Benefit of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Murky in Valve-in-Valve Intervention MrezaMkOctober 5, 2025021 views (MedPage Today) — Researchers were unable to tease out whether a more intensive antithrombotic treatment after valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve intervention (TAVI) had an effect on patient outcomes a year later in a retrospective analysis… Read more
FDA Approves Maintenance Combo for Small Cell Lung Cancer MrezaMkOctober 5, 2025019 views (MedPage Today) — The FDA approved lurbinectedin (Zepzelca) plus either atezolizumab (Tecentriq) or atezolizumab and hyaluronidase (Tecentriq Hybreza) as first-line maintenance therapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, the agency announced… Read more
Missed Mammogram Warning; NCI Chief Installed; ‘Father of Palliative Care’ Dies MrezaMkOctober 5, 2025024 views (MedPage Today) — Nearly one in five women with screen-detected breast cancers had missed their prior screening mammography, and these women were more likely to have more aggressive tumors at diagnosis, according to a large population-based cohort… Read more
Medical Groups Call for Physician Exemptions to Trump’s Executive Order MrezaMkOctober 5, 2025021 views (MedPage Today) — Medical groups are calling for the Trump administration to exempt physicians and other healthcare workers from a recent executive order on visas that could drastically limit the number of immigrants living and working in the… Read more
Ahead of Shutdown, Most Americans Said They Wanted ACA Tax Credits Extended MrezaMkOctober 5, 2025020 views (MedPage Today) — Most Americans want Congress to extend tax credits that, if left to expire at the end of the year, could raise health insurance costs for millions of Americans, according to a new poll released Friday from the healthcare research… Read more
Pick GLP-1s as First Drug Option in Obesity, Guidelines From Abroad Say MrezaMkOctober 5, 2025021 views (MedPage Today) — A new treatment algorithm from the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) recommends opting for semaglutide (Wegovy) or tirzepatide (Zepbound) first when “substantial” weight loss is needed in a patient. The two… Read more
More Evidence That AI Scribes May Reduce Clinician Burnout MrezaMkOctober 5, 2025023 views (MedPage Today) — Use of an ambient artificial intelligence (AI) scribe was associated with a significant reduction in burnout among ambulatory care clinicians, a multicenter quality improvement study suggested. Among 263 physicians and advanced… Read more
It’s Time to Get a Flu Vaccination. Here’s Who Needs One and Why. MrezaMkOctober 5, 2025018 views (MedPage Today) — It’s time to get a flu vaccine, and pediatricians are urging people to get them after last winter, when the U.S. saw the most flu-related child deaths in 15 years. October is the ideal month to get protected, experts say, because… Read more
Trusted Vaccine Guidance Has Collapsed — Along With the Rule of Law MrezaMkOctober 5, 2025021 views (MedPage Today) — At first glance, the recent meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) might have appeared routine — experts weighing evidence and updating the nation’s vaccine schedule. But what unfolded was… Read more
Antibody Prevention of RSV in Infants; Medical Imaging and Cancer Risk in Kids MrezaMkOctober 5, 2025022 views (MedPage Today) — TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center… Read more