Mar 13 Pfizer buys Seagen for $43 billion, seeks new cancer treatments By Tom Murphy, Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Pfizer is spending about $43 billion to reach deeper into new cancer treatments that target tumor cells while sparing surrounding healthy tissue. Continue reading
Dec 21 U.S. releases more flu medicine from national stockpile as cases increase By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The Biden administration says it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile to states as flu-sickened patients continue to flock to hospitals and doctors' offices around the country. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 6:05 How racial biases in medical algorithms lead to inequities in care Hospitals across the country are using software powered by algorithms with racial biases, according to a new report from a coalition of healthcare providers. This can cause physicians to misdiagnose medical conditions or delay critical treatment. Dr. Jayne Morgan, a… Continue watching
Nov 18 How Monet’s artistic vision shone through ailing eyes By Dr. Howard Markel Imagine the horror of being an artist of light and color who starts to lose their sight. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Swedish scientist wins Nobel Prize in medicine for human evolution discoveries By David Keyton, Frank Jordans, Laura Ungar, Associated Press Svante Paabo spearheaded the development of new techniques that allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and our closest extinct relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans. Continue reading
May 24 To improve patient care, doctors are rethinking longstanding biases around obesity By Lauren Sausser, Kaiser Health News Research has long shown that doctors are less likely to respect patients who are overweight or obese — terms that now apply to nearly three-quarters of adults in the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 03 Detroit just decriminalized psychedelics and ‘magic mushrooms.’ Here’s what that means By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Voters, including the city’s incumbent mayor who won a re-election, passed Proposal E on Tuesday night to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi. Just more than 61 percent of voters supported the measure, with nearly 39 percent of voters opposing it,… Continue reading
Oct 12 Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian By Associated Press They were cited for their discovery of receptors for temperature and touch. Continue reading
Jun 01 Scientists hope they’re closing in on a cure for COVID-19 By Corey Meador Doctors have some medications they can use to treat the effects of COVID-19, but scientists are searching for effective drugs that target the virus itself. Two promising drugs in the pipeline offer hope for a cure. Continue reading