, 2025-04-18 18:57:00 Background and aims Liver fibrosis is a key process in the progression of chronic liver diseases. However, there are currently no drugs specifically designed to treat liver fibrosis. Our Phase 2 trial of hydronidone for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-associated liver fibrosis showed that adding hydronidone to entecavir resulted in…
, 2025-04-18 12:10:00 A multidisciplinary team has released new evidence-based recommendations for the management of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Jointly endorsed by the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) and the Pediatric Rheumatology European Society, the recommendations are the first update to the 2016 EULAR guidelines. Although rare, FMF is the most common monogenic…
Justin Cooper , 2025-04-18 15:34:00 April 18, 2025 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process…
Jason Mast , 2025-04-18 17:33:00 A government website long used to provide the latest guidelines on managing Covid-19, as well as information on how to receive tests, vaccines and treatments has now been replaced with a page proclaiming the virus emerged from a lab in Wuhan, China and that Anthony Fauci, the Biden Administration and…
, 2025-04-18 17:35:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An Oregon Health & Science University-led study reveals that low-income adults with diabetes are more likely to go in and out of health insurance, and that insurance instability is even worse for those with complex needs. Published in the Journal of American Family Medicine, the study examined electronic…
, 2025-04-18 19:08:00 Colder temperatures are linked with increased risk of diarrhea among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, emphasizing the need for climate-sensitive health strategies in refugee settings. A new study by scientists at Hokkaido University has found that lower temperatures significantly increase the risk of gastroenteritis among Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh’s Kutupalong and Nayapara…
, 2025-04-18 12:35:00 Obesity has historically been regarded as a moral failing, and people with obesity describe being seen as deficient, lazy, and/or undeserving of respect, lacking willpower and self-discipline, and gluttonous. Negative judgments about obesity persist not only in society at large but also in healthcare settings, despite the American Medical Association’s declaration of…
Tarena Lofton , 2025-04-18 22:00:00 During his first news conference as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on April 16 ticked off things he thinks kids with autism will never do, including paying taxes, holding a job, and going on a date. Kennedy’s comments go against science and reality. This slide presentation…
Caitlyn Stulpin , 2025-04-18 16:29:00 April 18, 2025 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process…
Anil Oza and Megan Molteni , 2025-04-18 21:24:00 Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach Megan on Signal at mmolteni.13. Embattled universities whose funding from the National Institutes of Health has been…
, 2025-04-18 22:10:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that the internationally recognized body mass index (BMI) cut-off points greatly overestimate overweight and obesity in male athletes. The study, from Italy, also proposes new cut-off points for overweight and obesity…
, 2025-04-18 19:17:00 1. Overview The research team discovered that glassware used to manipulate and culture fertilized eggs in the fields of assisted reproductive technology (ART), livestock farming, and basic research contains toxic substances that interfere with the development of fertilized eggs (embryos). The team also identified the toxic substance as zinc, and developed a…
, 2025-04-18 12:57:00 When it comes to issues of vitamin D in chronic kidney disease (CKD), core certainties include that most patients with CKD have dysregulated 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25[OH]D) and nutritional supplementation can increase those levels. Beyond that, complexities abound, with evidence fraught with confounders regarding who may or may not benefit from supplementation….
