September 10, 2025

A simplified way to identify harmful medications in older adults with cancer

September 10, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cancer

by National Comprehensive Cancer Network edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: SHVETS production from Pexels New research validates the use of a specifically-curated tool for determining which medications may be causing harm for older patients with cancer. The study “Potentially Inappropriate Medications, Frailty, and Outcomes in Patients With Cancer Managed in a National […]

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New research uncovers link between perfectionism and pain

September 10, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / pain, perfectionism

by Murdoch University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A little self-compassion can go a long way when you have chronic pain, according to a new study out of Murdoch University. The research found that psychological factors may play a crucial role in the experience and management of chronic pain. The study, “Perfectionism, self-compassion,

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Giant DNA discovered in people’s mouths could impact oral health, immunity and even cancer risk

September 10, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cancer risk

by University of Tokyo edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan A schematic describing what Inocles do and where they’re found. It shows the kinds of roles its genes might have, and how those jobs could be connected to things happening in the human body. Credit: 2025 Kiguchi et al. CC-BY-ND Researchers, including those at the University

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J&J’s ‘pretzel’ drug-device therapy wins US approval for certain bladder cancers

September 10, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / bladder cancer

Ayisha Sharma News Reporter Johnson & Johnson has secured FDA approval for a drug-device approach for bladder cancer that could spare patients from having to get their bladders surgically removed. The company’s TAR-200 was greenlit for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ with or without papillary tumors, according to a Tuesday release. The

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“Bottlebrush” particles deliver big chemotherapy payloads directly to cancer cells

September 10, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / chemotherapy

Outfitted with antibodies that guide them to the tumor site, the new nanoparticles could reduce the side effects of treatment. Anne Trafton | MIT News Publication Date: September 9, 2025 Press Inquiries Caption: MIT researchers have shown that chemotherapy drugs carried by a bottlebrush polymer (green and blue molecule) can be attached to an antibody, which guides

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Popular diabetes drug shows anti-aging effects among patients with type 2 diabetes

September 10, 2025 / Diabetes, Research update / InnovateMed Author / type 2 diabetes

by Sanjukta Mondal, Phys.org edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan Henagliflozin significantly increased telomere length compared to placebo. Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102331 Henagliflozin, a popular drug prescribed for type 2 diabetes, has demonstrated potential anti-aging effects in a recent study published in Cell Reports Medicine. Telomeres are protective caps made of repetitive DNA sequences that sit at

The Click Method: Slower Uptitration for Semaglutide

September 10, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / semaglutide

Anne L. Peters, MD September 05, 2025 This transcript has been edited for clarity. Today, I’m going to discuss a study that was just published in Diabetes Care by a group of researchers from Israel. Basically, they looked at whether a very slow uptitration of semaglutide was beneficial compared to the on-label, more rapid uptitration of semaglutide. Now, first off, I

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Trump targets pharma over “misleading ads”

September 10, 2025 / News update / InnovateMed Author / misleading ads

By Rebecca Falconer and Adriel Bettelheim Trump speaks in May after signing an executive order aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Trump administration said Tuesday evening it’s sending 100 cease-and-desist letters to drug companies as part of a crackdown on what it called misleading direct-to-consumer ads. The big picture: President Trump also

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Bay Area woman used AI to successfully appeal health insurance claim denial

September 10, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / health insurance

By Sooji Nam September 3, 2025 / 6:33 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco Two years after a Bay Area woman gave birth, she said she received a nearly $2,000 bill saying her health insurance wouldn’t cover part of her maternity stay. She said she fought it and got nowhere until she decided to use artificial intelligence.

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Temperature-sensing patch invented for early breast cancer detection

September 10, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / breast cancer detection

by University of Bristol edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Marah Alassaf, a PhD student in Digital Health and Care at the University of Bristol, in a lab with the temperature-sensing breast patch. Credit: University of Bristol A Ph.D. student at the University of Bristol has developed a convenient and cost-effective wearable patch to measure subtle

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