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Medline Draws Another US FDA Warning in Two Months Over Quality Lapses

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

The U.S. FDA issued a warning letter to medical device maker Medline over violations of manufacturing quality standards, the ⁠second such action against the company in two...

Masson Tumor in a Young Woman Mimicking Angiosarcoma

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

An intramuscular Masson tumor in the deltoid muscle mimics a malignant vascular tumor on imaging, making surgical excision and histopathologic diagnosis essential.

Healthcare Strikes Ethical in Few Cases: Ethicist

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the ethics of healthcare strikes for patients and workers.

Is Alcohol Part of a Healthy Lifestyle?

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Cardiologist Chris Labos takes a look at the French paradox and the J-shaped curve — which tout moderate alcohol as healthy — and asks is the amount of alcohol you should drink really zero?

S3 Episode 4: Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials in Endometrial Cancer

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Drs Ursula A. Matulonis and Stephanie Lheureux discuss the importance of investigator-initiated clinical trials in endometrial cancer, research on carcinosarcoma, and ctDNA.

Wearable Ultrasound Patch Does Continuous Fetal Monitoring

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

A skin-mounted ultrasound patch tracks fetal blood flow in real time and may help detect complications in high-risk pregnancies earlier than intermittent scans.

Spinal Cord Treatment Triggers Hope and Lawsuits in Brazil

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

An experimental treatment for spinal cord injuries is drawing patients from as far as Mexico, mobilizing the government to expedite approval before its safety has been proven in a clinical trial.

Comorbid Illness Common in Functional Neurologic Disorder

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Functional neurologic disorder has a higher mortality rate than multiple sclerosis and often occurs with comorbid neurologic and psychiatric disorders, a new study shows.

Global Lewy Body Dementia Incidence: New Data

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

The first known analysis of pooled worldwide population-based data on dementia with Lewy bodies shows incidence is higher than that of other uncommon neurological disorders.

WHO Says Ebola Response Catching Up as Confirmed DRC Cases Hit 344

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that the world is "catching up" with the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, where there ⁠have been 344 confirmed...

Low Outdoor Exposure in Winter Linked to Paediatric MS Risk

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Reduced outdoor exposure during winter in early childhood is linked to higher odds of developing paediatric multiple sclerosis across early-life age groups.

Medical Empathy: Laura Dern and Diane Ladd’s IPF Journey

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

The Oscar-winning actress shares what she learned as a caregiver, and what doctors can do to give patients with IPF more hope and resources.

Deep Dive: IL Inhibitor and JAK Inhibitor in Atopic Dermatitis

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

IL-4 and IL-13 drive the inflammation that breaks down the skin barrier and fuels the “atopic march” when atopic dermatitis (AD) progresses to other allergic diseases. Dupilumab blocks signaling through both pathways, delivering disease control that can persist even after treatment discontinuation in some patients.

Immunotherapy Plus TACE Improves PFS in Unresectable HCC

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

The study adds to growing evidence that immunotherapy and chemoembolization prolong progression-free survival.

Flesh-eating Screwworm Confirmed in Texas Calf as Parasite Crosses Border From Mexico

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive, has been found in a calf in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday evening,...

Time to Relabel Low-Risk Prostate Cancer as Precancerous?

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

A new modeling study suggests it is time, though outside experts were split on the idea.

FDA Psychiatry Roundup: May 2026

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

A monthly snapshot of FDA activity involving therapies used in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric conditions.

Could a Urine Test Accurately Diagnose Autism?

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

A pilot study shows that a urine-based metabolite panel accurately distinguishes children with autism from typically developing peers. However, larger studies are needed to validate the approach.

NICE Clears New Drug for Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

NICE has recommended mirvetuximab soravtansine for resistant ovarian cancer, citing better survival and a less burdensome treatment experience.

Continue Treat-to-Target ULT Throughout Gout Remission

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Dutch data support continuation over discontinuation of urate-lowering therapy to achieve a serum urate level of 0.36 mmol/L in people with gout that is in remission.

