Iptacopan significantly slowed kidney function decline over 24 months compared with placebo in adults with IgA nephropathy. The complement inhibitor was granted accelerated approved in 2024; continued approval was contingent on demonstrating slowed kidney decline. Fewer participants in the iptacopan group reached the composite kidney-failure endpoint. Iptacopan (Fabhalta) slowed kidney function decline in adults with…
You buy a vape from a shop on the high street. Nothing looks unusual but after charging the unit and using it for a few days, you notice it is getting hotter and hotter. The vape is a fake and one of the thousands on sale illegally in shops around the UK. By not installing…
I’m 18 and have been at university for a few months. Being here has made me realise certain things about myself, including my struggle to desire a relationship. I’ve never been in one and don’t believe I’ve ever been physically or sexually attracted to anyone. I know I am still young, but I’m worried this will…
Dear Carolyn: A couple of years ago, my stepfather got diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Luckily, after treatment, he is in remission and general good health. That’s the good news. The bad news is that ever since then, his personality has become one of a grumpy old man even though he is only 52. While he…
According to press reports, the Food and Drug Administration has issued its most serious recall for peeled garlic sold in New York, Vermont and Pennsylvania over a potential botulism risk. The Class I recall is for Christopher Ranch Garlic, sold in 6-ounce containers at Tops stores in those states, according to a March 27 announcement…
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the…
Your weekly horoscope is here. The cosmic love language shifts on Monday as Venus, the pleasure principle, heads up the earthy sign of Taurus. While we are in the fast and furious Aries season, this shift may contribute in areas of diplomacy. In ancient astrological thinking, Venus always wins. She pacifies that mad Mars-y principle….
Selena Gomez’s upcoming Rare Beauty longwear foundation is dropping in 48 shades for the most precise match possible—so, why don’t we ask the same of our nude manicures? With ultra-minimalist nail trends on the rise for spring 2026, nude polish and neutral manicures have been adopted by even the most maximalist nail-fluencers. So it was…
Every week in the pediatric emergency department, I watch the consequences of adolescent substance use arrive through our doors. Overdoses. Acute intoxication. Psychiatric crises triggered by substances that started as experimentation years earlier. And almost every time, somewhere in the history, there is a moment when prevention could have worked — and didn’t. We have…
A California raw milk dairy that was previously linked to a fatal outbreak of bird flu in cats has now been linked to an E coli outbreak involving cheddar cheese, affecting nine people in three states. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an alert that more than half of the people sickened…
