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Ozempic Tied to Lower Dementia Risk; Ear Wax and Parkinson's; APOE4 and ICH

(MedPage Today) -- People with type 2 diabetes who used semaglutide (Ozempic) versus other drugs had a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia, especially vascular dementia, electronic

STAT+: Regeneron seeks to revamp the controversial relationships between pharma and patient charities

Regeneron is hoping a new program will widen patient access to its eye drug without also benefiting the company's rivals — a point of concern for investors.

From TikTok to Triage: Confronting Misinfo in the ED

(MedPage Today) -- It's 2 a.m. on a Saturday night shift in a busy emergency department (ED) in Houston. I am solo on coverage, and I'm treating a patient in diabetic ketoacidosis.

STAT+: Insurance coverage of vaccines at risk in RFK Jr.’s reshuffling of CDC’s vaccine advisers

The advisers' recommendations help determine whether insurers fully cover the cost of vaccines.

STAT+: Device that uses biodegradable polymers to repair peripheral nerves gets FDA clearance

A polymer-based device cleared by the FDA offers physicians a new way for repairing peripheral nerve injuries.

5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization

Dozens of health insurance companies pledged on Monday to improve prior authorization, a process often used to deny care.

Microplastic-Water Risks; Predictive Sit-Rise Test; Bioresorbable Scaffold Setback

(MedPage Today) -- People living near microplastic-polluted ocean waters tended to have more cardiometabolic diseases in an observational study.

STAT+: Radical transparency at the FDA, and a pivotal moment for vaccines

This is the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT's twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine.

Program Aims to Double CAR-T Access for Blood Cancers

(MedPage Today) -- Despite the curative potential of CAR T-cell therapy in multiple myeloma and other hematologic cancers, only a fraction of eligible patients currently receive it.

Let overseas-trained dentists get to work | Letters

Jenny Bradley on the bureaucracy that is preventing dentists who have trained abroad from working in the NHSThank you, Denis Campbell, for highlighting the distressing plight of many overseas-trained

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