By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of staff at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) walked out of a recent town hall meeting after Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya suggested the agency may have helped fund research that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.The protest happened …
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ASCO: Alcohol-Associated Cancer Mortality Increased From 1990 to 2021
Mortality rates significantly higher in those aged 55 years and older and men in the United States
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Findings seen for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, following standard induction therapy
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Reduction in cardiac event/mortality risk seen in patients evaluated for acute coronary syndrome
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Five-fraction schedule over one week as safe and effective as standard three-week schedule in adjuvant breast radiotherapy
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Fine-tuned Llama-3-70B-Instruct model achieved the best performance using zero-shot prompting
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Pilot study shows the treatment is safe and well tolerated in patients with knee osteoarthritis
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Researchers say to prioritize addressing patient fears and clarifying goals of surgery
Read More »American Psychiatric Association, May 17-21
By Beth Gilbert HealthDay ReporterThe annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association was held from May 17 to 21 in Los Angeles. Participants included clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in psychiatry. The conference highlighted recent advances in the prevention, detection, and treatment of psychiatric conditions.In a pilot study, Esha …
Read More »FDA Approves Topical Foam for Plaque Psoriasis of the Scalp and Body
Approval is for once-daily 0.3 percent roflumilast topical foam for patients 12 years and older
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