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News for Healthier Living
ASCO 2026 - Oral Drug Proved Highly Effective Against Chemotherapy-Related Low Platelets in GI Cancer Trial
 In a phase 2 trial, avatrombopag--an oral drug approved for thrombocytopenia in liver disease--improved platelet recovery in GI cancer patients on chemotherapy. Treatment goals were met by 65% of patients receiving avatrombopag vs. 17% receiving placebo.
May 21, 2026
May 22 2026May 21 2026May 20 2026 - Cedars-Sinai Research Identifies Drivers of Liver Disease
- Study Identifies New Marker to Find Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer More Likely to Benefit From Combination Immunotherapy
- New Exhibit Explores Far-Reaching Impact of an Ancient Eye Disease
- The Neural Basis of Thought Symbols Identified for the First Time
- Can Wastewater Surveillance Work Without Sewers?
- First National Study of Home Care Safety for Children with Medical Complexity
- Tumor Microenvironment Features May Predict Immunotherapy Response in Rare Cancers
- Genetically Reengineered Bacteria Targets Cancerous Tumors
- Novel Blood Test Detects Rejection After Lung Transplant
- How Tetracyclines Work: New Study Redefines Mechanism-of-Action
- FL118 Granted FDA Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Orphan Drug Designation for Osteosarcoma
- In Middle-Aged and Older Adults, Migraine with Aura Associated with Higher Stroke Risk
- Quitting Smoking Associated with Lower Dementia Risk
- Rollback of PFAS Drinking Water Standards Raises Safety Fears
- Positional Therapy Offers Lasting Benefits for Most Positional OSA Patients
- Early CPAP Struggles Don't Predict Treatment Failure, Study Finds
- Your Handwriting Could Be a Window Into Your Aging Brain
- Nearly 10% of Surgeons are Leaving the Profession Within 8 Years
- Pilot Trial Suggests Anti-Inflammatory Drug Could Help Difficult-to-Treat Depression
- No Meaningful Health Impacts From Exposure to Wind Turbines
- Cytokine-Armored CAR-T Cell Therapy Helps Eliminate Aggressive Brain Tumors in Preclinical Study
- Study Suggests Novel Way to Protect Aging Brains After Surgery
- Teens Turning To Creatine, Not Steroids, For 'Looksmaxxing'
- Once-A-Day Pill Effective In Treating Sleep Apnea Without CPAP, Clinical Trial Says
- Could K17 be a Key Treatment Target for Pancreatic Cancer?
- Endocrine Society, Keystone Symposia to Host First Joint Conference in October
- How Do Caffeine, Alcohol, Weed, Nicotine Affect MS Symptoms?
- BGSU Scientists Make Groundbreaking Discovery - and Find a Possible New Ally - in the Opioid Crisis
- Childhood Trauma Tied to Higher Obesity Risk, But One Caring Adult Can Make A Difference
- Eroding ACA Enrollment Portends Higher Insurance Rates
- Ozone Pollution Limits Lung Benefits of Exercise in Children
- Squeezed and Sped Up: Viscous Stress Primes Glioblastoma Cells for Invasion
- Study: Hospital Wastewater Reveals Drug-Resistant Fungus Strains Months Before Patients Show Symptoms
- Saliva Could Flag One of SA's Deadliest and Baffling Cancers Sooner
- AI Foundation Models Offer a New Vision for Eye Care
May 19 2026May 18 2026May 17 2026May 16 2026May 15 2026May 14 2026May 13 2026May 12 2026May 11 2026 - Diabetes, Weight-Loss Drugs Not a Perfect Fit?
- Hidden Cell "Message Route" Could Shift Cancer Research
- Urine Test Better Than Mri for Monitoring Low-Risk Prostate Cancer in New Study
- Researchers Track the Mutations That Allow HIV-1 to Escape Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
- Low-Dose Radiation Therapy for Osteoarthritis Now Offered at UC San Diego Health
- Moffitt Study Suggests Immunotherapy May Strengthen Treatment for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
- Stroke's Alarming Rise in Younger Americans Underscores Urgent Need for New Rehab Approach
- Understanding Clinical Trials: What Patients Need to Know
- Persistent Hunger May Be Behind Weight Regain After Loss
- Single Screening Sigmoidoscopy Linked to Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk Two Decades Later
- Heat-Related Hospitalizations Rose Nationwide Over Two Decades, with Black Adults and Low-Income Communities Disproportionately Affected
- ACP Says Telemedicine Can Offer Safe, Equitable, and Effective Access to Clinical Care, but Improvements to the Regulatory Landscape Are Needed
- New Commentary Shares Strategies to Address the Primary Care Physician Shortage
- FDA Green Lights Bizengri Drug To Treat Rare, Aggressive Bile Duct Cancer
- 8,500 Steps A Day Could Be Sweet Spot For Preventing Weight Regain
- Telemedicine Has Not Led to Increased Use of Medical Care or Higher Health Care Costs, New UCLA-Led Research Finds
- After Decades of Mystery Pain, UTHealth Houston Physician Delivers a Diagnosis
- Older Adults Have Fewer Regrets, Study Says
- Why Doctors Are Quitting At An Earlier Age
- Sharper Brains May Face Higher Depression Relapse Risk, Study Finds
- Vertigo Can Carry Lasting Burden Even After Successful Treatment, Seven-Year Study Finds
- New Research Identifies How Obesity Alters Brain Lipids to Accelerate Alzheimer's Progression
- Nighttime Heat Waves Increase Asthma Risk
- Safer Surgeries Through Laser-Induced Acoustic Imaging #ASA190
- That Discount At The Pharmacy Counter May Pack Hidden Costs
- New Clues to Disease Severity Identified in alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Love Multiplied by Four
- From the Fairway to the Hallways of Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center
May 10 2026May 8 2026
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