MNB Guest , 2025-06-12 19:02:00 Clinical trial participation has seen significant changes in the years since the pandemic, but not always in the ways researchers expected. Although the use of remote technologies and virtual options has risen, many participants still favor in-person visits and local study sites. However, access, patient trust, and trial diversity remain…
Jariel Arvin , 2025-06-18 09:00:00 On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional black bag to carry a laptop and essential medical supplies — stethoscope, blood pressure…
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Lev Facher , 2025-06-20 13:24:00 Good morning and happy Friday! It’s Lev Facher, STAT’s addiction reporter. Let’s get to today’s news. Why MAHA wants you drinking whole milk Sarah Todd, my STAT colleague and fellow Brooklynite, noticed during a recent coffee run that the usual panoply of milk options had diminished to just two: almond…
, 2025-06-22 22:10:00 Credit: Artem Podrez from Pexels Insulin resistance detected by routine triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index can flag people with early Alzheimer’s who are four times more likely to present rapid cognitive decline, according to new research presented at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2025. Neurologists at the University of Brescia reviewed records…
, 2025-06-21 13:21:00 Liver fibrosis, a pathological condition in which the liver becomes stiff and scarred, commonly develops in the progression of chronic liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Because advanced fibrosis can lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer, understanding the underlying mechanisms is critical for developing effective therapies. A…
, 2025-06-22 22:27:00 CHICAGO — The investigational once-weekly basal insulin analog efsitora alfa lowered A1c as effectively as daily basal insulins in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who require insulin, showed three trials from the QWINT global phase 3 clinical trial program. The QWINT-1 trial compared the efficacy and safety of a fixed-dose regimen…
, 2025-06-13 18:32:00 Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a series of inaccurate claims about vaccines during a Fox News appearance Thursday. Kennedy claimed that “97% of the people on the [CDC vaccine advisory] committee had conflicts of interest,” that children receive “between 69 and 92” mandatory vaccines, and that…
Marissa Plescia , 2025-06-22 21:35:00 Cohere Health, a clinical intelligence company, launched a new solution called Review Assist, which speeds up medical necessity reviews for health plans, the company announced on Monday. Boston-based Cohere Health provides AI-powered prior authorization solutions to help improve the relationship between payers and providers. The new tool is meant to…
Editorial Staff , 2025-06-19 15:18:00 This research will inform cervical screening practices in Ireland and contributes to international literature Research is a fundamental part of the National Screening Service’s ethos, a pillar of its strategic focus and one of nine enabling actions in Ireland’s Cervical Cancer Elimination plan. Their success at the Irish Healthcare Awards…
Nicola Cribb , 2025-06-13 18:32:00 Ribociclib combined with endocrine therapy is usually reserved for postmenopausal women. Researchers looked at whether it can also help premenopausal women. Between 20-50% of all breast cancers worldwide are diagnosed in women under 50 years old. Doctors have prescribed different drugs and different endocrine therapy protocols for premenopausal breast cancer…
Michelle Andrews , 2025-06-18 09:00:00 Michelle Andrews When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare covered her emergency care in Aspen, Colorado. It also covered related pain management and physical therapy after she returned home to New York City. The bills totaled more…
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Meghana Keshavan , 2025-06-20 15:53:00 Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hello from the Psychedelic Science Conference in Denver! A fascinating ideological clash underway here, if I do say so myself — counterculture meets corporate science. Today, we talk about…
, 2025-06-22 19:10:00 Individuals with versus those without tinnitus have significantly lower scores on cognitive function tests, according to a study published online May 29 in Frontiers in Neurology. Jianli Wu, from the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine in Harbin, China, and colleagues examined the relationship between tinnitus…
, 2025-06-21 13:28:00 Jun 21 2025 Backgrounds Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally. The detection rate of nodules has significantly increased with the implementation of health screening using low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT), and it is not uncommon that small and multiple pulmonary nodules are frequently detected, demanding advancements in diagnostic…
, 2025-06-22 18:53:00 TOPLINE: Behavioral support for first-time users of a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device showed no significant difference in reduction of A1c levels compared with CGM alone in the management of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Adults in both groups reported reduced diabetes distress. METHODOLOGY: Automated insulin delivery systems are the standard of care…
