Michael McHale , 2025-04-18 07:30:00 Researchers note many people first hearing of new drugs via social media, increasing the risk of the spread of disinformation Women have a better awareness and understanding of groundbreaking obesity treatments than men, new research has found. The advent of new drugs containing GLP-1/GIP receptor agonists (RAs), such as semaglutide…
Theodor Di Pauli von Treuheim, MD; Michelle Richardson, MD; Abhishek Ganta, MD , 2025-04-18 14:05:00 April 18, 2025 9 min read 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…
Ed Silverman , 2025-04-18 13:54:00 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 is still shaping up. We expect to promenade with the official mascots and catch up on our reading, and…
, 2025-04-18 13:52:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health, a team led by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) say public ignorance and apathy toward bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to…
, 2025-04-18 12:13:00 Why insurance companies are denying coverage for prosthetic limbsPlay PBS News Weekend’s Ali Rogin spoke with KFF Health News contributor Michelle Andrews about what some people with missing limbs consider a disparity in health insurance coverage: Though a knee replacement likely would be covered, a prosthetic knee isn’t always. A prosthetic device…
, 2025-04-18 13:21:00 TOPLINE: Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from the 2020 California wildfires was linked to an increase in mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits within 7 days of exposure, including increases of 8% for all-cause mental health, 15% for depression, and 29% for other mood-affective disorders, a new study showed. METHODOLOGY: Data…
Suzanne Harris , 2025-04-18 13:00:00 If someone asked if your company or product was patient-centric, you would likely respond with an enthusiastic yes. Let’s probe a bit deeper… When was the last time you asked a patient to contribute to trial design? Have you ever asked a patient to contribute to a protocol? If you’re…
Michael McHale , 2025-04-18 07:30:00 More than 16,000 patients spent over 24 hours in ED in the first three months of 2025 Four-in-ten patients over 75 who attended an ED in the first three months of this year waited more than nine hours before being admitted or discharged. New provisional HSE data showed that 58.96…
Isabella Hornick , 2025-04-18 12:00:00 April 18, 2025 3 min read 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…
Ed Silverman , 2025-04-18 11:53:00 Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. For weeks, President Trump has made it clear that tariffs are going to be slapped on pharmaceuticals. But that is about the only thing that is clear. For the moment,…
, 2025-04-18 12:00:00 The state-dependent neural decoder. Credit: Qi et al. Compared to other animal species, humans can plan and execute highly sophisticated motor tasks, including the ability to write complex characters using their hands. While many past studies have tried to better understand the neural underpinnings of handwriting and other complex human motor capabilities,…
, 2025-04-18 11:18:00 New research shows that ethnic minorities are underrepresented in studies into multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs), despite being more likely to be affected. A systematic review published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine found a lack of reporting on ethnicity and underrepresentation of ethnic minority groups in intervention studies to…
, 2025-04-18 11:12:00 Abortion rates increased substantially from 2020 to 2023 in the United Kingdom and Europe, but not in Canada, a new study found. “We are not seeing this kind of dramatic spike in abortion rates in Ontario, which has about 40% of the Canadian population,” lead author Laura Schummers, assistant professor of pharmaceutical…
Michael McHale , 2025-04-18 07:31:00 In response to report on mental healthcare in EDs, Prof Matthew Sadlier describes the ‘almost wilful ignorance’ of HSE for failing to address the discrepancy in how a child or adolescent is defined for mental and physical healthcare Plans to move mental healthcare into community settings will not be enough…
Michelle Andrews , 2025-04-18 09:00:00 PBS News Weekend’s Ali Rogin spoke with KFF Health News contributor Michelle Andrews about what some people with missing limbs consider a disparity in health insurance coverage: Though a knee replacement likely would be covered, a prosthetic knee isn’t always. A prosthetic device can be subject to cost caps and…
Rob Volansky , 2025-04-18 09:30:00 April 18, 2025 10 min read 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….
