How most-favored nation drug pricing could backfire
Darius Lakdawalla and Dana P. Goldman , 2025-05-15 08:30:00 The Trump administration faces a huge task under the president’s latest executive order: develop pricing targets in the next 30 days…
Lawrence Joseph Wilson | The BMJ
Benedict Flood, Simon Riddler , 2025-05-14 08:06:00 Benedict Flood, Simon RiddlerLawrence was born in Burnley and raised in Preston. He attended Newman College and completed arts A levels before a…
New treatment regimen could extend blood cancer remission by seven months
, 2025-05-15 09:13:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An innovative blood cancer treatment regimen could extend remission by seven months on average, according to a clinical trial led by the University…
Next generation module improves flow process automation
, 2025-05-15 03:54:00 Vapourtec has recently unveiled their Reaction Controller and Datalogger Module which improves the automation of flow chemistry experiments by enabling automated control and logging when using third-party…
MPs Slam NHS Reforms and Soaring Negligence Payouts
, 2025-05-15 08:34:00 Plans to abolish NHS England (NHSE) and merge its functions with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have created “great uncertainty for all involved,” a…
Colorectal Cancer Before 50 Linked To Common, Often-Missed Condition Affecting Millions Of Americans
, 2025-05-15 07:28:00 Colorectal cancer cases are spiking, especially among younger adults, leaving scientists racing to uncover the hidden culprits behind this troubling trend. While poor diets, sedentary lifestyles, and…
Lecanemab treatment feasible in outpatient memory clinic setting
Robert Herpen, MA , 2025-05-14 16:42:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email…
Projected number of uninsured resulting from GOP bill close to 14 million
John Wilkerson , 2025-05-14 17:11:00 WASHINGTON — Republicans swore off trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act after failing to get rid of the law in 2017. The projected insurance…
Medical news in brief: PA training courses, resident doctors’ strike ballot, new endometriosis treatment, and other stories
, 2025-05-15 06:30:00 GMC formally approves training coursesThe General Medical Council approved 33 courses to teach physician associates, the first time such degrees have been subject to formal quality assurance…
Loss of Medicare Part D subsidy linked to higher mortality among low-income older adults
, 2025-05-14 21:00:00 Credit: SHVETS production from Pexels While it may seem intuitive that people would die without life-saving medications, Penn and Harvard researchers have connected losing a federally funded…
Brain imaging study reveals the power of ‘eureka moments’
, 2025-05-15 04:27:00 Have you ever been stuck on a problem, puzzling over something for what felt like ages without getting anywhere, but then suddenly the answer came to you…
Education With Vouchers Improved Food Security
, 2025-05-15 06:39:00 Providing food-insecure families with produce vouchers and nutritional education on planning, preparing, and eating healthy food led to improved household food security compared with providing only produce…
Response seen with Rina-S in ovarian cancer despite FR-alpha expression levels
Victoria Langowska , 2025-05-14 17:07:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
Former FDA head says RFK Jr.’s vaccine reluctance is ‘doing harm’
Lizzy Lawrence , 2025-05-14 17:14:00 SAN FRANCISCO — Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf said health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hesitance to endorse vaccines is harming the…
Exploring overlooked collaborative opportunities during end-of-life care
, 2025-05-14 21:01:00 Scientists explore how missed collaborative chances during end-of-life care between caregivers and medical professionals can lead to UPW. Credit: Shun Saito/Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan Bereavement due…
Rethinking the public health workforce for a changing world
, 2025-05-15 04:55:00 As the U.S. continues to face complex public health challenges, a new paper published by a researcher at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health calls for…
Psoriasis Tied to Kidney Disease in T2D, Despite Treatment
, 2025-05-15 05:00:00 TOPLINE:Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who have psoriasis showed an increased risk for renal disease, including diabetic neuropathy, chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage renal disease (ESRD),…
Online therapy retrains the brain to treat chronic pain
, 2025-05-15 02:37:00 A new study by the University of New South Wales and Neuroscience Research Australia highlights enhancing emotion processing in the treatment and management of chronic pain. It…
Elahere superior to chemotherapy in OS, PFS in patients with certain ovarian cancer
Victoria Langowska , 2025-05-14 17:23:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca claim top spots in annual ranking
Matthew Herper , 2025-05-14 17:18:00 A consultancy’s new ranking of drug company R&D shows Eli Lilly has risen to the top of the drug development heap — but when it…
Daratumumab may help cancer patients with low physical function to live longer, study finds
, 2025-05-14 21:07:00 Forest plots of daratumumab OS efficacy (vs. therapies without daratumumab) according to (A) low- and (B) high-physical function. Credit: European Journal of Haematology (2025). DOI: 10.1111/ejh.14410 How…
Air travel disrupts DNA repair in flight crew, raising cancer concerns
, 2025-05-15 03:55:00 A new study uncovers how working at 35,000 feet may disrupt DNA repair and immune function in flight attendants, offering fresh insights into the health risks faced…
Train Advanced Practice Providers in Transnasal Endoscopy?
