Corticosteroids are commonly prescribed to alleviate cancer-related symptoms in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, researchers said. But these steroids appear to dampen the effectiveness of immunotherapy against lung cancer, researchers report in Cancer Research Communications. High doses of steroids given before or during treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), which are drugs that block cancer…
International doctors who were set to start their medical training this week are finding they are stumbling at the last hurdle — a visa to enter the country. It is currently unclear precisely how many residents have been affected, but six medical residents who were interviewed by the AP said that after years of training and work,…
Haitians with HIV are defying stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts implemented by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump that has led to a dwindling of life-saving medication A video showing dozens of people marching toward the office of Haiti’s prime minister elicited gasps from some viewers as it circulated recently on social…
A federal deadline ending the sale of off-brand weight-loss and diabetes medications is now in effect, cutting off access to drugs many patients count on. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) already declared that shortages of popular GLP-1 medications have ended, CNN reported. Those medications include semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound). That means compounded versions of these drugs…
A Philippine village in the densely populated capital region has launched a battle against dengue by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos — dead or alive A village in the densely populated Philippine capital region launched a battle against dengue Wednesday by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos — dead or…
Health authorities in Uganda say Ebola cases in the country have risen to nine while 265 other people are being monitored under quarantine Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, health authorities said Tuesday. The nine include the first victim, a male nurse who died the…
Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, a top health official said Sunday. A range of scientists are…
The drug, suzetrigine, will be sold under the brand name Journavx and is the first new class of pain medicine approved in more than 20 years. The Food and Drug Administration this week approved a new type of painkiller that doesn’t carry the risk of addiction or overdose associated with opioid medications. The drug, suzetrigine, will be…
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands if they are struggling with obesity or have a health condition tied to weight. More U.S. adults believe it…
Early moves by the president raise questions about what direction his second-term policy on drug costs will take. Amid a flurry of executive actions on his first day back in office, President Donald Trump gave the first official indications of his administration’s approach to health care by scrapping existing orders aimed at expanding health coverage under the Affordable Care Act and strengthening…
