Sophie Borland , 2025-05-19 08:41:00 Sophie Borland Hertfordshire After more than 20 years of steady decline, cardiovascular deaths in working age adults are increasing. Sophie Borland looks at what’s causing this trend and how to reverse it Just a decade ago newspaper headlines and The BMJ were reporting a dramatic reduction in deaths from heart…
, 2025-05-19 09:00:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who sit or remain sedentary for more than 14 hours a day, on average, may have a higher risk of a cardiovascular event or death in the year after treatment at a hospital for symptoms of a heart attack such as chest pain, according to new research…
, 2025-05-19 09:10:00 New data support integrating tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte levels with nodal status to improve risk stratification in women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and pathological complete response (pCR) following neoadjuvant treatment. Specifically, patients with lower levels of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes had a higher risk for relapse and worse overall survival than those with higher levels,…
Angela Hart , 2025-05-19 09:00:00 During his first administration, President Donald Trump’s top health officials gave North Carolina permission to use Medicaid money for social services not traditionally covered by health insurance. It was a first-in-the-nation experiment to funnel health care money into housing, nutrition, and other social services. Some poor and disabled Medicaid patients…
Ellen P. Carlin and Jason Paragas , 2025-05-19 08:30:00 The Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to phase out animal use in preclinical testing of monoclonal antibodies — and eventually other drugs —with more advanced, human-relevant methods marks a transformative shift with profound implications for drug development. The FDA has now officially recognized that advancing…
Carole LaBonne , 2025-05-19 08:30:00 Imagine a world without lifesaving medicines, preventive care, or therapies — no insulin for diabetes, no vaccines for polio, and fewer (if any) options for treating cancer. What do these amazing medical achievements have in common? They all depended heavily on research using animals, the behind-the-scenes heroes of medical breakthroughs….
, 2025-05-19 07:10:00 Primary care practices are seeing an uptick in patients inquiring about glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medications due to both media hype and sizzle-reel stories they see on social media. If your patients start an appointment with their own agenda about wanting a prescription for these medications, there are ways…
, 2025-05-19 06:13:00 Asking teenage girls about their access to menstruation products can help pediatricians gain a better understanding of the resources their patients need, whether it be more education or pads and tampons, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. An academic pediatric clinic in North Carolina implemented a three-question screener inquiring if…
, 2025-05-19 05:04:00 Designed for doctors and health enthusiasts, “Healthy Aging” contains surprising scientific discoveries and practical guidance on nutrition, healthy sleep, maintaining a social network and physical fitness to contribute to longevity. “Healthy Aging”, Illustrating the importance of proteins in various functions. Image Credit: S. Karger AG The newly released eBook Healthy Aging simplifies the complex…
, 2025-05-19 02:31:00 With congenital syphilis at a 30-year high in the US, experts stress that early and universal syphilis screening in pregnancy is vital to protect both mothers and newborns from preventable harm. Study: Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement. Image Credit: Summit Art Creations / Shutterstock.com…
, 2025-05-19 02:31:00 Rising temperatures increase the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a large new study published at the ATS 2025 International Conference. The study also found that, under the most likely climate change scenarios, the societal burden of OSA is expected to double in most countries over the next 75 years….
