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Marissa Plescia , 2025-07-18 22:34:00 Democratic attorneys general of 20 states, as well as the governor of Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday. It challenges a recent final rule that they argue will create significant barriers in accessing…
brendan , 2025-07-18 09:22:00 Opportunities for Occupational Physicians, GPs with LFOM. Corporate Health Ireland is a leading occupational health service provider. Due to business expansion, we now have excellent opportunities for doctors to join our team. We would like to offer opportunities to established Occupational Health Physicians or those interested in pursuing a career in…
Treasure Adenusi , 2025-07-17 14:00:00 Doctors can predict a woman’s risk of hypertension later in life using her blood pressure readings during pregnancy-even if she has ‘normal’ numbers. In April 2025, a study published in the journal Hypertension found that subtle changes in blood pressure during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy may serve as…
, 2025-07-17 19:25:00 The Host The Senate has passed — and sent back to the House — a bill that would allow the Trump administration to claw back some $9 billion in previously approved funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting. But first, senators removed from the bill a request to cut funding for the…
Brittany Trang , 2025-07-17 18:00:00 For decades, structural biologists shoved what looked like shoddy data in the back of their closets, embarrassed. While attempting to gather the structures of proteins, they would sometimes find that all or at least a portion of the protein would just not show up correctly in the data. Joel Sussman,…
Mun-Keat Looi , 2025-07-16 15:31:00 NIH director dismisses entire top advisory committeeScience reported that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) director, Jay Bhattacharya, dismissed all members of the agency’s top external advisory body, the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD).1 Asked to comment, the Department of Health and Human Services—the NIH’s parent agency—told The BMJ,…
, 2025-07-16 23:00:00 Credit: Cardiovascular Diabetology (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02564-w A simple digital photograph of the back of the eye can predict a major cardiovascular event—such as a heart attack or stroke—set to happen in the next decade with 70% accuracy, according to research supported by the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute for Health…
, 2025-07-16 16:40:00 Could moving into a neighborhood built around a working farm be the prescription for better health? A new Texas A&M University study is putting that question to the test, tracking how residents of a new “agrihood” community change their diet, exercise, and overall health after moving in. The prospective study, led by…
, 2025-07-16 04:49:00 Global childhood vaccination coverage plateaued between 2010 and 2023, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study vaccination research consortium. Between 2010 and 2019, 100 of the 204 countries monitored saw a decline in measles vaccine coverage. Notably, 21 of the 36 high-income…
Frank Vinluan , 2025-07-15 17:52:00 A Hengrui Pharma obesity drug designed to hit two targets led to an average of nearly 18% weight loss in a pivotal study, paving the way for a regulatory submission in China, where the trial was conducted and the company is based. These results are also encouraging for biotech startup…
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Edgardo Torres-Carmona PhD , 2025-07-11 14:00:00 Looking for ways to reduce the frequency of your herpes outbreaks and shorten their duration? You are in the right place. In this article we will introduce you to science-backed herpes treatments that really work and won’t drain your bank account. If you’ve been on the internet lately, you…
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Stephanie Armour , 2025-07-14 09:00:00 Doctors, hospitals, and health insurers for weeks issued dire warnings to Republican lawmakers that millions of people would lose health coverage and hospitals would close if they cut Medicaid funding to help pay for President Donald Trump’s big tax and spending bill. But Republicans…
Bob Herman , 2025-07-14 15:53:00 Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also the author of the Health Care Inc. newsletter. You can reach Bob on Signal at bobjherman.09. This is the…
Kamlesh Khunti, Ash Routen, Riya Patel , 2025-07-14 09:21:00 Kamlesh Khunti, professor of primary care diabetes and vascular medicine1 2, Ash Routen, research fellow1 2, Riya Patel, research fellow1 2 1Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK 2Centre for Ethnic Health Research, University of Leicester Collection of ethnicity data in clinical…
, 2025-07-14 04:00:00 This image demonstrates the use of fluoropolymers poly(ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in common cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) lead constructions. A. Coaxial pacing lead; B. Coradial pacing lead; C. Lumenless pacing lead; D. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead. Credit: Heart Rhythm / Vatterott et al. The public, legislators, and media often group…
, 2025-07-12 22:42:00 People with an underactive thyroid may have an increased risk of developing small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a risk that may be reduced with thyroid hormone treatment, according to a study being presented Saturday at ENDO 2025, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif. We now know that people…
