[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Beyond the thousands of workers laid off and programs shuttered, the Trump administration’s remaking of the Department of Health and Human Services — in a matter of weeks — is now sparking basic questions about how parts of the agency and those it oversees can continue to function. With…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Rhiannon Mihranian Osborne, foundation doctor Over the past six months, I’ve worked in primary care, emergency care, and paediatrics. Every day I see people in mental distress—from depression to psychosis to post traumatic stress disorder. Recently, the UK Labour government doubled down on inaccurate, stigmatising, and offensive narratives around…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: A non-intoxicating extract of cannabis appears to help children and teenagers with autism, a new study says. Cannabidiol (CBD) enhanced social responsiveness, reduced disruptive behavior and alleviated anxiety among kids with autism, researchers reported today at the European Congress of Psychiatry in Madrid. “The global population prevalence of autism…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that around two thirds of participants of the SURMOUNT-1 trial had only regained 5% or less of their so-called nadir (or lowest weight) three years after beginning treatment with tirzepatide….
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: One patient, a 39-year-old woman, went to a dermatologist seeking care for fluid-filled blisters over the backs of her hands and arms. Another patient, a 56-year-old man, sought care from his general practitioner owing to fatigue. Their presentations were quite different, but the two patients shared one thing in…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: A once common pregnancy drug, prescribed to millions of women worldwide for decades before being discontinued, continues to wreak havoc across generations. The drug, diethylstilbestrol, or DES, was a hormonal drug meant to prevent complications like miscarriage but has since been linked to a range of devastating effects, including…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: There has been a noticeable shift in the tone across the US over the past several years, escalating in recent months. An intensifying pattern of pervasive anxiety has surfaced among individuals from diverse life circumstances, encompassing varied socioeconomic levels, geographic regions, and occupations. Newscasts deliver reports of plane crashes,…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Programme aims to highlight recent advances in precision genomic medicine which has provided new insights into what constitutes disease A workshop currently underway in Dublin will train ‘the next generation of genomic medicine leaders’, attendees have heard. Clinicians and experts from 54 countries are currently taking part in a…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Solid tumors are an assortment of cancers that arise from different tissues and organs throughout the body. This collection of cancers can be classified in great detail by site of origin or by histologic type. There are many reasons why it is important for clinicians to understand different Types…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Texas-based healthcare data analytics company MedeAnalytics announced it is collaborating with fellow healthcare data analytics firms Socially Determined and Mathematica. The companies launched “Social Risk Insights, Measures and Outcomes,” a program built on the MedeAnalytics Heath Fabric platform launched earlier this month. Health Fabric, which is on the Snowflake…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health…
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[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: In an unexpected move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans this week to reduce — and possibly replace — animal testing with other methods for developing certain medicines in a bid to lower R&D costs and, eventually, the prices for prescription drugs. The agency will encourage researchers…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Mohammad S Razai, NIHR clinical lecturer in primary care12, Maide Barış, assistant professor of medical ethics3, Mehmet İnanç Özekmekçi, associate professor of political science4, Hossein Dabbagh, assistant professor of philosophy56, Zohar Lederman, clinical practitioner, research fellow in medical ethics7 1Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care,…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Millions of people now start their day with a number—a “readiness” score, a “body battery”” level or a measure of “strain”“—delivered by the wearable device on their wrist or finger. But how much trust should we place in these scores? Composite health scores are increasingly…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: A pioneering study presented today at ESCMID Global 2025 has uncovered the potential of interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a powerful diagnostic biomarker for the early detection of sepsis in high-risk patient groups, including neonates, children and pregnant women. This study is the first to evaluate IL-6’s diagnostic performance in a…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Malnutrition-related diabetes, distinct from both type 1 and type 2, has now been officially recognized and named “type 5 diabetes.” The vote to endorse the category took place on April 8, during the International Diabetes Federation’s (IDF’s) World Diabetes Congress, held in Bangkok, Thailand. In January 2025, a panel…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Worried your night shift routine is taking a toll on your heart? Recent research suggests it’s not too late to turn things around. Researchers now reveal that a simple change in your meal timing could bring protective effects on heart health, even if your work schedule stays the same….