, 2025-04-18 15:20:00 A TikTok video featuring a ChatGPT response has gone viral after it declared President Donald Trump‘s reported physical results “virtually impossible,” and compared them to those of elite-level bodybuilders. In a viral TikTok video posted by @coughbuddy, ChatGPT is shown analyzing Trump’s alleged physical stats—specifically, a 215-pound weight at 6’3″—and responding that…
Frank Vinluan , 2025-04-18 20:40:00 The Department of Health and Human Services has long advocated vaccination as a key component of public health. Before Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was confirmed as secretary of the nation’s top public health agency, the longtime vaccine skeptic said he would follow the science on vaccines. But Kennedy’s tenure so…
, 2025-04-18 17:47:00 Podimetrics, a company that helps patients with diabetes prevent serious complications, is teaming up with HealthMed, an employee health and wellness platform. HealthMed aims to integrate Podimetrics’ SmartMat technology into its portfolio of benefits intended for large employers, hospitals and municipalities. The company also provides employee wellness and mental health programs. Podimetrics’ SmartMat…
Robert Herpen, MA , 2025-04-18 16:49:00 April 18, 2025 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to…
Anil Oza , 2025-04-18 19:59:00 This week, at least one scientific journal has received an unexpected inquiry from a top government official requesting that it detail some of the thinking behind its editorial practices. “It has been brought to my attention that more and more journals and publications like CHEST Journal are conceding that they…
, 2025-04-18 18:00:00 Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels Researchers have found that targeting an enzyme called PGM3 can help stop the growth of glioblastoma, the most dangerous type of brain tumor. Study findings are published online in the journal Science Advances. This enzyme plays a vital role in the hexosamine synthesis pathway, which is involved…
, 2025-04-18 19:27:00 Both the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for cancer and the rate of claim denials for such testing increased between 2016 and 2021, despite implementation of a recent Medicare national coverage determination that established coverage standards for NGS testing. The analysis by Georgetown University researchers and colleagues, and funded by a…
, 2025-04-18 13:10:00 Auto-brewery syndrome produces symptoms of intoxication when ethanol produced by dysregulated gut microbiota exceeds the capacity of the liver to metabolize it. Medscape Medical News Source link
, 2025-04-18 19:37:00 As Dr. Mehmet Oz was sworn in as head of the Medicare and Medicaid Services, he encouraged Americans to reduce drug spending by simply staying healthy. “It is your patriotic duty — I’ll say it again — the patriotic duty of all Americans to take care of themselves,” Oz said during the…
Katie Adams , 2025-04-18 19:20:00 The digital health funding market has been way up and way down over the past five years. As this roller coaster starts to settle down, one thing is clear to Randy Bolyga: that the industry is shifting toward prioritizing profitability over aggressive expansion. Bolyga is the CEO of medical software…
, 2025-04-18 18:15:00 Technology company Leidos is pouring $10 million into a plan to use AI to detect and manage diseases. The company is working with the University of Pittsburgh’s Computational Pathology and AI Center of Excellence (CPACE) on a five-year plan to develop AI-powered tools for faster detection of diseases, including heart disease and…
Stephanie Armour , 2025-04-18 18:30:00 Stephanie Armour Supporters of a nontraditional medical freedom movement who’ve placed their faith in Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are frustrated he hasn’t done more to push their agenda. But people close to Kennedy have been telling them to be patient. They say he is committed…
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Ed Silverman , 2025-04-18 17:53:00 Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us, and we’ll share it with others. That’s right. Send us your changes, and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going. And here is…
Ed Silverman , 2025-04-18 17:53:00 Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us, and we’ll share it with others. That’s right. Send us your changes, and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going. And here is…
, 2025-04-18 17:35:00 Credit: Monell Chemical Senses Center A Monell Chemical Senses Center study published this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation offers renewed hope for individuals living with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS), a rare genetic disorder characterized by early-onset obesity, compulsive eating, and cognitive impairments. The Monell team and colleagues identified that GLP-1 receptor…
, 2025-04-18 17:26:00 Summary: A collaborative study by researchers from Toyohashi University of Technology and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) introduces a groundbreaking algorithm that maps individual brain activity in a multi-dimensional space. This “neural fingerprint” reveals stable, long-term neural traits that interplay with transient brain states during social interactions. The study demonstrates that individuals…
, 2025-04-18 17:06:00 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved dupilumab for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in patients aged 12 years and older who “remain symptomatic despite H1 antihistamine treatment,” according to a press release from the manufacturers, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi. Approval follows the FDA’s request in October 2023…
