Older Women Are Different Than Older Men. Their Health Is Woefully Understudied.
Medical research has historically neglected older women, leading to a lack of…
Poor sleep related to high blood pressure in children
A study published in Pediatrics found a link between poor sleep and…
Republican lawmakers criticize FDA’s ties with CHAI on regulating AI
Republican lawmakers are concerned about the FDA's partnership with the nonprofit Coalition…
Knock, knock. Who’s there? It’s the senior house officers trying to come back . . .
Wilkinson discusses the workforce planning issues in the NHS, noting the high…
Women who experience depression during pregnancy or after birth found to have higher risk of cardiovascular disease
Women diagnosed with perinatal depression have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular…
Hepatitis E virus may be both sexually transmitted and linked to male infertility
The hepatitis E virus has been found in the sperm of pigs,…
Fasting Boosts Natural Immune Cells, Helps Body Fight Off Cancer: Study
Fasting is not only a common diet strategy for weight loss but…
Cancer Biotech Day One Biopharma Expands to ADCs, Paying $55M to Nab a Phase 1-Ready Drug
Day One Biopharmaceuticals recently received FDA approval for its first drug and…
RSV vaccine to be offered to 28,000 infants this winter
The Government has announced a new RSV Immunisation Pathfinder Programme in Ireland,…
Finding a Better Way to Treat Melanoma
Scientists are investigating a new approach to treating early-stage melanoma by directly…
Exclusive: Wellth expands AI personalized predictive features for blood pressure
Digital health startup Wellth is introducing new in-app features to address chronic…
Presidential Politics, Polka and Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, a key battleground state, President Biden is making health care…
Daytime psilocybin adversely affects REM sleep in those with migraine
A study presented at the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting found…
To treat obesity in kids, task force favors behavior therapy over drugs
The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends behavioral interventions over obesity…
Care practitioners performing surgery: time to develop a different career structure
Surgeons have criticized a trust for using non-doctors like surgical care practitioners…
Mental health tied to longevity and stress resilience in aging
A study published in Nature Human Behaviour suggests that mental well-being is…
Study finds men eat meat more often than women, especially in gender-equal, developed countries
Researchers studied gender differences in meat consumption across cultures, finding that men…
Montana Starts Drive-Thru Blood Pickup for Rural Ambulances
Crystal Hiwalker almost died due to a ruptured ectopic pregnancy during a…
American Diet Quality Improved Modestly But Still Long Way To Go: Report
A recent study found a modest improvement in diet quality among Americans…
Healthcare Execs’ Urgent Calls To Action
Healthcare leaders at AHIP 2024 emphasized the need for change in the…
Varadkar launches RISE project
A survey conducted by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences highlights…
¿Cómo Se Dice? California Loops In AI To Translate Health Care Information
In Spanish, there are multiple ways to say someone has the flu…
Addressing disordered eating in the context of obesity
The relationship between obesity and disordered eating behaviors is complex and influenced…
To design new enzymes, Basecamp hunts rare proteins at the world’s end
Basecamp Research, a London-based company, serves as a bridge between biodiversity and…
Lateral episiotomy or no episiotomy in vacuum assisted delivery in nulliparous women (EVA): multicentre, open label, randomised controlled trial
This study conducted in Sweden aimed to determine the effect of lateral…
Surge in fatal opioid overdoses in Ontario shelters, report finds
A study by the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network and Public Health…
Pediatric RSV infections surged 2017-23, straining U.S. hospitals
A recent study in JAMA Network Open examined pediatric respiratory syncytial virus…
Anticoagulation Shows No Benefit in Preventing Second Stroke
A subanalysis of the NOAH-AFNET 6 trial showed that patients who have…
If Passed, This New Bill Could Send PE Execs to Jail for Hospital Mismanagement
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey introduced the Corporate Crimes Against Health…
HealthTap now accepts insurance for virtual primary care services
California-based virtual healthcare provider HealthTap is now an in-network provider with major…
Americans With HIV Are Living Longer. Federal Spending Isn’t Keeping Up.
Malcolm Reid, an advocate for people with HIV, recently celebrated the 28th…
Belantamab mafodotin ‘comeback kid’ for relapsed refractory multiple myeloma
At the ASCO Annual Meeting, Dr. Henry Fung discussed the results of…
Surgeon general’s social media warning draws praise, pushback
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls for a warning label on social media…
GP staff are running food banks and giving advice on dealing with poverty
A study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that GPs, primary care…
Study finds that Americans are eating better, but disparities persist in marginalized communities
A study conducted by the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University…
National poll highlights bedtime battles and sleep struggles among young children
A national poll suggests that bedtime battles for children often arise from…
AI Enhances Readability of Cancer Information for Patients
A recent study found that the AI chatbot ChatGPT can improve the…
Takeda Drug Fails Pivotal Tests in 2 Rare Epilepsies; Path Forward Depends on Regulatory Flexibility
Takeda Pharmaceutical's drug soticlestat, in development for rare forms of epilepsy, did…
UHG warns patients of ‘significant pressure’ on its ED
University Hospital Galway (UHG) is facing significant pressure in its emergency department…
Legal Recreational Cannabis Encourages College Enrollment
Ahmed El Fatmaoui's research shows that in states where recreational marijuana is…
Google creates Tx-LLM for drug discovery and therapeutic development
Google Research and Google DeepMind have developed a new LLM called Tx-LLM…
Like Doctors, More Nurse Practitioners Are Heading Into Specialty Care
Nurse practitioners are increasingly being utilized to address the shortage of primary…
Benefits of novel CAR T-cell therapy ‘a big deal’ for patients with sarcoma
A novel immunotherapy using HER2-specific CAR T cells showed promising results in…
Vaping as good as Chantix to help quit smoking: JAMA study
A clinical trial published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that e-cigarettes were…
Major US church group votes to oppose IVF
The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the US with…
The risk of secondary cancer from CAR-T therapy is less than feared
The risk of secondary cancer after CAR-T therapy, as discussed at a…
INTEGRA Biosciences announces the appointment of a new board member
INTEGRA Biosciences welcomes Line Stigen Raquet as a non-executive board member, bringing…
Stroke Risk Scale Helps ID Candidates for Anticoagulation
A study presented at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting analyzed the use…
Are GLP-1 Drugs Here to Stay?
GLP-1s like Ozempic and Wegovy are gaining popularity in the healthcare industry…