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(MedPage Today) -- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy -- gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, or eclampsia -- were tied to an increased risk of new-onset neurologic disorders years after giving birth, Swedish registry data showed. Women...

The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has sparked extraordinary public interest in the nation’s health insurance industry. Much of the outcry has centered not on the killing itself but…

(MedPage Today) -- Biomarker-driven treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) led to a 2-year metastasis-free survival (MFS) rate that exceeded 70% in a phase II study, but failed to meet prespecified statistical constraints for a positive...

(MedPage Today) -- Recently, omission of axillary lymph node dissection among patients with early breast cancer has been found to have no detrimental effect on outcomes in most cases, continuing a trend toward less aggressive management. Historically...

(MedPage Today) -- Opponents of abortion are increasingly focusing on restricting access to pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy in the U.S. This month, the Texas attorney general's office filed a lawsuit against a New York...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the first generic form of liraglutide (Victoza), a once-daily injectable for improving glycemic control in patients ages 10 and older with type 2 diabetes, used as an adjunct to diet and exercise. This is...

(MedPage Today) -- Some gestational exposures to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may carry more chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk for the child than others, a cohort study from Taiwan found. Gestational NSAID exposure was significantly...

(MedPage Today) -- Some doctors had a sleepless night when the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology's (ABPN) online certification program locked them out earlier than the expected deadline -- leading some to believe they would lose their...

(MedPage Today) -- The western North Carolina experience of Hurricane Helene reminded us that in the wake of disaster, we commonly see different domains of response, including centralized governmental operations, non-governmental organizations...

(MedPage Today) -- The healthcare profession has done an admirable job controlling infectious epidemics and pandemics, such as AIDS and COVID-19 (special shout-out to Operation Warp Speed for the creation of COVID vaccines in record time). Now...