Who Is Luigi Mangione, the 'Person of Interest' in the UnitedHealthcare Murder? Here's what we know so far Dec 09, 2024
Procalcitonin Confirmed as Good Gauge for Window of Sepsis Antibiotics Duration of antibiotic treatment about a day shorter than usual in the ICU Dec 09, 2024
How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.'s Watch Some experts fear he could "make America sick again" Dec 09, 2024
Rheumatoid Arthritis Boosts Risk for Heart Failure, but Not Every Kind Case-control study reinforces connection between inflammation and HFpEF Dec 09, 2024
Hydroxyurea Shows Some Benefits in Milder Sickle Cell Disease Treatment tied to fewer vaso-occlusive pain events, hospitalizations versus placebo Dec 09, 2024
Disability Redefines 'Ability' in the Medical Profession Creativity and adaptability contribute to the success of doctors with disabilities Dec 09, 2024
Racial Diversity Lacking in Epilepsy Genetics Studies But more diverse studies have found more genomic links to seizure conditions Dec 09, 2024
Use of Depression Treatments Lower for Teens in States With Parental Consent Laws A third of states have laws that mandate caregiver consent for mental health treatment for teens Dec 09, 2024
Modernizing the Electronic Health Record The EHR has improved, but we still need better ways to document our exam, assessment, and plan Dec 09, 2024
Stopping MS Drugs Leads to Inflammatory Activity in Some Stable Patients Trial terminated because recurrent inflammation exceeded predefined limits Dec 09, 2024
Person of Interest in CEO's Killing in Police Custody The man is being held near Altoona, Pennsylvania Dec 09, 2024
Fixed-Duration Oral Doublet for Fit CLL Wins in Frontline Setting AMPLIFY trial paves the way for FDA approval of acalabrutinib plus venetoclax Dec 09, 2024
Could a Hypertension Drug Protect Against Post-Stroke Epilepsy? Observational study suggests one antihypertensive class might be preventive Dec 09, 2024
Women With Epilepsy Often Remain Unaware of Medication's Pregnancy Risks Many did not take folic acid if they were pregnant or planning to become pregnant Dec 09, 2024
Treatment of Smoldering Myeloma Cuts Progression Rate in Half Daratumumab significantly improved PFS, OS, but identity of high-risk population remains elusive Dec 09, 2024
RFK Jr. to Investigate Vaccines; Microdosing Semaglutide; Methadone Clinic Fraud? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 09, 2024
Promising Results With Epcoritamab Monotherapy in Relapsed/Refractory CLL Complete responses seen in 43% of patients in expansion cohort of EPCORE CLL-1 study Dec 08, 2024
Novel PTSD Treatment Improved Symptom Severity in Phase IIb Trial BNC210 benefits kicked in as early as 4 weeks Dec 08, 2024
'You Don't Just Shoot an Arrow at It': What We Heard This Week Quotable quotes heard by 51˶'s reporters Dec 08, 2024
Novel BTK Inhibitor Succeeds in Heavily Pretreated Immune Thrombocytopenia Rilzabrutinib specifically designed to reduce platelet-targeting autoantibodies Dec 08, 2024
Loncastuximab-Rituximab Boosts Response Rates in R/R Follicular Lymphoma Two-thirds of phase II patients had a complete response at 12 weeks of treatment Dec 08, 2024
Nine States Poised to End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding Trigger laws would immediately end coverage for over 3 million people Dec 08, 2024
Dietary Intervention Shows Promise in Blood Cancers High-fiber diets tied to improved outcomes in stem-cell transplants, slowing myeloma precursors Dec 08, 2024
Hospitalization Should Not Mean Financial Ruin for Medicare Beneficiaries Updated policies can help older adults cover the costs of care Dec 08, 2024
Are GLP-1 Drug Holidays a Risk Worth Taking? Experts weigh in on weight regain, cardiometabolic fallout, and the future of tailored care Dec 08, 2024 video
GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Reduced Risk of Dangerous Blood Clots 20% lower risk of VTE observed in large retrospective study of diabetes patients Dec 08, 2024
Do Men or Women Benefit More From Short Bursts of Daily Activity? You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz Dec 07, 2024
Texting to Improve Adherence to CVD Medications; Detecting Maternal Cancers Also in TTHealthWatch: U.S. drug prices under Medicare's price negotiation system Dec 07, 2024 podcast
Physicians Shouldn't Applaud Murder The death of the United Healthcare CEO reveals some dark thoughts Dec 07, 2024
Dual Targeted CAR-T Yields 99% Response Rate in Pediatric ALL Cytokine release syndrome developed in all patients, including grade 3/4 events in nearly half Dec 07, 2024
New Standard for Newly Diagnosed Pediatric B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Blinatumomab consolidation reduced risk of relapse by 61% versus chemotherapy alone Dec 07, 2024
Eltrombopag Improves Outcomes in Kids With Newly Diagnosed ITP Drug may potentially "transform" approach to upfront treatment, investigator says Dec 07, 2024
Maternal Mortality Review Panels Are in the Spotlight: Here's What They Do A look at how the panels look at deaths Dec 07, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Exposes Dark Reality for Industry Leadership Healthcare industry leaders are familiar with the dangers that come with their line of work Dec 06, 2024
Women's CVD Risk Calculations Barely Budge When Sex-Specific Variables Are Included Existing models improved only slightly after accounting for certain female risk factors Dec 06, 2024
USDA Orders Nationwide Testing of Milk for Bird Flu In an effort to stop the virus, testing will begin in six states on December 16 Dec 06, 2024
Transgender Women More Likely to Suffer Injuries Than Cisgender Women Injuries were most often to the head, face, and chest Dec 06, 2024
A Mystery Illness Has Killed Dozens in Congo. WHO Experts Are Now Investigating. "First diagnostics are leading us to think it is a respiratory disease," said the health minister Dec 06, 2024
Experts Wrestle Over Uses of PFAS During Senate Hearing Industry witness warns of unintended consequences of blanket bans Dec 06, 2024