Casey Ross and Brittany Trang , 2025-04-18 08:30:00 Casey Ross covers the use of artificial intelligence in medicine and its underlying questions of safety, fairness, and privacy. Brittany Trang, Ph.D., is a health tech reporter at STAT and writes the AI Prognosis newsletter. Follow her on Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky. You can reach Brittany on…
, 2025-04-18 10:08:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Although it may appear to be a new trend, intermittent fasting has been popular for over 1,500 years. While it is known that it works for some people to lose weight, the reality is that whether or not it helps organs such as the heart is still to…
, 2025-04-18 05:16:00 Bottom line: A subset of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who discontinued immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy due to immune-related adverse events (irAEs) continued to experience long-term disease control. Journal in which the study was published: Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Authors:…
, 2025-04-18 09:11:00 The British Medical Association (BMA) has lost a High Court challenge against the General Medical Council over its regulation of associate professions. The BMA took legal action last year, arguing that the GMC’s use of the term “medical professionals” to describe both doctors and associates blurred important distinctions and risked patient safety….
Terence Cosgrave , 2025-04-18 07:33:00 To compete with the other countries out there means a substantial investment from the Irish government in research and development, writes Terence Cosgrave I don’t think the Pope has ever described the exact length that a woman’s dress should be. The Church was very worried for a time about women’s…
Natalie Krebs, Iowa Public Radio , 2025-04-18 09:00:00 Even by rural hospital standards, Keokuk County Hospital and Clinics in southeastern Iowa is small. The 14-bed hospital, in Sigourney, doesn’t do surgeries or deliver babies. The small 24-hour emergency room is overseen by two full-time doctors. CEO Matt Ives wants to hire a third doctor, but…
Moira Mahoney; Niharika Tanwar, MBBS; Abhishek Bhardwaj, MD, FACP , 2025-04-17 15:44:00 April 17, 2025 4 min read 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 . “ …
Katie Palmer , 2025-04-17 08:30:00 Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can reach Katie on Signal at palmer.01. RadNet, which runs nearly 400 radiology imaging centers in the United States, wants to…
, 2025-04-18 08:07:00 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, arrives at Reinlander Mennonite Church after a second measles death, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. Credit: AP Photo/Annie Rice Michigan officials confirmed a new measles outbreak Thursday near Grand Rapids, bringing the U.S. to eight states with active outbreaks of…
, 2025-04-18 05:20:00 Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as the disease continues to affect new areas. The revised strategy focuses on controlling outbreaks, while expanding vaccination coverage and transitioning toward a longer-term, sustainable response. Mpox is a viral illness that spreads between people, mainly through…
, 2025-04-18 06:07:00 TOPLINE: Cannabis use in patients with gastroparesis increased and was associated with increased odds of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations but reduced esophagogastroduodenoscopy rates. METHODOLOGY: To manage gastroparesis symptoms, little evidence exists for the theoretical benefits of cannabinoids, and their safety has not been well established, despite increased use among patients….
, 2025-04-18 06:06:00 $2M funding for carers of CALD people with dementia Independent non-profit National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) has received federal grant funding for its project enabling digital support for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people with dementia. It obtained A$2.9 million ($1.8 million) from the Medical Research Future Fund for its five-year project, which…
Matthew Shinkle , 2025-04-17 15:46:00 April 17, 2025 3 min read 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…
Angus Chen , 2025-04-17 08:30:00 For a decade and a half, Americans have been guaranteed that no matter their health insurer, certain preventive care like cancer screenings are free of charge. That’s because an Affordable Care Act provision has required insurers to fully cover services given an A or B recommendation by an expert task…
, 2025-04-17 19:55:00 Microglia are very dynamic and constantly extending and retracting processes to explore and monitor the brain. In this image from the new University of Rochester study, white shows the microglial cell bodies, green shows processes from the cells that are extending, while magenta shows processes that are retracting as a result of…
, 2025-04-18 05:35:00 The use of generative AI for diagnostics has attracted attention in the medical field and many research papers have been published on this topic. However, because the evaluation criteria were different for each study, a comprehensive analysis was needed to determine the extent AI could be used in actual medical settings and…
, 2025-04-18 03:35:00 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for osilodrostat (Isturisa, Recordati) as second-line treatment of endogenous hypercortisolemia in adults with Cushing syndrome. Endogenous Cushing syndrome is a condition of excess cortisol that can result in complications such as weight gain, hyperglycemia, hypertension, osteoporosis, thin skin, and muscle…
