June 2025

, 2025-06-28 09:00:00 KFF Health News senior correspondent Phil Galewitz discussed Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cuts on “CBS Morning News” on June 26. Click here to watch Galewitz on “CBS Morning News” Read Galewitz and Stephanie Armour’s “Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance” KFF Health…

Ed Silverman , 2025-06-27 21:03:00 In a setback to Johnson & Johnson, a federal judge ruled that a U.S. government agency did not violate the law when it required the company to seek approval before offering rebates to hospitals and clinics that participate in a drug discount program. The decision marks the second time in…

Miriam Orcutt, Martin McKee , 2025-06-26 14:41:00 Miriam Orcutt, independent public health practitioner1, Martin McKee, professor of European public health2 1Oxford, UK 2London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Reclaiming health equity in the current global context requires courage, conviction, and collaboration, write Miriam Orcutt and Martin McKee The global health community is…

, 2025-06-26 14:18:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain The factors that go into optimizing athletic performance have long been of interest to trainers, scientists, and, of course, athletes themselves. These include workout regimens, nutrition, and technique. A team of psychology researchers has now uncovered a more basic influence on success: visual attention. In an investigation of…

, 2025-06-26 06:27:00 A new review brings to light the pivotal role of ribonucleases (RNases) in shaping the molecular foundation of Mendelian disorders. These essential enzymes, known for maintaining RNA metabolism, are revealed as central players in a diverse spectrum of human diseases. When disrupted by genetic mutations, RNases lose their ability to regulate RNA…

, 2025-06-26 09:29:00 SAN DIEGO — Building on the success of a growing number of devices employing pulsed field ablation to control treatment-resistant paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), a new spherical device produced the highest rate so far of sustained pulmonary vein isolation and freedom from the arrhythmia at 1 year. The results, characterized as “unprecedented,”…

Jordan Rau, KFF Health News , 2025-06-26 09:00:00 In a top-rated nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia, the Rev. Donald Goodness is cared for by nurses and aides from various parts of Africa. One of them, Jackline Conteh, a naturalized citizen and nurse assistant from Sierra Leone, bathes and helps dress him most days and vigilantly…

Lucas Laboy; Joan-Marie Stiglich, ELS , 2025-06-25 15:18:00 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 your request. Please…

James Alwine and Gregg Gonsalves , 2025-06-26 08:30:00 The United States’ public health and biomedical research enterprise has arguably been the greatest effort of its kind in modern history, whether you measure it in Nobel Prizes, drugs developed, or patents granted. No other country comes close to this American achievement. For generations, it has been…

, 2025-06-26 08:28:00 Association between brain plasticity, peripheral inflammation, and psychological state. Credit: npj Digital Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41746-025-01765-1 Research shows RMPY-008 delivers a structured digital protocol that combines evidence-based psychological interventions with neuroscience-informed sensory modulation. The study is published in the journal npj Digital Medicine. “As a brain plasticity researcher, I’m struck by how…

, 2025-06-26 07:07:00 Today, high school students worldwide face unprecedented levels of stress as they navigate academic pressures, issues with social identity, and future career decisions. In Japan, researchers have found that depressive symptoms affect a large portion of high school students, with many scoring above clinical cutoff points for depression. These symptoms not only…

, 2025-06-26 07:47:00 Body fat percentage (BF%) may be a better predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in individuals aged 20-49 years than BMI, according to a new study published in the Annals of Family Medicine. Researchers suggested that clinicians more widely adopt the tool used in the study to measure BF%, a bioelectrical impedance…

Jason Barker , 2025-06-19 14:32:00 Global life expectancy has steadily grown over the last few decades and is predicted to continue to improve as healthcare advances around the world. In the United States, the average lifespan in 2022 was approximately 78 years old, and this number is expected to reach nearly 80 years by 2035….

Justin Cooper , 2025-06-25 17:23:00 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 your request. Please try again later….

