, 2025-04-22 10:35:00 Credit: MART PRODUCTION from Pexels English GPs in areas of socioeconomic deprivation endure increased job pressures related to managing complex patients, insufficient resources, and difficulty in finding locum cover, an analysis by University of Manchester researchers has shown. The researchers suggest that policymakers should increase funding so that deprivation is taken into…
, 2025-04-22 03:16:00 A Spanish food study reveals that even baby foods and meals in glass jars can contain concerning levels of plastic additives, with one chemical exceeding safety thresholds in infants under high-exposure scenarios. Study: Plastic additives in the diet: occurrence and dietary exposure in different population groups In a recent study published in the…
, 2025-04-22 09:56:00 The clinical training part of medical school means you finally get to put all the book learning, lectures, laboratories, and other preliminary lessons into practice. But it’s more than just the application of recently acquired knowledge. Rotations not only give you a chance to develop skills and care directly for patients but…
, 2025-04-22 08:30:00 Who is not there chasing the secret to a longer, healthier life? While miracle cures and anti-aging fads flood the market, a new study suggests that true secret to longevity may lie in something far simpler: avoiding certain risk factors by the age of 50. Everyday lifestyle choices can have a lasting…
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News , 2025-04-22 09:00:00 They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like a newborn incorrectly left off a policy or discovering that a rogue broker had signed them up or switched their plan without consent. Specially trained caseworkers help…
Michael Monostra , 2025-04-21 13:37:00 April 21, 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 your request. Please try again later….
David S. Ludwig and Mary E. Putt , 2025-04-22 09:00:00 Imagine a clinical trial with sedentary, overweight adults. One group is assigned to remain sedentary, the other to undergo intensive physical training with daily runs, calisthenics, and sports. After a week or two, the training group would probably feel sore and tired, and their endurance…
, 2025-04-22 06:54:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Long COVID can result in increased risk for a variety of serious health problems for young people, including those affecting the kidney, gut, and cardiovascular system, according to a group of new studies led by investigators at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. “While…
, 2025-04-22 03:26:00 Primary progressive aphasia is a neurological condition that causes a gradual decline in language abilities. There is no cure or medication that can reverse or stop the progression of PPA. The standard practice in the clinical setting is speech-language therapy to help people with PPA maintain their ability to communicate. University of…
, 2025-04-22 07:39:00 Clinical ultrasound is invaluable for detecting atherosclerosis. However, methods to assess vascular areas with atheromatous plaques and their extent remain inconsistent and lack standardisation. To address this, the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine and the Spanish Society of Hypertension and Vascular Risk published two protocols for vascular risk assessment: VAScular UltraSound (VASUS)…
, 2025-04-22 07:42:00 As dementia cases surge globally, scientists are racing against time to uncover strategies that could slow or even prevent the devastating disorder marked by memory loss and cognitive decline. Now, new research points to a surprisingly familiar culprit and even a potential solution. A recent study revealed that managing high blood pressure,…
Leonard H. Calabrese, DO , 2025-04-21 13:41:00 April 21, 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…
John Wilkerson , 2025-04-21 08:30:00 When should six drugs count as one? That question is at the heart of an unusual challenge that the pharma company Novo Nordisk is pursuing against the federal government. And the answer could have major ramifications for the Medicare drug price negotiation program, a signature accomplishment of former President Biden…
, 2025-04-22 06:55:00 Basal cell carcinoma has low immunogenicity. Tumor cells express Foxc1 protein (red), which suppresses HLA class I (green) in the tumor cells. Credit: Shawn Demehri, Massachusetts General Hospital Compromised antigen presentation ranks among the top mechanisms that render cancers non-immunogenic (non-responsive to immune-based therapies). Despite harboring the highest tumor mutational burden of…
, 2025-04-22 03:29:00 Use of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic chemical found in what is known as “magic mushrooms,” has increased significantly nationwide since 2019, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety. The study was published today in the Annals of…
, 2025-04-22 06:32:00 TOPLINE: Prophylaxis with efanesoctocog alfa, while reducing annualized bleeding rate by 77% compared with standard-care factor VIII in severe hemophilia A, is not cost-effective at current US pricing, requiring a > 47% price reduction to meet cost-effectiveness thresholds. METHODOLOGY: A Markov cohort model was constructed using data from the XTEND-1 study, which…
, 2025-04-22 05:38:00 Workouts are great, but what happens when your commitment to fitness pushes your body beyond its limit? It can even be deadly. For a 41-year-old fitness enthusiast from Scotland with an orange belt in karate, what began as an intense session soon spiraled into a medical emergency most gym-goers are unaware of….
