October 23, 2025

Chest Pain & Shock After a Tuna Sandwich: What’s Your Diagnosis?

A 30-year-old man with no prior medical history developed cardiogenic shock shortly after eating a tuna sandwich. He experienced central, burning chest pain, diaphoresis, and generalized pruritus. His pain worsened with breathing and did not respond to nitroglycerin.

Conexiant

October 16, 2025

HHS Memo: Fringe Finds a Footing

From wheat fields to Washington: a decades-old fear about skies and 'sprays' rises again, colliding with science, social media, and the machinery of federal policymaking.

KFF Health News

October 14, 2025

Rare HeartMate 6 LVAD Saves Patient with Heart Failure After Chemotherapy

When an adverse reaction to chemotherapy sent a patient into heart failure, it took state-of-the-art treatment from an advanced cardiovascular team to save him in time.

Keck Medicine of USC

October 14, 2025

Amivantamab Plus Lazertinib vs Osimertinib in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC: Overall Survival in MARIPOSA

As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Yang et al, the final overall survival analysis from the phase III MARIPOSA trial has shown significant benefit with amivantamab plus lazertinib v...

The ASCO Post

October 14, 2025

What Happened at Meeting on the Mesa 2025?

This year’s Meeting on the Mesa showed that cell and gene therapy is no longer defined by hype, but by hard work– from digital manufacturing to creative funding models and policy alignment.

The Medicine Maker

October 07, 2025

FDA Announces New Development in Lung Care

The FDA has approved the first treatment in more than a decade for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Conexiant

October 07, 2025

Sotatercept Reduced Clinical Worsening in PAH

Kaplan-Meier curves indicated a clinical benefit after three doses.

Conexiant

October 06, 2025

Sarcopenia Prevalence Reported in Advanced Lung Disease, Study

Researchers evaluate sarcopenia definitions and tools in patients with lung disease.

Conexiant

October 03, 2025

From Agent Orange to PCBs: Lessons for Care

Air Force reviews cancer risk in missile crews; early analyses show no excess mortality, but exposures to PCBs and benzene prompt vigilance and targeted histories.

KFF Health News