STAT+: Vinay Prasad, in his own words, outlines the philosophy he’ll bring to the FDA
STAT Staff , 2025-05-06 20:14:00 People seeking roles in government are often careful about what they say in public, or at least somewhat hesitant to freely share their opinions. It’s…
App uses music-driven facial exercises to aid stroke recovery and muscle control
, 2025-05-06 19:59:00 The JYMMiN Face Active app offers millions of patients a new motivating way to train their facial muscles and improve their quality of life in the long…
New tool uses eight health metrics to track biological aging
, 2025-05-06 14:23:00 A novel health-assessment tool uses eight metrics derived from a person's physical exam and routine lab tests to characterize biological age. It may be able to predict a person's risk of…
Low Childhood Vitamin D Signals High CVD Risk in Adulthood
, 2025-05-06 12:00:00 Niemelä J, Laitinen TT, Nuotio J, et al. Childhood 25-OH-vitamin D levels predict early cardiovascular outcomes in adulthood: The cardiovascular risk in Young Finns Study. Eur J…
RFK Jr Fails to Convince Users That a Database of People With Autism Would Be 'Protected': 'How Can He Be Trusted?'
, 2025-05-06 18:21:00 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s plan to create a national autism database was met with doubt online as users questioned if those added would have their privacy protected.…
Make Skin Cancer a Priority this May 2025
Lead Editor , 2025-05-01 17:02:00 Medical News Bulletin - Daily Medical News, Health News, Clinical Trials And Clinical Research, Medical Technology, Fitness And Nutrition News–In One Place Stay safe in…
‘Wow!’ Personalized app reduces cancer-related fatigue with light interventions
Josh Friedman , 2025-05-06 18:47:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
Google chief health officer Dr. Karen says farewell
Mario Aguilar , 2025-05-06 17:31:00 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…
HDAC11 protein deficiency improves muscle function and regeneration during aging
, 2025-05-06 18:18:00 HDAC11 Deficiency effects. Credit: GRENBA-IGTP A new study has identified the HDAC11 protein, an enzyme involved in cellular regulation, as a new potential therapeutic target for the…
Research reveals how psychedelics reshape communication between the brain and immune system
, 2025-05-06 14:27:00 In a compelling Genomic Press interview published today, rising scientific star Dr. Michael Wheeler unveils revolutionary findings about how psychedelics reshape communication between the brain and immune…
Confirmatory Test for Primary Aldosteronism May Slow Care
, 2025-05-06 12:11:00 For patients who already have a positive result on a screening test for primary aldosteronism (PA), confirmatory testing with the seated saline suppression test (SSST) adds little…
Eli Lilly Turns to Alchemab to Add Another AI-Discovered ALS Drug Prospect
Frank Vinluan , 2025-05-06 16:40:00 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has been a tough area for drug research, but Eli Lilly has been spreading its bets in this neurodegenerative disease by striking…
Are there stem cells in the retina?
Treasure Adenusi , 2025-05-06 16:29:00 Losing your vision can be frightening but earlier this year, Swiss scientists made a breakthrough that could change how we treat eye diseases. In this…
Gildeuretinol meets endpoint in Stargardt disease study
Benjamin Bakall, MD, PhD; Alex Young; Eamon N. Dreisbach; Anthony DeFino , 2025-05-06 16:28:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles…
GOP’s Medicaid plans, Cuts to drug prices?
John Wilkerson , 2025-05-06 16:26:00 You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in…
Pooled buying can reduce costs of life-saving drugs, but planning is key
, 2025-05-06 16:23:00 Decentralized vs. pooled procurement institutions. Credit: Journal of Health Economics (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2025.102996 Pooling orders for life-saving medicines can help drive down their cost and ensure a…
How microRNA is transforming science
, 2025-05-06 14:46:00 In this interview, industry expert Dr. Lohit Khera discusses the evolving role of microRNA in research, diagnostics, and precision medicine. He also highlights the latest RNA extraction and…
Benralizumab Maintains Remission in Asthma in Some, Not All
, 2025-05-06 12:16:00 TOPLINE:Clinical remission was achieved and sustained in nearly one third of patients with severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA) receiving benralizumab for up to 2 years, with better outcomes…
A Reality Check on SDOH: Challenges We Can’t Ignore
Kristin Haluch , 2025-05-06 13:37:00 Recently, I had the privilege of chairing the virtual RISE Bedrock of Healthcare Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) event and attending their national in-person SDOH…
Dawn Health secures $13M for global expansion
, 2025-05-06 15:17:00 Copenhagen-based digital health company specializing in chronic disease management, Dawn Health secured $13 million (€11.5 million) from existing investors Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, the export and investment fund…
GLP-1s ‘can be as beneficial’ as bariatric surgery for patients with diabetes, MASLD, MASH
Jennifer Byrne , 2025-05-06 14:39:00 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…
Recursion cuts nearly half of its pipeline
Elaine Chen , 2025-05-06 13:36:00 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, there’s been…
Mental health counseling can boost resilience after military sexual trauma
, 2025-05-06 14:31:00 Credit: George Pak from Pexels Mental health counseling (MHC) may help U.S. veterans recover and build resilience after experiencing military sexual trauma (MST), according to a new…
Retail pharmacies excluded from Medicare Part D networks at higher risk of closure
, 2025-05-06 13:26:00 Retail pharmacies excluded from Medicare Part D networks maintained by drug benefits middlemen were much more likely to close over the past decade, according to new research…
Periop Pembrolizumab’s Results for HNSCC Raise Questions
, 2025-05-06 13:14:00 Adding pembrolizumab to standard-of-care treatment improved event-free survival (EFS) in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), according to new results of the KEYNOTE-689 trial.“This…
