Michael McHale , 2025-05-16 07:31:00 Review aims to assess whether equipment is being used to its maximum capacity The HSE and Department of Health are to conduct a review into how diagnostic equipment is being used in healthcare settings, the Health Minister has told IMT. “There are so many different things that we need to…
Michelle Andrews and Eliza Fawcett, Healthbeat , 2025-05-16 09:00:00 NEW YORK — On a recent visit to Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, some floors in the mammoth office building bustled with people seeking services or facing legal proceedings at federal agencies such as the Social Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In the lobby,…
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Ed Silverman , 2025-05-16 13:09:00 And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda, for the most part, is rather modest. We plan to catch up on our reading, promenade with the…
Luke Taylor , 2025-05-16 10:11:00 The number of overdose deaths in the US has fallen for the first time in five years in a sign that the country may be finally turning the corner on fatalities attributed to fentanyl.1 A report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday showed…
, 2025-05-16 12:51:00 Eating a placenta may not give you the health benefits some people want you to believe it has, but using it as a bandage might. The placenta is an organ created during pregnancy that provides nutrients to a growing fetus through an umbilical cord. It’s usually large and relatively flat, composed of…
, 2025-05-16 12:18:00 The Seventy-eighth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA78) will convene from 19 to 27 May 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, under the theme “One World for Health”. The Health Assembly will bring together high-level country representatives and other stakeholders to address health challenges. This year’s gathering comes at a pivotal moment for…
, 2025-05-16 12:08:00 It reads like the alphabet soup of healthcare: CDI, MRSA, CAUTI, and VAE. Those letters all fall under the category of hospital or healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), and they can wreak havoc on patient care. On any given day, about 1 in 31 hospital patients has at least one HAI, according to the…
Stephanie Baum , 2025-05-16 11:30:00 Gaining greater insight into the patient journey from diagnosis through treatment is a priority for drug developers as they seek to produce more effective drugs. Using non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as an example, PurpleLab and Genentech will explore how to leverage real world data (RWD) to eliminate blind spots in the…
Michael McHale , 2025-05-16 11:04:00 New deal will see community pharmacies receive €2,000 once-off grant on top of €5 dispensing fee per product The Minister for Health has reached an agreement with the Irish Pharmacy Union around the implementation of the new free HRT scheme. The scheme, which was previously announced without the union’s approval,…
Kate Wells, Michigan Public , 2025-05-16 09:00:00 On the last day of patient care at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan, a port town on the shore of Lake Superior, dozens of people crowded into the parking lot and alley, holding pink homemade signs that read “Thank You!” and “Forever Grateful.” “Oh my god,”…
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Stephanie Psaki and Ashish K. Jha , 2025-05-16 08:30:00 Next week at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, 193 member countries of the World Health Organization (with the U.S. notably absent) are expected to adopt the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Agreement, also known as the Pandemic Treaty. In anticipation of its adoption, the final…
Claudia Codeco, Celina Turchi Martelli, Patricia Brasil, Marilia Sa Carvalho , 2025-05-16 09:25:00 Claudia Codeço, senior researcher1, Celina Turchi Martelli, senior researcher2, Patricia Brasil, senior researcher3, Marilia Sá Carvalho, senior researcher1 1Programa de Computação Científica, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2Programa de Pós-graduação, Instituto Aggeu Magalhaes, Fiocruz, Pernanbuco, Brazil 3Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio…
, 2025-05-16 10:23:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Eating more minimally processed plant-based proteins—such as beans, nuts and lentils—may lower the risk for high blood pressure, according to new research. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, also suggested that minimally processed animal proteins could be included in weekly meal plans without…
, 2025-05-16 09:22:00 Aptamer Group plc, the leading developer of next-generation synthetic binders delivering innovation to the life science industry, has announced two new development contracts for Optimer binders and the agreement of licensing heads of terms with a global provider of specialty enzymes for developed enzyme-modulating Optimers. These engagements reflect ongoing collaborative relationships with…
