FDA ALLOWS HIGHER DOSE OF INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG IN STUDY OF CHILDREN WITH DRAVET SYNDROME
Stoke Therapeutics Inc. announced the FDA will allow administration of a higher single dose of its investigational drug STK-001 in...
PRIVATE EQUITY IN HEALTH CARE CONTINUES TO GROW
Private equity has had a long involvement with and continues to stay active in the business of health care. In a panel discussion at...
RECORD NUMBER OF PRIMARY CARE POSITIONS OFFERED IN 2023 MATCH DAY
A record-high number of positions in primary care were offered in the 2023 Main Residency Match, according to the National Resident...
SGLT2I TREATMENT CORRELATES WITH HIGHER RISKS AMONG PATIENTS WITH CKD, TYPE 2 DIABETES
Compared with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes experienced increased...
PROGRAM TEACHES PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS ABOUT PENICILLIN ALLERGY DE-LABELING
SAN ANTONIO - A formal curriculum was used to train pediatric residents in de-labeling penicillin allergies in a primary care setting,...
VIDEO: VISUALDX TOOL OFFERS EQUITABLE DERMATOLOGY DIAGNOSTICS
NEW ORLEANS - In this Healio video exclusive from the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Art Papier, MD, founder and CEO...
MANDATORY SWITCHING POLICIES INCREASED ETANERCEPT, INFLIXIMAB BIOSIMILAR USE IN CANADA
Mandatory switching policies for biosimilars are “much more” effective in increasing adoption than focusing on new start strategies,...
CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS, WITH OR WITHOUT CVD, TIED TO MORTALITY RISK FOR VETERANS
Among a cohort of veterans, changes in cardiorespiratory fitness over time reflected reciprocal changes in mortality risk, independent...
VIDEO: STELARA INDUCES REMISSION, RESPONSE ‘REASSURING FOR OUR PATIENTS' WITH IBD
In a Healio video exclusive, Maria T. Abreu, MD, outlined long-term data presented at the European Crohn's and Colitis Congress on...
CONTROLLING HCV: ‘THE TIME FOR POLITICAL ACTION IS HERE'
In 2015, WHO initiated a campaign to eliminate hepatitis B and C worldwide. Why did WHO target these infections? Viral hepatitis and...
HCV ELIMINATION REPRESENTS ‘WIN-WIN-WIN' FOR PATIENTS, PUBLIC HEALTH, COST SAVINGS
Every year nearly 3 million patients are diagnosed with hepatitis B and C infections, ultimately leading to 1.1 million deaths worldwide,...
INCIDENCE OF HIV-RELATED KAPOSI'S SARCOMA NOT IMPROVING IN EAST AFRICA
SEATTLE - People in East Africa with HIV-related Kaposi's sarcoma often have advanced disease and a poor survival outlook - and the...
PATIENT-PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION NEEDS IMPROVEMENT TO APPROPRIATELY ADDRESS ALZHEIMER'S
With the increasing number of available treatments for Alzheimer's disease, it is important for patients with cognitive concerns to...
VETERANS TO RECEIVE COVERAGE OF TREATMENT FOR EARLY-STAGE AD
The Veterans' Health Administration will provide coverage of a drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to veterans with early...
STUDY: PANDEMIC-RELATED IMPACT ON FAMILY FINANCES WORSENED CHILD MENTAL HEALTH
For the first time, a study found a link between the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on family finances and children's mental health, researchers...
CONSIDER THE PATIENT ‘BEHIND THE EYE' IN GLAUCOMA PREVENTION, TREATMENT
Optometrists should adopt a holistic treatment approach and consider ocular, systemic and environmental risk factors that affect glaucoma...
ORAL ROFLUMILAST EFFECTIVE, INEXPENSIVE TREATMENT OPTION FOR PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS
NEW ORLEANS - Oral roflumilast may offer an inexpensive and effective treatment option for patients with psoriasis who are candidates...
IDENTIFYING ATOPIC DERMATITIS MOLECULAR PHENOTYPE IN AFRICAN PATIENTS BENEFITS TREATMENT
NEW ORLEANS - In patients with atopic dermatitis, skin phenotypes were similar between East African and African American individuals...
AI ALLEVIATES BURNOUT, REDUCES DOCUMENTATION TIME BY 72% IN PRIMARY CARE
Artificial intelligence has had a major impact in reducing burnout in primary care by speeding up administrative duties, experts said...
LENZ RAISES $83.5 MILLION IN FINANCING TO ADVANCE TRIALS FOR PRESBYOPIA EYE DROPS
Lenz Therapeutics has raised $83.5 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing, according to a press release. “With our recent...
Labor Minister's swipe at Liberal leader
There were tense scenes in question time when Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus accused Peter Dutton of 'shameful' silence for not condemning neo-Nazis who attended a protest in... Read more ...
Bankrupt island thrown a $4.5 billion lifeline
A mob took residence in the presidential palace last year and forced the leader to flee. Since then, Sri Lanka has been trying to pull itself together. Read more ...
Climate armageddon: No time to waste in the battle to save our planet
The continued use of fossil fuels will cause us to burn in a hell of our own making. Read more ...
Mutual Trading Co., Inc Issues Allergy Alert for Undeclared Soy in Sauces
Mutual Trading Co., Inc. of El Monte, CA is recalling 60 fl oz of Kagome Worcester Sauce, 10 fl oz of Kagome Chuno sauce, and 8g of Kagome Take out Tonkatsu Sauce because the... Read more ...
Costings cast doubt on Labor's cashless gambling trial
The Parliamentary Budget Office says Labor's plan to trial 500 cashless gaming machines in NSW would make no difference to the budget bottom line. Read more ...
ABC staff cancel strike after winning pay rise, but some rankled by ‘disrespect'
One of the ABC's media unions has cancelled strike action, but that won't stop hundreds from walking off the job for two hours on Wednesday. Read more ...
Indigenous students to reach for the stars with NASA
The United States and Australian space agencies will give five Indigenous Australian university students the opportunity to complete an internship at NASA. Read more ...
When a million-dollar discount isn't enough: Glamorous apartment seeks new buyer
Sanchia Brahimi's apartment in Sydney's landmark Finger Wharf offered a test of how high-end property values are tracking. It hasn't gone well. Read more ...
Turbulence prompts Wall Street banks to trim hawkish Fed bets
Bets on a US Federal Reserve 50 basis point rate rise at the start of the month have been dramatically altered by the collapse of two mid-sized US banks and troubles at Credit... Read more ...
Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
Health experts proposed detailed plans for a gradual end to anti-virus controls, but the Chinese government rebuffed them and dropped restrictions in December with no... Read more ...