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(MedPage Today) -- A 2010 paper that linked hepatitis B vaccines in infant boys to an increased risk of autism diagnosis was retracted and another study by the same authors is under investigation. The study, published in the Journal of Toxicology...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Alcohol consumption during pregnancy has been on the rise in recent years, with some groups, like unmarried women and women in frequent distress, more likely to partake, CDC data showed. Responding to a survey, 15.2% of pregnant...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved capivasertib (Truqap) in combination with abiraterone (Zytiga) and prednisone for PTEN-deficient prostate cancer, the agency announced on Friday. Approval stipulates use in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Friday approved belzutifan (Welireg) plus pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Keytruda Qlex) as adjuvant therapy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with a clear cell component. Based on results from LITESPARK-022, the combination...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time for certain injuries. And some top doctors think this is only the beginning. Cy Young Award winners Tarik...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Firefighters responding to a blaze that destroyed a massive medical equipment warehouse in Northern California and sent embers flying for miles were hindered by sprinklers and hydrants that weren't working, authorities said Friday...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Scammers used the identity of Brian Druker, MD, the renowned leukemia researcher known for his work developing imatinib (Gleevec), to pitch ivermectin as a cancer cure. (OregonLive) A phase III trial involving lurbinectedin...
Read full article →The tentative deal comes months after CVS Health reached a proposed settlement in the lawsuit alleging major pharmacy benefit managers are inflating insulin costs.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs after hospitalization for sepsis or lower respiratory infection -- an approach increasingly reimbursed for by Medicare -- didn't beat usual follow-up care when it came to increasing...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Around this time of year, medical schools are engaging in a 250-year-old annual tradition: they're graduating their latest class of career-ready physicians. It's a deservedly triumphant moment -- the culmination of at least...
Read full article →MA insurers commonly deny requests for post-acute care — but none more frequently than UnitedHealth, Humana and CVS, the HHS OIG said. Insurers were not happy about the findings.
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