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Breakthrough Non‑Hormonal Male Pill Shows 95% Efficacy in Phase‑III Trials
A multinational research team announced a reversible, non‑hormonal male contraceptive pill that achieved 95% efficacy in Phase‑III trials. The compound was safe across a diverse cohort with no hormonal side effects, and participants regained normal fertility within three months after stopping treatment.
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By the numbers: Gilead to acquire Tubulis for $5B
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed legislation on March 13 allowing optometrists to perform laser capsulotomy and laser trabeculoplasty, expanding their drug‑prescribing authority to all non‑injection routes and adding minor surgical procedures. The change makes Kansas the 15th state to grant optometric laser surgery privileges, echoing long‑standing practices in Oklahoma and other states. Meanwhile, Tennessee’s House and Senate approved a bill that would let optometrists perform peripheral iridotomy, selective laser trabeculoplasty and YAG capsulotomy, pending the governor’s signature for a 2028 start. Contrasting moves in New Hampshire and Maine highlight a national debate over scope of practice and patient safety.
Retatrutide, a next‑generation GLP‑1/GIP/Glucagon agonist, appears to cause less nausea than semaglutide while delivering comparable weight‑loss efficacy, but early data show a modest increase in resting heart rate. Patient anecdotes highlight typical GLP‑1 side effects—transient nausea, bowel habit shifts, occasional...
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a Federal Register notice that revises the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices charter, allowing the HHS Secretary to directly select members. The change follows a judge’s order suspending Kennedy’s earlier, largely anti‑vaccine...
A CRISPR Therapeutics‑funded study of a single‑dose gene edit that disables the liver gene ANGPTL3 lowered LDL cholesterol by 49% and triglycerides by 55% in a 15‑patient trial. Results published in the New England Journal of Medicine last November have...
The escalating U.S.-Iran conflict is choking key maritime and air routes, slashing global air‑cargo capacity by 22% and threatening the Strait of Hormuz and, potentially, the Bab al‑Mandeb. These chokepoints are vital for transporting active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and finished...
Canada’s Health Canada launched mandatory front‑of‑package (FOP) nutrition warning labels on Jan. 1. Early data shows 56% of shoppers are aware of the symbols, while 57% say the warnings would affect their buying choices. Price remains the dominant purchase driver for...
Welltower, the senior‑living REIT, acquired The Arbor at Lake Worth in Florida for $87.2 million, a price roughly 36 percent higher than the $64 million paid two years earlier. The 366,000‑square‑foot campus houses 377 assisted‑living units, a recreation center, auditorium and a nursing...
The White House’s FY2027 budget request proposes a 7.7% increase for the Department of Veterans Affairs, lifting its total to a record $488 billion. The plan allocates $205.6 billion in discretionary spending and $282.6 billion in mandatory funds, funding new facilities, a medical...
Almost right. It’s more expensive because CEOs of self insured companies, hire the biggest insurance companies to manage their spend on care. Resulting in them having no idea how they spend their money. Look up those same prices...
Eli Lilly announced a $1.5 billion acquisition of a biotech portfolio centered on orexin‑targeting therapeutics. The deal adds late‑stage candidates for insomnia, narcolepsy and metabolic disorders to Lilly’s central‑nervous‑system pipeline. Analysts estimate the combined market for orexin drugs could surpass $10 billion by...
Health‑tech funding surged in Q1, highlighted by Whoop’s $575 million Series G round that lifted its valuation into the multibillion‑dollar range. Smaller but notable deals included OpenEvidence, eMed, Talkiatry and Alphabet’s Verily, each securing tens of millions to expand data, telehealth, AI‑driven...
Novo Nordisk has rolled out Wegovy HD, a 7.2 mg weekly semaglutide injection, across the United States, delivering an average 20.7% weight loss in trials—significantly higher than the 2.4 mg dose. The FDA approved the product in March under its National Priority Review...
A 2023 Medicare policy capped insulin co‑payments at $35 per month, and a new study shows the limit sharply reduced patients' out‑of‑pocket spending in its first year. Average insulin expenditures fell by roughly 30%, while prescription fill rates climbed, indicating...
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Project Glasswing warns that soon‑to‑be‑released AI agents are vulnerable to hidden prompt injections and memory‑poisoning attacks, with success rates as high as 86% and 80% respectively. DeepMind has identified six attack layers—from perception to human supervision—demonstrating proof‑of‑concept exploits that could...
