Remote ECG Screening Ups AF Detection ‘Modestly’
, 2025-08-30 21:25:00 A home-based AF screening strategy was well accepted in a new study, but whether it will be worthwhile for widescale use is unclear. Medscape Medical News Source…
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs
Katie Adams , 2025-08-30 03:46:00 This roundup is published monthly. It is meant to highlight some of healthcare’s recent hiring news and is not intended to be comprehensive. If you…
Hygiene, infection control and healthcare concerns raised in new nursing home reports
Michael McHale , 2025-08-29 07:35:00 Tinnypark Nursing Home in Derdimus, Kilkenny found non-compliant in ten areas, while eight breaches were uncovered in Beech Lodge, Bruree, Limerick, and seven in St…
How Resistance-Based Workouts Improve Joint Stability and Mobility
MNB Guest , 2025-08-29 14:31:00 In today’s era, where nothing is completely pure and many health problems are arising because of it, joint health has become extremely important for physical…
Watch: How Concerns of CDC Scientists Over Political Interference Have Grown This Year
Amy Maxmen , 2025-08-29 14:49:00 CNN’s Erica Hill spoke with KFF Health News correspondent Amy Maxmen about leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Maxmen noted that…
Lilly partners with China tech firm, Cassidy urges vaccine panel delay
Ed Silverman , 2025-08-29 13:12:00 And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal…
Postnatal depression: First pill treatment is approved in UK
Kate Bowie , 2025-08-28 14:41:00 The first oral drug to treat moderate or severe postnatal depression has been approved in the UK.The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has said…
COPD care pathway leads to shorter hospital stays, more referrals to pulmonary rehab
, 2025-08-28 13:30:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Using a care pathway focused on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to shorter hospital stays, increased referrals to pulmonary rehabilitation, and…
Omega-3 supplements lower heart rate in male athletes
, 2025-08-28 08:20:00 EPA- and DHA-rich oils boosted athletes’ omega-3 index and eased exercise strain, but the supplements offered no extra edge in time trial performance. Study: Six weeks of…
How a Robot Performed Surgery Without Human Assistance
, 2025-08-28 07:52:00 An AI-driven robot successfully removed gallbladders from pig cadavers on its own. Here’s how they did it. (And surgeons shouldn’t put away their scalpels just yet.) Medscape…
EVERSANA, Waltz Health Merge to Create $6B Prescription Drug Company
Marissa Plescia , 2025-08-28 00:30:00 EVERSANA, a pharma commercialization company, and Waltz Health, a digital prescription drug company, are merging into a $6 billion entity, they announced on Tuesday. Chicago-based…
Drop in hospital mortality rates for heart and stroke conditions
Michael McHale , 2025-08-28 06:00:00 Clinical audit found that, while mortality rates declined by 2023, they remained above pre-pandemic levels The proportion of patients dying in hospital due to stroke…
Navigating Alzheimer’s Care in Illinois: Resources Every Family Needs to Know
MNB Guest , 2025-08-27 16:27:00 If you or someone you love is navigating the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease in Illinois, you probably already know that it can feel like an…
An Insurer Agreed To Cover Her Surgery. A Politician’s Nudge Got the Bills Paid.
