Category: Health

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/is-recovery-oriented-involuntary-psychiatric-treatment-possible/ (MedPage Today) — America is debating expanding involuntary treatment for people with serious mental illness and/or addictions who are experiencing homelessness. The recent executive order “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” reignited… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119280 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 19:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/real-world-data-show-gout-treatment-disparities/ (MedPage Today) — Racial disparities in gout and gout treatment are an ongoing but tractable problem, research at the 2025 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)’s annual meeting suggested. In a 10-year propensity-matched cohort study, Irene… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/spotlight/acr-gout/119283 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 19:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/flu-season-surged-over-the-holiday-and-already-rivals-last-winters-harsh-epidemic/ (MedPage Today) — U.S. flu infections surged over the holidays, and health officials are calling it a severe season that is likely to get worse. New government data posted Monday — for flu activity through the week of Christmas — showed… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/uritheflu/119274 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/full-term-baby-delivered-after-surprise-abdominal-ectopic-pregnancy/ (MedPage Today) — Maternal-fetal medicine doctors regularly care for high-risk pregnancies and rare complications, but a California medical team saw an exceedingly unique case: a healthy baby born at term from an abdominal pregnancy during which… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregnancy/119275 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 18:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/a-strange-kind-of-quantumness-may-be-key-to-quantum-computers-success/ Google’s Willow quantum computer Google Quantum AI What is it about quantum computers that makes them more powerful than conventional machines? A new experiment shows that the property of “quantum contextuality” may be a key ingredient. Quantum computers are fundamentally different from all other computers because they harness uniquely quantum phenomena […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/new-payment-models-needed-for-access-to-cell-gene-therapies/ Expected rapid advances in CAR T and other cellular therapies may expand treatment options not only in cancer but also in autoimmune diseases like lupus — but only if patients can get access to them. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-payment-models-needed-access-costly-cellular-and-gene-2026a100007z?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 12:27:00 Copyright for […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/parking-lot-triage-what-a-pediatrician-is-seeing-amid-measles-outbreak/ (MedPage Today) — Three days after Christmas, Deborah Greenhouse, MD, of Columbia, South Carolina, voiced her frustration on social media about the measles outbreak in her state: “Things that I can’t believe I am doing as a pediatrician on a Sunday… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/119269 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/aca-subsidies-expire-launching-millions-into-2026-with-steep-insurance-hikes/ (MedPage Today) — Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119270 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 16:17:00 […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/pregnancy-friendly-ms-drug-wins-nice-backing/ NICE has recommended natalizumab for adults with highly active RRMS, citing pregnancy suitability, biosimilar value, and NHS affordability. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/pregnancy-friendly-ms-drug-wins-nice-backing-2026a100007c?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 12:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Pregnancy-Friendly MS Drug Wins NICE Backing first appeared […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fellow-nurses-nurse-advocacy-is-patient-safety/ (MedPage Today) — For too long, nurses have been referred to as “patient advocates.” While well-intentioned, this is actually harmful to patient care and the nursing profession. It is time for healthcare organizations and all medical professionals… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nurses-station/119267 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 15:25:00 Copyright for syndicated […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-january-2026-include-new-titles-from-peter-f-hamilton-and-george-saunders/ Is it an asteroid or an alien in Van Jensen’s Godfall? Shutterstock / Vadim Sadovski Welcome to January, a month when many of us are keen to escape from the world into the pages of a book. Thankfully, science fiction is here to help, whether that’s with a story set on a generation ship where things aren’t as […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/uk-junk-food-ads-banned-before-9-pm-watershed/ A UK-wide ban on junk food advertising before the 9 OM watershed is now in force, with ministers saying it will significantly reduce children’s calorie intake. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/uk-junk-food-ads-banned-before-9-pm-watershed-2026a100008h?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 13:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/contaminated-water-blamed-for-10-deaths-fda-rejections-mammograms-for-heart-risks/ (MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Contaminated drinking water in Indore, India, was linked to 10 deaths and more than 270 hospitalizations, according to authorities. (The Guardian). CDC researchers… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/environmentalhealth/119261 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 14:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs […]

