Socioeconomic gaps persist in COVID-19 vaccination among older Swedes
, 2025-05-16 05:06:00 The spring COVID-19 vaccination program in Sweden is in its final stages in several parts of the country. The program has encompassed free booster doses for those…
Role of Inflammation in Heart Disease: What PCPs Should Know
, 2025-05-15 12:37:00 In the United Sates, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups. Not only that but…
Care options ‘declining’ in radiation oncology due to consolidation, physician preferences
Josh Friedman , 2025-05-15 18:00:00 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…
Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz on Elizabeth Holmes’ second act
Tyler Shultz , 2025-05-15 16:31:00 I always knew Elizabeth Holmes would have a second act. But I’m shocked it’s starting while she’s still behind bars. Elizabeth is now serving an…
1 in 10 asthma cases can be avoided with a better urban environment, large-scale study finds
, 2025-05-16 03:30:00 Credit: Dianne from Pexels The combination of air pollution, dense urban development and limited green spaces increases the risk of asthma in both children and adults. This…
Disparities in access to novel infusion treatment for Alzheimer’s disease revealed
, 2025-05-16 03:25:00 Adoption of lecanemab, a novel infusion treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD), has been disproportionately higher among patients who are male, white, from urban areas, and have higher…
FDA Okays Belzutifan for Pheochromocytoma or Paraganglioma
, 2025-05-15 12:43:00 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved belzutifan (Welireg, Merck) for adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years or older with locally advanced, unresectable, or…
AI-based large language models may benefit pre-surgery decisions in epilepsy
Robert Herpen, MA , 2025-05-15 18:19:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email…
Leaders in American research warn of rising threats to science
Anil Oza , 2025-05-15 18:58:00 Attacks on efforts to diversify the sciences. Research grant terminations. Fear among scientists to speak out against the government. Cuts to international aid. These were…
Loss of lung capacity begins between the ages of 20 and 25, study suggests
, 2025-05-15 22:30:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in collaboration with the Clínic-IDIBAPS, has shown, for the first time, how…
Astrocytes found to drive brain rewiring during attention states
, 2025-05-16 02:18:00 Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have upended decades-old dogma of how connections between brain cells are rearranged during states of heightened vigilance…
Why Workflow Chaos Is Undermining Care – and What Providers Can Do About It.
wlim , 2025-05-15 11:45:00 Every minute matters in healthcare. Outdated systems and disjointed workflows can stall the flow of critical clinical information. Today’s providers often face the challenge of retrieving…
Crinecerfont enables reductions in androstenedione, improves reproductive hormones
Erik Swain , 2025-05-15 18:52:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
ASGCT news: Baby KJ and the dream of personalized gene editing
Jason Mast , 2025-05-15 21:15:00 NEW ORLEANS — Greetings from ASGCT, where the gene therapy field had some great news for once, about a highly photogenic infant. Baby KJ gets a custom…
Enteral tube feeding in people with advanced dementia
Nathan M Stall, Kieran L Quinn, Jenny T van der Steen, Johanna Trimble, A Mark Clarfield, Susan L Mitchell , 2025-05-15 11:51:00 Nathan M Stall, geriatrician, general internist and health…
Betrayed by bile ducts? Researchers look for clues to treating a mysterious autoimmune disease
, 2025-05-16 01:10:00 The bile duct network collects waste from your liver and gallbladder and then empties into your small intestine. Credit: Madeline McCurry-Schmidt, La Jolla Institute for Immunology Your…
GOP poised to cut billions in health benefits
, 2025-05-16 00:50:00 The host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News' weekly health policy news podcast, "What…
As Drug Overdose Deaths Decline, Experts Worry About Future
, 2025-05-15 12:52:00 Drug overdose deaths declined by almost 27% in 2024, new provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed.The decline continues a downward…
Meet the Startup Using Dogs to Sniff Out Cancer
Katie Adams , 2025-05-15 20:36:00 Israeli startup SpoititEarly launched in the U.S. on Thursday, aiming to close a significant gap in the cancer diagnostics market. The company is developing a…
Experts scrutinize HHS report on gender-affirming care for minors
Sara Kellner; Emma Bascom , 2025-05-15 19:15:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your…
Ally of RFK Jr. says HHS will end routine Covid shots for some groups
Isabella Cueto , 2025-05-15 22:12:00 Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to announce that the Department of Health and Human Services will stop recommending Covid vaccines for children…
Harms of enteral tube feeding
Nathan Davies, Kanthee Anantapong, Victoria Vickerstaff, Elizabeth L Sampson , 2025-05-15 12:01:00 Nathan Davies, professor1, Kanthee Anantapong, associate professor2, Victoria Vickerstaff, senior lecturer3, Elizabeth L Sampson, professor41Centre for Psychiatry and…
School dinners may encourage picky teenagers to eat better, says new study
, 2025-05-15 23:10:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Having school dinners rather than packed lunches could encourage picky-eating 13-year-olds to eat a wider variety of foods, according to a new University…
Study sheds light on why women have faster heartbeats than men
, 2025-05-15 18:04:00 For decades, doctors and researchers have puzzled over a basic heart rhythm mystery: Why do women tend to have faster heartbeats while men are more likely to…
Are Europe’s Specialist Centers the Answer to Endometriosis?
, 2025-05-15 13:15:00 Endometriosis affects roughly 190 million (10%) women and girls of reproductive age globally. Still, and despite its debilitating symptoms, it can take years to get a diagnosis.…
Medbridge Announces New AI-Powered Motion-Capture Capabilities for MSK
Marissa Plescia , 2025-05-15 22:15:00 Medbridge, a digital care company, launched new AI-powered motion-capture capabilities on Thursday through its digital musculoskeletal and movement-based medicine platform. The Bellevue, Washington-based company works…
Do all cases of acute optic neuritis require high-dose corticosteroids?
