J&J-Partnered Contineum Corrals $110M From IPO for Clinical Trials in Fibrosis & MS
Contineum Therapeutics, a biotech company, raised $110 million in an IPO to support drug development for neurological disorders and fibrosis. Their lead program, PIPE-791, targets idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by…
Vaccination rates are probably over-estimated
The president of the IMO emphasized that general practice must be proactive in administering vaccines to the public to prevent fragmentation. Dr. McCauley expressed concerns about the increasing workload and…
Do Biologics Have Similar Efficacy?
A study published in the Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis found that the efficacy of biologic therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in adults can be extrapolated to adolescents. Data…
Cardio Diagnostics Holdings partners with Navierre for cardiac testing
Cardio Diagnostics Holdings is partnering with Navierre to improve accessibility of cardiovascular risk assessments using AI technology. Their AI solutions, Epi+GenCHD and PrecisionCHD, provide personalized information on coronary heart disease…
Journalists Assess the Risks of Bird Flu and the Impacts of Medicaid ‘Unwinding’
KFF Health News senior fellow Céline Gounder discussed bird flu on CBS News, while El Tímpano reporter Jasmine Aguilera talked about how Hispanic communities are impacted by Medicaid "unwinding" on…
Lens exchange is next wave of refractive surgery
Refractive lens exchange technology has advanced to the point where patients are becoming interested, making it the latest trend in refractive surgery. Stephen G. Slade, MD, FACS, discussed this development…
STAT readers on liquid-only diets before colonoscopy and more
STAT is encouraging robust and good-faith discussions by publishing selected Letters to the Editor in response to their essays. One letter criticizes the use of national security rhetoric to promote…
Is there too much care in advanced cancer?
Geijteman and colleagues address the question of whether there is excessive end-of-life care in cases of incurable cancer. This study challenges the use of cytotoxic chemotherapy in these situations, with…
Screening with a PSA test has a small impact on prostate cancer deaths but leads to overdiagnosis, finds study
A study involving over 400,000 men aged 50-69 found that a single invitation to a PSA blood test for prostate cancer screening had a small impact on reducing deaths, but…
Tiktaalik fossil reveals key step in evolution of walking
The research team, including a Penn State biologist, reconstructed the skeleton of Tiktaalik, a 375-million-year-old fossil fish, shedding light on the evolution of walking. The reconstruction revealed that the fish's…