Krishnamoorthi talks efforts to support providers amid federal cuts
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Schaumburg, has started to tour Illinois to highlight the potential impact of healthcare cuts on rural communities.
DOH WARNS OF POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS FROM KĪLAUEA VOG AS ERUPTION PAUSES
DOH WARNS OF POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS FROM KĪLAUEA VOG AS ERUPTION PAUSES Posted on Apr 25, 2025 in Newsroom HILO, HI. — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is urging residents and visitors to take precautions as elevated volcanic gas emissions from the recently paused Kīlauea eruption continue to produce vog and poor air quality […]
CDC Tells Docs to Be on the Lookout for Bird Flu Cases
The CDC wants clinicians and health departments to consider potential infections with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus, commonly known as bird flu, in people with exposure to potentially infected animal sources. The health advisory alert comes on the heels of Monday’s announcement by the CDC and the Texas State Department of Health […]
4 Sneaky Signs Of Lung Cancer You Should Know
MirageC via Getty Images Don’t ignore these potential warning signs of lung cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, accounting for 1 out of every 5 cancer fatalities. Early detection is imperative for increasing survival with lung cancer before the disease spreads […]
What The CDC’s Potential New COVID Isolation Rules Mean For You
Martinns via Getty Images If you’re fever-free without medication for at least 24 hours, the potential new CDC COVID-19 isolation guidelines say you can return to work. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering changing its COVID-19 isolation guidance, marking a shift from how we currently attempt to prevent the spread of the […]
Another Prostate Cancer Screening Candidate Outperforms Standard PSA Testing
SAN FRANCISCO — A multiparametric blood test for prostate cancer showed potential to avoid more than half of unnecessary biopsies without sacrificing accuracy, a large prospective study showed. In a comparison against the current PSA testing standard of ≥4 ng/mL, the Stockholm3 biomarker, which incorporates a PSA cutoff of 15 ng/mL with other proteins and […]
Tailoring Drug Interaction Alerts to the ICU Reduced Number of High-Risk Combos
PHOENIX — Tailoring potential drug-drug interaction (DDI) alerts to the intensive care unit (ICU) setting significantly reduced the number of administered high-risk drug combinations, a cluster randomized stepped-wedge trial showed. Among nearly 10,000 patients admitted to the ICU, the use of potential DDI alerts tailored to the ICU led to a 12% decrease (95% CI […]
‘We’re Not There Yet’: CAR T-Cell Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has the potential to become standard-of-care therapy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) that does not respond to current therapies, an RCC specialist said here. CAR T-cell therapy is not yet ready for clinical practice, but enrolling patients in the growing number of clinical trials can help […]
FDA Panel Endorses DFMO for Kids’ High-Risk Neuroblastoma in Remission
After wrangling all day over semantics and a potential precedent-setting dataset, an FDA advisory committee voted to recommend approval of eflornithine (difluoromethylornithine; DFMO) maintenance for high-risk pediatric neuroblastoma in complete remission after standard therapy. By a 14-6 vote, the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) decided that the totality of evidence presented was sufficient to show […]
FDA Reviewers Have Concerns About Artificial Womb Trials in Humans
FDA staff raised concerns that need to be addressed prior to potential human tests of artificial womb technology (AWT), a device that simulates a womb for extremely premature infants, as detailed in briefing documents released ahead of a Pediatric Advisory Committee meeting next week. AWT devices are intended to treat extremely premature infants, who have […]