, 2025-04-24 13:54:00 One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about 30%, according to research in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the study, a Phase III global trial of baloxavir marboxil (brand name Xofluza) led by University of Michigan epidemiologist Arnold…
, 2025-04-24 13:00:00 The selection of patients, duration of therapy, and combination with other drug categories are key factors in optimizing antibiotic use for acne vulgaris, helping to minimize their contribution to the global issue of antimicrobial resistance. This topic was discussed at The World Congress of Pediatric Dermatology (WCPD) 2025 Annual Meeting, held recently…
Brad Otto , 2025-04-24 13:50:00 The U.S. health insurance industry — a $1.29 trillion giant — is under strain. Soaring healthcare costs, policy shake-ups, and long-standing access gaps are squeezing not just insurers, but the people they’re supposed to serve: patients, providers, and employers. Since 2018, premiums for family coverage have jumped 22%, landing near…
Gabrielle M. Grasso , 2025-04-24 14:39:00 April 24, 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…
Elaine Chen , 2025-04-24 13:38:00 Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. We’ve got a busy earnings day today, so let’s get straight into it. Tariff questions swirl around pharma earnings Here’s what several large drugmakers said about tariffs…
, 2025-04-24 14:18:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the past decade, antitrust enforcement and policy have highlighted the growing size and power of big tech platforms. In a new opinion piece, two experts who worked in the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division argue that a few huge health care conglomerate platforms have many of…
, 2025-04-24 14:01:00 Immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises and funding cuts jeopardize progress and leave millions of children, adolescents and adults at risk, warn WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi during World Immunization Week, 24–30 April. Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis and yellow fever are rising globally,…
, 2025-04-24 13:22:00 Older spine surgeons treated more complex cases than younger peers and achieved similar patient functional outcomes but still received lower patient satisfaction scores in a new study. In a retrospective cohort study of more than 3000 adult patients who underwent elective surgery for degenerative spine conditions, there were no significant differences on…
Luidgi Faubert , 2025-04-24 13:20:00 Having the right surgical tools on hand can mean the difference between a routine extraction and a complicated procedure. As a health care professional or decision-maker, knowing the top surgical instruments needed for extractions helps ensure precision and reduce complications to improve patient outcomes. Knowing which tools are essential is…
Michael Monostra , 2025-04-24 12:48:00 April 24, 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 your request. Please try again later….
O. Rose Broderick , 2025-04-24 11:53:00 Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Happy Thursday. I saw Lucy Dacus perform last night. What an evening! Ok, on to the news. Trump administration targets another scientific journals Last week, STAT’s Anil Oza reported that the Trump…
, 2025-04-24 12:40:00 Single-cell analysis of neutrophils identify an increased population of activated neutrophils in patients with newly diagnosed vasculitis. Credit: Masayuki Nishide Neutrophils, one of the immune system warriors that were thought to be all the same, turn out to be diverse. Unfortunately, these cells are also active in autoimmune diseases. New research from…
, 2025-04-24 12:19:00 Researchers uncover the cellular and molecular basis for sensing heat and inflammatory pain. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered clues as to how our bodies turn sensations such as heat and touch into signals sent to the brain — and how these signals can be altered by inflammation…
, 2025-04-24 12:07:00 In addition to healthy weight reduction through lifestyle changes, experts recommend anti-obesity medications and bariatric surgery to help manage metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in children with obesity, according to a new joint perspective paper. Pediatric MASLD is the number-one cause of chronic liver disease in children and the number-one reason…
Michael McHale , 2025-04-24 10:16:00 Ahead of IMO AGM, Dr Anne Dee warns that disadvantaged communities suffer from poorer health outcomes The incoming president of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has warned that health inequalities in Ireland is having a ‘disastrous’ impact on public health. Dr Anne Dee, a public health consultant based in the…
Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago , 2025-04-24 09:00:00 Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago He’s 17 and lives in the Chicago suburbs. He loves theater and recently helped direct a play at his high school. He takes competitive AP courses and is working on his Eagle Scout project. And he’s been on a journey for four years. Once…
Sara Kellner , 2025-04-24 11:00:00 April 24, 2025 2 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…
Adam Feuerstein , 2025-04-24 10:30:00 Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast The Readout Loud and author of the newsletter Adam’s Biotech Scorecard. You can reach Adam on Signal at stataf.54….
