FDA Unveils Draft Guidance to Improve Pulse Oximeter Accuracy Across Skin Tones Agency recommends conducting larger studies with more patients from different racial groups Jan 07, 2025
Louisiana Person Is the First U.S. Bird Flu Death, Health Officials Say Genetic analysis suggested bird flu virus had mutated inside the patient Jan 06, 2025
Heated Mittens for Hand OA; Pediatric Firearm and Motor Vehicle Deaths Also in TTHealthWatch: buprenorphine treatment for young adults with OUD Jan 04, 2025 podcast
Sick Season Is in Full Force. Here's What the Latest CDC Figures Show. "A lot of flu out there," said the CDC's Carrie Reed, PhD Jan 03, 2025
What's With All the UFH Infusions for Acute Pulmonary Embolism? Physician interviews reveal that misconceptions abound for anticoagulant choice Jan 03, 2025
Which Respiratory Virus Do I Have? There's a range of possibilities, and it's not easy to tell them apart Jan 03, 2025
Cancer Warnings on Alcohol? Surge in GI Illnesses; Swab Detects Kids' Asthma Type Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Jan 03, 2025
Canadian Teen Recovers From Severe H5N1 Bird Flu Infection Physicians provide details on closely watched case Dec 31, 2024
CDC Issues Final Report in Blastomycosis Outbreak Details from the largest-ever U.S. cluster of cases, which occurred at a Michigan paper mill Dec 31, 2024
Environmentally Friendlier COPD Inhaler May Also Be More Effective Real-world data compare two single-inhaler triple therapies Dec 30, 2024
Diversity Reporting Improved in Pulse Oximetry Testing After FDA Guidance Most device records did not include information about performance testing in different skin tones Dec 30, 2024
Have the New Pulmonary Hypertension Drugs Changed the Game? Macitentan/tadalafil and sotatercept approvals shifted the field, but by how much seems to differ Dec 29, 2024
Cats Can Get Sick With Bird Flu. Here's How to Protect Them. Virus has been causing mild illness in humans Dec 28, 2024
Bird Flu Virus Likely Mutated Within Louisiana Patient, CDC Says Mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans Dec 27, 2024
AI Model Has Promise for Predicting Checkpoint Inhibitor Activity in NSCLC Score based on pathology images an independent predictor of PFS, OS Dec 27, 2024
Weirdest Medical Cases of 2024; CDC Sees Concerning H5N1 Changes; The King's Speech Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Dec 27, 2024
Kidney Decline Faster After Severe COVID vs Other Pneumonia Researchers recommend close kidney function monitoring in hospitalized patients Dec 26, 2024
FDA Says Decongestant in Many Cold Medicines Doesn't Work. So What Does? A look at the agency's recent moves on a leading decongestant Dec 26, 2024
Vaccine Injury Claims Spiked During COVID Only 3% of decided claims under countermeasures program were eligible for compensation Dec 24, 2024
Doc Suspected in Mass Killing; Vaccine Injury Claims Spike; Iowa Has First H5N1 Case Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Dec 23, 2024
Next-in-Class Once-Daily Pill Approved for Cystic Fibrosis CFTR modulator carries boxed warning over risk of drug-induced liver injury and liver failure Dec 20, 2024
FDA Approves First Sleep Apnea Drug Tirzepatide ok'd for obstructive sleep apnea in people with obesity Dec 20, 2024
Public Health Experts Decry Louisiana's Ban on Vaccine Promotion Doctors need to "stand up" for their patients' health, they say Dec 20, 2024
Flu Season Is Underway, as Cases Surge in Some Areas and Vaccinations Lag Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week Dec 20, 2024
State Bars Health Workers From Pushing COVID Vax; Cold Deaths; Marburg Outbreak Ends Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Dec 20, 2024
Flu-Like Mystery Disease in Congo Could Be More Than Just Malaria After man dies with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, officials are thinking a virus is at work as well Dec 19, 2024
New First-Line Option for Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer In randomized study, ensartinib doubled PFS versus first-generation ALK inhibitor Dec 18, 2024
U.S. Reports First Severe Case of Bird Flu Patient in Louisiana had exposure to backyard poultry Dec 18, 2024
Most U.S. Teens Are Abstaining From Drinking, Smoking, and Marijuana, Survey Says Pandemic lockdowns may have influenced patterns Dec 17, 2024
The Forgotten Toll of Polio Science and public health turned survival into the norm, says Perri Klass, MD Dec 17, 2024 video
CDC Can't Confirm Suspected Bird Flu Case Tied to Raw Milk California sample tests negative for all types of flu by the time it reaches federal lab Dec 16, 2024
Randy Moss Has Cancer; Nancy Pelosi's Surgery; Possible Bird Flu Case Hospitalized Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Dec 16, 2024
Sleep Apnea Patients Have Higher Rates of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Excess risk may be related to fluctuations in oxygenation that damage the retina Dec 13, 2024
RFK Jr.'s Lawyer Asked FDA to Pull Polio Vaccine; Pollution-VTE Link; H5N1 in Cats Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Dec 13, 2024
Lung Cancer Drug Osimertinib Tied to Cardiac Events, Even in Low-Risk Patients Signal largely driven by newly emerging arrhythmias Dec 12, 2024
Industry Clinic • Ad Insights Subcutaneous Cancer Immunotherapies Provide New Options for Physicians and Patients Dec 12, 2024
California Child May Have Bird Flu After Drinking Raw Milk Case stands out for being outside the usual farm work setting Dec 11, 2024
Industry Clinic • Ad Insights Alecensa (alectinib) Offers Hope for Certain Patients With ALK Positive NSCLC Dec 10, 2024
'Parasites Simply Had it Coming'; Second U.S. Kid With Bird Flu? Rx for Solar Power Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Dec 10, 2024
One in Six Adults With Asthma Didn't Adhere to Meds Due to Cost They also had higher odds of having asthma attacks and emergency room visits Dec 09, 2024