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Marijuana Use Is Rising, But Is It a Cancer Risk?

, 2025-05-14 14:40:00 The trends are clear: Americans are in the midst of a marijuana high. Over the past 30 years, daily or near-daily marijuana use soared 15-fold, surpassing daily alcohol use for the first time in 2022. That same year, marijuana use reached historic levels among Americans aged 19-50 — with 11% of 19-…

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Minister publishes ‘Sláintecare 2025+’ plan setting out Government priorities

Michael McHale , 2025-05-14 11:14:00 2024 progress report highlights reduction in trolley numbers but record ED presentations The Minister for Health has published an updated programme for the implementation of Slaintecare, highlighting 23 priorities in the areas of improving access, service quality and increasing capacity. ‘Path to Universal Healthcare: Sláintecare & Programme for Government 2025+’…

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Spinal muscular atrophy treated in utero in mice

Megan Molteni , 2025-05-14 18:18:00 Researchers have taken preliminary steps toward treating a devastating neurodevelopmental disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, with a genetic therapy delivered in the womb, before the worst damage to motor neurons can occur.  The scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore injected an antisense oligonucleotide,…

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Assisted dying bill clears first hurdle in Scotland

Bryan Christie , 2025-05-14 10:41:00 Scotland has taken a step closer to legalising assisted dying after an emotional five hour parliamentary debate and a close vote.But the bill proposing the changes faces further hurdles and additional scrutiny, as two further votes are expected later this year. During the debate the Scottish parliament heard strong opposition…

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Neighborhood May Affect HS Risk, Study Finds

, 2025-05-14 15:00:00 TOPLINE: A retrospective study found that individuals living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods had a higher risk of developing hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), an association that persisted across racial and ethnic groups. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional analysis included 65,766 individuals (mean age, 50.4 years; 41.8% women; 56.5% White; 15.7% Asian, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific…

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General Practitioner, Laurencetown, Co. Galway

brendan , 2025-05-14 15:19:00 HSE West and North West currently has the following opportunities:   General Practitioner General Practitioner, Laurencetown, Co Galway GMS Panel Size:  Approximately 480. Ref 111/25 Closing date for receipt of applications in respect of the positions is Wednesday 4th June, 2025 at 4pm Interview date to be confirmed. Informal enquiries to…

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RFK Jr. at House Appropriations hearing: GOP embraces MAHA

Lev Facher and Daniel Payne , 2025-05-14 16:26:00 WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill delivered different versions of a similar message to health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a Wednesday budget hearing: We love the Make America Healthy Again agenda …. but.  Throughout the hearing, GOP lawmakers lauded President Trump’s agenda and Kennedy’s actions…

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Low taxes on heated tobacco products are hampering smoking cessation efforts, study finds

Adrian O’Dowd , 2025-05-14 14:16:00 All governments should tax heated tobacco products (HTPs) in line with traditional cigarettes to avoid effectively subsidising the tobacco industry, a study has concluded.1HTPs—which tobacco manufacturers say are less harmful than cigarettes because they involve heating tobacco to create a vapour rather than burning tobacco to create smoke in a…

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How your genes interact with your environment changes your disease risk. New research counts the ways

, 2025-05-14 16:21:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she told me, “Genetics don’t really matter for chronic disease.” Rather, she continued, “A person’s lifestyle, what they eat, and how much they exercise, determine whether they get heart disease.” As a researcher who studies the genetics of…

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Once-daily oral treatment shows positive results in first human study for obesity treatment

, 2025-05-14 13:17:00 A first-in-human study of an investigational once-daily oral treatment for obesity (SYNT-101) demonstrated positive preliminary data for the safe and effective redirection of nutrient absorption into the lower intestine, the weight loss and metabolic management mechanism behind gastric bypass surgery. In the study, being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity…

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Breast-Conserving Tx, Mastectomy Have Similar Outcomes

, 2025-05-14 15:05:00 TOPLINE: In a multicenter cohort study of 575 South Korean patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variants, breast-conserving treatment demonstrated comparable oncologic outcomes to mastectomy over a median follow-up of 8.3 years. After propensity score matching, no significant differences between the two surgical approaches were found in terms of locoregional recurrence, distant…

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The AI Drug Discovery Boom Is Coming. We Are Not Ready.

Kourosh Davarpanah , 2025-05-14 14:54:00 The CEOs of Anthropic, DeepMind, and OpenAI regularly single out drug discovery as the area where AI will have the greatest positive impact over the next decade. The first generation of AI drug discovery startups have yet to deliver, but to quote Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, the belief is that the…

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Mater Private Network hosts leading cardiologists at annual Heart Summit shaping the future of cardiac care

Editorial Staff , 2025-05-14 12:18:00 Over 700 healthcare professionals attend both virtually and in person Mater Private Network recently hosted the second annual Dublin Heart Summit 2025, held at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in partnership with the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) Dublin, and supported by RCSI and the Irish Cardiac Society….