, 2025-05-16 09:54:00 Two monoclonal antibody targeted therapies have been recommended for routine NHS use in England by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Spesolimab has been endorsed for treating generalised pustular psoriasis (GPP). Atezolizumab has been recommended as adjuvant therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Spesolimab for Generalised Pustular Psoriasis Spesolimab…
brendan , 2025-05-16 08:40:00 HSE South West currently has the following opportunity: General Practitioner, General Medical Services Scheme Castleisland, Co. Kerry. (Post held under GMS Contract) SWMDS79506 The GMS Panel has 662 patients, approximately. The GMS Scheme provides for the provision of medical care at general practitioner level for medical card patients. Full details…
Ronnie Cohen , 2025-05-16 09:00:00 OAKLAND, Calif. — With a Starbucks coffee cup in her hand and a half gallon of milk under her arm, Florence Owens let herself into Carol Crooks’ apartment on a Monday morning, announced herself with a cheery “hello,” walked through the book-filled living room, and got to work in the…
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Jennifer Goldsack , 2025-05-16 08:30:00 In an industry known for its caution, the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to rapidly deploy generative AI across all medical product review offices by the end of June is a rare and seismic move. It’s bold. It’s ambitious. And if implemented well, it could mark the beginning of a desperately needed…
, 2025-05-16 08:31:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A polio outbreak has been declared in Papua New Guinea, sparking concern about the disease’s spread in a country with low vaccination rates, health officials said. Poliovirus, most often spread through sewage and contaminated water, is highly infectious and potentially fatal. It can cause deformities and paralysis and…
, 2025-05-16 04:53:00 WuXi Biologics (“WuXi Bio”), a leading global Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), announced the successful completion of the first commercial project Process Performance Qualification (PPQ) campaign for its three sets of 5,000L single-use bioreactors (SUBs) in the second drug substance line of its MFG20 facility at the Hangzhou site. The…
, 2025-05-16 07:55:00 Medical school graduate Eshani Kishore never received any formal education in how to treat patients with disabilities, considered one of the largest minority groups in the nation. “If we were more broadly prepared through formal disability education to interact with these patients, then the patients would almost certainly experience better health outcomes,”…
Editorial Staff , 2025-05-16 06:00:00 Many people with Barrett’s Oesophagus have never heard of it and don’t know they have it but getting a diagnosis could save them from cancer in the future It is estimated that 35,000 adults in Ireland may have a condition called Barrett’s Oesophagus, an inflammatory disease that affects the lining…
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John Wilkerson , 2025-05-15 15:08:00 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 your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Spare a thought for the House lawmakers and staff on two committees who suffered through markups that ran through…
, 2025-05-15 20:58:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain Exposure to higher rates of violence in the larger social context may spill over to family violence, including caregivers’ use of physical child abuse, according to a new University of Michigan study published in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect. Researchers explored how violence at a societal level,…
, 2025-05-16 04:54:00 The combination of air pollution, dense urban development and limited green spaces increases the risk of asthma in both children and adults. This is shown by a new study conducted as part of a major EU collaboration led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet. The study covers nearly 350,000 people of different ages,…
, 2025-05-16 05:55:00 Combination therapy with imlunestrant and the CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib led to a significant progression-free survival (PFS) benefit compared with imlunestrant alone in women with estrogen receptor (ER)–positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–negative advanced breast cancer who had experienced disease progression following CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy, according to a subgroup analysis…
Casey Tingle , 2025-05-15 14:51:00 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 articles are posted on . ” data-action=subscribe> Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this…
Lizzy Lawrence , 2025-05-15 16:21:00 WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said the agency is planning to unveil new guidance for vaccine makers, focused primarily on Covid-19 shots, in the coming weeks. “We want to be very transparent, and we want to create a framework for vaccine makers that they can use…
, 2025-05-15 21:15:00 Researchers at WashU Medicine have shown in mice that brain cells known as astrocytes are required for a signaling chemical called norepinephrine to modify brain activity, changing the textbook understanding that norepinephrine acts directly on neurons. Above, a mouse astrocyte labeled with a fluorescent green marker. Credit: Yifan Wu Researchers at Washington…
