Vaccine To Prevent Heart Attacks And Strokes? This One May Last 8 Years
, 2025-05-06 06:25:00 When it comes to preventing heart attacks and strokes, most people focus on eating well, staying active, and avoiding smoking. While these are the right strategies for…
Man referred for progressive corneal ulcer
Heba Mahjoub, MD; Susan Tucker, MD; Amal Alwreikat, MD; Sarkis H. Soukiasian, MD , 2025-05-05 14:52:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when…
Hospitals, doctors, patients push back on Medicaid cuts
Daniel Payne , 2025-05-05 08:30:00 WASHINGTON — Hospitals, health centers, and patient advocates this week plan to escalate their pressure on federal lawmakers to oppose cuts to the Medicaid program. The…
Pharmacies excluded from preferred networks face much higher risk of closure, research finds
, 2025-05-05 21:07:00 Retail pharmacies excluded from Part D networks were as much as 4.5 times more likely to close in the past decade. Credit: USC Schaeffer Center Retail pharmacies…
Study reveals opposing roles of two proteins in Huntington’s disease
, 2025-05-06 02:42:00 A decade ago, University at Buffalo researchers shed some light on an enduring neuroscience mystery: How exactly does a mutated huntingtin protein (HTT) cause Huntington's disease? They…
Do Mammograms Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes in Older Women?
, 2025-05-06 05:07:00 TOPLINE:Among women aged 70 years or older with screen-detected breast cancer, those with a history of screening mammography within 5 years of their diagnosis were much more…
Oral, injectable naltrexone at discharge similarly effective for alcohol use disorder
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Trump failing to safeguard Americans’ health from extreme weather
Alonzo Plough , 2025-05-05 08:30:00 Extreme weather is now a common part of American life — and the associated health risks are impossible to ignore. During heat waves, babies are more likely…
New insights into how the brain develops navigational skills
, 2025-05-05 21:11:00 A playground scene in the virtual world of Tiny Town. Credit: Dilks lab, Emory University Many behavioral studies suggest that using landmarks to navigate through large-scale spaces—known…
Cannabis use during pregnancy linked to higher risk of infant complications
, 2025-05-06 02:50:00 An updated systematic review finds that consuming cannabis while pregnant appears to increase the odds of preterm birth, low birth weight and infant death. The study by…
Can Sharing a Kiss Lead to Gluten Transfer?
, 2025-05-05 11:28:00 TOPLINE:People with celiac disease shouldn’t worry too much about sharing a kiss with someone who just ate food containing gluten, a small study found.METHODOLOGY:Researchers conducted a cross-sectional…
Three newly approved drugs PCPs should know about
Andrew (Drew) Rhoades , 2025-05-05 15:32:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email…
NIH, Women’s Health Initiative, annual flu deaths
Karen Pennar , 2025-05-05 13:19:00 Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Hi, Morning Rounds editor Karen Pennar, back…
An expanded role for physiotherapists can mean better and faster care
, 2025-05-05 21:16:00 Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels In Quebec, physiotherapists are getting involved in treating patients a lot earlier in the process of their care—and that's a good thing,…
Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart disease
, 2025-05-06 02:56:00 People who are given a vaccine for shingles have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, including stroke, heart failure, and coronary heart disease, according to a…
HPV Vaccine Post-Surgery Cuts Viral Persistence
, 2025-05-05 12:00:00 TOPLINE:The administration of the human papillomavirus nonavalent (9vHPV) vaccine after a surgical treatment for low- and high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia resulted in a significant reduction in the…
Pakistani startup scores $6M Series A funding for Middle East expansion
, 2025-05-06 00:08:00 Pakistan-based startup MedIQ has raked $6 million in a Series A funding round led by Rasmal Ventures and Joa Capital. WHAT IT DOES Founded in 2020, the…
Viral immunotherapy confers ‘striking’ survival benefit in advanced lung cancer
Mark Leiser , 2025-05-05 18:00:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
FDA will ask outside experts to review Capricor’s therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Meghana Keshavan , 2025-05-05 13:37:00 Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Today, we explore how…
‘Tis the season for ticks and mosquitoes—a medical entomologist talks about these pests and how to avoid them
, 2025-05-05 21:19:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As the weather warms and people begin to spend more time outside, ticks and mosquitoes will do the same. While these pests are…
Breakthrough brain training shows promise for Long COVID recovery
, 2025-05-06 01:37:00 Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have identified what is believed to be the first intervention found in a randomized controlled trial to show…
Do PARPi Increase Blood Cancer Risk in Ovarian Cancer?
, 2025-05-05 12:00:00 TOPLINE:In a real-world analysis, the relative risk of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) was higher in patients who received chemotherapy plus poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)…
Taiwanese AI company obtains 510(k) for video-based respiratory rate gauge
, 2025-05-06 00:16:00 FaceHeart from Taiwan has obtained regulatory approval in the United States for its AI-driven contactless technology for measuring respiratory rate. It obtained a 510(k) clearance from the…
Provider knowledge gaps pose ‘significant risk’ to success of myopia management
Justin Cooper , 2025-05-05 18:02:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
Ex-Harvard chemist who lied about China ties joins Chinese university
Nick Stoico — Boston Globe , 2025-05-05 20:10:00 Charles Lieber, the former chair of Harvard’s chemistry department and renowned nanoscientist who was convicted of lying to federal agents about his ties…
Shingles vaccine lowers the risk of heart disease for up to eight years, study finds
, 2025-05-05 23:10:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People who are given a vaccine for shingles have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, including stroke, heart failure, and coronary heart…
Scientists use AI to build mutation-proof antibodies for SARS-CoV-2
, 2025-05-06 00:03:00 Scientists harnessed AI to create mutation-resistant antibodies that outperformed conventional drug design, offering a powerful new tool against fast-evolving viruses like SARS-CoV-2. Study: AI designed, mutation resistant…
Bone Marrow Lesions Linked to Ligament Lesions in Hand OA
, 2025-05-05 12:00:00 TOPLINE:Bone marrow lesions (BMLs) were linked to collateral ligament lesions (CLLs) in the interphalangeal joints of patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA), with BMLs being less common than…
What Is the Economic Impact of Medicaid Work Requirements?
