Study shows poor heart health increases risk of dementia for Black Americans
, 2025-05-12 13:34:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Diabetes and hypertension could have a domino effect for future health problems like dementia—especially for Black Americans, according to a University of Georgia…
Research sheds light on the profound connections between diet, inflammation, and gum health
, 2025-05-12 13:22:00 New research presented at EuroPerio11 sheds light on the profound connections between diet, inflammation, and gum health. Three studies explore how dietary choices influence systemic inflammation, the…
ARVO Attendees Hear Call to Save National Eye Institute
, 2025-05-12 13:01:00 Advocates for eye and vision research must come together now to thwart attempts by the Trump administration to slash research funding and downgrade and dilute the National…
Reducing Care Gaps Through Payer Insights
Stephanie Baum , 2025-05-12 11:30:00 The healthcare industry is unlike any other sector, particularly when it comes to organizing, aggregating and sharing data. Most hospitals and health systems sit between…
Irish Healthcare Awards the most significant in their 24-year history
Editorial Staff , 2025-05-12 12:17:00 As Ireland’s premier medical awards, the Irish Healthcare Awards have long celebrated excellence across patient care, medical research, public health, and healthcare management The Irish…
Readers Scrutinize Federal Cuts and Medical Debt
, 2025-05-12 09:00:00 Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Trump Team’s Rhetoric…
Bupropion, nicotine gum, patches unaffordable in many low-, middle-income countries
Isabella Hornick , 2025-05-12 11:44:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
NIH cuts heavily impact Chinese, Chinese-American scientists
Brian Yang , 2025-05-12 08:30:00 Amid deep cuts to U.S. government-funded research and revived scrutiny of their work, Chinese and Chinese-American researchers are reassessing their futures in this country, potentially…
Trump says will sign order aimed at cutting US drug prices
, 2025-05-12 09:15:00 Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels President Donald Trump unveiled plans Sunday for a new policy on pharmaceuticals he claimed would reduce US prescription drug prices by between…
PhoreMost makes key appointments to Board to advance development of next-generation degrader therapeutics
, 2025-05-12 10:52:00 PhoreMost Ltd., a next-generation targeted protein degradation (TPD) company progressing a pipeline of degrader therapeutics within oncology and inflammation, today announced Barbara Duncan has joined its Board…
Aspirin Continuation vs Discontinuation in Brain Surgery
, 2025-05-12 10:37:00 TOPLINE:Perioperative discontinuation of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) treatment for 12 days was not associated with a reduction in 6-month recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) in older patients…
Salaried Assistant GP Required – Co. Roscommon
brendan , 2025-05-12 09:23:00 The Clinic, Pound Street, Ballaghaderreen seeks a GP Assistant for 6–8 sessions/week (negotiable). Join a supportive team with 1 principal GP, 2 part-time nurses, a phlebotomist,…
Medicaid Payments Barely Keep Hospital Mental Health Units Afloat. Federal Cuts Could Sink Them.
Tony Leys , 2025-05-12 09:00:00 SPENCER, Iowa — This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility’s leaders have pledged not to…
Community-level factors more impactful than patient’s race in hip replacement outcomes
Justin Cooper , 2025-05-12 09:30:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
House GOP releases plans to reshape Medicaid
John Wilkerson , 2025-05-12 09:04:00 WASHINGTON — House Republicans are proposing cutting some of the federal Medicaid funding that goes to states that provide health coverage to undocumented immigrants. The…
Late abortions are rare. The US just lost a clinic that offered the procedure for over 50 years
, 2025-05-12 09:20:00 Mementos are placed at a memorial outside Women's Health Care Services owned by Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kan., Tuesday, June 2, 2009, after he was fatally…
Tirzepatide Tops Semaglutide for Weight Loss
, 2025-05-12 09:15:00 MÁLAGA, Spain — In the first head-to-head trial of its kind, tirzepatide (Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes and Zepbound for obesity; Eli Lilly) produced significantly greater weight…
A Health Policy Veteran Puts 2025 in Perspective
Dan Weissmann , 2025-05-12 09:00:00 Dan Weissmann News has been coming out of Washington, D.C., since the start of the second Donald Trump administration like water out of a fire…
Laid off CDC scientist hit snag in helping with Milwaukee lead crisis
Eric Boodman , 2025-05-12 08:30:00 In mid-April, an unusual offer arrived in the Milwaukee health commissioner’s inbox. “I’m writing as a concerned private citizen to offer my support in Milwaukee’s…
Should We Screen All to Reduce Stroke?
