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A 28-year-old Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit against Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Hoffman Estates, alleging the Catholic-affiliated facility denied her a standard medication for an ectopic pregnancy, leading to a ruptured…
4 MIN READSwiss drugmaker Roche said Monday it entered into an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement with Nurix Therapeutics to develop a blood-cancer treatment, in a deal valued at up to $2.3 billion.
3 MIN READThe Food and Drug Administration has launched a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a step administration officials said could lead to restrictions on how the drug is distributed and used. The study, which uses the agency’s…
4 MIN READColumbia University researchers used a DNA-editing technique called base editing to correct disease-causing mutations in early-stage human embryos, publishing results Monday on a preprint server. The work marks a step in embryo gene…
3 MIN READCanada has become the first G7 country to approve a generic version of the popular GLP-1 drug semaglutide, injectable generics are expected in Canadian pharmacies as of June at less than a third of the brand-name price, according to Health…
3 MIN READA daily experimental pill nearly doubled survival time for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer whose disease had stopped responding to prior treatment, researchers reported Sunday. The study of 500 patients found that those taking the…
4 MIN READAn experimental drug from GSK produced a functional cure — viral suppression without daily medication — in about one in five adults with chronic hepatitis B in two international trials, researchers reported Thursday. The result, published…
5 MIN READPresident Trump will have a “routine annual dental and medical assessment” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, the White House said. The visit comes about seven months after his last trip to Walter Reed, raising…
3 MIN READCINCINNATI — At Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, facility dogs are full-time working animals that visit patients during stressful procedures and help make the hospital feel less frightening. The program, which includes dogs such as Hadley,…
3 MIN READThe Texas Board of Nursing suspended the nursing license of Camp Mystic co-director Mary Liz Eastland, a registered nurse and the camp’s medical officer, citing inaction during last year’s catastrophic Guadalupe River flood. The board said…
3 MIN READAttorneys for Tony Carruthers say they asked Tennessee officials to confirm the state has not expired lethal-injection drugs for his Thursday execution, but a response from the state’s attorney general’s office did not provide the…
3 MIN READChildren’s hospitals across the United States are increasingly employing full-time facility dogs to comfort young patients, motivate them during therapy and provide companionship through long, difficult treatments, according to reporting…
3 MIN READThe Supreme Court issued an administrative stay on Monday that restores the ability to obtain the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail-order and pharmacies without an in-person doctor visit, temporarily blocking a lower…
3 MIN READEli Lilly said its next-generation obesity drug retatrutide helped study participants lose an average of more than 70 pounds over 80 weeks, based on clinical trial results discussed publicly. NPR reported that retatrutide is a weekly…
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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital uses four specially trained, full-time facility dogs to help young patients during stressful procedures and make the hospital environment feel less frightening. In a recent visit, 5-year-old Calvin Owens met…
3 MIN READTennessee officials halted the execution of Tony Carruthers on Thursday after failing to establish an intravenous line for lethal injection. Governor Bill Lee announced the state would not attempt the execution again for at least a year.…
3 MIN READPlanned Parenthood will launch an advance provision program that allows people in Washington and Hawaii to get abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol ahead of an anticipated pregnancy. The initiative, shared exclusively with NPR, will…
3 MIN READRaDonda Vaught, a former Tennessee nurse convicted of negligent homicide over a medication error that killed a patient, is now working as a paid patient-safety speaker, according to an NPR report. The former Vanderbilt Medical Center nurse…
3 MIN READPHOENIX (AP) — An autopsy report released this week found that the death of a Haitian man detained for months at an Arizona immigration detention facility was related to his dental problems, which prosecutors said began with tooth pain…
3 MIN READRemoving a tattoo is longer, much more costly and significantly more painful than getting it, according to tattoo-removal professionals. About 32% of American adults have tattoos, and roughly one in four regret getting them, according to a…
4 MIN READA Kansas judge blocked the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors on Friday, ruling the law likely violates the state constitution’s protection of parental rights. In Texas, the nation’s largest children’s hospital agreed to pay…
3 MIN READKansas District Court Judge Carl Folsom III on Friday blocked enforcement of the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, saying it likely violates the Kansas Constitution. The ruling came as Texas Children’s Hospital…
