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Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/on-the-health-docket-for-2026/ (MedPage Today) — Over the last few years, the Supreme Court has reshaped constitutional norms to align with its conservative leaning, with profound consequences for the nation’s health. That trend is likely to continue in its 2025-2026 term… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-health-docket/119204 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-29 16:48:00 Copyright for…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/gestational-diabetes-rates-surge-in-the-us/ Gestational diabetes rates rose in live first singleton pregnancies every year between 2016 and 2024 among all racial and ethnic groups in the US. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/gestational-diabetes-rates-surge-us-2025a10010j7?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-29 16:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Gestational Diabetes…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/pulsed-field-ablation-safety-issues-will-newer-devices-clear-the-stumbling-block/ (MedPage Today) — In April, we reported on a study that raised alarms for safety issues with pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation. In this report, we follow up on subsequent developments for this technology. Pulsed field ablation (PFA… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/arrhythmias/119203 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-29 16:03:00 Copyright…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/coffee-chocolate-and-cellular-aging-medical-aircraft-crash-kills-5-aap-sues-hhs/ (MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Theobromine, a compound found in coffee and dark chocolate, was linked to a reduction in cellular aging, researchers found. (Washington Post) Flu is surging across… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/119201 Author : Publish date : 2025-12-29 14:28:00 Copyright for syndicated…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/inside-worlds-ultimate-x-ray-machine-before-it-becomes-more-powerful/ An illustration of an electron beam traveling through a niobium cavity, a key component of SLAC’s LCLS-II X-ray laser SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory The Klystron Gallery, a concrete hallway studded with evenly spaced metal cylinders, is long enough to extend past my line of sight. But as I stand inside it,…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/top-10-obesity-stories-of-2025-that-resonated-with-readers/ Curious to know which obesity stories grabbed the attention of readers this year? Medscape Medical News develops a list of the most-read articles. Read on. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/top-10-obesity-stories-2025-resonated-readers-2025a10010ji?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-29 12:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Top…

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/human-plant-hybrid-cells-reveal-truth-about-dark-dna-in-our-genome/ Cells containing human and plant DNA reveal something fundamental about our genome Es sarawuth/Shutterstock How much of our genome really matters? Some argue that because most of our DNA is active, it must be doing something important. Others say even random DNA would be highly active. This has now been put…

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…