, 2025-06-16 13:43:00 New guidelines implemented under an executive order by President Donald Trump now allow VA hospital staff to refuse healthcare to veterans based on political affiliation and marital status, prompting concerns that Democratic and unmarried veterans may be denied treatment. On January 30, Trump signed an executive order titled “Defending Women from Gender…
Katie Adams , 2025-06-22 19:09:00 Intermountain Health, the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in the Intermountain West region, struck a multi-year collaboration with a young generative AI startup this month. The health system is teaming up with Layer Health, a Boston-based healthcare AI company that uses large language models (LLMs) to improve clinical data abstraction without…
brendan , 2025-06-20 00:30:00 WESTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST Consultant Physician Endocrinology & Diabetes Reference No: 53911764 Location: Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry. Salary: £106,424 – £139,920 PA Closing Date: Friday 11 July 2025 @ 3:30pm For full criteria, job description and application form for the above please visit Jobs.hscni.net and apply…
Treasure Adenusi , 2025-06-16 17:13:00 Weight-loss and diabetes drug semaglutide shows promise in fighting metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis. The once-weekly shot, marketed as Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus, could be a breakthrough treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a serious and progressive form of fatty liver disease. So what’s the deal with semaglutide and MASH?…
Dan Weissmann , 2025-06-18 09:00:00 Dan Weissmann About 3 in 10 adults reported not taking their medicines as prescribed at some point between July 2022 and July 2023 because of the cost, according to a KFF survey. So, this year, “An Arm and a Leg” asked listeners: What strategies have you used when you’ve been…
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Adam Feuerstein, Matthew Herper, Jason Mast, and Lizzy Lawrence , 2025-06-20 17:00:00 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…
Clare Dyer , 2025-06-19 15:17:00 A retired GP and climate activist has been suspended for a second time from the UK medical register, this time for the maximum period of 12 months. Sarah Benn was suspended for five months in April 2024 for breaching court orders and for contempt of court while taking part in…
, 2025-06-22 18:00:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Keeping a healthy mix of friendly microbes in the gut—known as eubiosis—is crucial for good health. When that delicate balance is thrown off—often by antibiotics, diet or illness—the result can be a range of issues, from digestive problems to more serious conditions like Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and…
, 2025-06-21 16:58:00 Exercising in the warmer weather is a welcome respite from winter, but summer workouts bring their own challenges, including dehydration. For most people, 64 ounces of water each day is recommended for good health, but this varies with activity level, climate, and individual needs, according to sports medicine physician Hallie Zwibel, D.O. However,…
, 2025-06-22 18:10:00 TOPLINE: In patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) of less than 10 years’ duration who were taking metformin monotherapy, ECG abnormalities — including evidence of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy — were common and associated with cardiovascular risk factors. After adding one of four frequently used glucose-lowering agents to metformin, fewer major ECG changes…
, 2025-06-16 21:52:00 Let’s face it—nobody’s getting enough sleep, everyone’s running on fumes, and true relaxation is a myth sold to us by overpriced spas and meditation apps. The modern world doesn’t let up, and instead of fighting it, people are looking for ways to hack their biology. Enter cannabinoids—those curious little compounds in cannabis…
Glenn Hunzinger , 2025-06-22 13:53:00 The Trump administration reignited the U.S. drug pricing debate by signing a sweeping Executive Order on May 12, introducing a “Most Favored Nation” (MFN) pricing framework. This policy seeks to directly align what Americans pay for prescription drugs with the lowest prices paid in peer economies such as Germany, Switzerland,…
Terence Cosgrave , 2025-06-20 07:30:00 Retaining newly qualified and established GPs is critical, writes Terence Cosgrave Ireland is confronting a significant shortage of general practitioners (GPs), with the number of clinically active GPs failing to keep pace with a growing and ageing population. According to Medical Council data, the GP workforce peaked at over 4,800…
MNB Guest , 2025-06-16 19:05:00 It can be hard to pick the perfect diet for your family. With numerous choices available, it is wise to understand what your family truly needs to be healthy and active. Healthy food makes us grow strong, recover easily from sickness, and overall, be good. Read on to learn the…
Aaron Bolton, MTPR , 2025-06-20 09:00:00 LIBBY, Mont. — Dozens of feet of tubing connect Gayla Benefield to her oxygen machine so she can walk from room to room inside her home on the picturesque Kootenai River, surrounded by the Cabinet Mountains. Like many people who live in this remote town about 80 miles from…
Erin T. Welsh, MA; Paolo Caimi MD , 2025-06-22 12:00:00 June 22, 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 posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe …
