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Disabled women in the UK face significant maternity inequalities

Disabled women in the UK, who make up 20% of women of reproductive age, face significant inequalities in maternal and neonatal outcomes according to a new report.

7 Mar 2025

COVID-19 hospitalization linked to long-term organ damage and mortality

Researchers determine the risk of long-term health complications following recovery from COVID-19.

7 Mar 2025

Swapping butter with plant-based oils in daily diet could lead to significant health benefits

People who consume plant-based oil instead of butter may experience beneficial health effects and even have a lower risk of premature death, according to a new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

7 Mar 2025

Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian and Asian American populations show varying heart disease risk factors

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations experienced differences in both cardiovascular disease predicted risk and risk factors, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2025.

6 Mar 2025

Long-acting HIV injections show success in patients with struggles to take daily pills

UCSF researchers are the first to demonstrate that the approach works for the patients who need it the most.

6 Mar 2025

Phase 1 trial examines safety and feasibility of stem cell treatment for Parkinson's

A recently launched Phase 1 clinical trial at Mass General Brigham is examining the safety and feasibility of a groundbreaking treatment approach for Parkinson's disease in which a patient's stem cells are reprogrammed to replace dopamine cells in the brain damaged by the disease.

6 Mar 2025

New clinical trial aims to optimize pain management and reduce opioid use after mastectomy

A multidisciplinary team of University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers is leading a new clinical trial aimed to optimize pain management and reduce the need for opioids after mastectomy procedures.

6 Mar 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The state of federal health agencies is uncertain

Can the Trump administration refuse to spend money appropriated through Congress by firing federal workers and canceling existing contracts? And if the courts say it cannot, will the administration obey those directives? That key confrontation crept closer this week as the Supreme Court weighed in, suggesting the federal government could not refuse to pay for services already provided.

6 Mar 2025

Researchers discover why scleroderma affects women more than men

Two new studies led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered key biological mechanisms driving systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma – a rare and often devastating autoimmune disease that causes fibrosis (tissue hardening) and inflammation.

6 Mar 2025

New clinical trial tests 3D-printed devices for treating tracheobronchomalacia in infants

A new clinical trial will allow researchers to study 3D-printed bioresorbable devices aimed at treating children with rare and life-threatening airway condition tracheobronchomalacia.

6 Mar 2025

St. Jude researchers improve brain disease diagnosis with PET imaging and ALS drug

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging technique used to diagnose conditions such as cancer. An innovative advance from scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is enhancing the technique's ability to check for signs of neurological disease.

6 Mar 2025

Telehealth for ADHD treatment linked to higher substance use disorder risk

For nearly five years, people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have had the option of getting their stimulant medications prescribed and renewed by doctors they see only over a computer screen, despite the risks that these stimulant drugs can pose if misused.

6 Mar 2025

Breakthrough discovery offers hope for more effective malaria treatment

Antimalarial drug resistance is a pressing issue in combating the spread of malaria worldwide. In a new study, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discovered a key process where malarial parasites take up a human blood cell enzyme, which could provide a new approach for antimalarial treatment.

6 Mar 2025

Hospital News and Research

Disabled women in the UK face significant maternity inequalities

COVID-19 hospitalization linked to long-term organ damage and mortality

Swapping butter with plant-based oils in daily diet could lead to significant health benefits

Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian and Asian American populations show varying heart disease risk factors

Long-acting HIV injections show success in patients with struggles to take daily pills

Phase 1 trial examines safety and feasibility of stem cell treatment for Parkinson's

New clinical trial aims to optimize pain management and reduce opioid use after mastectomy

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The state of federal health agencies is uncertain

Researchers discover why scleroderma affects women more than men

New clinical trial tests 3D-printed devices for treating tracheobronchomalacia in infants

St. Jude researchers improve brain disease diagnosis with PET imaging and ALS drug

Telehealth for ADHD treatment linked to higher substance use disorder risk

Breakthrough discovery offers hope for more effective malaria treatment

Neuroscientists win The Brain Prize 2025 for pioneering research into brain cancer

Chronic stress may raise stroke risk for younger women

Feeding strategies in preterm infants do not alter brain growth or cognition

Diabetes drug could reduce heart failure in cancer survivors

Menopausal hormone therapy may accelerate tau buildup in older women

Surgery first strategy could lead to better weight loss outcomes

Exploring the role of subventricular zone in neural regeneration, neurodegenerative diseases

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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