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Game-Changer for Asymptomatic Alzheimer's Trials?Posted on Friday January 22, 2021
(MedPage Today) -- Blood tests to screen for amyloid-beta could cut the need for PET scans in half in asymptomatic Alzheimer's research trials, a British cohort study suggested. To find 100 amyloid PET-positive, dementia-free older adults from...
New First-Line Kidney Cancer Combination Gets FDA NodPosted on Friday January 22, 2021
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- The FDA approved the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) plus cabozantinib (Cabometyx) on Friday for treating advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in the first-line setting. Support for approval came from CheckMate...
Trial Backs Metabolic Surgery as Long-Term Diabetes CurePosted on Friday January 22, 2021
(MedPage Today) -- For long-term diabetes remission, metabolic surgery is an effective option, 10-year data suggested. In a randomized trial of 60 patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity, diabetes remission rates were significantly higher in...
Track the Vax: Now Comes the Hard Part for Vaccine PrioritiesPosted on Friday January 22, 2021
(MedPage Today) -- Topic: MedPage Today speaks with two experts to wade through ethical considerations as the U.S. undergoes the largest and fastest mass vaccination program in history. Guests: John Loike, PhD, a bioethicist and biology professor...
Drug Prices: We've Seen This Movie BeforePosted on Friday January 22, 2021
(MedPage Today) -- Before 1973, when the Arab oil embargo upended the U.S. auto industry, Americans witnessed an annual ritual by carmakers. In the late summer, the Big Three -- Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors -- would release sticker prices...
