, 2025-04-14 16:32:00 Cardiovascular disease is by far the most common cause of death worldwide, and myocardial infarction is the most common acute event. For those who survive a myocardial infarction, the risk of a new heart attack is greatest in the first year after the initial event because the blood vessels are more sensitive, making…
, 2025-04-14 15:00:00 TOPLINE: CT examinations performed on 62 million patients in the United States during 2023 are projected to result in approximately 103,000 future cancer cases. Adults account for 91% of projected radiation-induced cancers despite higher per-examination risk in children. METHODOLOGY: Approximately 93 million CT examinations are performed on 62 million patients annually in…
, 2025-04-07 07:09:00 A 42-year-old mother of five from England was left paralyzed neck down after undergoing a weight loss surgery in Turkey. Doctors say she suffered extensive nerve damage due to a severe vitamin deficiency, resulting in nutritional neuropathy, a rare but serious side effect of the procedure. Danielle Peebles, decided to get gastric…
Frank Vinluan , 2025-04-14 16:38:00 Pfizer is playing catch-up in the crowded field of obesity medicines, but it hoped to compete with a daily pill alternative to currently available injectable GLP-1 products. Instead, Pfizer is stopping development of its drug, danuglipron, after a liver complication emerged in a clinical trial. The pharmaceutical giant was evaluating…
MNB Guest , 2025-04-14 16:08:00 Close to 70% of patients with traumatic brain injuries experience sleep disturbance, yet this vital recovery aspect is often neglected. Emerging medical findings still expose the complex link between brain integrity and sleep quality, making it a more relevant arena in neurotrauma management. Anybody who has ever pulled an all-nighter…
Arthur Allen , 2025-04-11 09:01:00 Los despidos del presidente Donald Trump en el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS) incluyeron a toda la oficina que establece las pautas federales de pobreza. Estas pautas determinan si decenas de millones de estadounidenses son elegibles para programas de salud como Medicaid, asistencia alimentaria, cuidado infantil y otros…
Robert Herpen, MA , 2025-04-14 15:50:00 April 14, 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…
Meghana Keshavan , 2025-04-14 14:13:00 Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Morning. Today, we discuss interesting new gene-editing data from Verve, see the NIH starting to convene advisory councils again, and more. The need-to-know this morning Third Harmonic Bio, a company that has…
Luke Taylor , 2025-04-14 13:56:00 Long queues are snaking outside pharmacies in major cities across Colombia as patients try to collect their drugs, only to be told that even basic medications are unavailable, as the country’s health system suffers as a result of growing debt and political turmoil. Clinics are also turning away patients who…
, 2025-04-14 15:01:00 Credit: University of Maine Aging can impair people’s ability to maintain their balance while walking, increasing the risk for falls and injuries. One method for improving motor skills for walking is through training or rehabilitating gait—a person’s walking pattern. With the population of Maine—the oldest in the nation—growing older, a team of…
, 2025-04-14 14:23:00 A research team at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has identified a previously unknown enzyme, SIRT2, that plays a key role in memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study, led by Director C Justin LEE, of the IBS Center for Cognition and Sociality, provides critical insights into how astrocytes…
, 2025-04-14 14:10:00 A renewed effort to modernize and stabilize Medicare reimbursement for radiation therapy services is underway. In mid-March, members of Congress reintroduced bipartisan federal legislation that would shift Medicare reimbursement for radiation oncology services from quantity-based payments to episode-based payments and help stabilize the declining rates of reimbursement in the field. The Radiation…
, 2025-04-07 10:24:00 What if something as simple as swallowing could reveal the state of your health? Although it may seem like a simple repetitive everyday action, the number of times you swallow in just 30 seconds could serve as an early warning sign for serious conditions such as dementia, cancer, or stroke. In a…
Adva Tzuk Onn , 2025-04-14 13:05:00 As the Boomer generation ages, the prevalence of polypharmacy — patients taking multiple medications to manage chronic conditions — is surging. Nearly 40% of older adults take five or more medications, a number that has tripled in the last two decades. While polypharmacy can be necessary, it also significantly increases the…
Cara Anthony , 2025-04-14 09:00:00 Cara Anthony At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the Makos Swim Team athletes tucked their natural curls, braids, and locs…
Isabella Hornick , 2025-04-14 12:06:00 April 14, 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…
Elaine Chen , 2025-04-14 11:00:00 Verve Therapeutics said initial data show that its investigational gene-editing therapy lowered cholesterol without inducing serious side effects, a positive step for the company after it paused development of an earlier treatment due to safety concerns. The early data from an ongoing Phase 1 study show that a single infusion…
