FDA Approves Second Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B FDA Approves Second Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B
Pfizer reported a list price of $3.5 million for its new gene therapy, Beqvez, for adults with this rare bleeding disorder.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Alert Source Type: news

Could Bedside Training Help End the US Neurologist Shortage? Could Bedside Training Help End the US Neurologist Shortage?
A program that teaches internal medicine residents, medical students, and other trainees how to assess neurologic conditions could help address neurologist shortage.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Meet the nationally recognized researcher who will lead UB ’s department of medicine
Leonard Egede is currently chief of the Medical College of Wisconsin ’s division of internal medicine and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lian Bunny Source Type: news

About 3.6 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Could Be Eligible for Wegovy Coverage, Study Shows About 3.6 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Could Be Eligible for Wegovy Coverage, Study Shows
About 3.6 million overweight or obese patients with heart conditions insured under the U.S. Medicare program could be eligible for coverage of Novo Nordisk ' s weight-loss...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Opportunistic AI for Medical Scans Opportunistic AI for Medical Scans
A remarkable wealth of data are being missed.Medscape (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news

Novel Agent Curbs Alzheimer's-Related Agitation Novel Agent Curbs Alzheimer's-Related Agitation
AXS-05, a combination of dextromethorphan and bupropion, led to a rapid and sustained improvement in agitation related to Alzheimer ' s disease in the phase 3 ACCORD trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Peer-led bootcamp helps medical students prepare for clerkship
Developed for Yale Internal Medicine clerkships, the bootcamp ’s success has led to its integration into mandatory clerkship training, with plans to expand. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Drugs and Teeth: Prescription Meds With Dental Effects Drugs and Teeth: Prescription Meds With Dental Effects
The Curbsiders got an expert ' s answers to common questions about drugs and dental care.The Curbsiders (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news

Telemedicine Boosts GDMT Rates for HFrEF in Navajo Nation Telemedicine Boosts GDMT Rates for HFrEF in Navajo Nation
A telemedicine initiative targeting patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in the Navajo Nation improved rates of guideline-directed therapy by fivefold.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

PSA Detectable After Radical Prostatectomy PSA Detectable After Radical Prostatectomy
Following radical prostatectomy, however, approximately 20%-40% of patients with localized disease will experience biochemical recurrence.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

OUD Expert: How to Start Buprenorphine in Primary Care OUD Expert: How to Start Buprenorphine in Primary Care
Former obstacles are no longer an issue to prescribing the drug.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news

Are Women Better Doctors Than Men? Are Women Better Doctors Than Men?
Investigators took a unique approach to try to answer this age-old question in medicine.Medscape (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news

GLP-1 RAs: Which Drug for Which Patient? GLP-1 RAs: Which Drug for Which Patient?
Obesity specialist Dr Holly Lofton reveals how she chooses the right GLP-1 for each patient, and the importance of staying on label.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news

ACP: Recommendations Developed for Newer Type 2 Diabetes Medications
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Physicians (ACP) and published online April 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recommendations are presented regarding newer pharmacologic treatments for adults... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

More Cases of Acute Diverticulitis Treated Outside Hospital More Cases of Acute Diverticulitis Treated Outside Hospital
Primary care providers are more likely to manage cases of acute diverticulitis, shifting care guidelines away from surgery.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news