, 2025-05-14 12:40:00 Advanced practice providers (APPs) can be trained to perform transnasal endoscopy (TNE) with a single-use ultra-slim gastroscope with only topical anesthesia, a pilot study showed.“Our study showed…
MedCity Pivot: How Veradigm Aims to Close the Information Gap
wlim , 2025-05-14 11:45:00 Clinicians continue to struggle with excessive administrative burden and fragmented technologies. Their desktops are crowded with dozens of apps, but they still somehow can’t locate the…
Korean medical imaging AI companies secure supply contracts in Germany
, 2025-05-15 02:43:00 Population-wide cancer screening programs in Germany have tapped support from South Korean medical imaging AI providers. KOSDAQ-listed Lunit recently signed a five-year partnership with private radiology network…
U.S.-China agreement to lower soaring tariffs on optical, vision care products
Justin Cooper , 2025-05-14 17:23:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
Day 1 at ASGCT: Missing scientists, a gene editing failure, and a gene editing first
Jason Mast , 2025-05-14 19:36:00 NEW ORLEANS — The mood at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cell and Gene Therapy isn’t amazing. The biotech market has been…
Mindfulness course found to be effective in people with difficult-to-treat depression
, 2025-05-14 22:30:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mindfulness-based therapy can offer significant relief for individuals who are still depressed after receiving treatment, according to a new clinical trial. Researchers hope…
Mindfulness-based therapy offers new hope for people with persistent depression
, 2025-05-15 01:56:00 Mindfulness-based therapy can offer significant relief for individuals who are still depressed after receiving treatment, according to a new clinical trial. Researchers hope their findings, published in…
Higher Poultry Consumption Linked to Elevated Death Risk
, 2025-05-14 12:50:00 TOPLINE:Weekly poultry consumption > 300 g was associated with an elevated risk for all-cause mortality and more than double the risk for death from gastrointestinal (GI) cancers…
Congress Scrutinizes RFK Jr. on Budget Cuts, Vaccines and More
Marissa Plescia , 2025-05-15 01:07:00 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, fielded questions from Congress on Wednesday relating to budget cuts, vaccines,…
Future ‘up in the air’ for luveltamab tazevibulin as treatment for ovarian cancer
Victoria Langowska , 2025-05-14 17:31:00 Source: Healio interviews Disclosures: Matulonis reports consulting fees from Merck; data safety monitoring board participation for Mural Oncology and Symphogen; and…
HHS cuts will worsen Native American health, tribal leaders say
Usha Lee McFarling , 2025-05-14 23:40:00 Although Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he cares deeply about Native American communities, the health of those communities…
Patients with severe ME/CFS need hope and expert multidisciplinary care
Alastair Miller, Fiona Symington, Paul Garner, Maria Pedersen , 2025-05-14 10:11:00 Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) affects around 250 000 people in the UK. Symptoms include fatigue, cognitive difficulties, pain,…
Models predict severity of pneumonia in kids to help guide treatment
, 2025-05-14 22:30:00 Credit: Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels Researchers derived pragmatic models that accurately distinguish mild, moderate and severe pneumonia in children, based on evidence from a study performed in…
Can diet ease IBS? A low-FODMAP plan cut symptoms but raised nutrient concerns
, 2025-05-14 23:47:00 A new study in Scientific Reports shows that a low-FODMAP diet can improve IBS symptoms in adults, but nutritional deficits raise the stakes for long-term use without…