, 2025-05-16 05:06:00 The spring COVID-19 vaccination program in Sweden is in its final stages in several parts of the country. The program has encompassed free booster doses for those at increased risk of serious illness, including the very oldest members of society. Parallel to this, research is being presented on the factors that have…
, 2025-05-15 12:37:00 In the United Sates, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups. Not only that but also the number of heart-disease related deaths began increasing in 2012, following decades of progress. There are numerous theories as to why, but the bottom…
Josh Friedman , 2025-05-15 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 articles are posted on . ” data-action=subscribe> Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this…
Tyler Shultz , 2025-05-15 16:31:00 I always knew Elizabeth Holmes would have a second act. But I’m shocked it’s starting while she’s still behind bars. Elizabeth is now serving an 11-year sentence for defrauding investors in Theranos and has been banned from participating in federal health programs. The company was built on her claim that,…
, 2025-05-16 03:30:00 Credit: Dianne from Pexels The combination of air pollution, dense urban development and limited green spaces increases the risk of asthma in both children and adults. This is shown by a new study conducted as part of a major EU collaboration led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet. The findings have been published…
, 2025-05-16 03:25:00 Adoption of lecanemab, a novel infusion treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), has been disproportionately higher among patients who are male, white, from urban areas, and have higher socioeconomic status, new research suggests. The findings, published in the peer-reviewed JAMA Network Open, highlight how certain populations are more likely to access potentially breakthrough…
, 2025-05-15 12:43:00 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved belzutifan (Welireg, Merck) for adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years or older with locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma (PPGL). It is the first US approval of “an oral therapy for PPGL,” the FDA said in a press release. The…
Robert Herpen, MA , 2025-05-15 18:19:00 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 articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again…
Anil Oza , 2025-05-15 18:58:00 Attacks on efforts to diversify the sciences. Research grant terminations. Fear among scientists to speak out against the government. Cuts to international aid. These were some of a long list of concerns shared by three research leaders as they discussed the state of U.S. science at STAT’s Breakthrough Summit West…
, 2025-05-15 22:30:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in collaboration with the Clínic-IDIBAPS, has shown, for the first time, how lung capacity evolves from childhood to old age. The findings, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, provide a new basic framework for assessing lung health….
, 2025-05-16 02:18:00 Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have upended decades-old dogma of how connections between brain cells are rearranged during states of heightened vigilance or attention. The team found that a brain chemical associated with alertness, attention and learning alters brain connectivity and function not by acting directly on…
wlim , 2025-05-15 11:45:00 Every minute matters in healthcare. Outdated systems and disjointed workflows can stall the flow of critical clinical information. Today’s providers often face the challenge of retrieving vital data locked in isolated platforms—a process that delays important decision-making and overburdens their already packed schedules. Addressing these challenges is about more than system…
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Jason Mast , 2025-05-15 21:15:00 NEW ORLEANS — Greetings from ASGCT, where the gene therapy field had some great news for once, about a highly photogenic infant. Baby KJ gets a custom CRISPR edit to his genome Kiran Musunuru, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, announced on stage Thursday that he and collaborators had, for the…
Nathan M Stall, Kieran L Quinn, Jenny T van der Steen, Johanna Trimble, A Mark Clarfield, Susan L Mitchell , 2025-05-15 11:51:00 Nathan M Stall, geriatrician, general internist and health services researcher focused on ageing, long term care, dementia, and family caregiving123, Kieran L Quinn, palliative care physician, general internist and health services researcher focused…
, 2025-05-16 01:10:00 The bile duct network collects waste from your liver and gallbladder and then empties into your small intestine. Credit: Madeline McCurry-Schmidt, La Jolla Institute for Immunology Your bile duct network is a true tree of life. A floppy, pink tree of life. The branches, smooth like spaghetti noodles, reach up to collect…
, 2025-05-16 00:50:00 The host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A…