Merck said topline Phase 3 results show an injectable version of Keytruda met the main goal of non-inferiority compared to the intravenously infused formulation that is the pharma giant’s top-selling product. Injectable Keytruda could help Merck compete against coming competition from biosimilars. The post Merck Gets a Shot of Confidence From Pivotal Test of SubQ…
Bristol Myers Squibb’s Cobenfy failed to outdistance a placebo in a Phase 3 test that evaluated the drug as an adjunct to antipsychotics in schizophrenia patients. Last September, the FDA approved Cobenfy as a standalone schizophrenia treatment. The post Bristol Myers Squibb Schizophrenia Drug Fails Pivotal Test as an Add-On to Antipsychotics appeared first on…
This tracker provides up-to-date data on federal Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) funding, including an overview of funding mechanisms by year, agency, grant mechanism, and jurisdiction. It will be updated over time.
By KELLI DEETER I was intrigued by Daniel Stone’s piece on THCB in May titled “Biden’s cancer diagnosis as a teaching moment”. In my practice as a board-certified nurse practitioner, I am frequently asked about prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing by my male patients. Nursing practice and medical practice often get blurred or lumped together….
OAKLAND, California – El paciente tendría poco más de 60 años y era un hombre afroamericano con enfisema. El oxímetro colocado en la yema de su dedo registraba un nivel de saturación de oxígeno en sangre muy superior al 88%, el índice que indica un riesgo urgente de falla orgánica y muerte. Sin embargo su…
During his second term, President Trump has implemented an array of immigration policy changes focused on restricting immigration and increasing interior immigration enforcement efforts. These policy changes include restrictions on both lawful and unlawful immigration into the U.S., increased interior enforcement activities to support mass deportation, attempts to end birthright citizenship for the children of…
Four years before Kimberly Gallagher enrolled in Medicaid herself, the public health insurance program’s rules prompted her to make an excruciating choice — to give up guardianship of her son so she could work as his caregiver. Now, another proposed twist in the rules could mean that, even though Missouri pays her to do that…
New mental health treatment tools based on technology work, and outcomes are exceptional. Now health plans must expand coverage so more patients can access these new treatments. The post Teletherapy Alone Will Not Solve The Mental Health Access Issue appeared first on MedCity News.
Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical officer of Covered California, has a lot on her plate — and on her mind. California’s Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange covers nearly 2 million residents and 89% of them receive federal subsidies that…
Donor government funding to combat HIV in low- and middle-income countries fell by $2.1 billion in 2025, a 25% decrease from the previous year, according to a new report by KFF and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Total disbursements dropped to $6.2 billion in 2025, down from $8.