Darrell E. White, MD , 2025-04-21 14:18:00 April 21, 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…
Paolo del Vecchio , 2025-04-21 08:30:00 At the age of 23, after years of mental health problems, addictions, and trauma, I found myself on a Philadelphia subway platform ready to end my life. Thankfully, I found help and got better. But due to the actions of the Trump administration, many others face a bleak future…
, 2025-04-22 05:00:00 Medication-induced disruption of sterol biosynthesis poses significant risks to brain development and function. Credit: Julio Licinio An editorial published in Brain Medicine raises the alarm about a previously overlooked threat to brain development and public health: the disruption of sterol biosynthesis by common prescription medications. The editorial, “Medication-induced sterol disruption: An overlooked…
, 2025-04-22 03:34:00 University of Oklahoma researchers recently launched the Children’s Environmental Health Center in the U.S. Southern Great Plains, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to advancing research on children’s health and environmental exposures, following a year of preparation. Funded by a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this new center aims to…
, 2025-04-21 11:37:00 Migraine with aura is the most prominent individual risk factor for unexplained stroke in adults younger than 50 years, particularly in women and in those with patent foramen ovale (PFO), a new study showed. While investigators found that both traditional and nontraditional risk factors contributed significantly to cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS) risk…
Richard L. Lindstrom, MD , 2025-04-21 14:18:00 April 21, 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…
Adam Feuerstein , 2025-04-21 12:30:00 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….
, 2025-04-22 04:10:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Middle-aged Americans have demonstrated some of the highest levels of loneliness in a new study assessing tens of thousands of 50-to-90-year-olds across 29 countries. The research, published in Aging & Mental Health, shows that loneliness generally increases with age—with only the United States and the Netherlands representing places…
, 2025-04-22 03:40:00 A new study offers insight into what is happening in our brains when our working memory must use its limited resources to remember multiple things. Researchers found that two parts of the brain work together to ensure that more brain resources are given to remember a priority item when a person is…
, 2025-04-22 02:38:00 TOPLINE: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cell–derived exosomes demonstrated the ability to alter healthy donor cell function and suppress normal blood cell formation. These particles affected monocytes, fibrocytes, and lymphocytes, leading to changes in gene expression and protein levels that may contribute to disease progression. METHODOLOGY: Researchers examined CLL cell–derived exosomes and their…
Barbara C. Erny, MD; Alex Young , 2025-04-21 14:18:00 April 21, 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…
Ed Silverman , 2025-04-21 13:18:00 Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and invigorating, because that oh-so familiar routine of deadlines, online meetings, and phone calls has predictably returned. But what can you do? The world, such as it is, continues to spin. So time to…
, 2025-04-21 18:40:00 Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) mediate a small proportion of the association between prepregnancy obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in midlife, according to a study published in the April 22 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Jaclyn D. Borrowman, Ph.D., from Northwestern University in Chicago, and colleagues examined…
, 2025-04-22 02:42:00 Using pilocarpine eye drops following Kahook Dual Blade (KDB) goniotomy surgery may improve clinical outcomes for patients with glaucoma and reduce the need for future medications, according to new research published by faculty members and trainees in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. “The KDB goniotomy is a minimally invasive glaucoma…
, 2025-04-21 11:39:00 Emerging evidence suggests that how you eat, as well as what you eat, can have an impact on obesity. Recent research showed that the number of chews and bites and meal duration can affect feelings of hunger and satiety and, by extension, how much food is consumed. In a recent small study…
Caitlyn Stulpin , 2025-04-21 18:26:00 April 21, 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…
Mike Damiano — Boston Globe and Hilary Burns — Boston Globe , 2025-04-21 22:00:00 Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Monday, alleging that the government’s campaign to alter the school’s policies while cutting off research funding is unconstitutional. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston, the university’s lawyers argued that the government’s “attempt…