3 MIN READWomen deciding when to begin routine mammograms are receiving conflicting advice from the country’s top health organizations. The American College of Physicians now recommends starting at age 50, while other influential groups urge…
3 MIN READDeciding when to get routine mammograms is confusing as major health groups offer different starting ages and screening intervals. The American College of Physicians last month recommended biennial mammograms for average-risk women ages 50…
3 MIN READThe birth control pill, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 66 years ago this week, disentangled sex from procreation and gave American women unprecedented control over their fertility, researchers say. Its introduction…
3 MIN READA single dose of genetically modified immune cells suppressed HIV to undetectable levels in two patients for nearly two years after they stopped their daily medication, researchers reported Tuesday, offering an early but provocative signal…
3 MIN READScientists reported at an American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy meeting that a single dose of CAR-T cells suppressed HIV in two people without restarting their usual medications. The approach, led by researchers at the University of…
3 MIN READDoctors who examined Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi more than a week after she collapsed in an Iranian prison said she needs months of treatment, her foundation announced Wednesday. An angiography revealed two of her main arteries…
4 MIN READDoctors who examined Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi more than a week after she collapsed in an Iran prison said she needs months of treatment, her foundation said Wednesday. The foundation said an angiography procedure showed…
3 MIN READThe Supreme Court, in an order by Justice Samuel Alito, on Monday temporarily extended women’s access to the abortion pill mifepristone, preventing restrictions imposed by a federal appeals court from taking effect until at least Thursday.…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued an order leaving women’s access to mifepristone in place while the justices consider whether restrictions on the drug can take effect. Justice Samuel Alito’s order blocks a federal appeals court…
3 MIN READDr. John Gordon spent three decades as a reproductive endocrinologist before a crisis of conscience over surplus embryos and genetic testing drove him to overhaul his practice. His wife, Allison, told him their comfortable life was built…
3 MIN READDr. John Gordon, a Christian fertility specialist, relocated from suburban Washington, D.C., to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2019 to found Rejoice Fertility, a clinic that refuses to discard viable embryos, perform genetic testing, or donate…
3 MIN READA reproductive endocrinologist in Knoxville, Tennessee, has shifted his fertility practice after growing troubled by ethical questions raised by IVF, including the creation of surplus embryos and genetic testing. Dr. John Gordon, who…
3 MIN READA Christian IVF doctor in Knoxville, Tennessee, has opened a faith-based fertility clinic that aims to limit the creation of surplus embryos, as IVF faces renewed scrutiny among some American Christians and abortion-rights advocates. The…
3 MIN READCosmetic procedures are becoming more common, prompting theologians, philosophers and bioethicists to call for wider ethical discussion around body modification, beauty ideals and personal agency. In Los Angeles, a 25-year-old grapples…
3 MIN READFormer New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition with pneumonia and was placed on a ventilator, his spokesperson Ted Goodman said Monday. Giuliani is now breathing on his own and remains under…
3 MIN READAs cosmetic interventions become more common in the United States, a growing group of theologians, philosophers and bioethicists are pressing for more ethical discussion about turning to procedures for beauty, youth and conformity. The…
4 MIN READFormer New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is breathing on his own after being hospitalized with pneumonia and placed on a ventilator, his spokesperson said Monday. Giuliani, 81, remained in critical but stable condition at a Florida…
3 MIN READFor Claudia Stearns, last Thanksgiving was the first in memory not dominated by the anxiety and guilt of overeating. After losing nearly 100 pounds with the help of Wegovy, a powerful weight-loss medication, the 65-year-old from…
6 MIN READMillions of Americans taking newer obesity medications are finding that the drugs are changing not only their weight, but also how they experience food during holidays, the Associated Press reported. Patients and doctors said weekly…
3 MIN READTexas Medical Board officials are proposing tighter regulations on ketamine treatments, including a ban on in-home use and new limits on how many patients medical staff can treat at once when a physician is not on site, according to a…
3 MIN READA Wyoming judge has blocked a state law that bans most abortions after embryonic cardiac activity can be detected while a lawsuit challenging the measure moves ahead. Natrona County District Judge Dan Forgey issued a temporary restraining…
3 MIN READWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, in a move…
3 MIN READA former UCLA gynecologist, James Heaps, pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexual abuse charges after an appeals court overturned his earlier conviction. Prosecutors said Heaps admitted guilt to 13 felony counts and now faces 11 years in prison.
