Pancreatic, colorectal cancer incidence rising fastest among younger individuals
Josh Friedman , 2025-05-08 11:00:00 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…
Early-onset cancer: the types that are on the rise
Associated Press , 2025-05-08 14:16:00 Cancer before age 50 is rare, but increasing, in the United States and researchers want to know why. A new government study provides the most…
PFAS influence cellular immune response to coronavirus, research finds
, 2025-05-08 20:19:00 Graphical abstract. Credit: Environment International (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109409 PFAS are found in multiple everyday products, such as cosmetics, outdoor clothing and coated pans. This is because of…
Study reveals regional risk factors driving heart disease in Asia and Oceania
, 2025-05-09 02:41:00 A new study puts the spotlight on the rising burden of ischemic heart disease across Southeast Asia, East Asia and Oceania, and calls for localized, equity-focused interventions…
Keep Clocks on Permanent Standard Time, Says Canadian Group
, 2025-05-09 05:51:00 The annual switch to daylight saving time (DST) in many parts of the world is detrimental to public health and should be abolished in favor of permanent…
Confirmatory testing ‘not reliable’ for making primary aldosteronism treatment decisions
Michael Monostra , 2025-05-08 13:13:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
Why RFK Jr.’s data plans might hit a real world snag
Mario Aguilar , 2025-05-08 15:13:00 You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get it delivered in…
Biological age can predict cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality
, 2025-05-08 20:21:00 Credit: Aphiwat chuangchoem from Pexels Looking at your biological age—how old your body really is—can give a clearer picture of your heart disease risk than traditional tools…
MicroRNA breakthrough offers hope for dental bone regeneration
, 2025-05-09 02:47:00 Dental caries, or tooth decay, is a common oral health condition that often causes significant pain and discomfort and may even lead to tooth loss. In severe…
Hyperlactataemia Tied to Poor Mortality in Patients With AKI
, 2025-05-08 12:00:00 TOPLINE:Serum lactate levels of more than 4 mmol/L on admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) were associated with an increased rate of 60-day mortality in patients…
Counseling patients on safe hair loss options after FDA’s finasteride warning
Gabrielle M. Grasso; Chris G. Adigun, MD, FAAD , 2025-05-08 13:28:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on…
Democrats target Medicare Advantage, not Medicaid cuts, in Trump budget
Bob Herman , 2025-05-08 16:40:00 Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all…
Standardized criteria for amino acid PET imaging could improve diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases
, 2025-05-08 20:30:00 PET imaging may overcome limitations of MRI. Images show an illustrative example in which amino acid PET reveals early metabolic response to treatment with an antibody–drug conjugate…
Most of today’s children could endure historic heatwaves as planet warms
, 2025-05-09 03:28:00 New modeling shows that without urgent emissions cuts, most children born today will live through climate extremes far beyond anything seen in human history, with the poorest…
Blood Ketone Test Tops Urine Test in Gestational Diabetes
, 2025-05-08 12:00:00 TOPLINE:Testing blood ketone levels before breakfast, lunch, and dinner identified a greater number of ketosis episodes than testing urinary ketone levels in women with gestational diabetes (GD).…
4D-guided CRT lead placement improves left ventricular function vs. standard care
Scott Buzby , 2025-05-08 13:51:00 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…
Readout LOUD Podcast: What Vinay Prasad’s appointment means for FDA
Allison DeAngelis and Adam Feuerstein , 2025-05-08 18:11:00 Allison DeAngelis is the East Coast biotech and venture capital reporter at STAT, reporting where scientific ideas and money meet. She is…
Blood test for many cancers could thwart progression to late stage in up to half of cases, study suggests
, 2025-05-08 22:30:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A single blood test, designed to pick up chemical signals indicative of the presence of many different types of cancer, could potentially thwart…
Firefighters and health care workers show elevated PFAS levels in new study
, 2025-05-09 02:20:00 A study including researchers from the University of Arizona Health Sciences and published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology found that firefighters had higher concentrations of certain per-…
UK Study Maps Solar Urticaria Features and Treatments
, 2025-05-08 12:00:00 TOPLINE:In a multicentre cross-sectional study, the majority of patients with solar urticaria were of European ethnicity, with Fitzpatrick skin phototypes I-III; urticaria provocation was achieved using monochromator…
Excess weight raises risk for several long COVID symptoms
Andrew (Drew) Rhoades , 2025-05-08 14:33:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email…
CDC suggests RSV vaccine, antibodies reduced infant hospitalizations
Helen Branswell , 2025-05-08 18:49:00 A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows there was a substantial drop in hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus this winter…
AI tool uses face photos to estimate biological age and predict cancer outcomes
, 2025-05-08 22:30:00 This graphic is a representation of how FaceAge might be calculated from a photo of a patient. The patient in this photo is AI-generated. Credit: Mass General…
Cutting Medicaid is hard — even for the GOP
, 2025-05-09 00:48:00 The host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News' weekly health policy news podcast, "What the…
New Pacemaker Smaller Than a Grain of Rice
, 2025-05-08 13:25:00 The future of cardiac pacing may boil down to a single grain of rice.Engineers at Northwestern University in Chicago have developed a biodegradable pacing device so small…
MAGA Calls to ‘Revoke’ Trump’s Surgeon General Nomination Accusing Her of Getting ‘the Covid Jab’: ‘Another MAHA Grifter’
