The recent establishment of a new medical school in partnership with U.S. healthcare giant HCA Healthcare marks a significant milestone in medical education. The Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, has welcomed its first class of 50 students, setting the stage for groundbreaking advancements in the field of
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As the population ages, the need for interventions to maintain brain health and cognitive function becomes increasingly important. A recent exploratory pilot study conducted by Dimitrios Kapogiannis, MD, of the National Institute on Aging and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, suggests that intermittent calorie restriction may have a positive impact on executive function
The recent vote by the Genetic Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee regarding the efficacy of arimoclomol for Niemann-Pick disease type C was not unanimous. While a majority of the committee members voted in favor of the investigative treatment, there were still some concerns raised. The treatment landscape for this rare genetic disorder currently consists of symptom
The FDA recently granted accelerated approval to afamitresgene autoleucel (also known as afami-cel or Tecelra) for the treatment of advanced synovial sarcoma, marking a significant milestone in the field of oncology. This groundbreaking therapy is the first engineered cell therapy indicated for a solid tumor, providing new hope for patients with this rare and aggressive
Exposure to both non-essential and essential metals has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality, according to the largest epidemiological study conducted on this topic. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) found that individual urinary metals, such as cadmium, tungsten, uranium, cobalt, copper, and zinc, were associated with a
The proposed Medicare fee schedule for physicians and other healthcare professionals in 2025 has caused quite a stir in the healthcare industry. The Medicare “conversion factor” (CF) is set to be lower in 2025 than it has been in decades, with the last time it was lower being in 1993. This decrease in reimbursement rates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved a groundbreaking proposal by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s administration. The program aims to incentivize hospitals to eliminate patients’ medical debt and implement policies to prevent future liabilities. This initiative, described as the first of its kind in the country, has the potential to benefit
The FDA has recently approved the Shield blood test for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in adults ages 45 and older at an average risk for the disease. This new approval by the FDA makes Shield the first blood test to be approved as a primary screening option for CRC. It is important to note that
Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral infection, is quickly becoming a global threat in the 21st century. With over 9.7 million reported cases in the Americas alone, the numbers are doubling each year, signaling a significant rise in the transmission of the disease. This alarming trend is fueled by various factors, including climate change, urbanization, and
The potential approval of MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by the FDA has been a topic of great interest in the psychedelic community, especially among combat veterans. VA Under-Secretary for Health, Shereef Elnahal, spoke at a New York psychedelic conference, expressing the agency’s readiness to implement the therapy as soon as regulators greenlight