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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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 :…
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…
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 :…
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,…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/quality-counseling-empowers-teen-birth-control-choices/ Adolescents who receive person-centered contraceptive counseling are more than twice as likely to use their preferred contraceptive method. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/teen-birth-control-counseling-falls-short-adult-care-2025a100103e?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-26…
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…
Source link : https://health365.info/midlife-weight-acquire-can-get-started-lengthy-ahead-of-menopause-however-youll-take-steps-early-directly-to-assist-your-frame-climate-the-hormonal-shift/ You’re for your mid-40s, maintaining a healthy diet and exercising steadily. It’s the similar regimen that has labored for years. But in recent years, the quantity at the scale is creeping…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/youre-not-crazy-ai-linked-to-medical-professionals-delusional-spiral/ (MedPage Today) — When a 26-year-old medical professional sought to resurrect her dead brother online, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot tried to help by providing “digital footprints” from his life and…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/mixed-results-for-lipoic-acid-in-multiple-sclerosis/ Lipoic acid offers no improvements in walking speed or other outcomes in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis compared to placebo but is linked to less brain atrophy. Medscape Medical News Source…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/advanced-therapies-improve-bowel-urgency-in-ibd/ Advanced therapies reduce bowel urgency in nearly half of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, new research finds. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/advanced-therapies-reduce-bowel-urgency-ibd-2025a10010a7?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-26 12:00:00…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/was-2025-the-year-we-found-signs-of-past-life-on-mars/ NASA’s Perseverance rover, the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith NASA/JPL-Caltech On Mars, it’s the little things that hint at past life. In 2025, tiny details in…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/psoriasis-high-dose-risankizumab-produces-rapid-response/ ‘Complete clearance lasts for a very long time due to knockout of resident memory T cells within the skin,’ said the study’s lead author, Andrew Blauvelt, MD, MBA. Medscape Medical News…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/microbiome-tests-increasingly-popular-but-not-yet-proven/ As more companies market their tests and related products, gastroenterologists are faced with trying to incorporate a technology that’s not quite ready for the clinic. Medscape Medical News Source link :…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/spectacular-progress-has-been-made-towards-useful-quantum-computers/ Practical quantum computers are moving closer to reality Alexander Yakimov / Alamy Fully practical quantum computers haven’t arrived yet, but the quantum computing industry is ending the year on an optimistic…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/americans-make-little-progress-in-reducing-arthritis-burdens/ A report card on meeting goals of reducing activity and work limitations for people with arthritis delivers bleak news, but there’s still time to change the status quo. Medscape Medical News…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/light-therapy-boxes-placed-in-all-ni-libraries/ Some of the lamps – which are often used for Seasonal Affective Disorder – are available to loan for up to three weeks. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cp3904qg35xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/three-components-in-air-pollution-drive-depression-risk/ Specific components of air-pollution such as sulfate may up depression risk in older adults, especially those with neurologic comorbidities, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/three-components-air-pollution-drive-link-depression-risk-2025a10010ei?src=rss Author :…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/couple-infertility-the-male-factor-is-often-overlooked/ Many men never see a reproductive specialist; a preventive check around age 18 — semen analysis and testicular ultrasound — can catch anomalies early and help preserve fertility. Medscape News Europe…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/us-mental-health-declines-when-temperatures-soar/ Exposure to an increased number of extreme heat days is associated with an increased prevalence of mental health issues in the US, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News Source link…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/better-brain-health-linked-to-lower-future-hypertension-risk/ Better cognitive function is linked to a lower risk for hypertension in the future, with certain unhealthy behaviors partially accounting for this risk, a study finds. Medscape Medical News Source link…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/frozen-platelets-dont-beat-soc-for-cardiac-surgery-bleeding/ The use of cryopreserved platelets is associated with higher perioperative blood loss, higher transfusion use, and longer ICU and hospital stays than the use of liquid-stored platelets, a study shows. Medscape…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/a-ghostly-glow-was-seen-emanating-from-living-things-in-2025/ Living things produce “biophotons” Mike_shots/Shutterstock This year, scientists observed an eerie glow emanating from mice that disappears after death, reminiscent of paranormal ideas of a bodily aura. The discovery led to…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/the-worlds-first-fully-3d-printed-microscope-blew-up-in-2025/ The 3D-printed microscope Dr Liam M. Rooney/University of Strathclyde At the beginning of 2025, a preprint of a paper about a new microscope caused an awful lot of excitement among researchers….