Regina Schaffer; Kameelah Phillips, MD, FACOG, NCMP , 2025-04-17 15:54:00 April 17, 2025 3 min read 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 …
Andrew Joseph and Elaine Chen , 2025-04-17 11:31:00 Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.45. A daily pill from Eli Lilly helped patients with type 2 diabetes improve their blood sugar and shed weight, the company said Thursday, late-stage results that could propel…
, 2025-04-17 20:29:00 Credit: Ron Lach from Pexels Researchers at NTNU have found new correlations between ADHD and anxiety, which are two major health issues among adolescents. The two disorders often co-occur in individuals, and recent findings now reveal that the relationship between them appears to be different in girls and boys. There are several…
, 2025-04-18 04:10:00 A new study shows that simply telling people to “Eat 1 more” fruit or vegetable can be more effective than traditional 5-a-day messaging—if the goal feels achievable, it works. Study: ‘Eat five a day’ vs ‘eat one more’: increased fruit and vegetable consumption when goals are provided, and when goals are more…
, 2025-04-18 04:15:00 TOPLINE: Brexpiprazole was associated with a greater reduction in schizophrenia symptoms over 6 weeks in adolescents compared with placebo, with a tolerable safety profile, in a new phase 3 trial. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a randomized, double-blind, parallel-arm, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial with an active reference across 10 countries between 2017 and 2023….
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Bob Herman and Tara Bannow , 2025-04-17 12:26:00 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….
, 2025-04-17 20:32:00 Credit: Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine Pain and symptom management are important parts of caring for adults living with cerebral palsy. However, these patients are often treated with medications that may not align with the underlying type of symptom they’re experiencing. This disconnect can lead to adults with cerebral palsy being prescribed medications…
, 2025-04-18 03:07:00 Smokers and people who recently quit are more likely to face complications after having an operation than non-smokers, a new study reveals. Experts say there is an urgent need for focussed action to encourage people to stop smoking before undergoing elective surgery, after the pan-European research revealed that 19.5% of elective surgery…
, 2025-04-17 12:48:00 Like a creature from a science fiction movie, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) can be a shape-shifter. In a small number of cases, patients with CLL will develop lymphoma, a complication known as Richter transformation (RT). “It’s like having two cancers at once,” said Adam Kittai, MD, a CLL and RT specialist with…
Mary Angela O’Neal, MD, FAAN; Ratna K. Bhavaraju-Sanka, MD, FAAN; Stephanie C. Viguers , 2025-04-17 18:52:00 April 17, 2025 3 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…
Ed Silverman , 2025-04-17 12:58:00 Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because the official mascots got an early start stalking a variety of tempting cats darting near the Pharmalot campus. And then there is the noisy parade of vehicles passing nearby on their way to who knows where….
, 2025-04-17 20:38:00 Credit: JAMA Health Forum (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.1559 A study by the Stanford Prevention Policy Modeling Lab (PPML) finds that almost 30% of privately insured individuals in the United States, or nearly 40 million people, use at least one of the free preventive health services guaranteed under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But…
, 2025-04-18 02:11:00 How do we learn something new? How do tasks at a new job, lyrics to the latest hit song or directions to a friend’s house become encoded in our brains? The broad answer is that our brains undergo adaptations to accommodate new information. In order to follow a new behavior or retain…
, 2025-04-17 13:11:00 New data show a significant uptick in depression among US adolescents and adults, with few receiving treatment. Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and has significant consequences for individual well-being and public health. The latest data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), during 2021-2023, show that about…
Katie Adams , 2025-04-18 01:15:00 A new D2C digital health app for women emerged from stealth on Thursday. San Francisco-based Trellis Health launched with $1.8 million in pre-seed funding. The platform helps women easily access and understand their medical records so they can make better health decisions during pregnancy and throughout their lives. “Trellis Health…
Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD; Erin Michael , 2025-04-17 18:56:00 In this video, Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD, discusses findings from the phase 2 STRIDE trial presented at this year’s American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.The study assessed the use of ESK-001 (Alumis), an oral tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor, among patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. “When taking…