Source link : https://health365.info/new-trial-goals-to-beef-up-each-survival-and-high-quality-of-lifestyles-for-males-with-complicated-prostate-most-cancers/ The Alliance for Medical Trials in Oncology has introduced a randomized segment III scientific trial referred to as RECIPROCAL (Alliance A032304) to discover whether or not medical doctors can optimize the timing of centered radiation treatment to attenuate negative effects whilst retaining efficacy in males with complicated prostate most cancers. Our […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/mean-girls-in-medicine-what-happens-when-women-bully-women/ When women target other women, the damage runs deep. Female doctors open up about rivalry and exclusion that harm careers and prevent progress. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mean-girls-medicine-what-happens-when-women-bully-women-2026a100008d?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 12:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Mean Girls in […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/junk-food-tv-and-online-advert-ban-comes-into-force/ Archie MitchellBusiness reporter PA Media Junk food adverts are banned on television and online starting on Monday as part of a drive to tackle childhood obesity. The UK-wide ban stops food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) being advertised on TV before 21:00 and at any time online. […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/new-menstrual-products-are-making-periods-easier-to-manage/ Scientists are addressing long-running issues over product safety, usability, and sustainability, leading to innovative materials and designs. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-menstrual-products-are-making-periods-easier-manage-2026a1000076?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 11:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post New Menstrual Products Are Making Periods Easier to Manage […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/portsmouth-surgeon-who-stripped-naked-in-cubicle-struck-off/ A surgeon found to have stripped naked in a toilet cubicle and inferred to a colleague that they have sex in it has been struck off the medical register. Dr Samuel Stefan was working at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth when the junior colleague who had been chatting with him […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/ghostly-particles-might-just-break-our-understanding-of-the-universe/ Neutrinos rarely interact with normal matter Shutterstock / betibup33 Notoriously ghostly particles called neutrinos may have revealed a crack in our understanding of all the particles and forces in the universe. The standard model of particle physics, which catalogues all the particles and forces we know to exist, is one of […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/adding-radiotherapy-to-tace-may-improve-early-hcc-survival/ First-line transarterial chemoembolization combined with radiotherapy is associated with improved survival among patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/adding-radiotherapy-tace-may-improve-early-hcc-survival-2026a100005u?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 07:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Adding Radiotherapy to TACE May Improve Early HCC Survival […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/crowdfunding-the-cost-of-cancer-it-mostly-fails/ Americans with cancer are using GoFundMe to help cover their bills, but it rarely pans out. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/crowdfunding-cost-cancer-it-mostly-fails-2026a1000068?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 10:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Crowdfunding the Cost of Cancer: It Mostly Fails first appeared […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/early-hypertension-linked-to-a-poorer-prognosis-in-t2d/ Adults with type 2 diabetes who have hypertension before 45 years of age have higher risks for cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and all-cause mortality than those without hypertension. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/early-hypertension-linked-poorer-prognosis-t2d-2026a1000065?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 07:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/virtual-care-expansion-tied-to-fewer-low-acuity-ed-visits/ Veterans Affairs virtual care expansion reduces emergency department visits for low-acuity conditions by 12%. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/virtual-care-expansion-va-health-system-tied-12-drop-ed-2026a100005q?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 07:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Virtual Care Expansion Tied to Fewer Low-Acuity ED Visits first appeared on […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fever-during-pregnancy-step-by-step-guide-for-what-to-do/ Sepsis scores are not validated in pregnancy; delays increase mortality. If intrauterine infection is suspected, induce delivery and start antibiotics. Medscape News Europe Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fever-during-pregnancy-step-step-guide-what-do-2026a100005f?