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The FDA is upset with certain marketing claims related to Incyte’s chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) drug Niktimvo. In an untitled letter published on April 24, U.S. regulators pointed to a landing page on the Niktimvo website that claims “Niktimvo may provide a prompt and durable response.” But the FDA said in its letter that “these claims and publications suggest that Nictimbo provides greater benefit to patients with cGVHD than has been previously demonstrated.” According to the FDA, the company’s claims are “misleading that patients will experience a ‘fast’ response to the drug, when in fact they will not.” Additionally, according…

Lifesaving HIV breakthroughs have changed the face of survival. But has it reshaped sexual behavior and also posed unforeseen public health challenges? Study: An unintended consequence of a life-saving drug innovation: How HAART led to a resurgence of syphilis. Image credit: Sonis Photography/Shutterstock.com Recent research published in health economics A breakthrough in antiretroviral therapy for HIV may have inadvertently sparked a resurgence of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis in the United States, researchers have revealed. Improved HIV survival coincides with changing STI trends The prevalence of penicillin and changing gender norms led to a more than 97 percent decline in…

Abandoned vehicles rot on the side of the road. Children’s toys, remnants of household appliances, dishes and a faded sign in Russian warning about radiation levels are scattered in front of the apartment. The building was empty, windows broken and doors forced open. Forty years ago, the Ukrainian city of Pripyat, also known as Atomgrad, was the pride of the Soviet nuclear industry. The future looked promising. Pripyat is just 3 kilometers (2 miles) from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, where the leadership of the Soviet Union (USSR) at the time was planning to build the largest nuclear power plant…

Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. good morning. AP Stylebook brought big news to the journalism world on Friday. They say that health care can now be described in one word: “health care.” “I cried, I screamed, I threw up,” one STAT employee said on Slack. “Ihatate,” another person wrote. We’re obviously still processing all our emotions and we’ll let you know soon where we end up. About the situation of the new coronavirus 6 years from now In 2020 and 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 virus killed an…

Epidemiologists, government health officials, and global health NGO leaders: Discover key 2026 public health trends, from climate-driven outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance to funding cuts and AI innovations. Actionable strategies for disease preparedness and resilient community health.

Nashville-based health tech startup UnityAI has built an agent AI platform to streamline daily staff schedules and align with patient demand in real-time. The healthcare staffing and labor management platform, called StaffOps, is already live in approximately 120 healthcare settings, supporting workforce scheduling across a growing network of clinical organizations. Executives say the company’s AI agents combine employee scheduling and electronic medical record data to reduce cancellations, increase throughput and optimize workforce utilization. The company says the platform allows medical teams to adjust staffing and workforce based on actual appointment data, cancellations, and overall patient flow. UnityAI first developed specialized…

Retinal diseases are the fastest growing cause of blindness and have a significant impact on patients’ independence and quality of life. As the global ophthalmology community gathers for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting, all eyes are on how scientific advances are reshaping the future of eye care.For Astellas, this momentum reinforces the broader belief that the eye can serve as a powerful testing ground for regenerative medicine. Jotaro SuzukiPrimary Focus Lead, Blindness and Regeneration, Marcy EnglishHead of Biopharmaceutical and Ophthalmology Development, and Erin KimbrelAs director of cell and gene therapy research, he considers how…

New research published in journal personality and individual differences This suggests that people who experience psychological abuse in childhood tend to have lower relationship satisfaction as adults. The results of this study provide evidence that this decline in romantic well-being occurs because these people often have a reduced sense of belonging. This study suggests that addressing this sense of social connectedness may help heal long-term relationship wounds from early emotional abuse. Past research has frequently investigated the effects of physical and sexual abuse on adult well-being. However, psychological abuse is often ignored in the scientific literature on relationship outcomes. Psychological…

Article summary Months of drought and high temperatures have affected water levels in Illinois, raising concerns about water supply. These concerns are exacerbated by the development of data centers, especially in areas where aquifers have been depleted. Water availability varies across the state because different regions rely on different water sources, and some water is more readily available than others. Advocates say Illinois needs a clear picture of who is responsible for overseeing water use and a focused plan for how water use will be managed. This summary was written by the reporter and editor who worked on this article.…

Major new research published in natural health found a strong association between environmental exposure to pesticides and increased risk of cancer. Scientists at the IRD, Institut Pasteur, University of Toulouse, and Peru’s National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN) are providing new insights into how exposure to pesticides contributes to the development of certain cancers by combining environmental monitoring, national cancer registry data, and biological studies. Pesticides are commonly present in food, water, and the surrounding environment, often as complex mixtures rather than single substances. This makes it difficult to measure health effects. Most of the research to date has focused…