BMA: “Unprecedented” resident doctors’ strike is confirmed as talks fail
Kate Bowie , 2025-07-23 13:50:00 Resident doctors will take to the picket lines this Friday, after talks between the BMA and the government failed to resolve the ongoing pay dispute.The…
Physically restricting mental health patients can often harm them. New study suggests compassion could change that
, 2025-07-23 15:49:00 Credit: Marko Garic from Pexels Restrictive practices in mental health settings—such as physical restraint and seclusion—are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose…
New diagnostic test identifies head and neck cancer patients curable by surgery alone
, 2025-07-23 13:53:00 Researchers developed a diagnostic test based on the LIMA1-alpha protein to distinguish patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who can be cured with surgery alone,…
A Step Toward a Diagnostic Test?
, 2025-07-23 09:08:00 A large-scale global study has identified genetic variants that are risk factors for long COVID, a discovery that helps researchers better understand the biological systems involving the…
The Last Mile of Care: Why Value-Based Success Starts at the Bedside
Steve Buslovich , 2025-07-22 14:06:00 If your value-based care strategy doesn’t reach the bedside, can it really be called care? We’ve seen growing investment in population health platforms, analytics dashboards,…
Govt departments ‘enhancing alcohol consumption’ through supports for drinks industry
Michael McHale , 2025-07-22 05:30:00 Lobby group calls for Health Minister to resist pressure to delay alcohol health information labelling A public health advocacy group has accused some Government departments…
Compassion That Counts: Why Personalized In-Home Care Makes All the Difference
MNB Guest , 2025-07-18 15:45:00 Caring for a loved one isn’t always straightforward. It’s filled with choices – emotional, practical, and sometimes overwhelming. That’s where professional help becomes more than…
$50B Rural Health ‘Slush Fund’ Faces Questions, Skepticism
Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News , 2025-07-21 09:00:00 A last-minute scramble to add a $50 billion rural health program to President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law has…
Is cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome overdiagnosed?
Torie Bosch , 2025-07-19 11:00:00 First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers,…
When I use a word . . . “Publish or perish”: collocates reflect attitudes
Jeffrey K Aronson , 2025-07-18 16:26:00 Jeffrey K AronsonCentre for Evidence Based Medicine, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKFollow Jeffrey on X: @JKAronsonIn linguistics,…
‘Don’t tell me!’ Why some people love spoilers—and others will run a mile
, 2025-07-19 17:50:00 Credit: Mike van Schoonderwalt from Pexels This article contains spoilers! I once leaped out of a train car because two strangers were loudly discussing the ending of…
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy linked to lower breastfeeding rates
, 2025-07-19 03:54:00 Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) - like chronic or gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and eclampsia - are among the leading causes of maternal and infant death in the…
A Physician’s Guide to What’s Next
, 2025-07-18 17:40:00 Commenting is limited to medical professionals. To comment please . Comments on Medscape are moderated and should be professional in tone and on topic. You must declare…
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over New ACA Rule
Marissa Plescia , 2025-07-18 22:34:00 Democratic attorneys general of 20 states, as well as the governor of Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Opportunities for Occupational Physicians, GPs with LFOM
brendan , 2025-07-18 09:22:00 Opportunities for Occupational Physicians, GPs with LFOM. Corporate Health Ireland is a leading occupational health service provider. Due to business expansion, we now have excellent opportunities…
Gestational blood pressure readings predict hypertension
Treasure Adenusi , 2025-07-17 14:00:00 Doctors can predict a woman’s risk of hypertension later in life using her blood pressure readings during pregnancy-even if she has ‘normal’ numbers. In April 2025,…
The Senate Saves PEPFAR Funding — For Now
, 2025-07-17 19:25:00 The Host The Senate has passed — and sent back to the House — a bill that would allow the Trump administration to claw back some $9…
Nobel laureate David Baker finds order in disordered proteins
Brittany Trang , 2025-07-17 18:00:00 For decades, structural biologists shoved what looked like shoddy data in the back of their closets, embarrassed. While attempting to gather the structures of proteins,…
Trump watch: Doctors are subpoenaed over transgender care
Mun-Keat Looi , 2025-07-16 15:31:00 NIH director dismisses entire top advisory committeeScience reported that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) director, Jay Bhattacharya, dismissed all members of the agency’s top…
Eye scan can reveal risk of having a heart attack or stroke
, 2025-07-16 23:00:00 Credit: Cardiovascular Diabetology (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02564-w A simple digital photograph of the back of the eye can predict a major cardiovascular event—such as a heart attack or…
New study tracks how living in an agrihood impacts resident health
, 2025-07-16 16:40:00 Could moving into a neighborhood built around a working farm be the prescription for better health? A new Texas A&M University study is putting that question to…
Global Childhood Vaccination Stalls, 2030 Targets at Risk
, 2025-07-16 04:49:00 Global childhood vaccination coverage plateaued between 2010 and 2023, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study vaccination…
Hengrui Pharma’s Potential Rival to El Lilly’s Zepbound Leads to 18% Weight Loss in Key Study
Frank Vinluan , 2025-07-15 17:52:00 A Hengrui Pharma obesity drug designed to hit two targets led to an average of nearly 18% weight loss in a pivotal study, paving the…
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Herpes treatments that WORK | Medical News Bulletin
Edgardo Torres-Carmona PhD , 2025-07-11 14:00:00 Looking for ways to reduce the frequency of your herpes outbreaks and shorten their duration? You are in the right place. In this article…
In Rush To Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Stephanie Armour , 2025-07-14 09:00:00 Doctors, hospitals, and health insurers for weeks issued dire warnings to Republican lawmakers that millions of people would lose…
Hospitals brace for Medicaid cuts, Humana’s latest Medicare doctor bet
