Union Staff Strike at BMA Over Pay
Hundreds of BMA staff strike over pay, with unions warning real-terms cuts have left morale at 'rock bottom'. Press Association ...
What to Expect for Prior Authorization in 2026
Prior authorization requirements cost the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $35 billion each year, and their overuse has triggered a ...
EMA Backs Orodispersible Furosemide for Edema in Children
The European regulator recommends granting pediatric use marketing authorization for Bopediat to treat children with oedema and hypertension from chronic ...
FDA OKs Therapy for Deadly Pediatric Immune Disorder
The FDA on Thursday granted accelerated approval to marnetegragene autotemcel (Kresladi) as the first gene therapy for treating kids with ...
Tried-and-True Carpal Tunnel Treatment Flops in Controlled Trial
Wrist splinting is widely used as a conservative treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, but rigorous evidence for its effectiveness is ...
Phage Therapy Promising in Multi-Drug Resistant Infections in Cystic Fibrosis
Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that kill bacteria.Phage therapy used as an experimental therapy in 51 cystic fibrosis patients with multi-drug ...
DO Grads Report Bias When Applying for Residencies, Survey Finds
Graduates of osteopathic medical schools continue to experience bias when applying for medical residencies, according to a survey by the ...
AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C
The number of data centres is rapidly increasingJIM LO SCALZO/EPA/Shutterstock Data centres built to power AIs produce so much heat ...
EMA Recommends Dropping Tecovirimat for Mpox
The decision was based on results of clinical trials suggesting its lack of effectiveness for mpox. Medscape News Europe Source ...
Concerning COVID Variant Shows Up in 29 States
The SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2 spread slowly before being detected in at least 23 countries in five continents by February.The prevalence ...
3 Medical Schools Under Investigation; 9 Sick in Outbreak; 5-Second Rule in the OR?
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Justice Department launched investigations into the admissions policies of medical ...
Simple Grip Test Can Predict Independence Loss Post-Surgery
Low preoperative grip strength can be a useful screening tool for predicting postoperative loss of independence in older adults undergoing ...
War on Medicare Fraud; Match Day Trends; Hib Rising?
The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody, welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series ...
I almost drowned in space when my helmet filled with water
Luca Parmitano during a spacewalk on 9 July 2013ESA/NASA When the water reached my face, it spread over my nose ...
Novel Wearable Detects Aortic Stenosis
A chest-worn biosensor that features several measurement signals in one device reliably identifies the presence and severity of aortic stenosis. ...
How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics
Sir Anthony Leggett was a giant in the field of quantum physicsUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign/L. Brian Stauffer In my first ...
Pandemic Linked to Executive Function Drop in Children
Executive function scores in children dropped following the onset of the COVID pandemic and remained below pre-pandemic levels through 2023. ...
Can a Machine Learning Model Predict Liver Cancer?
Using routine clinical data, the model gauges liver cancer risk better than existing tools, offering a potential way to identify ...
Screen time for under-fives should be limited to one hour a day, parents told
Children's commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza and Department for Education scientific adviser Prof Russell Viner have reviewed the ...
New Scientist Book Club: Author of Red Mars calls ‘bullshit’ on emigrating to the planet
A view from NASA’s Perseverance Mars roverNASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS I’m happy to think of people reading Red Mars in 2026. Its story ...
