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A new drug is showing promise in tackling treatment-resistant ovarian cancer. Relacorilant, the drug tested in a phase 3 ROSELLA trial with Corcept Therapeutics in California, was found to improve overall survival and progression of the disease when matched with a chemotherapy drug called nab-paclitaxel. The ROSELLA trial, conducted in …

Residency programs are where medical students get post-graduate hands-on experience. It’s a very competitive process. “We are officially excited to welcome you to Match Day 2025,” said Dr. DaCarla Albright, associate dean for Student Affairs and Wellness at Perelman School of Medicine. Graduating medical students at the University of Pennsylvania …

Several blood tests have been shown to accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease — as previously reported by Fox News Digital — but now a new test has emerged that can gauge how far it has progressed. The study, which was published Monday in Nature Medicine journal, was led by researchers at Washington …

PLEASANTVILLE, Iowa — Zach Mecham has heard politicians demand that Medicaid recipients work or lose their benefits. He also has run into a jumble of Medicaid rules that effectively prevent many people with disabilities from holding full-time jobs. “Which is it? Do you want us to work or not?” he …

The field of medicine has undergone significant changes since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the biggest breakthrough right at our fingertips: telemedicine.  While it may feel like a “normal” part of healthcare now, connected technology dominated how Americans saw doctors during the pandemic. “Before the pandemic, virtual care was available, but …

An 8-year-old northern Minnesota boy is one of the first in the country to receive a specific type of gene therapy treatment. Colton Belluzzo was diagnosed with a form of muscular dystrophy when he was a baby. The disease has weakened his muscles over time. But he and his family …

Adopting healthy eating habits during middle age boosts the likelihood of healthy aging. That’s according to a new study from the Harvard T.C. Chan School of Public Health, which found that a “moderate intake of healthy, animal-based foods” and a “lower intake of ultraprocessed foods” could increase the chances of …

A Michigan resident has died of rabies after receiving a transplanted organ in Ohio, the Toledo-Lucas County (Ohio) Health Department reported Wednesday.  The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the report, saying the patient died in January and the transplant happened in December. “A public health investigation determined …

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A new type of bird flu has been detected in a human dairy worker in Nevada. This strain is different from the version that’s been spreading in herds since last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The case was apparently mild, as the Churchill County …