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Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/stroke-disability-after-ed-dizziness-visits-is-low/ Stroke-related disability or death within 30 days is rare after discharge from the emergency department following a visit for dizziness, a study finds. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/stroke-disability-remains-low-after-emergency-department-2025a10010jd?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-29 12:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Stroke Disability After…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/hospitals-warned-end-of-life-care-crisis-threatening-treatment/ A rising number of end-of-life patients in hospitals could affect the level of treatment carried out this winter, a group of regional NHS leaders have been told. A consultant in palliative care highlighted the impending “crisis” during an online internal meeting of health leaders in Sussex, a recording of which has…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/lassa-fever-vaccine-shows-encouraging-results-in-phase-1/ In a phase 1 trial, a new vaccine candidate against Lassa fever demonstrates an acceptable safety profile and induces strong, long-lasting immune responses. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/lassa-fever-vaccine-shows-encouraging-results-phase-1-2025a10010j3?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-29 10:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Lassa Fever Vaccine…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/gene-edited-babies-are-the-future-but-these-crispr-start-ups-arent/ Every baby has around a hundred new genetic mutations moodboard – Mike Watson/Getty Images I hate to break this to you, but every child is a genetic experiment – and nature doesn’t care if things go wrong. Our genomes are awful messes created by conflicting evolutionary forces, and every one of us is a…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/vitamin-b6-pills-tied-to-neuropathy-stricter-rules-urged/ Neuropathies from vitamin B6 occur almost exclusively with supplements, not diet, undercutting the myth that water-soluble vitamins are always harmless. Medscape News Europe Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/vitamin-b6-pills-tied-neuropathy-stricter-rules-urged-2025a10010iq?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-29 08:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Vitamin B6 Pills Tied to Neuropathy:…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/worthing-first-responder-backs-cpr-campaign-tackling-gender-gap/ A Worthing first responder is backing a campaign to address gender inequality in life-saving treatment during cardiac arrests. Research shows women are 27% less likely than men to receive CPR from bystanders. Campaigners say stigma and uncertainty about removing bras for defibrillator use are part of the problem. The initiative, called…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/do-steroids-help-in-hiv-negative-pneumocystis-pneumonia/ In patients without HIV who have Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, early adjunctive corticosteroid therapy is not associated with reduced 90-day mortality. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/do-steroids-help-hiv-negative-pneumocystis-pneumonia-2025a10010i8?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-29 07:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Do Steroids Help in HIV-Negative Pneumocystis…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/few-prostate-ct-simulations-successful-on-first-attempt/ A new study reveals that only about 1 in 3 patients with prostate cancer have a successful first CT simulation, while 1 in 6 need to be rescheduled for another day. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/few-prostate-ct-simulations-successful-first-attempt-2025a10010i2?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-29 06:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/i-dont-know-how-many-died-what-we-heard-this-year/ (MedPage Today) — In place of our usual “What We Heard This Week” feature, and as part of our year-end wrap-ups, we’ve selected some of the most notable quotes our reporters heard in 2025. “I don’t know how many died.” — HHS Secretary Robert… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/what-we-heard/119196 Author : Publish…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/the-cdc-shooting-isnt-what-broke-me/ (MedPage Today) — In August, a CDC employee shared with us their experience of surviving the shooting at the CDC headquarters this summer. As part of our review of the past year’s biggest events, they revisited this traumatic experience to shed… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119178 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-28…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/the-year-in-trumps-health/ (MedPage Today) — Earlier this year, MedPage Today reported on President Donald Trump’s diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency. Here’s a look back at Trump’s health through the year. Mysterious hand bruises, severely swollen ankles, and nodding… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119153 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-28 15:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/do-you-really-know-2025s-top-stories/ (MedPage Today) — You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our year-end quiz Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/quizzes/news-quiz/119192 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-27 22:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Do You Really Know 2025’s Top Stories? first appeared on News Health. —-…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/lung-cancer-screening-based-on-smoking-duration-herpes-antiviral-and-alzheimers/ (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/119197 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-27…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/nick-jonas-shares-key-lessons-living-with-type-1-diabetes-for-20-years/ Share on PinterestAs the Jonas Brothers celebrate their 20th year as a band, it’s also been 20 years since Nick Jonas’ type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Photo courtesy of Dexcom Lead singer Nick Jonas has been living with type 1 diabetes for 20 years. The Jonas Brothers band “JONAS20: Greetings from Your…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/nutrition-policy-rang-hollow-in-2025/ (MedPage Today) — In early 2025, Daniel A. Zaltz, PhD, MPH, wrote about where the science stands on ultraprocessed foods and the public health response, highlighting that ultraprocessed foods appeared central to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119170 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-27 17:00:00 Copyright for syndicated…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/a-tale-of-two-acips-how-2025-upended-cdcs-influential-vaccine-panel/ (MedPage Today) — In February, the regularly scheduled meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) was abruptly postponed shortly after the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary. In this report, we follow… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/119176 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-27 16:00:00 Copyright for syndicated…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/addiction-stricken-community-struggles-to-continue-syringe-program-after-trump-order/ (MedPage Today) — JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Inside a storage room at the Clark County Health Department are boxes with taped-on signs reading, “DO NOT USE.” They contain cookers and sterile water that people use to shoot up drugs. The supplies… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/opioids/119133 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-27 15:00:00…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/uk-prostate-mri-practice-shows-progress-variations-persist/ A new survey of UK radiologists finds that 100% of NHS trusts have now used pre-biopsy MRI, although variations persist in patient preparation and staging. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/uk-prostate-mri-practice-shows-progress-variations-persist-2025a1001091?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-26 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post UK…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/habitual-motor-responses-may-drive-smoking-more-than-reward/ Appetitive responses to smoking cues seem limited in abstinence-motivated, non-deprived smokers, suggesting habitual motor responses play a more crucial role in dependence. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/habitual-motor-responses-may-drive-smoking-more-than-reward-2025a1001095?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-26 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Habitual Motor Responses May…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/2025s-best-photos-of-the-natural-world-from-volcanoes-to-icebergs/ Mount Etna erupting European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery Mount Etna in Sicily is the world’s most active stratovolcano, which is a high, conical volcano created by repeated eruptions of viscous lava. In February, it erupted with ash clouds and a lava flow that travelled 3 kilometres, forcing a local airport to…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/mathematicians-spent-2025-exploring-the-edge-of-mathematics/ When numbers get large, things get weird Jezper / Alamy In 2025, the edges of mathematics came a little more sharply into view when members of the online Busy Beaver Challenge community closed in on a huge number that threatens to defy the logical underpinnings of the subject. This number is…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/medicare-is-of-two-minds-on-prior-authorization/ (MedPage Today) — Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an agreement with Medicare Advantage plans to lessen the use of prior authorization, but the agency also said it would conduct a demonstration… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/reimbursement/119157 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-26 15:00:00 Copyright for…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/dismantling-the-american-research-enterprise/ (MedPage Today) — In April, Don Ingber, MD, PhD, wrote about his experience as one of the first scientists at Harvard to receive stop-work orders from the government, demanding that he immediately cease research on two federally funded projects… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119160 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-26 18:00:00 Copyright…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/glp-1s-and-obesity-cancers-cannabis-new-legal-status-celebrity-cancer-diagnoses/ (MedPage Today) — GLP-1 agonists may have little impact on risk of obesity-related cancers, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized studies. (Annals of Internal Medicine) The FDA granted accelerated approval for the subcutaneous… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119188 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-26 17:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/doctors-orders-belly-laugh-at-least-two-to-five-days-a-week/ (MedPage Today) — Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh. The quick-fire pattern of manufactured giggles — “oh, hoo hoo hoo, eeh, ha ha ha” — soon ripples into genuine laughter, and she… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/generalprimarycare/119129 Author : Publish date…