, 2025-05-19 04:20:00 Parents report a variety of strategies to break the habits. Credit: Sara Schultz, University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, Pacifiers and thumb-sucking can help soothe babies and ease them to sleep, but some parents struggle with knowing when and how to stop these habits, a…
, 2025-05-19 02:35:00 If you have cancer, you expect to see an oncologist, but if you have heart failure you may or may not see a cardiologist. According to research published in the European Heart Journal today (Sunday), only around three out of five heart failure patients see a cardiologist at least once a year. The…
, 2025-05-19 02:42:00 Surgeons from Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health have performed the world’s first-in-human bladder transplant. The surgery was successfully completed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on May 4, 2025, in a joint effort by Inderbir Gill, MD, founding executive director of USC Urology, and Nima Nassiri, MD, urologic transplant surgeon and…
, 2025-05-19 02:43:00 Waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2025, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Obesity affects a substantial proportion of patients with heart failure (HF) and it has been reported that the risk of HF increases as body mass index (BMI) increases. Study…
, 2025-05-19 03:13:00 A major German study finds that early repeated antibiotic use in very low-birth-weight infants can have lasting effects on lung health, highlighting the importance of antibiotic stewardship and preventive care for preterm children. Study: Perinatal Antibiotic Exposure and Respiratory Outcomes in Children Born Preterm. Image Credit: mi_viri / Shutterstock In a recent study published…
, 2025-05-19 02:39:00 Korean ARPA-H to build AI-driven surgery assistant robot The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) in South Korea and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) announced three additional projects under the Korean Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). One of these is an AI-powered assistant robot, which will be designed…
, 2025-05-19 02:45:00 Prednisone is recommended as the first-line treatment for pulmonary sarcoidosis, but this steroid causes a number of unwanted side effects. Now new research published at the ATS 2025 International Conference finds that methotrexate provides a comparable alternative. Researchers found that methotrexate was as effective in controlling the disease, with potentially fewer side…
, 2025-05-19 02:29:00 Telstra Health taps Salesforce, Snowflake for its ongoing modernisation Cloud software providers Salesforce and Snowflake will integrate their solutions into Telstra Health’s upcoming digital health platform. Based on a media release, Snowflake will provide a common data and analytics layer that consolidates disparate datasets across Telstra Health products and services. The resulting…
, 2025-05-19 02:17:00 Despite national guidelines, most American teen girls chase weight loss, often at the expense of healthier habits. New research shows that intent to slim down doesn’t always align with health, underscoring the urgent need for supportive interventions. Study: Lifestyle Behaviors Associated with Weight Loss Intent in Adolescent Girls: Findings from the US…
, 2025-05-19 01:59:00 Every living creature on Earth needs to protect itself from things that would do it harm. Bacteria are no different. And despite their relative simplicity, they deploy remarkably savvy defensive strategies against viral invaders. The most well-known is CRISPR-Cas9, adapted for human use as the first FDA-approved genetic editing technique. In the…
, 2025-05-19 01:40:00 Advances in medical technology over the last 30 years have made it easier to detect and treat diabetes, leading to significant health improvements in people with the disease. Despite this, workforce participation among people with diabetes has not improved over time, finds new USC Schaeffer Center research in JAMA Health Forum. Historically,…
, 2025-05-19 01:18:00 A new study reveals how targeted electromagnetic waves can disrupt the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, potentially opening doors to innovative disinfection and infection control strategies. Study: Electromagnetic waves destabilize the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and reduce SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like particle (SC2-VLP) infectivity. Image Credit: Design_Cells / Shutterstock Electromagnetic waves appear to alter the conformation of the Severe…
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, 2025-05-19 00:52:00 Study: Sweet taste preference on snack choice, added sugars intake, and diet quality– a pilot study. Image Credit: Mesve79 / Shutterstock.com A recent study published in the journal BMC Nutrition explores how sweetness preference and eating behaviors interact with diet quality and added sugar intake. Sweet preferences, eating behaviors, and the complex path to…
Katie Adams , 2025-05-18 23:43:00 When it comes to achieving AI success, ensuring buy-in from clinicians and other operational end-users is the one of the trickiest and most important parts of the process, according to Rohit Chandra, chief digital officer at Cleveland Clinic. He said this during an interview last week at the Reuters Digital…
Associated Press , 2025-05-18 20:56:00 WASHINGTON — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. “While…
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, 2025-05-18 18:30:00 Credit: BGI Genomics A novel study has analyzed the cost-effectiveness of different Down syndrome (DS) screening strategies. The result confirms that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) outperforms second-trimester serum screening (STSS) in accuracy and cost-effectiveness, as NIPT identifies twice as many DS cases as STSS. The study was conducted by researchers from Changsha…
, 2025-05-18 17:19:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the largest clinical genomic profiling study of non-Hispanic Black men with metastatic prostate cancer to date, researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, University of California Los Angeles and the Veterans Affairs (VA) National Precision Oncology Program found key differences in tumor biology between non-Hispanic Black…
, 2025-05-18 16:20:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Two years ago, the United Network for Organ Sharing implemented new allocation guidelines for lung transplants that prioritize medical urgency. Now new research, published at the 2025 ATS International Conference and in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, shows that waitlist outcomes significantly improved under…
, 2025-05-18 16:20:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Prednisone is recommended as the first-line treatment for pulmonary sarcoidosis, but this steroid causes a number of unwanted side effects. Now new research, published at the ATS 2025 International Conference and in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, finds that methotrexate provides a comparable alternative….
