Opinion | Rachel Levine of HHS: Transgender Medicine Should Be Available in Every U.S. State
Jeremy Faust is editor-in-chief of , an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and a public health researcher. He is author of the Substack column Inside Medicine. Follow Emily Hutto is an Associate Video Producer & Editor for MedPage Today. She is based in Manhattan. In part three of this exclusive […]
Opinion | Is the New Mpox ‘Outbreak’ Deadlier?
Jeremy Faust is editor-in-chief of , an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and a public health researcher. He is author of the Substack column Inside Medicine. Follow An outbreak* of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) has been detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The World Health Organization […]
Opinion | ‘Pharmageddon’: The Pharmacy Labor Crisis
Jeremy Faust is editor-in-chief of , an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and a public health researcher. He is author of the Substack column Inside Medicine. Follow Emily Hutto is an Associate Video Producer & Editor for MedPage Today. She is based in Manhattan. In this Instagram Live clip, Jeremy […]
Single Dose of Antibiotic Cured Early Syphilis, Even in Those With HIV
BOSTON — One dose of benzathine penicillin G for the treatment of early syphilis was shown to be noninferior to a regimen of three weekly doses a week apart, even among people who are living with HIV, a randomized trial showed. At 6 months among patients with and without HIV, the cumulative response was 76% […]
The Case for a Yearly COVID Booster Shot
BOSTON — A yearly booster with an mRNA-based COVID vaccine may provide the best protection against catching the pandemic disease, a new analysis of the phase III COVE trial suggested. “Interestingly, we found that the longer duration between boosting actually provides better protection against COVID-19,” Dean Follmann, PhD, of the National Institute of Allergy and […]
RSV Vaccine Maintains Efficacy Across Two Seasons in Seniors
BOSTON — Efficacy of GSK’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine held strong through two RSV seasons in adults 60 and over, according to new results from the company’s pivotal trial. With a single dose, efficacy of the RSV perfusion F protein vaccine (Arexvy) against RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease declined from 82.6% during the first […]
Exciting Early Results With Novel Cell Therapy for Focal Epilepsy
BOSTON — Implantation of so-called inhibitory neurons helped two patients with severe, drug-resistant focal epilepsy achieve marked reductions in seizure frequency, researchers reported. Prior to treatment, these patients were experiencing an average of 32 and 14 seizures per month, respectively, over many years, according to investigator David Spencer, MD, of Oregon Health & Science University […]
Salary Bump at Mass General Brigham No Deterrent for Residents Looking to Unionize
House staff may be primed for a salary increase at Mass General Brigham in Boston, but they’re still proceeding with efforts to unionize nonetheless. Just last month, Mass General Brigham announced compensation and benefits adjustments to include a 10% salary increase for all residents and clinical fellows, as well as an increased annual stipend of […]
Postpartum Psychosis: A Life-Threatening Emergency
The recent news cycle has focused on the tragic deaths of three young children in Boston, allegedly at the hands of their mother. Lindsay Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse, has been charged with homicide in the killings of her 8-month-old, 3-year-old, and 5-year-old children. It is believed that after she strangled them, she injured […]
Selena Gomez Says She Is ‘Constantly Working On’ Managing Her Mental Health
BOSTON (AP) — Pop star and actor Selena Gomez has made no secret of her personal mental health struggles — they’ve made her an outspoken advocate for awareness and getting other young people the help they need. “I hope that by using my platform to share my own story … I can help others feel […]