HHS Panel That Aims to Reshape U.S. Healthcare Holds Its...
(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....
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He Inserted a Cable in His Penis. 10 Years Later,...
(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,...
'It Was David Versus Goliath': What We Heard This Week
(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...
Major Complete Response Rate in Very High-Risk Bladder Cancer With...
(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...
Durvalumab Plus BCG Cut Early Recurrence of High-Risk Bladder Cancer
(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...
Makary's Resignation Expands Leadership Void at Health Department
(MedPage Today) — When the week began, several senior positions at HHS were already sitting empty. There was no Senate-confirmed U.S. surgeon general. The head of the NIH was doubling...
Largest U.S. Children's Hospital to Set Up a 'Detransition Clinic'...
(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...
GLP-1 Drug Makes Its Case for Treating Plaque Psoriasis
(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...
Many States Not Prepared to Respond to Public Health Emergencies,...
(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...
Keeping Tabs on Hantavirus; MA Auto-Enrollment; Mel Gibson's Ivermectin Influence
(MedPage Today) — The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody, welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight...
