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Baxfendy wins first-in-class FDA approval for uncontrolled hypertension

Aldosterone synthase inhibitor significantly lowered systolic blood pressure in phase 3 testing among patients already taking multiple antihypertensive drugs. . .

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ESTRO 2026

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AI 'doctor' chat eases stress, sharpens recall for cancer patients

Cancer patients who met with an AI avatar of a physician before their first radiation oncology consultation reported better grasp of treatment, less stress, and higher satisfaction than those given a standard educational video. . .

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Lancet Psychiatry

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Optimal doses for ADHD meds mapped

The most comprehensive, dose-effect meta-analysis to date identifies where five common ADHD medications hit peak benefit and where higher doses stop helping or start causing harm, with separate guidance for children and adults. . .

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JAMA Netw Open

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Metastatic breast cancer at diagnosis is on the rise

More patients are arriving with disease that has already spread, a shift seen across every age group, racial and ethnic group, tumor subtype, and in both sexes. . .

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JAMA Netw Open

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Antibiotics fall short for chronic low back pain linked to disc herniation

Randomized trial found no meaningful pain benefit from 90 days of amoxicillin-clavulanate, even in patients with Modic changes on MRI. . .

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ATS 2026

19h

Once-nightly pill improves obstructive sleep apnea in phase 3 trial

An investigational oral therapy targeting airway collapse improved obstructive sleep apnea severity and oxygenation over 26 weeks. . .

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FDA

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FDA approves first interchangeable biosimilars to Simponi and Simponi Aria

Immgolis (golimumab-sldi) and Immgolis Intri are the first interchangeable biosimilars to golimumab products for rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis. . .

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JAMA Netw Open

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One psilocybin dose lifts depression, but not for long

Single dose brought rapid, meaningful relief from moderate-to-severe recurrent depression within days, but after a year the advantage over placebo was gone. . .

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ECO 2026

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GLP-1s spare muscle, but less so than diet, exercise

Most of what patients shed is fat and relative muscle mass holds up, but proportionally more lean tissue is lost than with diet and exercise interventions. . .

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