Cara Anthony , 2025-08-26 09:00:00 Cara Anthony For the most part, Keyanna Jones and her husband thought they knew what to expect when their daughter Chloë had eye surgery last…
Susan Monarez out as CDC director after just one month on job
Daniel Payne, Chelsea Cirruzzo, and Elizabeth Cooney , 2025-08-27 21:31:00 WASHINGTON — Susan Monarez, the first Senate-confirmed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been ousted after just…
The United States faces a healthcare affordability crisis
Michael Liu, Rishi K Wadhera , 2025-08-27 15:01:00 Michael Liu, medical resident, Rishi K Wadhera, associate professorRichard A and Susan F Smith Center for Outcomes Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical…
Risk of a second cancer after early breast cancer is low, say new findings
, 2025-08-27 22:30:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For women diagnosed with early breast cancer, the long-term risk of developing a second primary cancer is low (around 2–3% greater than women…
New core dataset advances standardized care and research in systemic lupus erythematosus
, 2025-08-22 15:57:00 The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology - has published new recommendations on core datasets to be used in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The work defines a…
Psychiatrists Call for Action on NHS Disability Bias
, 2025-08-22 13:44:00 The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has urged mental health employers in England to adopt 15 measures to reduce disability discrimination in the NHS workforce.NHS England data…
MedCity Pivot Podcast: Clinical Documentation Improvement With Smarter Technologies
Staff , 2025-08-21 22:39:00 Clinical documentation is possibly the biggest bane of existence for countless clinicians and the claims management staff that have to rely on them to get reimbursement.…
Novo Nordisk to present Wegovy and Ozempic data showing life-saving cardiovascular benefits for people living with obesity and type 2 diabetes at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2025
Editorial Staff , 2025-08-20 14:06:00 New insights into the role of inflammation in cardiovascular disease on mortality and major cardiovascular events in people living with inflammation in the heart vessels…
Five Chemicals to Ditch in Your Home and Body Care Products and Why it Matters
MNB Guest , 2025-08-18 18:12:00 Are you waking up to the impacts of chemicals on human health in our modern world? While you might be concerned about greenhouse gases and…
The National Suicide Hotline For LGBTQ+ Youth Went Dead. States Are Scrambling To Help.
Annie Sciacca , 2025-08-19 09:00:00 Annie Sciacca On July 17, the option went dead for LGBTQ+ youth to access specialized mental health support from the national 988 Suicide & Crisis…
Readout Newsletter: Regenxbio, Medicare, Viking, CMS
Elaine Chen , 2025-08-19 13:52:00 Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. Today we…
PA union plans to take on Gillian Leng after losing High Court bid to block review recommendations
Kate Bowie , 2025-08-18 15:16:00 United Medical Associate Professionals (UMAPs) has lost its High Court bid to temporarily prevent NHS England from carrying out the recommendations outlined in the Leng…
Why is the soap scum in my bathroom pink? Is it mold? And can it make me sick?
, 2025-08-19 00:10:00 Credit: Photo By: Kaboompics.com from Pexels How long has it been since you last cleaned your bathroom? If it's been longer than you planned, you might see…
Researchers capture first 3D real-time images of human embryo implantation
, 2025-08-18 19:31:00 Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in collaboration with the Dexeus University Hospital have captured unparalleled images of a human embryo implanting. This is…
FDA Approves First-in-Class Drug for Fibromyalgia
, 2025-08-18 18:24:00 The FDA has approved cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride sublingual tablets (Tonmya, Tonix Pharmaceuticals), a first-in-class, nonopioid treatment for adults with fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome that affects more than…
New Study Links COVID-19 to Accelerated Blood Vessel Aging, Particularly in Women
, 2025-08-18 15:03:00 The latest research showed that coronavirus infection may accelerate the aging of blood vessels, potentially increasing cardiovascular risk by roughly the equivalent of five years Source link
FDA Approval Expands Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy to the Fatty Liver Disease MASH
Frank Vinluan , 2025-08-18 17:26:00 Targeting GLP-1 receptors now has the FDA’s blessing as a way to treat the fatty liver disease called MASH with Novo Nordisk’s weekly injectable drug…
Managing Mood Swings: What’s Normal and What Isn’t
Medical News Bulletin , 2025-08-18 12:45:00 For some people, life is smooth sailing. The waters might get a tad bumpy here and there, but there are no massive waves or…
It’s Almost Flu Season. Should You Still Get a Shot, and Will Insurance Cover It?