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-05 05:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Fever During Pregnancy: Step-by-Step Guide for […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/congress-has-been-unable-to-decide-on-much-simpler-issues-what-we-heard-this-week/ (MedPage Today) — “I would not hold my breath, as Congress has been unable to decide on much simpler issues.” — Marsha Simon, PhD, of the George Washington University in Washington, commenting on a demonstration program aimed at boosting access… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/what-we-heard/119257 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-04 21:00:00 […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/3-young-adults-share-their-journeys-with-cardiovascular-disease/ Share on PinterestThree young adults with cardiovascular disease share their stories. From left: Crystal Davis, Ally Lavalley, and Chad Witheridge. Design by Healthline; Photography courtesy of subjects Younger adults may face higher risks of cardiovascular disease due to factors like obesity or inactivity. Three younger individuals share their journeys with cardiovascular […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/the-preferred-pharmacy-isnt-always-the-cheapest/ (MedPage Today) — Most patients trust that a pharmacy labeled “preferred” by their insurance plan will offer the lowest out-of-pocket cost. But the reality is far more complicated — and often invisible to the people who need their medication… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119221 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-04 17:00:00 Copyright […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/the-quest-to-cure-myeloma-mission-accomplished/ (MedPage Today) — In June 2025, we reported on a study that showed long-term survival with undetectable disease in heavily pretreated multiple myeloma. The results not only added fresh evidence of efficacy for CAR T-cell therapy but more fuel… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/myeloma/119245 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-04 15:00:00 Copyright […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/nursing-shortage-could-worsen-thanks-to-change-in-student-loan-programs/ (MedPage Today) — In November, we reported on nursing groups that pushed back against a Trump administration proposal to de-list nursing as a professional degree for purposes of student borrowing. In this report, we look ahead to see what might… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/workforce/119258 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-04 14:00:00 […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/how-was-apnea-risk-tied-to-mental-health/ (MedPage Today) — You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/quizzes/news-quiz/119254 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-03 22:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post How Was Apnea Risk Tied to Mental Health? first appeared on News Health. […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/private-equity-and-ivf-clinics-detecting-liver-disease-with-an-ekg/ (MedPage Today) — TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/podcasts/healthwatch/119249 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-03 […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/are-we-all-as-miserable-as-the-doctors-on-the-pitt/ (MedPage Today) — I recently broke down and watched the first season of “The Pitt.” It won the Emmy, after all, and is now cropping up on 2025’s “best of” lists. And, after hearing from a dozen colleagues how realistic it was, I was genuinely… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/calamities/119222 Author : […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/glp-1-agents-showed-broader-risks-rewards-in-2025/ (MedPage Today) — In January 2025, we reported about an observational study of nearly 2 million U.S. military veterans that showed a broad spectrum of possible risks and benefits associated with GLP-1 receptor agonists. In this report, we follow… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/obesity/119252 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-03 15:00:00 Copyright […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/recovery-jomo-and-brain-boosters/ Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty Images Wellbeing has become such a priceless (or in many cases pricey) endeavour that we can’t seem to get enough of it. Last year, we were mainlining magnesium, consuming creatine – a muscle boosting supplement that became mainstream, and we turned to AI chatbots […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/who-will-get-money-from-hhss-rural-health-transformation-grants/ (MedPage Today) — This week, the Trump administration announced the award amounts for its new Rural Health Transformation Program, but questions remain about which providers will see those funds and how effective the program will be at improving… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/119259 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 22:44:00 Copyright for […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/preterm-birth-rates-rise-in-low-income-households/ (MedPage Today) — Both poverty and race were linked to preterm birth in a U.S. population-based cross-sectional study. Among mother-infant dyads in households with income below the federal poverty level, preterm birth rates significantly increased… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregnancy/119260 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 22:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fossil-analysis-adds-to-debate-over-how-earliest-known-hominin-walked/ Sahelanthropus fossils (centre) compared with a chimpanzee (left) and a human (right) Wiliams et al., Sci. Adv. 12, eadv0130 A long-running and bitterly fought dispute over whether the earliest known hominin had a knuckle-walking gait, like chimpanzees, or walked upright, like humans, may have been settled – but not everyone is […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/jfks-granddaughter-dies-from-aml-gi-cancers-expected-to-double-cancer-trials-axed/ (MedPage Today) — Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died from acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at the age of 35. (NBC News) Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer incidence and deaths are