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Should You Ask For An Alzheimer's Blood Test? What A Positive Result Can And Cannot Tell You

Alzheimer's blood tests are now in primary care. Here is what a positive p-tau217 result means, what it does not, and what to settle first.

Medical Daily

Daily Oral Weight Loss Pill Outperformed Oral Semaglutide On Weight And Blood Sugar In Type 2 Diabetes

In a 1,698-person trial, orforglipron beat oral semaglutide on A1C and weight in type 2 diabetes. Here is what was measured and what was not.

Medical Daily

Frozen Food Recalls Reach Consumers Poorly Because Packaging Is Often Discarded, Leaving Shoppers Unable To Verify Lots

FDA found recalled formula at 175+ stores in 36 states. Frozen and repackaged foods make recalls harder still. Here is what shoppers can do.

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ADHD And Chronic Pain Patients May Struggle To Fill Prescriptions As Controlled Substance Shortages Persist Nationwide

ASHP says 16% of active drug shortages are controlled substances. Here is how partial fills and prescription transfers work at the pharmacy counter.

Medical Daily

The Peptide Gray Market Is Already Here. The FDA Is Just Catching Up.

A key FDA advisory committee vote could bring clarity to the biohacking and alternative medicine world.

Reason

Secret Shopper Study Finds Compounded Ozempic And Zepbound Still Sold Widely After Shortages Officially Ended Last Year

A JAMA Health Forum secret shopper study found 92% of surveyed clinics still sell compounded semaglutide. Here is what it found and what it did not.

Medical Daily

More Than 735,000 Pillsbury Rolls Baked At Walmart Bakeries Recalled In Nineteen States Over Glass Fragments

General Mills recalled 735,840 Pillsbury rolls baked at Walmart bakeries in 19 states over possible glass. Here are the lot codes and what to do.

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FDA Approves Centanafadine for ADHD: Who Qualifies, How It Differs, and What Side Effects Appeared

FDA-approved centanafadine, a first-in-class non-stimulant for ADHD in adults and children 6 and up over 20 kg. What families should know.

Medical Daily

What Goes into OPTAVIA's Nutrition Products, and How to Read a Fueling Label

OPTAVIA, a science-backed, coach-guided comprehensive metabolic health system, displays nutrition facts on its Fuelings. This illustrates how that label functions in practice: every category on the FDA panel is documented in the product's public composition.

Medical Daily

Most of This Summer's Cyclospora Cases Are Not Part of the Lettuce Outbreak, CDC Data Show

CDC links 1,947 Cyclospora cases to recalled lettuce, but thousands more nationwide have no identified source. What the unexplained cases mean.

Medical Daily

Not ‘standard’ for Taylor Farms to seek White House intervention in ‘diarrhea lettuce’ recall, ex-FDA chief says

‘I dealt with outbreaks in romaine lettuce and spinach as well,’ former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said. ‘I never heard from the White House on those things’

The Independent UK

A State Health Department Found This Outbreak First: How Florida's Cluster Detection Triggered a National Recall

Florida's health department spotted an E. coli cluster, interviews pointed to Publix blueberries, and a Chilean supplier recalled. How detection works.

Medical Daily

FDA Retracts Its Positive Cyclospora Test on Recalled Lettuce as Consumer Reports Finds the Recall Notice Unusable

FDA says its Cyclospora-positive lettuce sample was a false positive. The recall remains. Consumer Reports found the notice used internal brand codes.

Medical Daily

GOP Congressman Slams JD Vance's Silence Over CDC's $1.24 Billion Pfizer COVID Vaccine Contracts: 'Why Isn’t He Speaking Out'

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) questioned Vice President JD Vance‘s silence after the Trump administration established billions for Pfizer Inc.‘s (NYSE:PFE) COVID-19 vaccine contracts for 2026 and 2027.

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FDA Approves Revtorpyk for a Breast Cancer Subgroup That Had Been Left Out of Targeted Treatment

FDA approved Revtorpyk (gedatolisib) for HR+/HER2- PIK3CA wild-type advanced breast cancer. VIKTORIA-1 showed 9.3 months of PFS versus 2.0.

Medical Daily

Only Available Syphilis Shot for Pregnancy Remains in Short Supply Through Early Next Year

Bicillin L-A, the only treatment for syphilis in pregnancy, is short until late 2027. What pregnant patients and clinicians should do now.

Medical Daily

FDA Approves the First Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor, Ending the Injection-Only Era for a Major Cholesterol Drug Class

FDA approved Lipfendra (enlicitide), the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor for adults with high LDL cholesterol. What it changes and what remains unknown.

Medical Daily

FDA Is Reviewing Anesthesia Safety After Rare Genetic Cases. Here Is What It Means Before Your Surgery

FDA is reviewing sevoflurane after rare catastrophic cases tied to a mitochondrial variant. What surgical patients should and should not conclude.

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Before You Add the New Tylenol with Naproxen to Your Medicine Cabinet, Check What Else You Already Take

FDA-approved OTC Tylenol with Naproxen combines acetaminophen and an NSAID. Here is how to audit your medicine cabinet before adding it.

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Brooklyn woman opens her Trader Joe’s Hot Honey Popcorn. What she allegedly finds inside ruins the snack forever: ‘Manager was horrified’

Trader Joe’s has already had massive recalls this year.

The Economic Times

US FDA approves world's first oral cholesterol-lowering pill: What it means for patients

The FDA has approved Lipfendra, an oral PCSK9 inhibitor, for high cholesterol. This new once-daily pill offers an alternative to injectable cholesterol-lowering medications. It is intended for adults with high cholesterol, including those with familial hypercholesterolemia. The drug significantly reduces bad cholesterol levels when used with diet and exercise. Lipfendra…

Benzinga

Richard Blumenthal Questions Whether Taylor Farms' Trump Donations Weakened CDC Response to Cyclospora Outbreak

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Sunday accused Taylor Farms of impeding public health efforts to contain the Cyclospora outbreak and questioned whether the company’s political contributions to President Donald Trump‘s campaign contributed to CDC staffing cuts that weakened disease surveillance.

Times Life

Ten Years of Veterinary Science Discoveries Changing How We Care for Dogs and Cats

Animals Hide Pain Better Than We Thought, And We Now Know How to Find ItFor decades, the standard assumption was that a quiet pet was a comfortable pet. A 2016 study published in PLOS ONE, and subsequent research from the University of Lincoln, changed that. Cats in particular suppress pain…

The Guardian - US

‘Not standard’ for Taylor Farms to ask White House to delay cyclospora recall, ex-FDA head says

Scott Gottlieb responds to report that company contacted the White House seeking to delay a recall announcement

International Business Times UK

Check Your Fridge NOW: Nearly 20 Million Eggs Pulled From Stores Over Dangerous Salmonella Risk Linked to Texas Farms

A major recall of nearly 20 million eggs has been announced due to potential Salmonella contamination, affecting several US states. Consumers are advised to check their egg cartons for specific recall codes.

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