, 2025-05-08 23:20:00 President Donald Trump's newly announced nominee for US Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, is facing backlash from within the MAGA movement after right-wing activist Laura Loomer accused…
Queensland research developing wearable X-ray for kids and more briefs
, 2025-05-08 23:36:00 $1M grant awarded for wearable X-ray project University of Queensland researchers are creating an X-ray detector that can be worn in hoodies or blankets to get a…
Topcon Healthcare acquires RetInSight to zero in on AI monitoring of OCT images
Justin Cooper , 2025-05-08 15:15:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
More Medicare plans cover Humira biosimilars, but use isn’t encouraged
Ed Silverman , 2025-05-08 19:38:00 Medicare drug plans significantly boosted coverage of biosimilar versions of the Humira rheumatoid arthritis medicine this year, but nearly all of them failed to take…
Women non-smokers still around 50% more likely than men to develop COPD, research finds
, 2025-05-08 22:30:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women are around 50% more likely than men to develop COPD, the umbrella term for chronic lung conditions, such as emphysema and bronchitis,…
Cancer rates are climbing in younger adults and researchers want to know why
, 2025-05-08 23:09:00 Cancer is on the rise in people under 50, but not all types and not all age groups. This comprehensive study uncovers where and why cancer rates…
Lymphoma and CAR T–Related Renal Injury: Assessing the Risks
, 2025-05-08 13:40:00 In the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma with CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, baseline kidney function did not appear to be associated with an increased risk…
Trump Admits He Doesn't 'Know' His Surgeon General Pick Despite Nominating Her: RFK Jr 'Thought She Was Fantastic'
, 2025-05-08 20:52:00 Trump defended his nomination of Dr. Casey Means as Surgeon General by acknowledging that he barely knows her, but that, "Bobby thought she was fantastic." Source link
Withings, Babyscripts Team Up to Tackle Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Marissa Plescia , 2025-05-08 20:41:00 Withings Health Solutions and Babyscripts announced a partnership Thursday that aims to address hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, which are among the leading causes of maternal…
‘Exciting’ uveitis pipeline includes oral, intravitreal and topical therapies
Dilraj Grewal, MD, MBBS; Anthony DeFino , 2025-05-08 21:14:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive…
Five questions about FDA’s speedy rollout of AI for scientific review
Katie Palmer and Casey Ross , 2025-05-08 21:06:00 Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health…
Lab-on-a-chip devices offer home tests for stress and cardiac issues
, 2025-05-08 21:00:00 Saliva samples are inserted into a reader that transmits cortisol measurements to a smart phone. Credit: Andrew Higley University of Cincinnati engineers have created a new device…
Sen. Ron Wyden seeks answers on RFK Jr.’s purge of FOIA staff
, 2025-05-08 17:45:00 The Department of Health and Human Services' mass dismissals of workers who release government records "raise grave transparency, accountability, and privacy concerns," Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden said…
FDA Approves Novel Treatment for KRAS-Mutated Ovarian Cancer
, 2025-05-08 20:02:00 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval of combination avutometinib and defactinib (Avmapki Fakzynja Co-pack, Verastem, Inc.) for the treatment of certain patients…
Accelerated FDA Approval Makes Verastem Drug the First Therapy for Rare Type of Ovarian Cancer
Frank Vinluan , 2025-05-08 20:43:00 A rare type of ovarian cancer that grows slowly and responds poorly to chemotherapy now has its first FDA-approved treatment, a combination drug developed by…
Cutting Medicaid Is Hard — Even for the GOP
, 2025-05-08 19:25:00 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…
Superior first-line prostate cancer treatment often not given due to ‘lack of awareness’
Josh Friedman , 2025-05-08 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…
Insitro, a closely watched AI biotech, cuts 22% of its staff
Jason Mast , 2025-05-08 19:40:00 Insitro, the closely watched AI biotech from the Stanford professor and entrepreneur Daphne Koller, said Thursday it was laying off 22% of its staff, or…
Suicidality is more prevalent among adolescents exposed to adverse childhood experiences, research finds
, 2025-05-08 19:43:00 Credit: Huy Phan from Pexels A recent doctoral dissertation reveals that adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse and neglect, predispose adolescents to suicidality. Girls had a higher…
Scientists develop advanced MRI technology to diagnose aortic stenosis
, 2025-05-08 17:56:00 University of East Anglia scientists have developed cutting-edge MRI technology to diagnose a common heart problem more quickly and accurately than ever before. Aortic stenosis is a…
Medical Gaslighting Common in Vulvovaginal Care
, 2025-05-08 15:05:00 TOPLINE:In a cross-sectional study of 447 patients with vulvovaginal disorders, 52.8% considered ceasing care due to unaddressed concerns, while 39.4% reported being made to feel ‘crazy’ —…
Americans’ Trust in the Healthcare System Is Plummeting. How Can It Be Repaired?
Katie Adams , 2025-05-08 18:30:00 Americans’ trust in the overall healthcare system is dwindling — but experts believe it can be rebuilt. Public trust in the U.S. healthcare system fell…
Understanding the Impact of Aging on Eye Health: Prevention and Treatment Options
MNB Guest , 2025-05-08 17:01:00 Your eyes capture joy, witness change, and reflect years. They face challenges as time passes. Vision may blur as a consequence of aging. Colors, once…
Sonde Health partners with Saaya Health for blue collar care
, 2025-05-08 15:54:00 AI-enabled voice technology platform Sonde Health announced it is partnering with Saaya Health, a virtual mental health and well-being platform, to extend its combined offerings to large…
Sen. Ron Wyden Seeks Answers on RFK Jr.’s Purge of FOIA Staff
Rachana Pradhan , 2025-05-08 16:27:00 Rachana Pradhan The Department of Health and Human Services’ mass dismissals of workers who release government records “raise grave transparency, accountability, and privacy concerns,” Oregon…