FDA Approves First CAR-T for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel, Breyanzi) for pretreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb announced on Thursday... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Is the U.S. Overcounting Maternal Deaths? New Study Stirs Controversy
(MedPage Today) -- A recent study suggesting that the CDC may have overcounted maternal mortality in recent decades is stirring controversy.
Critics, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and other experts, say... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
In a First, Vice President Harris Visits a Clinic That Performs Abortions
(MedPage Today) -- ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what her office said was the first time a president or vice president has toured a facility that performs abortions, as... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
How Can the U.S. Prevent Future Cyberattacks Like the One on Change Healthcare?
(MedPage Today) -- The federal government could be doing more to prevent cyberattacks like the one that happened to Change Healthcare, the UnitedHealth Group (UHG) subsidiary, a cybersecurity expert told MedPage Today.
Change Healthcare likely... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
MedPod Today: AAMC Leaked Emails; 'Wild West' of Ketamine; MA Games the System
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Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody, welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insights into the week's biggest healthcare stories... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Tries to Close the Lid on Poop Transplant Company
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has issued a warning letter to a company it says is selling fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) in various forms -- including "capsules, enemas, and infusions" -- against agency regulations.
FDA sent the letter to... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
New PD-1 Inhibitor Approved for Esophageal Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved tislelizumab (Tevimbra) for advanced/metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) previously treated with chemotherapy, BeiGene announced.
The approval stipulates use of the PD-1 inhibitor in adults... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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Trump Reverses on Medicare Cuts; Pill for Ebola? Chef Jailed for Serving Norovirus
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Former President Donald Trump walked back his earlier comments suggesting he would consider cuts to Social Security and Medicare, now vowing he "will never do anything... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Approves First-Ever Drug for Serious Liver Condition
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to resmetirom (Rezdiffra) as the first treatment for adults with noncirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), also now referred to as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Who Is at Risk of Caffeine Intoxication?
(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.
While caffeine -- usually in a cup of coffee or two -- is a regular... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Panel Endorses Imetelstat for MDS-Related Anemia
(MedPage Today) -- An FDA panel overwhelmingly backed investigational imetelstat as a treatment option for transfusion-dependent anemia in adults with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) who failed on erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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Republican Senators Blast Biden's Proposed HHS Budget
(MedPage Today) -- Republican and Democratic senators clashed over the Biden administration's record on lowering drug prices during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday centered on the fiscal year 2025 proposed budget for the Department... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
More States Cut Training Requirements for Some International Medical Graduates
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly a year ago, Tennessee became the first state in the U.S. to scrap residency requirements for certain international medical graduates (IMGs), opening up an alternative pathway to permanent licensure.
Since then, more states... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Early Death Risk Muddies Risk-Benefit Assessment of CAR-T Therapies for Myeloma
(MedPage Today) -- An increased risk of early death has created uncertainty about the risk-benefit ratio of two CAR T-cell therapies for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, which an FDA advisory committee will consider on Friday.
Both ciltacabtagene... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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RaDonda Vaught Says Some System Practices Contributed to Fatal Mistake
(MedPage Today) -- With tears in her eyes, former Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught, who was criminally convicted of a 2017 drug error that resulted in a patient's death, enumerated the situations and system practices that led to her egregious mistake... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
