GBBO finalist and chemist Dr Josh Smalley to headline live edible chemistry demo at CHEMUK 2025
, 2025-05-14 04:59:00 Asynt is delighted to announce a unique and inspiring live demo at this year’s highly anticipated CHEMUK exhibition, taking place on 21st–22nd May 2025 at the NEC,…
Image Series Spotlights Climate Change’s Impact on Skin
, 2025-05-14 05:30:00 From vector-borne illnesses to pavement burns, climate change poses wide-ranging threats to skin health, particularly in vulnerable populations, according to some of the authors of a clinical…
USPSTF finalizes recommendation on syphilis screening for all pregnant women
Andrew (Drew) Rhoades , 2025-05-13 16:08:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email…
Trump order on drug pricing appears to issue subtle threat to pharma
Ed Silverman , 2025-05-13 18:51:00 File this under “Lower your price — or else!” Tucked inside the executive order on drug pricing from President Trump is a sentence that appears…
Texas measles outbreak reaches Dallas-Fort Worth, with linked cases in Collin and Rockwall counties
, 2025-05-13 20:41:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The measles outbreak that began in Gaines County has officially reached the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with two cases now linked to the outbreak.…
Solgate streamlines SLC drug discovery with INTEGRA’s automated pipetting systems
, 2025-05-14 04:49:00 Solgate - a biotech start-up based in Klosterneuburg, Austria - is accelerating the development of new therapies targeting solute carrier (SLC) transporters using automated liquid handling systems…
Pain Relief With Linzagolix in UFs: PRIMROSE Trials
, 2025-05-13 12:00:00 TOPLINE:In women with uterine fibroids (UFs), pain relief with linzagolix was largely driven by a reduction in heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), with a smaller contribution from a…
Investors Share How Early Stage Healthcare and Life Science Startups Can Make the Most of New Opportunities
Stephanie Baum , 2025-05-13 11:30:00 A webinar discussion sized up the current capital markets and how healthcare and life science investors and startups can best navigate it. The webinar conversation…
Older biological age linked to increased dementia risk
Robert Herpen, MA , 2025-05-13 16:21:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email…
House bill would override state AI laws, including in health care
Brittany Trang , 2025-05-13 19:24:00 A small but powerful nugget is buried in the text of the House budget reconciliation bill released this week: a clause that would ban state…
Is aged care failing LGBTI+ people?
, 2025-05-13 20:56:00 Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Many older LGBTI+ people feel pressure to "straighten up" and "blend in," concealing their identities to feel safe in aged care facilities,…
Skin microbiome plays active role in sun protection and immune balance
, 2025-05-14 02:55:00 The skin microbiome plays an important role in health and disease. Researchers have now substantiated that certain skin bacteria can protect us from the sun's ultraviolet (UV)…
Few Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction Progress to HFpEF
, 2025-05-13 12:00:00 TOPLINE:In a 4.3-year follow-up study, few asymptomatic patients with preclinical left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) progressed to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), with a higher…
Improving the Patient Journey in Drug Development
Stephanie Baum , 2025-05-13 14:15:00 Gaining greater insight into the patient journey from diagnosis through treatment is a priority for drug developers as they seek to produce more effective drugs.…
Aflibercept 8 mg shows sustained improvements in wet AMD through 156 weeks
Anthony DeFino , 2025-05-13 19:43:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
Does death really take a holiday?
Arjun Sharma , 2025-05-13 19:43:00 Earlier this spring, Pope Francis was hospitalized for more than five weeks. A pneumonia riddled both of his lungs, and his doctors thought he was…
James Frederick Douglas
Andrew Douglas, Peter Maxwell , 2025-05-13 10:41:00 bmj;389/may13_11/r924/FAF1faJames Douglas was born in Portadown in 1938, the son of James Douglas, an army padre killed in Normandy in 1944, and Annie…
Long working hours may alter brain structure, preliminary findings suggest
, 2025-05-13 22:30:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain Long working hours may alter the structure of the brain, particularly the areas associated with emotional regulation and executive function, such as working…
Study highlights the growing toll of parental substance use on American children
, 2025-05-14 01:20:00 A large percentage of American children are growing up in households with at least one parent who uses alcohol or other drugs in problematic ways-raising the risk…
Tips From a Ship’s Doctor
, 2025-05-13 12:28:00 Whether among passengers or crew, seasickness remains one of the most frequent medical issues encountered on board ships. At the 131st Congress of the German Society for…
A Guide for Becoming a Medical Virtual Assistant
, 2025-05-14 00:08:00 The healthcare industry is undergoing rapid transformation, and with it comes the growing demand for support professionals who can ease the administrative burden on medical practitioners. One…
How Social Media Is Reacting to UnitedHealth Group’s CEO Exit and Stock Meltdown
Marissa Plescia , 2025-05-13 23:01:00 So far, 2025 has been anything but smooth for UnitedHealth Group. The healthcare giant announced Tuesday that Andrew Witty will step down as CEO due…
Roche invests $550M for diagnostics manufacturing center in Indianapolis
, 2025-05-13 19:44:00 Pharmaceutical and diagnostics giant Roche announced it will fund a $550 million diagnostic center in Indianapolis by 2030. The manufacturing hub will produce Roche's continuous glucose monitoring…
Artificial tears, other eye care products recalled after manufacturing ‘deviations’
Justin Cooper , 2025-05-13 19:56:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
Mental health care may be harder to obtain after HHS rule reversal
O. Rose Broderick , 2025-05-13 19:44:00 For a recent therapy session, Andria Donaghy’s insurance plan paid her psychiatric nurse practitioner only $11 on a $125 service. “To even put that…