, 2025-05-18 16:20:00 System overview. Credit: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.2025.211.Abstracts.A1059 A wearable pulse oximeter and connected software platform show promise for monitoring obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other sleep-related breathing diseases, according to research presented at the ATS 2025 International Conference. The findings were also published in the…
Frank Vinluan , 2025-05-18 16:00:00 Alzheimer’s disease is currently diagnosed with expensive medical imaging or invasive methods that require a spinal tap. Patients now have an alternative. The FDA has cleared a new Fujirebio Diagnostics test that detects signs of the disease from a sample of patient blood, marking what the agency says is the…
, 2025-05-18 15:30:00 Credit: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Once thought to play a supporting function in the brain, new research published in Science shows non-neuronal astroglial cells perform a leading role in regulating the activity of neurons and their connections. In 2019, Janelia researchers uncovered the critical role of glial cells called radial astrocytes in…
Vatsala Kapur , 2025-05-18 14:39:00 The decision to withdraw more than $11 billion in public health funding, including support for substance use disorder and mental health programs, is a stark reminder of how fragile our nation’s safety net remains. With Medicaid also likely to face severe cuts, the burden of care for high-need, high-cost individuals…
Marissa Plescia , 2025-05-18 14:43:00 WeightWatchers has long been a household name, boosted by celebrity endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Jennifer Hudson. Jean Nidetch founded the New York City company in her apartment in the early 1960s, and grew it to serve more than 4 million members worldwide. From those humble roots, the company evolved…
, 2025-05-18 14:10:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain If you have a child in primary school, you may not be expecting to help them manage romantic relationships. Surely this is an issue for the high school years? While young children do not experience romantic love in an adult sense, they can still express interest in having…
, 2025-05-18 13:40:00 Behavior in freely moving flies and long-term calcium imaging in EG during behavior. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-025-01942-1 Homeostasis is the ability of living organisms to maintain stable internal conditions, such as temperature, hydration and blood sugar levels, irrespective of any changes in their surroundings. Homeostatic mechanisms also regulate behaviors that…
Bree Burks , 2025-05-18 13:45:00 Clinical research sites face an information challenge that hinders efficiency and collaboration. As trial complexity increases, the multiple logins, devices, and spreadsheets site staff use to execute studies create siloed workstreams. In addition, each sponsor has its preferred software solutions for every trial, making collecting, accessing, and sharing data a…
, 2025-05-18 10:05:00 Medical cannabis has been a boon for the Berlin-based company whose website slogan says ‘we love cannabis’ and whose Frankfurt Stock Exchange ticker symbol is ‘HIGH’ At an undisclosed site in Germany’s Bavaria state, pharmaceutical CEO Philip Schetter opens a 75-centimeter (30-inch) thick steel door that secures his wares: vast amounts of…
, 2025-05-18 10:50:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain Waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence, according to research presented at Heart Failure 2025. Obesity affects a substantial proportion of patients with heart failure (HF) and it has been reported that the risk of HF increases as body mass index (BMI) increases. Study presenter, Dr. Amra Jujic from…
, 2025-05-18 10:09:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in Science Advances reveals that a single gene plays a big role in how the liver stores energy, a process that’s critical for overall health and for managing diseases like type 2 diabetes. Led by Penn Nursing’s Kate Townsend Creasy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of…
, 2025-05-18 10:12:00 Credit: Kelvin Valerio from Pexels If you’re anxious about work, finances, the state of the world, or anything else, you might try a moment of mindfulness. Paying close attention to the present moment without judgment—the basic idea behind all mindfulness techniques—can help calm anxiety and improve focus, said Resh Gupta, a postdoctoral…
, 2025-05-18 09:20:00 Credit: Kristin Vogt from Pexels Rising temperatures may increase the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a large new study presented at the ATS 2025 International Conference. The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, also found that, under the most likely climate change scenarios,…
, 2025-05-18 07:20:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If you have cancer, you expect to see an oncologist, but if you have heart failure you may or may not see a cardiologist. According to research published in the European Heart Journal, only around three out of five heart failure patients see a cardiologist at least once…
Helen Branswell , 2025-05-18 00:12:00 Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on Signal at hbranswell.01. The Food and Drug Administration has finally approved Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, but in doing so has placed restrictions on it…
, 2025-05-16 15:41:00 Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102139 A new study from Indiana University scientists may aid the pharmaceutical industry in better understanding a popular over-the-counter pain reliever: Tylenol. Michaela Dvorakova, a postdoctoral researcher at IU’s Gill Institute for Neuroscience and the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,…
, 2025-05-16 15:42:00 a) Study design. b) Viral load quantification across the three pCoV groups. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59411-z Infants hospitalized with severe COVID-19 have significantly different immune responses than adults or older children. The finding comes from scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Weill Cornell…