April 16, 2025

CONSORT 2025: Setting New Standards for Clinical Trial Reporting

"Readers should not have to infer what was probably done; they should be told explicitly." This principle drives the comprehensive CONSORT 2025 update, with its 7 new checklist items aimed at improving clinical trial transparency.

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April 10, 2025

Study: LLMs Show Biases in Medical Decision-Making

Large language models recommend different care based on patients' race, housing status, income level, and sexual orientation, potentially amplifying health care disparities if deployed without safeguards, researchers find.

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April 03, 2025

Lung Screening Lags Despite Cancer Prevention Uptake

Eligible patients undergo breast and colorectal cancer screenings at nearly four times the rate of recommended lung cancer screening, revealing significant intervention opportunities, according to a new JAMA study.

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March 31, 2025

Tariff Threat: Drugs Could Cost U.S. $750M More

New research reveals 25% tariffs on Canadian pharmaceuticals would impact critical medications, strain supply chains, and potentially increase costs—with 28 drugs having no alternative suppliers.

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March 27, 2025

Tampon Test May Detect Endometrial Cancer

New research from the Mayo Clinic shows promising results for a noninvasive methylated DNA marker panel that could reduce the number of unnecessary and painful biopsies in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding.

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December 06, 2023

'Game-Changer’ Intervention for Ovarian Cancer Prevention

Gynecologic oncologist Rebecca Stone and colleagues at Johns Hopkins are leading the way in salpingectomy — a quick, low-risk surgical intervention that can significantly reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.

Johns Hopkins Medicine

August 15, 2024

Are Some Uterine Tumors More Aggressive in Black Patients?

Researchers have discovered that uterine serous carcinoma tumors in Black patients tend to express more aggressive and immunosuppressive features than tumors in White patients, according to a recent s...

The ASCO Post

January 15, 2025

Bertagnolli to Exit NIH Director Role

NIH director, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, is stepping down after launching major initiatives in women's health and long COVID research, indicating optimism for their continuation under new leadership.

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February 26, 2025

Social Media’s Role in Medical Overdiagnosis

Researchers found that most social media posts promoting medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis predominantly focused on benefits, with limited discussion of harms or supporting scientific evidence.

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