, 2025-04-17 20:32:00 Credit: Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine Pain and symptom management are important parts of caring for adults living with cerebral palsy. However, these patients are often treated with medications that may not align with the underlying type of symptom they’re experiencing. This disconnect can lead to adults with cerebral palsy being prescribed medications…
, 2025-04-18 03:07:00 Smokers and people who recently quit are more likely to face complications after having an operation than non-smokers, a new study reveals. Experts say there is an urgent need for focussed action to encourage people to stop smoking before undergoing elective surgery, after the pan-European research revealed that 19.5% of elective surgery…
, 2025-04-17 12:48:00 Like a creature from a science fiction movie, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) can be a shape-shifter. In a small number of cases, patients with CLL will develop lymphoma, a complication known as Richter transformation (RT). “It’s like having two cancers at once,” said Adam Kittai, MD, a CLL and RT specialist with…
Mary Angela O’Neal, MD, FAAN; Ratna K. Bhavaraju-Sanka, MD, FAAN; Stephanie C. Viguers , 2025-04-17 18:52:00 April 17, 2025 3 min watch 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…
Ed Silverman , 2025-04-17 12:58:00 Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because the official mascots got an early start stalking a variety of tempting cats darting near the Pharmalot campus. And then there is the noisy parade of vehicles passing nearby on their way to who knows where….
, 2025-04-17 20:38:00 Credit: JAMA Health Forum (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.1559 A study by the Stanford Prevention Policy Modeling Lab (PPML) finds that almost 30% of privately insured individuals in the United States, or nearly 40 million people, use at least one of the free preventive health services guaranteed under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But…
, 2025-04-18 02:11:00 How do we learn something new? How do tasks at a new job, lyrics to the latest hit song or directions to a friend’s house become encoded in our brains? The broad answer is that our brains undergo adaptations to accommodate new information. In order to follow a new behavior or retain…
, 2025-04-17 13:11:00 New data show a significant uptick in depression among US adolescents and adults, with few receiving treatment. Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and has significant consequences for individual well-being and public health. The latest data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), during 2021-2023, show that about…
Katie Adams , 2025-04-18 01:15:00 A new D2C digital health app for women emerged from stealth on Thursday. San Francisco-based Trellis Health launched with $1.8 million in pre-seed funding. The platform helps women easily access and understand their medical records so they can make better health decisions during pregnancy and throughout their lives. “Trellis Health…
Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD; Erin Michael , 2025-04-17 18:56:00 In this video, Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD, discusses findings from the phase 2 STRIDE trial presented at this year’s American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.The study assessed the use of ESK-001 (Alumis), an oral tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor, among patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. “When taking…
Theresa Gaffney , 2025-04-17 13:06:00 Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good morning. A Trump administration draft budget for HHS was leaked yesterday, and STAT reporters have the details. For NIH, the document proposes a $20 billion cut in 2026 — roughly a 40%…
, 2025-04-17 20:39:00 A clinical trial conducted at OHSU Doernbecher’s neonatal intensive care unit has identified a new treatment protocol to improve lung growth and function among preterm infants. The study’s principal investigator Cindy McEvoy, M.D., looks over a preterm infant using CPAP therapy in the NICU. Credit: OHSU / Christine Torres Hicks Adding two…
, 2025-04-18 00:25:00 In a high-stakes trial prompted by a deadly outbreak, researchers tested a poultry flu vaccine in condors and found promising immune responses, offering a new lifeline for one of North America’s rarest birds. Image Credit: Amy Osier / Shutterstock A team of US-based researchers recently tested the safety and efficacy of a licensed avian…
, 2025-04-17 13:16:00 For patients who experience excessive bleeding during cardiac surgery, four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC), a blood product that contains clotting factors, is significantly more effective at stopping bleeding than frozen plasma and causes fewer adverse effects, the FARES-II trial showed. “Patients who received 4F-PCC needed significantly fewer interventions to stop their bleeding,…
Marissa Plescia , 2025-04-17 23:05:00 The use of remote monitoring technologies has skyrocketed in recent years, and in a new report, the Peterson Center on Healthcare provided recommendations for policymakers on coverage and payment of these services. The Peterson Center on Healthcare is a nonprofit organization focused on making healthcare more affordable. In 2023, the…
