied-to-higher-risks-early-in-treatment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/gabapentin-pregabalin-tied-to-higher-risks-early-in-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good News in Pancreatic Cancer; Breast Screening Debate; AI May Erode Docs' Skills]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Revolution Medicines announced that its investigational RAS inhibitor daraxonrasib doubled median overall survival for previously treated advanced pancreatic cancer (13.2 vs 6.7 months) in a randomized phase III trial comparing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/good-news-in-pancreatic-cancer-breast-screening-debate-ai-may-erode-docs-skills/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/good-news-in-pancreatic-cancer-breast-screening-debate-ai-may-erode-docs-skills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physicians Beat AI Scribes on Clinical Note Quality, Study Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Clinical notes generated by artificial intelligence (AI) scored lower on quality than those prepared by humans, a cross-sectional evaluation of five simulated primary care cases showed.<br />
Notes were rated on 10 attributes (such...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/physicians-beat-ai-scribes-on-clinical-note-quality-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/physicians-beat-ai-scribes-on-clinical-note-quality-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Children's Allergic Rhinitis Be Prevented?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Which children will develop seasonal allergic rhinitis is a complicated mix of environment and genetics, and data are adding to that picture, even suggesting that treatment of atopic disease might help prevent incidence.<br />
"The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-childrens-allergic-rhinitis-be-prevented/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-childrens-allergic-rhinitis-be-prevented/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maintaining Balance and Avoiding Burnout in Breast Cancer Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Breast Cancer," Cleveland Clinic oncologist Tiffany Onger, MD, and host John Mangels discuss the dynamics of communicating effectively and empathetically with patients facing the challenges of this life...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/maintaining-balance-and-avoiding-burnout-in-breast-cancer-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/maintaining-balance-and-avoiding-burnout-in-breast-cancer-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man With AR-Style Pistol Arrested at Aetna's Connecticut Headquarters]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A man carrying a backpack with an AR-style pistol inside was arrested Thursday after walking into health insurer Aetna's headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut, police said.<br />
Security guards detained the man without incident shortly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/man-with-ar-style-pistol-arrested-at-aetnas-connecticut-headquarters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/man-with-ar-style-pistol-arrested-at-aetnas-connecticut-headquarters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New GLP-1 Side Effect? Highest-Burnout Specialties; Trump's Psychedelic Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Another side effect of GLP-1 drugs? Anecdotal reports from doctors and patients suggest the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs may cause a type of emotional...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-glp-1-side-effect-highest-burnout-specialties-trumps-psychedelic-plan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-glp-1-side-effect-highest-burnout-specialties-trumps-psychedelic-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Something Is Wrong': Don't Dismiss Pregnant Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- I remember the moment clearly. She was on the operating table for an urgent cesarean. She was alone. Her voice, steady but strained, cut through the drape: "Something doesn't feel right."<br />
Her vital signs were within normal limits...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/something-is-wrong-dont-dismiss-pregnant-patients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/something-is-wrong-dont-dismiss-pregnant-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Pitt' Finale: An ER Doctor Reacts]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WARNING: Spoilers ahead.<br />
As "The Pitt" concludes its second season, MedPage Today takes a closer look at the finale through the perspective of an emergency physician.Practicing emergency room (ER) doctor Jeremy Faust, MD...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-pitt-finale-an-er-doctor-reacts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-pitt-finale-an-er-doctor-reacts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Drug Review Ignites Backlash From Experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A systematic review suggested that drugs targeting amyloid beta appeared to have no clinically meaningful positive effects, sparking swift backlash from Alzheimer's disease experts.<br />
The review assessed 17 trials conducted between...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-drug-review-ignites-backlash-from-experts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-drug-review-ignites-backlash-from-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors' Trump-Jesus Memes; Disco IUD; 'Ragebait' Your Attending]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
Doctors including obesity medicine physician @drnadolsky posted memes after President Trump shared an AI...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctors-trump-jesus-memes-disco-iud-ragebait-your-attending/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctors-trump-jesus-memes-disco-iud-ragebait-your-attending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedy Defends His Record on Measles, Prior Auth in Traditional Medicare]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At a House hearing on Thursday, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed the nation's massive measles outbreaks and defended the expansion of prior authorization into traditional Medicare under his watch.<br />
During the Ways...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kennedy-defends-his-record-on-measles-prior-auth-in-traditional-medicare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kennedy-defends-his-record-on-measles-prior-auth-in-traditional-medicare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Taps Former Deputy Surgeon General to Lead CDC]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next CDC director.<br />
In a social media post, Trump described Schwartz as "incredibly talented" and said, "She is a STAR...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-taps-former-deputy-surgeon-general-to-lead-cdc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-taps-former-deputy-surgeon-general-to-lead-cdc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1.8 Billion MASLD Cases; Improving HCC Surveillance; Ultrasound for Crohn's Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Researchers projected 1.8 billion worldwide cases of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) by 2050, a 42% increase from 2023. (Lancet Gastroenterology &amp; Hepatology)<br />
MASLD in people living with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/18-billion-masld-cases-improving-hcc-surveillance-ultrasound-for-crohns-disease/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/18-billion-masld-cases-improving-hcc-surveillance-ultrasound-for-crohns-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Response Rates in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer With Immunotherapy Agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--Two inhibitors of the same immune checkpoint family produced high response rates and evidence of durability in preliminary studies of advanced gynecologic cancers.<br />
Patients with platinum-resistant...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/high-response-rates-in-platinum-resistant-ovarian-cancer-with-immunotherapy-agents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/high-response-rates-in-platinum-resistant-ovarian-cancer-with-immunotherapy-agents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Says He's Overhauling 'Lackadaisical' USPSTF]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday told House lawmakers he's "reforming" the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).<br />
"That committee has been lackadaisical and negligent for 20 years," Kennedy said during...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-says-hes-overhauling-lackadaisical-uspstf/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-says-hes-overhauling-lackadaisical-uspstf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death Rate Among ICE Detainees Surging in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Deaths among people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have increased in recent years after a long decline, and better monitoring of medical care and mortality rates in this population is needed, said researchers...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/death-rate-among-ice-detainees-surging-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/death-rate-among-ice-detainees-surging-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Libyan Nationality Shouldn't Make Me a 'High Risk' Doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- I came to the U.S. legally, trained through the proper channels, and built a career caring for patients in a community where physicians are scarce. As a Libyan pulmonologist and intensivist working in an underserved area, I assumed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/my-libyan-nationality-shouldnt-make-me-a-high-risk-doctor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/my-libyan-nationality-shouldnt-make-me-a-high-risk-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tetanus Deaths Still Happening in the U.S., CDC Report Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Despite tetanus being preventable with vaccination, cases continue to occur in the U.S., with deaths mostly affecting older adults, the CDC reported.<br />
From 2009 through 2023, there were 402 tetanus cases reported to the CDC in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tetanus-deaths-still-happening-in-the-us-cdc-report-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tetanus-deaths-still-happening-in-the-us-cdc-report-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO Says Iran War, U.S. Aid Cuts Threaten Progress in African Vaccination Campaigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Vaccination programs across Africa have saved tens of millions of lives over the past two decades, but progress is slowing in some countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, amid warnings that cuts to United...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/who-says-iran-war-us-aid-cuts-threaten-progress-in-african-vaccination-campaigns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/who-says-iran-war-us-aid-cuts-threaten-progress-in-african-vaccination-campaigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Chat Offered Small Mental Health Boost to College Students in Distress]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A conversational artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform led to modest self-reported mental health benefits in university students, a three-arm randomized trial showed.<br />
After 12 weeks, students experiencing psychological...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-chat-offered-small-mental-health-boost-to-college-students-in-distress/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-chat-offered-small-mental-health-boost-to-college-students-in-distress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Kansas Law Erases 20 Years of Nurse Discipline]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) has signed new legislation that voids more than 20 years' worth of nursing board disciplinary actions, and overhauls the current nursing board.<br />
All board seats must be vacated by July 1, according...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-kansas-law-erases-20-years-of-nurse-discipline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-kansas-law-erases-20-years-of-nurse-discipline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Years for Stabbing Nurse; Wrong-Knee Surgery Suit; Wound Care Scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A woman in Missouri was sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing a nurse and a paramedic. (First Alert 4)<br />
A basketball player in Ohio has filed suit alleging that Atiba Jackson, MD, performed arthroscopy on the wrong knee...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/20-years-for-stabbing-nurse-wrong-knee-surgery-suit-wound-care-scandal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/20-years-for-stabbing-nurse-wrong-knee-surgery-suit-wound-care-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xanax Recalled; Influencer's Livestream Overdose; Hospital Fire Forces Evacuation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
One lot of alprazolam (Xanax) is under voluntary class II recall for failure to meet dissolution specifications. (FOX8)<br />
It's "uncharted territory" for public health...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/xanax-recalled-influencers-livestream-overdose-hospital-fire-forces-evacuation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/xanax-recalled-influencers-livestream-overdose-hospital-fire-forces-evacuation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary Care Intervention Fails to Cut Heart Disease Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A data-driven quality improvement program focused on improving cardiovascular outcomes implemented in primary care practices did not result in better care quality in an Australian cluster randomized trial.<br />
Patients with coronary...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/primary-care-intervention-fails-to-cut-heart-disease-risks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/primary-care-intervention-fails-to-cut-heart-disease-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Lung Cancer Data Show Why FDA Approved HER2 Agent in First-Line]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- First-line treatment with a recently approved targeted agent demonstrated durable efficacy in advanced or metastatic HER2-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), results of the phase I Beamion LUNG-1 trial showed.<br />
In 74 previously...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/early-lung-cancer-data-show-why-fda-approved-her2-agent-in-first-line/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/early-lung-cancer-data-show-why-fda-approved-her2-agent-in-first-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Truth About Red Light Therapy Masks, According to a Dermatologist]]></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 />
Most at-home skin care trends come in the form of creams and sprays...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-truth-about-red-light-therapy-masks-according-to-a-dermatologist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-truth-about-red-light-therapy-masks-according-to-a-dermatologist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk of Guillain–Barre Syndrome Rises After Dengue Infection]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Dengue infection was associated with an elevated risk of Guillain-Barr&eacute; syndrome (GBS) up to 6 weeks after symptom onset, data from Brazil showed.<br />
In a self-controlled case series, the risk of GBS was highest in the first...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/risk-of-guillainbarre-syndrome-rises-after-dengue-infection/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/risk-of-guillainbarre-syndrome-rises-after-dengue-infection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS Changing Its Tune on Contraceptive Access]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS is changing its orientation when it comes to contraceptive access, shifting to a bigger focus on conception, "natural family planning," and pregnancy.<br />
HHS's Office of Population Affairs (OPA) issued guidance earlier this...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-changing-its-tune-on-contraceptive-access/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-changing-its-tune-on-contraceptive-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Many Americans Are Turning to AI for Health Advice, According to Recent Polls]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When Tiffany Davis has a question about a symptom from the weight-loss injections she's taking, she doesn't call her doctor. She pulls out her phone and consults ChatGPT.<br />
"I'll just basically let ChatGPT know my status, how...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/why-many-americans-are-turning-to-ai-for-health-advice-according-to-recent-polls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/why-many-americans-are-turning-to-ai-for-health-advice-according-to-recent-polls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Papers Published in Guest-Edited BMJ Journal Retracted]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- BMJ's Journal of Medical Genetics retracted nearly all the papers published in a 2019 guest-edited issue after an investigation revealed the papers were "irreparably compromised."<br />
In all, seven of eight papers and one editorial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/most-papers-published-in-guest-edited-bmj-journal-retracted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/most-papers-published-in-guest-edited-bmj-journal-retracted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IV Ketamine for Suicide Crisis; ADHD Impact on GPA; How Psychedelics Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- France recently became the first country to approve intravenous racemic ketamine for adults in severe suicidal crisis, which "could help close the key gap between recognizing an acute suicidal crisis and delivering an intervention...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/iv-ketamine-for-suicide-crisis-adhd-impact-on-gpa-how-psychedelics-work/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/iv-ketamine-for-suicide-crisis-adhd-impact-on-gpa-how-psychedelics-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Intrawound Antibiotic Wins for Surgical Infections After Tibial Fracture Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Pairing intrawound tobramycin with vancomycin powder was no better than vancomycin alone at preventing deep surgical site infections among patients with periarticular tibial fractures at high risk of infection, the randomized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/one-intrawound-antibiotic-wins-for-surgical-infections-after-tibial-fracture-surgery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/one-intrawound-antibiotic-wins-for-surgical-infections-after-tibial-fracture-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert F. Influencer Jr. Is Selling Politics, Not Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In branding, marketing, and advertising, imagery is everything. It's not just what you say that matters. It's just as important what shows up on the screen and what the people who see it are meant to feel. The Make America Healthy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/robert-f-influencer-jr-is-selling-politics-not-health/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/robert-f-influencer-jr-is-selling-politics-not-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA to Weigh Easing Limits on Unproven Peptides Favored by RFK Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA will hold a meeting this summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half-dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among wellness influencers, fitness gurus, and celebrities...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-to-weigh-easing-limits-on-unproven-peptides-favored-by-rfk-jr/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-to-weigh-easing-limits-on-unproven-peptides-favored-by-rfk-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six 'Superretractors' Responsible for Large Number of Retracted Clinical Trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A small number of "superretractors" was responsible for a significant proportion of retracted clinical trials, a retrospective cohort study showed.<br />
Just six superretractors accounted for about a fifth of all retracted randomized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/six-superretractors-responsible-for-large-number-of-retracted-clinical-trials/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/six-superretractors-responsible-for-large-number-of-retracted-clinical-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former UCLA Gynecologist Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse After Conviction Was Overturned]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A former longtime University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) gynecologist at the center of a sexual misconduct scandal that prompted the school to pay $700 million to settle hundreds of claims pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexual...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/former-ucla-gynecologist-pleads-guilty-to-sex-abuse-after-conviction-was-overturned/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/former-ucla-gynecologist-pleads-guilty-to-sex-abuse-after-conviction-was-overturned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse Gunned Down at Work; Trump's Diet Soda-Cancer Claim; Most Want Fewer Vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A New Jersey nurse was shot and killed at work after her estranged husband allegedly ambushed her outside and chased her into the building before killing himself...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nurse-gunned-down-at-work-trumps-diet-soda-cancer-claim-most-want-fewer-vaccines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nurse-gunned-down-at-work-trumps-diet-soda-cancer-claim-most-want-fewer-vaccines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Blood Tests: Most Patients Are Not Afraid to Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Primary care patients educated about Alzheimer's disease blood-based biomarkers were generally willing to undergo tests and supported their use, survey data showed.<br />
After patients received a brief explanation of Alzheimer's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-blood-tests-most-patients-are-not-afraid-to-know/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-blood-tests-most-patients-are-not-afraid-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brokers Get Paid More to Enroll Seniors in Medicare Advantage. Is That a Problem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The system of paying Medicare agents and brokers more money if they enroll someone in a Medicare Advantage plan rather than traditional Medicare with a supplement plan needs to be changed, according to several members of the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brokers-get-paid-more-to-enroll-seniors-in-medicare-advantage-is-that-a-problem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brokers-get-paid-more-to-enroll-seniors-in-medicare-advantage-is-that-a-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgeon Accused of Removing Wrong Organ Faces Manslaughter Charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A grand jury indicted Florida surgeon Thomas Shaknovsky, DO, on a second-degree manslaughter charge for allegedly removing a patient's liver instead of his spleen during a 2024 surgery.<br />
Prosecutors said that during a surgery...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/surgeon-accused-of-removing-wrong-organ-faces-manslaughter-charge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/surgeon-accused-of-removing-wrong-organ-faces-manslaughter-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Sparsentan as First FSGS Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the indication of sparsentan (Filspari) to make it the first treatment for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), developer Travere Therapeutics announced on Monday.<br />
A once-daily oral tablet, sparsentan...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-approves-sparsentan-as-first-fsgs-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-approves-sparsentan-as-first-fsgs-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Undetected TB May Be Lurking in U.S. Hospitals, Ultrasensitive Assay Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A surprising number of at-risk U.S.-born patients might have forms of tuberculosis (TB) that are undetected by current diagnostic tests, studies of an ultrasensitive TB molecular assay suggested.<br />
In testing 146 respiratory samples...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/undetected-tb-may-be-lurking-in-us-hospitals-ultrasensitive-assay-suggests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/undetected-tb-may-be-lurking-in-us-hospitals-ultrasensitive-assay-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Atrophy and Circadian Rhythms; New Fluoride and IQ Data; Autism Brain Donation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Weaker, more fragmented circadian rest-activity rhythms in cognitively healthy adults were tied to smaller medial temporal lobe volumes, cross-sectional data showed. (Alzheimer's &amp; Dementia)<br />
Plasma phosphorylated tau 217...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-atrophy-and-circadian-rhythms-new-fluoride-and-iq-data-autism-brain-donation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-atrophy-and-circadian-rhythms-new-fluoride-and-iq-data-autism-brain-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aortic Arch Stent Graft OK'd; AI Cardiac Tool Lawsuit; Mining Head CTs for CVD Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved Endospan's Nexus aortic arch stent graft system, a bimodular device designed to mimic the ascending and arch anatomy.<br />
The agency also sent a warning letter to Medline for poor manufacturing practices around...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/aortic-arch-stent-graft-okd-ai-cardiac-tool-lawsuit-mining-head-cts-for-cvd-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/aortic-arch-stent-graft-okd-ai-cardiac-tool-lawsuit-mining-head-cts-for-cvd-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meal Monotony for Weight Loss; Genes Explain GLP-1 Response; Menopause Drug Boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Eating the same meals every day may aid in weight loss, according to a study of real-time food tracking data. (Health Psychology)<br />
The prevalence of youth-onset type 2 diabetes increased substantially from 2013 to 2024, rising...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/meal-monotony-for-weight-loss-genes-explain-glp-1-response-menopause-drug-boom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/meal-monotony-for-weight-loss-genes-explain-glp-1-response-menopause-drug-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ Fires Prosecutors Accused of Bias Against Anti-Abortion Activists]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration fired four Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors involved in cases against anti-abortion activists, accusing the Biden administration on Tuesday of abusing a law designed to protect abortion clinics...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doj-fires-prosecutors-accused-of-bias-against-anti-abortion-activists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doj-fires-prosecutors-accused-of-bias-against-anti-abortion-activists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's What Joining a 'Street Team' Taught Me About Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Every Saturday for the past year, I've visited Patty*, a 63-year-old woman experiencing chronic homelessness, in the Columbus Park encampment in San Jose. As president of the Stanford Medicine Outreach Program, I lead a group...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-joining-a-street-team-taught-me-about-medicine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-joining-a-street-team-taught-me-about-medicine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discussing Progression and Treatment Initiation in CLL]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: CLL," Cleveland Clinic hematologist/oncologist Allison Winter, MD, and host John Mangels continue their conversation on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients navigating a chronic lymphocytic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/discussing-progression-and-treatment-initiation-in-cll/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/discussing-progression-and-treatment-initiation-in-cll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical Groups Call for Release of Detained Doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA) are calling for the release of a South Texas doctor who was detained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).<br />
In a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medical-groups-call-for-release-of-detained-doctor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medical-groups-call-for-release-of-detained-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Get Medical Staff Out of the Information-Confirming Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Please confirm your name and date of birth for me."<br />
How many times are patients asked this through the course of their clinical interactions with us? On the inpatient service, it happens dozens of times a day--every interaction...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lets-get-medical-staff-out-of-the-information-confirming-business/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lets-get-medical-staff-out-of-the-information-confirming-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Amazing' Results With Drug Combo in Metastatic Cervical Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--The investigational antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab tirumotecan plus pembrolizumab (Keytruda) demonstrated encouraging antitumor activity in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/amazing-results-with-drug-combo-in-metastatic-cervical-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/amazing-results-with-drug-combo-in-metastatic-cervical-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future Directions in Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- With new data and treatment strategies discussed at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma &amp; Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting, attention is increasingly turning to long-term management and unmet needs in indolent systemic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/future-directions-in-indolent-systemic-mastocytosis-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/future-directions-in-indolent-systemic-mastocytosis-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can IL-23 Inhibitors Change the Conversation About Psoriasis Remission?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Psoriasis treatment strategies were a key focus of discussion at theAmerican Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting. MedPage Today spoke with E. James Song, MD, of Frontier Dermatology in Washington, about whether interleukin...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-il-23-inhibitors-change-the-conversation-about-psoriasis-remission/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-il-23-inhibitors-change-the-conversation-about-psoriasis-remission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemo-Free Regimen for Endometrial Cancer Produces Durable Responses, Favorable PFS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--A chemotherapy-free regimen for advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer achieved durable disease control in a substantial portion of patients, according to a study reported here.<br />
Almost 60% of patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/chemo-free-regimen-for-endometrial-cancer-produces-durable-responses-favorable-pfs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/chemo-free-regimen-for-endometrial-cancer-produces-durable-responses-favorable-pfs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Less Frequent Dosing May Matter With Long-Acting IL-13 Biologics]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- During the recent American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting, MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders for a virtual roundtable discussion on atopic dermatitis: Moderator Peter A. Lio, MD, of Northwestern...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/why-less-frequent-dosing-may-matter-with-long-acting-il-13-biologics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/why-less-frequent-dosing-may-matter-with-long-acting-il-13-biologics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump: 'It Was Me as a Doctor'; Lululemon PFAS Probe; Dick Vitale's Fifth Cancer Dx]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
