Summarize this content to 100 words A group of whistleblowing doctors who raised the alarm about patient safety in the emergency department at Scotland’s largest hospital have had their concerns upheld.An investigation by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) into conditions at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital concluded that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde seemed “to have…
Summarize this content to 100 words A version of this essay first appeared in Jess Steier’s newsletter, “Unbiased Science.” Well, it happened. My colleagues and I tried to dodge it, but we finally got DOGE’d. On Tuesday, the termination letter arrived from the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) for a project…
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Summarize this content to 100 words Tim Winard knew he needed to buy health insurance when he left his management job in manufacturing to launch his own business. It was the first time he had shopped around for coverage, searching for a plan that would cover him and his wife, who was also between jobs…
Summarize this content to 100 words Dozee bags $8M for global expansion Dozee is seeking to enter new international markets following its latest fundraising. The Indian medical device maker raised INR 71.5 crore ($8.3 million) from Temasek Trust’s C3H and other investors. “Beyond the [United States], we are exploring new international markets while broadening our…
Summarize this content to 100 words Study found roundworm eggs from animal faeces were found in nine-out-of-12 parks in Dublin Park entrances and playgrounds have been identified as potential hotspots for roundworm, with dog faeces the biggest cause of the parasite, a new Irish study has found. Zoologists at Trinity College Dublin studied parks and…
Summarize this content to 100 words AI has the potential to revolutionize local health, from streamlining administrative tasks to predicting and preventing outbreaks. Yet, for many, its benefits remain out of reach. A 2024 survey highlights a concerning gap: while 24% of large local health departments are actively using AI or planning to adopt it…
Summarize this content to 100 words What you eat in your 40s can be the difference between thriving or fighting disease in your 70s. While popular eating plans like the Mediterranean, DASH, and planetary diets have long been praised for their health benefits, researchers have now pinpointed a specific dietary approach that stands out for…
Summarize this content to 100 words The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has concluded a review of the weight loss drug naltrexone/bupropion (Mysimba), which was prompted by concerns about potential long-term cardiovascular risks. The scientific assessment of the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) was that available data suggested that the benefits of…
Summarize this content to 100 words Leveraging the power of AI and machine learning technologies, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine developed a more effective model for predicting how patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer will respond to chemotherapy. The model harnesses whole-slide tumor imaging data and gene expression analyses in a way that outperforms previous models…
Summarize this content to 100 words Differential gene expression in 10w and 10d mdx and C57Bl/10 cerebra. Credit: Molecular Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s10020-025-01109-5 New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed how Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), best known for causing severe muscle degeneration, also profoundly affects the brain, leading to cognitive and behavioral…
Summarize this content to 100 words The latest YouTube craze?Thankfully not. Instead, this is good news. Surgeons have linked the move to a cashless society to a dramatic drop in children needing operations for accidentally swallowing small items such as coins.Cash isn’t king?Researchers reviewed hospital episode statistics (HES) between 2000 and 2022 for procedures to…
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Summarize this content to 100 words The FDA has granted Visby Medical authorization to market their at-home, over-the-counter diagnostic test that detects chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis, according to a press release.The Women’s Sexual Health Test (Visby Medical) is intended for women regardless of symptom status and delivers results in approximately 30 minutes using a vaginal…
Summarize this content to 100 words Angela Hart Is homelessness a mental health and addiction crisis, or is it driven by an affordable housing crisis? That question underpins the debate among policymakers and politicians struggling to move people off the streets faster than they become homeless. Researchers say housing is the most important intervention to…
Summarize this content to 100 words Workforce management technology company Hallmark announced a strategic integration with CareRev, an on-demand workforce platform for acute care. The joint alliance aims to give Hallmark customers instant access to CareRev’s network of 35,000-plus qualified per diem nurses. CareRev provides access to a flexible workforce by allowing nurse managers to…
Summarize this content to 100 words If you watch a lot of TV, it’s likely you’ll see some commercials for CPAP machines at some point. You may also see commercials for devices unlike a traditional CPAP machine, but that serve the same purpose. These machines have been around for quite some time. Some consumers like…
Summarize this content to 100 words Pollution-related morbidity and mortality is often seen as a Third World problem, but it is estimated that air pollution leads to approximately 1,600 premature deaths in Ireland every year Poor air quality is also linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and dementia, among other conditions….
