Jugdeep Dhesi , 2025-05-16 14:26:00 Jugdeep Dhesi, president British Geriatrics Society, Marjory Warren House, London, UK Jugdeep.Dhesi{at}gstt.nhs.uk Higginson and Ramjeeawon discuss whether the new palliative care commission in the UK can drive real change.1 Any review of palliative and end-of-life care must look at the needs of the ageing population. Approximately 670 000 people die every…
, 2025-05-16 19:07:00 The Gutruf Lab’s wearable device provides personalized health data without the constraints of adhesives and frequent reapplication. Credit: University of Arizona College of Engineering Wearable technologies are revolutionizing health care, but design limitations in adhesive-based personal monitors have kept them from meeting their full potential. A new University of Arizona study, published…
, 2025-05-16 16:35:00 Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body’s immune system, sometimes for years. It turns out that the parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, can shut down a key set of genes, rendering itself “immunologically invisible.” “This finding provides…
, 2025-05-16 19:48:00 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to the first blood test to aid in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The Lumipulse G pTau217/Beta-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio, from Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., is for the early detection of amyloid plaques associated with AD in adults aged 55 years and older…
, 2025-05-16 17:49:00 As the GOP works to complete its “big, beautiful bill,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) defended proposed work requirements for Medicaid recipients. Rep. Dan Crenshaw on Medicaid: “The person we’re taking it away from is the able-bodied adult with no children who refuses to work.” pic.twitter.com/G4MmZCAcMA — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 16,…
Frank Vinluan , 2025-05-16 18:55:00 BioMarin Pharmaceutical is building up its pipeline with the acquisition of Inozyme Pharma in a $270 million deal centered on an enzyme replacement therapy that could become the first FDA-approved treatment for a rare disease that is often fatal to infants born with it. Terms of the acquisition agreement announced…
Michael McHale , 2025-05-16 07:30:00 Ahead of World IBD Day, Crohn’s and Colitis Ireland have published a new conversation guide to aid better understanding of gastrointestinal conditions among the public It’s a condition that few people talk about. Around 50,000 people live with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Ireland, with at least 20,000 of those…
, 2025-05-16 16:43:00 Data sharing technology company Datavant announced it will acquire Aetion, a company focused on real-world evidence (RWE) in healthcare. Aetion will join Datavant to offer an end-to-end real-world evidence platform, allowing healthcare and life sciences companies to respond to research questions about the clinical impact of therapies in development and in-market. Davavant’s platform…
Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News , 2025-05-16 18:30:00 Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News Uncertainty around federal efforts to expand high-speed internet — and with it telehealth access — to all Americans swirled fast this week after President Donald Trump vowed to end what he called the “racist” and “unconstitutional” Digital Equity Act. The…
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Lizzy Lawrence , 2025-05-16 14:35:00 WASHINGTON — Kevin Hall, a top nutrition scientist who departed from the National Institutes of Health last month, said he’s unlikely to return to the agency, despite NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya’s asking him back. Hall took the federal government’s early retirement offer last month after several incidents in which Health and…
Sally Howard , 2025-05-16 15:11:00 A survey of women’s aid organisations across 44 countries has found that 47% of those that provide crucial services in crisis contexts, including sexual and reproductive health services, expect to shut down within six months if current funding levels persist. The rapid global survey was conducted by UN Women in…
, 2025-05-16 18:00:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are approximately 3,500 sleep-related deaths among babies in the United States each year. The leading cause of death for infants 1 month to 1 year is Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUIDs). This includes sleep-related deaths and Sudden…
, 2025-05-16 17:21:00 NewsMedical and Vikram Devgan discuss how Bruker is advancing live single-cell functional analysis, helping to accelerate breakthroughs in immunology and beyond. How has single-cell research evolved over the past two decades? Over the past 20 years, single-cell research has evolved from identifying cell types using flow cytometry to uncovering molecular heterogeneity through single-cell…
, 2025-05-16 15:00:00 TOPLINE: High-quality carbohydrate and dietary fiber intake during midlife is associated with 31% and 17% higher odds of healthy aging in women, while refined carbohydrates show 13% lower odds of healthy aging. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study using data from the Nurses’ Health Study from January 1984 to December 2016,…
