Michael McHale , 2025-05-07 08:38:00 Just one-in-four new cancer treatments licensed since 2020 are currently available in Ireland Ireland has the lowest rate of availability for new cancer medicines in Western Europe, according to data released by the pharmaceutical industry. Of the 56 new medicines licenced since 2020, just 14 have been made available to…
David Hilzenrath and Hannah Norman, KFF Health News and Oona Zenda , 2025-05-07 09:00:00 Lining the shelves of American supermarkets are food products with chemicals linked to health concerns. To a great extent, the FDA allows food companies to determine for themselves whether their ingredients and additives are safe. Companies don’t have to tell the…
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Daphna Shohamy , 2025-05-07 08:30:00 I recently sat with a young scientist in my office, tears in her eyes, who was asking for advice: Her grant had been canceled by the government. Years of hard work and training seemed to vanish in an instant. She was — is — an exceptional scientist, having earned one…
, 2025-05-07 09:00:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Two new advanced predictive algorithms use information about a person’s health conditions and simple blood tests to accurately predict a patient’s chances of having a currently undiagnosed cancer, including hard-to-diagnose liver and oral cancers. The new models could revolutionize how cancer is detected in primary care, and make…
, 2025-05-07 06:29:00 Malocclusion affects nearly half of the global population, impacting oral function and aesthetics. Clear aligners have gained popularity due to their discreet appearance and ease of use, but their effectiveness varies depending on the type of tooth movement required. Unlike fixed appliances, clear aligners rely on elastic forces, which can complicate complex…
, 2025-05-07 07:53:00 SAN DIEGO — Patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes treated with glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists had significantly reduced rates for colorectal cancer (CRC) risk and associated mortality compared with those undergoing bariatric surgery, new research showed. CRC risk was also lower for patients taking GLP-1s than the general population….
Michael McHale , 2025-05-07 07:30:00 New Human Tissue Act will see establishment of ‘opt-out’ register for organ donation More than 1.6 million drivers in Ireland have registered as potential organ donors, according to new figures released to mark Organ Donation Awareness Week. Data from the Road Safety Authority shows that, as of last Friday, 1,609,351…
Regina Schaffer , 2025-05-06 13:38:00 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…
, 2025-05-07 07:10:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Because life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has increased dramatically, investigators assessed the risk of age-related cardiovascular diseases in this population. As reported in the Journal of Internal Medicine, the researchers found increased risks of various cardiovascular diseases compared with the general population. In the study, 5,155…
, 2025-05-07 06:45:00 The incidence of gastrointestinal cancers varies across Asian American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander communities, according to a study published March 15 in the journal Gastro Hep Advances. When combined, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander communities compose the fastest-growing group in the United States. They accounted for 6.2% of the…
, 2025-05-07 06:39:00 TOPLINE: Only one tenth of hospitalized adults aged 60 years or older received the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during its first season. Sociodemographic differences were observed, with higher vaccine uptake among those aged 75 years or older, those with pulmonary disease, and those with an immunocompromised status. METHODOLOGY: In this cross-sectional…
, 2025-05-07 06:52:00 You ask your child to put the phone down, concerned about the effects of too much screen time on their developing brain. But what if the problem is not just their habits, but yours? New research suggests that it is not enough to simply limit a child’s screen time, but the way…
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, 2025-05-06 20:35:00 Age vs. Mean Pure Tone Thresholds. The scatter plot displays a steady increase in mean hearing loss (125–8000 Hz) with increasing age for the subjects. The age and mean pure tone hearing thresholds (PTT), measured in dB HL from both ears are well distributed (left ear “o” and right ear “x”). Credit:…
, 2025-05-07 05:58:00 A study conducted by researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and National University of Singapore (NUS), in collaboration with biotech company, KYAN Technologies, has demonstrated that a precision medicine approach improves treatment selection for patients with soft tissue sarcomas (STS) in a clinical…
, 2025-05-07 05:15:00 TOPLINE: Medicaid enrollees with type 2 diabetes (T2D) continue to face restricted access to newer cardioprotective diabetes medications — sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) — despite recommendations as first-line treatment those also at risk for cardiovascular disease. METHODOLOGY: For adults with T2D, studies suggest…