, 2025-04-18 15:22:00 Dr. Peter Marks, the former top vaccine official at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for giving what he called “false hope” to families by claiming that the Trump administration will identify the cause of autism by September. Marks, who…
Peter J. Pitts , 2025-04-18 13:55:00 Americans are becoming more familiar with the right to repair movement that is shaking up industries from agriculture to consumer electronics. The notion is that consumers should be empowered to hire whoever they want to fix their own technologies, regardless of expertise or oversight. In fact, as of 2025…
Michael McHale , 2025-04-18 07:30:00 Move establishes hospital as educational affiliate of south Dublin university A new agreement between St John of God Hospital and the UCD School of Medicine will see the psychiatric facility take on the status of ‘University Hospital’ from this week. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed by both…
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Meghana Keshavan , 2025-04-18 13:02:00 Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Morning! Today we talk about Eli Lilly’s stock jumping after it released new data on its GLP-1 pill, see Sanofi partner with a mysterious company, and more. A very…
, 2025-04-18 15:44:00 by I. Edwards A new pill designed to help with weight loss and blood sugar control is showing promise in early studies. Eli Lilly said its experimental drug, orforglipron, helped people with Type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar and lose weight. The company is hoping to bring the first GLP-1 weight-loss…
, 2025-04-18 10:48:00 Bruker Corporation today announced the launch of the nVista 2P miniature, two-photon microscope, a groundbreaking addition to the Inscopix product line for functional imaging of freely behaving animals. It leverages advanced two-photon fluorescence microscopy technology to enable high-resolution imaging at greater depths with 3D data reconstruction, providing researchers with unprecedented insights into neuronal activity. Featuring several…
, 2025-04-18 13:29:00 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorization to CT-132 (Click Therapeutics), an adjunctive, first-in-class prescription digital therapeutic for the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults, its development company announced in a statement. The mobile smartphone app uses biological, psychologic, and behavioral approaches to target pain processing and…
Luidgi Faubert , 2025-04-18 14:46:00 In phlebotomy, every second counts for the accuracy of the blood draw and the safety and comfort of the patient. An optimized phlebotomy setup can significantly improve the quality of care provided, ensuring efficiency, safety and compliance with industry standards. Whether in a busy hospital or a small clinic, creating…
Michael McHale , 2025-04-18 07:30:00 Researchers note many people first hearing of new drugs via social media, increasing the risk of the spread of disinformation Women have a better awareness and understanding of groundbreaking obesity treatments than men, new research has found. The advent of new drugs containing GLP-1/GIP receptor agonists (RAs), such as semaglutide…
Theodor Di Pauli von Treuheim, MD; Michelle Richardson, MD; Abhishek Ganta, MD , 2025-04-18 14:05:00 April 18, 2025 9 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted…
Ed Silverman , 2025-04-18 13:54:00 And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda is still shaping up. We expect to promenade with the official mascots and catch up on our reading, and…
, 2025-04-18 13:52:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health, a team led by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) say public ignorance and apathy toward bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to…
, 2025-04-18 12:13:00 Why insurance companies are denying coverage for prosthetic limbsPlay PBS News Weekend’s Ali Rogin spoke with KFF Health News contributor Michelle Andrews about what some people with missing limbs consider a disparity in health insurance coverage: Though a knee replacement likely would be covered, a prosthetic knee isn’t always. A prosthetic device…
, 2025-04-18 13:21:00 TOPLINE: Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from the 2020 California wildfires was linked to an increase in mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits within 7 days of exposure, including increases of 8% for all-cause mental health, 15% for depression, and 29% for other mood-affective disorders, a new study showed. METHODOLOGY: Data…
Suzanne Harris , 2025-04-18 13:00:00 If someone asked if your company or product was patient-centric, you would likely respond with an enthusiastic yes. Let’s probe a bit deeper… When was the last time you asked a patient to contribute to trial design? Have you ever asked a patient to contribute to a protocol? If you’re…
Michael McHale , 2025-04-18 07:30:00 More than 16,000 patients spent over 24 hours in ED in the first three months of 2025 Four-in-ten patients over 75 who attended an ED in the first three months of this year waited more than nine hours before being admitted or discharged. New provisional HSE data showed that 58.96…
Isabella Hornick , 2025-04-18 12:00:00 April 18, 2025 3 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process…
Ed Silverman , 2025-04-18 11:53:00 Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. For weeks, President Trump has made it clear that tariffs are going to be slapped on pharmaceuticals. But that is about the only thing that is clear. For the moment,…