September 05, 2025

Review Finds Misdiagnosis and Referral Delays in Endometriosis

Symptom dismissal, misdiagnosis, and long waits for referral contribute to delays in diagnosis and treatment.

Conexiant

September 04, 2025

Genetic and Environmental Factors Drive Spina Bifida Risk

Emerging evidence shows how maternal health, environmental exposures, and genetic variants interact to affect neural tube development.

Conexiant

September 03, 2025

FDA Approves Denosumab Biosimilars

The FDA approved Bildyos and Bilprevda are providing new options comparable to Prolia and Xgeva for osteoporosis, cancer-related bone disease, and other skeletal conditions.

Conexiant

August 28, 2025

First Generic GLP-1 for Weight Loss Approved

FDA approves Teva’s generic Saxenda (liraglutide) with adult and adolescent indications and a boxed thyroid tumor warning.

Conexiant

August 22, 2025

Linear Hyperpigmentation After Chemotherapy: What's Your Diagnosis?

A 15-year-old girl developed distinctive, painless, whip-like streaks across her trunk and back after receiving combination chemotherapy for ovarian yolk sac tumor. What’s your diagnosis?

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August 19, 2025

‘Enough Is Enough’—But When?

How Bogalusa, Louisiana became a lens on the US gun violence epidemic—where race, poverty, policy, and profit converge and communities bear the cost.

KFF Health News

August 15, 2025

Upfront Radical Cytoreductive Surgery Extends Progression-Free Survival in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

The TRUST trial is the first phase III randomized study to show improved progression-free survival for primary cytoreductive surgery compared with interval surgery without compromising short-term or l...

The ASCO Post

August 14, 2025

Early TMP-SMX Use Linked to Birth Defects

TMP-SMX is prescribed earlier in gestation than β-lactams, placing fetal exposure closer to the window of organogenesis, which may contribute to elevated malformation risk observed in first-trimester use.

Conexiant

August 12, 2025

Advanced-Practice Providers Filling Rural ER Gaps

Rural emergency rooms across the U.S. are increasingly staffed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners instead of physicians, raising debates over care quality, staffing shortages, and access to emergency services.

KFF Health News