Shawn M. Carter , 2025-05-06 13:54:00 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…
, 2025-05-07 05:00:00 Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels More people are landing in the hospital with cannabis-related problems—and for many, a mental health condition is the primary issue, according to a new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. The study, conducted in Arizona, found that between 2016 and 2021, cannabis-related…
, 2025-05-07 04:29:00 Waters Corporation today announced that its Empower™ Software now supports biologics data acquisition and quality control (QC) analysis from Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) and differential Refractive Index (RI) instruments in its Wyatt Technology™ Portfolio. This integration expands the scope of critical quality attributes that a biopharmaceutical laboratory can manage using Empower Software. Additionally,…
, 2025-05-07 04:42:00 The Trump administration’s unprecedented $500 million grant for a broadly protective flu shot has confounded vaccine and pandemic preparedness experts, who said the project was in early stages, relied on old technology, and was just one of more than 200 such efforts. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shifted…
Omar A. Danoun, MD; Robert Herpen, MA , 2025-05-06 14:10:00 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…
Theresa Gaffney , 2025-05-06 12:47:00 Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good morning, I’m back! It seems like there was a lot of news while I was away …. drop me a line at [email protected] to let me know the biggest stories I…
, 2025-05-06 20:36:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Each year, more than 400 million metric tons of plastic are produced globally from petrochemicals derived from fossil fuels. Only 9% of this plastic is recycled and 19% is incinerated; 72% goes to landfills, other dumpsites or ends up in our environment. These plastics degrade into smaller and…
, 2025-05-07 02:58:00 The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) hosted an Oncology Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., today, focused on improving care coordination between primary care and oncology providers. The program featured a diverse group of patients, advocates, practitioners, and policy makers weighing in on how to improve cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and long-term survival….
, 2025-05-07 03:01:00 TOPLINE: Hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs), unlike oral contraceptives, were not linked with an increased risk for melasma in women with menorrhagia, this study found. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analyzed data from the TriNetX Research Network spanning 95 healthcare organizations from 2001 to 2024, identifying patients with menorrhagia aged 18-52 years who received hormonal contraceptives….
Katie Adams , 2025-05-07 00:01:00 Healthcare leaders are continuing to express their concerns about the changes that President Donald Trump’s administration is making to HHS. Just this week, 20 state attorneys general sued the administration, saying that the department’s restructuring plan and resulting layoffs are unconstitutional and dangerous for public safety. Experts say the fallout…
Justin Cooper , 2025-05-06 17:16:00 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….
Ed Silverman , 2025-05-06 13:04:00 Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right now, but our spirits remain sunny, nonetheless. Why? We will trot out a bit of insight from the Morning Mayor, who would say “Every new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift.” To celebrate…
, 2025-05-06 20:37:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Half of U.S. adults say they know eating a plant-based diet can improve their health and help prevent chronic diseases, according to a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult survey. However, the survey also showed that just 1 in 5 primary care practitioners discuss this lifesaving message…
, 2025-05-07 02:03:00 Dr. Ho Sang Jung and his research team from the Advanced Bio and Healthcare Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), in collaboration with Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, have developed a technology that enables the diagnosis of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis within 10 minutes using synovial fluid. This…
, 2025-05-06 11:42:00 SAN DIEGO — An artificial intelligence (AI)–enhanced digital collaborative care model led to rapid, clinically significant, and sustained symptom relief for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) seen at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, an observational study found. Symptom tracking at 4-week intervals showed that “almost everybody got better” regardless of IBS subtype, with…
, 2025-05-07 01:25:00 Benicci blue light glasses combine advanced lens technology, sleek design, and everyday comfort to help protect your eyes from prolonged screen exposure Source link