, 2025-04-21 19:22:00 Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels Deciding whether to start hormone therapy during the menopause transition, the life phase that’s the bookend to puberty and when a woman’s menstrual cycle stops, is a hotly debated topic. While hormone therapy—replacing the hormones that were previously produced by the body with synthetic medication—is recommended…
, 2025-04-22 01:23:00 Women who experience urinary incontinence after giving birth may get just as much relief from telehealth as they do from physical therapy, a new UC San Francisco study has found. It is the first comparison of telehealth to in-person pelvic physical therapy, and the results open the door to new ways of…
, 2025-04-21 11:48:00 To assess how a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is faring on therapy, look at the right heart, said Anjali Vaidya, MD, in a presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Cardiology. When it comes to right heart performance, “the echo doesn’t lie,” said Vaidya, a professor of…
Jennifer Byrne , 2025-04-21 18:27:00 April 21, 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…
Jonathan Wosen , 2025-04-21 22:13:00 National Institutes of Health director Jay Bhattacharya on Monday asserted that the agency remains committed to research that advances the health of minorities — despite the Trump administration’s sharp focus on rolling back programs dealing with diversity, equity, and inclusion. Bhattacharya said that President Trump’s executive orders, which state that…
, 2025-04-21 21:00:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A multisource observational study aimed to quantify the change in prevalence and health care utilization of psilocybin users between 2014 and 2023. The study found that the prevalence of psilocybin use increased across all age groups, with those with mental or physical comorbidities among the most common users….
, 2025-04-21 23:48:00 Scientists have identified a gut microbiota profile that can help forecast future cardiovascular events in patients with heart disease, paving the way for more personalized treatment and early interventions. Study: A microbiota pattern associated with cardiovascular events in secondary prevention: the CORDIOPREV study. Image Credit: Shutterstock AI Generator / Shutterstock.com A recent study…
, 2025-04-21 12:00:00 TOPLINE: Immune-related adverse events (irAEs) were associated with significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) who received chemoimmunotherapy compared with that in those who did not experience such events. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of 399 consecutive patients (median age,…
Holly Liptak; Manjot K. Gill, MD , 2025-04-21 20:00:00 April 21, 2025 1 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…
Bob Herman , 2025-04-21 22:26:00 UnitedHealth Group spent nearly $1.7 million on security for its top executives last year, and it appears the expenses all occurred in the final weeks of 2024, after top executive Brian Thompson was killed, new filings show. Thompson was the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the company’s health insurance division. He was…
, 2025-04-21 21:13:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Primary progressive aphasia is a neurological condition that causes a gradual decline in language abilities. There is no cure or medication that can reverse or stop the progression of PPA. The standard practice in the clinical setting is speech-language therapy to help people with PPA maintain their ability…
, 2025-04-21 17:59:00 Nearly 30 million adults in the United States experience alcohol use disorder (AUD), but the vast majority of people with this condition do not receive treatment. A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and Boston Medical Center (BMC) researchers indicates…
, 2025-04-21 12:00:00 TOPLINE: Patients with obesity and early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had an increased risk for remission failure after 6 months of starting methotrexate treatment, regardless of the presence of underlying comorbidities. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analysed data from a population-based case-control study linked to the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register to investigate the association of obesity…
Marissa Plescia , 2025-04-21 20:32:00 Aeroflow Health, a health tech company, last week announced a new diabetes management program, which aims to improve adherence, outcomes and care coordination for health plan members. Asheville, North Carolina-based Aeroflow Health was founded in 2001 and offers an array of medical devices covered by insurance. The company has four…
, 2025-04-21 18:34:00 The White House has replaced a federal website that provided information about COVID-19 with a web page titled “Lab Leak: The True Origins of COVID-19” that cites the controversial theory that the virus was leaked from a Wuhan lab in China. The previous websites, covidtests.gov and covid.gov, provided information on treatment options…
Holly Liptak; Manjot K. Gill, MD , 2025-04-21 20:00:00 April 21, 2025 2 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…