, 2025-07-11 16:20:00 The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has issued a safety update on the chikungunya vaccine after review of the Ixchiq live-attenuated jab. It said that it would now lift the temporary restriction put in place in May on vaccinating people aged 65 years and above as a result…
Katie Adams , 2025-07-11 18:14:00 This week, five federal policy makers introduced legislation that would extend CMS’ waiver for hospital-at-home reimbursement by five years. Three representatives — Vern Buchanan (R-Florida), Lloyd Smucker (R-Pennsylvania) and Dwight Evans (D-Pennsylvania) — put forth a bill on Thursday, and a pair of senators — Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and…
Michael McHale , 2025-07-11 10:30:00 Corporate plan points to digital health and new HSE regions as ‘time for opportunity’ to make essential improvements in key services Increasing productivity in acute outpatient services and reducing unnecessary diagnostics are among the objectives outlined in the HSE’s new corporate plan for the next three years. As part of…
MNB Guest , 2025-07-11 14:30:00 Back pain is one of the most common reasons people visit a doctor. It can start as a dull ache or strike suddenly with sharp intensity. But here’s the problem—what feels like the same pain to two different people might come from completely different causes. That’s where the challenge begins…
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Isabella Cueto , 2025-07-11 19:17:00 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would further curtail undocumented immigrants’ access to federally funded programs, including health care clinics, early childhood education, and nutritional support. The decision reverses a federal practice that has been in place for decades, and is likely to cause widespread fear among immigrant…
Jacqui Wise , 2025-07-11 15:21:00 Parliament’s spending watchdog has warned that badly managed private finance contracts could result in poor quality assets, including hospitals, being handed back to the public sector.1 The Public Accounts Committee’s report into the use of private finance initiatives (PFI) for infrastructure came as the government has identified infrastructure investment, delivered…
, 2025-07-11 11:00:00 Artistic image evoking the purpose of the study and created by Misha Tsodyks using LLMs. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/g1cz-wk1l Humans can remember various types of information, including facts, dates, events and even intricate narratives. Understanding how meaningful stories are stored in people’s memory has been a key objective of…
, 2025-07-11 02:45:00 Younger Swedes, especially women and ethnic minorities, are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at record rates, signaling an urgent need for targeted prevention before the crisis escalates. Study: Increasing incidence of early-onset type 2 diabetes in Sweden 2006–2021. Image Credit: PhotoGullak / Shutterstock In a recent article published in the European Journal of…
, 2025-07-10 22:35:00 The anticonvulsant gabapentin has been linked to a significantly increased risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. However, some experts are urging caution in interpreting the study. After adjusting for demographics, comorbidities, and use of other pain medications, adults prescribed gabapentin for chronic low back pain had a 29% higher…
Frank Vinluan , 2025-07-10 17:31:00 Antibodies that bind to two targets are an established way of treating the blood cancer multiple myeloma. Aiming to top those medicines, AbbVie has secured rights to an early-clinical drug that works by binding to three targets. The drug, code-named ISB 2001, comes from IGI Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Ichnos…
Michael McHale , 2025-07-09 14:24:00 External reviews of five cases found issues in communication, governance, clinical leadership and infrastructure Patients with pregnancies deemed high risk will have their care moved away from Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) after external reviews into five separate cases highlighted concerns around their care. The reviews, which were commissioned after the…
MNB Guest , 2025-07-09 15:37:00 A bloated belly that doesn’t want to zip into jeans, a mind that’s foggy even after coffee, and a feeling of heaviness that clings through the day can leave many searching for a quick cleanse. Detox trends often promise glowing skin, endless energy, and a fresh start for the body,…
Dan Weissmann , 2025-07-09 09:00:00 Dan Weissmann In response to the high price of prescription drugs, “An Arm and a Leg” asked listeners to share their strategies for getting the medicine they need at prices they can manage. Host Dan Weissmann and producers Emily Pisacreta and Claire Davenport share tips from a retired hospital manager…
Chelsea Cirruzzo , 2025-07-09 17:31:00 WASHINGTON — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly canceled a meeting of a key expert panel that evaluates the nation’s preventative care recommendations, according to an email viewed by STAT. The email did not cite a reason. The cancellation of the Thursday meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task…