Stephen I. Feller , 2025-04-17 22:05:00 April 17, 2025 2 min read 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…
John Wilkerson , 2025-04-17 23:09:00 WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration will remove industry representatives from advisory committees and replace them with patients and caregivers, Commissioner Marty Makary announced Thursday. While that’s not really a big change, it’s the latest effort by Makary and his boss, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to reduce…
Marianne Guenot , 2025-04-17 10:28:00 On 16 September 2024 Jimi Olaghere became the first person with sickle cell disease to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. The 39 year old could hardly believe it as he contemplated his achievement from nearly 6000 m above sea level.“I was in shock. Five years ago, I couldn’t get…
, 2025-04-17 21:19:00 Credit: Journal of Neurochemistry (2025). DOI: 10.1111/jnc.16304 Research published in the Journal of Neurochemistry has detailed the role of a protein, hnRNP A1, in the formation and stability of myelin, suggesting an important impact on neurodegenerative diseases and mental disorders such as multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia. The findings pave the way for…
, 2025-04-17 18:31:00 A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, explores the nutrition perspectives and attitudes of Ghanaian pregnant adolescents and adolescent mothers. The study sheds light on significant challenges, including food insecurity, economic constraints, and cultural influences, that impact the dietary habits and health of young mothers…
, 2025-04-17 17:24:00 At its first meeting under the new administration, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on recommendations for several vaccines but did not vote on the influenza vaccine, as had previously been scheduled. ACIP was due to meet in February, as it does…
, 2025-04-17 16:28:00 Data from the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Healthcare Digital Experience Study revealed that health insurance members enrolled in health plans and Medicare Advantage plans use their plan websites and mobile apps as their primary means of communication, but the quality of these digital experiences lags behind that of other industries. In the…
, 2025-04-17 18:50:00 The Host Emmarie Huetteman KFF Health News Emmarie Huetteman, senior editor, oversees a team of Washington reporters, as well as “Bill of the Month” and KFF Health News’ “What the Health?” She previously spent more than a decade reporting on the federal government, most recently covering surprise medical bills, drug pricing reform, and other…
Moira Mahoney , 2025-04-17 19:23:00 April 17, 2025 2 min read 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…
Mario Aguilar , 2025-04-17 13:50:00 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 your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. Buried in a leaked draft budget from the Trump administration is an ask that may alarm (or elate?) health tech…
Clare Dyer , 2025-04-17 14:21:00 The UK Supreme Court has ruled that doctors in two children’s end-of-life cases may be named, to allow the parents to tell their story about what happened to them and their child in hospital and in court.1The court lifted High Court injunctions barring anyone for an indefinite period from naming…
, 2025-04-17 20:12:00 Credit: Antoni Shkraba from Pexels A new study led by Professor Sayaka Nakamura from Sophia University in Japan and Professor Shiko Maruyama from Jinan University in China published in the journal Health Economics reveals the significant positive impact of the Japanese school lunch program on the weight of early teenagers. The research,…
, 2025-04-17 18:36:00 Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) have successfully employed an algorithm to identify potential mutations which increase disease risk in the noncoding regions our DNA, which make up the vast majority of the human genome. The findings could…
, 2025-04-17 18:22:00 CHICAGO — Physicians hear it daily: Internet search results prompting questions. Patients walk in primed with information they’ve gleaned from “Dr Google” and they’re looking for the official answer. Three experts summarized their answers to the top questions that patients have after their scrolling sessions. Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, cardiologist and…
Frank Vinluan , 2025-04-17 17:39:00 The next wave of metabolic medicines in development includes oral GLP-1 drugs that work comparably to currently available injectable medicines, and Eli Lilly is taking the lead with Phase 3 results showing its once-daily pill reduced both blood sugar and body weight in patients with type 2 diabetes. Based on…
Joanna Mulvaney PhD , 2025-04-17 13:30:00 People with type two diabetes should aim for a 120 mm Hg blood pressure to keep their risk of a major cardiovascular event low, say Jiao Tong University scholars. A massive clinical trial conducted in China has found that the current blood pressure recommendations for people with type 2 diabetes…
, 2025-04-17 18:20:00 Digital cardiac health company Eko Health announced that clinicians in the UK can now purchase the company’s CORE 500 digital stethoscope, Eko+ membership and accessories via the company’s website and Amazon UK. Eko helps healthcare professionals identify and monitor heart and lung disease with digital stethoscopes, patient and provider software, and AI-enabled…