Marissa Plescia , 2025-05-05 22:40:00 Proposed Medicaid work requirements may greatly limit access to health coverage, lead to substantial economic losses, and fall short of boosting employment, a new report…
AI model shows potential for predicting glaucomatous eyes
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Trump signs order in bid to boost pharma manufacturing in the U.S.
Ed Silverman , 2025-05-05 22:32:00 Amid ongoing anticipation over tariffs on pharmaceuticals, President Trump on Monday signed an executive order designed to lower regulatory hurdles and make it faster for…
Health assessment tool gauges body’s biological age better than current methods
, 2025-05-05 21:23:00 The Health Octo Tool is comprised of eight components designed to assess multidimensional health. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58819-x A novel health-assessment tool uses eight metrics…
New biomarkers and therapeutic targets identified for abdominal aortic aneurysm
, 2025-05-05 14:11:00 Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. This article aimed to identify molecular candidates to serve as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for…
Subtyping Thyroid Function Testing Halved Positive Diagnoses
, 2025-05-05 21:05:00 Whether clinicians are accurately diagnosing thyroid disease was at issue for Chinese researchers who demonstrated that adding subgroup differences according to age, sex, or race when testing…
J&J Gene Therapy for Rare, Progressive Vision-Loss Disorder Fails Phase 3 Test
Frank Vinluan , 2025-05-05 21:01:00 A Johnson & Johnson gene therapy in development for an inherited vision-loss disorder has failed a Phase 3 study, the latest clinical research setback for…
Neuralink brain implant allows ALS patient to communicate
, 2025-05-05 20:47:00 Elon Musk's startup Neuralink has successfully implanted its brain-computer interface into a man named Brad Smith, who has ALS and is completely non-verbal, allowing him to communicate…
CAUTI ‘should be retired’ as hospital metric, expert says
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Vertex misses on earnings and pauses mRNA cystic fibrosis trial
Adam Feuerstein and Jason Mast , 2025-05-05 21:06:00 Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He…
Study finds hospital-onset antimicrobial resistant infections increased during COVID-19 pandemic
, 2025-05-05 20:44:00 Hospital-onset antimicrobial-resistant infections increased across U.S. hospitals during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online April 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.…
Happiness can be shaped by external circumstances or internal states
, 2025-05-05 14:18:00 What is the secret to happiness? Does happiness come from within, or is it shaped by external influences such as our jobs, health, relationships and material circumstances?…
New Target for Fat-Burning Drugs Discovered in Mice Study
, 2025-05-05 12:10:00 TOPLINE:BRCA1-associated protein 1 (BAP1) was found to inhibit the browning of white adipose tissue in response to cold exposure in mice, offering a potential new drug target…
Trump’s Project Stargate is considering international expansion
, 2025-05-05 17:14:00 President Donald Trump's Project Stargate, an at least $500 billion investment to build the physical and virtual infrastructure to power AI construction, is considering investment overseas, according…
FDA approves Atzumi for acute migraine treatment in adults
Robert Herpen, MA , 2025-05-05 18:05:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email…
Opinion: STAT+: Bristol Myers Squibb CEO: Pharmaceutical innovation requires bold yet predictable U.S. policy
Christopher Boerner , 2025-05-05 19:00:00 Having grown up in rural Arkansas, I have an acute awareness of the challenges many in our country face when it comes to health care.…
Windy days create the perfect pollen storm
, 2025-05-05 19:04:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Evolution has fostered many reproductive strategies across the spectrum of life. From dandelions to giraffes, nature finds a way. One of those ways…
TM6SF2 gut-specific knockout aggravates liver lipid accumulation in MASLD mice
, 2025-05-05 14:30:00 Background and aims Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), is the most common form of chronic liver disease worldwide. This study aimed to explore the role of…
New Safety Questions Over Mechanical Circulatory Support
, 2025-05-05 18:43:00 For circulatory support in cardiogenic shock, the best choice between Impella and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) has been controversial. Now, new data is complicating the debate.Presenting at…
Datavant, Boehringer Ingelheim partner to enhance clinical development
, 2025-05-05 18:22:00 Data sharing technology company Datavant has expanded its collaboration with pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim to support Boehringer's real-world evidence initiatives. The extended collaboration aims to leverage Datavant's…
‘Clear genetic signature’ identified in association with poor gastric cancer outcomes
Jennifer Byrne , 2025-05-05 18:11:00 Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address…
HHS cuts should be reversed, coalition of states asks federal judge
Associated Press , 2025-05-05 17:05:00 Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency, saying the Trump administration’s massive restructuring has destroyed life-saving programs…