After President Trump faced backlash for posting an artificial intelligence (AI) image showing him as a Jesus-like figure, he claimed he thought the photo depicted...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-it-was-me-as-a-doctor-lululemon-pfas-probe-dick-vitales-fifth-cancer-dx/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-it-was-me-as-a-doctor-lululemon-pfas-probe-dick-vitales-fifth-cancer-dx/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge Rates of Insurance Denials Get Overturned by Independent Review Experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Persistence in appealing denied health insurance claims resulted in overturned decisions between 30% and 78% percent of the time, when the case reached independent review organizations (IROs), an analysis of completed external...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/huge-rates-of-insurance-denials-get-overturned-by-independent-review-experts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/huge-rates-of-insurance-denials-get-overturned-by-independent-review-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Urges Pharma to Publish Trial Data, Warns of 'Distorted' Evidence Base]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA said it reminded more than 2,000 pharmaceutical companies and researchers about legal requirements to publish clinical trial data, warning that a publication preference for positive trials could be skewing the available...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-urges-pharma-to-publish-trial-data-warns-of-distorted-evidence-base/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-urges-pharma-to-publish-trial-data-warns-of-distorted-evidence-base/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Proposes Deadlines for Prior Authorization Requests in Medicare Advantage]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Medicare Advantage plans would have to respond to urgent prior authorization requests for medications within 24 hours, and standard requests within 72 hours, under a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cms-proposes-deadlines-for-prior-authorization-requests-in-medicare-advantage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cms-proposes-deadlines-for-prior-authorization-requests-in-medicare-advantage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Proposes Deadlines for Drug Prior Auth Requests in Medicare Advantage]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Medicare Advantage plans would have to respond to urgent prior authorization requests for medications within 24 hours, and standard requests within 72 hours, under a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cms-proposes-deadlines-for-drug-prior-auth-requests-in-medicare-advantage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cms-proposes-deadlines-for-drug-prior-auth-requests-in-medicare-advantage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real-World Practice Getting a Handle on Evoque TTVR, Registry Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) translated reasonably well from the clinical trial setting to early real-world practice, according to registry data.<br />
In the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/real-world-practice-getting-a-handle-on-evoque-ttvr-registry-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/real-world-practice-getting-a-handle-on-evoque-ttvr-registry-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran War Has Some U.S. Water Utilities Facing a Fluoride Shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- It's not just gas prices: Some U.S. water utilities are reporting the Middle East war is disrupting their ability to maintain recommended fluoride levels in the drinking water.<br />
Over the past few weeks, a few water utilities...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/iran-war-has-some-us-water-utilities-facing-a-fluoride-shortage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/iran-war-has-some-us-water-utilities-facing-a-fluoride-shortage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents of Kids With Neurodevelopmental Disorders May Face Greater Heart Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Parents of kids with neurodevelopmental disorders may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, a national cohort study from Sweden suggested.<br />
Compared with parents whose children didn't have a neurodevelopmental disorder...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/parents-of-kids-with-neurodevelopmental-disorders-may-face-greater-heart-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/parents-of-kids-with-neurodevelopmental-disorders-may-face-greater-heart-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strategy Reduces Inappropriate Proton Pump Inhibitor Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A dual deprescribing intervention for proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) targeting patients and their primary care doctors proved effective in reducing potentially inappropriate use, a cluster-randomized trial in France found.<br />
At...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/strategy-reduces-inappropriate-proton-pump-inhibitor-use/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/strategy-reduces-inappropriate-proton-pump-inhibitor-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America's Forgotten War on Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Platzspitz is a small park located behind the Hauptbahnhof, Zurich's buzzing central train station, and the imposing Swiss National Museum. Today, it's quiet and secluded, a small green where families picnic and tour groups reconvene...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/americas-forgotten-war-on-drugs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/americas-forgotten-war-on-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Tylenol Increase Autism Risk? A New Study Has Answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prenatal exposure to acetaminophen (Tylenol) was not associated with an increased risk of autism in offspring, with or without adjustments for sibling comparisons, nationwide data from Denmark showed.<br />
The study of more than...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/does-tylenol-increase-autism-risk-a-new-study-has-answers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/does-tylenol-increase-autism-risk-a-new-study-has-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mifepristone Fills Spiked After In-Person Dispensing Rule Nixed]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Mifepristone (Mifeprex) prescription fills, particularly mail-order fills, spiked after the in-person dispensing requirement was lifted, an analysis of individual prescription data found.<br />
Historically, FDA required mifepristone...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mifepristone-fills-spiked-after-in-person-dispensing-rule-nixed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mifepristone-fills-spiked-after-in-person-dispensing-rule-nixed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extreme Side Effects Followed Overdose of Unapproved Weight-Loss Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Use of an unapproved triple-hormone receptor agonist bought online led to extreme side effects stemming from intractable diarrhea in a man who obtained the drug online from a direct-to-customer seller.<br />
A 32-year-old man with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/extreme-side-effects-followed-overdose-of-unapproved-weight-loss-drug/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/extreme-side-effects-followed-overdose-of-unapproved-weight-loss-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-KIT Drug Shows Strong Efficacy in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- New data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma &amp; Immunology annual meeting highlighted promising results for emerging therapies in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), including high response rates and sustained...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/anti-kit-drug-shows-strong-efficacy-in-chronic-spontaneous-urticaria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/anti-kit-drug-shows-strong-efficacy-in-chronic-spontaneous-urticaria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Near-Perfect Disease Control for Bispecific in Advanced Endometrial Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--Almost 100% of patients with recurrent/metastatic endometrial cancer benefited from an investigational bispecific antibody plus standard chemotherapy, according to a small preliminary study from China...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/near-perfect-disease-control-for-bispecific-in-advanced-endometrial-cancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/near-perfect-disease-control-for-bispecific-in-advanced-endometrial-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stenting Eases Hard-to-Treat Venous Disease After Deep Vein Thrombosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Stenting and enhanced antithrombotic therapy together reduced the severity of post-thrombotic syndrome in the phase III C-TRACT trial--albeit with patients left at higher bleeding risk.<br />
There was a significant improvement...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/stenting-eases-hard-to-treat-venous-disease-after-deep-vein-thrombosis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/stenting-eases-hard-to-treat-venous-disease-after-deep-vein-thrombosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Meat Warning; 100 Meds With Supply Chain Risks; Jean Smart's Triple Bypass]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Nutritionists are warning of increased cardiovascular and cancer risks amid surveys showing that Americans are upping their red meat intake. (NBC News)<br />
A second...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/red-meat-warning-100-meds-with-supply-chain-risks-jean-smarts-triple-bypass/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/red-meat-warning-100-meds-with-supply-chain-risks-jean-smarts-triple-bypass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I&rsquo;ve Been Sounding the Alarm for a Couple of Years': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "I've been sounding the alarm about it for a couple of years."--Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, of Baylor College of Medicine's National School of Tropical Medicine in Houston, discussing yellow fever.<br />
"Being safe and having little...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/irsquove-been-sounding-the-alarm-for-a-couple-of-years-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/irsquove-been-sounding-the-alarm-for-a-couple-of-years-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Encouraging Activity in Poor-Risk Endometrial Cancer With HER2-Targeted Novel Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO--As many as 70% of patients with advanced/metastatic HER2-expressing endometrial cancer (EC) responded to an investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), according to phase II data.<br />
Response to trastuzumab...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/encouraging-activity-in-poor-risk-endometrial-cancer-with-her2-targeted-novel-drug/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/encouraging-activity-in-poor-risk-endometrial-cancer-with-her2-targeted-novel-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent Care Clinics Move to Fill Abortion Care Gaps in Rural Areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- MARQUETTE, Mich.--Providing abortions was the last thing Shawn Brown thought she'd be doing when she opened an urgent care clinic in this remote town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.<br />
But she also wasn't expecting the Planned...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/urgent-care-clinics-move-to-fill-abortion-care-gaps-in-rural-areas/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/urgent-care-clinics-move-to-fill-abortion-care-gaps-in-rural-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI and the New Folie a Deux]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming part of our patients' inner lives. In medical practice, we are accustomed to asking about relationships, stressors, substances, and sleep. Increasingly, however, we must also ask...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-and-the-new-folie-a-deux/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-and-the-new-folie-a-deux/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemo Combo Wins in Ovarian Cancer, But  Single-Agent Therapy Still in the Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO--A negative study in low-grade serous ovarian cancer might have uncovered a pathway toward more effective treatment for a large subgroup of patients, according to the NRG-GY019 trial.<br />
The randomized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/chemo-combo-wins-in-ovarian-cancer-but-single-agent-therapy-still-in-the-game/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/chemo-combo-wins-in-ovarian-cancer-but-single-agent-therapy-still-in-the-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too Young for the MMR Shot, Babies Become 'Sitting Ducks' in Measles Outbreaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- LANDRUM, S.C.--With baby Arthur too young for the measles vaccine and a sibling due in June, the Otwells grew nervous when the threat of the highly contagious virus started factoring into their grocery run.<br />
"We go to the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/too-young-for-the-mmr-shot-babies-become-sitting-ducks-in-measles-outbreaks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/too-young-for-the-mmr-shot-babies-become-sitting-ducks-in-measles-outbreaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Regimen Boosts Survival for Recurrent Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO--A novel regimen for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer solidified its role as a treatment option with a significant improvement in overall survival (OS), according to a ROSELLA trial update.<br />
Adding...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-regimen-boosts-survival-for-recurrent-platinum-resistant-ovarian-cancer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-regimen-boosts-survival-for-recurrent-platinum-resistant-ovarian-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quiz Time: How Are Flu Shots and Alzheimer's Linked?]]></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-us/news/medical/quiz-time-how-are-flu-shots-and-alzheimers-linked/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/quiz-time-how-are-flu-shots-and-alzheimers-linked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug Manufacturer Coupon Use; Cholesterol Targets for Secondary Prevention]]></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-us/news/medical/drug-manufacturer-coupon-use-cholesterol-targets-for-secondary-prevention/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/drug-manufacturer-coupon-use-cholesterol-targets-for-secondary-prevention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 'Ring Strategy' for Bird Flu]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Six years after the COVID pandemic began, we are still locked in three of the five stages of a so-called typical response to a pandemic, as described in a recent opinion article. Those three stages are: Ignore and deny (stage...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-ring-strategy-for-bird-flu/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-ring-strategy-for-bird-flu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abortion Opponents Want Trump's FDA to Act on Mifepristone Restrictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- U.S. abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the lack of action by President Donald Trump's administration to stem the flow of abortion pills prescribed online that they view as undermining state abortion bans.<br />
A...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/abortion-opponents-want-trumps-fda-to-act-on-mifepristone-restrictions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/abortion-opponents-want-trumps-fda-to-act-on-mifepristone-restrictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Erectile Dysfunction?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- GLP-1 receptor agonist use may be associated with a modest increase in erectile dysfunction (ED) risk in men with type 2 diabetes, a target trial emulation suggested.<br />
Using U.S. electronic health record data, the incidence of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/are-glp-1-drugs-linked-to-erectile-dysfunction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/are-glp-1-drugs-linked-to-erectile-dysfunction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicare Debuts Digital Health Record System for Enrollees]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Medicare enrollees will soon be able to export their medical records to their doctor or hospital under a program launched Thursday by CMS.<br />
"Right now, our health information still feels stuck in the past," Amy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medicare-debuts-digital-health-record-system-for-enrollees/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medicare-debuts-digital-health-record-system-for-enrollees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parkinson's Risk Tied to Newer Drinking Water Sources]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Drinking water from newer groundwater sources was linked with a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a U.S. population-based case-control study showed.<br />
Parkinson's risk was 24% higher when drinking water was sourced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/parkinsons-risk-tied-to-newer-drinking-water-sources/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/parkinsons-risk-tied-to-newer-drinking-water-sources/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raffle Offers a Picasso for 100 Euros to Fund Alzheimer's Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Are you feeling lucky? A raffle in France is offering the chance to win a portrait by Pablo Picasso for the price of a 100-euro ($117) ticket, with proceeds going to Alzheimer's research.<br />
The draw is on Tuesday at Christie's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/raffle-offers-a-picasso-for-100-euros-to-fund-alzheimers-research/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/raffle-offers-a-picasso-for-100-euros-to-fund-alzheimers-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citations of Retracted Ophthalmology Papers Persist, Study Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A substantial number of retracted journal articles in ophthalmology continued to be cited in the literature after retraction, risking continued dissemination of "false or misleading findings," authors of a retrospective review...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/citations-of-retracted-ophthalmology-papers-persist-study-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/citations-of-retracted-ophthalmology-papers-persist-study-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HPV Vaccine Tied to Lower Cancer Risk in Men, Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was associated with a lower risk of HPV-related cancers in adolescent males and young men, according to a large retrospective cohort study.<br />
Among males ages 9 to 26 years, those...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hpv-vaccine-tied-to-lower-cancer-risk-in-men-too/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hpv-vaccine-tied-to-lower-cancer-risk-in-men-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radon and Ovarian Cancer; Melanoma Drug Rejected; Missed Chances for Genomic Testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- High levels of residential radon were linked to a roughly 30% higher risk for ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women, an analysis of the Women's Health Initiative showed. (JAMA Network Open)<br />
Meanwhile, occupational exposure...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/radon-and-ovarian-cancer-melanoma-drug-rejected-missed-chances-for-genomic-testing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/radon-and-ovarian-cancer-melanoma-drug-rejected-missed-chances-for-genomic-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radon and Ovarian Cancer; FDA Rejects Drug Again; Missed Chances for Genomic Testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- High levels of residential radon were linked to a roughly 30% higher risk for ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women, an analysis of the Women's Health Initiative showed. (JAMA Network Open)<br />
Meanwhile, occupational exposure...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/radon-and-ovarian-cancer-fda-rejects-drug-again-missed-chances-for-genomic-testing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/radon-and-ovarian-cancer-fda-rejects-drug-again-missed-chances-for-genomic-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the Deal With Adaptogens? Experts 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 />
Adaptogens are having a moment, particularly in food and beverages...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/whats-the-deal-with-adaptogens-experts-weigh-in/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/whats-the-deal-with-adaptogens-experts-weigh-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Admin Admits a Glaring Error in One of Its Healthcare Fraud Accusations]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump's administration this week acknowledged it made a significant error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York's Medicaid program, a glaring mistake that undercuts a federal campaign...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-admin-admits-a-glaring-error-in-one-of-its-healthcare-fraud-accusations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-admin-admits-a-glaring-error-in-one-of-its-healthcare-fraud-accusations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adding AKT Inhibitor Shows Benefit in PTEN-Deficient Prostate Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The addition of the AKT inhibitor capivasertib (Truqap) to abiraterone (Zytiga) and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) improved radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) in patients with PTEN-deficient metastatic hormone...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/adding-akt-inhibitor-shows-benefit-in-pten-deficient-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/adding-akt-inhibitor-shows-benefit-in-pten-deficient-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Docs Want From 'The Pitt'; New Rules for IMGs; Healthcare Workers' Vax Rates]]></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-us/news/medical/what-docs-want-from-the-pitt-new-rules-for-imgs-healthcare-workers-vax-rates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-docs-want-from-the-pitt-new-rules-for-imgs-healthcare-workers-vax-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scores Sick After Toxic Chocolate; Lethal Ants Spread; $250M Hospice Fraud Scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
CDC researchers catalogued 180 cases of severe illness across more than 30 states among people who ate Diamond Shruumz and other mushroom-containing chocolate in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/scores-sick-after-toxic-chocolate-lethal-ants-spread-250m-hospice-fraud-scheme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/scores-sick-after-toxic-chocolate-lethal-ants-spread-250m-hospice-fraud-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'GRAS' Loophole That Swallowed the Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Medieval castle walls were once pierced with narrow slits that allowed archers to shoot outward toward attackers while remaining shielded. These came to be known as loopholes. Today, we often use the term to refer to tactical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-gras-loophole-that-swallowed-the-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-gras-loophole-that-swallowed-the-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADHD Diagnoses Rose in Young People After Two Major Events, Canadian Study Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Incident attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses rose over the past two decades and appeared to accelerate after the implementation of DSM-5 changes and the COVID pandemic, a retrospective study of 2.7 million...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/adhd-diagnoses-rose-in-young-people-after-two-major-events-canadian-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/adhd-diagnoses-rose-in-young-people-after-two-major-events-canadian-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia Risk Tied to Quality of Plant-Based Diets]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People who followed a high-quality plant-based diet had a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, while those with a low-quality plant-based diet had a higher risk, prospective data showed.<br />
At baseline, people...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dementia-risk-tied-to-quality-of-plant-based-diets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dementia-risk-tied-to-quality-of-plant-based-diets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heart Rhythm Ballet; Patient Secretly Recording Care; 'Oh, Mama, There's a Bleeder!']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
Heart rhythm 101, ballet edition? In a TikTok, two cardiology fellows performed renditions of heart rhythms...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heart-rhythm-ballet-patient-secretly-recording-care-oh-mama-theres-a-bleeder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heart-rhythm-ballet-patient-secretly-recording-care-oh-mama-theres-a-bleeder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Surveillance Colonoscopy Needed for Elderly Patients With Adenomas?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While older adults with adenoma at a prior colonoscopy were more likely to be diagnosed with and die from colorectal cancer (CRC) compared with those without adenoma, the cumulative incidence was low and dwarfed by that of death...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-surveillance-colonoscopy-needed-for-elderly-patients-with-adenomas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-surveillance-colonoscopy-needed-for-elderly-patients-with-adenomas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will 'Jessica' Tame Toddlers' Tantrums?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Videos of parents calling out the name "Jessica" to stop tantrum-ing toddlers in their tracks are lighting up social media.<br />
In the viral clips, parents call out the name, looking for a "Jessica" who doesn't exist. Almost instantly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/will-jessica-tame-toddlers-tantrums/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/will-jessica-tame-toddlers-tantrums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Blast Plan to Alter CDC Vaccine Panel's Expertise Requirements]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Infectious disease experts warned that the renewed charter for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) could become a revolving door for the return of vaccine-skeptical members.<br />
According to a notice in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-blast-plan-to-alter-cdc-vaccine-panels-expertise-requirements/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-blast-plan-to-alter-cdc-vaccine-panels-expertise-requirements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Blast Plan to Alter ACIP Members' Expertise Requirements]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Infectious disease experts warned that the renewed charter for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) could become a revolving door for the return of vaccine-skeptical members.<br />
The new charter, published...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-blast-plan-to-alter-acip-members-expertise-requirements/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-blast-plan-to-alter-acip-members-expertise-requirements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Blast New Rules for CDC Vaccine Panel]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Infectious disease experts warned that the renewed charter for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) could become a revolving door for the return of vaccine-skeptical members.<br />
The new charter, published...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-blast-new-rules-for-cdc-vaccine-panel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-blast-new-rules-for-cdc-vaccine-panel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Blast Changes to ACIP Members' Expertise Requirements]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Infectious disease experts warned that the renewed charter for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) could become a revolving door for the return of vaccine-skeptical members.<br />
The new charter, published...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-blast-changes-to-acip-members-expertise-requirements/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/experts-blast-changes-to-acip-members-expertise-requirements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Further Doubt on Heart-Healthiness of Calcium Supplements]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The cardiovascular safety of calcium supplementation was not supported for individuals with established cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a population-based cohort study from Hong Kong.<br />
Among those prescribed calcium supplementation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/further-doubt-on-heart-healthiness-of-calcium-supplements/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/further-doubt-on-heart-healthiness-of-calcium-supplements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Dumps Marketing and Other Rules for Medicare Advantage Plans, Pleasing Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In an effort to remove what it considers burdensome and unnecessary rules, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a package of polices for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for 2027 that it hopes will improve...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cms-dumps-marketing-and-other-rules-for-medicare-advantage-plans-pleasing-industry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cms-dumps-marketing-and-other-rules-for-medicare-advantage-plans-pleasing-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anesthesiologist Accused of Trying to Murder His Wife Convicted on Lesser Charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Hawaii anesthesiologist who was accused of trying to murder his wife on a scenic cliffside hike with ocean views last year has been convicted of the lesser charge of attempted manslaughter.<br />
A Honolulu jury returned the verdict...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/anesthesiologist-accused-of-trying-to-murder-his-wife-convicted-on-lesser-charge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/anesthesiologist-accused-of-trying-to-murder-his-wife-convicted-on-lesser-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call to Integrate Obesity Management With Surgery, GLP-1s Into Cancer Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Integrating the most effective obesity treatments into cancer survivorship offers "an unprecedented opportunity" to improve long-term outcomes in cancer, including survival, a trio of obesity and oncology specialists argued in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/call-to-integrate-obesity-management-with-surgery-glp-1s-into-cancer-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/call-to-integrate-obesity-management-with-surgery-glp-1s-into-cancer-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaslighting in Gastro Care; Antidepressants and IBS Mortality; Diverticulitis Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Authors in Gastro Hep Advances reviewed medical gaslighting in gastroenterology, distinguishing the phenomenon from legitimate diagnostic uncertainty or persistent patient concern despite appropriate care.<br />
The American Gastroenterological...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/gaslighting-in-gastro-care-antidepressants-and-ibs-mortality-diverticulitis-season/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/gaslighting-in-gastro-care-antidepressants-and-ibs-mortality-diverticulitis-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next-Generation KIT Inhibitor Shows Promise in Systemic Mastocytosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Emerging data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma &amp; Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting highlighted the continued progress in targeted therapies for systemic mastocytosis, including next-generation approaches...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/next-generation-kit-inhibitor-shows-promise-in-systemic-mastocytosis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/next-generation-kit-inhibitor-shows-promise-in-systemic-mastocytosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosecutors Move to Subpoena Tiger Woods' Prescription Drug Records After DUI Arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prosecutors are seeking Tiger Woods' prescription drug records from a pharmacy, a week after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.<br />
Prosecutors in Florida on Tuesday said...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prosecutors-move-to-subpoena-tiger-woods-prescription-drug-records-after-dui-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prosecutors-move-to-subpoena-tiger-woods-prescription-drug-records-after-dui-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Halts COVID Publication; FDA's Pain Product Warning; Marriage and Cancer Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The CDC delayed publishing a report showing COVID vaccine benefits, citing concerns about the study&rsquo;s methodology, according to two scientists familiar with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-halts-covid-publication-fdas-pain-product-warning-marriage-and-cancer-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-halts-covid-publication-fdas-pain-product-warning-marriage-and-cancer-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgeon Sues Over Lethal Tummy Tuck; 'Fake ICU' Lawsuit; Relabeled Peptides Scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ohio plastic surgeon Shahryar Tork, MD, has sued a surgery center for alleged negligence after one of his patients died following a "tummy tuck." Tork alleged two nurses gave the patient a fatal overdose of opioids after he left...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/surgeon-sues-over-lethal-tummy-tuck-fake-icu-lawsuit-relabeled-peptides-scheme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/surgeon-sues-over-lethal-tummy-tuck-fake-icu-lawsuit-relabeled-peptides-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next-Gen Yellow Fever Vaccine Hits the Mark in Mid-Stage Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An investigational yellow fever vaccine (vYF) that could help avoid shortages matched the immunogenicity and safety profile of the FDA-approved shot (YF-VAX), according to a phase II trial.<br />
