
Five August FDA approvals introduced novel therapies across vaccines, neurology, oncology, myeloma, and dermatomyositis, despite some regulatory pushback.

Five August FDA approvals introduced novel therapies across vaccines, neurology, oncology, myeloma, and dermatomyositis, despite some regulatory pushback.

Trial, transplant equity gaps in AML; Texas Medicaid funding dispute; pediatric GLP-1 access gaps; earlier biologic use; eye care restores vision.

The first study of its kind links nighttime light exposure to structural heart changes among over 11,000 adults followed for 3 years.

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This new study from the VHA also shows neither cytoreductive therapy nor phlebotomy clearly lowers thrombosis risk.

New Harris Poll data show mental health, access, and postpartum care gaps persist for US mothers, with Black and Hispanic women hit hardest.

GLP-1 prescribing among children aged 8 to 11 years with obesity rose 310-fold from 2019 to 2026, but use remains rare and unevenly distributed by income.

A higher weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) was independently linked to greater all-cause and CVD mortality in CKD, partly via inflammation.

The ACCESS program gave underinsured patients free specialty eye care at one center, restoring vision and cutting disability costs, a study found.

CMS is withholding $9.8 billion in Texas Medicaid hospital funding tied to CHIRP, costing hospitals $27 million a day in a tax dispute.

Yet Khor discusses why a 20% CT emphysema threshold, not spirometry alone, best identifies CPFE and predicts outcomes in fibrotic ILD.

A national study found comorbidities may drive worse long-term survival among patients with MASH awaiting or undergoing liver transplant.

Tozorakimab cut moderate/severe COPD exacerbations up to 34% in the phase 3 trials OBERON and TITANIA across smoking status and eosinophil levels.

FDA approved zilganersen (ZANVASTRO), the first disease-modifying treatment for Alexander disease, based on pivotal trial data.

Despite positive data, the study authors call for prospective validation before PRO burden is incorporated into broader risk-stratification approaches.

Lung transplant candidates are aging rapidly, while cystic fibrosis decline in children shifts pediatric transplant toward sicker, more complex patients.

CMS awarded NY, RI, and MI Rural Health Transformation Program funding to expand rural health care workforce and technology access.

Cleveland heart failure experts discuss the new HFpEF pathway, CKM screening gaps, and drug access barriers.

COPD care gaps, financial strain, and sex disparities negatively impact patient outcomes and quality of life, according to the findings of 2 posters.

Exposure prevention, primary care capacity, and digital health equity all shape the future of respiratory disease care.

Tozorakimab dampened antiviral, allergic, and neutrophilic inflammation pathways in COPD airways, new phase 2a data show.

COPD kills at rates rivaling heart failure and exceeding prostate and breast cancer, per a new study and US mortality data.

A deep learning model detected colorectal cancer on noncontrast CT with 86.6% to 88.2% real-world sensitivity.

Late-breaking HELIOS-B subgroup data show mortality and CV benefits held regardless of baseline tafamidis use, per results at ESC Congress 2026.

gMG rescue therapy hinges on hospital access; grocery aid cuts diabetes complications; trials, CAR T strain oncology; myeloma faces logistics barriers.

Bioethicists say Kalshi's FDA and clinical trial betting markets risk bias, insider trading, and misleading signals about drug value.

Community oncologists are steadily adopting bispecific antibodies for myeloma, but advance planning and tocilizumab remain key to safe access.

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Keith Bellovich, DO, of Strive Health, discusses how the new CKM guideline unifies cardiology, nephrology, and endocrinology care.

August authors Jeff Romine, PhD, and Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, found grocery assistance linked to fewer diabetes complications and better medication adherence.