Colonoscopy Follow-Up After Stool Test Determines CRC Risk

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Patients who had a positive fecal occult blood test but didn’t follow through with a colonoscopy had a fourfold higher risk for colorectal cancer than the general population.

Two Phase 3 Trials Challenge Chemotherapy in Frontline NSCLC

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Phase 3 data on sunvozertinib for EGFR exon 20 insertions and sacituzumab tirumotecan plus pembrolizumab for PD-L1-positive disease show significant PFS gains over current standards.

STI Diagnoses Drop, but Syphilis in Women Rises

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

England saw its sharpest fall in STI diagnoses in years in 2025, though syphilis trends in women are moving in the wrong direction.

Menopause Shapes Low-Dose Tamoxifen Benefit After DCIS

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

‘Baby TAM’ is a good bet to prevent breast cancer after DCIS, but the effects are different before and after menopause.

Delaying Ophthalmic Care May Boost Psychosis Risk

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Delayed ophthalmic care is associated with increased risk for various types of psychosis, including brief psychotic disorder and schizoaffective disorder, new research shows.

US FDA to Review AI-based Tool to Predict Drug-related Liver Damage

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

The U.S. FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research said on Wednesday it has accepted ⁠a letter of intent for an artificial intelligence-based drug development tool...

Glucose Excursions Drive CGM-A1c Discordance in Monitoring

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Discordance between continuous glucose monitoring measures and A1c should not always be interpreted as measurement errors, according to a new study.

Danish Study Links Type 1 Diabetes to Femoral Fractures

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Both T1D and T2D are linked to a higher incidence of subtrochanteric or femoral shaft and hip fractures, but after adjusting for age, only the association for T1D remains significant.

Primary Infertility Linked to Earlier Menopause Onset

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Women with primary infertility undergo natural menopause earlier than women without infertility.

Can Oral Icotrokinra Relieve High-Impact Site Psoriasis?

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Icotrokinra yields high clearance and durable response rates at high-impact sites in patients with psoriasis, with no added adverse events compared with placebo, a 1-year assessment of a trial shows.

Pictogram Decision Aid Tool Improves HCQ Adherence in Lupus

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

A pictogram-based shared decision-making tool improves hydroxychloroquine adherence and reduces decisional conflicts in patients with SLE while requiring less time to deliver.

FDA Neurology Roundup: May 2026

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

A monthly snapshot of FDA activity involving therapies for the prevention and treatment of neurologic diseases.

Solutions Emerging for Post-GLP-1 Weight Regain

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

As real-world studies show high rates of GLP-1 discontinuation and rapid weight regain, new interventions may help patients maintain weight loss.

Digoxin Shows Signs of a Heart Failure Revival

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

New trial data from the Heart Failure 2026 conference suggest that low-dose digoxin may reduce worsening HF events, reigniting debate over digitalis therapy.

Mortality Predictors in Vasculitis With Kidney Involvement

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Among patients with ANCA-positive vasculitis and severe kidney involvement, older age and low serum albumin levels at diagnosis are independent predictors of long-term mortality.

Hidden Heart Disease Found in At-Risk Communities

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Silent MIs and undiagnosed heart disease were common in deprived and ethnically diverse communities — found via primary care and social media.

Teen Fitness Tied to Early AF Risk, Later CVD Benefit

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

In men, high adolescent cardiorespiratory fitness is linked to a small excess risk for atrial fibrillation in early adulthood but larger reductions in the risk for other cardiovascular events later on.

Is At-Home, Extended-Release Ketamine Coming to Market Soon?

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

A new take-home tablet is in development, but will the features that make it attractive blunt the experience that could be part of ketamine’s therapeutic value?

IV Dexamethasone Ranks Best Against Post-Block Rebound Pain

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

A new analysis ranks intravenous administration of dexamethasone as the most effective approach to prevent rebound pain after peripheral nerve block, whereas preemptive opioids offer little relief.