In healthy adults with no history...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/next-gen-yellow-fever-vaccine-hits-the-mark-in-mid-stage-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/next-gen-yellow-fever-vaccine-hits-the-mark-in-mid-stage-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case Could Affect Newborns' Medicaid Status]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week on a case involving birthright citizenship, and the court's decision could potentially have major implications for Medicaid enrollment of some newborns, experts say.<br />
Depending...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-case-could-affect-newborns-medicaid-status/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-case-could-affect-newborns-medicaid-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low-Income Patients Benefit From Intensive Blood Pressure Management]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An intensive hypertension control program could be implemented effectively in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), the cluster-randomized IMPACTS-BP trial showed.<br />
Geared towards low-income patients with uncontrolled hypertension...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-income-patients-benefit-from-intensive-blood-pressure-management/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-income-patients-benefit-from-intensive-blood-pressure-management/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-CD38 Antibody Safe, Effective in Immune Thrombocytopenia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with the investigational anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody mezagitamab was safe and significantly increased platelet counts in patients with persistent or chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a phase II randomized trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/anti-cd38-antibody-safe-effective-in-immune-thrombocytopenia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/anti-cd38-antibody-safe-effective-in-immune-thrombocytopenia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Kissing for Celiacs Gluten-Free? Study Weighs In]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While people with celiac disease have a number of challenges in leading a gluten-free life, it appears kissing is not one of them.<br />
In a prospective study of couples in which one partner had celiac disease, it was possible to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-kissing-for-celiacs-gluten-free-study-weighs-in/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-kissing-for-celiacs-gluten-free-study-weighs-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Kissing for Celiacs Gluten-Free? Small Study Weighs In]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While people with celiac disease have a number of challenges in leading a gluten-free life, it appears kissing is not one of them.<br />
In a prospective study of couples in which one partner had celiac disease, it was possible to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-kissing-for-celiacs-gluten-free-small-study-weighs-in/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-kissing-for-celiacs-gluten-free-small-study-weighs-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Opioid Use Declines, Gabapentinoid Co-Prescribing Rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The number of U.S. patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy declined from 2015 to 2023, but co-prescribing of opioids with gabapentinoids increased, prescription data showed.<br />
In 2023, 4.2 million people had an active long...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/as-opioid-use-declines-gabapentinoid-co-prescribing-rises/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/as-opioid-use-declines-gabapentinoid-co-prescribing-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Launching Podcast to Expose 'Lies' That Have Made Americans Sick]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a new podcast that he says will begin "a new era of radical transparency in government," according to a teaser video first obtained by the Associated Press.<br />
The show, titled ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-launching-podcast-to-expose-lies-that-have-made-americans-sick/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-launching-podcast-to-expose-lies-that-have-made-americans-sick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matthew Perry's Ketamine Dealer Sentenced; TMS Win in PTSD; AI Psych Script Refills?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A federal judge handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023. Two doctors previously pleaded guilty over their involvement in providing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/matthew-perrys-ketamine-dealer-sentenced-tms-win-in-ptsd-ai-psych-script-refills/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/matthew-perrys-ketamine-dealer-sentenced-tms-win-in-ptsd-ai-psych-script-refills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pick One: Guns, Butter, or Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Going to war has a cost. It always has. There are the lives lost, of course, but there are also fiscal and economic burdens and trade-offs, like the trade-offs between guns and butter. "Guns and butter" is an economic description...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pick-one-guns-butter-or-healthcare/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pick-one-guns-butter-or-healthcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite Concerns Over Breast Screening, FDA OKs New Use for Dermal Filler]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved a subdermal implant (Radiesse) for filling wrinkles and providing volume in the so-called d&eacute;collet&eacute; area--the area around the neck and upper breasts--despite concerns that materials in the product...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/despite-concerns-over-breast-screening-fda-oks-new-use-for-dermal-filler/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/despite-concerns-over-breast-screening-fda-oks-new-use-for-dermal-filler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jurors Deciding Whether Doctor Tried to Kill His Wife During a Hike in Hawaii]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An anesthesiologist accused of trying to kill his wife during a cliffside hike near a popular scenic lookout in Hawaii struck her so hard with a rock that pieces of it broke off in her scalp, a prosecutor told jurors before they...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/jurors-deciding-whether-doctor-tried-to-kill-his-wife-during-a-hike-in-hawaii/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/jurors-deciding-whether-doctor-tried-to-kill-his-wife-during-a-hike-in-hawaii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Milder' Form of Bipolar Linked to Higher Risk of Early Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bipolar II disorder was associated with an increased risk of premature mortality, including from both natural and unnatural causes, according to a population-based retrospective cohort study from Taiwan.<br />
Comparing over 11,000...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/milder-form-of-bipolar-linked-to-higher-risk-of-early-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/milder-form-of-bipolar-linked-to-higher-risk-of-early-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increasingly Utilized Strategy After Cardiac Surgery Fails in Large Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- High-flow nasal oxygen therapy didn't improve survival with maintenance of functional independence after cardiac surgery in high-pulmonary-risk patients, the NOTACS trial showed.<br />
Whether patients received at least 30 L/min oxygen...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/increasingly-utilized-strategy-after-cardiac-surgery-fails-in-large-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/increasingly-utilized-strategy-after-cardiac-surgery-fails-in-large-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Refuses to Block Mailed Abortion Pills but Says FDA Must Finish Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A federal judge Tuesday refused to block filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone by mail across the U.S.--at least for now--in a setback to Louisiana's effort to stifle groups that send it into states...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/judge-refuses-to-block-mailed-abortion-pills-but-says-fda-must-finish-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/judge-refuses-to-block-mailed-abortion-pills-but-says-fda-must-finish-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[290,000 Measles Deaths; Ultra-Potent Drug 'Cookbook'; Cattle H5N1 Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Stanford University researchers modeled what could happen over a quarter-century if Americans no longer took vaccines: 290,000 measles deaths; 23,000 cases of polio paralysis; 41,000 babies born with congenital rubella syndrome...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/290000-measles-deaths-ultra-potent-drug-cookbook-cattle-h5n1-update/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/290000-measles-deaths-ultra-potent-drug-cookbook-cattle-h5n1-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doc Detained by Border Patrol; Lady Gaga Sick, Cancels Show; Sexy Chocolate Recall]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Border Patrol agents in Texas detained a doctor who lost his hospital job amid a federal visa pause; the Venezuelan-born physician cared for Americans with chronic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doc-detained-by-border-patrol-lady-gaga-sick-cancels-show-sexy-chocolate-recall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doc-detained-by-border-patrol-lady-gaga-sick-cancels-show-sexy-chocolate-recall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treating Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis in Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis can be a severe, recalcitrant condition, but it has an expanding treatment base.<br />
The condition is characterized by thick eosinophilic mucus, nasal polyps, and high recurrence rates. It causes chronic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/treating-allergic-fungal-rhinosinusitis-in-children/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/treating-allergic-fungal-rhinosinusitis-in-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia Risk May Be Linked to One's Outlook, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People with a sunnier outlook had less dementia risk, a study of nearly 9,100 people suggested.<br />
Over up to 14 years, each standard deviation increase in optimism was tied to a 15% lower risk of developing dementia (HR 0.85...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dementia-risk-may-be-linked-to-ones-outlook-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dementia-risk-may-be-linked-to-ones-outlook-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can One Therapy Session Make a Difference? Experts Say Yes, With the Right Mindset]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Just before the holidays in 2025, Julie Hart felt stuck. A nagging problem she had struggled with for years left her ruminating all day and questioning nearly everything she had ever said, done, or could do.<br />
She was considering...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-one-therapy-session-make-a-difference-experts-say-yes-with-the-right-mindset/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-one-therapy-session-make-a-difference-experts-say-yes-with-the-right-mindset/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves First Farxiga Generics for Type 2 Diabetes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the first generics of dapagliflozin (Farxiga) tablets for adults with type 2 diabetes, the agency announced on Tuesday.<br />
Generics of the SGLT2 inhibitor are indicated for glycemic control (alongside diet and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-approves-first-farxiga-generics-for-type-2-diabetes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-approves-first-farxiga-generics-for-type-2-diabetes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pediatricians File to Unionize]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than 100 pediatricians who work for Packard Children's Health Alliance, part of Stanford Medicine Children's Health, have filed to unionize with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD).<br />
The physicians, who...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pediatricians-file-to-unionize/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pediatricians-file-to-unionize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Jump in Therapy-Related AML Amid Growth in Population of Cancer Survivors]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The incidence of therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (tAML) increased gradually but steadily over the past three decades, a study from Japan showed.<br />
The rate of tAML rose almost threefold, from 0.13 per 100,000 population...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/big-jump-in-therapy-related-aml-amid-growth-in-population-of-cancer-survivors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/big-jump-in-therapy-related-aml-amid-growth-in-population-of-cancer-survivors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is 'Butt Microneedling' the Secret to a Youthful Rear? Dermatologist 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 />
Actress and talk show host Kelly Ripa recently revealed she had a dermatological...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-butt-microneedling-the-secret-to-a-youthful-rear-dermatologist-weighs-in/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-butt-microneedling-the-secret-to-a-youthful-rear-dermatologist-weighs-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Growth Factor May Play a Bigger Role in Osteoarthritis Than Previously Thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Healthy mice receiving injections of nerve growth factor (NGF) into their knee joints developed multiple joint abnormalities seen in osteoarthritis (OA), suggesting that the substance does a lot more than just stimulate pain...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/this-growth-factor-may-play-a-bigger-role-in-osteoarthritis-than-previously-thought/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/this-growth-factor-may-play-a-bigger-role-in-osteoarthritis-than-previously-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Pill Showdown; $35 Insulin Cap Success; Preterm Births Tied to Plastics]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Novo Nordisk said its semaglutide (Wegovy) pill outperformed recently approved orforglipron (Foundayo) in weight loss and tolerability in an indirect comparison using clinical trial data, and the company launched multi-month...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-pill-showdown-35-insulin-cap-success-preterm-births-tied-to-plastics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-pill-showdown-35-insulin-cap-success-preterm-births-tied-to-plastics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measles Outbreak Kills Over 100 Kids in Bangladesh in a Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children in less than a month.<br />
The government in partnership with the World Health Organization...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/measles-outbreak-kills-over-100-kids-in-bangladesh-in-a-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/measles-outbreak-kills-over-100-kids-in-bangladesh-in-a-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's-Autism Links; Early-Onset Dementia Risks; CAR-T for MS?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Recently established links between autism and Alzheimer's disease could influence the way both disorders are treated. (Washington Post)<br />
The apolipoprotein E mimetic peptide CN-105, which is being studied to reduce postsurgical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-autism-links-early-onset-dementia-risks-car-t-for-ms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-autism-links-early-onset-dementia-risks-car-t-for-ms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardiologist Sues UPMC; BP Control in a Rut; GLP-1 Drugs During Pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In a whistleblower lawsuit, a prominent cardiologist says he was fired from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) after reporting racist text messages exchanged between colleagues and a potential conflict of interest...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cardiologist-sues-upmc-bp-control-in-a-rut-glp-1-drugs-during-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cardiologist-sues-upmc-bp-control-in-a-rut-glp-1-drugs-during-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are the Top Graduate Nursing Schools for 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For nurses looking to obtain an advanced degree, U.S. News &amp; World Report released its annual rankings for graduate nursing programs on Tuesday.<br />
Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in Atlanta snagged...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/here-are-the-top-graduate-nursing-schools-for-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/here-are-the-top-graduate-nursing-schools-for-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Flags Gaps in PrEP Use Among Youth at Risk for HIV]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- U.S. adolescents and young adults at risk of HIV aren't getting the preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescriptions they need, according to a national analysis of prescription data on over 100,000 youth.<br />
In individuals ages 13...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-flags-gaps-in-prep-use-among-youth-at-risk-for-hiv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-flags-gaps-in-prep-use-among-youth-at-risk-for-hiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS's Hospital Nutrition Memo: Just Smoke and Mirrors?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Media headlines recently cheered on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement of a "Quality and Safety Special Alert" from the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) directing hospitals to implement the new...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cmss-hospital-nutrition-memo-just-smoke-and-mirrors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cmss-hospital-nutrition-memo-just-smoke-and-mirrors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Likely Cut Heart Disease Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Contemporary external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) techniques appear to have reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among women with left-sided breast cancer, a large retrospective cohort study suggested.<br />
Among women...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/modern-radiotherapy-for-breast-cancer-likely-cut-heart-disease-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/modern-radiotherapy-for-breast-cancer-likely-cut-heart-disease-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardiologist Whistleblower Fired; Family Sues Over Teledoctor; More TrumpRx Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
An interventional cardiologist who was fired filed a lawsuit against UPMC, alleging retaliation and violation of Pennsylvania's Whistleblower Act after he reported...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cardiologist-whistleblower-fired-family-sues-over-teledoctor-more-trumprx-drugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cardiologist-whistleblower-fired-family-sues-over-teledoctor-more-trumprx-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Ups Pay for Medicare Advantage Plans by 2.48% in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The average pay increase for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in 2027 will be 2.48%, a substantial increase from the 0.09% that the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) originally proposed in January, agency officials...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cms-ups-pay-for-medicare-advantage-plans-by-248-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cms-ups-pay-for-medicare-advantage-plans-by-248-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's Who Topped This Year's 'Best Medical Schools' Rankings]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For a third year, the "Best Medical Schools" rankings from U.S. News &amp; World Report were released with top institutions sorted into tiers rather than by individual placement.<br />
For research and primary care, respective lists...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-who-topped-this-years-best-medical-schools-rankings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-who-topped-this-years-best-medical-schools-rankings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Risk May Be Influenced by Flu Shots]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Older adults who received a high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine had a lower risk of incident Alzheimer's disease dementia compared with those who received a standard-dose shot, U.S. claims data showed.<br />
Compared with standard...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-risk-may-be-influenced-by-flu-shots/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-risk-may-be-influenced-by-flu-shots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtual Neuro Rounds Better Than On-Site Consults in Subacute Stroke Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Teleneurology ward rounds outperformed on-site consultations for patients in the subacute phase of stroke, a prospective study showed.<br />
Across 15 hospitals within four German telestroke networks, complete adherence to six guideline...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/virtual-neuro-rounds-better-than-on-site-consults-in-subacute-stroke-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/virtual-neuro-rounds-better-than-on-site-consults-in-subacute-stroke-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu Shot Effective at Keeping Kids Out of Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Influenza vaccines were effective at preventing hospitalizations and outpatient visits among U.S. kids in recent years, but uptake remained low and fell further in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found.<br />
Vaccine...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/flu-shot-effective-at-keeping-kids-out-of-hospital/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/flu-shot-effective-at-keeping-kids-out-of-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overly Strict Drug Regulations Are Causing Me Moral Injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Growing up, I always knew I wanted to be a doctor. But when the FDA needlessly placed an age restriction on over-the-counter levonorgestrel (Plan B) for emergency contraception, I decided I needed to become a lawyer too. I reasoned...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/overly-strict-drug-regulations-are-causing-me-moral-injury/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/overly-strict-drug-regulations-are-causing-me-moral-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Older Patients Can Ditch Common Thyroid Drug, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A quarter of older adults on hypothyroidism medication were able to wean off of it while maintaining adequate thyroid function, an open-label prospective study showed.<br />
In patients 60 and up, a protocol for stepwise reduction...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/many-older-patients-can-ditch-common-thyroid-drug-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/many-older-patients-can-ditch-common-thyroid-drug-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most People Can Determine if They're Eligible for OTC Abortion Pill, Study Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Most people seeking medication abortion were able to correctly determine if they were eligible based on a prototype drug facts label, a diagnostic study found.<br />
After reading the medication abortion label, 88% of participants...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/most-people-can-determine-if-theyre-eligible-for-otc-abortion-pill-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/most-people-can-determine-if-theyre-eligible-for-otc-abortion-pill-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maybe Doctors Could Price Shop Services on Behalf of Patients, Economist Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In this series, MedPage Today is asking healthcare economists and policy experts the same questions about the high costs of U.S. healthcare. They'll reveal what they believe is working, what's not working, and what else can be...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/maybe-doctors-could-price-shop-services-on-behalf-of-patients-economist-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/maybe-doctors-could-price-shop-services-on-behalf-of-patients-economist-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Bonsai Trees Can Inspire Us to Build a Better Healthcare System]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Last year, for our 30th anniversary, my wife and I, along with our two kids, went on a fabulous trip to Japan.<br />
This was sort of to make up for the fact that we never went on a honeymoon. We got married during my second year...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-bonsai-trees-can-inspire-us-to-build-a-better-healthcare-system/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-bonsai-trees-can-inspire-us-to-build-a-better-healthcare-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Trifecta' of Treatment Options for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As new therapies emerge and guidance evolves, treatment strategies for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) are shifting beyond traditional stepwise approaches.<br />
In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Nicole Chase, MD, of St...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trifecta-of-treatment-options-for-chronic-spontaneous-urticaria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trifecta-of-treatment-options-for-chronic-spontaneous-urticaria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Common Household Product Tied to Kid's Seizures]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A young girl experienced a rare case of pediatric seizures following repeated exposure to incense sticks burned at home.<br />
The patient was diagnosed with chronic salicylate intoxication, which in children can "present subtly yet...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/this-common-household-product-tied-to-kids-seizures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/this-common-household-product-tied-to-kids-seizures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incense Caused This Child's Seizures]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A young girl experienced a rare case of pediatric seizures following repeated exposure to incense sticks burned at home.<br />
The patient was diagnosed with chronic salicylate intoxication, which in children can "present subtly yet...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/incense-caused-this-childs-seizures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/incense-caused-this-childs-seizures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors Urge Women to Be Wary of Marketing Surge in Menopause Products]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes, and sleep problems that can come with menopause--all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging--are being bombarded with products.<br />
More...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctors-urge-women-to-be-wary-of-marketing-surge-in-menopause-products/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctors-urge-women-to-be-wary-of-marketing-surge-in-menopause-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns Over Nebraska Hospital Show How a $50B Rural Health Fund Is Coming Up Short]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Rick and Jane Saint John chose to live in the small town of Creighton, Nebraska, for one main reason: its hospital.<br />
The couple has a child with nonverbal autism and epilepsy who requires up to three hospital visits a week. And...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/concerns-over-nebraska-hospital-show-how-a-50b-rural-health-fund-is-coming-up-short/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/concerns-over-nebraska-hospital-show-how-a-50b-rural-health-fund-is-coming-up-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garlic Recall Over Botulism Risk; FDA Warns on Supplement; Urban Smells and Insomnia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Certain lots of Christopher Ranch and Garland-branded peeled garlic have been recalled over possible botulism risk, according to an FDA notice.<br />
Supreme Court Justice...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/garlic-recall-over-botulism-risk-fda-warns-on-supplement-urban-smells-and-insomnia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/garlic-recall-over-botulism-risk-fda-warns-on-supplement-urban-smells-and-insomnia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Not a Little Higher. It's Much Higher. It's Incredible': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "It's not a little higher. It's much higher. It's incredible."--Andrew Blauvelt, MD, of Blauvelt Consulting in Annapolis, Maryland, reacting to unprecedented response rates of atopic dermatitis treatments used in recent Chinese...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/not-a-little-higher-its-much-higher-its-incredible-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/not-a-little-higher-its-much-higher-its-incredible-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Honest Health Conversations May Be Those the Law Doesn't Protect]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Not long ago, a patient came to my ophthalmology clinic for a routine exam. Her eyes were healthy. But when I asked how she was doing, something unspooled. She had been having terrible headaches and was convinced they were connected...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-most-honest-health-conversations-may-be-those-the-law-doesnt-protect/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-most-honest-health-conversations-may-be-those-the-law-doesnt-protect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bipartisan Bill to Lower Insulin Costs Has Diabetes Advocates Hopeful]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Two-year-old Bain Brandon has type 1 diabetes and needs insulin to live. But even with health insurance, the price tag isn't cheap.<br />
A 1-month supply of insulin vials and a 3-month supply of backup pens for the Mississippi toddler...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bipartisan-bill-to-lower-insulin-costs-has-diabetes-advocates-hopeful/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bipartisan-bill-to-lower-insulin-costs-has-diabetes-advocates-hopeful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quiz Time: What Drug Was Tied to 8 Deaths?]]></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-us/news/medical/quiz-time-what-drug-was-tied-to-8-deaths/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/quiz-time-what-drug-was-tied-to-8-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dulaglutide or Tirzepatide? Worldwide Biopharma Changes]]></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-us/news/medical/dulaglutide-or-tirzepatide-worldwide-biopharma-changes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dulaglutide-or-tirzepatide-worldwide-biopharma-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the Paywall: The Cost of Lack of Research Access]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- One of the small ironies of modern medical research reveals itself during a routine PubMed search. A promising article appears, often accompanied by two links: one leading to the publisher's site and featuring only an abstract...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/beyond-the-paywall-the-cost-of-lack-of-research-access/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/beyond-the-paywall-the-cost-of-lack-of-research-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Fix a Patient's Irregular Heartbeat, Doctors First Tested Its Digital 'Twin']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Scientists created virtual replicas of patients' diseased hearts so precise that blocking a dangerous irregular heartbeat in these digital "twins" showed doctors how to better treat the real thing.<br />
One of the first clinical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/to-fix-a-patients-irregular-heartbeat-doctors-first-tested-its-digital-twin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/to-fix-a-patients-irregular-heartbeat-doctors-first-tested-its-digital-twin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Unusual Case of Pneumonia on 'The Pitt': An Emergency Doctor Weighs In]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As "The Pitt" continues its second season, MedPage Today takes a closer look at the series through the perspective of an emergency physician.<br />
Practicing emergency room (ER) doctor Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/an-unusual-case-of-pneumonia-on-the-pitt-an-emergency-doctor-weighs-in/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/an-unusual-case-of-pneumonia-on-the-pitt-an-emergency-doctor-weighs-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mono and MS: New Research Deepens Link]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Infectious mononucleosis (IM) with confirmed Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was associated with a more than threefold increase in incident multiple sclerosis (MS), a population-based retrospective study showed.<br />
Over follow-up periods...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mono-and-ms-new-research-deepens-link/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mono-and-ms-new-research-deepens-link/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's How Many Doctors and Nurses Are Getting Flu or COVID Shots]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Physicians and pharmacists had among the highest rates of influenza and COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in the 2024-2025 season, while nurses came in toward the bottom, according to an annual CDC survey.<br />
