Increased calls to 988 hotline associated with a drop in suicides among young people, study finds
Suicide rates among young people dropped 11% after the U.S. launched the 988 national suicide and crisis hotline, a new study shows
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STAT+: Gene therapy trial for deafness adds evidence to drug’s efficacy
After gene therapy for a rare form of deafness, 90% of participants in a clinical trial in China had significant improvement in hearing.
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Read full article →STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Medicare’s obesity drug pilot, an experimental Roche MS drug, and more
The Trump administration has dropped a plan for insurers to provide cheap weight loss drugs to seniors through a Medicare pilot program
Read full article →Moderna continues bird flu vax study, but limits work in the U.S.
Flu shot no longer mandated for U.S. troops, "healthy" snacks, and other news from Morning Rounds
Read full article →Opinion: Behind every miracle drug is a story
“In every drug, there is a much larger story to tell about health and medicine and society and business and economics,” says Thomas Goetz.
Read full article →Triple Pill Gets Intracerebral Hemorrhage Survivors Closer to BP Goals
(MedPage Today) -- Additional antihypertensive treatment with a three-drug polypill benefitted patients after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), the placebo-controlled TRIDENT trial found. Among ICH survivors already on good background therapy randomized...
Read full article →Novel Antipsychotic Shows Promise in Acute Schizophrenia
(MedPage Today) -- The investigational benzamide antipsychotic N-methyl amisulpride (LB-102) led to significant symptom improvement among hospitalized adults with acute schizophrenia, a randomized trial showed. In this phase II study, the mean...
Read full article →Costco Has Cheaper Drugs Than TrumpRx, Senator Says
(MedPage Today) -- While brand-name pantoprazole (Protonix) costs $200 for a 30-day supply on TrumpRx, the same generic prescription costs just $16.99 at Costco, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said during a hearing on the proposed HHS budget...
Read full article →Suicide With Food Preservative; Xanax Recall; 19% of America Depressed
(MedPage Today) -- Suicide by poisoning with the common food preservative sodium nitrite and its oxidised metabolite, nitrate, is disproportionately high among young men, U.K. researchers warned. (BMJ Public Health) Meanwhile, a Canadian man facing...
Read full article →Injecting PD-1 Drug Directly Into Oral Precancers Shrinks Lesions
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Injecting the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo) directly into high-risk oral precancers proved safe and reduced lesion size in the vast majority of patients enrolled in a small phase I study, allowing some to avoid...
Read full article →988 Launch Tied to Drop in Youth Suicides
(MedPage Today) -- Suicide deaths among adolescents and young adults declined across the U.S. after the launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in 2022, according to an observational study. From July 2022 through December 2024, 35,529 suicides...
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