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Rethinking FDA audit readiness: A faster path to sustainable compliance

Why continuous audit readiness helps MedTech organizations move faster—without sacrificing confidence or control.

Differences in admission to trauma centres by sex among adults with traumatic brain injury: a population-based cohort study

Background: Female patients face disparities in access to specialized health care, but whether similar disparities exist in access to trauma centres after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is unclear. We sought to examine the association between sex and admission to a lead trauma centre (a hospital designated as a level I or II trauma centre) among adults with TBI. Methods: We conducted a population-based cohort study using provincial health administrative databases from Ontario, Canada. We included adults (aged ≥ 18 yr) admitted to hospital with TBI between April 2009 and March 2020. Our main…

Paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome in a 65-year-old woman with small cell lung cancer

Hypersensitivity reactions to iodinated contrast media

Tophaceous gout associated with bempedoic acid

Anesthesia Machine Correction: Draeger, Inc. Issues Correction for Atlan A350 and A350XL Anesthesia Workstations

Draeger is correcting additional anesthesia workstations due to a manufacturing error that may cause the ventilator to fail before or during use.

Paul Markovich’s 4 Ideas to Reduce Healthcare Costs

Paul Markovich, president and CEO of Ascendiun, shared his ideas for bringing down healthcare costs, including digital health records and changing how healthcare is paid for. The post Paul Markovich’s 4 Ideas to Reduce Healthcare Costs appeared first on MedCity News .

Errors in Abstract, Results, Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Discussion, and Visual Abstract

In the Original Investigation titled “High-Frequency Oscillation vs Mechanical Ventilation for Neonatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” published March 9, 2026, there were errors in the Abstract, Results, Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Discussion, and Visual Abstract. In Table 1, units of measure for “Apgar score at 5 min” and “OI at NARDS diagnosis” should have been labeled as being reported in median (IQR); “Baseline blood albumin,” “Baseline blood white blood cell count,” and “MAP at NARDS diagnosis” should have been labeled as reported in mean (SD). In Table…

Caution Against Overinterpretation of Results in the FENETRE Trial

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Parental Decline of Newborn Vitamin K and Hepatitis B Vaccine by Newborn Sex

This cohort study investigates the association of newborn sex with parental acceptance of vitamin K prophylaxis and hepatitis B vaccine in the US.

Futile Radiotherapy for Patients With Cancer Near the End of Life

This cohort study assesses the association between use of palliative radiotherapy and inpatient radiation oncology consultation among patients with limited life expectancy.

COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Among Older Adults

This case-control study examines COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection among older adults in Europe.

Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy or Chemotherapy After Gastrectomy in Gastric Cancer

This randomized clinical trial evaluates whether the addition of radiotherapy to adjuvant S-1 plus oxaliplatin chemotherapy increases disease-free survival among patients undergoing D2 gastrectomy for T4 or node-positive gastric cancer.

Health Status Changes and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation

This cohort study evaluates the association between changes in patient-reported health status and long-term adverse clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation in Japan.

Optometrist Monitoring of Quiescent Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

This randomized clinical trial examines whether community-based monitoring of neovascular age-related macular degeneration is noninferior to hospital monitoring for identifying disease activity requiring treatment.

Oncology Organization and Oncologist Networks Under Medicare Advantage Plans

This cross-sectional study uses SEER-Medicare data to examine the oncology organization and oncologist network breadth of Medicare Advantage plans for beneficiaries with cancer compared with those enrolled in Traditional Medicare.

Cost-Effectiveness of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents

This economic evaluation uses a simulated cohort of US adolescents to examine the cost-effectiveness of sleeve gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for treatment of severe obesity in adolescents over 10 years.

Emerging Patterns in Dietary Supplement Use Among US Adults, 1999-2023

This cross-sectional study evaluates 25-year trends in dietary supplement use among US adults.

Rocket Pharma Reaps $180M From Sale of FDA Drug Review Fast Pass

Rocket Pharmaceuticals received the rare pediatric disease priority review voucher with the accelerated FDA approval for Kresladi in March. The non-dilutive capital from the voucher’s sale will support a pipeline that includes a gene therapy in pivotal clinical testing for the rare genetic disorder Danon disease. The post Rocket Pharma Reaps $180M From Sale of FDA Drug Review Fast Pass appeared first on MedCity News .

In the Age of AI, Interoperability Isn’t Enough: Why Healthcare Needs Shared Understanding, Not Just Shared Data

The industry needs a framework that can translate clinical nuance into a consistent, trusted representation across systems and use cases. The post In the Age of AI, Interoperability Isn’t Enough: Why Healthcare Needs Shared Understanding, Not Just Shared Data appeared first on MedCity News .

The Myth of Insurance Networks

How America’s outdated insurance model is failing at its most important job The post The Myth of Insurance Networks appeared first on MedCity News .

Smoking Cessation’s Quiet Design Failure

The gap between how nicotine use has evolved and how cessation treatment has evolved is a meaningful part of why quit rates have plateaued. The post Smoking Cessation’s Quiet Design Failure appeared first on MedCity News .

Guidance: Hepatitis C National Register

The register helps inform the natural history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the UK with patient data.

Journalists Highlight Medical Neglect in ICE Detention, RFK Jr. Antidepressant Comments

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.