$200 million gift guarantees tuition-free medical education at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

Reviewers’ Notes A transformative $200 million gift to NYU Long Island School of Medicine will ensure generations of medical students continue to receive a tuition-free, top-quality education focused on primary care. The gift from Kenneth and Elaine Langone extends the school's guarantee of Full-Tuition Scholarships to every student, regardless of need, in perpetuity. Expanding opportunities […]

Probiotic combination could reduce incidence of toxic shock syndrome

Reviewers’ Notes The widespread, pathogenic microbe Staphylococcus aureus can colonize the skin and mucous membranes throughout the body, particularly the vagina and gastrointestinal tract. A virulent strain of the bacterium produces proteins that trigger toxic shock syndrome (TSS), a disease characterized by the quick onset of fever, a telltale rash, and, without treatment, multi organ […]

Familys impossible fight to raise £300,000 for cancer jab for little Teddy

The family of a four-year-old boy hoping to fly to New York for a cancer vaccine are halfway through their “impossible task” of raising £300,000. Teddy Lichten was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma last July and given a 40 per cent chance of reaching his eighth birthday. He is due to finish gruelling frontline NHS treatment […]

The utterly bizarre symptom that may be a sign of DEMENTIA

The utterly bizarre symptom that may be a sign of DEMENTIA A new study suggests that constipation leads to a higher risk of dementia Common symptoms include memory loss, poor judgment, and confusion READ MORE: Is your memory loss usual for your age… or is it DEMENTIA? Chronic constipation could spell more trouble than digestive distress.  […]

ONC publishes new USCDI v4 standards

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s just-announced United States Core Data for Interoperability Standard, version 4, includes new data elements that advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities of advancing equity, diversity and access across all healthcare settings, according to ONC in this week’s Health IT Standards Bulletin. WHY IT MATTERS ONC published the draft […]

Study: Gastric bypass surgery associated with non-alcohol substance use disorder

Researchers have discovered a link between gastric bypass surgery and an increased risk of non-alcohol substance use disorder, according to a new study in Obesity. “The current study shows that non-alcohol substance use disorder was 2.5 times more common after gastric bypass surgery compared with controls receiving usual obesity care, but the total number of […]

FDA Approves Vanflyta

FDA Approves Vanflyta (quizartinib) for Patients with Newly Diagnosed FLT3-ITD Positive Acute Myeloid Leukemia TOKYO & BASKING RIDGE, N.J. July 20, 2023 –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Daiichi Sankyo (TSE: 4568) today announced that Vanflyta (quizartinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in combination with standard cytarabine and anthracycline induction and cytarabine consolidation, and […]

Blood pressure could be lowered with one injection in major breakthrough

A single injection could lower high blood pressure for six months, research suggests. The drug, zilebesiran, works by preventing the production of a hormone that narrows blood vessels. Experts said it could be a more convenient treatment than daily pills, which patients often forget to take leading to poor blood pressure control. Study author Professor […]