Reduced Vaccination Rates May Allow Spike in Measles Cases
Measles outbreaks in the United States quadrupled from 2023 to 2024, while vaccination rates among kindergarteners declined, based on data ...
CDC’s Public Flu Vaccination Campaign Vanishes
While the basic information about flu vaccination remains on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, information campaigns ...
This Radiation Therapy Outperformed TACE in Liver Cancer
TOPLINE:A meta-analysis found that patients with early and intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma who received external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) demonstrated better ...
Cardiovascular Risk Calculators Fail Some Patients With HIV
A cardiovascular risk calculator routinely used by physicians underestimates the risk for women and Black people living with HIV in ...
Illegal U.S. Vape Sales Worth At Least $2.4 Billion in 2024, Data Shows
LONDON (Reuters) - Sales of unauthorised, flavoured disposable vapes in the United States amounted to around $2.4 billion in 2024, ...
SJS/TEN Survivors Show Lasting Cardiovascular Mortality Risk
TOPLINE:A study showed that survivors of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) had an increased risk for cardiovascular ...
The Potential of Long-Term Study Cohorts
Lung development and function is notoriously difficult to study. Both are affected by a range of environmental factors, such as ...
Higher Calcium Intake May Lower CRC Risk
TOPLINE:Higher calcium intake from dietary sources and supplements was consistently associated with a reduced risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) across ...
Do We Need to Change the ‘Old Ways’ of Dying?
Tuscany has become the first region in Italy to approve a medically assisted suicide law that provides patients with clear ...
Prolonged Anesthesia Exposure Linked to Cognitive Decline
TOPLINE:Increased exposure to general anesthesia during surgical procedures is associated with long-term decline in executive function, selective attention and mental ...
New ASCO Guidelines for Advanced Ovarian Cancer
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released updated guidelines for neoadjuvant chemotherapy in newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer, ...
Dogs seem to have a strong preference for yellow things
Researchers gave stray dogs a choice of three bowls of different coloursAnamitra Roy et al. 2025 Street dogs in India ...
Finding Balance in a Digital World
John La Puma, MD, a physician in Santa Barbara, California, is concerned about how much doctors are using technology and, ...
Timing Meals or Cutting Calories: Which Is Better?
TOPLINE:A clinical trial comparing time-restricted eating (TRE), caloric restriction, and unrestricted eating for 12 weeks showed that TRE shortened eating ...
Antidepressants in Pregnancy: Sudden Withdrawal Is Risky
Depression poses serious health concerns, particularly during pregnancy and after childbirth. Recent data from the United States are alarming, showing ...
Acute EOL Care Increased in Patients With Advanced Cancer
TOPLINE:Among Medicare beneficiaries with advanced cancer, 45% had more than one acute care visit, in-hospital mortality, late receipt of systemic ...
France Bets on Medical AI, to Train 100,000 Doctors Yearly
France is accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, with plans to train 100,000 caregivers annually and build ...
New Biomarkers Identified for Treatment Response in IBD
BERLIN — A multi-omics approach has identified a range of biomarkers associated with treatment response in patients with inflammatory bowel ...
