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Four Deaths Prompt FDA Safety Concerns About Novel Schizophrenia Drug
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA flagged a potential safety signal after four deaths were reported among patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia who received investigational evenamide in clinical trials, Newron Pharmaceuticals said Thursday... -
Can DMARD Doses Be Safely Reduced for RA Patients? Korean Trial Says Yes.
(MedPage Today) -- Close to 90% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) well controlled on targeted therapies were able to take 50% dosage reductions without experiencing worsened disease activity in a randomized trial, South Korean researchers... -
Straight to the Top: Patients Email Insurance CEOs Over Care Denials
(MedPage Today) -- When insurance companies deny claims made through traditional channels, some patients have taken their cases directly to the CEO's inbox.
Two patients recently had success with emailing insurance company CEOs, and their stories... -
Dr. Mike as 'The Bachelor'? MD Superpowers at AAP; Plague Calm-Mongering
(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Producers from the hit reality show "The Bachelor" are reportedly eyeing family medicine physician and influencer... -
What's Next for Chronic Hives? New Targets Expand the Treatment Landscape.
(MedPage Today) -- New and emerging therapies for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) were a major focus at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) meeting, with advances spanning interleukin (IL)-4 receptor blockade, Bruton's tyrosine kinase... -
Pneumonic Plague: What the Possible Case in Russia Means for U.S. Response
(MedPage Today) -- The death of a Russian laboratory employee from severe pneumonia has brought pneumonic plague back into the headlines. The case deserves careful investigation. However, plague has not been confirmed, and the available information... -
Accelerated Aging and Colon Cancer; Hepatitis B From a Cat? Food Triggers in IBD
(MedPage Today) -- In a large Korean cohort, accelerated biological aging was associated with a 93% increased risk of early-onset colorectal adenocarcinoma and a 132% higher risk of early-onset colon adenocarcinoma specifically. (Clinical Gastroenterology... -
Genetically Engineered Treatment for Blindness Shows Early Promise in Small Study
(MedPage Today) -- A majority of patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP) showed preliminary evidence of improved light sensitivity with engineered genes encoding for a light-sensing protein, a small preliminary trial showed.
Seven of...