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…
Theresa Gaffney , 2025-04-17 13:06:00 Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good morning. A Trump administration draft budget for HHS was leaked yesterday, and STAT reporters have the details. For NIH, the document proposes a $20 billion cut in 2026 — roughly a 40%…
, 2025-04-17 20:39:00 A clinical trial conducted at OHSU Doernbecher’s neonatal intensive care unit has identified a new treatment protocol to improve lung growth and function among preterm infants. The study’s principal investigator Cindy McEvoy, M.D., looks over a preterm infant using CPAP therapy in the NICU. Credit: OHSU / Christine Torres Hicks Adding two…
, 2025-04-18 00:25:00 In a high-stakes trial prompted by a deadly outbreak, researchers tested a poultry flu vaccine in condors and found promising immune responses, offering a new lifeline for one of North America’s rarest birds. Image Credit: Amy Osier / Shutterstock A team of US-based researchers recently tested the safety and efficacy of a licensed avian…
, 2025-04-17 13:16:00 For patients who experience excessive bleeding during cardiac surgery, four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC), a blood product that contains clotting factors, is significantly more effective at stopping bleeding than frozen plasma and causes fewer adverse effects, the FARES-II trial showed. “Patients who received 4F-PCC needed significantly fewer interventions to stop their bleeding,…
Marissa Plescia , 2025-04-17 23:05:00 The use of remote monitoring technologies has skyrocketed in recent years, and in a new report, the Peterson Center on Healthcare provided recommendations for policymakers on coverage and payment of these services. The Peterson Center on Healthcare is a nonprofit organization focused on making healthcare more affordable. In 2023, the…
Stephen I. Feller , 2025-04-17 22:05:00 April 17, 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…
John Wilkerson , 2025-04-17 23:09:00 WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration will remove industry representatives from advisory committees and replace them with patients and caregivers, Commissioner Marty Makary announced Thursday. While that’s not really a big change, it’s the latest effort by Makary and his boss, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to reduce…
Marianne Guenot , 2025-04-17 10:28:00 On 16 September 2024 Jimi Olaghere became the first person with sickle cell disease to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. The 39 year old could hardly believe it as he contemplated his achievement from nearly 6000 m above sea level.“I was in shock. Five years ago, I couldn’t get…
, 2025-04-17 21:19:00 Credit: Journal of Neurochemistry (2025). DOI: 10.1111/jnc.16304 Research published in the Journal of Neurochemistry has detailed the role of a protein, hnRNP A1, in the formation and stability of myelin, suggesting an important impact on neurodegenerative diseases and mental disorders such as multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia. The findings pave the way for…
, 2025-04-17 18:31:00 A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, explores the nutrition perspectives and attitudes of Ghanaian pregnant adolescents and adolescent mothers. The study sheds light on significant challenges, including food insecurity, economic constraints, and cultural influences, that impact the dietary habits and health of young mothers…
, 2025-04-17 17:24:00 At its first meeting under the new administration, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on recommendations for several vaccines but did not vote on the influenza vaccine, as had previously been scheduled. ACIP was due to meet in February, as it does…
, 2025-04-17 16:28:00 Data from the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Healthcare Digital Experience Study revealed that health insurance members enrolled in health plans and Medicare Advantage plans use their plan websites and mobile apps as their primary means of communication, but the quality of these digital experiences lags behind that of other industries. In the…
, 2025-04-17 18:50:00 The Host Emmarie Huetteman KFF Health News Emmarie Huetteman, senior editor, oversees a team of Washington reporters, as well as “Bill of the Month” and KFF Health News’ “What the Health?” She previously spent more than a decade reporting on the federal government, most recently covering surprise medical bills, drug pricing reform, and other…
Moira Mahoney , 2025-04-17 19:23:00 April 17, 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…
Mario Aguilar , 2025-04-17 13:50:00 You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. Buried in a leaked draft budget from the Trump administration is an ask that may alarm (or elate?) health tech…
Clare Dyer , 2025-04-17 14:21:00 The UK Supreme Court has ruled that doctors in two children’s end-of-life cases may be named, to allow the parents to tell their story about what happened to them and their child in hospital and in court.1The court lifted High Court injunctions barring anyone for an indefinite period from naming…
, 2025-04-17 20:12:00 Credit: Antoni Shkraba from Pexels A new study led by Professor Sayaka Nakamura from Sophia University in Japan and Professor Shiko Maruyama from Jinan University in China published in the journal Health Economics reveals the significant positive impact of the Japanese school lunch program on the weight of early teenagers. The research,…
, 2025-04-17 18:36:00 Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) have successfully employed an algorithm to identify potential mutations which increase disease risk in the noncoding regions our DNA, which make up the vast majority of the human genome. The findings could…
, 2025-04-17 18:22:00 CHICAGO — Physicians hear it daily: Internet search results prompting questions. Patients walk in primed with information they’ve gleaned from “Dr Google” and they’re looking for the official answer. Three experts summarized their answers to the top questions that patients have after their scrolling sessions. Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, cardiologist and…
Frank Vinluan , 2025-04-17 17:39:00 The next wave of metabolic medicines in development includes oral GLP-1 drugs that work comparably to currently available injectable medicines, and Eli Lilly is taking the lead with Phase 3 results showing its once-daily pill reduced both blood sugar and body weight in patients with type 2 diabetes. Based on…
Joanna Mulvaney PhD , 2025-04-17 13:30:00 People with type two diabetes should aim for a 120 mm Hg blood pressure to keep their risk of a major cardiovascular event low, say Jiao Tong University scholars. A massive clinical trial conducted in China has found that the current blood pressure recommendations for people with type 2 diabetes…
, 2025-04-17 18:20:00 Digital cardiac health company Eko Health announced that clinicians in the UK can now purchase the company’s CORE 500 digital stethoscope, Eko+ membership and accessories via the company’s website and Amazon UK. Eko helps healthcare professionals identify and monitor heart and lung disease with digital stethoscopes, patient and provider software, and AI-enabled…