expected… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119253 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 20:33:00 Copyright for syndicated […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fish-oil-flopped-for-kids-with-major-depressive-disorder/ (MedPage Today) — Adding a daily fish oil supplement to psychotherapy showed no significant benefit over placebo for kids and teens with moderate-to-severe major depressive disorder (MDD), a randomized trial showed. Average Children’s Depression… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/depression/119255 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 20:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/pd-1-inhibitor-raises-pfs-in-advanced-acral-melanoma/ (MedPage Today) — First-line treatment of advanced acral melanoma with the PD-1 inhibitor toripalimab (Loqtorzi) resulted in a small but statistically significant increase in progression-free survival (PFS) compared with treatment with dacarbazine… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/skincancer/119251 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 19:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/gene-editing-breakthrough-ends-transfusions-for-uk-patient/ UK doctors have delivered a one-time CRISPR therapy to free a woman with beta thalassaemia from lifelong blood transfusions. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/gene-editing-breakthrough-ends-transfusions-uk-patient-2026a100003l?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 18:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Gene-Editing Breakthrough Ends Transfusions for UK Patient […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/federal-employees-file-complaint-against-ban-on-gender-affirming-care/ (MedPage Today) — The Trump administration is facing a new legal complaint from a group of government employees who are affected by a new policy going into effect Thursday that eliminates coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119246 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 16:16:00 Copyright […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/gabapentin-under-scrutiny-2025-data-challenged-safety-profile/ (MedPage Today) — In January 2025, we reported that some adverse events associated with gabapentin (Neurontin) may have been overestimated. Since then, new risks related to gabapentin emerged and prescribing continued to rise. Here’s what we learned… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/painmanagement/119247 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 16:23:00 Copyright for syndicated […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/swiss-hospital-director-describes-the-rush-to-treat-alpine-resort-bar-fire-injuries/ (MedPage Today) — The hospital that initially took in the majority of injured victims from a fire at a Swiss bar is no stranger to emergencies: In the heart of the Alps, it is used to treating winter sports enthusiasts who have accidents on the… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/emergencymedicine/emergencymedicine/119250 Author : […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/ffa-appears-earlier-in-patients-with-skin-of-color/ A study finds that over one-third of frontal fibrosing alopecia cases occur in people with skin of color, who are diagnosed a decade earlier than White patients. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/frontal-fibrosing-alopecia-appears-earlier-skin-color-groups-2026a100003j?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 18:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/tardy-primary-vaccines-predict-the-kids-most-likely-to-miss-their-mmr-shots/ (MedPage Today) — Children who received their 2- and 4-month-old doses of routine childhood vaccines late were most likely to have received no measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination by age 2 years, according to a large U.S. cohort study… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/119248 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 16:49:00 […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/dr-alex-shares-five-ways-that-running-helps-your-brain/ From protecting against ageing to helping you sleep, Dr Alex George lists the benefits of running. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c989r3r15eyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 16:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Dr Alex shares five ways that running helps your brain first appeared on […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/gargantuan-black-hole-may-be-a-remnant-from-the-dawn-of-the-universe/ Primordial black holes are hypothesised to have formed shortly after the big bang Shutterstock/Mohd. Afuza An unusually massive black hole in the very early universe may be a kind of exotic, star-less black hole first theorised by Stephen Hawking. In August, Boyuan Liu at the University of Cambridge and his colleagues […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/melatonin-scripts-may-be-rising-for-young-kids/ (MedPage Today) — Melatonin prescribing for young children appears to have been on the rise globally in recent years, despite a dearth of efficacy data for kids with typical development, a systematic review suggested. Incidence and prevalence… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/119241 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 16:00:00 Copyright for syndicated […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/trumps-true-scan-story-school-vax-rates-dropping-deadly-fungus-spreading/ (MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require registration or subscription. President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal that his recent imaging was a CT scan, not an MRI as originally thought, and that there is “nothing wrong” with… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119244 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/can-dual-energy-ct-replace-standard-imaging-in-gi-bleeding/ A retrospective single-centre study finds that a dual-energy CT protocol is non-inferior to a conventional triphasic CT protocol in diagnosing gastrointestinal bleeding. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-dual-energy-ct-replace-conventional-imaging-detection-2025a10010iw?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Can Dual-Energy CT Replace […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/what-happened-with-bird-flu-in-2025/ (MedPage Today) — At the start of 2025, health officials in Louisiana reported the first U.S. bird flu death and experts questioned whether highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) could lead to the next pandemic. A second death occurred in… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/birdflu/119242 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 14:00:00 […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/the-challenges-of-writing-from-the-perspective-of-a-sex-robot/ Annie Bot is literally programmed to please her owner Doug Leon Steele/Millennium Images, UK Not being a sex robot myself, I had to take an imaginative leap to write from the perspective of Annie in my novel Annie Bot. Because the book is written in the third person, not the first, […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/is-it-safe-to-skip-surgery-after-colorectal-polyp-removal/ New data indicate that nonoperative surveillance after removing a malignant colorectal polyp can achieve high rates of rectal and sphincter preservation without compromising outcomes. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/it-safe-skip-surgery-after-malignant-colorectal-polyp-2026a100002e?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 12:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Is It […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/our-verdict-on-the-player-of-games-iain-m-banks-is-still-a-master/ The Book Club has been reading Iain M. Banks’s The Player of Games Colin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images The New Scientist Book Club moved from the dystopian near-future imagined by Grace Chan in Every Version of You in November to the utopian far-future imagined by Iain M. Banks in The Player […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/hospital-flu-cases-drop-as-nhs-on-cold-weather-alert/ Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images The number of patients in hospital with flu has fallen in England, but NHS bosses are warning the cold snap could increase the pressure on the health service in the coming days. The start of January is normally the busiest time of year for the health […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/testing-during-exercise-flags-high-risk-after-fontan-surgery/ A higher pulmonary vascular resistance index during exercise, but not at rest, predicts poor clinical outcomes in adults with Fontan circulation, highlighting the value of invasive exercise testing. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/exercise-pulmonary-vascular-resistance-index-predicts-2026a1000029?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 11:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. […]

Source link : https://health365.info/how-trendy-diets-are-riding-fast-evolution-in-intestine-micro-organism/ By way of monitoring how adaptive genes sweep thru intestine micro organism throughout continents, researchers discover a hidden evolutionary reaction to trendy diets and life, and a strong new strategy to learn about microbiome evolution.  Learn about: Gene-specific selective sweeps are pervasive throughout human intestine microbiomes. Symbol credit score: Danijela Maksimovic/Shutterstock.com […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/remote-care-enables-effective-weight-loss-with-semaglutide/ Patients with overweight/obesity receiving branded semaglutide via a nationwide telehealth platform achieve weight-loss outcomes comparable to those in the STEP 1 trial of GLP-1 receptor agonist. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/remote-care-enables-effective-weight-loss-semaglutide-2026a100001v?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 10:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/head-injuries-tied-to-increased-risk-for-suicide-attempts/ Individuals who experience a head injury have a 21% greater likelihood of attempting suicide later in life than those without such injuries. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/head-injuries-tied-increased-risk-future-suicide-attempts-2026a100001f?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 08:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Head Injuries Tied to […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/prediabetes-remission-halves-mi-and-hf-risk-lancet-study/ The study harmonized two landmark cohorts and compared outcomes by remission status, improving comparability and generalizability. Medscape News Europe Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/prediabetes-remission-halves-mi-and-hf-risk-lancet-study-2026a100001a?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 08:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Prediabetes Remission Halves MI and HF Risk, Lancet Study first […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/no-reset-when-a-clinical-mindset-takes-over-your-whole-life/ Physicians are trained to anticipate every negative outcome. But that mindset can follow you home, fueling anxiety and eroding your emotional well-being. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/no-reset-when-clinical-mindset-takes-over-your-whole-life-2026a1000015?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 06:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post No Reset: When a […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/med-op-ed-avalanche-survival-hfpef-skepticism-and-more/ A device you might want with you in an avalanche; why heart failure with preserved ejection fraction may be seen as a diagnostic placeholder; and how to curate treatment options for a patient. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/med-op-ed-avalanche-survival-hfpef-skepticism-and-more-2026a1000012?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-02 05:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content […]