How Healthcare Employers Can Do More To Help Providers Manage Payer Frustration
Pat Youngblood , 2025-05-06 13:42:00 Nearly three in four providers say payers deny treatments they prescribe some of the time. More importantly many indicate this happens too frequently, takes up…
Four Gazan children arrive in Ireland for medical treatment
Michael McHale , 2025-05-06 12:21:00 Transfer is part of agreement with World Health Organisation, which also saw eight children from Palestinian region come here for healthcare last December A group…
At Social Security, These Are the Days of the Living Dead
Darius Tahir , 2025-05-06 09:00:00 Rennie Glasgow, who has served 15 years at the Social Security Administration, is seeing something new on the job: dead people. They’re not really dead,…
Vaccination guidelines vary for immunocompromised patients
Richard Gawel , 2025-05-06 12:18:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
NIH Clinical Center disrupted by Trump cuts, immigration policy
Jonathan Wosen and Jason Mast , 2025-05-06 08:30:00 The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, billed as the nation’s largest hospital devoted solely to medical research, is struggling to carry…
California’s primary care shortage persists despite ambitious moves to close gap
, 2025-05-06 12:20:00 by Bernard J. Wolfson, Vanessa G. Sánchez Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sumana Reddy, a primary care physician, struggles on thin financial margins to run Acacia Family Medical…
Diabetes drug shows promise for treating prostate cancer
, 2025-05-06 11:45:00 An international team of scientists led by the Medical University of Vienna has identified similarities in the mechanisms of diabetes and cancer: as the researchers show, the…
Carotenoid Consumption Linked to Less Hearing Loss in Kids
, 2025-05-06 11:50:00 Consuming foods high in carotenoids appeared to be modestly linked to a reduced risk for pediatric hearing loss, according to a poster presented at the Pediatric Academic…
Eliminating Blind Spots in the Patient Journey
Stephanie Baum , 2025-05-06 11:30:00 Gaining greater insight into the patient journey from diagnosis through treatment is of great interest to drug developers as they aspire to produce more effective…
HIV Testing and Outreach Falter as Trump Funding Cuts Sweep the South
Amy Maxmen , 2025-05-06 09:00:00 JACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked…
Categorizing, managing pre-clinical rheumatoid arthritis remains ‘controversial’
Rob Volansky , 2025-05-06 09:30:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
Regulatory barriers are forcing drug discovery to move to China
Scott Gottlieb , 2025-05-06 08:30:00 Five years ago, U.S. pharmaceutical companies didn’t license any new drugs from China. By 2024, one-third of their new compounds were coming from Chinese biotechnology…
Alabama can’t prosecute groups helping patients get abortions elsewhere, judge rules
, 2025-05-06 10:30:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Reproductive rights groups in Alabama wasted no time resuming their work after a federal judge ruled in early April that the state's attorney…
Ultra-processed foods increase risk of anxiety and depression, study shows
, 2025-05-06 02:16:00 A major population study reveals that diets high in ultra-processed foods are tied to poorer mental health, and uncovers biological markers that help explain the link. Study:…
Novel Shoes May Cut Low Back Pain, Delay Knee Arthroplasty
, 2025-05-06 09:49:00 INCHEON, South Korea — A shoe-based biomechanical intervention worn for a short time each day may achieve greater improvements in low back pain and greater reductions in…
Despite Historic Indictment, Doctors Will Keep Mailing Abortion Pills Across State Lines
Rosemary Westwood, WWNO , 2025-05-06 09:00:00 When the news broke on Jan. 31 that a New York physician had been indicted for shipping abortion medications to a woman in Louisiana,…
Double-flanged fixation provides capsular bag stabilization
Priya Narang, MS; Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth , 2025-05-05 14:52:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on…
How to kick special interests out of U.S. health care
Charles M. Silver , 2025-05-06 08:30:00 In “We’ve Got You Covered,” Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein describe America’s existing patchwork of health care payment arrangements as a “teardown.” I agree.…
New salmonella outbreak is linked to backyard poultry, CDC says
, 2025-05-06 08:41:00 This 2009 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a large group of Gram-negative Salmonella typhimurium bacteria that had been isolated…
MED13L Foundation funds groundbreaking study at Boston Children’s Hospital
, 2025-05-06 02:31:00 The MED13L Foundation today announced a nearly $250,000 grant to help launch an innovative natural history study at Boston Children's Hospital's Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center…
New Henipavirus Detected in Alabama
, 2025-05-06 07:54:00 The discovery of the Camp Hill virus marks the first detection of a henipavirus in Alabama in North America. This event highlights henipaviruses, a group of highly…
How do you manage patients referred for complications from cataract surgery?
Andrew Schimel, MD; Kenneth A. Beckman, MD, FACS , 2025-05-05 14:52:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on…
How older people are affected by caring for a loved one
, 2025-05-05 21:05:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Aging Research Center (ARC), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with National Family Care Competence…
Gene deletion in wheat lowers allergenic proteins while maintaining bread quality
, 2025-05-06 02:35:00 Wheat is a major source of calories, carbohydrates and protein worldwide, and its distinctive gluten proteins are what gives bread and pasta dough texture and elasticity. But…
Are US Doctors Ready if Measles Becomes Endemic Again?
, 2025-05-06 06:51:00 Measles was officially eliminated in the United States in 2000. A quarter of a century later, with outbreaks currently underway in several states, the country is at…