May 16, 2025

FDA Clears First Blood Test for Alzheimer’s

The FDA has cleared the first blood-based test to aid in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, offering a less invasive alternative to positron emission tomography scans and cerebrospinal fluid testing for cognitively impaired patients.

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May 16, 2025

FDA Approves PD-1–Targeted Monoclonal Antibody for SCAC

The FDA has approved Zynyz (retifanlimab-dlwr) as the first programmed death receptor-1 inhibitor for first-line treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal.

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May 16, 2025

vNOTES Speeds Bowel, Work Recovery After Hysterectomy

A prospective study found that patients who underwent vNOTES hysterectomy recovered bowel function and returned to work faster than those who had traditional laparoscopic surgery.

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May 16, 2025

Long-Term Data Support BCT for BRCA-Mutated Breast Cancer

Researchers found that breast-conserving treatment provided long-term survival outcomes comparable to mastectomy in patients with breast cancer and BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variants.

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May 16, 2025

Delandistrogene Moxeparvovec: Efficacy Evidence Questioned

The AAN Guidelines Subcommittee review finds delandistrogene moxeparvovec for DMD failed to meet primary functional outcomes despite FDA approval.

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May 15, 2025

First Migraine DHE Autoinjector FDA-Approved

FDA approves Brekiya®, a dihydroergotamine mesylate autoinjector for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura and cluster headaches in adults.

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May 15, 2025

Assistant Professor Salary Gaps Persist Nationwide

Persistent salary disparities by gender, race, and ethnicity were identified among more than 45,000 U.S. assistant professors, with underrepresented in medicine women learning the least across all specialties.

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May 15, 2025

Medical Oddities: Mini Lab-Grown Ovaries Go Natural

Mini ovaries steal the show—plus heart cell choreography, Brussels sprout bias, and prenatal tea perks.

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May 15, 2025

Men With Broken Heart Syndrome Have Twice the Mortality Risk: Study

A large U.S. study of nearly 200,000 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy cases found persistently high mortality—especially among men—despite rising incidence and increased recognition from 2016 to 2020.

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