Medical Updates Digest

Hospitals apply rigorous scrutiny to surgical robotics purchases, requiring published outcomes, comparative studies, regulatory clearance, and surgeon...

Oncology physical therapy requires advanced training to address cancer's unique effects on the body.

• Specialized focus accounts for fatigue, nerve...

Florida Atlantic University researchers report a Quantum Support Vector Machine with angle encoding reached 90.26% accuracy, 92.16% sensitivity, and...

Revealing who controls hospitals, practices, and insurers could help patients and employers track consolidation's effects on prices and care.

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Cindy Mette became the first person to receive a Werner helicase inhibitor in a Phase 1 trial after stage 4 colorectal cancer left her with months to...

Learning health insurance terms and coverage options in your preferred language empowers patients to navigate bills and advocate for care, reducing confusion for those unsure about their options.

Damon Runyon Fellowships give $300,000 over four years to promising postdocs pursuing cancer studies that might otherwise lack support.

• Two HMS...

Phase 3 PEAK data indicate bezuclastinib plus sunitinib could redefine second-line treatment for KIT-mutant GIST by delivering double-digit PFS and...

Independent charity programs can expand access to costly treatments for rare diseases while keeping anti-kickback risks low through targeted...

• Indiana law now requires 75 hospitals to offer employers direct contracts no higher than 2.6 times Medicare rates.
• Local employers like school...

Cell therapies for autoimmune diseases are shifting from early immune-reset case studies toward broad clinical validation, with developers...

NYC employees' health insurance will cover doula services starting 2027, including eight prenatal or postpartum visits plus labor support. This policy...

Representative cancer studies demand dual progress: broader ancestry data and genuine community trust.

• Colorectal cancer knowledge remains skewed...

FDA approval of Rasonque doubles survival to 13 months for advanced pancreatic cancer patients, delivering more time than chemotherapy alone.

Exercise stands out as a key non-drug therapy for type 2 diabetes by targeting core biological pathways.

• Insulin sensitivity rises through aerobic...

Fred Hutch researchers are advancing earlier detection and personalized esophageal cancer care through targeted studies and trials.

• Non-invasive...

Abbott’s Libre Duo 10 Day delivers the first continuous dual glucose-ketone monitoring, alerting users to rising ketones that can trigger diabetic...

Moderna and Merck's personalized mRNA vaccine plus Keytruda cut melanoma recurrence in a 1,137-patient Phase 3 trial, with each of 758 participants...

A meta-analysis of 9 RCTs with 1258 patients found MBCT did not raise odds of depressive symptom worsening versus controls (OR 0.60), and sometimes...

Fitness trackers and smartphone apps help people with cardiovascular disease add nearly 1,100 extra daily steps and four minutes of moderate activity....