Stem cell therapy is gaining traction as a non‑surgical skin‑rejuvenation option, leveraging the body’s own regenerative cells to boost collagen and elastin. Clinical reports suggest visible improvements in texture and firmness within two to three weeks, with full benefits emerging...
Researchers have created a machine‑learning tool that predicts recurrence of Barrett's esophagus after endoscopic eradication therapy with over 90% accuracy. The model was trained on clinical data from more than 2,500 patients and can also estimate the timing of recurrence,...
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Project Glasswing warns that emerging AI models could become vectors for massive cyber‑attacks, citing an 86% success rate for hidden prompt‑injection attacks and a 0.1% poisoned‑data threshold that corrupts agents with over 80% certainty. DeepMind identifies six attack layers—perception, reasoning,...
Ascendis Pharma’s Yuviwel (navepegritide) received FDA approval as the first once‑weekly therapy for achondroplasia in children aged two and older. The drug, a TransCon CNP formulation, showed a 1.5 cm greater annual height gain versus placebo in a 52‑week trial and...
A new study in the Journal of Neuroimmunology finds that ectopic germinal centers (GCs) in the thymus serve as a prognostic marker for poorer outcomes in thymoma‑associated myasthenia gravis (TAMG). Among 111 patients who underwent thymectomy, 62.2% had at least...
Australian medicinal cannabis prescriptions have exploded, driven by convenient online consultations and one‑stop‑shop models that combine prescribing with dispensing. Critics label this vertical integration a conflict of interest, arguing that clinics may prioritize profit over patient safety and prescribe unapproved...
The White House’s drug‑discount portal TrumpRx now lists AbbVie’s Humira at $950 per month, a steep cut from its typical $5,000‑plus price. The listing appears alongside two lower‑cost biosimilars that target the same inflammatory conditions. TrumpRx aims to provide seniors...
Mammotome received FDA clearance for the Prima MR system, the first in‑room MRI‑guided vacuum‑assisted breast biopsy platform, alongside its HydroMARK Plus MR biopsy site markers. The system lets clinicians perform biopsies directly inside the MRI suite, eliminating patient transfers and streamlining...
A federal judge has again ordered the Trump administration to recognize the collective bargaining agreement for health‑care workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The ruling insists the government comply “in both form and substance,” effectively overturning prior attempts to...
SMU researchers have built a triaxial Helmholtz coil system that creates a uniform magnetic field gradient, enabling microrobots to be guided without continuous visual tracking. The six‑coil arrangement, calibrated with a triaxial magnetometer and refined by Tikhonov regularization, delivers consistent...
Researchers from Mississippi State University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory analyzed nearly 3,000 U.S. counties from 1981 to 2019, confirming that the nationwide decline in cancer deaths has been uneven. Urban, affluent counties experienced the steepest mortality reductions, while rural...
A JAMA Network Open study of 63,294 U.S. patients with advanced cancers found that social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly delay or prevent next‑generation sequencing (NGS) testing. Low socioeconomic status, Hispanic and non‑Hispanic Black ethnicity, Medicaid or Medicare coverage, and...
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have created manganese‑based smart molecules that act as both MRI contrast agents and cancer therapeutics. The compounds stay inert in healthy tissue and activate in the acidic micro‑environment of tumors, releasing manganese ions that enhance...
Investigative videos reveal that wellness influencers Mark Hyman and Jordan Peterson suffered severe sepsis after receiving experimental stem‑cell and regenerative‑medicine injections from Dr. Adil Khan’s unregulated clinics. The series links spinal injections and intravenous therapies to life‑threatening infections, highlighting the...
A retrospective study of 125 patients with MRSA‑associated ventilator‑associated pneumonia compared trimethoprim‑sulfamethoxazole (SMX‑TMP) to the standard vancomycin therapy. Mortality was 28% with SMX‑TMP versus 37% with vancomycin, a difference that was not statistically significant. Clinical cure rates at day 5 and...
A retrospective real‑world study of 139 eyes with non‑ischemic retinal vein occlusion‑related macular edema found that sequential ranibizumab followed by a dexamethasone implant yielded superior visual outcomes compared with three monthly ranibizumab injections alone. At three months, the combination group...
BMI and obesity prevalence in the US decreased in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade. What s the reason? Are people 'exercising more and eating less' or are GLP-1 agonists starting to have an effect? https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2827712 @GatlanHealth
Johnson & Johnson has introduced the Varipulse Pro pulsed field ablation (PFA) system across Europe after securing CE‑mark clearance. The device employs a new pulse sequence that is five times faster and runs at a lower temperature than its predecessor, promising...