Owen Dyer , 2025-07-09 14:41:00 International studies that risked imminent shutdown because of cuts imposed earlier in the Trump administration may have won a reprieve after an apparent change in policy at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The agency has also lifted a block on funds backing research in South Africa, where HIV…
, 2025-07-09 15:57:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain We’re constantly told to “eat healthy”—but what does that actually mean? Even doctors sometimes struggle to offer clear, practical advice on which specific foods support health, why they work and what real benefits people can expect. A growing body of research is starting to offer some answers. Along…
, 2025-07-09 14:10:00 A large prospective study published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research reveals that a healthy plant-based diet is linked with a reduced risk of inflammatory bowel disease. For the study, 143,434 individuals in the UK reported on their dietary intake. During an average follow-up of 14.5 years, 1,117 participants developed inflammatory bowel…
, 2025-07-09 15:10:00 TOPLINE: Bedtime administration of olmesartan-amlodipine provided better control of nocturnal blood pressure (BP) with a 3.0 mm Hg greater reduction in nighttime systolic pressure than morning dosing, without increasing the risk for nocturnal hypotension. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a multicenter randomized clinical trial of 720 patients (mean age, 55.5 years; 409 men) with…
Katie Adams , 2025-07-09 01:25:00 The world’s tech giants continue to go after strategic acquisitions aimed at deepening their presence in the healthcare world. On Tuesday, Samsung announced its plans to acquire Xealth, a digital health startup spun out of Providence eight years ago. The deal marks the Korean tech giant’s second major health acquisition…
Michael McHale , 2025-07-08 13:03:00 Cabinet agrees to progress Bill before summer recess after report found that voluntary code led to more cancer survivors accessing mortgage protection Campaigners have welcomed a decision by Cabinet to soon bring forward legislation to improve access to insurance for cancer survivors. The Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025 will ensure…
MNB Guest , 2025-07-07 13:36:00 Counselling can be an extremely rewarding career for those who have a passion for helpingothers process and work through their issues. Unfortunately, it can also be equallychallenging. Counsellors face some unique challenges in their careers that can bediscouraging if they’re not prepared for them. So, if you are a counsellor…
, 2025-07-07 17:27:00 WakeMed Health & Hospitals, a health system based in Raleigh, North Carolina, faced a significant challenge regarding its electronic health record. Dollars and quality points matter deeply to health systems, and the EHR is central to generating both revenue and quality scores. THE CHALLENGE However, improving the accuracy of documentation required asking…
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Ed Silverman , 2025-07-07 13:13:00 Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and invigorating, because that oh-so familiar routine of deadlines, online meetings, and phone calls has predictably returned. But what can you do? The world, such as it is, continues to spin. So time to…
Jeffrey K Aronson , 2025-07-04 14:56:00 Jeffrey K Aronson Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Follow Jeffrey on X: @JKAronson In 1946 the editors of a literary magazine called Gangrel invited four well known authors to write essays, each with the title “Why I…
, 2025-07-04 13:30:00 A group of resident doctors talks with a senior doctor inside Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Credit: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical…
, 2025-07-04 18:14:00 Hearing loss doesn’t just affect how people hear the world – it can also change how they connect with it. A new study from the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, part of Keck Medicine of USC, published today in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, is the…
, 2025-07-04 12:33:00 Key Takeaways • A study by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) measured microplastics (MPs) in various beverages sold in France. • Contamination was found in all drinks, including those in glass bottles. • Without toxicological data, the health risks associated with the consumption of MPs…
Frank Vinluan , 2025-07-03 23:57:00 One of the more competitive targets in lung cancer is a certain mutation that has eluded many available targeted therapies. A drug developed by Dizal Pharmaceutical has received FDA approval for treating patients whose disease exhibits this genetic signature, giving the Shanghai-based company its first U.S. product along with the…
Terence Cosgrave , 2025-07-03 16:17:00 Is forcing hospital staff to work weekends a blazing stroke of policy brilliance, or a misguided tempest brewing professional dissatisfaction, asks Terence Cosgrave? There’s not much that stirs up the pot of medical opinion these days quite like telling a doctor—or nurse, for that matter—that they must trade their Sunday…
Medical News Bulletin , 2025-07-02 17:12:00 Skin issues are a normal part of childhood. These conditions, which can be anything from diaper rash to insect bites and heat-induced rashes, can be uncomfortable and distressing for both children and their parents. Still, while it’s easy to feel alarmed when you see red patches or bumps on…