FDA OKs First IL-15 Receptor Agonist for Early Bladder Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved nogapendekin alfa inbakicept (Anktiva) for bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), the agency announced Monday.
A first-in-class interleukin (IL)-15 receptor... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
COVID Shot Boosts Mucosal Immunity in Previously Infected People
(MedPage Today) -- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines stimulated mucosal immunity in people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, but generated only a tiny amount of immunity in people who had never been infected, according to a cohort study using data from... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
How Trump Could Reshape Healthcare; E. Coli Alert; Does Doctor's Gender Matter?
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Six former officials and insiders shared how former President Donald Trump could reshape healthcare policy if re-elected. (STAT)
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Is There a Vaccine for H5N1 Influenza?
(MedPage Today) -- On the heels of a multi-state outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) in dairy cows, experts told MedPage Today that a trio of H5N1 vaccines for humans has already been developed and approved in the U.S.
While... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
HHS Issues Final Rule to Protect Privacy of Reproductive Healthcare Data
(MedPage Today) -- Patients who share their health information -- including reproductive health information -- with providers and health plans have the right to have that information kept private, according to a final rule issued Monday by... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Modest Changes in Kids' Developmental Scores Seen From Pandemic
(MedPage Today) -- Young children who lived through the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated modest changes in developmental screening scores, according to a cohort study of more than 50,000 U.S. children.
Among kids age 5 and under, there were significant... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Ex-Con Charged With Murdering Home Care Nurse
(MedPage Today) -- A convicted rapist was charged with murder and attempted sexual assault Friday in the killing of a visiting nurse at a Connecticut halfway house for sex offenders in October -- a crime that spurred calls for better safety measures... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady
(MedPage Today) -- Through my work as a neuroscientist who designs neural implants to monitor the injured brain after severe traumatic brain injuries, stroke, and brain cancers, it has become very clear to me that my field needs to communicate... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
MedPod Deep Dive: More Problems With For-Profit Nursing Schools
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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... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Toxic: How the Search for COVID's Origins Turned Politically Poisonous
(MedPage Today) -- The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Doc Killed in Murder-Suicide? New Human Bird-Flu Case; Olympics' Eating Disorders
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Marsha Certain, MD, an interventional cardiologist from Georgia, was killed late last week, at age 69, in an apparent murder-suicide, according to authorities. ... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries
(MedPage Today) -- A pair of heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths has received the FDA's most serious recall, the agency announced Monday.
The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 21, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The Real Forces That Motivate Us in Healthcare
(MedPage Today) -- Various metaphysical concepts -- those that transcend physical explanations or rules -- have influenced the field of medicine throughout history and continue to play a role today. The understanding of how mental processes... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 21, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
When Neglect Becomes Criminal: The Harsh Reality of Failing a Dependent
(MedPage Today) -- We live in a society where the bad news cycle runs nonstop in the media. In practice, this means we often become so inundated with bad news content that when there is a trend we should be aware of, it can get lost in the noise... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 20, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
NEJM Begins Limiting Access for Certain News Organizations
(MedPage Today) -- The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is cutting off certain publications from advanced access to its embargoed journal articles.
News outlets that report for physician readers will no longer meet criteria for embargoed... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