Michela Cimberle , 2025-05-15 20:20:00 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…
Federal health officials join anti-vaccine activists at MAHA event
Daniel Payne , 2025-05-15 21:49:00 The Make America Healthy Again movement is coalescing around a new effort to turn its goals into federal policy. The Trump administration is listening. The…
NHS England: MPs call for government to set out clear abolition plan
Jacqui Wise , 2025-05-15 12:21:00 MPs have criticised the lack of a clear plan for the forthcoming abolition of NHS England and the halving of staff in integrated care boards…
Can the brain be targeted to treat type 2 diabetes?
, 2025-05-15 21:22:00 Validation of AgRP neuron inactivation. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2025). DOI: 10.1172/JCI189842 Successfully treating type 2 diabetes may involve focusing on brain neurons, rather than simply…
Study sheds light on public attitudes about transplant allocations
, 2025-05-15 18:46:00 Becoming an organ donor has never been easier. Registration is available online when renewing a driver's license or, for iPhone users, through an app. Still, the people who…
New Data Back Crinecerfont in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
, 2025-05-15 20:30:00 Orlando, Florida — New data add to the evidence supporting use of crinecerfont for the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency, in both…
AbbVie’s Solid Tumor Strategy Gets a Win With Accelerated FDA Approval in Lung Cancer
Frank Vinluan , 2025-05-15 19:53:00 When lung cancer advances after initial lines of therapy, the treatment options dwindle. An AbbVie drug gives patients a new choice as the first FDA-approved…
Cognixion, Blackrock Neurotech partner on brain-computer interface technology
, 2025-05-15 19:47:00 Cognixion, a developer of noninvasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, announced that Blackrock Neurotech, a company that makes implantable BCIs, will provide Cognixion's Axon-R wearable neural interface platform…
GOP Poised To Cut Billions in Health Benefits
, 2025-05-15 19:15:00 The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy…
Cataract surgery fear greater among patients with better vision
Justin Cooper , 2025-05-15 19:25:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
Readout LOUD podcast: Trump’s ‘most-favored nation’ plan
Elaine Chen and Adam Feuerstein , 2025-05-15 19:21:00 Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He…
AI, humans, and evidence: a vision of a better future, with caveats
Kamran Abbasi , 2025-05-15 13:16:00 Kamran Abbasi, editor in chiefThe BMJkabbasi{at}bmj.comAt a conference in Hong Kong last year almost every presentation enthused about the potential of artificial intelligence. The conference…
Link between ADHD and obesity might depend on where you live
, 2025-05-15 18:44:00 A person with impulsivity / ADHD is struggling with physical exercise and binge eating while living in a city. Credit: Tian Gan, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder…
Customized CRISPR gene editing therapy successfully treats infant with rare disease
, 2025-05-15 18:32:00 In a historic medical breakthrough, a child diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder has been successfully treated with a customized CRISPR gene editing therapy by a team…
No Barrett’s Survival Benefit With Regular Surveillance
, 2025-05-15 16:44:00 SAN DIEGO—Gastroenterologists have debated the best course of action for patients with Barrett’s esophagus for decades. Which is better for detecting early malignancy and preventing progression to…
Imagine Reshaping The Surgical Landscape With Autonomous Surgery
Alistar Fleming , 2025-05-15 12:59:00 At the renowned AI for Surgery lab in Baltimore, Maryland, a STAR was born. The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR) was brought to artificial life…
SpotitEarly launches in U.S. with $20.3M to detect cancer using AI and dogs
, 2025-05-15 17:30:00 SpotitEarly, a biotech startup that uses AI and dogs to detect cancer using an at-home test, announced its launch into the U.S. market with $20.3 million in…
Pain Clinic CEO Faced 20 Years for Making Patients ‘Human Pin Cushions.’ He Got 18 Months.
Brett Kelman , 2025-05-15 15:18:00 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors sought a maximum prison sentence of nearly 20 years for the CEO of Pain MD, a company found to have…
‘Food does matter’ for patients with kidney disease and gout
Jill Rollet; Melanie Betz, MS, RD, CSR, FNKF, FAND , 2025-05-15 15:23:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted…
CRISPR used in landmark treatment of single patient’s genetic code
Jason Mast , 2025-05-15 17:00:00 For the first time, scientists say they have reached into the genome of a severely ill child and rewritten the unique misspelling in his DNA. …
Scarlett McNally: Fixing postgraduate training requires rebalancing funding and workload
Scarlett McNally , 2025-05-15 15:16:00 Scarlett McNally, professorEastbournescarlettmcnally{at}cantab.netFollow Scarlett on X @scarlettmcnallyNHS England is making its last call for evidence for a review on postgraduate medical education.1 There have been…
What and how you eat can increase levels of GLP-1 without drugs
, 2025-05-15 16:30:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Despite the popularity of semaglutide drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss, surveys suggest that most people still prefer to lose weight…
Study links all types of cyberbullying to PTSD in teens
, 2025-05-15 14:27:00 As concern grows over adolescent mental health, a new national study adds to the growing body of research showing that cyberbullying should be considered an adverse childhood…
Telisotuzumab Vedotin Approved for NSCLC
, 2025-05-15 14:27:00 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to telisotuzumab vedotin-tllv (Emrelis, AbbVie) for locally advanced or metastatic nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)…