Among...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-how-many-doctors-and-nurses-are-getting-flu-or-covid-shots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-how-many-doctors-and-nurses-are-getting-flu-or-covid-shots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raw Dairy Farm Recalls Cheese Products as FDA Investigates E. Coli Outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A California dairy producer that health authorities have been investigating amid an ongoing outbreak of E. coli is recalling some of its raw cheese products, after initially refusing to do so.<br />
Raw Farm of Fresno, California...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/raw-dairy-farm-recalls-cheese-products-as-fda-investigates-e-coli-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/raw-dairy-farm-recalls-cheese-products-as-fda-investigates-e-coli-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Budget Again Calls for Billions in NIH Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Proposed cuts of $5 billion in NIH funding and $129 million to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) were included in the Trump administration's fiscal year 2027 budget.<br />
In all, "the budget requests $111.1 billion...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trumps-budget-again-calls-for-billions-in-nih-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trumps-budget-again-calls-for-billions-in-nih-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Therapies for Hidradenitis Suppurativa Produce Rapid, Deepening Responses]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--Two therapeutic candidates for severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) achieved major responses that proved durable in randomized trials reported here.<br />
The IL-17A/F inhibitor sonelokimab achieved at least 75% skin clearance...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-therapies-for-hidradenitis-suppurativa-produce-rapid-deepening-responses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-therapies-for-hidradenitis-suppurativa-produce-rapid-deepening-responses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multiple Drugs Flagged for Higher C. Diff Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While antibiotics and gastric acid-suppressing drugs are known to be risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection, other commonly prescribed non-antibiotic drugs were found to be culprits, according to a Swedish population...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/multiple-drugs-flagged-for-higher-c-diff-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/multiple-drugs-flagged-for-higher-c-diff-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer Warning for Processed Meats? Vaping and Lung Cancer; 'Playful' Trial Acronyms]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has petitioned the Department of Agriculture to require a colon cancer warning on labels for processed meats and poultry.<br />
With early detection, some patients with colon cancer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cancer-warning-for-processed-meats-vaping-and-lung-cancer-playful-trial-acronyms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cancer-warning-for-processed-meats-vaping-and-lung-cancer-playful-trial-acronyms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Unveils 100% Tariff on Some Patented Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could slap long-threatened pharmaceutical tariffs of up to 100% on some patented drugs from companies that don't reach deals with his administration in the coming months...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-unveils-100-tariff-on-some-patented-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-unveils-100-tariff-on-some-patented-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug Boosts PSMA-PET Signal for Prostate Cancer in Small Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A short course of darolutamide (Nubeqa) enhanced the imaging signal of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-PET in a subset of patients with high-risk localized prostate cancer, according to findings from the phase II Daro...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/drug-boosts-psma-pet-signal-for-prostate-cancer-in-small-study/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/drug-boosts-psma-pet-signal-for-prostate-cancer-in-small-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Therapy Linked to Lower Death Risk in Serious Tick-Borne Illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Red blood cell exchange transfusion (ET) reduced the risk of in-hospital death and 30-day readmission in patients with severe cases of the tick-borne disease babesiosis, according to a target trial emulation using data from a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/therapy-linked-to-lower-death-risk-in-serious-tick-borne-illness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/therapy-linked-to-lower-death-risk-in-serious-tick-borne-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tailoring Vaccine Conversations to Patient Values and Risk Factors]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Vaccines," Cleveland Clinic infectious disease specialist Donald Dumford III, MD, and host John Mangels continue their conversations on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients around vaccination...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tailoring-vaccine-conversations-to-patient-values-and-risk-factors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tailoring-vaccine-conversations-to-patient-values-and-risk-factors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC's Warning for Doctors; Fatigue Case Tied to Hidden Mold; Florida Vax Plan Stalls]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The CDC warned doctors and other medical professionals about medetomidine in the illegal drug supply, saying the veterinary sedative increases the risk of overdose...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdcs-warning-for-doctors-fatigue-case-tied-to-hidden-mold-florida-vax-plan-stalls/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdcs-warning-for-doctors-fatigue-case-tied-to-hidden-mold-florida-vax-plan-stalls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurers Release Prior Authorization Denial Rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Most insurers have been compliant with public reporting requirements for prior authorization issued by the CMS, but whether the increased transparency actually helps patients is still an open question.<br />
In keeping with the CMS...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/insurers-release-prior-authorization-denial-rates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/insurers-release-prior-authorization-denial-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Replace Yourself With AI, CEO Katz]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Last week, Mitchell Katz, MD, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, stood before a Crain's New York Business audience and made a declaration disguised as a dilemma.<br />
He wants to replace "a great deal of radiologists" with artificial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/replace-yourself-with-ai-ceo-katz/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/replace-yourself-with-ai-ceo-katz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Incredible' Response Rates in Atopic Dermatitis With Drugs From China]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--Biological agents targeting interleukin-4 receptor alpha (IL-4R&alpha;) in atopic dermatitis (AD) achieved rapid and substantial improvement in up to three-fourths of patients, according to randomized trials from China...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/incredible-response-rates-in-atopic-dermatitis-with-drugs-from-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/incredible-response-rates-in-atopic-dermatitis-with-drugs-from-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed Obesity Criteria Could Delay Care, Top Society Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Moving away from body mass index (BMI) alone to diagnose obesity may delay treatment for millions of patients, a group of experts from the Endocrine Society warned in a guideline communication.<br />
In January 2025, a Lancet Diabetes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/proposed-obesity-criteria-could-delay-care-top-society-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/proposed-obesity-criteria-could-delay-care-top-society-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA May Include Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals as Contaminants in Drinking Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/epa-may-include-microplastics-and-pharmaceuticals-as-contaminants-in-drinking-water/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/epa-may-include-microplastics-and-pharmaceuticals-as-contaminants-in-drinking-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Ortho Bro' on 'The Pitt': 'Most of Us Are Not Like This Guy']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians are buzzing about "The Pitt's" recent portrayal of an orthopedic surgeon and how the specialty is perceived.<br />
In season 2, episode 10, Dr. Brendon Park--referred to as "Park the Shark" by his ER colleagues-...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ortho-bro-on-the-pitt-most-of-us-are-not-like-this-guy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ortho-bro-on-the-pitt-most-of-us-are-not-like-this-guy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MRI Before Treatment Could Provide Prognostic Information in Prostate Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An MRI before treatment in men undergoing radical prostatectomy can provide independent prognostic value for oncologic outcomes, according to results from a systematic review and meta-analysis.<br />
Across 40 studies, MRI-detected...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mri-before-treatment-could-provide-prognostic-information-in-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mri-before-treatment-could-provide-prognostic-information-in-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Gut Markers May Identify Early Cognitive Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Six blood metabolites produced by or associated with gut microbiota identified early cognitive impairment in a small study.<br />
The circulatory metabolites--5-hydroxyindole acetic acid, indole-3-propionic acid, choline, indoxyl...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/six-gut-markers-may-identify-early-cognitive-decline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/six-gut-markers-may-identify-early-cognitive-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- This week, the CDC posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data from measles viruses spreading last year. Scientists with knowledge of the operation expect the agency to post heaps more in weeks to come, revealing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-scientists-sequence-1000-genomes-from-measles-a-disease-long-eliminated/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-scientists-sequence-1000-genomes-from-measles-a-disease-long-eliminated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse's Faux Pas; Elmo Celebrates Doctors' Day; MD April Fools' Posts]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
"Bye, love you!" Pediatric nurse @nurse.alexrn reflected on a common but cringey faux pas he's made at work...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nurses-faux-pas-elmo-celebrates-doctors-day-md-april-fools-posts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nurses-faux-pas-elmo-celebrates-doctors-day-md-april-fools-posts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Drinking and Liver Scarring; COVID and C. Diff; Stopping Hep B Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Occasional heavy drinking may triple the odds of advanced liver fibrosis in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. (Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology)<br />
Daytime liver transplants can be safely...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/weekend-drinking-and-liver-scarring-covid-and-c-diff-stopping-hep-b-therapy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/weekend-drinking-and-liver-scarring-covid-and-c-diff-stopping-hep-b-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discussing Prognosis and Preserving Hope in Alzheimer's Disease]]></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-us/news/medical/discussing-prognosis-and-preserving-hope-in-alzheimers-disease/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/discussing-prognosis-and-preserving-hope-in-alzheimers-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Get a GLP-1! You Get a GLP-1! Everybody Gets a GLP-1!]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As a primary care physician and obesity board-certified specialist, I believe that GLP-1s are one of the best medical interventions of all time, right up there with vaccines, antibiotics, blood thinners, and statins. They really...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/you-get-a-glp-1-you-get-a-glp-1-everybody-gets-a-glp-1/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/you-get-a-glp-1-you-get-a-glp-1-everybody-gets-a-glp-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ob/Gyn Charged in Baby's Death; Hawaii Doctor's Son Testifies; ED Doc Died in Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- California ob/gyn Hong-An Jan, MD, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after a 2-day-old baby died following a botched circumcision. (People)<br />
The son of Gerhardt Konig, MD, who is accused of trying to kill his wife...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/obgyn-charged-in-babys-death-hawaii-doctors-son-testifies-ed-doc-died-in-fire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/obgyn-charged-in-babys-death-hawaii-doctors-son-testifies-ed-doc-died-in-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Pauses Testing for Rabies and Dozens of Other Infectious Diseases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The federal government's disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox, and a number of other infectious diseases.<br />
The CDC this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of testing that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-pauses-testing-for-rabies-and-dozens-of-other-infectious-diseases/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-pauses-testing-for-rabies-and-dozens-of-other-infectious-diseases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Bob's Burgers' Actor Hospitalized; COVID Vax Trial Halted; Utah Measles Cases Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Comedian and "Bob's Burgers" voice actor Eugene Mirman is recovering after being involved in a flaming car crash. (TMZ)<br />
Pfizer/BioNTech halted a large trial on...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bobs-burgers-actor-hospitalized-covid-vax-trial-halted-utah-measles-cases-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bobs-burgers-actor-hospitalized-covid-vax-trial-halted-utah-measles-cases-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New TYK2 Inhibitors for Psoriasis Achieve High Clearance Rates in Randomized Trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--Two drug candidates to expand oral therapy options for psoriasis had similar and consistent performances in separate phase III clinical trials reported here.<br />
The allosteric TYK2 inhibitor zasocitinib achieved at...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-tyk2-inhibitors-for-psoriasis-achieve-high-clearance-rates-in-randomized-trials/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-tyk2-inhibitors-for-psoriasis-achieve-high-clearance-rates-in-randomized-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military Suicides Dipped in 2024, but Upward Trend Still Stands]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Fewer American service members died by suicide in 2024, with the number of deaths falling by 11% to 471 from a year earlier, according to a Pentagon report released Tuesday.<br />
The rate of suicides per 100,000 service members also...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/military-suicides-dipped-in-2024-but-upward-trend-still-stands/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/military-suicides-dipped-in-2024-but-upward-trend-still-stands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do AI Scribes Actually Save Doctors Time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Use of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled ambient documentation tools, or AI scribes, was associated with modest decreases in time spent in the electronic health record (EHR) and documentation time, a multisite study suggested...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/do-ai-scribes-actually-save-doctors-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/do-ai-scribes-actually-save-doctors-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midlife Vitamin D Levels Tied to Alzheimer's-Related Brain Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Higher serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in midlife were tied to lower levels of subsequent tau pathology, an Alzheimer's disease biomarker, in a prospective cohort study.<br />
Over 16 years, higher vitamin D levels in midlife...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/midlife-vitamin-d-levels-tied-to-alzheimers-related-brain-changes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/midlife-vitamin-d-levels-tied-to-alzheimers-related-brain-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speeding Up Approvals, Getting More Drugs OTC Among FDA's Top Priorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA is continuing its quest to speed up drug approvals and make more drugs available over the counter (OTC), FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, said Wednesday.<br />
"We want to challenge the assumption that it takes 10 to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/speeding-up-approvals-getting-more-drugs-otc-among-fdas-top-priorities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/speeding-up-approvals-getting-more-drugs-otc-among-fdas-top-priorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Base-Editing Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Sickle Cell Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with the investigational base-editing gene therapy ristoglogene autogetemcel (risto-cel) showed promise in patients with sickle cell disease, according to an interim analysis of the phase I/II BEACON study.<br />
Neutrophil...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/base-editing-gene-therapy-shows-promise-in-sickle-cell-disease/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/base-editing-gene-therapy-shows-promise-in-sickle-cell-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiger Woods Says He'll Seek Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Tiger Woods said Tuesday he is stepping away to seek treatment, 4 days after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. He will miss the Masters for the second straight year...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tiger-woods-says-hell-seek-treatment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tiger-woods-says-hell-seek-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New GLP-1 Pill Wins Speedy Approval for Weight Loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a second oral GLP-1 receptor agonist for weight loss in adults with obesity or overweight and weight-related comorbidities.<br />
A once-daily tablet, orforglipron (Foundayo) is indicated in conjunction with a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-glp-1-pill-wins-speedy-approval-for-weight-loss/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-glp-1-pill-wins-speedy-approval-for-weight-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT Flops for Psychotic Prompts; ADHD Drug and Psychosis; Metabolic Psychiatry]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Three different versions of ChatGPT showed high rates of inappropriate or partially appropriate responses to psychotic prompts, with the free version performing the worst. (JAMA Psychiatry)<br />
Social media doesn't need to be so...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/chatgpt-flops-for-psychotic-prompts-adhd-drug-and-psychosis-metabolic-psychiatry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/chatgpt-flops-for-psychotic-prompts-adhd-drug-and-psychosis-metabolic-psychiatry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Shared Decision-Making Becomes Medical Paternalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Why haven't they scheduled your dad for his feeding tube placement? They just want another family conference."<br />
I sighed and told my mother we may have to fight. The physicians caring for my father seemed ready to overrule her...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/when-shared-decision-making-becomes-medical-paternalism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/when-shared-decision-making-becomes-medical-paternalism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Heart Failure Patients Could Benefit From Lung Impedance Monitoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--For people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), monitoring for early fluid accumulation in the lungs allowed for earlier intervention and thus fewer heart failure (HF) hospitalizations...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-heart-failure-patients-could-benefit-from-lung-impedance-monitoring/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-heart-failure-patients-could-benefit-from-lung-impedance-monitoring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antidepressant Reduces Meth Addiction in Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Use of the antidepressant mirtazapine in routine clinical practice reduced methamphetamine use in adults with methamphetamine use disorder, a phase III randomized trial showed.<br />
In participants who used methamphetamine a median...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/antidepressant-reduces-meth-addiction-in-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/antidepressant-reduces-meth-addiction-in-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the Operating Room to the Oscars]]></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 />
We spoke with pediatric surgeon Chethan Sathya, MD, director...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/from-the-operating-room-to-the-oscars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/from-the-operating-room-to-the-oscars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delivering a Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis With Clarity and Compassion]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Multiple Myeloma," Cleveland Clinic hematologist Sandra Mazzoni, DO, and host John Mangels discuss how to communicate effectively and empathetically with patients facing a complex, chronic blood cancer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/delivering-a-multiple-myeloma-diagnosis-with-clarity-and-compassion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/delivering-a-multiple-myeloma-diagnosis-with-clarity-and-compassion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans Say Trump Hasn't Done Enough to Make America Healthy Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The majority of Americans believe the Trump administration hasn't done enough to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA), a Politico poll showed.<br />
Overall, 52% of respondents felt that way, while 26% said the administration has done...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/americans-say-trump-hasnt-done-enough-to-make-america-healthy-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/americans-say-trump-hasnt-done-enough-to-make-america-healthy-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trader Joe's Recall; 450 Hospitals May Close or Cut Services; 'Rib Remodeling' Trend]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Pizza and bread products sold by Trader Joe's and others were recalled over possible metal fragments. (The Independent)<br />
Gear Isle recalled "sex" chocolate products...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trader-joes-recall-450-hospitals-may-close-or-cut-services-rib-remodeling-trend/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trader-joes-recall-450-hospitals-may-close-or-cut-services-rib-remodeling-trend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KT Tape May Not Be All That Helpful for Joint, Muscle Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Kinesio taping--also known as KT tape--may dampen joint and muscle pain in the short term, but the evidence is highly uncertain, an overview of systematic reviews showed.<br />
KT tape may reduce pain intensity in the immediate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kt-tape-may-not-be-all-that-helpful-for-joint-muscle-pain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kt-tape-may-not-be-all-that-helpful-for-joint-muscle-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should I Watch That 'Bachelorette' Star's Domestic Violence Video?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Harmony isn't exciting. Conflict is--the more toxic, the better--and reality television producers know this, often plying their subjects with alcohol or depriving them of sleep and provoking high-stress, conflictual situations...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/should-i-watch-that-bachelorette-stars-domestic-violence-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/should-i-watch-that-bachelorette-stars-domestic-violence-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals Need to Up Their Game on the Food They Serve, Federal Officials Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals that accept Medicare and Medicaid are obligated to meet their patients' nutritional needs and limit their serving of ultraprocessed foods and sugary beverages to chronically ill patients, CMS said Monday in a special...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hospitals-need-to-up-their-game-on-the-food-they-serve-federal-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hospitals-need-to-up-their-game-on-the-food-they-serve-federal-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large GLP-1 Drug Review Takes Closer Look at Risks, Rewards]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- GLP-1 medications showed a range of potential benefits and safety concerns in an umbrella review of non-cardiometabolic outcomes, though the data quality for many remained limited.<br />
Across 60 meta-analyses that assessed 116 non...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/large-glp-1-drug-review-takes-closer-look-at-risks-rewards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/large-glp-1-drug-review-takes-closer-look-at-risks-rewards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buyer Beware: Physicians Pivotal in Information Battle on Menopause Hormone Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Menopause and its life-altering symptoms have been garnering increasing attention, and menopause-specific telemedicine companies are proliferating. As the menopause information ecosystem gets buzzier, physicians play an important...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/buyer-beware-physicians-pivotal-in-information-battle-on-menopause-hormone-therapy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/buyer-beware-physicians-pivotal-in-information-battle-on-menopause-hormone-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State's Ex-Medical Board Chair Indicted for Alleged Abduction of Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The former chairman of the Arkansas State Medical Board was indicted on charges that he drugged and abducted patients at a psychiatric facility in order to get more money from healthcare reimbursements, according to an indictment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/states-ex-medical-board-chair-indicted-for-alleged-abduction-of-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/states-ex-medical-board-chair-indicted-for-alleged-abduction-of-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Arkansas Medical Board Chair Indicted for Alleged Drugging, Abduction of Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The former chairman of the Arkansas State Medical Board was indicted on charges that he drugged and abducted patients at a psychiatric facility in order to get more money from healthcare reimbursements, according to an indictment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ex-arkansas-medical-board-chair-indicted-for-alleged-drugging-abduction-of-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ex-arkansas-medical-board-chair-indicted-for-alleged-drugging-abduction-of-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Drives Amish Superagers; Parkinson's Data Flagged; A Look at Childhood Dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Researchers identified two genes--WDR12 and HIVEP3--that appeared to contribute to preserved cognition in elderly Amish superagers. (Alzheimer's &amp; Dementia)<br />
Mentally passive sedentary behavior like watching TV appeared...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-drives-amish-superagers-parkinsons-data-flagged-a-look-at-childhood-dementia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-drives-amish-superagers-parkinsons-data-flagged-a-look-at-childhood-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heart Risks After GLP-1 Hiatus; TED Drug Success; Top Diabetes Researcher Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A 6-month hiatus in GLP-1 drug use was linked with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes compared with continued use, according to a target trial emulation. (BMJ Medicine)...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heart-risks-after-glp-1-hiatus-ted-drug-success-top-diabetes-researcher-dies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heart-risks-after-glp-1-hiatus-ted-drug-success-top-diabetes-researcher-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Rules Against Colorado Ban on 'Conversion Therapy' for LGBTQ+ Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice.<br />
An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supreme-court-rules-against-colorado-ban-on-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-kids/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supreme-court-rules-against-colorado-ban-on-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Warns of Fatal Liver Injuries Tied to Drug It Wants Pulled From Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Tuesday warned that postmarketing data has turned up dozens of serious cases of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) associated with avacopan (Tavneos), a vasculitis drug that the agency wants removed from the market...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-warns-of-fatal-liver-injuries-tied-to-drugit-wants-pulled-from-market/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-warns-of-fatal-liver-injuries-tied-to-drugit-wants-pulled-from-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incidental Findings in Lung Screening Could Indicate Undiagnosed Cancers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Significant incidental findings detected on low-dose CT lung cancer screening were associated with an increased risk of an extrapulmonary cancer diagnosis over the following year, a retrospective cohort study suggested.<br />
Among...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/incidental-findings-in-lung-screening-could-indicate-undiagnosed-cancers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/incidental-findings-in-lung-screening-could-indicate-undiagnosed-cancers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coronary Stem Cell Study Retracted; GLP-1 Drugs and HCM; Bad Heart Health of Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The PREVENT-TAHA8 intracoronary stem cell trial from Iran was officially retracted by The BMJ, months after an expression of concern was first published.<br />
Poor diet remains a leading contributor to ischemic heart disease, with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/coronary-stem-cell-study-retracted-glp-1-drugs-and-hcm-bad-heart-health-of-police/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/coronary-stem-cell-study-retracted-glp-1-drugs-and-hcm-bad-heart-health-of-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Invisible Patient in the Pediatric Care Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ask a working mom what it's like to be on call 24/7 for her family's health and the words flow quickly, often with gratitude for being asked. I'm anxious. Overwhelmed. Burned out. I feel like I'm failing. Clinically, this reflects...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-invisible-patient-in-the-pediatric-care-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-invisible-patient-in-the-pediatric-care-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More States Allow Pathway to Permanent Licensure for Foreign-Trained Docs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Many states have either dropped residency requirements for certain international medical graduates (IMGs) or introduced legislation to enact such changes, opening the door to permanent licensure for more foreign-trained doctors...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-states-allow-pathway-to-permanent-licensure-for-foreign-trained-docs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/more-states-allow-pathway-to-permanent-licensure-for-foreign-trained-docs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doc Gave Patients Recalled CPAPs 'Fixed' by His Own Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Eric Haeger, MD, of Washington state, was sentenced to a year in prison for his role in a scheme involving recalled Philips breathing devices, federal prosecutors announced.<br />
