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(MedPage Today) -- At ENDO 2026, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, researchers reported that measuring adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) ...

Medicaid Funding Resumes for Planned Parenthood After Halting for Most of a Year

(MedPage Today) -- Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion ...

Mom Who Said Her Toddler Twins Died After Vaccinations Charged With Murder

(MedPage Today) -- An Idaho woman who said her toddler twins died last year after being vaccinated faces murder charges ...

Mitch McConnell’s Health; Blueberries Linked to E. Coli; USPSTF Meeting Blocked

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Rumors intensified after limited information about what led ...

What in the World – How dangerous is extreme heat?

Available for over a yearExtreme heat is becoming more common around the world. From Europe to India, record-breaking heatwaves are ...

Social Needs Screening Not Associated With Use of Services

Social needs intervention in US pediatric practices is associated with higher rates of self-reported social needs discussions and referrals but ...

Salt batteries are about to shake up EVs and grid storage

CATL’s sodium-ion battery on display at a trade showVCG/VCG via Getty Images On 5 February, a black sedan was speeding ...

Lower Right Heart Reserve Linked to Worse Shunt Outcomes

In patients with heart failure, a lower TAPSE/PASP ratio is linked to higher rates of cardiovascular death or heart failure ...

Lead and Mercury Levels Drop Markedly in UK Pregnancy

Blood lead and mercury levels fall markedly among pregnant women in the UK since the early 1990s, and methylmercury accounts ...

Telitacicept Tames Proteinuria in IgA Nephropathy

Data from the first stage of a phase 3 study show significant reductions in proteinuria among patients treated with telitacicept. ...

Public to be asked who should pay for social care as part of major review

The public will be asked who should receive social care and how it should be paid for as part of ...

Fathers’ Childhood Trauma Linked to Child Behavior Problems

Fathers’ adverse childhood experiences are linked to a higher likelihood of their children having behavior problems. Medscape Medical News Source ...

GPs to offer two new tests to help spot endometriosis

The saliva test, called Endotest, is already being used in a pilot NHS study, while Endosure - the gut electrical ...

5 graphs that show how heatwaves are getting more dangerous

Paramedics help a patient into an ambulance during a heatwave in Barcelona, Spain, in 2022Angel Garcia/Bloomberg via Getty Images A ...

Inside Health – Could CAR-T therapy transform autoimmune disease?

Available for over a yearAn experimental treatment to “reset” the immune systems of people with autoimmune disease is showing transformative ...

Pharmacist-Led Outreach Improves SGLT2 Inhibitor Uptake

Patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes receiving pharmacist-led outreach were nearly twice as likely to start an ...

Which Medications Increase Heat-Related Risk in Patients?

During periods of extreme heat, several drug classes can make patients more vulnerable to dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke. Medscape ...

Ovary identity shift after menopause may contribute to inflammation

The ovaries may play a bigger role in post-menopause health than we thoughtmagicmine/Getty Images We used to think that once ...

Third Molar Extraction: Benefit or Overtreatment?