Can Chronic Asthma Be Reversed? Experts Reopen the Debate
, 2025-05-14 12:55:00 A new clinical horizon is emerging in asthma management, with the possibility of achieving sustained reversal of the disease and even remission. This involves altering and reversing…
‘They’re Probably Hired to Do That’
, 2025-05-14 21:37:00 Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) dismissed protests against proposed Medicaid cuts on Wednesday, suggesting demonstrators were "probably hired," and brushed off their concerns as a "sugar high" from…
Cohere Health Snags $90M to Automate the Much-Maligned Prior Authorization Process
Katie Adams , 2025-05-14 21:51:00 Cohere Health closed a Series C $90 million funding round on Wednesday, taking its total funding to date to $200 million. The Boston-based company, which…
Synchron will enable thought control of Apple devices with brain implant
, 2025-05-14 17:36:00 New York-based Synchron, a brain-computer interface (BCI) company, announced it will be the first BCI company to reach native integration with Apple's new BCI Human Interface Device…
The GOP’s Trying Again To Cut Medicaid. It’s Only Gotten Harder Since 2017.
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News , 2025-05-14 18:00:00 It has been nearly eight years since Sen. John McCain’s middle-of-the-night thumbs-down vote torpedoed Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act…
Puxitatug samrotecan shows promise for patients with recurrent endometrial cancer
Victoria Langowska , 2025-05-14 17:35:00 Source: Healio interviews Disclosures: Matulonis reports consulting fees from Merck; data safety monitoring board participation for Mural Oncology and Symphogen; and…
RFK Jr. defends HHS cuts, backtracks, and lashes out at hearings
Daniel Payne and Isabella Cueto , 2025-05-14 21:55:00 Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs,…
Can AI teach medicine?
Mun-Keat Looi , 2025-05-14 10:16:00 “Can AI do the teaching?” asked Nick Woznitza, consultant radiographer and clinical academic at University College Hospital London. “No. But . . .”This was the…
Brain scans reveal what happens in the mind when insight strikes
, 2025-05-14 21:20:00 Examples of the hidden picture puzzles in the black/white images on the lower panel; corresponding real-world pictures on the upper panel. Credit: Maxi Becker et al Have…
Taurine identified as a key regulator of myeloid cancers
, 2025-05-14 19:28:00 A new scientific study identified taurine, which is made naturally in the body and consumed through some foods, as a key regulator of myeloid cancers such as…
Marijuana Use Is Rising, But Is It a Cancer Risk?
, 2025-05-14 14:40:00 The trends are clear: Americans are in the midst of a marijuana high. Over the past 30 years, daily or near-daily marijuana use soared 15-fold, surpassing daily…
Data Integration: The Essential Element in Telemedicine Sustainability
Jason Povio , 2025-05-14 13:50:00 Data and system integration is less glamorous compared to the latest conversations on how AI can improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. However, for AI or…
Minister publishes ‘Sláintecare 2025+’ plan setting out Government priorities
Michael McHale , 2025-05-14 11:14:00 2024 progress report highlights reduction in trolley numbers but record ED presentations The Minister for Health has published an updated programme for the implementation of…
Q&A: Reaction to the Trump administration’s $5,000 baby bonus
, 2025-05-14 18:58:00 President Donald Trump has announced that he will support a $5,000 baby bonus to help persuade people to have more children. Anu Sharma, founder and CEO of…