Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Two studies are being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), based on the landmark Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes (SELECT) trial from the same international author group. The first new study, led by Professor Donna Ryan from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, New Orleans, U.S.,…
Dispensing abortion pills through the mail works as well as requiring patients to get them in person from a clinic or doctor’s office, according to new research from UC San Francisco, which comes as the Supreme Court is considering whether to disallow the practice. Researchers found that using a mail-order pharmacy to deliver the drugs…
TOPLINE: A hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) may be safe and well-tolerated in women with cervical cancer undergoing pelvic irradiation with concurrent chemotherapy following surgical resection, results from the phase 2 POHIM-CCRT trial suggested. METHODOLOGY: To date, no studies have assessed the treatment outcomes and toxic effects of hypofractionated IMRT following radical hysterectomy in patients with…
Here’s part 2 of MedCity News’ Q&A with Astellas Pharma CEO Naoki Okamura who was in South San Francisco last week for the opening of the Japanese pharma company’s West Coast Innovation Center. You can read Part 1 here. Like the earlier article, what follows below has been edited for clarity and length. MedCity News:…
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The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers Monday to not use Cue Health’s at-home Covid-19 tests. This follows an FDA warning letter to the company last week that said Cue was not following the conditions stipulated in the emergency use authorizations for its tests. The FDA letters said the tests could give false results. Specifically,…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) finds that insect-based foods remain unappealing in the UK, and more must be done to change attitudes towards and willingness to consume insects, as a potential avenue for more sustainable food production that could…
For people with autism, constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain often go along with the social struggles and repetitive behaviors that define the condition. This has prompted many to wonder whether gastrointestinal (GI) problems arise due to autism’s behavioral or sensory features, or whether they might instead contribute to them. Now, scientists at University of Utah…
Warning letters to primary care physicians (PCPs) regarding overprescription of quetiapine were helpful in reducing overprescribing of this agent, new research suggested. Investigators analyzed data from an earlier trial that compared prescribing patterns in 5055 PCPs who receive a placebo letter or three warning letters informing them that their prescribing of quetiapine was high and…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it is launching the Antitrust Division’s Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (HCMC). What effect will this have on the healthcare industry? Experts have varying opinions. The HCMC will include civil and criminal prosecutors, economists, healthcare experts, technologists, data scientists, investigators and policy…
