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Trump Team Fires Alzheimer's Staff; Herpesvirus and Alzheimer's; MS Drug Switches

(MedPage Today) -- Among those fired in the recent spate of Trump administration cuts are staff members at the NIH's Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, including incoming chief and lead re

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Muscle-Sparing Weight-Loss Drugs? AID Algorithm for T2D; Steroids and Heart Attacks

(MedPage Today) -- Pharmaceutical companies are developing new weight-loss treatments that aim to shed the pounds while preserving muscle mass -- a downside of current drugs.

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Historic Strike Involving Thousands of Oregon Healthcare Workers Comes to an End

(MedPage Today) -- A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end.

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Top Diet Linked to Lower Risk of Multiple Cancers

(MedPage Today) -- The perennial top-ranked Mediterranean diet may help to stave off some obesity-related cancers, data on nearly half a million European adults suggested.

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Ataciguat's Headway in Aortic Stenosis; Baby Pacemakers; AI-ECG Tool for the ED?

(MedPage Today) -- The nitric oxide-independent soluble guanylate cyclase activator ataciguat continued to show promise for slowing the progression of fibrocalcific aortic valve stenosis in phase I a

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PET Imaging Falls Flat for Initial Liver Cancer Staging

(MedPage Today) -- PET-CT imaging with [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and [18F]fluorocholine (FCH) altered treatment plans in only a tiny minority of patients undergoing initial staging for hepatocell

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Abortion Pill Maker Enters Legal Fight Over F.D.A. Rules

GenBioPro, a leading manufacturer of abortion medication, is preparing to go to battle with the Trump administration.

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Validation Study Shows Sepsis Criteria Can Predict Mortality in Kids

(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- For children with suspected or confirmed infection admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), the Phoenix sepsis criteria could be used to identify those at t

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A TikTok video spurs alarm about Medicare coverage for telehealth

In the latest edition of STAT Health Tech newsletter: Telehealth risks becoming a partisan issue, and more.

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Utah Close to Becoming First State to Fully Ban Fluoride in Water

(MedPage Today) -- Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn't allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the ca

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