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End of the Road for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer?

(MedPage Today) -- Adding an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) to chemotherapy for advanced prostate cancer failed to improve survival as compared with chemotherapy alone, according to final results

Type 2 Diabetes Patients Also Reap Benefits of Automated Insulin Delivery

(MedPage Today) -- An automated insulin delivery (AID) system boosted glycemic control in insulin-treated adults with type 2 diabetes using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), a randomized trial sho

West Virginia on the Verge of Banning Certain Food Dyes

(MedPage Today) -- West Virginia is on track to become one of the first states to outlaw food dyes in school meals -- and eventually across the state.

Dementia Risk Rises for Older Women With Changing Sleep Patterns

(MedPage Today) -- Changes in sleep patterns among cognitively unimpaired women in their 80s were associated with an increased risk of dementia, a longitudinal study showed.