3 MIN READSara Mearns, a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, shared with AP how missing cues and struggling to hear partners led her to get tested for hearing loss and eventually wear hearing aids during performances. Mearns said the…
3 MIN READA Honduran family sued the U.S. government after an 8-year-old girl with serious medical conditions died while in Customs and Border Protection custody in Texas in 2023, according to court filings filed Friday. The suit says federal…
3 MIN READDoctors say social media and aggressive advertising are pushing menopause and perimenopause products, from supplements to “light masks,” at a time when women are seeking help for symptoms such as hot flashes and sleep problems. In…
3 MIN READAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey was released from a hospital in Montgomery on Thursday after undergoing a procedure to remove fluid pressing against her lung, according to her office. The 81-year-old governor is recovering at the Governor’s Mansion…
3 MIN READOklahoma junior college student Ethan Dietz died after a head injury during a game in Texas on Nov. 22, his family’s attorneys said, alleging the team failed to provide proper medical care before putting him back on the court. The college…
3 MIN READA bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced the INSULIN Act, aiming to cap monthly insulin costs at $35 for Americans with private insurance and to expand more affordable insulin access for uninsured people in 10 states. Advocates and…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a Colorado law that banned “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ minors, saying the measure violates free-speech protections. Writing for the court, Justice Neil Gorsuch said the law “censors speech…
3 MIN READAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey was hospitalized Tuesday in Montgomery, Alabama, after undergoing what her office described as a minor procedure to remove fluid that was pressing on her lung. Her office said she is expected to be monitored at…
3 MIN READThe former chairman of the Arkansas State Medical Board, Dr. Brian Hyatt, was indicted on federal charges alleging he drugged and abducted patients at a psychiatric facility to increase health care reimbursements, an indictment released…
3 MIN READMore women in the U.S. are having babies at older ages, and doctors say “advanced maternal age” can raise the chances of pregnancy complications for both mothers and babies. An Associated Press report highlights what clinicians recommend…
3 MIN READFederal health officials on Tuesday issued a warning letter to ImmunityBio after challenging what they said were misleading marketing claims about Anktiva, including comments by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on a podcast. The FDA…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned ImmunityBio that marketing materials and podcast remarks by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong for its bladder cancer drug Anktiva violated federal rules on drug promotion, according to an…
3 MIN READNearly 90,000 bottles of children’s liquid ibuprofen were recalled after reports of black specs and other contaminants, federal regulators said. The FDA posted an online notice about the recall of Taro Pharmaceuticals’ Children’s Ibuprofen…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight-loss injection: a 7.2-milligram shot taken once weekly. The FDA said the decision used its ultra-fast drug review program…
3 MIN READJair Bolsonaro’s kidney function has improved, but doctors say the former Brazilian president will remain in intensive care because of pneumonia. The hospital in Brasilia said it has given him more antibiotics and that he remains…
3 MIN READFormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's kidney function has improved but he will remain in an intensive care unit due to pneumonia, his doctors said Sunday. The 70-year-old right-wing leader has been hospitalized multiple times since a…
3 MIN READFormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, 70, is in intensive care with pneumonia, his doctors said Friday. The hospitalization comes as Bolsonaro serves a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup and as his son Flávio mounts a presidential…
3 MIN READA policy ordering hospitals to re-check past results from a race-based kidney function test appears to be improving access for some Black patients on transplant waiting lists, new research reports. The study found thousands of Black…
3 MIN READWASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of Black kidney transplant candidates have received credit on the waiting list for time lost due to a discontinued race-based test, a policy change that increased their transplant rates without harming other…
3 MIN READVermont’s Green Mountain Care Board is pushing for changes to Medicare payment rules after a “bizarre” disparity left some rural “critical access hospitals” charging Medicare patients more for outpatient services than they would pay at…
3 MIN READA Haitian man confined at an Arizona immigration detention center died at a hospital Monday after a tooth infection was left untreated, his brother said. Emmanuel Damas, 56, told medical staff at the Florence Correctional Center in…
3 MIN READThe Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator is seeking to hire a friend who is pushing for a new boxed warning on antidepressants about unproven pregnancy risks, The Associated Press reported. The agency is legally required to…
3 MIN READDiabetes medications including Ozempic and Mounjaro were associated with meaningfully lower risks of developing substance use disorders — and of dying from them — in a large analysis of Veterans Affairs health records published Wednesday…
5 MIN READThe head of the Food and Drug Administration said the agency plans to offer bonus payments to drug reviewers who complete reviews ahead of schedule, in what he described as a pilot program. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary told staff during a…
3 MIN READMost organ donations in the United States used to come from people declared brain-dead. Now, research says organ donations after a heart stops—known as donation after circulatory death, or DCD—have risen sharply and account for 49% of…
3 MIN READDolly Parton is lending her name to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, which announced Thursday it will become the Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital. In a video message, Parton said she wants to help when “children and families need it…
3 MIN READWomen can have heart attacks even when they don’t match the “movie” scenario of crushing chest pain in men, according to cardiologists and the American Heart Association. The guidance emphasizes that symptoms can include shortness of…
3 MIN READFederal health officials laid out a proposal Monday to create a new regulatory pathway for customized treatments for patients with rare, hard-to-treat diseases, including certain gene-editing therapies. The FDA said it would take public…
3 MIN READNorway’s King Harald was admitted to a hospital on Spain’s Tenerife on Tuesday during a winter vacation, the royal palace said. Harald, who turned 89 on Saturday, was being treated for an unspecified infection and dehydration, and the…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its long-standing requirement that new drugs and other novel health products prove their benefits with two rigorous studies, opting instead for a “default position” of one study going…
3 MIN READCalifornia’s parole board is using drug test results from medication-assisted treatment in ways doctors and state-appointed attorneys say conflict with medical policies and may discourage incarcerated people from getting help, according to…
4 MIN READThe University of Michigan Board of Regents voted Thursday to approve a 64-bed behavioral health hospital and a freestanding surgical center at its Lansing hospital, in projects totaling nearly $150 million. The approvals mark among the…
3 MIN READThe share of U.S. births to women who began prenatal care in the first trimester dropped from 78.3 percent in 2021 to 75.5 percent in 2024, according to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decline…
3 MIN READALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Indian Health Service said this month it will phase out the use of dental fillings containing mercury, known as dental amalgams, and fully switch to mercury-free alternatives by 2027. The change will affect millions…
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