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Most patients with super-refractory, seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) responded well to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in the first part of an ongoing phase I/II trial, a researcher reported at #EULAR2026. @eular_org
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Cervical epidural spinal cord stimulation accrued more evidence backing its safety and feasibility as a treatment for chronic upper-limb paresis in stroke survivors. @MCapogrosso
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"At the heart of our concerns is a shared desire for better outcomes for the PCOS/PMOS community."

Read the from #OpEd, Kendall Soucie, PhD, and Devika Bhushan, MD, at: https://t.co/1EIEsYgtBa

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A randomized trial testing the addition of selinexor (Xpovio) to ruxolitinib (Jakafi) for myelofibrosis only met one of its two primary endpoints, yet the combination also showed a potential survival benefit. @ASCO
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ICYMI: “Pediatric #obesity is a serious health problem in the United States.” #Endocrinology #ESReadingRoom @TheEndoSociety

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A month-long structured yoga program helped patients with cancer improve mood disturbance, anxiety, and fatigue, contributing to a reduction in insomnia, a large multicenter randomized trial showed. @ASCO
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Patients highly sensitized to HLA successfully underwent kidney transplantation after desensitization with the use of dual chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.
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The IL-17A inhibitor secukinumab (Cosentyx) was clearly effective in treating PMR in a phase III trial, researchers reported, even as they also published final data from a failed trial with the drug in giant cell arteritis. #EULAR2026
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The FDA approved the Titan Prime inflatable penile prosthesis for men with erectile dysfunction, Coloplast announced on Wednesday.
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Standard treatment with intravenous artesunate led to similar outcomes among children hospitalized with severe malaria whether they had Plasmodium falciparum genetic variants linked to artemisinin resistance or not, according to a study. @KathMaitland
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For egg-allergic children, an oral immunotherapy protocol using low-dose liquid egg to start appeared to be the most successful in inducing tolerance in the outpatient setting, according to one academic center's experience.
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A study of women undergoing breast imaging showed a significantly lower incidence of breast cancer in those who had a history of treatment with GLP-1 agonists. @ASCO
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Amarin Pharma has not done enough to definitively show that its generic competitor, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, is infringing on Amarin's patents for its anti-hypertriglyceridemia drug icosapent ethyl, the Supreme Court ruled.
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ICYMI: “This study aims to validate those findings by examining the relationship between serum levels and #cognitive impairment in patients with systemic #lupus erythematosus at baseline and after one year.” @ACRheum #Rheumatology

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GOLD | MedPage Today @medpagetoday | Trump's First 100 Days: Gawande, Offit, Hotez, and Others Weigh In (Digital Health Media / Publications: Video) #DHAS2026

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MERIT | MedPage Today @medpagetoday | Healthcare Reacts to Nurse's Killing; ChatGPT Health; Fermented Foods (Digital Health Media / Publications: Video) #DHAS2026

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Of the five people exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship who left a Nebraska quarantine facility for their home states, two passengers went to New York, and one each went to Arizona, California, and Oregon.

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"It's a lose-lose situation for America and the world."

In an #OpEd for MedPage Today, Gavin Yamey, MD, MPH, of Duke University examines the "mutual harms" caused by the Trump administration's aid cuts last year -- both in the U.S. and around the world:
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GOLD | MedPage Today @medpagetoday | Patient Case: Infant with Peanut Allergy (Digital Health Media / Publications: Editorial Illustration) #DHAS2026

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SILVER | MedPage Today @medpagetoday | Calamities, Codes, and Crises (Digital Health Media / Publications: Blog Post Series) #DHAS2026