Bob Herman , 2025-07-14 15:53:00 Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all…
Failing to collect, analyse, and report ethnicity data in clinical research leads to healthcare inequalities
Kamlesh Khunti, Ash Routen, Riya Patel , 2025-07-14 09:21:00 Kamlesh Khunti, professor of primary care diabetes and vascular medicine1 2, Ash Routen, research fellow1 2, Riya Patel, research fellow1 21Diabetes…
Experts call for nuanced PFAS policy to protect public health and the environment
, 2025-07-14 04:00:00 This image demonstrates the use of fluoropolymers poly(ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in common cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) lead constructions. A. Coaxial pacing lead; B. Coradial…
Underactive thyroid linked to increased risk of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
, 2025-07-12 22:42:00 People with an underactive thyroid may have an increased risk of developing small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a risk that may be reduced with thyroid hormone treatment,…
EMA Lifts Chikungunya Vaccine Restriction – With Care
, 2025-07-11 16:20:00 The European Medicines Agency (EMA)'s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has issued a safety update on the chikungunya vaccine after review of the Ixchiq live-attenuated jab. It…
New Legislation Seeks to Preserve Hospital-at-Home Reimbursement Until 2030
Katie Adams , 2025-07-11 18:14:00 This week, five federal policy makers introduced legislation that would extend CMS’ waiver for hospital-at-home reimbursement by five years. Three representatives — Vern Buchanan (R-Florida),…
Seven-day working and reducing ‘unnecessary diagnostics’ part of HSE plans for next three years
Michael McHale , 2025-07-11 10:30:00 Corporate plan points to digital health and new HSE regions as ‘time for opportunity’ to make essential improvements in key services Increasing productivity in acute…
Why Personalized Pain Diagnosis Still Matters
MNB Guest , 2025-07-11 14:30:00 Back pain is one of the most common reasons people visit a doctor. It can start as a dull ache or strike suddenly with sharp…
Journalists Tally State and Local Health Care Implications of GOP Megabill
, 2025-07-12 09:00:00 Thank you for your interest in supporting Kaiser Health News (KHN), the nation’s leading nonprofit newsroom focused on health and health policy. We distribute our journalism for…
Kennedy to deny access to some health services for undocumented people
Isabella Cueto , 2025-07-11 19:17:00 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would further curtail undocumented immigrants’ access to federally funded programs, including health care clinics, early childhood education,…
PFI contracts: Poor handling means government may inherit poor quality assets, says watchdog
Jacqui Wise , 2025-07-11 15:21:00 Parliament’s spending watchdog has warned that badly managed private finance contracts could result in poor quality assets, including hospitals, being handed back to the public…
Mathematical model reveals how humans store narrative memories using ‘random trees’
, 2025-07-11 11:00:00 Artistic image evoking the purpose of the study and created by Misha Tsodyks using LLMs. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/g1cz-wk1l Humans can remember various types…
Early-onset diabetes rates soar among young adults in Sweden
, 2025-07-11 02:45:00 Younger Swedes, especially women and ethnic minorities, are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at record rates, signaling an urgent need for targeted prevention before the crisis…
Does Gabapentin Raise Dementia Risk?
, 2025-07-10 22:35:00 The anticonvulsant gabapentin has been linked to a significantly increased risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. However, some experts are urging caution in interpreting…
AbbVie Pays $700M for Drug Engineered to Overcome Resistance in Multiple Myeloma
Frank Vinluan , 2025-07-10 17:31:00 Antibodies that bind to two targets are an established way of treating the blood cancer multiple myeloma. Aiming to top those medicines, AbbVie has secured…
High risk pregnancies to be moved out of Portiuncula Hospital
Michael McHale , 2025-07-09 14:24:00 External reviews of five cases found issues in communication, governance, clinical leadership and infrastructure Patients with pregnancies deemed high risk will have their care moved…
Feeling Heavy and Sluggish? Here’s How to Safely Detox Your Body
MNB Guest , 2025-07-09 15:37:00 A bloated belly that doesn’t want to zip into jeans, a mind that’s foggy even after coffee, and a feeling of heaviness that clings through…
The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part II
Dan Weissmann , 2025-07-09 09:00:00 Dan Weissmann In response to the high price of prescription drugs, “An Arm and a Leg” asked listeners to share their strategies for getting the…
Kennedy abruptly cancels U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce meeting
Chelsea Cirruzzo , 2025-07-09 17:31:00 WASHINGTON — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly canceled a meeting of a key expert panel that evaluates the nation’s preventative care recommendations, according…
NIH temporarily reverses subaward policy, allowing international trials and South African awards to continue
Owen Dyer , 2025-07-09 14:41:00 International studies that risked imminent shutdown because of cuts imposed earlier in the Trump administration may have won a reprieve after an apparent change in…
How tea, chocolate and apples could help lower your blood pressure
, 2025-07-09 15:57:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain We're constantly told to "eat healthy"—but what does that actually mean? Even doctors sometimes struggle to offer clear, practical advice on which specific…
Healthy plant-based diet linked with reduced risk of inflammatory bowel disease
, 2025-07-09 14:10:00 A large prospective study published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research reveals that a healthy plant-based diet is linked with a reduced risk of inflammatory bowel disease.…
Nighttime Dosing May Provide Better Blood Pressure Control
, 2025-07-09 15:10:00 TOPLINE:Bedtime administration of olmesartan-amlodipine provided better control of nocturnal blood pressure (BP) with a 3.0 mm Hg greater reduction in nighttime systolic pressure than morning dosing, without…
Samsung Deepens Healthcare Bet With Xealth Acquisition
Katie Adams , 2025-07-09 01:25:00 The world’s tech giants continue to go after strategic acquisitions aimed at deepening their presence in the healthcare world. On Tuesday, Samsung announced its plans…