Medical news · Saturday, November 7, 2026
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Lowering lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), did not translate into better cardiovascular outcomes in a secondary prevention population, at least not with pelacarsen in the Lp(a) HORIZON trial. Among people with elevated lipoprotein(a...
A few clicks, a credit card, and a package arrives at your door. The same technology that has expanded access to information and consumer goods has also made it easier than ever for unregulated products to reach consumers while...
People may have been getting high off cannabis earlier than previously thought -- at least 2,800 years ago, a new study suggests. Archaeologists who led a dig at a monumental tomb in Siberia said they turned up evidence of...
On Friday, as some public health groups continued to call for the impeachment of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kennedy's fate remained up in the air following the Democrats' overwhelming sweep in the congressional midterms...
Drugmaker Novartis acknowledged Thursday that there have been nine reports of tumors in children treated with its gene therapy onasemnogene abeparvovec (Zolgensma) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Two of the tumor cases were...
Treatment with both elafibranor (Iqirvo) and seladelpar (Livdelzi) led to alkaline phosphatase (ALP) normalization in the vast majority of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who had elevated ALP levels after an incomplete...
More than 100,000 Hawaii residents who qualify for Medicaid may soon find their doctors prescribing them fresh food as medicine. The script could be for fresh fruit and vegetables, even ahi, beef, chicken, and eggs. The federally...
More than a third of infants thought to be allergic to peanuts were not actually allergic, an oral food challenge study showed. With the aim of treating peanut allergy among babies who reacted to peanut before 1 year of age...
At this weekend's American Heart Association (AHA) meeting, intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering and other mainstays in cardiovascular medicine have a lot to prove, as do innovations related to GLP-1 receptor agonists and artificial...
Hubris played such a central role in the 2026 midterm election that the ancient Greeks would surely have loved it. The midterms featured a mortal who promised to avoid war, lower prices, expel immigrants who had committed crimes...
Lumateperone (Caplyta) rapidly improved symptoms of acute mania associated with bipolar I disorder, a phase III trial showed. Among 351 patients with or without mixed features, lumateperone demonstrated superiority over placebo...
Doctors are warning not to overlook the small increase in breast cancer risk associated with certain hormonal therapies for treating menopause symptoms. (New York Times) In related news, the FDA removed boxed warnings about...
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Prenatal exposure to both alcohol and tobacco smoke impacted the baby's facial development more than either alone, a longitudinal study from South Africa showed. Three-dimensional facial scans at 1 month and 1 year of age showed...
A California appeals court has found that "ER" and "The Pitt" have enough similarity that a lawsuit brought by the widow and estate of "ER" creator Michael Crichton alleging "The Pitt" is an unauthorized reboot can move forward...
The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody! Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories...
The FDA granted accelerated approval to subcutaneous amivantamab and hyaluronidase (Rybrevant Faspro) for the treatment of adults with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The approved indication is...
LANSING, Mich. -- Fifteen years working as an emergency department (ED) nurse has convinced Kim Bogan, RN, that the only way to fix the American healthcare system is to tear it down and start over. Her patients arriving for...
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Actor Russell Brand, an ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, was found guilty of rape and multiple...
Physician groups had mixed opinions on the final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule for 2027, which included slightly increased pay cuts for doctors who treat Medicare beneficiaries, compared to a proposed rule released in...
Routine postdilation conferred several upsides in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a balloon-expandable platform, according to emerging trial evidence. In the DUOTAP trial, routine postdilation largely corrected...
Newborns who missed routine vitamin K shots had higher bleeding risks and more than double the risk of intracranial hemorrhage, a nationwide study of over 5 million infants showed. Infants who did not receive prophylactic vitamin...
Two common "forever chemicals" were associated with a higher risk of estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer, a prospective case-cohort study suggested. The highest exposure quartile of perfluoro-n-octanoic acid (PFOA...
When two Idaho lawmakers pitched harsher penalties for people caught with fentanyl, they said the new law would target drug dealers -- not those struggling with addiction. But 2 years after the law was implemented, prosecutors...
More than 264 million people globally had gallbladder and biliary diseases such as cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, or cholangitis in 2023, with the diseases together contributing to over 146,000 deaths. (Lancet Gastroenterology...
An infant in southwestern Wisconsin has died after contracting measles, the state's first death from the disease in 36 years, state officials announced Thursday. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services did not specify where...
In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO, who goes by "Dr. Mike," discusses his anger over a patient's recent experience with the healthcare system. Varshavski: I saw a patient the other day that I want to tell you about...
Modern critical care has transformed survival after sepsis, respiratory failure, multi-organ dysfunction, and other life-threatening conditions. Yet, surviving an intensive care unit (ICU) admission does not necessarily mean...
Diabetic patients treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists had a lower cancer risk versus insulin and sulfonylureas but not other diabetes medications, although the benefits varied by diabetes severity, a large cohort analysis with...
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. CMS finalized its 2027 Physician Fee Schedule which aims to strengthen primary care, expand preventive services, reduce duplicate billing, and cut waste in Medicare...