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(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier launched a state investigation into Anthony Fauci, MD, over COVID claims. (Politico) Meanwhile, Florida health officials...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Adding concurrent irinotecan to capecitabine-based chemoradiotherapy failed to improve disease-free survival (DFS) and other outcomes in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, a phase III trial showed. In patients with...
Read full article →Demand for the mental health unit’s insurance offering accelerated faster than expected, eating into its cash pay business. The quarter marked an “unfortunate setback” for BetterHelp, one analyst said.
Read full article →Regulators say the telehealth company illegally shared patients’ health data with advertisers and misled its customers. Hims & Hers hit back, calling the claims “baseless.”
Read full article →Dr. Jaewon Ryu said he was leaving to spend more time with his family. Risant is bringing Dale Maxwell, a former hospital executive, out of retirement to serve as interim leader while it searches for a new CEO.
Read full article →Cigna increased its 2026 earnings outlook following the second quarter, unbothered by inflated costs for surprise billing dispute resolutions reported by its peer UnitedHealth.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Antihistamines hold only a slight benefit for atopic dermatitis (eczema) and shouldn't be routinely used in management, a network meta-analysis concluded. For moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, adding a first-generation H1...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- An FDA panel said that trial data did not provide substantial evidence showing that investigational deramiocel was effective in treating cardiomyopathy among patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In a 9-3 vote, the FDA...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Periurethral application of a smaller amount of estradiol cream with a finger was noninferior to standard intravaginal application with an applicator among postmenopausal patients with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A Senate committee plans to vote next week on whether to recommend holding Anthony Fauci, MD, in contempt following a hearing on Wednesday that centered on how the infectious disease expert handled the COVID-19 pandemic as well...
Read full article →The CMS said the program, which went into effect last year to stabilize Part D premiums and enrollment, isn’t needed anymore. One researcher said some enrollees could see higher premium increases in 2027 as a result.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- So far, pregnancies among the first women treated with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for autoimmune rheumatologic diseases have proceeded without any concerns, researchers reported. With 14 pregnancies occurring...
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