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(MedPage Today) -- A Michigan man was arrested for allegedly pulling a gun on three hospital workers while they were on a break. (Click On Detroit) A Texas woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting emergency department staff, spitting in the...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation's cattle industry...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- The interleukin (IL)-17A inhibitor secukinumab (Cosentyx) was clearly effective in treating polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in a phase III trial, researchers reported, even as they also published final data from a failed...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- In yet another effort to repurpose oncology drugs for autoimmune disease, a researcher reported here that low doses of blinatumomab (Blincyto) given to patients with treatment-resistant rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- A second-line triplet regimen involving the novel intravenous drug gedatolisib significantly reduced the risk of progression or death in PIK3CA-mutant hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer, a phase III study...
Read full article →Many adults are sharing device data with providers too. But users are typically healthier and wealthier, suggesting people who could benefit the most from health monitoring are less likely to adopt the tools, according to Rock Health.
Read full article →An acquisition of Independence would further expand West Virginia University Health System into southwestern Pennsylvania.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. President Trump took finasteride (Propecia) during his first term in office, according to several of his past physicians, but the hair-loss drug has not appeared...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- An established blood thinner regimen failed to extend its cardioprotective benefits to patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the international TRACK trial. In this placebo-controlled study of patients...
Read full article →The advanced model should support earlier and more accurate diagnoses and treatment planning, the companies said.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the Titan Prime inflatable penile prosthesis for men with erectile dysfunction, Coloplast announced on Wednesday. This prosthesis is indicated for men who are considered to be candidates for implantation of...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Patients highly sensitized to HLA successfully underwent kidney transplantation after desensitization with the use of dual chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. In a safety run-in cohort of an ongoing phase I trial...
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