Marissa Plescia , 2025-05-07 00:01:00 Analyzing medical claims data is essential to fulfilling a self-funded employer’s fiduciary duty, which is to get the best medical benefits for the best price for their employees. However, many employers are struggling with this, accusing third-party administrators of not giving them complete access to their data. Some employers have…
Derek Ochiai, MD; Dean K. Matsuda, MD , 2025-05-06 17:57:00 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…
Associated Press , 2025-05-06 13:27:00 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three Republican-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to the abortion medication mifepristone. Justice Department attorneys on Monday stayed the legal course charted by the Biden administration, though they didn’t directly weigh in on the…
, 2025-05-06 23:10:00 Credit: Vanessa Loring from Pexels Eating a healthy diet as a child is linked to girls having their first menstrual period at an older age than those who consumed a less healthy diet, according to a study published in Human Reproduction. The findings remained unaltered by the girls’ body mass index (BMI)…
, 2025-05-06 23:59:00 A nationwide Korean study finds a surprising link between varicose veins and dementia, and suggests that treating the veins could help prevent vascular brain damage. Study: Association between varicose veins and the occurrence of dementia: A nationwide population-based cohort study. Image Credit: New Africa / Shutterstock.com A recent PLOS One study explores the…
, 2025-05-06 11:48:00 TOPLINE: AIDS-related illnesses continued to be the leading cause of hospitalization, accounting for 42% of the admissions, with tuberculosis being the most frequent illness. This pattern was consistent across all age groups. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted an updated meta-analysis of 110 studies to determine the causes of hospitalizations and the risk for in-hospital…
Caitlyn Stulpin , 2025-05-06 19:10:00 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, Jason Mast, and Matthew Herper , 2025-05-06 16:50:00 WASHINGTON — Vinay Prasad, an academic and fierce critic of the medical mainstream, will be the next director of the Food and Drug Administration center that oversees the regulation of vaccines, gene therapies, and the blood supply. Prasad, previously an epidemiology professor at the University of…
, 2025-05-06 20:38:00 Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels An online physician-led plant-based nutrition intervention program for patients with type 2 diabetes is practical, cost-effective, and successful at improving patient health, finds a new study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. The program led to reductions in…
, 2025-05-06 12:12:00 When picturing a “typical” alcoholic, people tend to imagine a person drinking at home alone. But that focus overlooks the social origins of many serious alcohol problems, say the authors of a new review paper in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science. “Evidence for the centrality of social motives in problem…
, 2025-05-06 12:00:00 TOPLINE: An influenza vaccine, either given alone or with a COVID-19 vaccine during the follicular phase, was linked to minor changes in the length of the menstrual cycle of less than 1 day, but the length of the cycle bounced back to normal soon after. METHODOLOGY: This global retrospective cohort study assessed…
, 2025-05-06 21:11:00 Glucose monitoring specialist Dexcom is expanding its partnership with health-tracking ring maker Oura to provide Stelo users and ring wearers with metabolic health features, including meal insights and glucose data. Stelo provides individuals 18 and up who do not require insulin with round-the-clock glucose readings and delivers personalized insights into glucose health,…
Alex Young , 2025-05-06 19:30:00 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…
Ed Silverman , 2025-05-06 16:55:00 Many large drugmakers are still using a decades-old test — derived from horseshoe crabs — as a go-to tool for detecting contamination in medicines and vaccines, rather than switching to a cheaper and equally effective alternative, according to a survey by environmental groups. At issue are endotoxin tests, which are…
, 2025-05-06 21:23:00 Radiographic findings. (A) Coronal T2-weighted image shows a small, ovoid right adrenal mass (white arrow) and larger, triangular left adrenal mass (black arrow) with heterogeneity and higher T2 signal intensity than the right adrenal mass. (B) Coronal T2 HASTE fetal MRI image shows a fetus with normal adrenal glands. (C) Two months…
, 2025-05-06 13:20:00 Young people with a diagnosable mental health condition report differences in their experiences of social media compared to those without a condition, including greater dissatisfaction with online friend counts and more time spent on social media sites. This is according to a new study led by the University of Cambridge, which suggests…
, 2025-05-06 12:00:00 TOPLINE: Patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism faced a significantly higher risk for cardiovascular diseases and mortality from cardiovascular causes than control individuals without the condition, with the effect being particularly prominent among women. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted this study by merging data from population-based registries in Sweden to assess the risk for cardiovascular diseases…