The Shifting Tides of Medical Trust Through History

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Why is trust in medicine waning? Historian Sophia Rosenfeld, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania details the key reasons.

Anti-HLA Antibodies Linked to Fetal Growth Restriction

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Anti-HLA antibody levels increased with the number of prior pregnancies and decreased with time since the last pregnancy, consistent with pregnancy-related alloimmunization.

JAK Inhibitors Not Tied to CVD Risk in Older Adults With AD

Published Date: 05 Jun 2026

Oral JAKi are not associated with an increased short-term risk for major adverse cardiovascular events or venous thromboembolism in adults aged 50 years or older with atopic dermatitis.

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Medline Draws Another US FDA Warning in Two Months Over Quality Lapses

Masson Tumor in a Young Woman Mimicking Angiosarcoma

Healthcare Strikes Ethical in Few Cases: Ethicist

Is Alcohol Part of a Healthy Lifestyle?

S3 Episode 4: Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials in Endometrial Cancer

Wearable Ultrasound Patch Does Continuous Fetal Monitoring

Spinal Cord Treatment Triggers Hope and Lawsuits in Brazil

Comorbid Illness Common in Functional Neurologic Disorder

Global Lewy Body Dementia Incidence: New Data

WHO Says Ebola Response Catching Up as Confirmed DRC Cases Hit 344

Low Outdoor Exposure in Winter Linked to Paediatric MS Risk

Medical Empathy: Laura Dern and Diane Ladd’s IPF Journey

Deep Dive: IL Inhibitor and JAK Inhibitor in Atopic Dermatitis

Immunotherapy Plus TACE Improves PFS in Unresectable HCC

Flesh-eating Screwworm Confirmed in Texas Calf as Parasite Crosses Border From Mexico

Time to Relabel Low-Risk Prostate Cancer as Precancerous?

FDA Psychiatry Roundup: May 2026

Could a Urine Test Accurately Diagnose Autism?

NICE Clears New Drug for Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Continue Treat-to-Target ULT Throughout Gout Remission

Colonoscopy Follow-Up After Stool Test Determines CRC Risk

Two Phase 3 Trials Challenge Chemotherapy in Frontline NSCLC

STI Diagnoses Drop, but Syphilis in Women Rises

Menopause Shapes Low-Dose Tamoxifen Benefit After DCIS

Delaying Ophthalmic Care May Boost Psychosis Risk

US FDA to Review AI-based Tool to Predict Drug-related Liver Damage

Glucose Excursions Drive CGM-A1c Discordance in Monitoring

Danish Study Links Type 1 Diabetes to Femoral Fractures

Primary Infertility Linked to Earlier Menopause Onset

Can Oral Icotrokinra Relieve High-Impact Site Psoriasis?

Pictogram Decision Aid Tool Improves HCQ Adherence in Lupus

FDA Neurology Roundup: May 2026

Solutions Emerging for Post-GLP-1 Weight Regain

Digoxin Shows Signs of a Heart Failure Revival

Mortality Predictors in Vasculitis With Kidney Involvement

Hidden Heart Disease Found in At-Risk Communities

Teen Fitness Tied to Early AF Risk, Later CVD Benefit

Is At-Home, Extended-Release Ketamine Coming to Market Soon?

IV Dexamethasone Ranks Best Against Post-Block Rebound Pain

The Shifting Tides of Medical Trust Through History

Anti-HLA Antibodies Linked to Fetal Growth Restriction

JAK Inhibitors Not Tied to CVD Risk in Older Adults With AD

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Psychotropics Linked to Increased BMI, CVD Risk

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Blood Test Flags Mantle Cell Lymphoma Relapse Before PET-CT

Nonpharmacologics May Reduce Anxiety, Depression in SUD

WHO Warns Loosely Regulated Nicotine Pouches Risk Youth Addiction

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