Haeger will also have to pay a $60,000 fine and nearly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doc-gave-patients-recalled-cpaps-fixed-by-his-own-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doc-gave-patients-recalled-cpaps-fixed-by-his-own-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMJ Paper Retracted; Trump to Withdraw Means Nomination? Prince Philip's Last Beer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The BMJ retracted a phase III clinical trial of stem cells to prevent acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure amid ongoing concerns about data integrity...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bmj-paper-retracted-trump-to-withdraw-means-nomination-prince-philips-last-beer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bmj-paper-retracted-trump-to-withdraw-means-nomination-prince-philips-last-beer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Drugs Pick Up Another Win, This Time in Psoriatic Arthritis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--Adding a GLP-1 agonist to psoriasis medication significantly improved outcomes in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and overweight or obesity, a phase III randomized trial showed.<br />
After 36 weeks, almost a third...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drugs-pick-up-another-win-this-time-in-psoriatic-arthritis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drugs-pick-up-another-win-this-time-in-psoriatic-arthritis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drop the Beta-Blocker Long After a Stabilized MI? Not a Bad Idea After All]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--The beta-blockers routinely used after myocardial infarction (MI) can be reasonably stopped after a year in some patients, the SMART-DECISION trial found.<br />
In stabilized heart attack survivors without heart failure...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/drop-the-beta-blocker-long-after-a-stabilized-mi-not-a-bad-idea-after-all/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/drop-the-beta-blocker-long-after-a-stabilized-mi-not-a-bad-idea-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Drug Wins and Another Fails for Long COVID Fatigue]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The antidepressant fluvoxamine delivered clinically relevant reductions in long COVID fatigue, but the diabetes drug metformin didn't outdo placebo, according to the randomized REVIVE-TOGETHER trial.<br />
Among 399 adults with long...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/one-drug-wins-and-another-fails-for-long-covid-fatigue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/one-drug-wins-and-another-fails-for-long-covid-fatigue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8M Medicaid Enrollees Risk Coverage Loss Under Work Mandate, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than 8 million people will be at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage once the Medicaid work requirement passed as part of last year's reconciliation bill is fully implemented by the states, a study found.<br />
Among a population...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/8m-medicaid-enrollees-risk-coverage-loss-under-work-mandate-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/8m-medicaid-enrollees-risk-coverage-loss-under-work-mandate-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 Million People at Risk of Losing Medicaid Under Work Mandate]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than 8 million people will be at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage once the Medicaid work requirement passed as part of last year's reconciliation bill is fully implemented by the states, a study found.<br />
Among a population...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/8-million-people-at-risk-of-losing-medicaid-under-work-mandate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/8-million-people-at-risk-of-losing-medicaid-under-work-mandate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial Breathes New Life Into Neurotrophins as Target in Osteoarthritis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An investigational infusion drug provided more pain relief for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee than did placebo in a 17-week, phase II clinical trial, researchers said.<br />
Pain scores as rated with the Western Ontario...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trial-breathes-new-life-into-neurotrophins-as-target-in-osteoarthritis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trial-breathes-new-life-into-neurotrophins-as-target-in-osteoarthritis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New and Emerging Developments in Atopic Dermatitis at AAD 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As the 2026 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting continues in Denver, MedPage Today is offering another preview of its upcoming roundtable on new and emerging developments in atopic dermatitis.In this episode...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-and-emerging-developments-in-atopic-dermatitis-at-aad-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-and-emerging-developments-in-atopic-dermatitis-at-aad-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Can We Reach the Patients We Don't See Regularly?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Let me tell you about two "new" patients I saw recently.<br />
One was a new patient who came to see me at the request of their newly found significant other, someone in their late 50s, who reported to me that the last time they'd...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-can-we-reach-the-patients-we-dont-see-regularly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-can-we-reach-the-patients-we-dont-see-regularly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Study Links Alzheimer's Findings to Old Medical Treatments]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A new case series from the U.K. National Prion Clinic bolstered earlier findings that suggested Alzheimer's disease could be transmitted through specific medical treatments involving contaminated biological materials.<br />
The report...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-study-links-alzheimers-findings-to-old-medical-treatments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-study-links-alzheimers-findings-to-old-medical-treatments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endotoxin Removal Tied to Lower Mortality Risk in Septic Shock Subtype]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Blood purification using polymyxin B showed a mortality reduction signal in patients with septic shock and high endotoxin activity, researchers reported here.<br />
In the phase III Tigris trial, 28-day mortality was...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/endotoxin-removal-tied-to-lower-mortality-risk-in-septic-shock-subtype/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/endotoxin-removal-tied-to-lower-mortality-risk-in-septic-shock-subtype/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital Drops Lawsuit Against Patient Who Refused to Leave Months After Discharge]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A Florida hospital has dropped its lawsuit seeking to evict a patient who refused to vacate a room for months after she was discharged because, the hospital said, she finally left.<br />
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) filed the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hospital-drops-lawsuit-against-patient-who-refused-to-leave-months-after-discharge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hospital-drops-lawsuit-against-patient-who-refused-to-leave-months-after-discharge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deferred PCI Safe for TAVI Patients With Coronary Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--For coronary artery disease patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), waiting to see if percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was also needed led to similar outcomes as doing both...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/deferred-pci-safe-for-tavi-patients-with-coronary-disease/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/deferred-pci-safe-for-tavi-patients-with-coronary-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corn Tortillas in California Now Must Contain Folic Acid. More States May Follow.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Fifteen years after she lost her first baby to a rare and devastating birth defect, Andrea Lopez takes comfort in knowing that other Latina mothers might finally avoid the same pain.<br />
In January, California became the first state...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/corn-tortillas-in-california-now-must-contain-folic-acid-more-states-may-follow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/corn-tortillas-in-california-now-must-contain-folic-acid-more-states-may-follow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We're Not Talking About: The War and Our Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- She was 7 years old. She had heard about the war in Iran from an older sibling, and by the next morning she had carried that knowledge, wordlessly, into my office. As her mother sat beside her, she asked the question that had...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-were-not-talking-about-the-war-and-our-children/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-were-not-talking-about-the-war-and-our-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low Breast Cancer Recurrence Rate With Radiotherapy Tailored to Nodal Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Ten years after tailored radiotherapy (RT) for breast cancer, fewer than 3% of patients had locoregional recurrences (LRR), most during the first 5 years, a Dutch registry study showed.<br />
The overall LRR of 2.9% did not differ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-breast-cancer-recurrence-rate-with-radiotherapy-tailored-to-nodal-response/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-breast-cancer-recurrence-rate-with-radiotherapy-tailored-to-nodal-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mavacamten Poised to Expand to Pediatric Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--The benefit of mavacamten (Camzyos) held up in symptomatic adolescents with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the phase III SCOUT-HCM trial showed.<br />
Already available to adults, the cardiac myosin...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mavacamten-poised-to-expand-to-pediatric-obstructive-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mavacamten-poised-to-expand-to-pediatric-obstructive-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imaging-Based FFR on Par With Wire for PCI Outcomes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--Revascularization treatment guided by fractional flow reserve calculated from an angiogram yielded similar outcomes as that guided by direct pressure wire measurement in randomized trials of two different software...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/imaging-based-ffr-on-par-with-wire-for-pci-outcomes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/imaging-based-ffr-on-par-with-wire-for-pci-outcomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toddler Has Menstrual Cycle at 17 Months]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A 17-month-old girl experienced vaginal bleeding each month for 3 months before a clinical team uncovered an unusual diagnosis.<br />
The patient was diagnosed with isolated premature menarche, "a rare and benign condition characterized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/toddler-has-menstrual-cycle-at-17-months/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/toddler-has-menstrual-cycle-at-17-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE Chief Hospitalized; Metastatic Colon Cancer at Age 26; TENS for Fibromyalgia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was hospitalized twice over stress-related issues in the past 7 months and is often shouted...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ice-chief-hospitalized-metastatic-colon-cancer-at-age-26-tens-for-fibromyalgia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ice-chief-hospitalized-metastatic-colon-cancer-at-age-26-tens-for-fibromyalgia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impella Flops for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Not in Shock]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--Microaxial flow pump circulatory support with the Impella device during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) didn't help outcomes for complex patients not in cardiogenic shock, two randomized trials at the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/impella-flops-for-acute-coronary-syndrome-patients-not-in-shock/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/impella-flops-for-acute-coronary-syndrome-patients-not-in-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pregnancy-Associated SCAD Is Often More Severe Yet Still Conservatively Managed]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--Women with pregnancy-associated spontaneous coronary artery dissection (P-SCAD) had a more severe presentation than those with SCAD who were not pregnant (NP-SCAD), according to a cohort study.<br />
Based on prospectively...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pregnancy-associated-scad-is-often-more-severe-yet-still-conservatively-managed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pregnancy-associated-scad-is-often-more-severe-yet-still-conservatively-managed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Who Would Do Something So Stupid?': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Conceptually, you might think, 'Who would do something so stupid?'"--Elliot Fishman, MD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, discussing the malicious potential of deepfake X-rays.<br />
"Sadly, younger physicians are about...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/who-would-do-something-so-stupid-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/who-would-do-something-so-stupid-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lower Really Is Better for Secondary Prevention Cholesterol Targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--The more intensive LDL cholesterol target guidelines recommended for secondary prevention in high-risk patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease improved outcomes in a randomized trial from South...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lower-really-is-better-for-secondary-prevention-cholesterol-targets/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lower-really-is-better-for-secondary-prevention-cholesterol-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[False-Negative CAC Findings That Equal Zero Cluster in Certain Groups, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring was disproportionately less reliable as a screen for atherosclerotic plaque for people of certain races and countries, according to the large international study GPS-CAD...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/false-negative-cac-findings-that-equal-zero-cluster-in-certain-groups-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/false-negative-cac-findings-that-equal-zero-cluster-in-certain-groups-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resistant Dermatomyositis Improves Quickly, Significantly With Combination Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- DENVER--Treatment-resistant dermatomyositis improved significantly with the investigational TYK2/JAK1 inhibitor brepocitinib, according to a randomized trial.<br />
The higher of two doses of brepocitinib improved the total dermatomyositis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/resistant-dermatomyositis-improves-quickly-significantly-with-combination-drug/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/resistant-dermatomyositis-improves-quickly-significantly-with-combination-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Patients Are Asking for Leucovorin. Here's What I Tell Them.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When the White House announced it was exploring leucovorin as a treatment for autism, the calls from families started pouring in: "Can you prescribe leucovorin for my child?"<br />
We experience versions of this frequently: an unproven...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/my-patients-are-asking-for-leucovorin-heres-what-i-tell-them/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/my-patients-are-asking-for-leucovorin-heres-what-i-tell-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Active Surveillance for DCIS Moves Closer to Standard Option but 'Not Quite There']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Women who opted for active surveillance (AS) for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) had ipsilateral invasive breast cancer survival (iiBCS) similar to patients who had immediate surgery, a randomized trial showed.<br />
After a total...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/active-surveillance-for-dcis-moves-closer-to-standard-option-but-not-quite-there/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/active-surveillance-for-dcis-moves-closer-to-standard-option-but-not-quite-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complement Inhibitor Slowed Kidney Decline in IgA Nephropathy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Iptacopan (Fabhalta) slowed kidney function decline in adults with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, according to final data from the phase III APPLAUSE-IgAN study.<br />
The study met its primary endpoint, showing an annualized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/complement-inhibitor-slowed-kidney-decline-in-iga-nephropathy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/complement-inhibitor-slowed-kidney-decline-in-iga-nephropathy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchman LAA Occluder Bounces Back as Alternative to OAC in CHAMPION-AF]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--It may be reasonable for people with atrial fibrillation (Afib) to undergo percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure even if long-term anticoagulation is an alternative, according to the large CHAMPION...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/watchman-laa-occluder-bounces-back-as-alternative-to-oac-in-champion-af/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/watchman-laa-occluder-bounces-back-as-alternative-to-oac-in-champion-af/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quiz Time: Can Radiologists Spot AI Deepfakes?]]></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-us/news/medical/quiz-time-can-radiologists-spot-ai-deepfakes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/quiz-time-can-radiologists-spot-ai-deepfakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PCSK9 Drug Prevents First Heart Events in Diabetes Patients Without Atherosclerosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--Evolocumab (Repatha) reduced risk of a first major cardiovascular (CV) event in patients with diabetes but no known atherosclerosis in a substudy of the VESALIUS-CV trial.<br />
The PCSK9 inhibitor cut relative risk...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pcsk9-drug-prevents-first-heart-events-in-diabetes-patients-without-atherosclerosis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pcsk9-drug-prevents-first-heart-events-in-diabetes-patients-without-atherosclerosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HI-PEITHO Kicks Off 'Golden Era' in Pulmonary Embolism]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--A major advance for the treatment of intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) arrived with HI-PEITHO's landmark report on ultrasound-facilitated, catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT).<br />
In this hard-to-treat...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hi-peitho-kicks-off-golden-era-in-pulmonary-embolism/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hi-peitho-kicks-off-golden-era-in-pulmonary-embolism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooking and Dementia Risk; High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Flu Shot]]></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-us/news/medical/cooking-and-dementia-risk-high-dose-vs-standard-dose-flu-shot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cooking-and-dementia-risk-high-dose-vs-standard-dose-flu-shot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Have a Substance Use Prevention Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Every week in the pediatric emergency department, I watch the consequences of adolescent substance use arrive through our doors. Overdoses. Acute intoxication. Psychiatric crises triggered by substances that started as experimentation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/we-have-a-substance-use-prevention-problem/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/we-have-a-substance-use-prevention-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ceragenin-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Fail to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Using endotracheal tubes (ETTs) coated with ceragenins did not reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) compared to standard subglottic suction ETTs, but mortality was lower with the ceragenin...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ceragenin-coated-endotracheal-tubes-fail-to-reduce-ventilator-associated-pneumonia/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ceragenin-coated-endotracheal-tubes-fail-to-reduce-ventilator-associated-pneumonia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Warns on Bad Advice, Other Dangers of Sycophantic Chatbots]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according to a new study that explores...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-warns-on-bad-advice-other-dangers-of-sycophantic-chatbots/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-warns-on-bad-advice-other-dangers-of-sycophantic-chatbots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supplement Makers Push FDA to Allow Peptides and Other New Ingredients]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Makers of dietary supplements are pushing the FDA to expand the types of ingredients they can put in their products, a change that could open the door to more marketing of peptides, probiotics, and other trendy wellness offerings...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supplement-makers-push-fda-to-allow-peptides-and-other-new-ingredients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supplement-makers-push-fda-to-allow-peptides-and-other-new-ingredients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats Blast Latest Affordable Care Act Proposal From CMS]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Senate Democrats on Thursday blasted a proposed rule by the Trump administration to allow for "junk health plans" with high deductibles and limited coverage to be sold on the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) health insurance exchanges...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/senate-democrats-blast-latest-affordable-care-act-proposal-from-cms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/senate-democrats-blast-latest-affordable-care-act-proposal-from-cms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mammography Use Declined Among Younger Women in Recent Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While mammography use did not significantly decline overall from 2002 to 2022, there was a significant drop in certain subgroups, a cross-sectional study showed.<br />
Among over 2 million U.S. women, biennial changes in mammography...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mammography-use-declined-among-younger-women-in-recent-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mammography-use-declined-among-younger-women-in-recent-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Report Spots Decreasing Coverage of 5 Vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Vaccine coverage by age 2 was similar between kids born in 2021-2022 and 2019-2020, though decreases were observed for five vaccines and in certain demographic groups during the more recent years, a CDC report showed.<br />
The largest...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-report-spots-decreasing-coverage-of-5-vaccines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-report-spots-decreasing-coverage-of-5-vaccines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Once-Weekly Basal Insulin Approved for Type 2 Diabetes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved insulin icodec (Awiqli) as the first once-weekly, long-acting basal insulin for glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes, developer Novo Nordisk announced.<br />
Of note, the agency rejected the product in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-once-weekly-basal-insulin-approved-for-type-2-diabetes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-once-weekly-basal-insulin-approved-for-type-2-diabetes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Disease Decades Later? Study Links Childhood Surgery to Amyloid Build-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Evidence of iatrogenic beta-amyloid transmission was identified in two patients who developed early-onset cerebral amyloid angiopathy decades after undergoing pediatric cardiac surgery.<br />
The findings suggest that the use of cadaveric...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-disease-decades-later-study-links-childhood-surgery-to-amyloid-build-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-disease-decades-later-study-links-childhood-surgery-to-amyloid-build-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lancet Retracts 1977 Commentary; Predicting Liver Cancer; Genetic Testing Fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A 49-year-old unsigned commentary in The Lancet that's been used in litigation to prop up the safety of talc products has been retracted after it was revealed the author was a paid consultant to Johnson &amp; Johnson at the time...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lancet-retracts-1977-commentary-predicting-liver-cancer-genetic-testing-fraud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/lancet-retracts-1977-commentary-predicting-liver-cancer-genetic-testing-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He Suddenly Couldn't Speak in Space. Astronaut Says Medical Scare Remains a Mystery.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station.<br />
Four-time space flier Mike Fincke said he was...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/he-suddenly-couldnt-speak-in-space-astronaut-says-medical-scare-remains-a-mystery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/he-suddenly-couldnt-speak-in-space-astronaut-says-medical-scare-remains-a-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Expect for Prior Authorization in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Prior authorization requirements cost the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $35 billion each year, and their overuse has triggered a backlash, stirring some policymakers into action.<br />
Whether these changes actually fix prior...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-expect-for-prior-authorization-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-expect-for-prior-authorization-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA OKs Therapy for Deadly Pediatric Immune Disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Thursday granted accelerated approval to marnetegragene autotemcel (Kresladi) as the first gene therapy for treating kids with severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I (LAD-I), an ultra-rare inherited immune deficiency...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-oks-therapy-for-deadly-pediatric-immune-disorder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-oks-therapy-for-deadly-pediatric-immune-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tried-and-True Carpal Tunnel Treatment Flops in Controlled Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) fared no better with wrist splinting, a widely prescribed conservative therapy, than with a simple soft wrap in a "placebo"-controlled randomized trial, researchers reported.<br />
With CTS...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tried-and-true-carpal-tunnel-treatment-flops-in-controlled-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tried-and-true-carpal-tunnel-treatment-flops-in-controlled-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phage Therapy Promising in Multi-Drug Resistant Infections in Cystic Fibrosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections, experimental treatment with bacteriophage (or phage) has yielded good results with apparent safety so far, a systematic review found.<br />
Across...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/phage-therapy-promising-in-multi-drug-resistant-infections-in-cystic-fibrosis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/phage-therapy-promising-in-multi-drug-resistant-infections-in-cystic-fibrosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DO Grads Report Bias When Applying for Residencies, Survey Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Graduates of osteopathic medical schools continue to experience bias when applying for medical residencies, according to a survey by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM).<br />
In a survey of more than...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/do-grads-report-bias-when-applying-for-residencies-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/do-grads-report-bias-when-applying-for-residencies-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerning COVID Variant Shows Up in 29 States]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A SARS-CoV-2 variant that's better at evading immune responses and resisting antibodies induced by current COVID-19 vaccines may be on the rise, but its prevalence remains low in the U.S., according to a CDC report.<br />
First detected...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/concerning-covid-variant-shows-up-in-29-states/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/concerning-covid-variant-shows-up-in-29-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Medical Schools Under Investigation; 9 Sick in Outbreak; 5-Second Rule in the OR?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
The Justice Department launched investigations into the admissions policies of medical schools at Stanford University, Ohio State, and the University of California...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/3-medical-schools-under-investigation-9-sick-in-outbreak-5-second-rule-in-the-or/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/3-medical-schools-under-investigation-9-sick-in-outbreak-5-second-rule-in-the-or/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War on Medicare Fraud; Match Day Trends; Hib Rising?]]></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 take a deeper look into the week's biggest healthcare stories...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/war-on-medicare-fraud-match-day-trends-hib-rising/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/war-on-medicare-fraud-match-day-trends-hib-rising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can GLP-1 Drugs Prevent Worsening Mental Illness? Perhaps, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People with pre-existing depression or anxiety were less likely to have mental health worsening while taking a GLP-1 medication, observational Swedish data suggested.<br />
Compared with periods of non-use in the same individual...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-glp-1-drugs-prevent-worsening-mental-illness-perhaps-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-glp-1-drugs-prevent-worsening-mental-illness-perhaps-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian Health Service Prepping to Break Ground to Replace Aging Medical Buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An empty lot between a fire station and a soccer field just outside Albuquerque soon will be the home of a federal medical center first promised to Native American patients more than 30 years ago.<br />
Earlier this month, Santa Ana...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/indian-health-service-prepping-to-break-ground-to-replace-aging-medical-buildings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/indian-health-service-prepping-to-break-ground-to-replace-aging-medical-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plunge in Antiviral Scripts for Hep C Points to Unmet Treatment Needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Hailed as breakthrough treatments at their 2013 debut, the number of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) prescriptions to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections has plummeted by nearly two-thirds in the last decade, according to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/plunge-in-antiviral-scripts-for-hep-c-points-to-unmet-treatment-needs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/plunge-in-antiviral-scripts-for-hep-c-points-to-unmet-treatment-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pediatrician Who Traded Drugs for Sex Gets 20 Years in Prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A former St. Louis County pediatrician was sentenced to 20 years in prison for prescribing pain pills and other drugs in exchange for sex acts, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).<br />
Craig Spiegel, MD, who is now 70...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pediatrician-who-traded-drugs-for-sex-gets-20-years-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/pediatrician-who-traded-drugs-for-sex-gets-20-years-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Is the New U.S. Hotspot for Measles]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- While South Carolina appears to be getting its measles outbreak under control, a new U.S. hotspot has popped up: Utah.<br />
A cross-border outbreak between Utah and Arizona has persisted since last summer, but researchers are eyeing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/utah-is-the-new-us-hotspot-for-measles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/utah-is-the-new-us-hotspot-for-measles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Signals Regulatory Flexibility With Accelerated Approval of Rare Disease Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to tividenofusp alfa (Avlayah) for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II), a rare disease also known as Hunter syndrome, the agency announced Wednesday.<br />