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: When a senior care facility in Michigan introduced an AI-powered dining robot to its staff and residents, reactions were mixed. Most residents embraced the innovation and celebrated the modernity of their future-focused establishment. Staff, on the other hand, were hesitant and concerned that it might replace their roles. This…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Research into two novel approaches to managing and treating Crohn’s disease may lead to dramatic improvements for children and young people with the condition A new food-based dietary treatment for Crohn’s disease may help children and young people stay symptom-free for longer, a new clinical trial has found. Children…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: While uncertainty rocks the US’s Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health, when it comes to avian flu, the US Department of Agriculture is still carrying the torch. In recent weeks concerns over the bird flu have grown as the US government has continued to shutter clinical…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Editors note: This article has been updated with content from Bliss. Bliss Aesthetics, a company that connects patients to plastic surgeons, announced it secured $17.5 million in seed funding. Shine Capital led the round, with participation from Synchrony Ventures, Sheva Ventures, Point72 Ventures and Cerca Partners. WHAT IT DOES…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Eric Berger If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” In January, a teenager in suburban St. Louis informed his high school counselor that a classmate said he planned to kill himself…
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[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: WASHINGTON — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, doctors announced Friday — a disappointment in the ongoing quest for animal-to-human transplants. Towana Looney is recovering well from the April…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: The year is 1828. Anaesthesia is yet to be invented and tethered to an operating table in the centre of a crowded, putrid theatre at Guy’s Hospital, a patient screams at his surgeon to stop the procedure. An hour into a lithotomy—which should have been over within minutes—the flustered…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Hypothesized model. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08807-4 Researchers at Zhejiang University found that acute stress increases natural repair mechanisms in the brain, while chronic stress suppresses them. Autophagy was most affected in the lateral habenula, a brain region linked to emotional regulation. Several antidepressant drugs were tested and found…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: A major study presented today at ESCMID Global 2025 has revealed that adults with respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute respiratory infection (RSV-ARI) face a 2.7-fold higher risk of death within one year compared to the general population. The findings underscore the significant, yet often under-recognized, long-term health and economic burden…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: The main takeaway from a recent US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) update on breastfeeding interventions is that a lack of support at the primary care level, compounded by societal barriers, can interfere with a family’s desire to breastfeed their child and even make them feel badly about their…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: President Donald Trump underwent a nearly 5-hour physical exam this morning, raising questions about his health following last month’s bruise saga. According to the president’s official schedule, Trump arrived at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington at 11 a.m. and did not leave until 3:45 p.m. For comparison, former…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Well before a human receives the first dose of an experimental drug, it’s evaluated in an animal to test for toxicity. Monkeys are often chosen for their genetic similarities to humans, and safe results in this preclinical research can clear the way for a first-in-human trial. Nearly 20 years…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Consultant Radiologist Bon Secours Health System is Ireland’s largest independent healthcare provider with a network of modern, accredited acute hospitals located in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Tralee, and Limerick, together with a Care Village in Cork. Our Mission is to provide compassionate, quality healthcare to our patients and their families…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Even though emergency medical transport tends to be discussed more often, non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) can be just as important to patients, families, and communities, serving to improve health outcomes and quality of life across the board. Patient transfer services provide immense value by bridging widening critical gaps in…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Neuranics, a Scottish deep-tech semiconductor company, has secured $8 million in seed funding for its magnetic sensing technology. Blackfinch Ventures led the round, with participation from Archangels, Old College Capital, the University of Glasgow, Par Equity and the University of Edinburgh’s venture investment fund. WHAT IT DOES Neuranics offers…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: President Donald Trump’s firings at the Department of Health and Human Services included the entire office that sets federal poverty guidelines, which determine whether tens of millions of Americans are eligible for health programs such as Medicaid, food assistance, child care, and other services, former staff said. The small…
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Thursday that it will no longer help states fund non-medical services that often are aimed at improving housing and nutrition for people in the Medicaid program. The change is a departure from the Biden administration’s efforts to improve the health of Medicaid enrollees by paying for non-medical services. The…
Yvonne Doyle, independent population health specialist, non-executive board member1, visiting professor2, Irem Patel, consultant respiratory physician and director of clinical strategy3, Shireen Kassam, consultant haematologist and lifestyle medicine physician1, Claire Palmer, head of patient outcomes1 1Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2University College London 3King’s Health Partners Although the words “prevention is better than the…
Credit: RF._.studio _ from Pexels US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of a vast study to reveal the cause of a so-called autism “epidemic” has alarmed medical experts, who fear it could rekindle thoroughly debunked conspiracy theories about vaccines. Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic who has long promoted disproven theories linking childhood vaccines to…
Despite decades of efforts focused on mosquito eradication, drug therapies, and vaccines, malaria remains hard to beat, especially in Africa. The World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 2024 indicates that 11 African countries bear about two thirds of the world’s malaria burden. A major factor in this persistence is the malaria parasite’s genetic adaptability, according to Abdoulaye…
BOSTON — The prominent headline from the highly anticipated Diuretic Comparison Project (DCP), published in late 2022, was that the antihypertensive drugs chlorthalidone and hydrochlorothiazide showed no significant differences in major adverse cardiovascular events and noncancer death. Further analyses have also shown no differences in kidney outcomes. However, a new secondary analysis of the trial…
As parents, we all want our kids to have boundless energy for play, learning, and adventure during the day—but getting them to wind down at night? That’s a whole different challenge. Whether it’s school stress, screen time, or just an overactive imagination keeping them up, a good night’s sleep can sometimes feel impossible. That’s where…
Healthcare staff members are finding Artera’s AI copilots helpful and easy to use after six months of real-world deployment. Artera, a digital health software company based in Santa Barbara, launched two AI agents in October. One of these copilots helps healthcare employees manage patient communications faster and more accurately. “Staffing and budget constraints continue to…
A new book of oral history of Irish nurses in the NHS documents their role and importance writes Prof Pierce A Grace Irish Nurses in the NHS – An Oral HistoryLouise Ryan, Gráinne McPolin and Neha DoshiFour Courts Press, Dublin, 2025, 232 pages ‘I walked into the dining room and sat down at this table….
Surgeons and physicians who perform clinical procedures (such as endoscopies and biopsies) receive the most co-worker complaints about unprofessional behaviour finds study. A survey of over 35,000 medics reveals that surgeons top the charts for reports of unprofessional behaviour, while paediatricians come out as the least complained about. In a research paper published late last…
Bipartisan senators introduced the Health Tech Investment Act (S. 1399), which would establish a Medicare reimbursement pathway for FDA-cleared medical devices that utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning. The bill, introduced by Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., seeks to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to “ensure appropriate payment of certain algorithm-based…
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Victor Adebowale, cross bench peer1, Parveen Kumar, emerita professor2, Liam Smeeth, director3 1House of Lords 2Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry 3London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine The announcement that NHS England (NHSE) will be scrapped may have surprised the mainstream media, but for many insiders there were indications of the…