John D. Kelly IV, MD , 2025-04-17 17:45:00 April 17, 2025 5 min read 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…
John Wilkerson , 2025-04-17 17:35:00 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. I cast my leafy-green seeds already, and my mint, chives and oregano are roaring back after wintering over. Send…
Anne Gulland , 2025-04-17 14:36:00 bmj;389/apr17_21/r745/FAF1faVicky Evans played a leading role in developing the discipline of forensic medicine as an academic specialty, establishing a training programme as well as professional standards and competencies: elements that were missing when she began working as a police surgeon, as forensic physicians were known when her career began in…
, 2025-04-17 17:26:00 by I. Edwards A panel of federal health experts on Wednesday recommended expanded vaccine options for several diseases, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), meningitis and a mosquito-borne illness called chikungunya. The panel, known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), makes vaccine use recommendations to the director of the U.S. Centers…
, 2025-04-17 16:43:00 A vaccine under development at the University at Buffalo has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work, detailed in a study published today (April 17) in the journal Cell Biomaterials, focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has caused…
, 2025-04-17 15:16:00 Eleven robotic systems for soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery have been approved for NHS use by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The approval comes with the caveat that the systems should only be used while evidence of their effectiveness is being collected and reviewed. Five of the approved…
David DeSouza , 2025-04-17 13:26:00 The scent of eucalyptus oil wafts through more households than ever. Herbal teas promising immunity boosts line mainstream grocery store shelves. Social media teems with influencers touting the benefits of ashwagandha, turmeric, or oil of oregano. Compared to 2019, 14 million more U.S. teens and adults now consume vitamins and…
MNB Guest , 2025-04-17 13:46:00 The idea of receiving care at home instead of in a hospital or facility is becoming more popular than ever. Whether it’s recovering from surgery, managing chronic conditions, or simply getting older with dignity, home health care provides an option that’s both practical and personal. But is it the right…
Regina Schaffer; Kameelah Phillips, MD, FACOG, NCMP , 2025-04-17 15:54:00 April 17, 2025 3 min read 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 …
Andrew Joseph , 2025-04-17 15:27:00 Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.45. GSK’s blood cancer drug Blenrep won regulatory approval in the U.K. on Thursday, marking the medicine’s return to the market after it was withdrawn several years ago. The drug, which treats…
Juliet Dobson , 2025-04-17 11:56:00 Juliet Dobson, managing editor The BMJ jdobson{at}bmj.com The UK population’s health is getting worse. Health inequalities are widening and obesity rates rising, particularly among children in deprived areas (doi:10.1136/bmj.q2819 doi:10.1136/bmj.r525 doi:10.1136/bmj.q2457 doi:10.1136/bmj.r593).1234 A new investigation by The BMJ explores the influence of industry on some of these trends (doi:10.1136/bmj.r667).5 The…
, 2025-04-17 15:09:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Disabled people encounter all kinds of barriers to accessing health care—and not simply because some face significant mobility challenges. Others will see their symptoms not investigated properly because it’s assumed a problem is related to their disability rather than another medical condition. Or they will have decisions made…
, 2025-04-17 12:50:00 Adults younger than 50 years of age had more than double the risk of having a stroke from migraine or other nontraditional stroke risk factors rather than traditional risks such as high blood pressure, according to research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of…
, 2025-04-17 14:13:00 When a patient with obesity reports a new symptom, many physicians are quick to focus on the excess weight without exploring alternative reasons. Wrong approach, experts said. Medscape Medical News Source link
David Hamilton , 2025-04-17 13:38:00 With rising operational costs, major shifts in Medicaid, and other financial pressures bearing down on the healthcare system, forecasting revenue and allocating resources effectively has never been as important for health plans as it is today. And anticipating the future has probably never been so challenging. Health plans have been…
MNB Guest , 2025-04-17 14:07:00 Life moves fast. We wake up, go through the motions, tick off tasks, and often crash into bed, wondering where the day went. Most of us are living—but not necessarily living well. We feel tired, stressed, and disconnected. What’s missing isn’t just rest. It’s vitality. Energy. A sense of wellness…
Regina Schaffer , 2025-04-17 13:56:00 April 17, 2025 4 min read 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…
Meghana Keshavan , 2025-04-17 13:39:00 Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Morning. Today, we talk about Arkansas making a bold move to curb PBM power, analyze Trump’s executive order in regards to drug prices, and more. A big GLP-1 advance for…