MSF’s burns unit helps Syrian refugees who depend on unsafe heating
Alison Shepherd , 2025-05-13 11:57:00 bmj;389/may13_13/r971/FAF1faAbdulRahman Sadeq/MSFA child with burns injuries plays in the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Atmeh, Idlib, in north west Syria.After more than 13 years of…
Physical activity and organized sports participation may ward off childhood mental ill health
, 2025-05-13 22:30:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Physical activity in early childhood, especially taking part in organized sports, may ward off several mental health disorders in later childhood and adolescence,…
Just a few plant-based swaps a week could make a difference to your heart
, 2025-05-13 22:51:00 Just a little less meat, a little more veg: Researchers show that even small weekly swaps from red or processed meat to plant-based foods can lower your…
AI Identifies Novel Predictors of TB in People With HIV
, 2025-05-13 12:38:00 An artificial intelligence (AI) model using routinely collected data predicted subsequent development of active tuberculosis (TB), Swiss researchers reported. The AI model outperformed biological tests for latent…
UnitedHealth CEO Steps Down 6 Months After Brian Thompson Murder
, 2025-05-13 19:34:00 The UnitedHealth CEO abruptly stepped down on Tuesday, six months after the CEO of UnitedHealth's subsidiary UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was murdered.Andrew Witty cited "personal reasons" for stepping…
Galapagos Says ‘No’ to SpinCo and Instead Will Seek Deals for All Assets
Frank Vinluan , 2025-05-13 18:04:00 Galapagos believed so strongly in its work developing new cancer cell therapies that it pinned its future on them. This past winter, the Belgian drugmaker…
LOL: May 13, 2025
Dr Leslie O'Looney , 2025-05-13 07:30:00 Welcome to this week’s issue of The Week in Medicine – a round-up of all the happenings in the world of Irish medicine The…
Olio raises $11M to expand product offerings
, 2025-05-13 19:53:00 Olio, a platform that links hospital teams with post-acute providers for care collaboration, scored $11 million in Series B funding led by Fulcrum Equity Partners. Mutual Capital…
US stops recommending chikungunya vaccine for people 60 and older
Stephen I. Feller , 2025-05-13 21:02:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email…
Scientists call for 10-year ban on CRISPR for germline gene editing
Megan Molteni , 2025-05-13 19:58:00 Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science…
ABC programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth will be rolled out in England
Gareth Iacobucci , 2025-05-13 12:41:00 An NHS programme designed to improve safety in maternity care and help prevent brain injuries during childbirth is set to be rolled out in England.The…
New study offers insights into designing safe, effective nasal vaccines
, 2025-05-13 20:22:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most vaccines—and boosters—are injected directly into muscle tissue, usually in the upper arm, to kickstart the body's immune system in the fight against…
Hormone FGF21 reverses fatty liver disease by signaling the brain
, 2025-05-13 19:04:00 A pioneering research study published today in Cell Metabolism details how the hormone FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21) can reverse the effects of fatty liver disease in…
Mental Health Units Repeating Safety Failings, Warns HSSIB
, 2025-05-13 14:18:00 Mental health inpatient services in England continue to ignore critical safety recommendations, putting patients and staff at risk, according to a new report. The Health Services Safety Investigations…
‘Was That a Fraudian Slip?’
, 2025-05-13 17:31:00 U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. seemingly revealed Big Pharma paid President Donald Trump $100 million but added "he can't be bought."The president and RFK Jr.…
What Hospitals Have Learned About Change Management in Digital Health
Katie Adams , 2025-05-13 19:20:00 Hospitals are under pressure to undergo a digital transformation — but success in this arena requires more than just shiny new tools. It demands cultural…
New plan could see Ireland ‘leapfrog’ to world leader in digital health
Michael McHale , 2025-05-13 07:30:00 Initiative unveiled at Maynooth University’s Digital Health Summer School A new initiative could ‘leapfrog’ Ireland from one the of the worst European countries for adopting…
Does Beta human papillomavirus prevent skin cancer?
Georg Hafner PhD , 2025-05-13 14:00:00 Viruses are mostly known for causing diseases, but a recent study from Harvard Medical School identifies a type of virus that could be more…
PhaseV scores $50M for AI clinical trial platform
, 2025-05-13 18:10:00 Israeli startup PhaseV, an AI-enabled clinical development company for life sciences, has secured $50 million in Series A funding in a round co-led by Accel and Insight…
Trial Scorecard: Advance-HTN
Katie Kalvaitis , 2025-05-13 17:31:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
Wonky piece of GOP Medicaid cuts bill has mixed impact on hospitals
Tara Bannow and Bob Herman , 2025-05-13 17:50:00 Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70.Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals,…
GPs strike deal to remove “postcode lottery” from local funding
Gareth Iacobucci , 2025-05-13 13:45:00 General practice leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria have secured an additional £14m to level up local enhanced services (LES) funding across their patch after…
Staying socially connected can help maintain healthy eating with age, especially for older women
, 2025-05-13 17:14:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Healthy eating supports healthy aging: Canada's Food Guide recommends daily intake of fruits and vegetables as a way to help prevent multiple chronic…
New light-based 3D printing technique advances tissue engineering
, 2025-05-13 17:08:00 Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have developed a technique that could help advance treatments in tissue engineering. The study, published in the scientific…
Waist-to-Height Ratio Predicts Heart Risk at Age 10 Years
, 2025-05-13 14:53:00 MÁLAGA, Spain — Children with a gradually increasing waist-to-height ratio trajectory (a marker of central obesity) during the first decade of life show signs of increased cardiometabolic…