, 2025-05-12 07:52:00 Is it time for universal screening for atrial fibrillation (AF), the most commonly treated type of arrhythmia that sets people up for strokes?The question is important. While…
How Climate Change Threatens Eye Health
, 2025-05-12 07:59:00 For 5 months in 2017, farmworker Alka Kamble experienced blurred vision in one of her eyes but didn’t consult an ophthalmologist. “I couldn’t afford it and neither…
Reversing Inaccurate Penicillin Allergy Labeling
, 2025-05-12 06:41:00 Accurate labeling of penicillin allergies is essential, but unconfirmed penicillin allergies may have negative effects on individual and public health, according to experts.A trend toward “de-labeling” by…
New Self-Collection Device Gets FDA Approval
, 2025-05-12 07:27:00 Many women put off cervical cancer screenings because the process often feels uncomfortable, awkward, or inconvenient. Finding time, missing work, and fear of an invasive exam can…
Does Eating Nuts, Seed, Corn Raise Diverticulitis Risk?
, 2025-05-12 07:16:00 TOPLINE:Women who consumed nuts, seeds, or corn had no increased risk for diverticulitis, contrary to historical data suggesting these foods may trigger the condition.METHODOLOGY:Although prior research has…
Prophylaxis in Vasculitis Cuts Risk for Non-PJP Infections
, 2025-05-12 07:01:00 TOPLINE:Prophylactic treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) significantly reduced the risk for serious infections by approximately 50% in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis, with the greatest benefits…
New Model Predicts Risk for Progression of RA-ILD
, 2025-05-12 06:42:00 TOPLINE:The risk for progression of rheumatoid arthritis–associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) was higher in patients with a usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern, an ILD extent of >…
Lab Leak Hypothesis Gains Momentum
, 2025-05-12 06:19:00 The question of the origin of SARS-CoV-2 continues to occupy scientists, the media, and the public intensely even 5 years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Doctor Shares A Simple Guide
, 2025-05-12 06:07:00 You are in the shower and notice a new mole on your body. Although in most cases harmless, these small, colored spots can trigger a wave of…
The Promise of AI and Cardiovascular Diseases for PCPs
, 2025-05-12 05:21:00 Physician outlooks on artificial intelligence (AI) vary, but most will tell you they’re open to using it. AI as a tool to improve the administrative side of…
Adverse waist-to-height ratio trajectories during childhood linked to early cardiometabolic risk
, 2025-05-12 03:42:00 New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain (11-14 May) reveals that adverse waist-to-height ratio trajectories (a marker for central…
Childhood obesity linked to lower employment and education rates in early adulthood
, 2025-05-12 03:44:00 Individuals who lived with obesity as children are less likely to be in work or studying in their mid-20s than their peers, new research being presented at…
Australia faces critical medicine shortages amid global supply challenges
, 2025-05-12 04:12:00 About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorized as critical. These are ones with a life-threatening or serious impact on…
Failure to adopt covid suppression strategy led to avoidable deaths in the UK
, 2025-05-12 04:16:00 Early in the covid-19 pandemic, the failure of UK government advisers to follow World Health Organization (WHO) advice and emerging evidence from East Asia that suppression could…
Opioid prescribing standards changed practices in British Columbia, but with caveats
, 2025-05-12 04:10:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain In an effort to curb misuse of opioids and prevent overdose deaths, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia released a…
GLP-1RAs show added protection against cancer beyond weight reduction
, 2025-05-12 03:48:00 New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain (11-14 May) and published in the journal eClinicalMedicine finds that first generation…
Ultra-processed food boosts addiction and worsens mood, study finds
, 2025-05-12 03:14:00 New research reveals that UPFs may be consumed more out of emotional distress and addiction than pleasure, challenging assumptions about why we reach for processed snacks. Study:…
How pasta became Italy’s edible happiness ritual
, 2025-05-12 02:30:00 Researchers uncover how pasta taps into deep emotional roots, evoking joy, family, and comfort, while highlighting its surprising psychological benefits when consumed mindfully and in company. Study:…
New model reveals H5N1 is spreading undetected in US dairy herds
, 2025-05-12 01:53:00 A powerful simulation of H5N1 transmission across 35,974 US herds shows that the virus is far more widespread than reported, raising urgent calls for better farm surveillance…
How Can Health Vendors Build Trust with Employers?
