Cancer and Carnegie Hall; A Taste for the 'Hard Stuff'; Butts-to-Booze Conversion News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Mar 28, 2019
Fertility Fraud; Pharma's 'Patient' Advocacy; Mass. Nursing Homes Fined This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 20, 2019
Assay Predicts Response, Survival in Esophageal Cancer Tumor positivity to DNA-damaging neoadjuvant therapy could hone patient treatment Mar 12, 2019
Morning Break: Another Ebola Center Attack; 23andMe for T2D; Dr. Death Robot Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Mar 11, 2019
Morning Break: Ebola Aid Backfiring; 'Coughing Sickness' Aloft; Wall Street on Gottlieb Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Mar 07, 2019
Mutations May Help Target Pancreatic Cancer Tx Gene alterations could make tumors vulnerable to agents used for other cancers Mar 06, 2019
Nation's Worst Hep A Outbreak; Secret Purdue Docs Published; HIV Data Leak Charge This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 26, 2019
Morning Break: Pharma in the Hot Seat; CRISPR Study $$; Google Translate in the ER Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Feb 26, 2019
Will These Hurdles Cripple Precision Medicine? Advances create new challenges for oncologists Feb 25, 2019
Almost Half of Breast Ca Mutations Missed by Test Criteria Similar rate of variants in women included, excluded by NCCN guidelines Feb 24, 2019
Bespoke Babies to Prevent CF: Best Use Case or Ethical Bog? Bioethicist and pediatrician debate cystic fibrosis gene-editing Jan 28, 2019
Genetic Profiling Disappoints for CUP Survival But testing in cancer of unknown primary site did help with prognosis Jan 24, 2019
Patient Rape-Pregnancy; Hospital: 'We'll Pay You Later'; Black Lung Backlash The past week in healthcare investigations Jan 23, 2019
Morning Break: 'Nice-Doc' Effect; $27.5 Million PhRMA Spend; AFM Cases Hit 200 Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Jan 23, 2019
Morning Break: 400 FDA Workers Called Back; Sacked for Opioid Scripts; Shutdown and Suicides Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Jan 16, 2019
Morning Break: All Clear on Romaine; Bigger Belly, Smaller Brain? Keto Diet Slammed Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Jan 11, 2019
Morning Break: Respect = Longevity; The 'Best' Diet; 'Cute Aggression' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Jan 04, 2019
Morning Break: ACA Still the Law; 'Zika in Meth' Stunt; Surgery Center Scandal Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Jan 02, 2019
Antisense Therapy Shows Promise in Huntington's First human trial of huntingtin-lowering drug appears safe, well tolerated Dec 26, 2018
Surgical Weight Loss May Slow Cellular Aging Patients with high LDL, CRT levels saw telomere lengthening after gastric bypass Dec 19, 2018
Morning Break: Hospitals Sue Medicare; Med Schools Diversify; Insys on Deathbed? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Dec 05, 2018
Morning Break: Pres. Bush's Broken Heart? Newborn CMV Test OK'd; Kidneys from Santa Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Dec 03, 2018
AML Escapes Immune Detection on Relapse Rapid induction of gene re-expression opens door to possibility of reversing relapse Oct 31, 2018
Parkinson's Gene Therapy Shows Signs of Motor Improvement Early open-label trial in advancing Parkinson's disease showed treatment was safe, well-tolerated Oct 24, 2018
Cannabis Use Again Tied to Risk for Psychotic-Like Experiences Genetics underlies the association, but heavy use may also play a role Oct 17, 2018
Mysteries Solved at NIH Program for Undiagnosed Illnesses Dx has come to light in 35% of accepted cases so far Oct 11, 2018
Inherited JAK3 Mutation May Up Head/Neck Ca Risk in African Americans About 8% carry the single nucleotide polymorphism Oct 11, 2018
Biomarker Selects TNBC Patients for Targeted Therapy Higher response rates in marker-positive patients, but agent's toxicity a concern Oct 05, 2018
DNA Sequencing Holds Promise for Pinpointing TB Drug Susceptibility Genotypic prediction had high sensitivity, specificity for first-line TB tx Sep 26, 2018
Alzheimer's or Not; DBS for Autism; Dopamine-Tracking Sensors News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Sep 18, 2018
Slow Medicine: Overuse of Genetic Testing, Dialysis Plus screening for peripheral artery disease and colon cancer surveillance Sep 14, 2018
Post-Transplant Mutations in MDS Tied to Reduced PFS Method could identify patients needing aggressive monitoring Sep 13, 2018
Morning Break: Saved by Selfies; DIY Date Rape Drug Test; 'Fast' Way to Longevity Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Sep 07, 2018
Morning Break: Microwave Warfare; Saving American Medicine; CRISPR Pros and Cons Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Sep 04, 2018
Better Patient Education Needed About Genetics, Tuckson Says Doctors also not prepared to help patients make decisions in this area Aug 30, 2018 video
Genetically Low Vitamin D Levels May Not Be Fracture Risk Factor Genetic susceptibility to low bone mineral density was top risk factor, however Aug 30, 2018
Facebook Live: Racism, Scientific Illiteracy, and Genomics Reed Tuckson, MD, discusses issues surrounding genomic testing live on Facebook! Aug 24, 2018
Vaping Can Damage DNA, Saliva Study Suggests E-cigarette users showed DNA change linked to acrolein exposure Aug 24, 2018
Upfront cfDNA Test for Trisomy 21 Doesn't Live Up to Promise No difference in miscarriage rates versus immediate invasive testing in high-risk women Aug 14, 2018