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Atopic Dermatitis Linked to Increased IBD Risk in Adults and Kids

— Risk increased with severity of atopic dermatitis across both groups, cohort study shows

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U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations

Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list

Aug 29, 2023
AI-Aided Colonoscopy Flops for Advanced Neoplasia Detection in Trial

Meta-analysis turns up similar findings, though increased ADR overall

Aug 28, 2023
Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives?

A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many

Aug 28, 2023
Doctors, Patients Try to Shame Insurers to Reverse Prior Auth Denials

Many have taken to social media to get tests, drugs, and treatments approved

Aug 27, 2023
Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives?

A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many

Doctors, Patients Try to Shame Insurers to Reverse Prior Auth Denials

Many have taken to social media to get tests, drugs, and treatments approved

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Elderly Farmer Experiences Strange Abdominal Rash and GI Symptoms

Moral of the story: don't walk barefoot in the fields

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Case Shows Danger of Gallstone Ileus in Patients Over 65

Clinicians found CT scan to be best diagnostic tool

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Pregnant Woman With Crohn's Disease Experiences Perianal Pain

Pain may be sole symptom of Fournier's gangrene in the immunosuppressed

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Early Cholecystectomy Questioned for More Severe Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

Retrospective analysis suggests worse outcomes versus delayed procedure

Aug 25, 2023
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First Multiple Sclerosis Biosimilar Approved

Natalizumab-sztn gets a nod from the FDA

Aug 25, 2023
FDA APPROVED natalizumab-sztn (Tyruko) over a computer rendering of a damaged neuron.
Chatbots Not Always Reliable for Cancer Treatment Advice

Studies show their potential, but reveal clear issues with treatment information reliability

Aug 24, 2023
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Novel KRAS Inhibitor Leads to Durable Responses in Multiple Tumor Types

More than half of patients with NSCLC, more than a third of those with CRC responded to divarasib

Aug 23, 2023
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Ultra-Rare Immune System Disease Gets First FDA-Approved Treatment

Pozelimab reduced hospitalizations, albumin transfusions in CHAPLE disease patients

Aug 18, 2023
FDA APPROVED pozelimab (Veopoz) over a micrograph of the intestinal tissue of a child with CHAPLE disease.
IG Live August 21: When There's No 'Next Round' of Chemo Available

Experts will discuss the chemotherapy drug shortages and the impact on patients

Aug 17, 2023
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Gene Therapy Promising for Rare Jaundice Syndrome

Early-phase data suggest a dose that can keep bilirubin in check without hours of phototherapy

Aug 16, 2023
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FDA OKs First Liver-Directed Treatment for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

Hepzato Kit melphalan delivery system produced objective responses in 36% of patients

Aug 15, 2023
FDA APPROVED melphalan/Hepatic Delivery System (Hepzato Kit) over a CT scan of liver metastasis
Proton Pump Inhibitors Linked to Serious Infection Risk in Children

PPI use should be limited in infants and children, study suggests

Aug 14, 2023
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Pollution and Antibiotic Resistance; Troponin and Mortality

Also in TTHealthWatch: statins for cardioprotection in cancer patients on chemotherapy

Aug 12, 2023
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Gut Microbiota Diversity Linked to Better Survival After Pediatric HSCT

Patients with higher diversity also had lower rates of acute graft-versus-host disease

Aug 10, 2023
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Most Appendicitis Patients See Good Long-Term Outcomes With Conservative Tx

Decades after antibiotic treatment, 60% of patients had avoided appendectomy

Aug 10, 2023
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Dementia Risk Linked With Cumulative Heartburn Med Use, Analysis Suggests

Study adds to the ongoing discussion about proton pump inhibitors and cognition

Aug 09, 2023
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N.Y.C. Doctor Charged; MyChart Privacy Settlement; 4,000 Steps a Day

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Aug 09, 2023
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