Source link : https://health365.info/despair-hyperlinks-to-power-complications-thru-weight-and-vitamin-now-not-bodily-job-by-myself/ Huge inhabitants knowledge from Iran display that frame weight and iron consumption assist statistically give an explanation for the melancholy–headache hyperlink, whilst bodily job performs a supporting, oblique function fairly than an instantaneous one. Find out about: Mediating results of bodily job, BMI, and nutritional iron consumption at the dating between […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/chickenpox-vaccines-for-children-on-nhs-starts-across-uk/ Philippa Roxby and Smitha MundasadHealth reporters Getty Images All young children in the UK can now be offered protection against chickenpox for the first time on the NHS. The vaccine will be combined with the existing MMR jab, given at 12 and 18 months of age, which already helps protect against […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/should-the-nhs-really-use-magic-mushrooms-to-treat-mental-health/ Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent BBC Listen to Pallab Ghosh read this article Larissa Hope truly believes that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, saved her life. Back when she was 17 and starting out as an actress, she was cast in the TV drama Skins, but the new-found fame brought out […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/is-finnish-diabetes-care-meeting-patient-needs/ Individuals with diabetes in Finland face major gaps in albuminuria screening and pharmacologic management, with those with type 1 diabetes having suboptimal glycaemic control. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/finnish-diabetes-care-meeting-patient-needs-2025a10010k8?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-01 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Is Finnish […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/chess-can-be-made-fairer-by-rearranging-the-pieces/ Changing the rules of chess can make the game more complex Richard Levine/Alamy Chess can be improved by rearranging the positions of the starting pieces to produce a more difficult or fairer game, a physicist has found. A standard game of chess always starts with the pieces at the back of […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/weight-loss-interventions-boost-psoriasis-treatment-outcomes/ A systematic review and meta-analysis finds that weight-loss interventions are associated with decreased psoriasis severity and improved quality of life. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/weight-loss-interventions-linked-decreased-psoriasis-2025a10010n8?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-01 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Weight-Loss Interventions Boost Psoriasis Treatment Outcomes […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/rare-saturn-sized-rogue-planet-is-first-to-have-its-mass-measured/ Artist’s impression of the free-floating planet lensing light from a distant source J. Skowron/OGLE Nearly 10,000 light years away, a planet the size of Saturn is floating all on its own through empty space. In a stroke of luck, researchers were able to spot this strange, dark world using both ground-based […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/kidney-disease-risk-common-in-patients-with-down-syndrome/ The incidence of kidney disease is substantially higher in patients with Down syndrome than in control individuals from the general population, a Danish cohort study finds. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/kidney-disease-risk-common-patients-down-syndrome-2025a10010o4?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-01 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/how-to-cultivate-a-positive-mindset/ Not stopping on a run when you feel the urge helps practise self-control miljko/Getty Images Olivia Remes is a mental health and well-being researcher at the University of Cambridge, author of This Is How You Grow After Trauma and a life coach. Her research has covered everything from assessing the prevalence […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/should-ai-tools-for-doctors-be-licensed-like-doctors/ A new proposal in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that the FDA should create an approval pathway for medical AI tools that parallels how physicians are trained and licensed. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/should-fda-require-clinical-licensure-ai-tools-doctors-2025a10010t1?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 16:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/gender-gap-persists-in-post-stroke-recovery/ Women experience worse post-stroke functional outcomes and have different recovery patterns compared to men, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/gender-gap-persists-post-stroke-recovery-2025a10010ta?