August 14, 2026

DOJ targets alleged $95M wound fraud

Federal prosecutors allege a Nevada physician received illegal kickbacks, bribes, and rebates, billed Medicare for medically unnecessary amniotic wound allografts, and falsified patient records.

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August 10, 2026

FDA Approves Melanoma BRAF Companion Test

The assay is indicated to identify patients with advanced melanoma who have BRAF V600E or BRAF V600K variants and may benefit from FDA-approved targeted therapies.

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August 07, 2026

FDA Approves Viral Therapy Plus Nivolumab

Accelerated approval is based on objective response rate and duration of response in advanced melanoma, with postapproval trials required to confirm clinical benefit.

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August 04, 2026

Distribution Barriers May Reduce Biologic Drug Survival

A real‐world Brazilian registry suggests that challenges in biologic distribution were associated with treatment interruption, particularly among therapies requiring more frequent dosing.

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July 30, 2026

Daily Itch Duration Linked to Quality-of-Life Burden

Daily itch duration emerged as the strongest factor linking disease severity with quality of life, ahead of sleep disturbance, scratching frequency, and average itch intensity.

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July 29, 2026

Medical Oddities: Tattoo Regret Meets Nanotech

This week is about smart tattoos, social clues, pool perks, and tea's surprising brain connection.

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July 22, 2026

Ixekizumab May Improve Early Response After Secukinumab Failure

A real-world cohort found faster early skin responses with ixekizumab than with guselkumab or ustekinumab following secukinumab treatment failure, while all three biologics demonstrated favorable safety.

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July 17, 2026

PRP May Offer the Strongest Hair Transplant Evidence

Structured review highlights stronger evidence for platelet-rich plasma than for exosome-based and other emerging regenerative therapies while underscoring the need for standardized transplantation-specific research.

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July 16, 2026

A Sales Tax on Doctor Visits and Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry

Voters will decide whether to expand lawmakers' authority to tax currently exempt healthcare goods and services, raising concerns about patient costs and healthcare access.

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July 16, 2026

Do Sitting Patterns Matter?

Researchers analyzed UK Biobank data to determine whether spending sedentary time in prolonged vs interrupted bouts was associated with subsequent cancer incidence and cancer mortality.

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