Targeting Shared Risk Pathways to Prevent Stroke, Dementia, and Depression
This review examines a systematic study identifying 17 modifiable risk factors linked to stroke, dementia, and late-life
Navigating Drug Price Regulation: Evaluating the Executive Order’s Potential Impacts and Ch...
The executive order "Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First" establishes a policy agenda focused on drug price regulation to reduce prescription drug costs in the U.S. This initiative revisits and expands prior efforts, such as promoting generics and enhancing transparency. It...
AI Patient Education: Evaluating ChatGPT and Gemini for Pediatric Condition Materials
A recent peer-reviewed study examined the effectiveness of AI patient education by comparing ChatGPT and Gemini in generating educational materials for common pediatric exanthematous conditions, including varicella, hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), and measles. The findings indicated that Ch...
Advancing Pediatric Leukemia Trial: Precision Medicine and Transformative Research
The pediatric leukemia trial known as the Pediatric Acute Leukemia (PedAL) Screening Trial (NCT04726241) is an international, multi-center effort. It collects blood and bone marrow samples from children and young adults (under 22 years) with relapsed or refractory leukemia. Its primary objectives...
Market Leadership in Sight as Eli Lilly’s Oral GLP-1 Medication Orforglipron Succeeds in Phase 3
Summary
Eli Lilly's oral GLP-1 medication, orforglipron, has completed a Phase 3 trial. It showed significant efficacy, low...
Environmental Exposures and Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Risk: Key Findings from a California Study
Recent findings from a large California-based case-control study published in Environmental Health Perspectives reveal a concerning link between perinatal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and outdoor artificial light at night (O-ALAN) with increased pediatric thyroid cancer ri...