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/chronic-skin-diseases-tied-to-addiction-study-reveals/ A cross-sectional pan-European study reports that a high prevalence of addictive behaviours is affected by sociodemographic and disease-related factors in patients with chronic skin diseases. Medscape News UK Source link :…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/sglt2-inhibitors-can-modulate-adiposopathy-in-ckd/ The use of SGLT2 inhibitors, especially dapagliflozin, can lower adiposopathy parameters in patients with CKD, regardless of diabetes status, a cohort study finds. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/sglt2-inhibitors-can-modulate-adiposopathy-ckd-2025a100104n?src=rss Author…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/6-incredible-new-dinosaurs-we-discovered-in-2025/ Zavacephale rinpoche Masaya Hattori If there’s ever a creature you would not want to bump heads with, it is Zavacephale rinpoche. This dome-headed dinosaur found in Mongolia lived 108 million years…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/prp-shows-potential-for-hair-growth-in-cancer-survivors/ Platelet rich plasma may increase hair density in breast cancer survivors with endocrine- and chemotherapy-induced alopecia, with acceptable safety, a pilot study finds. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/platelet-rich-plasma-shows-potential-hair-growth-breast-2025a100109t?src=rss Author…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/diabetes-tied-to-worse-bladder-cancer-survival-in-finland/ Post-diagnostic hyperglycaemia in patients with bladder cancer is associated with poor cancer-specific and overall survival, a population-based cohort study shows. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/diabetes-tied-worse-bladder-cancer-survival-finland-2025a100108g?src=rss Author : Publish date…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/lottery-wins-separating-myths-from-evidence/ Joyful excitement from a lottery win is unlikely to cause cardiac events; however, unmanaged stress after sudden wealth may pose health risks. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/lottery-wins-separating-myths-evidence-2025a10010a2?src=rss Author :…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/first-drug-for-deadly-transplant-complication-gets-fdas-blessing/ (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved narsoplimab (Yartemlea) as the first treatment for hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) in adults and kids ages 2 years and up,…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/physicists-used-dark-photons-in-an-effort-to-rewrite-physics-in-2025/ Dark photons offer a new explanation for the double-slit experiment RUSSELL KIGHTLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A core tenet of quantum theory was imperilled this year when a team of researchers put forward…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/19-states-sue-hhs-over-move-to-curtail-youth-gender-affirming-care/ (MedPage Today) — A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued HHS, its secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-approves-mitapivat-for-thalassemia-related-anemia/ (MedPage Today) — The FDA approved mitapivat (Aqvesme) as a disease-modifying treatment for anemia in adults with alpha- or beta-thalassemia, a rare inherited blood disease that affects hemoglobin production. An oral…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/nick-reiners-schizophrenia-meds-depression-and-heart-risk-state-mental-hospitals/ (MedPage Today) — Nick Reiner, who has schizophrenia, had his medications changed prior to the killings of his parents, according to sources familiar with the case. (NBC News) The FDA recommended…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/are-caregivers-ready-for-paediatric-choking-emergencies/ Foreign body aspiration poses a serious risk to young children; although most caregivers show good awareness, critical gaps in choking recognition and infant response persist. Medscape News UK Source link :…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/psoriasis-advances-that-could-change-daily-practice/ (MedPage Today) — In the second half of his Maui Derm recap, George Martin, MD, founder and program director of the meeting, highlights new strategies on the horizon for psoriasis —…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/smoking-and-dementia-a-critical-link-you-cant-ignore/ Current smoking is associated with an elevated risk for all-cause dementia, particularly vascular dementia, with the strongest associations seen in participants younger than 85 years. Medscape News UK Source link :…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/whos-really-running-nih-kennedy-promotes-cdc-contact-toxic-airplane-fumes/ (MedPage Today) — Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Who’s Really in Charge at NIH? Inside the NIH,…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/deck-the-halls-with-ows-from-folly-what-the-numbers-tell-us-about-holiday-injuries/ (MedPage Today) — Jingle bells don’t belong in the esophagus. Santa’s lap isn’t a safe zone for the fall-prone. And men might not want to try certain alternative sexual maneuvers after…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/flu-cases-falling-ahead-of-christmas-experts-say/ The amount of flu circulating has started to fall in England, latest data suggests. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it was encouraging news heading into Christmas, but warned the…
Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/hpv-vaccine-protection-extends-to-high-grade-vulvovaginal-precancers/ (MedPage Today) — Women vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) had a significantly lower risk of high-grade vulvovaginal lesions, a large cohort study from Sweden showed. Vaccinated women had a 37% lower…