, 2025-05-09 10:18:00 Individuals scheduled for total knee replacements and other implant surgeries had higher than average reactions to nickel and cobalt, which were the top causes of allergic reactions in posttransplant patients as well, according to data presented at the 2025 meeting of the American Contact Dermatitis Society. The North American Contact Dermatitis Group…
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, 2025-05-10 10:10:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Individuals taking steroid tablets for more than 3 months are over 6 times more likely to be diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency than those treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to research presented at the first Joint Congress between the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and the European…
, 2025-05-10 11:46:00 Among newly arrived immigrants studying Swedish, 17 percent reported problems hearing conversations. More than half had some form of established hearing problem, according to a study at the University of Gothenburg. Language acquisition is one of the many challenges in the process of settling in a new country, and hearing is a…
, 2025-05-09 10:18:00 TOPLINE: Although parents introduced most highly allergenic foods, along with other solid foods, to infants, many held off giving eggs and nuts until their child was at least a year old. Infants with a family history of allergy were more likely to have restricted diets, with certain foods avoided altogether. METHODOLOGY: Researchers…
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Torie Bosch , 2025-05-10 11:00:00 When I was recently at the vet’s office, I started eavesdropping a little on the conversation between two older women. When they started talking about the measles outbreak in Texas, I couldn’t help it. I joined in. One of the women, who wore thick glasses, shared that she had lost…
, 2025-05-10 10:50:00 Administering the measles vaccine to a child at a health center in Lubbock, Texas. The United States’ measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases with three deaths so far, state and local data showed Friday, marking a stark resurgence of a vaccine-preventable disease that the nation once declared eliminated. The surge comes…
, 2025-05-10 02:06:00 The Trump administration must soon make a decision that will affect millions of Americans’ ability to access and afford mental health and addiction care. The administration is facing a May 12 deadline to declare if it will defend Biden-era regulations that aim to enforce mental health parity — the idea that insurers…
, 2025-05-09 10:48:00 Tiago Villanueva It was after 11 AM on what would otherwise have been a normal Monday morning. Tiago Villanueva, a general practitioner (GP), was preparing to go to his clinic in Lisbon, Portugal, when he realized he had no power. “I thought it was like a local power outage; so temporary and…
Jill Rollet; Jayme Locke, MD , 2025-05-09 13:52:00 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…
, 2025-05-10 09:40:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Boys born to mothers who have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or who have higher levels of testosterone during the third trimester are more likely to be less physically active at age 7, according to research presented at the first Joint Congress between the European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology…
, 2025-05-10 02:07:00 State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson anticipates that California’s sprawling Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, may need to be dialed back after Gov. Gavin Newsom releases his latest budget, which could reflect a multibillion-dollar deficit. Even so, the physician-turned-lawmaker, who was elected to the state Senate in November, says her priorities as chair…
, 2025-05-09 10:48:00 The European Union (EU) has identified training healthcare personnel in green skills as a strategic priority. This topic was recently discussed in a webinar hosted by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Green skills encompass the knowledge, skills, and values that enable individuals to implement sustainable practices and promote environmental…
, 2025-05-10 09:00:00 KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed funding cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services on CBS News’ “24/7” on May 7. Click here to watch Rovner on “24/7.” Listen to this week’s episode of “What the Health?” — hosted by Rovner: “Cutting Medicaid Is Hard — Even…
Emma Bascom; Martina Ann Kelly, MBBChBAO, MA, PhD, FRCGP, CCFP , 2025-05-09 13:57:00 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…
, 2025-05-09 17:00:00 The incidence of mild intraocular inflammation (IOI) in the real world occurs more frequently after intravitreal injection of aflibercept than in clinical trials, according to a study published online May 1 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Karoline E. Binder, M.D., from the Technical University of Munich, and colleagues assessed the incidence of IOI after…
, 2025-05-10 02:23:00 A landmark study by scientists at the University of Oxford, has unveiled crucial insights into the way that COVID-19 vaccines mitigate severe illness in those who have been vaccinated. Despite the global success of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, concerns remain around the continued spread of this disease including in vaccinated individuals. For this…
, 2025-05-09 11:11:00 Be sure to scroll down after this story to find links to extensive Medscape coverage addressing mental health and medical professionals. Any physician-in-training learns to ask patients a question at the top of their appointment: How are you doing? Mental health is as much of a vital sign as a pulse. But…
Richard Small; Anthony DeFino , 2025-05-09 15:30:00 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…
, 2025-05-09 17:22:00 Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels Chemotherapy is one of the most popular ways to treat breast cancer. Even though it has proven to be effective, it also has downsides, such as a higher risk of side effects, as it doesn’t only attack the cancer cells but can also affect normal cells. Chemotherapy-related…
, 2025-05-10 02:40:00 Collaborative research, led from the University of Oxford and published today in Nature Medicine, has developed a new tool called QR4 that more accurately predicts an individual’s 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases, like heart disease and stroke, particularly identifying high-risk patients that current prediction tools miss. Key findings at a glance: …
, 2025-05-09 11:16:00 Germany, Hungary, and Slovakia reported cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in livestock in early 2025, prompting Medscape Medical News to ask if healthcare practitioners need to be alert to the human consequences of the disease. In addition to the potentially devastating economic impacts of control measures on farmers and those living and…
Gabrielle M. Grasso , 2025-05-09 15:33:00 This is a phase 3 randomized trial of ivarmacitinib, a JAK inhibitor with selectivity for JAK 1, for adolescents and adults with moderate to severe AD. The study is robust, with 336 participants and found that the ivarmacitinib was more effective than placebo and had a favorable risk profile….
