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Upfront TAVR May Be the Way Forward in Moderate Aortic Stenosis, Trial Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- Upfront transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was more protective against death and heart failure events compared with clinical surveillance among patients with moderate aortic stenosis (AS) with at least one at-risk... -
FDA Panel Largely Pans Trial Data for Myopia Eye Drops
(MedPage Today) -- The regulatory status of a low-dose atropine eye drop formulation for myopia remained unresolved following a day-long FDA advisory committee meeting, but closing comments did not bode well for SYD-101.
The Dermatologic and Ophthalmic... -
Brain Injury Creates Musical Genius; Long COVID Improvement; Dementia and Delirium
(MedPage Today) -- The New York Times detailed the story of Edward Freytag, whose traumatic brain injury made him a musical genius.
Bright Minds Biosciences said the FDA placed a partial clinical hold on its investigational drug BMB-101, which... -
Cool Temps and HF; Death After On-Field Collision; Shave and Shake in Stenting
(MedPage Today) -- A large nationwide study found an association between cooler ambient temperature and heart failure (HF) hospitalizations. (JAMA Network Open)
Energy drinks and stimulant supplements were frequently involved in cases of cardiac... -
What Will the Midterms Mean for Healthcare?
(MedPage Today) -- In this 43-minute webinar, MedPage Today Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Faust, MD, speaks with Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at KFF, about the issues shaping voters' views of healthcare heading into Election... -
De-Escalated Treatment for HPV-Related Throat Cancer Gets Long-Term Supporting Data
(MedPage Today) -- Reduced-intensity treatment for human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) led to durable cancer control in more than 90% of patients, long-term follow-up from a prospective study showed.
After a median follow... -
Pinch Hitting for the Geriatricians
(MedPage Today) -- America is growing older, like it or not. And as this happens, we need to find ways to take better care of our older and oldest patients.
Many elderly patients will live out those years with health and vitality, the path we... -
Generic Lenacapavir Approval for HIV Prevention Raises Hope in Low-Income Nations
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a generic version of lenacapavir (Yeztugo), the world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV -- a big step toward making the drug available inexpensively and more quickly in 120 low- and middle-income...