[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: WASHINGTON — The nation’s top health agency will undertake a “massive testing and research effort” to determine the cause of autism, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine critic who has pushed a discredited theory that routine childhood shots cause the developmental disability,…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: by LAURA UNGAR, MICHELLE R. SMITH and DEVI SHASTRI Cesar Acevedo, left, holds his infant son, Adriel Acevedo, as as nurse Tracey McElroy, right, prepares to give him a vaccination that included a polio dose at the Dallas County Health and Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas, Friday, April…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: TOPLINE: In a 52-week trial among adults with treatment-resistant depression, quetiapine augmentation was more effective than lithium augmentation in reducing symptoms, offered greater cost-effectiveness, and showed comparable safety. METHODOLOGY: LQD was a pragmatic, open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled superiority trial (2016-2021) that included 212 adults with treatment-resistant depression. Participants (mean…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: A baby girl dubbed a “miracle” has been born in the U.K. to a woman born without a uterus, after receiving a life-changing womb transplant from her sister, marking the nation’s first successful birth following the groundbreaking procedure. Grace Davidson, 36, was born with a rare condition known as…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Experts estimate that by 2040, one in five Americans will be 65 or older, up from one in eight in 2000. Despite the country’s rapidly aging population, digital health solutions that cater to older aduls — a category often referred to as AgeTech — is still in its early…
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[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: In an unusual move, an audit of commercial health plans by Tennessee officials found that Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the United States, violated state laws in its dealings with pharmacies, according to newly released documents. Specifically, the company failed to properly reimburse pharmacies,…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Endometriosis affects around 10% of women of reproductive age. It’s a chronic inflammatory condition that occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) grows outside the uterus. Endometriosis can cause chronic pain, bloating, bowel and bladder dysfunction, pain during sex and…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Acute and chronic lower respiratory tract conditions — such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and bronchitis — are among the most common respiratory diseases seen by general practitioners. Though most can be managed effectively and efficiently within the primary care setting, others carry a risk for sustained,…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: The additives that enhance flavor, extend shelf life, and improve texture in processed foods may be well-known for their links to metabolic disorders including diabetes, but the real danger lies in the combinations we unknowingly consume. Researchers have now determined the exact combination of food additives that could raise…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Cigna Healthcare leads in member satisfaction with digital experience among commercial health plans, while UPMC Health Plan ranks highest among Medicare Advantage plans, according to a new report. The J.D. Power U.S. Healthcare Digital Experience Study tracks satisfaction across five factors in order of importance: visual appeal, navigation, information/content,…
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[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump’s doctor says the oldest man to be elected president is “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief as the White House released the results of Trump’s physical exam from Friday. Trump is 78, and his physician, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, cited…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Strengthening exercises and yoga both reduce pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Credit: pxhere.com (https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1529937) Exercise therapy is suggested as a first-line treatment to improve joint pain and loss of function caused by osteoarthritis (OA), a musculoskeletal disorder that affects more than 595 million people worldwide. Yoga and strengthening…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: The adjunctive use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) as an addition to insulin is increasingly viewed as a method for addressing the rising prevalence of obesity in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Current GLP-1 RA drugs, such as semaglutide and the dual glucagon-insulinotropic peptide (GIP)/GLP-1 tirzepatide, are…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted during a televised interview that he was not aware of the impacts of sweeping cuts implemented on U.S. healthcare that he helped facilitate. RFK Jr. was interviewed by CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook on Wednesday, marking his first network…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: The pairing of two Bristol Myers Squibb immunotherapies is now permitted for the first-line treatment of two types of gastrointestinal cancers, after regulatory decisions handed out this past week that convert the accelerated approval status of the drug combination to full FDA approval in both indications. The drugs, Opdivo…
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[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: The dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, is complete. The humanitarian network, established in 1961 under President John F. Kennedy, once reached people in need in nearly 180 countries. It employed more than 14,000 aid workers through 6,200 programs, which oversaw missions from feeding malnourished children…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels A cruel consequence of advanced cancer is the profound apathy many patients experience as they lose interest in once-cherished activities. This symptom is part of a syndrome called cachexia, which affects about 80% of late-stage cancer patients, leading to severe muscle wasting and weight…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: A longstanding mystery in Parkinson’s disease research has been why some individuals carrying pathogenic variants that increase their risk of PD go on to develop the disease, while others who also carry such variants do not. The prevailing theory has suggested additional genetic factors may play a role. To…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: María Jimena Medina Palomino, a young psychiatrist, began to be sexually harassed by a superior shortly after starting work at the Neiva University Hospital, Columbia, in mid-2024. Since then, she has been, in her words, “immersed in a series of harassment incidents by the aforementioned man, where multiple calls…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: An alarming outbreak of brain tumor diagnoses among labor and delivery nurses at a Massachusetts hospital has sparked internal and independent investigations. At least 11 staff members with ties to Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s fifth-floor labor and delivery unit have reported serious health concerns — including five benign brain tumors —…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Some of the most recently available data brings welcome news in the nationwide fight against the opioid epidemic. After many months of increasing overdose deaths in the wake of the Covid pandemic – a period of loneliness and struggle for many Americans – we appear to be turning the…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Survey found that more than one-in-three people with diabetes here have not told a loved one about their diagnosis More than one-in-two people living with diabetes in Ireland have skipped or missed a doctor’s appointment due to shame or stigma associated with the disease. A survey of diabetes patients…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Oncology-focused digital health company Flatiron Health announced it entered into a strategic partnership with Massive Bio, a company that helps cancer patients find and enroll in clinical trials. Flatiron Health is an oncology-focused health technology company that offers a platform aimed at optimizing the clinical trial process, including selecting…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation’s high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another increasingly serious problem: misinformation. False and misleading narratives on social media, in news reports, and even in popular television dramas suggesting people can overdose from touching fentanyl — rather than ingesting…