, 2025-05-09 17:25:00 An initial screen in the FLORA application. Credit: SWPS University Can a virtual nurse persuade people to get vaccinated? Scientists from SWPS University have proven that it is possible. Finding new forms of informing people about vaccinations is particularly important for public health while some question their validity. While the consensus in…
, 2025-05-10 02:51:00 Parents’ genes – even when not directly inherited by a child – may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report by UCL researchers. The report, Understanding the intergenerational transmission of educational (under)achievement, which was funded by the Nuffield Foundation, evaluated how parental genetics can influence…
, 2025-05-09 12:00:00 TOPLINE: Non-invasive biomarkers and scoring systems demonstrated effectiveness in differentiating chronic liver disease (CLD) from cirrhosis; non-invasive fibrosis scores such as the Lok index, King’s score, fibrosis index, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score (NFS) showed strong capability. METHODOLOGY: Researchers compared cirrhosis with CLD caused by viral infections, autoimmune conditions, and…
Casey Tingle , 2025-05-09 16:33:00 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….
, 2025-05-09 17:40:00 Alma peer mentors Gracia Deras (left) and Shannon Beckner, with baby Wyatt. Credit: Jaun Nino About 1 in 5 U.S. women experience perinatal mental health disorders—including depression and anxiety that can begin during pregnancy and last a year after a child is born. Stigma prevents many from seeking help. When they do,…
, 2025-05-10 02:53:00 Pregnant women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have an increased risk of giving birth prematurely and the risk increase cannot be explained by obesity, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal eClinicalMedicine. It is estimated that one in five people in Sweden has MASLD, previously…
, 2025-05-09 12:00:00 TOPLINE: Short-interval CT demonstrated spontaneous resolution of consolidation in more than 50% of lung cancer screening participants, while persistent consolidation showed a 29.8% risk for malignancy. This conservative approach rather than immediate PET-CT could save £47,600 per 10,000 screening CTs. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective study to assess the safety of a…
Josh Friedman , 2025-05-09 18:00:00 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….
, 2025-05-09 18:00:00 Human NK cells have large nuclei stained in blue and droplets of fat stores stained in red. Credit: Dr. Karen Slattery, Trinity College Dublin New research led by Irish scientists has uncovered how lipid-rich fluid in the abdomen, known as ascites, plays a central role in weakening the body’s immune response in…
, 2025-05-10 02:59:00 Researchers at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine have uncovered a key primary step in the hepatic ERK pathway that leads to increased insulin production. While their previous work focused on aspects of the signaling pathway from the liver to the pancreas, this current study shows an even earlier step that…
, 2025-05-09 12:00:00 Herbert A, Barter C, Szilassy E, et al. The impact of parental intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) on young adult relationships: A UK general population cohort study. Lancet Reg Health Eur. Published online May 01, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101278 Source link
Andrew (Drew) Rhoades , 2025-05-09 18:19:00 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…
, 2025-05-09 20:10:00 Bottles containing a variety of colored liquids sit on a shelf in a lab at Sensient Technologies Corp., a color additive manufacturing company, in St. Louis., on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File U.S. regulators said Friday that they would allow three new color additives made from natural sources…
, 2025-05-10 02:48:00 A first-of-its-kind study led by the University of Oxford has successfully investigated human immunity against COVID-19 in people who already have antibodies against it. The results suggest that previous infection, together with vaccination, offers strong protection against the original COVID-19 strain. People who do not have antibodies against a particular infectious agent…
, 2025-05-09 12:09:00 A novel investigational endoscopic procedure targeting the duodenum appears beneficial in improving glycemic parameters in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). In a new dose-finding study, the re-cellularization via electroporation therapy (ReCET, Endogenex) improved insulin sensitivity, beta-cell function, and other glycemic parameters at 12 and 48 weeks in 51 individuals with T2D….
Moira Mahoney , 2025-05-09 18:41:00 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….
Megan Molteni and Jason Mast , 2025-05-09 08:30:00 Jay Tischfield prides himself on his long track record of cellular custodianship. As the founding director of the Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey at Rutgers University, he maintains one of the largest university-based DNA banks in the world — much of it, on behalf of the…
, 2025-05-09 20:20:00 A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez), File) The U.S. surpassed 1,000 measles cases Friday, even as Texas posted one of its lowest counts of newly confirmed cases since its large outbreak began three months ago. Texas still…
, 2025-05-09 12:10:00 In the 11 years since it was approved for the treatment of melanoma, pembrolizumab (Keytruda) has become the go-to for adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy for advanced melanoma, despite the potential for side effects, which can be severe and occur in more than half of all patients. Oncologists need to weigh the risk…
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O. Rose Broderick , 2025-05-09 12:49:00 Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. I had planned to make this box about a recent study that confirmed some birds form friendships. But as a lapsed Catholic who spends too much of her time watching college…
, 2025-05-09 22:10:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Individuals who take liraglutide or semaglutide for weight loss reduce their alcohol consumption by almost two-thirds in four months, new research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) has found. The research is also published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. Alcohol use disorder is…
, 2025-05-09 12:21:00 TOPLINE: Pain, nausea, and vomiting were the most frequently documented symptoms preceding unplanned acute care visits in patients with cancer, new research showed. Women, individuals from racial minority groups, and those with Medicaid insurance were more likely to have a high symptom burden, although men and White patients accounted for most of…
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Meghana Keshavan , 2025-05-09 12:59:00 Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Today, we talk about the FDA’s new artificial intelligence effort in the wake of mass layoffs, see AI darling Insitro cut staff, and more. Questions about the FDA’s fast-tracking…
, 2025-05-09 22:10:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Women who experience significant weight gain after the age of 20 and either have their first child after the age of 30 or don’t have children are almost three times more likely to develop breast cancer than those who give birth earlier and whose weight remains relatively stable,…