, 2025-04-24 07:06:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, and yellow fever are on the rise globally amid misinformation and cuts to international aid, the United Nations and the Gavi vaccine alliance warned Wednesday. “Vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives over the past five decades,” WHO chief…
, 2025-04-24 09:17:00 Researchers have identified a key enzyme driving forms of Parkinson’s, and have shown how blocking it restores normal function in animal and cell models – offering a promising new drug target for the condition. In Parkinson’s, a protein known as alpha-synuclein builds up in clumps called Lewy bodies in nerve cells in…
, 2025-04-24 10:15:00 You want your patients to eat healthier. But American food labels don’t make that easy. A few diet and nutrition specialists offer tips for teaching your patients about food labels — including updated federal “healthy” guidelines — so they can make better dietary choices. Mary Zupke, RDN, LDN, a dietitian at Northwestern…
Dan Weissmann , 2025-04-24 09:00:00 Dan Weissmann In July 2022, “An Arm and a Leg” listener Meagan experienced a bout of vertigo that landed her in the emergency room. For more than two years after, Meagan endured what felt like a never-ending series of communications with the hospital over a medical bill she knew she…
Rob Volansky , 2025-04-24 09:30:00 April 24, 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 . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process…
Lillian Isabella , 2025-04-24 08:30:00 I got a blood test as a newborn that changed the course of my life forever. The test, part of newborn screening performed on babies across the U.S. led to my being diagnosed with a rare inherited disorder, phenylketonuria (PKU). I avoided intellectual disability and other symptoms such as seizures…
, 2025-04-24 08:11:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new strategy for tuberculosis (TB) screening, proposed by a team of researchers led by Queen Mary University of London, provides a solution to problems with current TB screening, which does not always accurately detect disease. Simultaneously screening for both active and dormant TB infection could save lives,…
, 2025-04-24 02:48:00 Having a larger waistline, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of young-onset dementia, according to a study published on April 23, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Young-onset dementia is diagnosed before the…
, 2025-04-24 08:44:00 One in eight adults have taken a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist to lose weight or to treat a comorbidity like type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. And by some accounts, more women than men are taking advantage of these medications, which are shown to help patients lose 10%-15% of their body…
, 2025-04-24 08:06:00 Colorectal cancer rates are climbing globally, with a particularly alarming rise among young adults under 50. Researchers now believe they may have uncovered a hidden culprit behind the medical mystery. A recent study suggests that early exposure to a toxin produced by harmful strains of E. coli could be a possible driver…
Patricia Udaondo, MD, PhD; Michela Cimberle , 2025-04-23 13:28:00 April 23, 2025 5 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 posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We…
Ryan Levi — Tradeoffs , 2025-04-24 07:00:00 The debate over the future of Medicaid continues to rage among Republicans. A House budget proposal released in February would slash up to $880 billion in spending over the next decade from the public health insurance program that 80 million low-income Americans rely on — including children, seniors,…
, 2025-04-24 07:07:00 Bluebells, also known as wild hyacinth, bloom among the trees in the Hallerbos forest, south of Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Virginia Mayo Gilles Gui was looking for the magical purple bluebells that raise their heads each spring under the budding beech leaves of the Hallerbos forest, an…
, 2025-04-24 03:19:00 An Italian study challenges the “white meat is safer” notion, showing that high poultry consumption, over 300 g weekly, may double gastrointestinal cancer death risk, particularly among men. Study: Does Poultry Consumption Increase the Risk of Mortality for Gastrointestinal Cancers? A Preliminary Competing Risk Analysis. Image Credit: stockcreations / Shutterstock.com In a recent…
, 2025-04-24 06:47:00 A clinical trial of a promising blood test that could offer faster and more accurate diagnoses for common cancers has received funding from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The miONCO-Dx test detects cancer at an early stage by analysing microRNA expression in blood. It uses artificial intelligence to identify the…
, 2025-04-24 06:35:00 Watch what’s in your hair-loss creams and serums; it could wreck your health. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a stark warning, cautioning consumers about serious side effects linked to an active ingredient in popular hair-loss medications, with risks ranging from brain fog and depression to erectile dysfunction and…
