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(MedPage Today) -- The investigational ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibitor volixibat delivered better itch relief than placebo in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), data from a phase II randomized clinical trial showed...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Something happened at graduation ceremonies this spring that should cause every health system CEO, hospital administrator, and digital health investor to rethink their development, implementation, and marketing strategies: college...
Read full article →Ascension needs to sell seven surgery centers if it wants the deal to close, regulators said. Ascension, which is pursuing the AmSurg acquisition as part of a larger financial turnaround, said it was pleased with the compromise.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Five of the 18 American cruise ship passengers who have been staying at a national quarantine facility in Nebraska after being exposed to hantavirus are going home, U.S. health officials said Monday. The five people will complete...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Champion Foods voluntarily recalled some batches of Motor City Pizza's five-cheese bread for potential Salmonella contamination from milk powder, according to an...
Read full article →Nearly three-quarters of clinicians said losing critical thinking or decision-making skills will be one of the greatest risks of adopting artificial intelligence, according to a survey by Wolters Kluwer Health.
Read full article →Select hospitals have refused to share data to prove they’re not double-dipping drug discounts, Lilly said. Hospitals, which have until Monday to comply, are urging the government to intervene.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Patients who skipped maintenance therapy after a complete response to upfront treatment with a PD-1 inhibitor lived just as long as those who had 3 years of maintenance, data from a cohort study that compared nonsurgical...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Standard-dose tenecteplase (TNKase) beat low-dose alteplase as a bridge to stroke thrombectomy in bleeding-prone patients, a Japanese trial found. Early reperfusion outcomes significantly favored patients who received tenecteplase...
Read full article →The highly anticipated interim final rule weighs in on key issues for states hustling to operationalize work requirements before the 2027 deadline. But there’s still some gray area — and lots of critics.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Over a quarter of U.S. adults with a normal body mass index (BMI) met recently proposed criteria for clinical obesity, a national cross-sectional study found. Among adults with a BMI in the normal range of 18.5-24.9, an adjusted...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Tardive dyskinesia (TD), a movement disorder that causes involuntary movements often triggered by antipsychotic exposure, has appeared in the DSM for decades. Despite advancements in diagnostic tools and treatments, TD still...
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