Recent preclinical and early clinical studies explore a range of nutraceuticals and repurposed drugs that target oxidative stress, metal homeostasis, and gut integrity in Parkinson’s disease. Benfotiamine combined with methylcobalamin showed symptomatic improvement in a case series and activates Nrf2...
BPOC has finalized the sale of its medical‑device subsidiary, Midwest Products & Engineering, to private‑equity firm Graham Partners. The transaction transfers ownership of Midwest's manufacturing capabilities and client base to the new buyer. BPOC will use proceeds to refocus on...
Mount Sinai Health System announced the Adams Valve Institute, a global center dedicated to advancing care for heart‑valve disease. The institute builds on Dr. David H. Adams’ two‑decade legacy of high‑volume mitral, tricuspid and aortic root surgeries, uniting cardiologists, imaging experts...
A retrospective cohort of 94 adults with acute biliary tract infections revealed markedly higher 30‑day mortality in acute cholangitis (30%) versus acute cholecystitis (4.1%). Patients with cholangitis also showed lower prognostic nutritional index, higher FIB‑4 scores, reduced albumin and hemoglobin,...
A prospective quasi‑experimental pilot at Hacettepe University Children’s Hospital tested forecast‑driven physician scheduling in its pediatric emergency department. Using the TiDE‑RIN deep‑learning demand model and linear programming, daily evening shift staffing was adjusted between three and six physicians. Compared with...
A cross‑sectional study of 561 people living with HIV in Mbujimayi, Democratic Republic of Congo identified key behavioral determinants of viral load suppression. Strict antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence increased suppression odds elevenfold, while having no casual sexual partners doubled the...
A retrospective cohort of 180 singleton pregnancies with threatened preterm labor and cervical length ≤25 mm compared cervical pessary use (2021‑2024) to historical controls (2017‑2020). Preterm birth before 37 weeks fell from 51.2 % to 20.9 % with pessary. Adjusted odds ratio 4.65...
Researchers introduced a pulsed intra‑arterial infusion technique with synchronized blood‑flow control (PBC‑IA) to improve chemotherapy delivery. In rabbit models, the method produced more than 20‑fold higher doxorubicin concentrations in the target gastrocnemius muscle compared with standard intravenous injection, while heart...
Finasteride, a prescription pill originally approved for prostate health, has become the go‑to treatment for male pattern baldness, delivering a decade‑long slowdown of hair loss for most users. Clinical studies show that a majority of men on the drug experience...
CMS released the CY 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D rate announcement on April 6, 2026, confirming a 2.48% net average payment increase—about $13 billion more than 2026. Beyond the headline, the rule introduces several operational mandates: unlinked chart‑review diagnoses are excluded from...
A randomized clinical trial led by UT Health San Antonio demonstrated that MRI‑guided, robotic‑controlled navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) added to intensive psychotherapy produced significant symptom relief for combat‑related PTSD. Eighty‑five percent of participants receiving active navigated TMS showed clinically...
Healthcare mobile applications are proliferating, but they must balance patient‑data security with the ability to handle surging usage. Developers face three core hurdles: strict HIPAA/GDPR compliance, fragmented interoperability, and the need for elastic performance under heavy loads. Cloud platforms, micro‑service...
I was just listening to an interview on the radio with a person who worked at a hospital. 1. Your cyber insurance makes you a target. They know how much you can pay. 2. Don’t use your backups until you...
Look, I'd be lying if I said this was the first (or second or fiftieth) MEDVi article. But this is about more than MEDVi or even all the spam, grey zone marketing, and Succession-level drama of business partners acquired by...
Terns Pharmaceuticals accepted Merck & Co.'s $53‑per‑share, $6.7 billion buyout, a price roughly 15% below an earlier $61 offer from an unnamed Party C. Party C’s proposal included a contingent $9‑per‑share payout tied to FDA approval of TERN‑701, but it withdrew after updated...
British Journal of Psychiatry Psychedelics in NHS services: exploring a model for real-world implementation of psilocybin https://t.co/6sgfqg66rt
This method to reverse cellular ageing is about to be tested in humans A burgeoning field is launching its first clinical trial to find out whether dialling back cell development can safely refresh aged tissues and organs. 💡"Technologies to refresh ageing tissue...
Durable medical equipment (DME) providers face growing claim backlogs and cash‑flow strain as payer rules shift and order volumes fluctuate. To avoid overburdening internal teams, many are turning to accounts‑receivable (AR) collection services as an elastic workforce. These external partners...