Elaine Chen , 2025-06-25 18:03:00 How did Novo Nordisk get to the position it’s in now — with its stock halved over the past year and the company widely seen as trailing Eli Lilly in the weight loss market it once led? “I’m not sure I fully accept the premise of the question,” Martin Lange,…

, 2025-06-25 22:30:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Introducing performance-related pay for UK general practices initially improved quality of care, but did not seem to provide lasting improvements beyond that expected by previous trends, finds a study published by The BMJ. And initial gains in quality seemed to reverse when financial incentives were withdrawn, say the…

, 2025-06-26 04:57:00 People living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods may be more likely to have biomarkers for inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published June 25, 2025, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study does not prove that neighborhood factors cause these biomarkers: it only shows an…

, 2025-06-26 05:26:00 Loneliness is not associated with an increased risk for death among older adults receiving home care in three countries, researchers reported. Bonaventure A. Egbujie, MD, PhD In fact, after adjustment for multiple possible confounders, the survival analysis showed that loneliness was associated with reductions in the 1-year risk for mortality of 18%…

Pete Foley , 2025-06-20 13:02:00 Healthcare is the leading sector in attracting AI investments, going beyond research and development of drugs into chemical analysis, data analytics, and improving clinical trial recruitment. Despite increasing investments in AI, many healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotech, and life sciences organizations find it difficult to get their AI use cases into production. …

Michael McHale , 2025-06-26 05:06:00 New NCRI report finds that more than 3,750 cancer cases diagnosed here in 2022 were directly caused by tobacco use Nearly ten people every day in Ireland are being diagnosed with a tobacco-related cancer, a new report has found. The National Cancer Registry Ireland (NCRI) publication highlights that smoking remains…

Cory Perla , 2025-06-25 17:30:00 June 25, 2025 2 min watch 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 your request. Please try again later….

Anil Oza , 2025-06-25 18:32:00 Days after a federal judge ordered the restoration of more than 1,000 biomedical research grants, the National Institutes of Health is halting further terminations of grants, an internal email shows.  Since President Trump’s inauguration in January, the nation’s largest biomedical research funder has terminated an unprecedented number of research grants….

Supattana Chatromyen , 2025-06-25 22:30:00 Supattana Chatromyen Neurological Institute of Thailand, Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok 10400, Thailand dfondsupattana{at}gmail.com Functional improvements seen after golden period of stroke recovery The recovery journey after stroke often plateaus after the initial “golden period” of about 3-6 months, with further substantial functional improvements typically limited.12…

, 2025-06-25 22:30:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person’s ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ. The results show improvements immediately after surgery without any long-term severe adverse events or…

, 2025-06-26 03:50:00 A common medication already used for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis is effective for patients with giant cell arteritis, according to findings from a team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Causing the body’s immune system to attack…

, 2025-06-26 02:49:00 TOPLINE: The neonatal mortality rate in the US decreased from 1999 to 2022, with deaths from interstitial emphysema and related conditions showing the steepest decline, yet mortality from slow fetal growth and malnutrition rose by nearly 2% annually. METHODOLOGY: A retrospective study was conducted to examine neonatal mortality rates from 1999 to…

Stephanie Baum , 2025-06-25 11:30:00 AI-powered phishing email threats are a growing cybersecurity concern for hospitals and other healthcare organizations. A new report from Paubox highlights the disconnect between perceived security readiness and actual vulnerability within healthcare email systems. It also calls attention to what healthcare organizations can do to improve the way they protect…

MNB Guest , 2025-06-25 15:41:00 Introduction Varicose veins were once relegated to the world of cosmetics. Those dilated, wavy veins were merely an eye-sore and not taken very seriously by physicians. But that old-fashioned thinking has been replaced by advances in vascular science and public awareness. Today, contemporary physicians are looking more and more at…

Stephen I. Feller , 2025-06-25 23:00:00 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 your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have…

O. Rose Broderick , 2025-06-25 21:05:00 O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her story debunking a bogus theory about transgender kids was nominated for a 2024 GLAAD Media Award. You can reach…

Juntao Feng, Ruiping Hu, Minzhi Lyu, Xingyi Ma, Tie Li, Yuan Meng, Wenȷun Qi, Haozheng Li, Ying Zhang, Shanshan Ding, Zhiyu Wang, Xiu’En Chen, Jieȷiao Zheng, Yongqian Fan, Ling Ding, Lihui Wang, Zilong Wei, Xiaozhi Zhu, Mingxuan Guo, Kaixiang Yang, Wenshuo Chang, Jingrui Yang, Miaomiao Xu, Wen Fang, Ying Liu, Yanqun Qiu, Huawei Yin, Jie…

