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FDA: Cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified in GE Healthcare monitoring devices
The Safety Communication said that patches to address the vulnerabilities will be issued by GE Healthcare.
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Neurologic disease doesn’t discriminate against anyone
Rush drummer Neil Peart’s recent death from glioblastoma is another example of how “neurologic disease doesn’t discriminate against anyone,...
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New Vascepa indication opens up treatment to millions; “Most significant event since statins”
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Blood test may advance diagnosis of GI cancers
The Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study finds that a multicancer assay using targeted methylation sequencing of plasma cell-free DNA...
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Surgeon General scolds docs for failing to help patients quit smoking
Two thirds of adult smokers say they want to quit, but only 40% report that their doctor has advised them to stop.
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What will it take to lower the cost of insulin in the United States?
Government reforms and the involvement of nongovernmental organizations in price oversight and generic manufacturing are among the possible...
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FDA approves first treatment for advanced epithelioid sarcoma
Tazemetostat earns accelerated approval for the treatment of patients aged 16 years and older with metastatic or locally advanced epithelioid...
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Family-focused therapy linked to longer remissions in youth at risk for bipolar disorder
For young people with mood symptoms and a family history of bipolar disorder, 4 weeks of intensive family sessions meant more time between mood...
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T-VEC plus pembrolizumab yields promising response rate in phase 2 sarcoma study
About one in three patients had a response, translating into the highest objective response rate seen in a study of unselected sarcoma patients...
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GI societies meet with ABIM
Society leaders met with the chief medical officer of the ABIM about the status of ABIM’s efforts to move toward a longitudinal testing model.