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 16:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Gender Gap Persists in Post-Stroke Recovery first appeared […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/could-2026-be-the-year-we-start-using-quantum-computers-for-chemistry/ Quantum computers are well-matched to solve chemistry problems Marijan Murat/dpa/Alamy Whether quantum computers can actually solve practical problems is one of the biggest unanswered questions of this growing industry – and one that might be answered by researchers in industrial and medical chemistry in 2026. Calculating the structure, reactivity and other […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/pre-existing-fatigue-tied-to-worse-toxicity-from-systemic-cancer-therapy/ (MedPage Today) — Higher levels of pre-existing fatigue in cancer patients correlated with greater risk of experiencing severe or worse toxic effects when receiving systemic therapy, according to pooled trial analysis. Across 17 SWOG Cancer Research… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119236 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 17:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/israel-will-halt-doctors-without-borders-operations-in-gaza/ (MedPage Today) — Israel on Tuesday said it had suspended more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and CARE, from operating in the Gaza Strip for failing to comply with new registration rules. Israel says… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/119240 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 19:44:00 Copyright for […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/real-world-outcomes-with-bispecifics-in-relapsed-refractory-large-b-cell-lymphoma/ (MedPage Today) — At the recent American Society of Hematology annual meeting, investigators presented updated real-world data from the multicenter REALBiTE Consortium examining outcomes, sequencing strategies, and predictors of response in patients… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/ashfuturefocusdlbcl/119237 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 17:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/new-cms-demo-aims-to-increase-access-to-glp-1s-under-medicaid-and-part-d/ (MedPage Today) — The Trump administration announced a new demonstration program aimed at easing access to GLP-1 receptor agonists for enrollees in Medicare Part D and Medicaid plans, but experts say it’s unclear how popular or effective it will… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/washington-watch/119239 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 18:28:00 Copyright […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/adhd-drugs-work-differently-infant-screen-time-glp-1-psychological-side-effects/ (MedPage Today) — An imaging study suggested prescription attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs may work differently than previously thought by affecting arousal and reward, not attention networks. (Cell) Post-natal depression… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/generalpsychiatry/119238 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 17:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/whats-the-time-burden-of-womens-cancers-related-tasks/ Patients with metastatic breast or advanced ovarian cancer spend about 7 hours per week on cancer-related tasks, including frequent travel and waiting for care, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/whats-time-burden-womens-cancers-related-tasks-2025a10010tl?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 18:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/salt-and-skin-could-sodium-be-fueling-psoriasis-and-atopic-dermatitis/ (MedPage Today) — “Is it something I ate?” For years, dermatologists have waved off that question, but new data suggest sodium may play a surprising role in inflammatory skin disease. In this MedPage Today video, E. James Song, MD, director of… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/video-coverage/psoriasis-video-pearls/119234 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/common-chemicals-tied-to-increased-ms-risk/ Exposure to common environmental chemicals, especially in combination, is linked to an increased risk of multiple sclerosis. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/common-chemicals-tied-increased-ms-risk-2025a10010t8?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 16:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Common Chemicals Tied to Increased MS Risk first appeared […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/doj-sent-letters-to-medical-journals-then-what-happened/ (MedPage Today) — In April, medical journals received letters from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) probing whether they are “partisans in various scientific debates.” This report follows up on what has happened since then. A few months into… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119233 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 16:03:00 Copyright […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/chevy-chases-memory-loss-new-variant-fuels-flu-cases-ivermectin-on-the-rise/ (MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Also note that MedPage Today will be closed Thursday in observance of the New Year’s holiday. Look for Morning Break again on Friday, Jan. 2. Actor Chevy Chase revealed… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/generalcardiology/119231 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/race-for-the-rheum-disease-cure-heats-up/ (MedPage Today) — In June, we reported some of the latest findings on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for rheumatologic conditions such as lupus. In this report, we take a look at what may be coming down the pike in this area…. Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/generalrheumatology/119229 Author : Publish date […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/z-drug-use-in-early-pregnancy-new-safety-data/ Commonly prescribed sleep medications such as zolpidem are not associated with a meaningful increase in the overall risk for birth defects when used in early pregnancy, new data suggest. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/z-drugs-disordered-sleep-early-pregnancy-new-safety-data-2025a10010sp?