The IV infusion...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-signals-regulatory-flexibility-with-accelerated-approval-of-rare-disease-drug/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-signals-regulatory-flexibility-with-accelerated-approval-of-rare-disease-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are We Missing Tumors When Using Antibiotics Alone for Appendicitis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The risk of missing aggressive appendiceal tumors in patients with acute appendicitis treated with antibiotics only was very low, a retrospective cohort study suggested.<br />
Among 2,293 appendectomies, 1.6% had malignant or premalignant...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/are-we-missing-tumors-when-using-antibiotics-alone-for-appendicitis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/are-we-missing-tumors-when-using-antibiotics-alone-for-appendicitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Hospital Janitor to Doctor; More Medical Misogyny; High-Noon Showdown in the OR]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
From janitor to resident physician! In an inspiring Match Day video, @shaytaylorallen celebrated matching...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/from-hospital-janitor-to-doctor-more-medical-misogyny-high-noon-showdown-in-the-or/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/from-hospital-janitor-to-doctor-more-medical-misogyny-high-noon-showdown-in-the-or/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's What People Want on 'The Pitt' Season 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The season 2 finale of "The Pitt" is still a few weeks away, but the show's writers are already at work on the next season.<br />
The show, executive produced by real-life emergency physician Joe Sachs, MD, has been heralded for getting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-people-want-on-the-pitt-season-3/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-people-want-on-the-pitt-season-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Hot Seat at ACC: PE Clot-Buster, Impella-Protected PCI, Utility of CAC=0]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS--This weekend, catheter-based therapies have potentially practice-changing trial results expected at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual conference.<br />
Kicking off the opening late-breaking clinical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/in-the-hot-seat-at-acc-pe-clot-buster-impella-protected-pci-utility-of-cac0/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/in-the-hot-seat-at-acc-pe-clot-buster-impella-protected-pci-utility-of-cac0/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dupilumab May Simplify Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Thomas B. Casale, MD, of the University of South Florida in Tampa, discusses new analyses from the LIBERTY-CUPID studies evaluating dupilumab (Dupixent) in chronic spontaneous urticaria...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dupilumab-may-simplify-chronic-spontaneous-urticaria-treatment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dupilumab-may-simplify-chronic-spontaneous-urticaria-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bedside Classification of ARDS Subtype May Help Spot Patients With Higher Death Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Classifying inflammatory subphenotypes of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with bedside lab testing was feasible and showed differences in 60-day mortality, according to a prospective cohort study.Among...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bedside-classification-of-ards-subtype-may-help-spot-patients-with-higher-death-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/bedside-classification-of-ards-subtype-may-help-spot-patients-with-higher-death-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood Clots After Colonoscopy; Antibiotics and IBS Risk; Can Vitamin D Calm IBD?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Retrospective data showed that resuming direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) 2 days or more following an elective colonoscopy was linked with a higher risk of thromboembolic events without a reduction in gastrointestinal bleeding...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/blood-clots-after-colonoscopy-antibiotics-and-ibs-risk-can-vitamin-d-calm-ibd/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/blood-clots-after-colonoscopy-antibiotics-and-ibs-risk-can-vitamin-d-calm-ibd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Bayesian Statistics Coming to a Clinical Trial Near You?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA's move to incorporate Bayesian statistical methods into clinical trials of drugs and biologics garnered special treatment in JAMA this week.<br />
JAMA published three perspectives--two welcoming the agency's draft guidance...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/are-bayesian-statistics-coming-to-a-clinical-trial-near-you/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/are-bayesian-statistics-coming-to-a-clinical-trial-near-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats Offer Plan to Increase Insurance Coverage, Ease Healthcare Red Tape]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A dozen Senate Democrats released a plan aimed at getting more Americans health insurance coverage and making insurance plans easier to navigate.<br />
"America's for-profit health insurance system is fundamentally broken," the senators...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/senate-democrats-offer-plan-to-increase-insurance-coverage-ease-healthcare-red-tape/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/senate-democrats-offer-plan-to-increase-insurance-coverage-ease-healthcare-red-tape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo Wants $250K From Doc; $108M Birth Injury Verdict; Docs' Corporate Takeover Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Mayo Clinic is asking Michael Joyner, MD, to pay more than $250,000 in legal fees in connection to a case Joyner brought against Mayo in 2023 for allegedly trying to silence him after sharing research findings. (KTTC)<br />
Jefferson...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mayo-wants-250k-from-doc-108m-birth-injury-verdict-docs-corporate-takeover-suit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/mayo-wants-250k-from-doc-108m-birth-injury-verdict-docs-corporate-takeover-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Months Later, the Government Still Hasn't Fixed CDC's Shot-Up Windows]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The federal government has not yet replaced the bullet-pocked windows that serve as a grim reminder of an attack at the CDC more than 7 months ago, the agency's acting chief acknowledged Wednesday.<br />
CDC employees asked Jay Bhattacharya...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/7-months-later-the-government-still-hasnt-fixed-cdcs-shot-up-windows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/7-months-later-the-government-still-hasnt-fixed-cdcs-shot-up-windows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Looks to Classify COVID Vax Injuries; Lancet Retracts Talc Paper; 'Boy Kibble']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
CDC officials are considering a plan to make injuries from COVID-19 vaccines a formal diagnosis that can be coded in medical records. (Axios)<br />
The Trump administration...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-looks-to-classify-covid-vax-injuries-lancet-retracts-talc-paper-boy-kibble/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cdc-looks-to-classify-covid-vax-injuries-lancet-retracts-talc-paper-boy-kibble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estradiol Patch Matches LHRH Agonists for Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Transdermal estradiol for locally advanced prostate cancer matched luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for reducing distant metastasis, and with fewer vasomotor symptoms...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/estradiol-patch-matches-lhrh-agonists-for-locally-advanced-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/estradiol-patch-matches-lhrh-agonists-for-locally-advanced-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-in-Class KRAS-Degrader Promising in Pancreatic, Lung Cancers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Setidegrasib showed promising efficacy in patients with previously treated advanced KRAS G12D-mutated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), results from a phase I trial suggested.<br />
Among...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-in-class-kras-degrader-promising-in-pancreatic-lung-cancers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-in-class-kras-degrader-promising-in-pancreatic-lung-cancers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Diagnosis Could Change With These Blood Tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A combination of two blood tests improved Alzheimer's disease triaging and reduced overdiagnosis in people with asymptomatic Alzheimer's pathology, a prospective cohort study showed.<br />
Together, the two tests--one assessing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-diagnosis-could-change-with-these-blood-tests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-diagnosis-could-change-with-these-blood-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Blood Tests Together Improve Accuracy, Cut Overdiagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A combination of two blood tests improved Alzheimer's disease triaging and reduced overdiagnosis in people with asymptomatic Alzheimer's pathology, a prospective cohort study showed.<br />
Together, the two tests--one assessing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-blood-tests-together-improve-accuracy-cut-overdiagnosis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-blood-tests-together-improve-accuracy-cut-overdiagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-Doctors Now Handle 40% of Antipsychotic Scripts in Medicare]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A growing proportion of antipsychotic prescriptions for older adults were written by nonphysician clinicians, reflecting shifts in the mental health care workforce and prescribing practices, cross-sectional data showed.<br />
From...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/non-doctors-now-handle-40-of-antipsychotic-scripts-in-medicare/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/non-doctors-now-handle-40-of-antipsychotic-scripts-in-medicare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves New Drug Combo for Tough-to-Treat Ovarian Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved relacorilant (Lifyorli) in combination with nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane) for the treatment of adults with platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.<br />
The combination of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-approves-new-drug-combo-for-tough-to-treat-ovarian-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-approves-new-drug-combo-for-tough-to-treat-ovarian-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Vasectomy Conversation: Guideline Reflects Changes in Patients, Talking Points]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Vasectomy remains a safe and effective permanent contraceptive option for men and has no established links to serious health conditions, including prostate cancer, according to an updated guideline from the American Urological...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-vasectomy-conversation-guideline-reflects-changes-in-patients-talking-points/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-vasectomy-conversation-guideline-reflects-changes-in-patients-talking-points/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cause of ADHD Drug Shortage; Tech Addiction In-Patient Detox; Paternal Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The 2022-2023 nationwide shortage of stimulant medications for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have been driven by international supply chain disruptions rather than overprescribing, an economic evaluation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cause-of-adhd-drug-shortage-tech-addiction-in-patient-detox-paternal-depression/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cause-of-adhd-drug-shortage-tech-addiction-in-patient-detox-paternal-depression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychedelic Eased Symptoms of Treatment-Resistant Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An individualized dosing regimen of the inhaled psychedelic mebufotenin (GH001) led to significant improvements in depression symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant depression, a randomized placebo-controlled trial showed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psychedelic-eased-symptoms-of-treatment-resistant-depression/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psychedelic-eased-symptoms-of-treatment-resistant-depression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That Medical Student's Misogyny Isn't Funny]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "You're the kinda girl they write books about..." and that book is the DSM-5.<br />
"Daaaamn girl, how many [genitalia] you got?!"<br />
Shockingly, this content didn't come from a random podcaster in the manosphere. These were videos...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/that-medical-students-misogyny-isnt-funny/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/that-medical-students-misogyny-isnt-funny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food Safety Scientist Wins Prize for Preventing Millions of Foodborne Illness Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A scientist who pioneered the modern food processing safety standards used around the world was awarded this year's World Food Prize, the organization announced Wednesday, crediting his work for averting millions of cases of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/food-safety-scientist-wins-prize-for-preventing-millions-of-foodborne-illness-cases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/food-safety-scientist-wins-prize-for-preventing-millions-of-foodborne-illness-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rates of Induced Labor Have Jumped in the Past Decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Labor induction has risen across demographic groups and gestational age categories during the past decade, an analysis of National Vital Statistics System data found.<br />
Among singleton deliveries, induction of labor rates increased...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rates-of-induced-labor-have-jumped-in-the-past-decade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rates-of-induced-labor-have-jumped-in-the-past-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Procalcitonin-Guided Sepsis Care Improves Survival, Had No Effect on Antibiotic Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Incorporating procalcitonin into an algorithm for sepsis diagnosis in the emergency department did not affect the timeliness of patients receiving IV antibiotics, but it did reduce short-term mortality rates, the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/procalcitonin-guided-sepsis-care-improves-survival-had-no-effect-on-antibiotic-use/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/procalcitonin-guided-sepsis-care-improves-survival-had-no-effect-on-antibiotic-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI May Drive Health Costs Up, Doc-Economist Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In this series, MedPage Today is asking healthcare economists and policy experts the same questions about the high costs of U.S. healthcare. They'll reveal what they believe is working, what's not working, and what else can be...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-may-drive-health-costs-up-doc-economist-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-may-drive-health-costs-up-doc-economist-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgeon General Nomination Stalls as Senators Question Means' Experience, Vax Stance]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The nomination of wellness influencer Casey Means, MD, to be U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators of both major political parties grilled her on vaccines and other health topics during a tense confirmation hearing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/surgeon-general-nomination-stalls-as-senators-question-means-experience-vax-stance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/surgeon-general-nomination-stalls-as-senators-question-means-experience-vax-stance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIH Shifts Funding Strategy; U.K. Biobank Data Exposed; Autism Therapy Racket?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The NIH has cut the number of solicited calls for funding, and instead has been directed to increase its spending on "unsolicited" proposals driven by investigators' interests. (Nature)<br />
Confidential health data stored in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nih-shifts-funding-strategy-uk-biobank-data-exposed-autism-therapy-racket/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nih-shifts-funding-strategy-uk-biobank-data-exposed-autism-therapy-racket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol-Related Liver Disease May Be More Common Than We Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- After adjusting for underreporting of alcohol consumption, the prevalence of alcohol-related liver diseases in the U.S. was found to be higher than has been previously reported, with binge drinking being the strongest risk factor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alcohol-related-liver-disease-may-be-more-common-than-we-think/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alcohol-related-liver-disease-may-be-more-common-than-we-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Real Emergency Doctor Helps 'The Pitt' Feel Real]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- What makes "The Pitt" feel different from other medical dramas?<br />
In this 53-minute webinar, MedPage Today Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Faust, MD, speaks with Joe Sachs, MD, emergency physician and executive producer of the hit series...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-a-real-emergency-doctor-helps-the-pitt-feel-real/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-a-real-emergency-doctor-helps-the-pitt-feel-real/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly Pickleball Match; Malone Exits ACIP: 'Last Straw'; Novel Parkinson's Therapy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Jeff Webb, 76, an entrepreneur who started a cheerleading business and also was a mentor to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, died from a head injury...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/deadly-pickleball-match-malone-exits-acip-last-straw-novel-parkinsons-therapy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/deadly-pickleball-match-malone-exits-acip-last-straw-novel-parkinsons-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia Risk Rises After Severe Infection]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Dementia risk rose after older adults had severe infection and the risk was not attributable to other comorbidities, a Finnish registry study suggested.<br />
Of all hospital-treated diseases recorded 20 years before a dementia diagnosis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dementia-risk-rises-after-severe-infection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/dementia-risk-rises-after-severe-infection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepfake X-Rays Sneak Past Radiologists and AI, Underscoring Abuse Potential]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A majority of radiologists could not distinguish artificial x-rays--deepfakes--from real ones when they evaluated a mix of real and fake images, according to a study published today.<br />
Initially, only seven of 17 radiologists...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/deepfake-x-rays-sneak-past-radiologists-and-ai-underscoring-abuse-potential/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/deepfake-x-rays-sneak-past-radiologists-and-ai-underscoring-abuse-potential/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a Steroid Swap Protect Bone Health in Adrenal Insufficiency?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with adrenal insufficiency had significant improvements in bone and metabolic markers on a once-daily, low-dose steroid regimen compared with conventional treatment, a randomized trial found.<br />
Among 46 participants...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-a-steroid-swap-protect-bone-health-in-adrenal-insufficiency/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/can-a-steroid-swap-protect-bone-health-in-adrenal-insufficiency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Flags Misleading Claims on Cancer Drug Made by Billionaire Owner of ImmunityBio]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Federal health officials issued a warning Tuesday over misleading statements made by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, who recently told podcast listeners that his company's bladder cancer drug may be able to treat...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-flags-misleading-claims-on-cancer-drug-made-by-billionaire-owner-of-immunitybio/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-flags-misleading-claims-on-cancer-drug-made-by-billionaire-owner-of-immunitybio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EULAR Updates Its Guidance on Managing Behcet's Syndrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Beh&ccedil;et's syndrome poses some of the most difficult management challenges in all of rheumatology, but a newly updated guideline from the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) should help clinicians stay...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/eular-updates-its-guidance-on-managing-behcets-syndrome/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/eular-updates-its-guidance-on-managing-behcets-syndrome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Telerobotic Thrombectomy; Abnormal Cholesterol in Kids; Donated Heart Quirks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- XCath announced the completion of the world's first remote robotic mechanical thrombectomy in a stroke patient in Panama.<br />
Transradial access failed to match transfemoral access for diagnostic cerebral angiography in a randomized...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-telerobotic-thrombectomy-abnormal-cholesterol-in-kids-donated-heart-quirks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-telerobotic-thrombectomy-abnormal-cholesterol-in-kids-donated-heart-quirks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misinformation Abounds in Influencers' Promotion of Prescription Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Don't expect accuracy and transparency in the promotion of prescription drugs by social media influencers, researchers cautioned.<br />
Though evidence was limited in this systematic scoping review, recurrent themes in posts about...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/misinformation-abounds-in-influencers-promotion-of-prescription-drugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/misinformation-abounds-in-influencers-promotion-of-prescription-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obesity Drug Trial Dilemma; Tiny Insulin Pump Cleared; Type 5 Diabetes Deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- There's a problem with obesity drug trials: patients often can quickly tell if they're on placebo and drop out to get an effective treatment. (Bloomberg via MSN)<br />
The FDA cleared the MiniMed Flex, a next-generation, smartphone...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/obesity-drug-trial-dilemma-tiny-insulin-pump-cleared-type-5-diabetes-deaths/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/obesity-drug-trial-dilemma-tiny-insulin-pump-cleared-type-5-diabetes-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jail-Based HCV Testing, Treatment May Deliver Substantial Community Returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Jail-based hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination interventions in people who inject drugs could be a cost-effective approach to reduce infections and deaths, according to a simulation analysis.<br />
Combining HCV testing and treatment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/jail-based-hcv-testing-treatment-may-deliver-substantial-community-returns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/jail-based-hcv-testing-treatment-may-deliver-substantial-community-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Signals in Nasal Swabs; Gabapentin and Autism; Leaky Blood-Brain Barrier]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nasal swabs detected early signals of Alzheimer's changes in nerve and immune cells in a study of 22 adults, including several people with asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease. (Nature Communications)<br />
A case report described a child...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-signals-in-nasal-swabs-gabapentin-and-autism-leaky-blood-brain-barrier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-signals-in-nasal-swabs-gabapentin-and-autism-leaky-blood-brain-barrier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avapritinib's Effect Durable in Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Long-term data from the PIONEER trial, presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma &amp; Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting, support the durability of response with the KIT inhibitor avapritinib (Ayvakit) for indolent...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/avapritinibs-effect-durable-in-indolent-systemic-mastocytosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/avapritinibs-effect-durable-in-indolent-systemic-mastocytosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tahoe Avalanche Tragedy: What Were They Thinking?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Today, I write with a heavy heart. I grew up in Sacramento and have spent much of my life skiing the Sierra Nevada mountains that ring Lake Tahoe. They're honestly incomparable--timeless, imposing, and otherworldly when blanketed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-tahoe-avalanche-tragedy-what-were-they-thinking/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-tahoe-avalanche-tragedy-what-were-they-thinking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Benefit to Surfactant in Invasive Mechanical Ventilation for Infant Bronchiolitis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--Use of endotracheal poractant alfa (Curosurf) did not shorten the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation for infants with bronchiolitis, a randomized phase II trial indicated.The median duration of invasive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/no-benefit-to-surfactant-in-invasive-mechanical-ventilation-for-infant-bronchiolitis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/no-benefit-to-surfactant-in-invasive-mechanical-ventilation-for-infant-bronchiolitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a Headache Is Something Worse on 'The Pitt': An ER Doctor Weighs In]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As "The Pitt" continues its second season, MedPage Today is examining the drama through the perspective of an emergency physician.<br />
Practicing emergency room (ER) doctor Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, reacts...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/when-a-headache-is-something-worse-on-the-pitt-an-er-doctor-weighs-in/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/when-a-headache-is-something-worse-on-the-pitt-an-er-doctor-weighs-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abortion Pills Gaining Ground as Method for Ending Pregnancies, Survey Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As states that already ban abortion look to further restrict access this year, much of the focus is on pills sent by out-of-state providers.<br />
A survey released Tuesday helps explain the emphasis. It suggests that more women in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/abortion-pills-gaining-ground-as-method-for-ending-pregnancies-survey-suggests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/abortion-pills-gaining-ground-as-method-for-ending-pregnancies-survey-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is This Deadly Childhood Illness Making a Comeback?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Some physicians are increasingly worried that Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib), a potentially disabling and sometimes lethal bacterial infection in children, is making a comeback as vaccine hesitancy rises.<br />
Serious cases are...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-this-deadly-childhood-illness-making-a-comeback/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/is-this-deadly-childhood-illness-making-a-comeback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby-Killing Doctor Dies; CDC Director Deadline Looms; Lyme Vax Trial Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Kermit Gosnell, MD, a doctor convicted of killing three infants delivered live at a Philadelphia abortion clinic, died at age 85. (AP)<br />
Physicians with disabilities...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/baby-killing-doctor-dies-cdc-director-deadline-looms-lyme-vax-trial-data/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/baby-killing-doctor-dies-cdc-director-deadline-looms-lyme-vax-trial-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The 1980s Called': CMS Rule Aims to Phase Out Fax Machines for Health Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- So long, fax machines--we hardly knew ye.<br />
"The 1980s called, and they want their fax machines back," Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, administrator of CMS, said in a press release announcing a final rule from the agency that establishes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-1980s-called-cms-rule-aims-to-phase-out-fax-machines-for-health-claims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-1980s-called-cms-rule-aims-to-phase-out-fax-machines-for-health-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Waves During Sleep Predict Dementia Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A brain age index based on microstructures of sleep electroencephalography (EEG) data predicted dementia risk, a meta-analysis showed.<br />
Across five cohorts and 7,105 participants, each 10-year increase in the EEG-derived index...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-waves-during-sleep-predict-dementia-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-waves-during-sleep-predict-dementia-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Method for More Anatomically Targeted CPR Comes Up Short]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The concept of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) guidance during CPR hit a wall when tested for the first time in a randomized trial.<br />
For patients who were in a prolonged out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and very sick...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/method-for-more-anatomically-targeted-cpr-comes-up-short/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/method-for-more-anatomically-targeted-cpr-comes-up-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial Questions Fluid Intake Targets for Preventing Urinary Stone Recurrence]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An intervention designed to promote high fluid intake failed to reduce symptomatic stone recurrence in patients with a history of urinary stone disease, a randomized trial showed.<br />
Among over 1,600 participants, symptomatic stone...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trial-questions-fluid-intake-targets-for-preventing-urinary-stone-recurrence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trial-questions-fluid-intake-targets-for-preventing-urinary-stone-recurrence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe Does Better Than U.S. in Treating Spondyloarthritis, Survey Data Suggest]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- European nations may be winning at optimizing care for people with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), international survey data indicate.<br />
In data collected from physicians and patients in the U.S. and five European countries...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/europe-does-better-than-us-in-treating-spondyloarthritis-survey-data-suggest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/europe-does-better-than-us-in-treating-spondyloarthritis-survey-data-suggest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 1 in 5 Pediatric Hospital Deaths in the U.S. Involve Sepsis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO--More than 18,000 non-neonatal sepsis cases occur annually in U.S. kids, and nearly one in five pediatric in-hospital deaths involve sepsis, researchers estimated based on findings of a retrospective cohort study...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nearly-1-in-5-pediatric-hospital-deaths-in-the-us-involve-sepsis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nearly-1-in-5-pediatric-hospital-deaths-in-the-us-involve-sepsis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sepsis Rates Are Up. Here's What Might Explain Why.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Recently, the Boston Globe's Jessica Bartlett asked me about sepsis for an excellent story published a few days ago. In her story, Bartlett investigates why sepsis cases have dramatically increased in Massachusetts (and likely...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/sepsis-rates-are-up-heres-what-might-explain-why/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/sepsis-rates-are-up-heres-what-might-explain-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Docs Need to Rethink How They Plan for Patient Visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "So, what brings you here today?"<br />
This is almost always how our visits start, either on the inpatient services or in the outpatient practices. I still remember the time I went with the senior resident to see my first patient...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/docs-need-to-rethink-how-they-plan-for-patient-visits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/docs-need-to-rethink-how-they-plan-for-patient-visits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm a Travel Nurse. Every Hospital I've Worked in Shares a Fundamental Flaw.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Working as a travel nurse gives you a strange vantage point on American healthcare. You move through hospitals that appear different on the surface but often run based on the same pressures underneath.<br />
