Huge fossil bonanza preserves 512-million-year-old ecosystem
An artist’s illustration of life in Earth’s oceans at the time of the Huayuan biotaDinghua Yang An extraordinary 512-million-year-old fossil ...
Ancient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised
Malta is one of the Mediterranean’s most remote islands. The nearest land is Sicily, about 85 kilometres north. Today, with ...
The Epstein-Berr virus infects most of us – but why do only some get very ill?
Epstein-Barr virus is a very common infection, but that doesn’t make it harmlessScience History Images/Alamy About 1 in 10 people ...
UK Rejects Class A Status for Ketamine After Review
UK advisers say upgrading ketamine to Class A would not cut deaths or use, urging a ‘whole system’ public health ...
Another Strike Sends 31,000 Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Workers to Picket Lines
(MedPage Today) -- An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other frontline Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers launched an open-ended strike this ...
Dual GIP/GLP-1 Drug Linked to Reduced Diabetic Retinopathy Incidence
(MedPage Today) -- Use of tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) was tied to a reduced incidence of new or progressive diabetic retinopathy ...
Renowned Physician Dies; Coffee and Mood Modulation; Maternal Syphilis Soars
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Thomas Fogarty, MD, who invented a balloon catheter ...
Are there ‘forever chemicals’ in your floor cleaner?
Some floor cleaners contain PFAS - chemicals that never break down. Here’s how to spot them - and what you can ...
Botox, Trulicity, and 13 Other Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation
(MedPage Today) -- The popular type 2 diabetes drug dulaglutide (Trulicity), botulinum toxin (Botox), and drugs to treat psoriatic arthritis, ...
Charities Warn UK Youth Are ‘Europe’s Unhappiest’
Charities say youth mental health in the UK has deteriorated sharply, with rising illness, long waits for care, and services ...
Saline Succeeds for Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Intranasal saline is effective as a first-line treatment option before considering polysomnography or surgery. Medscape Medical News Source link : ...
The Rear View: How Glute Shape Predicts Diabetes Risk
Is your backside trying to tell you something? New research suggests that the shape of the GM — not just ...
2025 Was a Doozy for Measles. Are ER Docs Prepared for 2026?
Many ER docs have only seen measles in medical textbooks, which does not bode well for future outbreaks. Medscape Medical ...
What to Know About Nipah Virus After Cases Emerge in India
Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand and Malaysia to step up airport ...
Medication Concerns: Driving Factors in High-Risk Adults
Patients with medication concerns are older and more likely to live alone, have more chronic conditions and greater dependency, and ...
Universal Nirsevimab Linked to Lower RSV Burden in Infants
Universal nirsevimab prophylaxis is linked to fewer respiratory syncytial virus cases and milder disease in infants, real-world evidence from Italy ...
Does Systolic BP at Admission Matter in Thrombectomy?
Low and high systolic blood pressures at admission are tied to worse outcomes after endovascular thrombectomy, but the latter is ...
Early Antibiotics Associated With Later Food Allergy
Antibiotic treatment in the first week of life was associated with food allergies at ages 9-12, according to a Dutch ...
How to Spot Diminishing Mental Acuity in Hospital Patients
Changes could be subtle or dramatic but always require examination and investigation. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-spot-diminishing-mental-acuity-hospital-patients-2026a10002ny?src=rss Author ...
We’re getting closer to growing a brain in a lab dish
Most brain organoids lack blood cells, limiting their useImago/Alamy A tiny version of the developing cerebral cortex – a brain ...
