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(MedPage Today) -- Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would exempt physicians and other healthcare workers from a new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee. Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the Trilogy Transcatheter Heart Valve System for the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic regurgitation, device maker JenaValve Technology announced. This approval makes Trilogy the only transcatheter aortic...

(MedPage Today) -- Psilocybin plus psychotherapy showed limited efficacy for easing depressive symptoms in individuals with treatment-resistant depression, the phase IIb EPISODE randomized clinical trial found. After withdrawal from antidepressants...

(MedPage Today) -- Health insurers should be required to have medical malpractice insurance because they insist on prior authorization for certain drugs and procedures, Rep. Neal Dunn, MD (R-Fla.), said Wednesday at a House hearing on healthcare...

(MedPage Today) -- Using a liver stiffness measurement (LSM) to screen for liver fibrosis as part of the routine management of patients with type 2 diabetes could help identify those at an increased risk of all-cause mortality, a cohort study suggested...

(MedPage Today) -- The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet, which combines elements of the Mediterranean and blood pressure-lowering DASH diets, was associated with slower structural brain changes associated...

(MedPage Today) -- Microsoft is the latest technology company to roll out a health-focused artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Copilot Health, launched late last week, enters a rapidly growing field that includes Amazon's Health AI, Open AI...

(MedPage Today) -- Official U.S. counts of COVID-19 deaths likely missed over 150,000 unrecognized mortalities during the pandemic's first 2 years, a machine learning model study suggested. By the newer estimate, there were 995,787 deaths caused...

(MedPage Today) -- In overweight, prediabetic schizophrenia patients on second-generation antipsychotics, semaglutide (Ozempic) significantly improved insulin sensitivity, fasting glucose, and weight. (Diabetes Care) Experts weighed in on whether...

(MedPage Today) -- The patient in Room 373 refuses to leave. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare in Florida earlier this month sued the patient, saying she has refused to depart her hospital room since being discharged last October. The hospital also...

(MedPage Today) -- March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, but you probably didn't know that. Unless you work with cancer patients or actively go looking for it, the message is easy to miss. The conversation is not dominating the airwaves or...

(MedPage Today) -- Premature onset of menopause was associated with a higher lifetime risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to an observational study. Across six U.S. cohorts, Black and white women who reached menopause before age 40...

(MedPage Today) -- In response to more than 8,000 public comments, the FDA has withdrawn a proposal to restrict the sale and use of sunlamps, including tanning beds, in minors. In a notice to be published in the Federal Register, the FDA cited...

(MedPage Today) -- Since premiering in early 2025, "The Pitt" has taken the healthcare community by storm. Physicians have praised the series for its realistic depiction of life inside an emergency department (ED) -- so much so that some clinicians...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the first oral interleukin (IL)-23-targeted therapy for plaque psoriasis, Johnson & Johnson announced. The approval of icotrokinra (Icotyde) stipulates use in adults and children 12 or older with moderate...