Madison Czopek, PolitiFact , 2025-08-18 09:00:00 Madison Czopek, PolitiFact For parents of school-aged children, the fall to-do list can seem ever-growing. Buy school supplies. Fill out endless school forms. Block…
Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy cleared to treat live disease MASH
Elaine Chen , 2025-08-15 22:06:00 Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy was cleared by U.S. regulators on Friday to treat an increasingly common liver disease, adding to the list of conditions…
Type 1 diabetes: UK approves first drug for delaying onset
Kate Bowie , 2025-08-15 14:55:00 The UK’s medicines regulator has approved the first immunotherapy to be licensed to delay the progression of type 1 diabetes in patients who are in…
Do hot drinks really give you cancer? A gut expert explains
, 2025-08-16 13:30:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When you order a coffee, do you ask for it to be "extra hot?" Whether you enjoy tea, coffee or something else, hot…
Respiratory viruses awaken dormant breast cancer cells and raise relapse risk
, 2025-08-15 03:16:00 New research reveals how common respiratory viruses can flip dormant breast cancer cells back into growth mode, uncovering an immune-driven pathway that heightens relapse risk and pointing…
More Pregnancies With Weight Loss Before IVF
, 2025-08-15 19:15:00 Women with obesity who lost weight prior to in vitro fertilization (IVF) had increased pregnancy rates, especially unassisted conceptions, a systematic review and meta-analysis has found.The studies…
Is Evolved Nasal Lavage a Solution for Post-Pandemic URI Test Avoidance?
Michael C. Wadman , 2025-08-15 13:53:00 Covid-19 testing practices impacted public perception as much as they did clinical protocols — which now poses significant challenges as new variants emerge. For…
Consultant Haematologist, Londonderry
brendan , 2025-08-13 07:05:00 Western Health and Social Care Trust Consultant Haematologist Location: Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry Salary: £106,424 – £139,920 pa pro rata Reference No: 55075424 Closing date: Friday…
The Role of Senior Living Communities in Preventive Healthcare
MNB Guest , 2025-08-12 14:08:00 Good health is something we look at more conservatively as we grow older. And one of the best ways of promoting long-term health has to…
Experts Say Rural Emergency Rooms Are Increasingly Run Without Doctors
Arielle Zionts , 2025-08-12 09:00:00 EKALAKA, Mont. — There was no doctor on-site when a patient arrived in early June at the emergency room in the small hospital at the…
Insmed drug to treat lung disease bronchiectasis approved in U.S.
Elaine Chen , 2025-08-12 16:35:00 Insmed on Tuesday received Food and Drug Administration clearance for the first treatment for a chronic lung disease, opening the biotech up to what could…
The politics of plenty: why food insecurity persists in a world of abundance
Hashim Hounkpatin, Tinashe Goronga, Sherifath Mama Chabi, Aime Yedenou , 2025-08-11 10:01:00 Hashim Hounkpatin1, research doctor, Tinashe Goronga2, research doctor, Sherifath Mama Chabi3, researcher, Aimé Yedenou1, research doctor1Centre de recherche…
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing medical image analysis
, 2025-08-10 14:40:00 Aaron Nicolson working on his model for automated X-ray reporting. Credit: CSIRO One in two Australians regularly use artificial intelligence (AI), with that number expected to grow.…
Music helps young children recognize emotions from an early age
, 2025-08-09 03:11:00 Music is a powerful tool for conveying mood, whether heard via a live performance or movie soundtrack, making it an effective medium for understanding how people identify…
FDA Approves Zongertinib for HER2-Mutated NSCLC
, 2025-08-08 21:23:00 The FDA has granted accelerated approval to zongertinib (Hernexeos, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) for certain adults with unresectable or metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Specifically, the…
BioNTech to Pay CureVac, GSK $740M Plus Royalties to Settle mRNA Patent Disputes
Frank Vinluan , 2025-08-08 22:06:00 When BioNTech agreed to acquire rival messenger RNA company CureVac in a $1.25 billion stock deal earlier this summer, some financial analysts said the buyout…
Risk of gaps in rabies treatment due to transfer of services
Michael McHale , 2025-08-08 07:30:00 Dr Seamus O’Dea, who carried out vital services for patients with rabies, botulism and diphtheria on national level for several years, retired in July The…
Budgeting for Medical Bills: Protecting Your Financial Health
MNB Guest , 2025-08-08 12:55:00 Unexpected healthcare costs can upend even the best-prepared family budget. Whether it is a sudden medical procedure or an extended treatment regimen, the expense of…
Even in States That Fought Obamacare, Trump’s New Law Poses Health Consequences
Daniel Chang and Sam Whitehead , 2025-08-08 09:00:00 Francoise Cham of Miami has health insurance coverage for herself and her daughter through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, also known as…