My partner once asked...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/im-a-travel-nurse-every-hospital-ive-worked-in-shares-a-fundamental-flaw/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/im-a-travel-nurse-every-hospital-ive-worked-in-shares-a-fundamental-flaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make the Diagnosis: From a Bone Marrow Transplant to a Huge Rash. What’s Your Diagnosis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) --]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/make-the-diagnosis-from-a-bone-marrow-transplant-to-a-huge-rash-whats-your-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/make-the-diagnosis-from-a-bone-marrow-transplant-to-a-huge-rash-whats-your-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth Eating Disorder Admissions Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A sharp increase in the number of young people hospitalized with eating disorders immediately after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic had returned to pre-pandemic levels, a cross-sectional study of U.S. pediatric hospitals showed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/youth-eating-disorder-admissions-return-to-pre-pandemic-levels/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/youth-eating-disorder-admissions-return-to-pre-pandemic-levels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child's 'Tail-Like' Limb Had to Be Surgically Removed]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A 19-month-old girl was born with a "tail-like" appendage on her lower back that grew larger over time and made walking independently difficult.<br />
A physical exam revealed an extra limb resembling "a flexed thigh with a partially...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/childs-tail-like-limb-had-to-be-surgically-removed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/childs-tail-like-limb-had-to-be-surgically-removed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Watch in Atopic Dermatitis Ahead of AAD 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- As the 2026 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting approaches, MedPage Today is offering a preview of an upcoming roundtable on new and emerging developments in atopic dermatitis.In this introductory episode...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-watch-in-atopic-dermatitis-ahead-of-aad-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-watch-in-atopic-dermatitis-ahead-of-aad-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Just Vaccines: Parents Are Refusing Other Routine Preventive Care for Newborns]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Tom Patterson, MD, saw didn't get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent day, more than a quarter...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/not-just-vaccines-parents-are-refusing-other-routine-preventive-care-for-newborns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/not-just-vaccines-parents-are-refusing-other-routine-preventive-care-for-newborns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Secretive Traditional Circumcision Rites Are Responsible for Dozens of Deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho had no known health issues when he joined his peers, wrapped in blankets and smeared in clay, for the most important ritual of his young life: the highly secretive process of traditional circumcision...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-secretive-traditional-circumcision-rites-are-responsible-for-dozens-of-deaths/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-secretive-traditional-circumcision-rites-are-responsible-for-dozens-of-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobel-Winning Doctor Dies; 'Buffy' Star's Heart Defect; Cyberattack Delays Surgeries]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription<br />
J. Michael Bishop, MD, who shared a Nobel Prize for his research on oncogenes, died of pneumonia at age 90. (Washington Post)<br />
The Trump administration is reportedly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nobel-winning-doctor-dies-buffy-stars-heart-defect-cyberattack-delays-surgeries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nobel-winning-doctor-dies-buffy-stars-heart-defect-cyberattack-delays-surgeries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['If You Wait That Long, You Will Have Waited Too Long': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "If you wait that long, you will have waited too long."--Lori Handy, MD, MSCE, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, responding to the FDA Commissioner's comment that he wouldn't give his young child antibiotics "unless...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/if-you-wait-that-long-you-will-have-waited-too-long-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/if-you-wait-that-long-you-will-have-waited-too-long-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online Doctor Reviews Need to Go]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- I suppose I understand why online patient reviews of physicians exist.<br />
Patients have told me they provide helpful information when searching for a new physician. Physicians have told me they provide insight into what patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/online-doctor-reviews-need-to-go/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/online-doctor-reviews-need-to-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jehovah's Witnesses Transfusion Policy Now Allows Storage, Use of One's Own Blood]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses are modifying their prohibition on receiving blood transfusions on religious grounds, now allowing members to decide whether to allow their own blood to be drawn and stored in advance for such things...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/jehovahs-witnesses-transfusion-policy-now-allows-storage-use-of-ones-own-blood/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/jehovahs-witnesses-transfusion-policy-now-allows-storage-use-of-ones-own-blood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quiz Time: Whose Son Won't Get Antibiotics Unless on 'His Deathbed'?]]></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-us/news/medical/quiz-time-whose-son-wont-get-antibiotics-unless-on-his-deathbed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/quiz-time-whose-son-wont-get-antibiotics-unless-on-his-deathbed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glaucoma Checks in Primary Care; Wastewater to Screen for Colorectal Cancer]]></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-us/news/medical/glaucoma-checks-in-primary-care-wastewater-to-screen-for-colorectal-cancer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glaucoma-checks-in-primary-care-wastewater-to-screen-for-colorectal-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Limit Antibiotic Overprescribing, Take a Page From the Opioid Epidemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In 2012, approximately 255 million opioid prescriptions were written in the U.S. At the time, prescribers may have thought these drugs were safe and effective, but in reality, opioids were sending many patients down a spiral...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/to-limit-antibiotic-overprescribing-take-a-page-from-the-opioid-epidemic/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/to-limit-antibiotic-overprescribing-take-a-page-from-the-opioid-epidemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gene Therapy Supply Runs Out, Company Warns of Treatment Delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Etranacogene dezaparvovec (Hemgenix), the only commercially available gene therapy for hemophilia B, is temporarily unavailable, according to maker CSL Behring.<br />
In a letter addressed to the hemophilia B community, the company...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/gene-therapy-supply-runs-out-company-warns-of-treatment-delays/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/gene-therapy-supply-runs-out-company-warns-of-treatment-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Touts Food as Medicine. He Often Overstates the Science, Experts Say.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In the Trump administration's campaign to promote healthy eating, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not stopped at his slogan urging people to "eat real food" to prevent disease.<br />
In recent speeches and podcast appearances...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-touts-food-as-medicine-he-often-overstates-the-science-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/rfk-jr-touts-food-as-medicine-he-often-overstates-the-science-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients Can Manage Their Own Warfarin Just Fine, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients can transition to self-managing their warfarin in the U.S., according to a small feasibility study.<br />
Among 138 patients who agreed to make their own warfarin dosing decisions based on home monitoring, 87% successfully...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/patients-can-manage-their-own-warfarin-just-fine-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/patients-can-manage-their-own-warfarin-just-fine-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autism Panel Targets RFK Jr.'s Agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Independent Autism Coordinating Committee (ACC)--a group formed in response to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent overhaul of the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)--met for the first...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/autism-panel-targets-rfk-jrs-agenda/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/autism-panel-targets-rfk-jrs-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HPV Self-Testing in Primary Care Boosts Cervical Cancer Screening]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Offering human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing in primary care appears to boost cervical cancer screening rates compared with usual care, a cluster-randomized trial in New Zealand showed.<br />
A significantly larger proportion...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hpv-self-testing-in-primary-care-boosts-cervical-cancer-screening/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hpv-self-testing-in-primary-care-boosts-cervical-cancer-screening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Was a Rough Match Day for Family Medicine, IMGs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- This year's Match Day proved rough for two groups: family medicine and noncitizen international medical graduates (IMGs), according to data from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).<br />
The match rate for noncitizen IMGs...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/it-was-a-rough-match-day-for-family-medicine-imgs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/it-was-a-rough-match-day-for-family-medicine-imgs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Warns on High-Risk Group After Stool-Based Colon Cancer Screening]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) who did not undergo follow-up colonoscopy had a fourfold increased incidence of colorectal cancer, a Swedish population-based cohort study showed, indicating that targeted...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-warns-on-high-risk-group-after-stool-based-colon-cancer-screening/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-warns-on-high-risk-group-after-stool-based-colon-cancer-screening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next-Gen Nerve Stimulator Approved for Obstructive Sleep Apnea]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved a proximal hypoglossal nerve stimulation device (aura6000 system) for adults with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), maker LivaNova announced on Thursday.<br />
FDA's premarket approval--the pathway...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/next-gen-nerve-stimulator-approved-for-obstructive-sleep-apnea/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/next-gen-nerve-stimulator-approved-for-obstructive-sleep-apnea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Warns of Seizure Risk With Some Parkinson's Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA issued a safety communication today warning of a potential increased risk of seizures tied to certain medications used to treat Parkinson's disease.<br />
The agency will require manufacturers of carbidopa/levodopa products...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-warns-of-seizure-risk-with-some-parkinsons-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-warns-of-seizure-risk-with-some-parkinsons-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer Vaccines Dogged by Misinformation; 867-5309 for Cancer; Bee Venom as Therapy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Cancer vaccines could reshape cancer care--if misinformation does not derail the progress. (The Conversation)<br />
Metformin once again has been linked to a lower risk of cancer, this time esophageal cancer. (JAMA Network Open...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cancer-vaccines-dogged-by-misinformation-867-5309-for-cancer-bee-venom-as-therapy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cancer-vaccines-dogged-by-misinformation-867-5309-for-cancer-bee-venom-as-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novel Chemo Delivery System Misses Mark in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A novel combination of an investigational intravesical drug delivery system designed to provide sustained release of gemcitabine into the bladder (Gem-iDRS, Inlexzo) and systemic treatment with the investigational immunotherapy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-chemo-delivery-system-misses-mark-in-muscle-invasive-bladder-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/novel-chemo-delivery-system-misses-mark-in-muscle-invasive-bladder-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prenatal Syphilis Detection Briefly Up With Mandated Repeat Screening]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Four U.S. states that mandated more frequent syphilis screening during pregnancy and at delivery had increased case detection rates, but the effect waned in the year after those laws took effect, according to an observational...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prenatal-syphilis-detection-briefly-up-with-mandated-repeat-screening/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prenatal-syphilis-detection-briefly-up-with-mandated-repeat-screening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hardest Clinical Skill We Rarely Teach]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- After we learn how to care for ourselves, healthcare eventually asks something harder: how do we care for someone we cannot make better?There is a moment many clinicians recognize. You are standing in a patient's room. The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-hardest-clinical-skill-we-rarely-teach/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-hardest-clinical-skill-we-rarely-teach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Got a Legal Win for Vaccines. But Chaos Is the Point.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- On Monday, a judge's ruling delivered a blow to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overt attack on U.S. vaccine policy. Since taking office, Kennedy has, in essence, hijacked the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/we-got-a-legal-win-for-vaccines-but-chaos-is-the-point/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/we-got-a-legal-win-for-vaccines-but-chaos-is-the-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgia Woman Charged With Murder After Police Say She Took Pills for Abortion]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A 31-year-old Georgia woman has been charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an illegal abortion.<br />
If state prosecutors decide to move forward with the murder charge brought by local police against Alexia...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/georgia-woman-charged-with-murder-after-police-say-she-took-pills-for-abortion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/georgia-woman-charged-with-murder-after-police-say-she-took-pills-for-abortion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultrasound Treatment for Prostate Cancer Has Early Advantage Versus Prostatectomy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An ultrasound-based treatment for prostate cancer showed better safety and operative metrics versus robotic radical prostatectomy in an early analysis of a first-ever randomized trial.<br />
After 6 months of follow-up, twice as many...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ultrasound-treatment-for-prostate-cancer-has-early-advantage-versus-prostatectomy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ultrasound-treatment-for-prostate-cancer-has-early-advantage-versus-prostatectomy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Government Overreached With Transgender Healthcare Declaration, Judge Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A federal judge said the government overreached by issuing a declaration that called treatments like puberty blockers and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for young people experiencing gender dysphoria, according to a ruling...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-government-overreached-with-transgender-healthcare-declaration-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-government-overreached-with-transgender-healthcare-declaration-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors Share Their Match Day Moments]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Passion. Emotion. The feeling that something big is happening and your life is about to change forever. Match Day is one of the most important days in a physician's career.<br />
MedPage Today asked physicians the following questions...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctors-share-their-match-day-moments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/doctors-share-their-match-day-moments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursing Homes Falsely Diagnose Patients as Schizophrenic to Sedate Them, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Nursing home staff overdiagnoses their dementia patients with schizophrenia so they can prescribe antipsychotics in order to make the patients easier to manage, a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) found....]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nursing-homes-falsely-diagnose-patients-as-schizophrenic-to-sedate-them-report-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nursing-homes-falsely-diagnose-patients-as-schizophrenic-to-sedate-them-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[90,000 Ibuprofen Bottles Recalled; ACIP Disbanding? Trump Pardons Health Fraudsters]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Strides Pharma recalled nearly 90,000 bottles of children's ibuprofen for the potential presence of a foreign substance. (USA Today)<br />
Following an influx of calls...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/90000-ibuprofen-bottles-recalled-acip-disbanding-trump-pardons-health-fraudsters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/90000-ibuprofen-bottles-recalled-acip-disbanding-trump-pardons-health-fraudsters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Threefold Increase in Dementia Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Older adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes had a higher risk of dementia, a U.S. prospective cohort study found.<br />
Compared with people without diabetes, older adults with type 1 diabetes had a nearly threefold higher risk for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/type-1-diabetes-linked-to-threefold-increase-in-dementia-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/type-1-diabetes-linked-to-threefold-increase-in-dementia-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a Trip to the Hair Salon Ends in the Emergency Room]]></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 />
Getting your hair washed at the salon should be a relaxing experience...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/when-a-trip-to-the-hair-salon-ends-in-the-emergency-room/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/when-a-trip-to-the-hair-salon-ends-in-the-emergency-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA OKs First Drug for Liver Disease-Related Pruritus]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved linerixibat (Lynavoy) as the first drug indicated for cholestatic pruritus stemming from primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), drugmaker GSK announced on Thursday.<br />
PBC is a rare but serious autoimmune disease where...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-oks-first-drug-for-liver-disease-related-pruritus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-oks-first-drug-for-liver-disease-related-pruritus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Gene Carriers With Higher Meat Intake Had Lower Dementia Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- People with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease did not have an expected increase in cognitive decline or dementia if they consumed relatively large amounts of meat, a Swedish cohort study showed.<br />
Higher total meat consumption...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-gene-carriers-with-higher-meat-intake-had-lower-dementia-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-gene-carriers-with-higher-meat-intake-had-lower-dementia-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Strategy Could Eliminate Radiologist Review of Low-Risk Mammograms]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially be used to safely exclude low-risk mammograms from radiologist review, according to results from a prospective noninferiority trial.<br />
When comparing standard double-blind reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-strategy-could-eliminate-radiologist-review-of-low-risk-mammograms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ai-strategy-could-eliminate-radiologist-review-of-low-risk-mammograms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Doctors Charge Patients for Prior Authorization?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Some physician practices are charging patients for prior authorization requests or requiring annual administrative fees for such requests and letters of medical necessity, among other services.<br />
In February, patients at one Washington...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/should-doctors-charge-patients-for-prior-authorization/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/should-doctors-charge-patients-for-prior-authorization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll Shows What ACA Enrollees Are Cutting Back on to Afford Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between properly managing her type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities, like gas in her car. Some days, she takes half or a third of her prescribed insulin dose--just to stretch...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/poll-shows-what-aca-enrollees-are-cutting-back-on-to-afford-healthcare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/poll-shows-what-aca-enrollees-are-cutting-back-on-to-afford-healthcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-Dose Wegovy Wins FDA Approval]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved a higher dose of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide for weight loss, dubbed Wegovy HD, the agency announced on Thursday.<br />
The once-weekly injectable will come in a 7.2-mg dose--three times the strength...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/high-dose-wegovy-wins-fda-approval/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/high-dose-wegovy-wins-fda-approval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS Investigating States That Mandate Insurance Coverage of Abortion]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration said Thursday that it has launched investigations into 13 states that require state-regulated health insurance plans to cover abortion.<br />
The probes are the latest in a long-running dispute between the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-investigating-states-that-mandate-insurance-coverage-of-abortion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hhs-investigating-states-that-mandate-insurance-coverage-of-abortion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgeon's Film Wins an Oscar; #Match2026; Docs React to New Lipid Guidelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.<br />
And the Academy Award for best documentary short film goes to ... "All the Empty Rooms," produced by pediatric...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/surgeons-film-wins-an-oscar-match2026-docs-react-to-new-lipid-guidelines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/surgeons-film-wins-an-oscar-match2026-docs-react-to-new-lipid-guidelines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Team's Health IT Plan Could Hurt Physician Practices, Health Groups Warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Groups representing medical practices are expressing concerns about a proposed rule from the Trump administration that would change the required standards for electronic health records (EHRs).<br />
"While MGMA [the Medical Group...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-teams-health-it-plan-could-hurt-physician-practices-health-groups-warn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-teams-health-it-plan-could-hurt-physician-practices-health-groups-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-Ablative Treatment for BPH/LUTS Achieves Rapid, Sustained Improvements]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A non-ablative treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)/lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) achieved durable improvement in urinary symptoms and flow rate, according to data from three clinical trials.<br />
Improvements after...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/non-ablative-treatment-for-bphluts-achieves-rapid-sustained-improvements/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/non-ablative-treatment-for-bphluts-achieves-rapid-sustained-improvements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genital Crohn's Disease; Colon Cancer Found in Wastewater; Treating H. Pylori]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A case report review examined complications, diagnosis, and treatment of genital Crohn's disease, a rare extraintestinal manifestation with no standard protocols for management. (Gastro Hep Advances)<br />
In Crohn's disease and ulcerative...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/genital-crohns-disease-colon-cancer-found-in-wastewater-treating-h-pylori/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/genital-crohns-disease-colon-cancer-found-in-wastewater-treating-h-pylori/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doc's Suspension Reversed; Rheumatologist Gets 6 Years; Nurses Killed in Attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Iowa Board of Medicine lifted its emergency suspension of transplant surgeon Qasim Chaudhry, MD, citing a procedural error, but said allegations of incompetence will still be considered at a future hearing. (Iowa Capital...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/docs-suspension-reversed-rheumatologist-gets-6-years-nurses-killed-in-attacks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/docs-suspension-reversed-rheumatologist-gets-6-years-nurses-killed-in-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human Metapneumovirus Is Not the Next COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "Little-known virus spreading rapidly on West Coast, experts warn..." was the opening line of an Instagram post quoting Fox News that I read last week. Fair enough, I thought. But then came the scaremongering. "Cold, flu and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/human-metapneumovirus-is-not-the-next-covid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/human-metapneumovirus-is-not-the-next-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicare Coverage Appears Spotty for Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Medicare coverage of targeted disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)--both under Medicare Advantage and in separate Part D plans--is likely to leave many patients wanting, researchers...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medicare-coverage-appears-spotty-for-newer-rheumatoid-arthritis-meds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medicare-coverage-appears-spotty-for-newer-rheumatoid-arthritis-meds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing the Vaccination Gap for Adults With Chronic Conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Adults living with chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, diabetes, and compromised immune systems face higher risks from vaccine-preventable diseases.<br />
For these patients, influenza, COVID-19...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/closing-the-vaccination-gap-for-adults-with-chronic-conditions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/closing-the-vaccination-gap-for-adults-with-chronic-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supplement-Tied Outbreak Hospitalizes 26; Kid Vax Rates Plummet; TrumpRx Discounts?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Recalled moringa leaf supplements are now blamed for 97 cases and 26 hospitalizations from potential Salmonella contamination, according to the CDC. The FDA's outbreak...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supplement-tied-outbreak-hospitalizes-26-kid-vax-rates-plummet-trumprx-discounts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/supplement-tied-outbreak-hospitalizes-26-kid-vax-rates-plummet-trumprx-discounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's Why Dozens of Autism Publications Were Retracted]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Springer Nature has retracted more than three dozen publications that relied on a problematic dataset, the publisher confirmed to MedPage Today.<br />
All 38 of the papers, conference proceedings, and book chapters involved a dataset...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-why-dozens-of-autism-publications-were-retracted/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-why-dozens-of-autism-publications-were-retracted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Legislation Would Shield Doctors From $100K H-1B Visa Fee]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would exempt physicians and other healthcare workers from a new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee.<br />
Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-legislation-would-shield-doctors-from-100k-h-1b-visa-fee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-legislation-would-shield-doctors-from-100k-h-1b-visa-fee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First TAVR System Approved for Severe Aortic Regurgitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the Trilogy Transcatheter Heart Valve System for the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic regurgitation, device maker JenaValve Technology announced.<br />
This approval makes Trilogy the only transcatheter aortic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-tavr-system-approved-for-severe-aortic-regurgitation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/first-tavr-system-approved-for-severe-aortic-regurgitation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psilocybin Failed to Live Up to Hype for Treatment-Resistant Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Psilocybin plus psychotherapy showed limited efficacy for easing depressive symptoms in individuals with treatment-resistant depression, the phase IIb EPISODE randomized clinical trial found.<br />
After withdrawal from antidepressants...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psilocybin-failed-to-live-up-to-hype-for-treatment-resistant-depression/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psilocybin-failed-to-live-up-to-hype-for-treatment-resistant-depression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Docs Have to Buy Malpractice Insurance, So Should Health Insurers, Says Lawmaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Health insurers should be required to have medical malpractice insurance because they insist on prior authorization for certain drugs and procedures, Rep. Neal Dunn, MD (R-Fla.), said Wednesday at a House hearing on healthcare...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/if-docs-have-to-buy-malpractice-insurance-so-should-health-insurers-says-lawmaker/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/if-docs-have-to-buy-malpractice-insurance-so-should-health-insurers-says-lawmaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liver Stiffness in Diabetes Linked to Higher Risk of Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Using a liver stiffness measurement (LSM) to screen for liver fibrosis as part of the routine management of patients with type 2 diabetes could help identify those at an increased risk of all-cause mortality, a cohort study suggested...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/liver-stiffness-in-diabetes-linked-to-higher-risk-of-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/liver-stiffness-in-diabetes-linked-to-higher-risk-of-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Aging Tied to MIND Diet Scores]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet, which combines elements of the Mediterranean and blood pressure-lowering DASH diets, was associated with slower structural brain changes associated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-aging-tied-to-mind-diet-scores/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/brain-aging-tied-to-mind-diet-scores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Launches Health-Focused AI Chatbot]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Microsoft is the latest technology company to roll out a health-focused artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.<br />