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[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: 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 is rather modest. We expect to promenade with the official mascots, catch up on our growing reading…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain World Health Organization members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told AFP. “We have an accord in principle” and the final version will have to be approved by the various…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: A landmark study presented today at ESCMID Global 2025 has revealed that over 3 million children worldwide lost their lives in 2022 due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related infections. The study underscores the urgent need for both regional and global strategies to control paediatric AMR, particularly in high-burden areas such…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: TOPLINE: An autonomous total body photographic (TBP) and dermoscopic imaging device achieved comparable image quality and faster acquisition times than manual dermoscopy, in a prospective cohort study. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a study of 316 patients with atypical mole syndrome and ≥ 30 skin lesions > 3 mm in diameter…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: What’s more nightmarish than a never-ending period? Maybe not knowing why it is happening. That is the shocking reality for a TikTok user who has endured periods for 1,000 days straight — and doctors still do not have answers. The mysterious medical journey of TikTok user Poppy began three…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: I’ve spent my career as an executive at the intersection of healthcare and technology, with every stop leading me to this vital prognosis: technology either lifts us up or weighs us down. Right now, with generative AI and agentic AI lighting healthcare’s way, we’re stepping into a moment that…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Feeling truly alive can be found in the fresh air, the green spaces, and the quiet companionship of a crow in the Irish rain, writes Sheilagh Foley My daughter has decided to venture deep into the uncharted wilds of the Irish countryside (aka Wicklow) to take part in a…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Samsung announced a joint research initiative with Stanford Medicine to enhance the Galaxy Watch’s sleep apnea detection feature and create new AI-enabled innovations for proactive care. The sleep apnea detection feature, which received FDA De Novo authorization last year, uses Samsung’s Health Monitor app to detect signs of moderate…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Julie Appleby, KFF Health News Because of past fraud by rogue brokers, some Affordable Care Act policyholders may get an unexpected tax bill this season. But that isn’t the only potential shock. Other changes coming soon — stemming from proposals by the administration of President Donald Trump — could…
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[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good morning, Jason Mast here filling in for Rose. Yesterday, STAT won a National Magazine Award for General Excellence. Judges for the award, one of the highest in American journalism, specifically…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For more than three years, countries have been negotiating an international agreement on tackling future pandemics aimed to help avoid repeating the mistakes made during the COVID-19 crisis. Here are the main points in the draft agreement, still under consideration by negotiators gathered at the…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: New research has revealed that Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium), a parasitic infection affecting millions globally, can trigger cancer-related gene activity in the cervical lining, with changes becoming even more pronounced after treatment. Presented today at ESCMID Global 2025, this pivotal study sheds new light on how this often-overlooked parasitic disease…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Americans eat too much salt, but the influence of dietary sodium is especially noticeable in women, whose blood pressure may become more salt sensitive in their 40s or 50s. Primary care providers should take note and not underestimate salt’s ability to affect blood pressure later in life, warn women’s…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Vitamin supplements have become a staple in many people’s wellness routines, but do they really live up to the promises they make? While some swear by their benefits, conflicting studies have raised concerns, with some even linking daily supplement use to an increased risk of early death. For those…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: General literacy is widely understood as an important skill that must be prioritized to ensure that people can live healthy and successful lives. In our medical field we also have patient literacy, also known as health literacy, which is defined by the CDC as the “degree to which individuals…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Consultants group described operations as surgical ‘never event’ that happened because of failings in procurement processes and safety checks The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has described a surgeon’s use of unauthorised and wholly unsuitable devices in children’s spinal procedures as ‘entirely preventable’ if proper procedures were in place…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: The mobile application for medical emergency services in South Korea has been refreshed after over a decade. Launched in 2014, the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s 129 app now has new features to quickly book and access virtual consultations with health counsellors. It has introduced sign language-based video consultations, which…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Aggressive deportation tactics have terrorized farmworkers at the center of the nation’s bird flu strategy, public health workers say. Dairy and poultry workers have accounted for most cases of the bird flu in the U.S. — and preventing and detecting cases among them is key to averting a pandemic….
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[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Christi Grimm was driving to a pottery class with her young daughter on Jan. 25 when she got a call from a colleague, who told Grimm she should probably pull over. The news: President Trump had fired her. Grimm was the inspector general of the Department of Health and…
[gpt3]Summarize this content to 100 words: Childrens’ Access, Watch and Reserve resistance death burden in WHO regions in 2022. Credit: ESCMID A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 reveals that over 3 million children worldwide lost their lives in 2022 due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related infections. The study underscores the urgent need for both regional…