July 02, 2025

FDA Approves Ready-to-Infuse Vancomycin

Tyzavan is the first FDA-approved vancomycin formulation available at room temperature that requires no compounding, thawing, or dilution, enabling faster treatment in time-critical infections like sepsis.

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June 30, 2025

Breakthrough Device Approvals Outpacing Data

Many FDA-authorized breakthrough therapeutic devices may lack robust clinical testing.

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June 30, 2025

Retifanlimab-dlwr Approved for Anal Cancer in Combination With Carboplatin Plus Paclitaxel and as a Single Agent

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved retifanlimab-dlwr (Zynyz), a PD-1–blocking monoclonal antibody, with carboplatin and paclitaxel for the first-line treatment of adults with inopera...

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June 30, 2025

Can Typos Change a Diagnosis?

Large language models used in clinical decision-making may offer different treatment recommendations depending on how a patient writes their message—even when the medical facts remain unchanged.

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June 25, 2025

Medical Oddities: Tomb Fungus, Cancer Hope?

Hot nights, healing skin, and ancient fungus: medicine’s weirdest wins this week.

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June 23, 2025

Mapping Tumor DNA May Advance Personalized Brain Cancer Treatments

A new study from City of Hope researchers has identified how mapping the genetic material surrounding chromosomes in brain tumors may help physicians develop more personalized therapies for patients with glioma, a type of brain cancer.

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June 23, 2025

Is Smoking a Surgical Risk Multiplier?

A study of nearly 700 patients found that smokers undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer experienced significantly more complications, including higher rates of pneumonia and respiratory distress, than nonsmokers—though smoking did not independently impact long-term survival.

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June 23, 2025

Is HPV-Driven SNSCC Its Own Disease?

Researchers identified key genetic differences between HPV-associated and HPV-independent sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma, revealing distinct mutations, survival risks, and potential treatment targets.

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June 20, 2025

Gut Bacteria Predict Chemotherapy-Related Heart Damage

Specific gut bacteria correlate with biomarkers indicating increased risk of cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients before chemotherapy treatment.

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