Capitalism vs Communism: Is It Really in the Genes? Perry Wilson, MD, examines ambitious claim for genomics research Apr 09, 2018 video
Minimal Residual Disease May Predict AML Relapse, Death But persistent mutations tied to clonal hematopoiesis did not have prognostic value Mar 28, 2018
Intentional Falsification Leads to ... Correction? (Retraction Watch) PNAS paper corrected after 'intentionally' incorrect image Mar 20, 2018
'Almost a Miracle Drug': What We Heard This Week Quotable quotes from MedPage Today's sources Mar 16, 2018
Gene Therapy Flops for Critical Limb Ischemia Non-viral biologic agent didn't improve wound healing Mar 12, 2018
Genetic Testing for Cardiomyopathy Less Useful for Minorities Dearth of data from non-white groups may reduce conclusive testing Feb 28, 2018
Progeria Often Comes with Silent LV Dysfunction Ultra-rare genetic aging syndrome offers clues to 'epidemic' condition Feb 22, 2018
Morning Break: Sickle Cell Conundrum; Selfie Addiction; Porn a Health Risk Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Feb 22, 2018
Low-Fat versus Low-Carb: Both Work for Weight Loss No interaction found with genotype, weight lost Feb 20, 2018
Embolism Rule Out; Opioids and ID: It's PodMed Double T Also: breast biopsy following screening type, and a new type of RNA therapy Feb 19, 2018 podcast
Morning Break: DEA Relaxes on Opioids; Statin Resistance; TNS for PTSD Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Jan 24, 2018
New Targets, Diseases for CAR T-Cell Therapy But expansion to solid tumors remains problematic Dec 30, 2017
Gene Editing: Report Calls for Caution, No Outright Ban National Academies panel outlines 'stringent' criteria for human germline editing Dec 30, 2017
The Progress and Promise of Gene Editing What's next for the field: epigenetic editing, the 'dark genome' Dec 30, 2017
ACOG Backs 'Cascade Testing' for Cancer-Related Mutations Genetic testing of relatives may save or improve quality of life in whole families Dec 21, 2017
Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Gets FDA Clearance Luxturna is first approved gene therapy to replace a specific mutated gene Dec 19, 2017
Phase I Success for Novel Huntington's Drug (BBC News) Breakthrough treatment reduced levels of toxic proteins Dec 11, 2017
Morning Break: Amish Fountain of Youth; Your Brain on Nuts; Opioids During Pregnancy? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Nov 16, 2017
Sly Syndrome Treatment OK'd (FDA) Enzyme replacement for rare liposomal storage disorder Nov 15, 2017
The Ethics of IVF and DNA (STAT) Tests for abnormalities cause concern for parents and physicians Oct 23, 2017
Rare Diseases Get a Boost from FDA Grants (FDA) First-ever awards support natural-history studies Oct 06, 2017
CRISPR Gene Editing Succeeds in Mice (New Scientist) Treated conditions include liver disease and muscular dystrophy Oct 02, 2017
Cannabis-Based Fragile X Drug Succeeds in Mid-Stage Trial (Reuters) Gel treatment derived from cannabidiols, not THC Sep 28, 2017
Dietary Sodium Tied to New-Onset Diabetes Risk Higher rates of type 2 and late autoimmune diabetes in adults with increasing sodium Sep 15, 2017
One Family Could Hold Key to Alzheimer's Gene (STAT) Researchers study family with 'high likelihood' of inheriting the disease Sep 11, 2017
Morning Break: AAFP Sellout?; MOC 'Fake News'; White Supremacists' Genetics Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Aug 17, 2017
Telemedicine OK for Genetic Testing and Counseling Trial finds no major difference in psychosocial outcomes Aug 09, 2017
Morning Break: Top U.S. Hospitals; Deadly Pot; Take #1 Train to Cerebellum Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Aug 09, 2017
U.S. Docs Edit Human Embryo with CRISPR (Nature) Only a lab exercise, but another step down controversial road Aug 02, 2017
South Asia Rife with Undiscovered Genetic Disease? Longstanding isolation of social castes have left many millions at risk Jul 19, 2017
FDA Advisors Back CAR T-Cell Therapy for B-Cell ALL Committee unanimously recommends approval of tisagenlecleucel Jul 12, 2017
New Sickle Cell Treatment OK'd FDA approves L-glutamine oral powder for reducing complications Jul 07, 2017
Morning Break: Biden Persists; Shkreli a 'Snake'; Hello, Dali (Again)! Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Jun 27, 2017
CHIP May Connect Age, Atherosclerosis, and CHD Blood cancer-linked cells that proliferate with age appear to drive MI via inflammation Jun 21, 2017
Gene Variants Tied to Tourette Syndrome (NIH) Study finds copy number variants in two genes Jun 21, 2017
Experts: Restrictive Sharing Policies Have No Place at Medical Meetings Most societies now expect that information will be shared widely Jun 14, 2017