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(MedPage Today) -- Maintenance therapy with continuous lenalidomide (Revlimid) did not significantly improve overall survival (OS) in patients with standard-risk, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, the phase III ENDURANCE trial showed. Among patients...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Under a cloudless sky, shrieks of youthful joy pierced the air as a kite took flight. Two children sang as they turned the rope for their jumping companion, smiling when younger ones interrupted the game in pursuit of a runaway...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that he is rolling out a new screening program for "testosterone deficiency" among troops, calling it necessary to allow them to operate at their "absolute best." The new screenings...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- At the International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO), investigators reported prospective evidence supporting retreatment with the MEK inhibitor selumetinib (Koselugo) in children with recurrent low-grade glioma...
Read full article →Erica Schwartz, M.D., the latest nominee to lead the beleaguered CDC, told lawmakers on Wednesday that she was committed to scientific integrity and transparency to restore trust in the country's top public health agency.
Read full article →Less than a day after a draft rule outlining reimbursement cuts for 2027, heads of the GOP and Democratic Doctors Caucuses introduced a sweeping physician pay overhaul featuring wish list items from primary care capitated payments to mandatory model changes.
Read full article →The partnership allows providers to see current pricing and stock for prescriptions, including cash pricing versus estimated insurance copays, and delivery estimates.
Read full article →The tally reflects a 23% increase over 2024, another substantial escalation in scale for the subsidy program critics say is being abused by large nonprofit hospitals.
Read full article →John Cornyn, Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis are leaving the Senate after warring with Trump, but they still can block the president’s appointees.
Read full article →Two of President Trump’s most recent health nominees, including his newest pick to be head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), appeared before the Senate on Wednesday where a reluctance to break with the administration put Democrats and some Republicans on edge. Erica Schwartz, nominee to be the next director of the CDC; and Sean Kaufman, nominee to head the...
Read full article →Acting attorney general Todd Blanche pledged on Wednesday to take action to stop abortion medication from being available through the mail. Blanche committed to Republican senators he would prioritize taking action on mifepristone if confirmed but declined to go into specifics. He said the Trump administration opposes a Biden-era policy that allowed the abortion...
Read full article →Nearly 7,000 people in the country may have cyclosporiasis, a parasitic foodborne illness that can cause weeks of intestinal unrest and diarrhea, according to the latest federal figures. There are 1,645 lab-confirmed domestic cases, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention said an additional 5,100 cases are under investigation, a number substantially higher...
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