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Surgeons in California perform first ever successful bladder transplant

Patient, 41-year-old man, was able to to go off dialysis with technique that two doctors worked for years to developSurgeons in California have performed the first ever successful bladder transplant,

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New Dads, Non-Birthing Partners Less Likely to Get Prenatal Counseling on Vaccines

(MedPage Today) -- MINNEAPOLIS -- Non-birthing partners were far less likely to have received prenatal vaccine counseling than their birthing partners, but those who were vaccinated were more likel

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Novel Drug Reduced Bulging in Active and Chronic Thyroid Eye Disease

(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Infusions of the investigational monoclonal antibody veligrotug improved symptoms among patients with active and chronic thyroid eye disease, the phase III THRIVE clin

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Opinion: I’ve reported on presidents’ health for 53 years. No public evidence suggests Biden’s doctors mishandled prostate cancer testing

Some are criticizing Biden’s team for not testing him earlier for prostate cancer. But overtesting is a particular concern for all men, including presidents.

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A Genetic Clue to Why Men Are Taller Than Women

Researchers studied data from a million people and found evidence that a height gene shared by both sexes is amplified in men.

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STAT+: GOP works through unresolved issues on Medicaid work requirements

House Republicans are advancing a budget reconciliation bill with $700 billion in Medicaid savings, but still undecided is what year work requirements would begin.

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Senate Dems Urge HHS to Undo Rule Barring Some Public Comments

(MedPage Today) -- Senate Democrats are urging the Trump administration to reconsider its recent move to get rid of public comment periods for certain proposed HHS regulations.

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IG Live May 20: The Attack on Medicaid

(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. health insurance landscape is shifting -- fast.

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Biden Has Reason for Optimism, Despite Advanced Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

(MedPage Today) -- Despite his age and an ominous-sounding disease, former President Joe Biden has reason for optimism about his aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis, announced over the weekend.

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The Price of Survival, Paid in Advance

(MedPage Today) -- A recent op-ed in MedPage Today -- "Would You Rather Get Care in the U.S.

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