Strategic healthcare interventions bring Japan close to eliminating hepatitis

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260625/Strategic-healthcare-interventions-bring-Japan-close-to-eliminating-hepatitis.aspx Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are viral infections that can lead to health conditions such as cirrhosis, cancer, and potentially death if unmanaged. HBV can be transmitted through sexual contact, blood exposure, and mother-to-child transmission, while HCV is primarily transmitted through blood-to-blood contact. Researchers at Hiroshima University aimed to quantify their current burden of HBV and HCV in Japan and project future trends through 2050 to determine the difference sustained efforts across the country, over the course of decades, can make in the prominence of these two viruses.

Scientists map blood chemistry links to hundreds of diseases

A sweeping plasma metabolite map from nearly 390,000 participants links blood chemistry to disease risk, comorbidity patterns, and future diagnostic possibilities. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260624/Scientists-map-blood-chemistry-links-to-hundreds-of-diseases.aspx

FDA approves palbociclib with trastuzumab, with or without pertuzumab, and endocrine therapy for the maintenance treatment of HR-positive, HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resources-information-approved-drugs/fda-approves-palbociclib-trastuzumab-or-without-pertuzumab-and-endocrine-therapy-maintenance

Sharing the Decision of Treatment Planning in High-Risk HR+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer Authors: Shaheenah Dawood, MBBCh, MPH, FACP

https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/sharing-decision-treatment-planning-high-risk-hr-her2-early-2026a1000f67?page=3&uac=148436CN&src=mkmcmr_driv_il_mscpedu_260624_&subtitle-lang-code=es Sharing the Decision of Treatment Planning in High-Risk HR+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer Authors: Shaheenah Dawood, MBBCh, MPH, FACP https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/sharing-decision-treatment-planning-high-risk-hr-her2-early-2026a1000f67?page=1&uac=148436CN&src=mkmcmr_driv_il_mscpedu_260624_12247769_#transcript-download-es

What Lies Beneath Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: Exploring Novel Mechanisms of Action of Emerging Therapies Authors: Heinz Wiendl, MD

https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/what-lies-beneath-generalized-myasthenia-gravis-exploring-2026a1000fuh?page=2&uac=148436CN&src=mkmcmr_driv_il_mscpedu_260624_&subtitle-lang-code=es What Lies Beneath Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: Exploring Novel Mechanisms of Action of Emerging Therapies Authors: Heinz Wiendl, MD https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/what-lies-beneath-generalized-myasthenia-gravis-exploring-2026a1000fuh?page=1&uac=148436CN&src=mkmcmr_driv_il_mscpedu_260624_12252637_#transcript-download-es

Studies Show FDA Educational Efforts Help Prevent Youth From Starting E-Cigarette Use, Illegal E-Cigarette Sales Journal includes new commentary from acting CTP Director and studies of how efforts prevented ~450,000 youth from e-cig use and over $42m in illegal e-cig sales

https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/ctp-newsroom/studies-show-fda-educational-efforts-help-prevent-youth-starting-e-cigarette-use-illegal-e-cigarette?utm_campaign=ctp-realcost&utm_content=statement&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=stratcomms

Medscape Now! Building Emotional Intelligence: Strategies for the Interprofessional Care Team Authors: ​Naseem Bazargan, MPH

https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/medscape-now-building-emotional-intelligence-strategies-2026a1000k29?page=1&src=wnl_tpal_260624_mscpedu&uac=148436CN&impID=8451337