Daniel Payne and John Wilkerson , 2025-06-20 17:35:00 WASHINGTON — The Senate returns next week with critical choices on Medicaid policies that could cost hospitals billions of dollars and lead to millions losing coverage. Hospitals are scrambling to control the damage. Last month, the House passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which would…
James M Brophy, Andrew Gelman , 2025-06-19 23:05:00 James M Brophy, professor of medicine and epidemiology1, Andrew Gelman, professor of statistics and political science2 1McGill University, Montreal, Canada 2Columbia University, New York, USA Correspondence to: J M Brophy james.brophy{at}mcgill.ca Choice of statistical models and data integrity are vital A BMJ investigation by Doshi (doi:10.1136/bmj.r1201)1raises concerns…
, 2025-06-22 09:07:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cambodia registered its fifth bird flu death this year after a 52-year-old man died from the virus, the health ministry said on Saturday. The villager from eastern Svay Rieng province died on Thursday with tests confirming he had contracted the avian flu virus H5N1, the Cambodian health ministry…
, 2025-06-21 13:32:00 New research suggests that a healthy microbiome before chemotherapy could help protect breast cancer patients against heart damage, or cardiotoxicity, as a result of cancer therapy. Researchers found that specific bacteria in patients’ gut microbiome correlated with heart health biomarkers that suggest they are at greater risk of heart damage during chemotherapy. …
, 2025-06-21 19:34:00 CHICAGO — Ten people with type 1 diabetes, who had recurrent severe hypoglycemia and hypoglycemic unawareness, have remained insulin-independent for over a year following allogeneic stem cell-derived islet-cell therapy with immunosuppression, according to new phase 1/2 data from the multicenter FORWARD study sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The insulin-producing therapy VX-880, now named…
, 2025-06-17 14:37:00 At VOCIC, we believe that independence is more than a physical capability—it’s about preserving dignity, safety, and quality of life for those who need it most. That’s why, for over a decade, we’ve been dedicated to designing and delivering home care solutions that empower older adults, people with disabilities, and those in…
Justin Liu , 2025-06-22 13:55:00 When OpenAI announced an 80% price cut to its most advanced model, o3, headlines focused on what it meant for developers and startups. But the real story isn’t just about code. It’s about infrastructure – and the industries that depend on it. This change marks a turning point not only…
Michael McHale , 2025-06-20 07:30:00 Dr Tadhg Crowley said lack of supports is having ‘a significant impact on recruitment and retention’ of general practitioners Ireland’s ‘critically low’ GP numbers will not improve without significant systemic change, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has said. The union’s GP Committee chair Dr Tadhg Crowley said that a lack…
MNB Guest , 2025-06-17 17:33:00 Medicine is indeed a complex world, and thus finding the right treatment generally tends to be an overwhelming process. The ‘‘one-size-fits-all’’ approach to drug therapy works well for some patients but can be ineffective or even harmful for many others. Dare to dream of a world where medication can be…
Julie Rovner, KFF Health News , 2025-06-20 09:00:00 Thank you for your interest in supporting Kaiser Health News (KHN), the nation’s leading nonprofit newsroom focused on health and health policy. We distribute our journalism for free and without advertising through media partners of all sizes and in communities large and small. We appreciate all forms…
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Elaine Chen , 2025-06-22 13:00:00 CHICAGO — Late-stage results of Novo Nordisk’s obesity candidate CagriSema suggest the drug is comparable to Eli Lilly’s Zepbound on safety and efficacy, further data indicating that CagriSema may not be the standout treatment that investors had hoped for. Novo previously reported that patients on CagriSema lost 20% of their…
Lara Shemtob, Azeem Majeed, Thomas Beaney , 2025-06-20 09:36:00 Lara Shemtob, general practitioner1, Azeem Majeed, professor of primary care and public health1, Thomas Beaney, clinical researcher2 1Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK 2George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, London, UK Correspondence to: L Shemtob lara.shemtob{at}nhs.net Defining responsibilities…
, 2025-06-22 10:21:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of international researchers led by scientists at City of Hope provides the most thorough account yet of an elusive target for cancer treatment. Published in Science Advances, the study suggests a complex signaling process involving paxillin, a focal adhesion protein that acts as a hub to…
, 2025-06-21 16:50:00 Modern humans have existed for over 200,000 years, and each new generation has begun with a single cell-dividing, changing shape and function, organizing into tissues, organs, and limbs. With slight variations, the process has repeated billions of times with remarkable fidelity to the same body plan. Researchers at Tufts have been on…
, 2025-06-21 20:30:00 CHICAGO — Encouraging patients to talk with their primary care physicians about weight management led to increased visits for obesity, population-wide weight loss, and increased revenue, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine (CU Anschutz) reported here at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 85th Scientific Sessions. The researchers presented…