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WHO trims top management ranks amid financial crunch

Helen Branswell , 2025-05-14 14:40:00 The World Health Organization, which faces an extraordinary financial crunch in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the agency, has dramatically trimmed its top management.  Gone from the leadership is Mike Ryan, who has led the Health Emergencies Program since 2019 and who has been with the WHO, off…

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Discrimination is widespread in French healthcare, report alleges

Barbara Casassus , 2025-05-14 12:31:00 France’s Defender of Rights, a constitutional authority of the French government but independent of it, has alleged widespread discrimination in the country’s healthcare provision.A report by the Defender of Rights based on a survey of 1500 people—mostly patients but including some medical professionals—conducted from November 2024 to January 2025 shows…

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Autistic people communicate just as effectively as others, study suggests

, 2025-05-14 14:17:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There is no significant difference in the effectiveness of how autistic and non-autistic people communicate, according to a new study, challenging the stereotype that autistic people struggle to connect with others. The study is published in Nature Human Behaviour The findings suggest that social difficulties often faced by…

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Chronic overwork may lead to changes in brain regions associated with emotion and cognition

, 2025-05-14 13:58:00 Long working hours may alter the structure of the brain, particularly the areas associated with emotional regulation and executive function, such as working memory and problem solving, suggest the findings of preliminary research, published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Ultimately, overwork may induce neuroadaptive changes that might affect cognitive and emotional health,…

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‘Attractive’ Option in Recurrent NSCLC

, 2025-05-14 12:57:00 TOPLINE: In patients with recurrent non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), salvage thoracic reirradiation prolonged overall survival and progression-free survival. Consolidative immunotherapy following reirradiation further improved overall survival, locoregional control, and freedom from distant metastasis.  METHODOLOGY: Many patients with unresectable locally advanced NSCLC who receive definitive chemoradiation experience intrathoracic locoregional failures or recurrences….

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Rotations and Job Uncertainty May Push Young Doctors to Quit

, 2025-05-14 10:58:00 The toll of rotational training and uncertainty over first jobs may drive more future doctors to abandon medicine altogether, experts have warned. For the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA), which represents hospital doctors, these contribute to what it describes as “an ongoing mental health crisis” among resident doctors. Dr Matt Church…

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Antiracism in healthcare education: moving from theory to practice

Chelsea C Omeni-Nzewuihe , 2025-05-14 09:21:00 Antiracism should be an established part of healthcare education—an idea explored in Majid’s article.1 Discriminatory biases often perpetuate as senior doctors pass them down to their trainees who absorb them as truth.A commonly used example of discriminatory bias is thinking that pain tolerance varies among different ethnicities. This can…

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Analysis finds risk of death or complications from broken heart syndrome remained high from 2016 to 2020

, 2025-05-14 09:00:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome, is associated with a high rate of death and complications, and those rates were unchanged between 2016 and 2020, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a stress-related heart condition in…

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Cubic successfully showcased complete industry sensing solutions at SENSOR+TEST exhibition

, 2025-05-14 07:57:00 Cubic has successfully exhibited its latest innovations at SENSOR+TEST 2025 international trade fair, showcasing how its smart technologies and sensing solutions empower the six key application fields, including oil & gas, semiconductor manufacturing, medical & healthcare, automotive electronics, HVAC & refrigeration, and heating boiler & furnace. Image Credit: Cubic As the leading…

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GSK to buy experimental MASH drug for $1.2B upfront

Andrew Joseph , 2025-05-14 08:25:00 Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.45. LONDON — GSK said Wednesday it would purchase an experimental liver disease medicine from Boston Pharmaceuticals for $1.2 billion upfront, seeking to build up its pipeline of future medicines.  The drug,…

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Cubic releases ESG 2024 report

, 2025-05-14 07:19:00 Cubic Sensor and Instrument Co., Ltd. officially released its 2024 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report . The Report systematically presents Cubic’s innovative practices and outstanding achievements in the areas of environmental protection, social responsibility, and corporate governance (ESG). It also highlights the Cubic’s commitment as a tech-driven enterprise to promoting high-quality economic…

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Lupus Drug Withdrawal: Immunosuppressants or Steroids First?

, 2025-05-14 07:35:00 TOPLINE: In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who had been in remission for at least 1 year, immunosuppressant withdrawal was noninferior to glucocorticoid withdrawal, with no significant differences in the proportion of patients who experienced flares or in flare severity at 1- and 2-year follow-ups. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a randomized noninferiority…

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