FDA Approves Lynparza for BRCA-Mutated Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Approval is for Lynparza with abiraterone and prednisone (or prednisolone)
Gene Therapy Not Cost-Effective for Sickle Cell by Conventional Measures
The inequality aversion parameter would need to be 0.90 for gene therapy to be preferred per distributional cost-effectiveness analysis standards
Biden Set to Name New CDC Director
Former North Carolina Health Secretary Mandy Cohen is the likely pick
CDC Warns of Potentially Fatal Bacterial Illness on U.S. Gulf Coast
Three cases of melioidosis, a potentially deadly disease caused by infection with Burkholderia pseudomallei, have been reported along the U.S. Gulf Coast
Stress-Management Interventions May Aid Health Care Workers
Review generally revealed low-certainty evidence, particularly for longer-term effects
Causal Link ID’d for Alzheimer Disease, Generalized Epilepsy
Genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's also linked to increased risk of focal epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis
Baby Boomers Push Median Age of Americans Up as Births Decline
The share of people 65 years and older grew by more than one-third between the 2010 census and the 2020 census
More Mpox Cases Reported as Health Officials Fear a Summer Resurgence
U.S. cases are still at less than three per day, with 32 infections diagnosed in May so far
HPV Self-Collection Kits Increase Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening
Mailed HPV self-collection kits with appointment-scheduling assistance leads to greater uptake of screening in underscreened women
Economic Burden of Health Inequities Very High in the United States
Estimated economic burden of racial and ethnic health inequities $421 or $451 billion using MEPS and BRFSS data