Copilot Health, launched late last week, enters a rapidly growing field that includes Amazon's Health AI, Open AI...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/microsoft-launches-health-focused-ai-chatbot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/microsoft-launches-health-focused-ai-chatbot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Points to Massive Undercount of Early COVID Deaths in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Official U.S. counts of COVID-19 deaths likely missed over 150,000 unrecognized mortalities during the pandemic's first 2 years, a machine learning model study suggested.<br />
By the newer estimate, there were 995,787 deaths caused...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-points-to-massive-undercount-of-early-covid-deaths-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/study-points-to-massive-undercount-of-early-covid-deaths-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ozempic in Schizophrenia; Psychiatrist Talks Euthanasia; New Opioid Threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In overweight, prediabetic schizophrenia patients on second-generation antipsychotics, semaglutide (Ozempic) significantly improved insulin sensitivity, fasting glucose, and weight. (Diabetes Care)<br />
Experts weighed in on whether...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ozempic-in-schizophrenia-psychiatrist-talks-euthanasia-new-opioid-threat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/ozempic-in-schizophrenia-psychiatrist-talks-euthanasia-new-opioid-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital Sues to Evict Patient Who Won't Leave Her Room 5 Months After Discharge]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The patient in Room 373 refuses to leave.<br />
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare in Florida earlier this month sued the patient, saying she has refused to depart her hospital room since being discharged last October. The hospital also...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hospital-sues-to-evict-patient-who-wont-leave-her-room-5-months-after-discharge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hospital-sues-to-evict-patient-who-wont-leave-her-room-5-months-after-discharge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America Needs to Talk About Poop]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, but you probably didn't know that. Unless you work with cancer patients or actively go looking for it, the message is easy to miss. The conversation is not dominating the airwaves or...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/america-needs-to-talk-about-poop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/america-needs-to-talk-about-poop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women Hitting Menopause Before 40 May Face a Long Window of Cardiac Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Premature onset of menopause was associated with a higher lifetime risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to an observational study.<br />
Across six U.S. cohorts, Black and white women who reached menopause before age 40...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/women-hitting-menopause-before-40-may-face-a-long-window-of-cardiac-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/women-hitting-menopause-before-40-may-face-a-long-window-of-cardiac-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Withdraws Proposal for Tanning Bed Age Limit]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In response to more than 8,000 public comments, the FDA has withdrawn a proposal to restrict the sale and use of sunlamps, including tanning beds, in minors.<br />
In a notice to be published in the Federal Register, the FDA cited...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-withdraws-proposal-for-tanning-bed-age-limit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-withdraws-proposal-for-tanning-bed-age-limit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MedPage Live March 24: 'The Pitt' Q&amp;A With Show's Executive Producer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Since premiering in early 2025, "The Pitt" has taken the healthcare community by storm. Physicians have praised the series for its realistic depiction of life inside an emergency department (ED)--so much so that some clinicians...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medpage-live-march-24-the-pitt-qampa-with-shows-executive-producer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/medpage-live-march-24-the-pitt-qampa-with-shows-executive-producer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Potential Game Changer' for Psoriasis Gets Green Light From FDA]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the first oral interleukin (IL)-23-targeted therapy for plaque psoriasis, Johnson &amp; Johnson announced.<br />
The approval of icotrokinra (Icotyde) stipulates use in adults and children 12 or older with moderate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/potential-game-changer-for-psoriasis-gets-green-light-from-fda/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/potential-game-changer-for-psoriasis-gets-green-light-from-fda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-Flow Oxygen's Survival Benefit Debunked in Respiratory Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- High-flow oxygen didn't help patients survive acute hypoxemic respiratory failure better than standard oxygen, the SOHO trial showed.<br />
Mortality at day 28 came out an identical 14.6% in patients randomized to either treatment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/high-flow-oxygens-survival-benefit-debunked-in-respiratory-failure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/high-flow-oxygens-survival-benefit-debunked-in-respiratory-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Widens Medicaid Fraud Crackdown to Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration on Tuesday widened its efforts to stamp out Medicaid fraud, at least in its fifth state this year, calling on Florida officials to share information on how they identify, prevent, and address bad actors...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-administration-widens-medicaid-fraud-crackdown-to-florida/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-administration-widens-medicaid-fraud-crackdown-to-florida/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Proposes More Flexibility in Alternatives to Animal Testing in Drug Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Drug developers will be able to use alternatives to animal testing and possibly get new products to market faster under draft guidance issued Wednesday by the FDA.<br />
In a press release, officials said the guidance advances the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-proposes-more-flexibility-in-alternatives-to-animal-testing-in-drug-development/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-proposes-more-flexibility-in-alternatives-to-animal-testing-in-drug-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate Middleton's Post-Cancer Change; VA Clinic Shooting; 867-5309 Helpline]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, said her relationship with alcohol changed after her cancer diagnosis in 2024. (USA Today)<br />
A Veterans Affairs employee was...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kate-middletons-post-cancer-change-va-clinic-shooting-867-5309-helpline/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/kate-middletons-post-cancer-change-va-clinic-shooting-867-5309-helpline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIH Director Sails Through House Appropriations Oversight Hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- NIH Director--and CDC Acting Director--Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, had little trouble Tuesday responding to questions from House members during an oversight hearing.<br />
"While the promise of the NIH is strong, we must reflect...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nih-director-sails-through-house-appropriations-oversight-hearing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/nih-director-sails-through-house-appropriations-oversight-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Mexico Offers Model to Manage Measles Outbreaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- New Mexico paired a broad public communications campaign with expanded statewide access to measles vaccination for children and adults to end a 2025 measles outbreak and boost statewide measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-mexico-offers-model-to-manage-measles-outbreaks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-mexico-offers-model-to-manage-measles-outbreaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wellness Devil in the Details: HHS' Nutrition Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Physicians don't receive enough training in nutrition. This has become a flashpoint in Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) and healthcare circles. Fair-minded people can disagree about how much training physicians should have in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-wellness-devil-in-the-details-hhs-nutrition-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/the-wellness-devil-in-the-details-hhs-nutrition-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehospital Whole-Blood Transfusion No Better Than Standard for Severe Hemorrhage]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Logistical advantages and safety aside, whole-blood transfusion offered no clinical improvement for the treatment of life-threatening hemorrhage in the prehospital setting, the randomized SWiFT trial found.<br />
Among patients transported...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prehospital-whole-blood-transfusion-no-better-than-standard-for-severe-hemorrhage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/prehospital-whole-blood-transfusion-no-better-than-standard-for-severe-hemorrhage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Judge's Ruling Halts Momentum on RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first year in the Trump administration racked up win after win for the longtime anti-vaccine crusader's allies.<br />
Activists in the "medical freedom" movement were thrilled to see Kennedy...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-judges-ruling-halts-momentum-on-rfk-jrs-vaccine-agenda/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-judges-ruling-halts-momentum-on-rfk-jrs-vaccine-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tranexamic Acid Reduces Major Bleeding in Urologic Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Use of tranexamic acid (TXA) reduced the risk of major bleeding in patients undergoing urologic surgery, results from the randomized POISE-3 trial showed.<br />
Among more than 1,100 patients, 6.1% of those in the TXA group experienced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tranexamic-acid-reduces-major-bleeding-in-urologic-surgery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/tranexamic-acid-reduces-major-bleeding-in-urologic-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insulin Pod Recall; T1D Islet Success; FDA Targets Animal-Derived Thyroid Meds]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Insulet recalled specific batches of its insulin-delivery pods due to a manufacturing defect that could prevent full insulin delivery; 18 serious injuries have been linked to the issue.<br />
All 12 adults with long-standing type...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/insulin-pod-recall-t1d-islet-success-fda-targets-animal-derived-thyroid-meds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/insulin-pod-recall-t1d-islet-success-fda-targets-animal-derived-thyroid-meds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Doctor as Patient; Plastic Turned Into Levodopa; Unmet Autism Needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Brent Beasley, MD, a former internal medicine physician and geriatrician who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease at age 57, shared his personal experience with anti-amyloid treatment. (Fox News)<br />
Researchers found...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-doctor-as-patient-plastic-turned-into-levodopa-unmet-autism-needs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/alzheimers-doctor-as-patient-plastic-turned-into-levodopa-unmet-autism-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discussing Recurrence Risk and Survivorship in Breast Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Breast Cancer," Cleveland Clinic oncologist Tiffany Onger, MD, and host John Mangels continue their conversations on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients across the breast cancer care...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/discussing-recurrence-risk-and-survivorship-in-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/discussing-recurrence-risk-and-survivorship-in-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antidepressants &amp; Cardiac Death; M-TEER Lasts 3 Years; Skip Insurance for Heart Med?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A longer duration of antidepressant treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants was linked to an increased risk of sudden cardiac death in a Danish nationwide study. (Heart Rhythm)<br />
The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/antidepressants-amp-cardiac-death-m-teer-lasts-3-years-skip-insurance-for-heart-med/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/antidepressants-amp-cardiac-death-m-teer-lasts-3-years-skip-insurance-for-heart-med/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannabinoids for Mental, Substance Use Disorders 'Rarely Justified,' Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Cannabinoids may reduce symptoms of some substance use and mental disorders, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis, but the quality of evidence was mostly low.<br />
Across 54 randomized controlled trials with more than...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cannabinoids-for-mental-substance-use-disorders-rarely-justified-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cannabinoids-for-mental-substance-use-disorders-rarely-justified-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Judge Handed Us a Victory Against RFK Jr. Will He Follow the Rule of Law?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In our civic imagination, a court order is supposed to end the argument. A judge hears both sides, rules, and the government complies. That is the assumption of a constitutional republic. But lately, that assumption has started...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-judge-handed-us-a-victory-against-rfk-jr-will-he-follow-the-rule-of-law/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/a-judge-handed-us-a-victory-against-rfk-jr-will-he-follow-the-rule-of-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Alzheimer's Revolution Is Coming, Experts Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An earlier diagnosis and intervention strategy for Alzheimer's disease is on the horizon, signaling a need to overhaul current detection methods and patient care protocols, experts at the Alzheimer's Association Research Roundtable...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/an-alzheimers-revolution-is-coming-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/an-alzheimers-revolution-is-coming-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outbreak Tied to Cheddar Cheese Made With Raw Milk Sickens 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- At least seven people in three states, including young children, have been sickened by Escherichia coli food poisoning linked to cheddar cheese made from raw milk, federal health officials said Monday.<br />
California-based Raw Farm...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/outbreak-tied-to-cheddar-cheese-made-with-raw-milk-sickens-7/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/outbreak-tied-to-cheddar-cheese-made-with-raw-milk-sickens-7/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Saved Congressman's Life? Deadly Meningitis in U.K.; A Case of 'Weird Hiccups']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
President Donald Trump reportedly revealed a House Republican's terminal diagnosis and claimed to have reversed it. (New York Times)<br />
There were scant data behind...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-saved-congressmans-life-deadly-meningitis-in-uk-a-case-of-weird-hiccups/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-saved-congressmans-life-deadly-meningitis-in-uk-a-case-of-weird-hiccups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSMA-PET Cuts Need for Biopsy in Suspected Prostate Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- When MRI offered no clear answer in suspected prostate cancer, the use of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-PET/CT showed promise for reducing the number of biopsies without compromising the diagnosis of significant malignancies...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psma-pet-cuts-need-for-biopsy-in-suspected-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/psma-pet-cuts-need-for-biopsy-in-suspected-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 Drugs Show Growing Promise for Afib Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For patients with obesity and atrial fibrillation (Afib), GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs may be the weight loss approach that better addresses their arrhythmia, observational data suggested.<br />
People who came out of catheter ablation...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drugs-show-growing-promise-for-afib-control/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/glp-1-drugs-show-growing-promise-for-afib-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Blocks RFK Jr.'s Overhaul of Vaccine Recommendations]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/judge-blocks-rfk-jrs-overhaul-of-vaccine-recommendations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/judge-blocks-rfk-jrs-overhaul-of-vaccine-recommendations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antibiotic Audit Letters Sent to Primary Care Docs Tied to Clinical, Economic Value]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- A mail-based audit and feedback (A&amp;F) program to improve antibiotic prescribing among primary care physicians was associated with both clinical and financial returns, according to an economic evaluation of data from a Canadian...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/antibiotic-audit-letters-sent-to-primary-care-docs-tied-to-clinical-economic-value/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/antibiotic-audit-letters-sent-to-primary-care-docs-tied-to-clinical-economic-value/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hold GLP-1s Before Endoscopy? Clinical Trial Finds Retained Gastric Contents]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients on GLP-1 or GLP-1/GIP agonists had significant residual gastric volume (RGV) if the medication wasn't held prior to upper endoscopy unless they were on a clear liquid diet the day before, the OCULUS randomized trial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hold-glp-1s-before-endoscopy-clinical-trial-finds-retained-gastric-contents/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hold-glp-1s-before-endoscopy-clinical-trial-finds-retained-gastric-contents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidradenitis Suppurativa Linked to Higher Risk of Self-Harm, Including Suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Patients with hidradenitis suppurative (HS) had a significantly higher incidence of self-harm, including suicide, compared with the general population, a large registry-based study from Denmark showed.<br />
During follow-up for as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hidradenitis-suppurativa-linked-to-higher-risk-of-self-harm-including-suicide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/hidradenitis-suppurativa-linked-to-higher-risk-of-self-harm-including-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says His Chief of Staff Has Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but will continue working during her treatment, President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Monday.<br />
Trump said Wiles' prognosis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-says-his-chief-of-staff-has-cancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/trump-says-his-chief-of-staff-has-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barzolvolimab Showed Prolonged Clinical Efficacy in Chronic Hives]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Jonathan Bernstein, MD, of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, discusses emerging data on barzolvolimab, an investigational humanized monoclonal antibody, in chronic spontaneous...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/barzolvolimab-showed-prolonged-clinical-efficacy-in-chronic-hives/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/barzolvolimab-showed-prolonged-clinical-efficacy-in-chronic-hives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Chief's Kid Will Only Get Antibiotics if He's 'On His Deathbed']]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, said at a national meeting last week that he wouldn't give his young child antibiotics "unless he is on his deathbed or suffering."<br />
The comments, made at the HHS National Conference on...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-chiefs-kid-will-only-get-antibiotics-if-hes-on-his-deathbed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/fda-chiefs-kid-will-only-get-antibiotics-if-hes-on-his-deathbed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Going Home From the Hospital Is Done Well]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Being in the hospital is challenging.<br />
Taking care of patients in the hospital is challenging (bless the hospitalist physicians). Going home from the hospital--returning home to outpatient world where so many of our patients...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/when-going-home-from-the-hospital-is-done-well/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/when-going-home-from-the-hospital-is-done-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Teens Lack HPV Vax Before Sexual Activity Begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- More than 1 in 5 adolescents within one large primary care network weren't fully vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) before sexual debut, representing a "critical missed opportunity for cancer prevention," researchers...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/many-teens-lack-hpv-vax-before-sexual-activity-begins/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/many-teens-lack-hpv-vax-before-sexual-activity-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extended-Release Buprenorphine Viable, Safe During Pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Extended-release buprenorphine was an effective treatment for pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) and safe for their babies, according to an open-label randomized trial.<br />
Women randomized to weekly, injectable extended...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/extended-release-buprenorphine-viable-safe-during-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/extended-release-buprenorphine-viable-safe-during-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's What Doctors Should Know About the Stryker Cyberattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Medical device maker Stryker said its surgical technology platforms, defibrillators and cardiac monitors, and connected beds are unaffected by a recent cyberattack, and clinicians can keep using these products.<br />
The attack, for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-doctors-should-know-about-the-stryker-cyberattack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/heres-what-doctors-should-know-about-the-stryker-cyberattack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avapritinib Shows Sustained Benefits in Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The KIT inhibitor avapritinib (Ayvakit) maintained symptom improvement and reduced mast cell burden in patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis for an average of 4 years, according to long-term data presented at the American...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/avapritinib-shows-sustained-benefits-in-indolent-systemic-mastocytosis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/avapritinib-shows-sustained-benefits-in-indolent-systemic-mastocytosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her Vagina Burned Every Time She Ate Spicy Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- For 2 years, a 52-year-old woman repeated the same pattern: She ate spicy food, and her vagina burned like "chili water."<br />
At first, clinicians attributed it to chronic vaginitis. Then surgeons discovered the real culprit-...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/her-vagina-burned-every-time-she-ate-spicy-food/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/her-vagina-burned-every-time-she-ate-spicy-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addressing Kids' Seasonal Allergies]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Seasonal allergic rhinitis isn't always easy to identify in children, but treatment options are on fairly solid ground.<br />
Distinguishing seasonal allergies from the multitude of childhood infections can be a challenge, acknowledged...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/addressing-kids-seasonal-allergies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/addressing-kids-seasonal-allergies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just How Accurate Are Allergy Forecasts?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Many websites and smartphone apps offer "allergy forecasts" to guide allergy sufferers in daily activities, but just how reliable are they?<br />
A pollen count reflects an actual measurement of the number of grains of pollen in a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/just-how-accurate-are-allergy-forecasts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/just-how-accurate-are-allergy-forecasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Know About Toxic Black Rain After Attacks on Iran's Oil Facilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Clouds of toxic smoke unleashed into the atmosphere by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities made a dangerous return to Earth in the form of "black rain," prompting international health officials to warn of serious...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-know-about-toxic-black-rain-after-attacks-on-irans-oil-facilities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/what-to-know-about-toxic-black-rain-after-attacks-on-irans-oil-facilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICU Nurse Murdered; Billy Joel Health Update; MAHA Runs 'The Pitt' in 'SNL' Parody]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<br />
A Massachusetts teen was accused of breaking into the home of 68-year-old Janet Swallow, RN, and fatally stabbing the intensive care unit (ICU) nurse. (New York...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/icu-nurse-murdered-billy-joel-health-update-maha-runs-the-pitt-in-snl-parody/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/icu-nurse-murdered-billy-joel-health-update-maha-runs-the-pitt-in-snl-parody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['That's the Source of the Promise and Potential Risk': What We Heard This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- "The mind is put in a temporary state with increased flexibility. That's the source of the promise and potential risk."--Matthew Johnson, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, on brain plasticity...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/thats-the-source-of-the-promise-and-potential-risk-what-we-heard-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/thats-the-source-of-the-promise-and-potential-risk-what-we-heard-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malpractice Litigation Was Meant to Make Medicine Safer. It May Do the Opposite.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Behind most lawsuits against doctors lies a desire to correct past harm and deter future negligence. But malpractice litigation causes harm itself. This harm often persists long after a lawsuit is resolved, by quietly distorting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/malpractice-litigation-was-meant-to-make-medicine-safer-it-may-do-the-opposite/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/malpractice-litigation-was-meant-to-make-medicine-safer-it-may-do-the-opposite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quiz Time: Why Did RFK Jr. Have Surgery?]]></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-us/news/medical/quiz-time-why-did-rfk-jr-have-surgery/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/quiz-time-why-did-rfk-jr-have-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential Benefits and Harms of Colon Cancer Screening; Sleep in Adolescents]]></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-us/news/medical/potential-benefits-and-harms-of-colon-cancer-screening-sleep-in-adolescents/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/potential-benefits-and-harms-of-colon-cancer-screening-sleep-in-adolescents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Contain Healthcare Costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- We're well into the second Trump administration, yet efforts to address one of the country's most pressing problems have amounted to a lot of talk and little meaningful action.<br />
Economist worries about healthcare cost growth...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-to-contain-healthcare-costs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/how-to-contain-healthcare-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA Aims to Weaken Limits on Cancer-Linked Gas Used to Sterilize Medical Equipment]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/epa-aims-to-weaken-limits-on-cancer-linked-gas-used-to-sterilize-medical-equipment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/epa-aims-to-weaken-limits-on-cancer-linked-gas-used-to-sterilize-medical-equipment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Docs in All Specialties Need More Menopause Education, Experts Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--Doctors in all specialties need more education on menopause and hormone therapy so that they don't give women conflicting recommendations, several speakers said here Friday at the HHS National Conference on Women...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/docs-in-all-specialties-need-more-menopause-education-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/docs-in-all-specialties-need-more-menopause-education-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardiology Group to Pay Nearly $5 Million for Alleged Vein Ablation Fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- An Arizona physician group will pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations that doctors violated the False Claims Act by performing medically unnecessary vein ablations, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.<br />
Federal agents...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cardiology-group-to-pay-nearly-5-million-for-alleged-vein-ablation-fraud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/cardiology-group-to-pay-nearly-5-million-for-alleged-vein-ablation-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Flu Season Winding Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- The CDC on Friday posted data that showed a continued decline in doctor's office and hospital visits for flu symptoms through last week. The number of states reporting high flu activity dropped to 16, many of them in a belt stretching...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-flu-season-winding-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/us-flu-season-winding-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low Testosterone May Raise Risk of 'Extreme' Prostate Cancer Progression]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Low testosterone levels may increase the risk of higher-grade progression in prostate cancer patients under active surveillance, a retrospective cohort study suggested.<br />
Among over 900 patients, low testosterone levels (&le;...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-testosterone-may-raise-risk-of-extreme-prostate-cancer-progression/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/low-testosterone-may-raise-risk-of-extreme-prostate-cancer-progression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New U.S. Lipid Guideline Redefines Risk Categories, Boosts Non-Cholesterol Tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Risk calculations guiding lipid-lowering therapy are given an overhaul in new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA).<br />
Now, in adults 30-79 years old without atherosclerotic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-us-lipid-guideline-redefines-risk-categories-boosts-non-cholesterol-tests/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-us-lipid-guideline-redefines-risk-categories-boosts-non-cholesterol-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Lipid Guidelines Redefine Risk Categories, Loop in People as Young as 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- Risk calculations guiding lipid-lowering therapy are given an overhaul in new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA).<br />
Now, in adults 30-79 years old without atherosclerotic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-lipid-guidelines-redefine-risk-categories-loop-in-people-as-young-as-30/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/medical/new-lipid-guidelines-redefine-risk-categories-loop-in-people-as-young-as-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID, Then Lung Cancer; Revisiting Nuclear Power and Cancer; Anti-Tumor Cherries?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(MedPage Today) -- COVID-19 or other serious viral infections may "reprogram" immune cells in the lungs to facilitate development and growth of lung cancer, even years afterward. (UVA Health)<br />
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