Regina Schaffer , 2025-04-23 15:27:00 April 23, 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…
Lev Facher , 2025-04-23 13:09:00 Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Hey all, it’s Lev Facher again. It’s late April, which means it’s already STAT Wunderkinds season! This is your chance to nominate your favorite accomplished, motivated early-career researcher for nationwide recognition. As…
, 2025-04-23 20:44:00 Functional cure of chronic HBV infection. Credit: National Taiwan University Functional cure, defined as durable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA titers below the lower limit of detection (LLOD), is associated with better clinical outcomes of chronic HBV infection and is regarded as the preferred treatment endpoint…
, 2025-04-24 03:30:00 New evidence highlights how the Mediterranean diet’s anti-inflammatory nutrients, like extra-virgin olive oil and omega-3-rich fish, can help manage both joint and thyroid autoimmune disorders, offering a low-cost lifestyle intervention with clinical benefits. Study: Unlocking the Power of the Mediterranean Diet: Two in One—Dual Benefits for Rheumatic and Thyroid Autoimmune Diseases. Image Credit:…
, 2025-04-23 12:16:00 Advances in scoliosis treatment and monitoring have added options for patients and drawn children, adolescents, and their families more directly into care. One innovation harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) began in a pilot program this month at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s in Los Angeles, where clinicians are testing the Momentum Spine App that enables…
Justin Cooper , 2025-04-24 05:00:00 April 24, 2025 2 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 , 2025-04-23 13:27:00 Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially since the middle of the week is upon us. After all, we have made it this far, so we are determined to hang on for another couple of days. And why not? The alternatives —…
, 2025-04-23 21:01:00 Credit: Muhammed Hanefi from Pexels A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds light on how people around the world turn to music—specifically its lyrics—as a tool for navigating emotional distress, grief, and isolation during times of crisis. The study, led by Prof. Renana Peres and Adi Levy from the…
, 2025-04-24 03:42:00 Depression involves a complex interplay of psychological patterns, biological vulnerabilities and social stressors, making its causes and symptoms highly variable. Equally complex is the treatment of depression, which requires a highly individualized approach that may involve a combination of medication, psychotherapy and lifestyle changes. In a decade-long multi-institutional study, U of A…
, 2025-04-24 03:28:00 TOPLINE: Low-grade systemic inflammation, indicated by elevated levels of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and C-reactive protein (CRP), was associated with a higher risk of developing psoriasis in a large cohort study. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analyzed data from 105,418 participants (median age, 58 years; 55% women) enrolled in the Copenhagen General…
Jennifer Byrne , 2025-04-23 15:42:00 April 23, 2025 5 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….
Sarah Todd , 2025-04-23 15:00:00 The young people who wanted to quit e-cigarettes didn’t necessarily think they were addicted. But they did think nicotine cravings were a problem. When they enrolled in a Massachusetts General Hospital trial, they told researchers they couldn’t study in the library or work at their desks for long before getting…
, 2025-04-23 21:03:00 Validation of FAP+ CAF subpopulations in human PDAC. Credit: Cancer Research (2025). DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-23-3252 Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have discovered a previously unknown type of connective tissue cells that surround cancer cells in pancreatic tumors. The newly discovered cells counteract tumor development and may therefore be a target for research into…
, 2025-04-24 03:02:00 Europe’s edible insect market is booming online, but despite their impressive nutrition stats, bugs on the plate remain a tough sell for most consumers. Study: Are Insect-Based Foods Healthy? An Evaluation of the Products Sold in European E-Commerce. Image Credit: Jiri Hera / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal Foods, researchers…
, 2025-04-23 12:30:00 MADRID — Virtual reality (VR)–based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be an alternative treatment option for patients with paranoia based on results of a new randomized, controlled trial. The Face Your Fears study compared VR-CBT with regular CBT in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, schizotypal disorder, or other psychoses. Investigators found both…
Katie Adams , 2025-04-24 01:21:00 Many providers express confidence about their AI strategy, but relatively few have established the governance structures needed to ensure responsible AI deployment, according to new research. Nordic Consulting released a report this month based on a survey of 127 leaders who work at healthcare organizations, mainly hospitals and clinics. The…