NHS Leaders Warn Budget Misses Key Priorities
Health and social care leaders warn the Budget offers only limited protection for essential services, with rising costs and workforce ...
Physicists have worked out a universal law for how objects shatter
How many pieces will a dropped vase shatter into?Imaginechina Limited / Alamy A dropped plate, a smashed sugar cube and ...
Emergency response needed to prevent climate breakdown, warn experts
Wildfires in California in January were intensified by climate changeJOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images Starvation, economic collapse, civil unrest and ...
Warming and droughts led to collapse of the Indus Valley Civilisation
The Indus Valley Civilisation ruins at Moenjodaro in PakistanSergey-73/Shutterstock Climate warming and severe droughts dealt a death blow to the ...
Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates
Verreaux’s alpine tree frog gets a boosted jump when infected with a common fungusRobert Valentic/naturepl.com Chytrid fungus is a deadly ...
MHRA Approves Inavolisib for PIK3CA-Mutated Breast Cancer
The MHRA has approved inavolisib for adults with PIK3CA-mutated HR+/HER2– breast cancer, offering a new targeted first-line therapy that significantly ...
Germany: A Magnet for Foreign Doctors, but Losing Its Own
Credentialing hurdles, visa rules, and bureaucracy continue to shape the decisions of doctors relocating to or from Germany. Medscape News ...
The World’s Doctors Are on the Move — Italy Is Hit Hardest
Regions such as Lombardy, Veneto, and Piedmont are seeing some of the highest numbers of physicians leaving. Medscape News Europe ...
Melanoma Risk in Suspected Pyogenic Granuloma
Histopathologic examination detects melanoma in 1.5% of lesions misdiagnosed as pyogenic granuloma, a retrospective study reports. Medscape News UK Source ...
1 in 4 Swiss Patients on Dialysis Report Pruritus
Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus affects 24.5% of patients on haemodialysis, with depression being linked to both its prevalence and severity, ...
Severe Mental Illness May Prompt Earlier Diabetes Treatment
Patients with type 2 diabetes and a preexisting severe mental illness are prescribed metformin and insulin sooner after diabetes diagnosis ...
Can Narrative-Based Medicine Improve Canadian Healthcare?
Proponents of narrative-based medicine say that it offers clinicians and medical students an opportunity to restore empathy and trust and ...
EU Gains Continued Access to Mpox Vaccine With New Contract
A joint procurement contract between the EU and Danish manufacturer Bavarian Nordic strengthens vaccine preparedness against mpox and smallpox. Medscape ...
Which Is Better for Health?
Share on PinterestNew research suggests that a plant-based diet can offer similar nutritional benefits to the Mediterranean diet. Nadine Greeff/StocksyA ...
Are Sexual Side Effects Emerging With GLP-1 Agonists?
GLP-1 receptor agonists affect sexual function differently across individuals and influencing libido and hormone levels in men and women during ...
Will Vouchers Speed Up and Improve Care for Cancer Patients?
Three cancer therapies were among the first two batches of drugs to receive vouchers through a new FDA program. Medscape ...
New Antibody Therapy Shows Promise in Preventing Gout Flares
In a phase 2 trial, firsekibart — an IL-1 beta antibody — outperforms colchicine in preventing acute gout flares over ...
Can the Developing Brain Weather Climate Change?
The increasing frequency of extreme weather events and continued rise in global temperatures may affect neurodevelopment in unprecedented ways, research ...
Older, Impulsive Teens More Open to Vaping, Smoking
Older, impulsive teens with prior substance use are more likely to be open to vaping or smoking, while strong parental ...
Could Carba1 Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy?
A French-American team reports that Carba1 prevents chemotherapy-induced neuropathy in preclinical models while preserving paclitaxel activity. Medscape News UK Source ...