Summarize this content to 100 words The potential Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts could cause serious economic challenges nationwide, a new report warns. The report was published on Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. The U.S. House of Representatives’ budget resolution currently…
Summarize this content to 100 words Spring’s here. The ice is gone, birds are back, and the world’s on the move again. For many seniors, it’s an open invite to step outside and shake off the winter blues. Mobility issues should be no reason to miss out.Mobility isn’t about keeping up with the twenty-somethings running…
Summarize this content to 100 words The US Food and Drug Administration has approved fitusiran for bleeding prophylaxis in hemophilia A and B with or without inhibitors.Fitusiran is a first-in-class small interfering RNA therapeutic that reduces antithrombin production in the liver by downgrading antithrombin gene expression. Antithrombin is a protein that inhibits clot formation. The agent…
Summarize this content to 100 words Music is central to human emotion and culture. Does our ability to enjoy music have a biological basis? A genetic twin study, published in Nature Communications, shows that music enjoyment is partly heritable. An international team led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, the…
Summarize this content to 100 words Credit: Klaus Nielsen from Pexels Exercise could potentially reduce the recurrence rate of breast cancer, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found. ECU Ph.D. student Mr. Francesco Bettariga led the study, published in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, which found that despite the advances made…
Summarize this content to 100 words An error in ranking applicants for radiology specialty training programmes has led to job offers for some doctors being retracted.Resident doctors who applied for radiology were sent the outcomes of their applications on 24 March. They later received an update telling them that the offers had been made in…
Summarize this content to 100 words Peter Marks, the top Food and Drug Administration official who oversaw vaccines, gene therapies, and the blood supply, resigned Friday after being told by Trump administration officials he would be fired if he did not step down, according to people familiar with the situation. In his resignation letter, which…
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Summarize this content to 100 words Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo was in pain from a femur surgery that wasn’t healing properly. Katie Kriegshauser suffered organ failure during pregnancy, weakening her so much that she couldn’t lift her baby daughter….
Summarize this content to 100 words Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) implant startup Neuralink has filed applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to trademark the terms “Telepathy,” “Blindsight,” and “Telekinesis.” The applications, filed in early March, pertain to Neuralink’s first product, Telepathy, a brain-computer interface that aims to allow users to…
Summarize this content to 100 words Association between conditions found to be stronger among women than men, Danish research showed Having an overweight or obese trajectory during childhood is associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood, new research has shown. The study, which analysed data from more than 270,000…
Summarize this content to 100 words About 90% of healthcare organizations are insecurely connected to the internet and running systems vulnerable to exploitation by ransomware gangs, according to research released this week by cybersecurity firm Clarorty. The report examined data from more than 350 healthcare organizations, finding that 78% of them have made ransomware payments…
Summarize this content to 100 words Pregnancy is a remarkable process, but it also places significant physical demands on a mother’s body—especially in the second and third trimesters. As the uterus expands, weight distribution shifts and hormonal changes loosen ligaments, the body must constantly adapt. These changes, while necessary for fetal growth and delivery, often…
Summarize this content to 100 words Researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) found that 9% of all adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reported to the Yellow Card database are associated with medications where genetic factors affect risk. This interaction, known as pharmacogenomics, plays an important role in drug metabolism and response. Among these pharmacogenomic ADRs,…
Summarize this content to 100 words Owlstone Medical (“Owlstone”), the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced that the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has made an up to USD $2.3 million equity investment (circa £1.7 million) in Owlstone to develop a breath test for Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA)…
