(MedPage Today) -- A broad population of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), current and former smokers alike, experienced fewer exacerbations taking a first-in-class biologic targeting interleukin (IL)-33, a pair of double...

(MedPage Today) -- Exposure to Helicobacter pylori, known for its role in gastric cancer, may also play a role in colorectal cancer (CRC), according to results from a risk-attribution modeling study. Based on estimates from 43 studies, H. pylori...

(MedPage Today) -- A panel of federal judges heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for mifepristone, a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the U.S., one of several ongoing efforts to restrict...

(MedPage Today) -- Autoimmune reactions to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in cancer patients referred to rheumatologists were generally more severe than previously reported, German researchers found, with corticosteroids usually insufficient...

(MedPage Today) -- Connecticut psychiatrist Douglas Zelisko, MD, is under investigation for 21 alleged medical violations, including improper prescribing, misrepresenting a romantic partner as a licensed therapist, and engaging in inappropriate...

(MedPage Today) -- A recent Health Affairs analysis claims the arbitration process underlying the federal No Surprises Act (NSA) "has contributed an estimated $22.4 billion in total costs." We work for Radiology Partners, named as the largest filer...

(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently hired Lt. Col. Theresa Long, MD, MPH, who has no training in vaccines or viruses, to investigate unsubstantiated claims about service members dying after being vaccinated against COVID...

(MedPage Today) -- Borderline anemia was associated with a higher risk of mortality in a prospective cohort study, according to researchers. Among adults with borderline anemia -- hemoglobin levels 0 to 1 g/dL above the WHO threshold for anemia...

(MedPage Today) -- Just a few days after the American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced that it completed its investigation into events that occurred at its annual meeting in June, it now says the work isn't done. Over the Labor Day weekend...

(MedPage Today) -- Medicare paid an estimated $380 million over a 6-year period for acquiring organs that weren't transplanted in Medicare enrollees because of conflicting federal program rules, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector...

(MedPage Today) -- The administration of President Donald Trump filled four senior positions at the FDA on Tuesday, promoting several officials who had been serving in acting roles to permanently fill the spots, including the agency's top leaders...

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Lindsay Clancy's attorney is asking President Trump to pardon the former nurse after her state trial over the killing of her three children was declared a mistrial...

(MedPage Today) -- Growing evidence linked GLP-1 drugs to a reduced risk of exacerbations of two types of chronic airways disease: asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Based on real-world records from the U.K., affected patients...

(MedPage Today) -- A gender gap long seen in the suicide rates of 10- to 14-year-olds in the U.S. has tightened, new research indicated. In 2017, the suicide rate of boys was twice that of girls (3.28 vs 1.66 per 100,000 population), but by 2024...

(MedPage Today) -- Men predisposed to androgenetic alopecia had a higher risk of hair loss when using GLP-1 drugs, a Mendelian randomization study suggested. (Journal of Investigative Dermatology) Truveta data indicated a 19% increase in GLP-1...

(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Multiple Myeloma," Cleveland Clinic hematologist Sandra Mazzoni, DO, and host John Mangels continue their discussions on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients facing a complex, chronic...

(MedPage Today) -- Lower plasma iron and higher plasma selenium levels were each tied to a greater risk of dementia, data from National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center participants showed. (Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment &amp...

(MedPage Today) -- Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) may have heart benefits for some women with vasomotor symptoms, though effects vary by timing of initiation and race, a target trial emulation of observational data suggested. Among perimenopausal...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Friday granted accelerated approval to camizestrant (Etcamah) for treating hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer at the first sign of ESR1 resistance mutations during first-line treatment. Camizestrant...

(MedPage Today) -- The emergence of the synthetic opioid cychlorphine (N-propionitrile chlorphine) in recent years has physicians and public health experts worried. The street drug has been linked to at least 55 deaths nationally from 2025 to...