Marissa Plescia , 2025-05-12 01:08:00 Employers are starting to expect more out of their healthcare vendors, whether they’re insurance carriers, third party administrators, pharmacy benefit managers, consultants or point solutions.…
Scientists link specific gene variants to post-vaccine myocarditis and pericarditis
, 2025-05-12 00:47:00 New genetic clues reveal why some people may be predisposed to myocarditis or pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination, offering fresh insight into immune responses and vaccine safety. Study:…
New AI tool predicts viral mutations to help future-proof COVID vaccines
, 2025-05-12 00:24:00 Researchers have developed EVE-Vax, a computational design tool that creates synthetic SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins mimicking future immune-evading variants. These designed proteins enable early assessment of vaccine efficacy…
Trump says he will sign ‘most-favored nation’ order in bid to lower drug prices
Daniel Payne , 2025-05-12 00:16:00 WASHINGTON — President Trump said Sunday that he would sign an executive order to base U.S. drug prices on what other countries pay — usually far…
Vegetarians may need to watch thyroid health, especially with low iodine intake
, 2025-05-11 23:50:00 A large UK study reveals that vegetarians, but not vegans, have a slightly elevated risk of hypothyroidism, raising new questions about iodine intake and the role of…
Failure to focus on COVID suppression led to avoidable UK deaths, says expert
, 2025-05-11 23:00:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the failure of UK government advisers to follow World Health Organization (WHO) advice and emerging evidence from East…
How One Health System Drove Revenue Gains with Ambient Listening
Katie Adams , 2025-05-11 20:02:00 For the past couple of years, clinicians have been singing the praises of generative AI-powered clinical documentation tools, saying that these models give them hours…
Talk therapy on the rise, psychiatric meds used less often
, 2025-05-11 18:30:00 More talk and fewer pills are being employed to help Americans maintain their mental health, a new study says. Psychotherapy is assuming a larger role in mental…
Multimodal AI system improves lung cancer screening accuracy
, 2025-05-11 16:46:00 Lung cancer is one of the most challenging diseases, making early diagnosis crucial for effective treatment. Fortunately, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming lung cancer screening,…
Time-restricted eating may be a promising strategy for sustaining long-term weight loss
, 2025-05-11 16:59:00 Three months of time-restricted eating (TRE), irrespective of whether it is earlier or later in the day, may be a promising strategy for sustaining long-term weight loss…
Woman with rare genetic disorder delivers healthy baby after complex pregnancy
, 2025-05-11 17:05:00 When Jessica Johnson, 36, began to experience labored breathing and heart palpitations, she quickly made an appointment to see a cardiologist. A CT scan showed she had…
New human ovaroid model offers insight into infertility and differences in sex development
, 2025-05-11 16:54:00 A new model of tiny human ovary organoids, or ovaroids, has been developed from stem cells, according to research presented at the first Joint Congress between the…