Eric Esser , 2025-05-16 13:36:00 In today’s rapidly evolving scientific landscape, eliminating barriers to progress is more critical than ever. Precision medicine and targeted therapies hold great promise but are dependent on the ability to produce massive amounts of DNA in the early research and development phases. Innovations like the first synthetic flu vaccine and…
Michael McHale , 2025-05-16 07:30:00 Letter signed by 14 organisations urges Government to take the final steps needed to implement pre-action protocols A group of organisations representing patients, doctors and dentists – as well as legal firms in Ireland – have united to urge the Government to take steps to reduce the human and financial…
, 2025-05-16 16:21:00 On-demand, in-home care company Sprinter Health secured $55 million in a Series B financing round led by General Catalyst. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health and other existing investors including the Regents of the University of California, Google Ventures and Accel participated in the round. WHAT IT DOES Sprinter Health partners with…
Jackie Fortiér and Arthur Allen , 2025-05-16 09:00:00 In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man’s defensive wall in a tariff war. Independent pharmacist Benjamin Jolley and his colleagues worry that the tariffs, aimed at bringing drug production to the United…
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Bob Herman , 2025-05-16 14:39:00 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. SAN DIEGO —…
David Oliver , 2025-05-16 12:01:00 David Oliver, consultant in geriatrics and acute general medicine Berkshire davidoliver372{at}googlemail.comFollow David on X @mancunianmedic The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,1 which aims to legalise medically assisted dying in England and Wales, has brought greater public and political attention to palliative and end-of-life care. There’s a groundswell of…
, 2025-05-16 15:09:00 Graphical abstract. Credit: Neuron (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.04.017 While Alzheimer’s disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit fly, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at…
, 2025-05-16 11:23:00 In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man’s defensive wall in a tariff war. Independent pharmacist Benjamin Jolley and his colleagues worry that the tariffs, aimed at bringing drug production to the United States, could instead drive companies…
, 2025-05-16 14:28:00 The US Food and Drug Administration has approved two new indications for the PD-1-blocking antibody, retifanlimab-dlwr (Zynyz, Incyte), both for locally recurrent or metastatic squamous cell anal carcinoma. The first indication is for upfront treatment of inoperable disease in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel; the second is as monotherapy following progression on…
Sarah McLeod , 2025-05-16 13:46:00 Everything about the American healthcare system changed 15 years ago when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law. Perhaps the most significant health policy of our time, it revolutionized coverage and access, as well as the way healthcare companies communicated. With its future uncertain, now is the time…
Michael McHale , 2025-05-16 07:31:00 Review aims to assess whether equipment is being used to its maximum capacity The HSE and Department of Health are to conduct a review into how diagnostic equipment is being used in healthcare settings, the Health Minister has told IMT. “There are so many different things that we need to…
Michelle Andrews and Eliza Fawcett, Healthbeat , 2025-05-16 09:00:00 NEW YORK — On a recent visit to Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, some floors in the mammoth office building bustled with people seeking services or facing legal proceedings at federal agencies such as the Social Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In the lobby,…
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Ed Silverman , 2025-05-16 13:09:00 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, for the most part, is rather modest. We plan to catch up on our reading, promenade with the…
Luke Taylor , 2025-05-16 10:11:00 The number of overdose deaths in the US has fallen for the first time in five years in a sign that the country may be finally turning the corner on fatalities attributed to fentanyl.1 A report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday showed…
, 2025-05-16 12:51:00 Eating a placenta may not give you the health benefits some people want you to believe it has, but using it as a bandage might. The placenta is an organ created during pregnancy that provides nutrients to a growing fetus through an umbilical cord. It’s usually large and relatively flat, composed of…
, 2025-05-16 12:18:00 The Seventy-eighth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA78) will convene from 19 to 27 May 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, under the theme “One World for Health”. The Health Assembly will bring together high-level country representatives and other stakeholders to address health challenges. This year’s gathering comes at a pivotal moment for…
, 2025-05-16 12:08:00 It reads like the alphabet soup of healthcare: CDI, MRSA, CAUTI, and VAE. Those letters all fall under the category of hospital or healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), and they can wreak havoc on patient care. On any given day, about 1 in 31 hospital patients has at least one HAI, according to the…