, 2025-06-25 22:30:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More effective platforms for drug and medical device development and better cross-sector engagement are urgently required to prevent the ‘unacceptably high’ newborn death rate, according to a global report. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission on the future of neonatology report found this field of medicine faced…

, 2025-06-26 01:50:00 Can a gut microbe protect your lungs from COVID-19? New research uncovers how Akkermansia muciniphila primes powerful immune responses against the virus. Study: Akkermansia Muciniphila Primes Lung-Resident Antiviral Immunity via the Gut–Lung Axis During SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Image Credit: TopMicrobialStock / Shutterstock *Important notice: Preprints with The Lancet / SSRN publishes preliminary scientific reports that…

, 2025-06-25 12:59:00 Canada’s Indigenous History Month is an appropriate time to examine the efforts that the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are taking to improve Indigenous health trajectories within the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities. Many of these efforts flow through the agency’s Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (I-HeLTI), which is dedicated…

Marissa Plescia , 2025-06-25 23:54:00 After a years-long IPO drought in digital health, two companies — Hinge Health, focused on musculoskeletal care, and Omada Health, specializing in chronic disease management — have gone public this year. The renewed activity follows a 2021 surge in digital health IPOs that largely failed to meet expectations. So what…

MNB Guest , 2025-06-25 15:43:00 On the face of it, swelling legs could be innocuous–due to fatigue, fluid accumulation, or standing for extended periods–but chronic or recurrent leg swelling might be an early sign of venous disease, which could develop into grave health issues if left unchecked. This article goes in-depth about when swelling is…

Sara Kellner; Gerard Gallagher; Lucas Laboy , 2025-06-26 00:11:00 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 your request….

Paul Eccles, Andjela Milivojevic, and and Ramu Sapkota — TBIJ , 2025-06-25 22:45:00 Vital chemotherapy drugs used around the world have failed quality tests, putting cancer patients in more than 100 countries at risk of ineffective treatments and potentially fatal side effects, an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reveals. The generic drugs…

Azeem Majeed, Mariam Molokhia , 2025-06-25 22:30:00 Azeem Majeed, professor of primary care and public health1, Mariam Molokhia, professor in epidemiology and primary care2 1Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK 2Department of Population Health Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK Correspondence to: A Majeed a.majeed{at}imperial.ac.uk (or @Azeem_Majeed on X)…

, 2025-06-25 23:10:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new commentary published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine warns that current risk-based regulatory approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) in health care fall short in protecting patients, potentially leading to over- and undertreatment as well as discrimination against patient groups. The authors found that…

, 2025-06-25 18:45:00 Washington State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an electrochemical catheter hub that could someday help prevent deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) that annually kill thousands of people around the world. Reporting in the journal, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, the researchers showed that their e-catheter hub showed “significant antimicrobial activity,” killing…

, 2025-06-25 13:12:00 Delayed access to psychiatric treatment is causing “moral injury” to UK psychiatrists and harming their patients, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has warned.  RCPsych President Dr Lade Smith told delegates at its International Congress 2025 that psychiatrists face “growing emotional and ethical distress” as they navigate a mental health system “stretched…

Katie Adams , 2025-06-25 22:53:00 Access to sleep medicine is a worldwide problem, with about 80% of people with sleep apnea remaining undiagnosed. Several startups are using AI to try and address this issue — and on Wednesday, one of these companies announced that it had raised $20 million to advance its suite of sleep…

MNB Guest , 2025-06-25 15:49:00 Many patients are surprised to learn just how much preparation goes into a rhinoplasty. Extensive surgical experience has shown that thoughtful planning plays a major role in both surgical outcomes and the recovery process. A rhinoplasty, often called a nose job, alters the shape or function of the nose. To…

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Daniel Payne , 2025-06-25 21:24:00 WASHINGTON — With days to go before Congress is set to leave town, lawmakers are still at odds over key Medicaid provisions in the tax bill touted by President Trump. Republicans across the House and Senate are still working out significant disagreements on restrictions to provider taxes and state-directed payments,…