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(MedPage Today) -- A large Danish study suggests that aspirin use may indirectly help uncover asymptomatic bladder cancer. (Journal of Internal Medicine) A concerning number of deaths and lack of survival benefit in a confirmatory trial have raised...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- Two investigational drugs for lupus with encouraging primary phase II results yielded more good news from follow-on studies, reports here indicated. The Toll-like receptor (TLR) inhibitor enpatoran showed no diminution...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were escorted by police out of the convention center in New Orleans during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The B-cell depleting agent obinutuzumab (Gazyva) was superior to the immunosuppressant tacrolimus in inducing remissions in primary membranous nephropathy, the global phase III MAJESTY trial showed. By week 104, 37% of patients...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- On June 11, the largest FIFA World Cup in history kicks off across 16 cities in the U.S. (11 cities), Canada, and Mexico. Over 5 million fans from around the globe will pack stadiums, fan zones, and city streets through mid-July...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- In this MedPage Today webinar, Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Faust, MD, speaks with Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International and former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) official who helped lead the U.S...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everyone, welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories...
Read full article →Americans are increasingly frustrated about being blocked off from care, which results in worse health outcomes and financial stress, per the new study. Still, insurers generally defend their claims review processes.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. FDA said a multi-year Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to soft ricotta/requeson cheese sold in Maryland, New York, and Virginia has hospitalized seven people...
Read full article →Regulators cleared the nonprofit’s $3.9 billion AmSurg acquisition — but with conditions.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A major change to how the popular President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program operates took effect on June 1, which experts warn will result in a massive decline in the U.S.'s public health presence abroad. Historically...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- People who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods -- sugar-sweetened drinks, packaged snacks, or processed meats, for example -- were more likely to develop a composite outcome of dementia or cognitive impairment compared...
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