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Philly's Tax on Sugary Drinks Did Not Trim Kids' Obesity

(MedPage Today) -- Philadelphia's beverage tax on sugary drinks was not associated with changes in pediatric weight outcomes 2 years after it took effect, researchers found.

Acoramidis Snags FDA Approval for ATTR Cardiomyopathy

(MedPage Today) -- Acoramidis (Attruby) gained FDA approval for treating wild-type or variant transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), BridgeBio Pharma announced.

Getting Patients in the Habit of Doing the Right Thing

(MedPage Today) -- Quite frequently, after long-term patients come in for their annual physical examination, the next morning their blood test results appear in my EHR in-basket, and I will send a po

AREDS Supplements May Slow Geographic Atrophy Progression Toward the Fovea

(MedPage Today) -- Findings from a post hoc analysis of the AREDS and AREDS2 studies were presented at the recent American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting, showing that use of AREDS supplement

Texas woman dies after receiving inadequate treatment for a miscarriage

Porsha Ngumezi, 35, is the fifth pregnant woman ProPublica reports to have died in connection to the fall of Roe v WadeA Texas woman has died after receiving inadequate medical treatment for a miscarr

Physician associates play an important role in modern healthcare | Letters

One physician associate says they have been doing vital work for years, but the profession is now being framed as a problem.

Early Promise for PI3K Inhibitor in Brain Metastases

(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Two-thirds of patients with PI3K-mutant brain metastases responded to the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the small-molecule inhibitor paxalisib plus radiation therapy

Even With Access to Blockbuster Obesity Drugs, Some People Don't Lose Weight

(MedPage Today) -- Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drug semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin had no trouble getting them.

Increases in Myopia Progression in Kids Tied to the COVID Pandemic

(MedPage Today) -- An increase in myopia progression was observed among Chicago-area children early in the COVID-19 pandemic, reported researchers, who suggested that closure of schools and cancellin

It’s outrageous that religious faith is being brought into the assisted dying debate | Simon Jenkins

Britain is a largely secular country.

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