Summarize this content to 100 words Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Roughly one out of three women ages 14-49 in the United States develop a vaginal bacterial imbalance known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) during their lifetime. BV is characterized by unpleasant odors, and potentially painful side effects, as well as the risk of associated health…
Summarize this content to 100 words Heather Rilkoff, freelance journalistOntario, Canadarilkoffh{at}mail.utoronto.caThe US government has unleashed a whirlwind of public service cuts—those to international aid are already having life threatening consequences. Heather Rilkoff reports“What has happened has the potential to bring about massive retrogression. I’m very, very scared for the future,” Deborah Ikeh, executive director of…
Summarize this content to 100 words President Trump has selected Sara Carter, a conservative journalist and Fox News contributor, as the nation’s next drug czar. Carter’s selection comes as a surprise: Her background is not in drug policy, public health, or law enforcement, and she has never served in government. Her journalism in the past…
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Summarize this content to 100 words Thermo Fisher Scientific announced that it has entered into a technology alliance agreement with the Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging (CZ Imaging Institute) to develop technologies that allow researchers to better visualize human cells that could advance scientific research and discovery. In a statement, Thermo Fisher Scientific…
Summarize this content to 100 words A new rental community development provides an opportunity for premium living for medical professionals within minutes of some of Dublin’s leading hospitals For healthcare workers, a home should be more than just a place to sleep between shifts – it should be a sanctuary. Located in Drimnagh, Dublin 12,…
Summarize this content to 100 words Novo Nordisk has been on the hunt for differentiated obesity drugs that could complement its blockbuster GLP-1 agonist, Wegovy. It’s found a contender with preclinical data indicating it can lead to greater weight loss as part of a drug combination and also prevent weight regain after treatment with the…
Summarize this content to 100 words A 28-year-old Florida woman hailed as a “workout queen” and an “epitome of health” followed a strict regimen of clean eating and regular exercise—yet she tragically died of a heart attack. Now, her grieving mother is speaking out, blaming one surprising habit for her daughter’s unexpected death.Katie Donnell, a…
Summarize this content to 100 words An eye drop formulation intended to slow progression of myopia in children has been recommended for a marketing authorization by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).Ryjunea, developed by Santen Oy, was submitted under a hybrid application. This process allows partial reliance on preclinical tests and clinical trials of an already-authorized…
Summarize this content to 100 words Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different from our closest relatives. Our recent study may have brought us one step closer by taking a new approach—comparing…
Summarize this content to 100 words Jocalyn Clark, international editor1, Timothy Evans, vice president, research, innovation, and impact2, Kelley Lee, professor, global health governance31The BMJ, London, UK2Concordia University, Montreal, Canada3Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, CanadaGreater cooperation in global health is needed to tackle challenges and to harness new opportunities. Canada should take a greater leadership role,…
Summarize this content to 100 words When Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime and visceral critic of pharmaceutical and biotech companies, was nominated by President Trump to be the nation’s health secretary, the head of biotech’s largest trade group issued a statement saying that he had “every confidence” that the industry would “continue to thrive…
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Summarize this content to 100 words Ambient scribes are poised to be one of the fastest technology adoptions in the history of healthcare, according to a report by the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) on AI adoption in healthcare delivery systems. The report provides insights on navigating early adoption, tracking progress while using the technology…
Summarize this content to 100 words Facility to hold outpatient clinics in audiology, orthodontics, and ophthalmology A new integrated healthcare hub in Waterford is set to open to patients in May. The St Otteran’s complex will facilitate outpatient appointments across three consultant-led disciplines which were previously provided for in University Hospital Waterford. Redevelopment of the…
Summarize this content to 100 words What if fire and EMS services could do more than respond to emergencies? What if they could prevent them, protect their people, and enhance the health of communities? Community health programs are doing just that, and they’re redefining how agencies serve their cities and towns. Community health programs provide…