October 16, 2025

Post-Patent GLP-1s: A Win for Access or a Blow to Safety?

October 16, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / GLP 1

Patent protection for semaglutide is set to expire in several major markets. For liraglutide, that has already happened. The change could make some of the most successful obesity and diabetes drugs of recent years far more affordable for millions of patients. In Europe, however, it may still take years before generics reach the market and prices fall. The shift also poses potential […]

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What to know about treating anxiety with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

October 16, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / TMS

What TMS is Types of TMS Does it work for anxiety? How it works Effects Can it worsen anxiety? Outlook Summary Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a procedure that can help treat anxiety. An electromagnetic coil close to the skull delivers magnetic pulses into the brain. These pulses can alter nerve cell activity in areas

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Medicare backs off plan to pause doctor payments

October 16, 2025 / News update / InnovateMed Author / medicare

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said late last night that it was not pausing all Medicare payments to doctors, after a statement hours earlier had asserted that it would. Instead, the agency will only wait to process claims that are related to programs that have expired, such as some telehealth or rural services.

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Penicillin V Matches Amoxicillin in Treating Pneumonia

October 16, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / pneumonia

TOPLINE: Penicillin V was as effective as amoxicillin for treating pneumonia in primary care, with similar rates of hospitalisation for lower respiratory tract infection or all-cause mortality within 28 days of starting antibiotic therapy, making it a viable alternative in primary care settings with similar resistance patterns. METHODOLOGY: Researchers in Sweden conducted a retrospective cohort study to

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Can you catch shingles? A GP explains what people get wrong about this common virus

October 16, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / virus

by Dan Baumgardt, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The idea that you can “catch” shingles is one of the more common misconceptions I hear from patients who arrive worried they’ve got it. Often, they’ve recently been near a child with chickenpox or someone else with shingles, and

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Could this birth control shot increase your risk for brain tumor?

October 16, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / brain tumor

by Suzanne Leigh, University of California, San Francisco edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Brain scan showing a meningioma highlighted in orange. Credit: UCSF Brain Tumor Center One in four sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with

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Why Half With Refractory Cough Stop Seeking Treatment

October 16, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / cough

Caroline Guignot October 10, 2025 Chronic cough, defined as a cough lasting at least 8 weeks, affects approximately 5% of the European population, particularly older adults and individuals with a history of smoking. In some cases, cough is considered refractory or unexplained because it does not respond to treatment for underlying conditions such as asthma or gastroesophageal reflux

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New research could help boost drug efficacy by getting dosing in rhythm with circadian clocks

October 16, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / circadian look

Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Michigan image: University of Michigan researchers have developed a model that shows how the dosage and timing of medicines that influence dopamine levels interact with circadian rhythms to have dramatic effects. These graphs show extracellular dopamine levels, or eda, as they vary naturally (gray) and in response to lower (blue) and

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How to double lung cancer screening rates

October 16, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / lung cancer

Multidisciplinary program reaches over 70 percent screening rate Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Rochester Medical Center Lung cancer screening might be the best-kept secret in health care today. Only about 16 percent of those who are eligible in the U.S. get screened for lung cancer, but a study coming out in NEJM Catalyst on Wednesday provides a roadmap

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