Stephanie Baum , 2025-05-16 11:30:00 Gaining greater insight into the patient journey from diagnosis through treatment is a priority for drug developers as they seek to produce more effective drugs. Using non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as an example, PurpleLab and Genentech will explore how to leverage real world data (RWD) to eliminate blind spots in the…
Michael McHale , 2025-05-16 11:04:00 New deal will see community pharmacies receive €2,000 once-off grant on top of €5 dispensing fee per product The Minister for Health has reached an agreement with the Irish Pharmacy Union around the implementation of the new free HRT scheme. The scheme, which was previously announced without the union’s approval,…
Kate Wells, Michigan Public , 2025-05-16 09:00:00 On the last day of patient care at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan, a port town on the shore of Lake Superior, dozens of people crowded into the parking lot and alley, holding pink homemade signs that read “Thank You!” and “Forever Grateful.” “Oh my god,”…
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Stephanie Psaki and Ashish K. Jha , 2025-05-16 08:30:00 Next week at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, 193 member countries of the World Health Organization (with the U.S. notably absent) are expected to adopt the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Agreement, also known as the Pandemic Treaty. In anticipation of its adoption, the final…
Claudia Codeco, Celina Turchi Martelli, Patricia Brasil, Marilia Sa Carvalho , 2025-05-16 09:25:00 Claudia Codeço, senior researcher1, Celina Turchi Martelli, senior researcher2, Patricia Brasil, senior researcher3, Marilia Sá Carvalho, senior researcher1 1Programa de Computação Científica, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2Programa de Pós-graduação, Instituto Aggeu Magalhaes, Fiocruz, Pernanbuco, Brazil 3Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio…
, 2025-05-16 10:23:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Eating more minimally processed plant-based proteins—such as beans, nuts and lentils—may lower the risk for high blood pressure, according to new research. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, also suggested that minimally processed animal proteins could be included in weekly meal plans without…
, 2025-05-16 09:22:00 Aptamer Group plc, the leading developer of next-generation synthetic binders delivering innovation to the life science industry, has announced two new development contracts for Optimer binders and the agreement of licensing heads of terms with a global provider of specialty enzymes for developed enzyme-modulating Optimers. These engagements reflect ongoing collaborative relationships with…
, 2025-05-16 09:54:00 Two monoclonal antibody targeted therapies have been recommended for routine NHS use in England by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Spesolimab has been endorsed for treating generalised pustular psoriasis (GPP). Atezolizumab has been recommended as adjuvant therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Spesolimab for Generalised Pustular Psoriasis Spesolimab…
brendan , 2025-05-16 08:40:00 HSE South West currently has the following opportunity: General Practitioner, General Medical Services Scheme Castleisland, Co. Kerry. (Post held under GMS Contract) SWMDS79506 The GMS Panel has 662 patients, approximately. The GMS Scheme provides for the provision of medical care at general practitioner level for medical card patients. Full details…
Ronnie Cohen , 2025-05-16 09:00:00 OAKLAND, Calif. — With a Starbucks coffee cup in her hand and a half gallon of milk under her arm, Florence Owens let herself into Carol Crooks’ apartment on a Monday morning, announced herself with a cheery “hello,” walked through the book-filled living room, and got to work in the…
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Jennifer Goldsack , 2025-05-16 08:30:00 In an industry known for its caution, the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to rapidly deploy generative AI across all medical product review offices by the end of June is a rare and seismic move. It’s bold. It’s ambitious. And if implemented well, it could mark the beginning of a desperately needed…
, 2025-05-16 08:31:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A polio outbreak has been declared in Papua New Guinea, sparking concern about the disease’s spread in a country with low vaccination rates, health officials said. Poliovirus, most often spread through sewage and contaminated water, is highly infectious and potentially fatal. It can cause deformities and paralysis and…
, 2025-05-16 04:53:00 WuXi Biologics (“WuXi Bio”), a leading global Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), announced the successful completion of the first commercial project Process Performance Qualification (PPQ) campaign for its three sets of 5,000L single-use bioreactors (SUBs) in the second drug substance line of its MFG20 facility at the Hangzhou site. The…
, 2025-05-16 07:55:00 Medical school graduate Eshani Kishore never received any formal education in how to treat patients with disabilities, considered one of the largest minority groups in the nation. “If we were more broadly prepared through formal disability education to interact with these patients, then the patients would almost certainly experience better health outcomes,”…