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PhRMA Spent an Estimated $58.8 Million on Search Ads, With Nearly Half Steering Users to Anti-PBM Pages

An analysis estimates that PhRMA spent $58.8 million on paid search ads from 2019 to 2025, with nearly half directing users to pages criticizing pharmacy benefit managers.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

HHS Advisers Scheduled Votes on Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of Medically Tailored Meals and New Fraud Controls

A federal advisory committee was scheduled to vote on medically tailored meals and Medicare fraud controls, but CMS had not released results and any recommendations would be nonbinding.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Monthly Antibody MAR001 Cut Triglycerides 39% to 46% Beyond Placebo Without Worsening Blood Sugar in 235-Person Trial

In a randomized Phase 2b trial, experimental antibody MAR001 significantly lowered triglycerides and remnant cholesterol, but its ability to prevent heart attacks, strokes or pancreatitis remains unknown.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

AI-Drafted Heart Ultrasound Reports Needed About as Many Cardiologist Fixes as Human Drafts While Cutting Reading Time 46%

A randomized trial found cardiologists finalized AI-drafted echocardiogram reports in 4.6 minutes versus 8.5 minutes for human drafts, with similar rates of substantial changes.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Weston ER Measles Exposure Puts Visitors in Symptom Window as Wisconsin Cases Reach 477 Before Thanksgiving

A possible measles exposure at a Weston emergency department has entered its symptom-watch period as Wisconsin reports 477 confirmed cases, nine hospitalizations and one death.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

North Carolina Records 195 Pregnancy-Related Deaths in Four Years as Mental Health Conditions, Mostly Overdoses, Lead Causes

North Carolina recorded 195 pregnancy-related deaths from 2018 to 2021, with mental health conditions leading causes and 170 deaths deemed preventable by the state review committee.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

A 24-Year-Old's Head Kept Shaking No as His Memory Faded, and a Thin Membrane Was to Blame

A 24-year-old man developed head shaking, memory loss, walking difficulties and urinary incontinence from an aqueductal web blocking brain-fluid drainage. A shunt stopped the tremor and improved his other symptoms.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

A 7-Year-Old's Belly Rippled for Hours After TB Treatment, Until a Seizure Drug Stopped It

A 7-year-old Philippine girl developed rare abdominal dyskinesia during tuberculosis treatment. Tests ruled out seizures and diaphragmatic flutter, while carbamazepine stopped the movements within three weeks.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Her Seizures Looked Like a Dance, and Home Videos Caught Them Better Than the Hospital

A 45-year-old Italian woman with drug-resistant epilepsy had rare seizures involving rhythmic arm and pelvic movements. Home videos helped doctors identify the episodes and link them to a frontal brain malformation.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

A 71-Year-Old Yawned 34 Times in His Sleep, Often Just as His Breathing Pauses Ended

Un estudio del sueño en un hombre de 71 años registró 34 bostezos asociados con pausas respiratorias y bruxismo. Con PAP, los bostezos bajaron a ocho episodios.

Medical Daily · Nov 10