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 15:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/turning-point-for-hunter-syndrome/ (MedPage Today) — The devastating consequences of mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II), also called Hunter syndrome, may soon become preventable if early results with an investigational enzyme replacement therapy prove out in randomized trials…. Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/119228 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 13:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/snap-bans-on-soda-candy-and-other-foods-take-effect-in-five-states-jan-1/ (MedPage Today) — Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy, and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, and West Virginia… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/119227 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 14:00:00 Copyright […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/genetic-variants-may-thwart-monoclonal-antibody-binding/ The first systematic study of gene variants and monoclonal antibody therapies found that even small changes in a target gene can cause therapy to fail. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/genetic-variants-may-thwart-monoclonal-antibody-binding-2025a10010s6?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 13:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Genetic […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/tackling-inequity-in-respiratory-medicine/ Moving beyond gender parity, experts argue that the path to equity requires addressing the system, not the individual, by tackling systemic barriers and the impostor phenomenon. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/experts-urge-intersectional-approach-equity-respiratory-2025a10010s2?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 12:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/sbrt-delays-systemic-therapy-in-oligometastatic-cancers/ For patients with oligometastatic cancers, particularly kidney or prostate, stereotactic body radiotherapy may frequently delay the need for systemic therapy for at least 1 year. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/sbrt-delays-systemic-therapy-oligometastatic-cancers-2025a10010rz?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-31 11:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post SBRT […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/the-duo-kite-skiing-4000-kilometres-across-antarctica-for-science/ Matthieu Tordeur, Heïdi Sevestre and the bust of Vladimir Lenin at the southern pole of inaccessibility, Antarctica Heïdi Sevestre/Matthieu Tordeur In the endless white expanse, a small mound broke the horizon. As explorer Matthieu Tordeur and glaciologist Heïdi Sevestre skied towards it, they saw a golden head emerging from the snow. […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/colchester-boy-given-1-8m-drug-has-new-lease-of-life/ Contributed Edward was one of the first children in England to be given the gene therapy Zolgensma through the NHS A five-year-old boy who received the world’s most expensive drug as a baby has made “incredible progress” and can walk independently, his mother said. Edward, from Colchester, has spinal muscular atrophy […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/star-that-seemed-to-vanish-more-than-130-years-ago-is-found-again/ An image captured by a telescope at the Grasslands Observatory in Arizona. The “x” is where E. E. Barnard saw his mystery star Tim Hunter et al. (2025) A star that was spotted in 1892 by one of the most gifted astronomical observers of all time but then apparently vanished has […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/newport-woman-felt-so-guilty-having-skin-cancer-while-pregnant/ A woman says she felt “so guilty” for having skin cancer while pregnant with her son. Emma Giannuzzi, 36, from Rogerstone, Newport, used sunbeds regularly in her late teens and was diagnosed with melanoma twice – first at 23, and again during pregnancy after noticing a mole on her stomach, with […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/bispecifics-before-car-t-may-be-best-bet-sequence-for-large-b-cell-lymphoma/ (MedPage Today) — The use of bispecific antibodies (BsAb) before chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T) appeared to be a more optimal treatment sequence than BsAb after CAR-T in patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/lymphoma/119225 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-30 21:30:00 Copyright for syndicated […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/liver-cancer-treatment-landscape-shifts-rapidly-but-best-sequencing-still-unclear/ (MedPage Today) — Immunotherapy-based combinations have rapidly become the dominant first-line treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but real-world outcomes remain heavily constrained by liver function and comorbidity burden… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119226 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-30 21:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/physicists-stirred-up-controversy-with-scientific-cooking-tips-in-2025/ A smooth cacio e pepe pasta sauce can be hard to achieve Brent Hofacker/Alamy Scientists’ new recipes for a classic pasta dish and boiled eggs were among the most talked-about science stories of 2025, provoking delight and fury in equal measure. In January, Ivan Di Terlizzi at the Max Planck Institute […]

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/circadian-rhythms-and-dementia-how-adhd-drugs-work-can-alzheimers-be-reversed/ (MedPage Today) — Weaker and more fragmented circadian rhythms in older adults were associated with elevated dementia risk, prospective data showed. (Neurology) A meta-analysis found no significant link between menopause hormone therapy and dementia… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/119223 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-30 20:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to […]