May 08, 2026

Frontline Pharma: Sarah O’Keeffe

Ahead of HPLC 2026, Eli Lilly’s Sarah O’Keeffe reflects on leadership, collaboration, and the analytical advances helping bring increasingly complex medicines to patients

The Analytical Scientist

May 07, 2026

Tirzepatide's Surprising Skin Side Effect

A single case report described possible lichen planus pigmentosus inversus following tirzepatide initiation.

Conexiant

May 06, 2026

Obesity Not Associated With Worse Long-Term TAR Outcomes

A long-term cohort study found that obesity was not associated with worse patient-reported outcomes or higher reoperation rates following total ankle replacement in optimized surgical candidates.

Conexiant

May 06, 2026

Semaglutide Tested in Alcohol Use Disorder

Randomized trial found improvements in alcohol consumption and metabolic outcomes, with gastrointestinal adverse events more common with treatment

Conexiant

May 05, 2026

CGM Shows Potential for Diagnosing Diabetes in Pregnancy

Early glucose patterns may help identify risk, but evidence doesn't support replacing standard testing.

Conexiant

May 05, 2026

GLP-1 Agents May Reduce Psoriasis Severity

National Psoriasis Foundation review highlights limited evidence and potential metabolic links

Conexiant

May 05, 2026

GLP-1 RAs Show Mixed Pancreatitis Risk

Early increase in suspected drug-induced cases offset by later lower rates of alcohol- and triglyceride-associated pancreatitis

Conexiant

May 05, 2026

Weight-loss Drug Response Varies, But Why?

Study links DNA variants to weight loss and side effects

The Pathologist

May 04, 2026

AI Outperforms MDs on Reasoning Tasks

Across six experiments—including a blinded, real-world ER evaluation—an OpenAI large language model outperformed physician baselines on multiple clinical reasoning tasks, though not on key safety endpoints such as cannot-miss diagnoses

Conexiant

May 04, 2026

Food Fight Brewing in Hospitals

New federal diet push collides with clinical realities, as doctors weigh patient needs against policy signals.

KFF Health News