FDA Signs Off on New Version of Abortion Pill Mifepristone
Mifepristone has been approved for 25 years and is supported by many major medical groups
Nearly 100 Sickened Aboard Royal Caribbean Ship With Norovirus
Norovirus outbreaks are common on cruise ships and often begin when a single infected person boards the vessel
ASTRO: HRQOL Superior With SBRT for Intermediate-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer
Favorable bowel HRQOL seen with stereotactic body radiation therapy compared with intensity-modulated radiation therapy; no difference seen in disease-free survival
ASTRO: Low-Dose Radiation Improves Clinical Outcomes in Mild-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis
Significantly higher responder rate seen at four months with 3 Gy/six fractions versus sham irradiation
2019 to 2023 Saw Increase in NDM-Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales
Age-adjusted incidence of CP-CRE increased 69 percent and incidence of NDM-CRE increased 461 percent
Globally, 18.5 Million Incident Cancer Cases and 10.4 Million Deaths Reported in 2023
30.5 and 18.6 million cases and deaths from cancer globally anticipated in 2050 based on reference forecasts
Children With Chronic Conditions More Likely to Have Food Insecurity
After controlling for family and child characteristics, the difference was attenuated but persisted
Flu Vaccine Uptake Consistently Highest for Asian Patients, Lowest for Black Patients
Findings seen across flu seasons and age groups
2015 to 2024 Saw Increase in Testing for Lipoprotein(a)
Increase reported in annual number of tested patients and percentage of total patient population tested, reaching 0.24 percent in 2024
AAP: Routine Asthma Symptom Screening Improves Pediatric Diagnoses
High prevalence of poor housing quality seen in children diagnosed with asthma and even higher prevalence seen in those with underdiagnosed asthma