Kate E Pickett, David Taylor-Robinson , 2025-04-14 09:31:00 Kate E Pickett, professor of epidemiology1, David Taylor-Robinson, professor of public health and policy2 1Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK 2University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to: K E Pickett kate.pickett{at}york.ac.uk Revenue could reduce funding gaps and inequalities The UK’s health and social care services are…
, 2025-04-14 11:59:00 Dot plots showing the association of PD AAO with a) statin intake, b) NSAID intake, c) adrenergic blockers intake, and d) smoking history, which were the four strongest independent predictors of AAO in the multiple regression analysis. Credit: Journal of Neurology (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s00415-025-12989-2 In a new Cedars-Sinai study of Parkinson’s disease…
, 2025-04-14 10:53:00 Healthy sleep includes multiple components, such as number of hours of sleep per night, how long it takes to fall asleep, daytime functioning and self-reported sleep satisfaction, and addressing these different dimensions of sleep may help to reduce cardiometabolic health and related risk factors, according to a new American Heart Association scientific…
, 2025-04-14 11:44:00 “Roughly 6% of all maternal deaths in the United States are due to a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy,” said Joan Briller, MD, of the University of Illinois, Chicago, in a presentation at the American College of Physicians (ACP-IM) Internal Medicine Meeting 2025. This estimate, based on data from the Centers for Disease…
, 2025-04-14 09:35:00 Thinking of switching to brown rice for its added nutrients? You may want to think again. While the bran layer does pack in more vitamins and minerals, researchers now warn that brown rice contains up to 40% more carcinogenic arsenic than white rice. In a recent study published in the journal Risk…
Luidgi Faubert , 2025-04-09 13:34:00 Medical coding is a complex yet essential part of any health care facility. The impact of inaccurate coding can directly impact revenue cycles, compliance and patient care. Fortunately, errors can be mitigated with the help of a specialized medical coding partner. These organizations possess the expertise, technology and commitment to…
Rae Ellen Bichell , 2025-04-14 09:00:00 Rae Ellen Bichell Illustration by Oona Zenda In recent years, states across the Mountain West have passed laws that limit doctors from providing transgender children with certain kinds of gender-affirming care, from prohibitions on surgery to bans on puberty blockers and hormones. Colorado families say their state was a…
Rob Volansky , 2025-04-14 09:30:00 April 14, 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….
Kelly Banas and Eric B. Kmiec , 2025-04-14 08:30:00 The medical promise of CRISPR gene editing can be seen most easily in current research on oral cancer, which affects more than 50,000 Americans every year. An increasing challenge in the treatment of oral cancer is that tumors become resistant to chemotherapy. By injecting CRISPR gene…
Eugene T Richardson, Lulwama Mulalu, Harjeet Singh , 2025-04-14 09:41:00 Eugene T Richardson, professor of global health and social medicine1, Lulwama Mulalu, researcher2, Harjeet Singh, founding director3 1Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA 2McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada 3Satat Sampada Climate Foundation, Noida, India Competing interests:…
, 2025-04-14 09:42:00 Graphical abstract. Credit: American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology (2024). DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00222.2024 New research from the University of Waterloo suggests increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing sodium intake. The study, “Modulation of blood pressure by dietary potassium and sodium:…
, 2025-04-14 09:00:00 Sleep is a necessary part of people’s daily routine, but modern lifestyles and technology have ushered in an era of decreased rest time and subsequent fatigue. Further, the bedroom environment, such as light, sound, and temperature, is important for a good night’s sleep, though this is often neglected in residential architecture. In…
, 2025-04-14 09:06:00 An investigation has found that poor coordination of care in the NHS is putting patients with long-term or complex conditions at greater risk of harm. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) found that fragmented care is leaving patients and those caring for them feeling distressed and “burnt out.” It also leads…
, 2025-04-14 06:26:00 After nearly five hours of physical examination at Walter Reed on Friday, the nation was on edge waiting for the results of President Donald Trump’s annual physical, the first of his second term. Social media buzzed with theories about the unusually long exam for the 78-year-old president, with some skeptics even suggesting…
Jessica Schneider , 2025-04-09 13:42:00 For decades, the microbes in our gut were a scientific curiosity – complex, abundant, and largely uncharted. Then came the DNA sequencing revolution, and what was once an invisible ecosystem became a new frontier in medicine. By the early 2010s, venture capital poured into microbiome startups promising treatments for ailments…
Jill Rollet , 2025-04-11 12:59:00 April 11, 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….
WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ struggles to pass a tax cut plan could be good news for the Medicaid program. On Thursday, House GOP lawmakers voted 216 to 214 to pass a budget blueprint that sets the stage for a bill later in the year on major tax cuts. The vote on the budget resolution was…
Summarize this content to 100 words: Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses dropped during and shortly after Hurricanes Irma and Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico, according to a recent analysis. However, late-stage diagnoses eventually exceeded expectations, suggesting that limited access to cancer screening services due to these disasters…
A new study reveals that moderate consumption of total and non-heme iron may reduce colorectal and colon cancer risk in South Korea, highlighting the role of plant-based iron in cancer prevention. Study: Iron Consumption and Colorectal Cancer in Korean Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study. Image Credit: Shutterstock AI Generator / Shutterstock.com A recent Nutrients study investigates the…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: TOPLINE: Living alone and having both depression and anxiety was associated with a 558% increase in risk for suicide compared with living with others and without these conditions, a new population-based study showed. METHODOLOGY: Researchers assessed data for more than 3.7 million adults (mean age, 47.2 years; 56% men)…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Think a tiny parasitic worm has nothing to do with HIV? Researchers have discovered that infection with Wuchereria bancrofti, a thread-like parasite responsible for lymphatic filariasis, increases the risk of contracting HIV, and tackling these worms could help reduce new HIV infections. Lymphatic filariasis is a tropical mosquito-borne disease…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: There is a palpable tension eating away at the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors are over-capacity. Patients are under-informed and lack the confidence needed to properly self-advocate for their health care needs. The doctor-patient relationship is experiencing a communication breakdown which is resulting in gaps in care, and a relationship that…
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[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Mayo Clinic has hired Micky Tripathi, a former top health technology official under President Biden, to be its chief AI implementation officer, a role that involves overseeing the technology’s development and adoption within the sprawling health system. Tripathi most recently was the assistant secretary for technology policy and the…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Health department staff members enter the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic carrying doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Andrews, Texas. Credit: AP Photo/Annie Rice U.S. measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, capping a week in which Indiana joined five others…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: This new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, discusses how diabetes-associated sleep fragmentation impairs liver and heart function via SIRT1-dependent epigenetic modulation of NADPH oxidase 4. Although clinical evidence suggests that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is an established major risk factor for heart failure, it remains unexplored whether…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: TOPLINE: Cephalexin administered twice vs four times daily showed comparable treatment failure rates for urinary tract infections (UTIs) diagnosed in the emergency department (ED), potentially offering a more convenient option without compromising effectiveness, a new study showed. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective, single-center cohort study of 214 adults diagnosed…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Ever wondered why some people burn calories effortlessly while others battle stubborn fat no matter how hard they try? The answer might be not just in your DNA but in the calendar. And no, it has nothing to do with horoscopes. Researchers now say the month you were conceived…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Solu Therapeutics, a company developing a new type of antibody drug, unveiled $41 million in financing on Wednesday for clinical testing of a therapy with the potential to bring a safer and more effective approach to blood cancers. Boston-based Solu has already begun dosing patients in a Phase 1…
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[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: NEW YORK — A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency’s splintering. Several parts of CDC — mostly those devoted to health threats that aren’t infectious — are being spun off into the soon-to-be-created Administration for a Healthy America, the…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Credit: Lukas from Pexels A new guideline to help health care providers manage obesity in children and adolescents takes a patient-centered approach, emphasizing behavioral and psychological supports that focus on outcomes valued by patients and their families. The guideline, based on the latest evidence, is published in the Canadian…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: With half of screened participants showing abnormal blood sugar levels, a Chicago-based study underscores the urgent need for targeted screenings and lifestyle support in food-insecure neighborhoods. Study: Prevalence and underdiagnosis of diabetes mellitus in a food insecure population. Image Credit: ADragan / Shutterstock In a recent article published in the journal…