Saturday, December 13, 2025




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Zoliflodacin shows promise as single-dose treatment for gonorrhea

A Phase III trial has demonstrated that zoliflodacin – a single-dose oral antibiotic – is highly effective against drug‐resistant gonorrhea, offering an innovative solution to a mounting public health threat. The encouraging results suggest a potential game‐changer in the fight against antibiotic-resistant infections.

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Saturday, December 13, 2025, 8:21 pm / permalink 16937 / 2 stories in 2 months


Mobile Health Tool May Improve Quality of Life for Adolescent and Young Adult Breast Cancer Survivors / American Association for Cancer Research

Kathleen Medora / aacr - SAN ANTONIO – A mobile health (mHealth) intervention for adolescent and young adult breast cancer survivors that offered tailored support by monitoring electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) significantly improved quality of life and symptoms relate…

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Saturday, December 13, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 16922 / 6 stories in 2 months


Menopausal Hormone Therapy May Not Pose Breast Cancer Risk for Women With BRCA Mutations / American Association for Cancer Research

Kathleen Medora / aacr - SAN ANTONIO – Using menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) was not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women with inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, according to the results of a matched prospective analysis presented at the San …

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Saturday, December 13, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 16921 / 3 stories in 2 months


Adding Tucatinib to First-line Maintenance Therapy Delayed Disease Progression in HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer in HER2CLIMB-05 Trial / American Association for Cancer Research

Kathleen Medora / aacr - Benefit was seen across all subgroups, including in patients with brain metastasis SAN ANTONIO – Adding tucatinib (Tukysa) to first-line maintenance therapy with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and pertuzumab (Perjeta) delayed disease progression in patients with…

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Saturday, December 13, 2025, 4:21 am / permalink 16917 / 6 stories in 2 months


King Charles III to speak about his cancer treatment, recovery on TV show / ABC News

go - King Charles III will speak about his cancer diagnosis and recovery during a TV broadcast on Friday as the monarch continues to use his personal story to encourage others to get the early screening that can boost their chances of survival

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Saturday, December 13, 2025, 4:21 am / permalink 16916 / 4 stories in 2 months


Dueling Democrat, Republican ACA subsidy plans fail in Senate / Fierce

fiercehealthcare - Dueling partisan proposals to address the expiry of the Affordable Care Act subsidies both failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday.

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Saturday, December 13, 2025, 3:21 am / permalink 16914 / 7 stories in 2 months


Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy led to similar progression-free survival as standard of care for some breast cancers: Trial / Medical Express

medicalxpress - Patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancers had similar progression-free survival (PFS) whether they were treated with sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (Trodelvy) or standard-of-care chemotherapy as the first treatment af…

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Saturday, December 13, 2025, 1:21 am / permalink 16912 / 5 stories in 2 months


Tanning beds mutate skin cells far beyond the reach of ordinary sunlight, study shows / Medical Express

medicalxpress - Tanning bed use is tied to almost a three-fold increase in melanoma risk, and for the first time, scientists have shown how these devices cause melanoma-linked DNA damage across nearly the entire skin surface, reports a new study led by Northwestern Medic…

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Saturday, December 13, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16910 / 2 stories in 2 months


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