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Lung tumors rewire immune cells in the bone marrow before they reach cancer sites

Lung tumors don't just evade the immune system. They reshape it at its source. Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators report in the September 10 online issue of Nature that tumors rewire immune cells in the bone marrow before they even reach the cancer, suggesting a new target to enhance the durability of current immunotherapy

10 Sep 2025

New Center for SUNSHINE aims to build aging resilience

America's population is the oldest it has ever been. And though older people are more independent than ever, they face a huge care gap, one that challenges families, communities and healthcare systems.

9 Sep 2025

Global climate warming fuels rising dengue burden across Asia and the Americas

Warmer weather across the globe is reshaping the landscape of human health. Case in point: dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease once confined largely to the tropics which often brings flu-like symptoms and without proper medical care can escalate to severe bleeding, organ failure, and even death.

9 Sep 2025

Planetary health diet links to longer life and lower emissions

Greater adherence to the Planetary Health Diet was linked to lower all-cause, cancer, and respiratory mortality across large US and UK cohorts, supported by a meta-analysis of 37 studies. Diets higher in PHD foods also had smaller greenhouse gas footprints, reinforcing health and environmental benefits.

9 Sep 2025

Core sugars in breast milk fuel gut and brain health beyond 12 months

Researchers reviewed 13 studies of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) through 24 months of breastfeeding, analyzing 4,786 samples. Six “core” HMOs remained dominant, with total concentrations plateauing after 12 months and evidence suggesting persistence into the second year.

8 Sep 2025

BioDlink fast-tracks global growth with bevacizumab launch in Colombia and Pakistan

BioDlink announced that its self-developed bevacizumab injection biosimilar has received marketing approval from Colombia’s National Institute for Surveillance of Medicines and Foods (INVIMA) and Pakistan’s Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP).

From BioDlink 8 Sep 2025

WHO expands essential medicines lists with new cancer and diabetes treatments

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated editions of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc), adding new treatments for various types of cancer and for diabetes with associated comorbidities such as obesity.

5 Sep 2025

Innovative approach advances equity in health care AI

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has developed a new method to identify and reduce biases in datasets used to train machine-learning algorithms-addressing a critical issue that can affect diagnostic accuracy and treatment decisions.

5 Sep 2025

Duke-NUS sharpens focus on population health and technology-enabled research

Singapore's health system is under growing pressure from rising costs, an aging population, and the growing burden of chronic diseases.

5 Sep 2025

Single hair strand reveals elemental patterns linked to ALS

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shown for the first time that a single strand of hair can reveal unique elemental patterns that distinguish people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) from healthy individuals.

4 Sep 2025

Living in food deserts linked to higher stroke and death risk in atrial fibrillation patients

Patients with atrial fibrillation who live in neighborhoods with poor access to full-service grocery stores face sharply higher odds of stroke and death, according to a new study from Tulane University.

3 Sep 2025

California CA Bridge program expands opioid treatment across most emergency departments

A comprehensive study shows that California's CA Bridge program has successfully implemented opioid use disorder treatment services across more than 80% of the state's emergency departments, reaching over 165,000 patients and providing nearly 45,000 instances of buprenorphine treatment from July 2022 through December 2023 alone.

2 Sep 2025

Global mental health crisis demands urgent investment and action

More than 1 billion people are living with mental health disorders, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), with conditions such as anxiety and depression inflicting immense human and economic tolls.

2 Sep 2025

Advances in ultrasound improve prenatal detection of congenital heart disease

A new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the journal from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, suggests that prenatal detection of congenital heart disease (CHD) has improved in recent years largely due to advances in ultrasound screening practices.

2 Sep 2025

Study urges significant investment in cancer research in poorer nations

Researchers at the University of Southampton, examining worldwide variations in funding for cancer research, say there's a pressing need to invest more in lower-income countries.

2 Sep 2025

Heart failure hospitalization occurs earlier in Black and Hispanic adults than white patients

Black adults in the U.S. are first hospitalized for heart failure nearly 14 years earlier than white adults, reports a Northwestern Medicine study that analyzed data from more than 42,000 patients across hundreds of hospitals nationwide.

1 Sep 2025

Gut disorders forecast Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s risk years before diagnosis

Study maps clinical, genetic, and proteomic links between gut-brain disorders and neurodegeneration, showing how diabetes, vitamin D deficiency, and bowel disorders forecast Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s years in advance. Multimodal models in biobanks highlight early detection and personalized prevention opportunities.

28 Aug 2025

AI and routine lab tests offer a more accurate prediction of genetic disease risk

When genetic testing reveals a rare DNA mutation, doctors and patients are frequently left in the dark about what it actually means.

28 Aug 2025

Study shows life expectancy slowing across 23 wealthy countries

Researchers forecast that people born between 1939 and 2000 in 23 high-income countries will see slower life expectancy gains than earlier generations. The slowdown stems largely from reduced improvements in childhood survival, with later-life gains unable to offset the decline.

27 Aug 2025

GLP-1 receptor agonists improve heart failure outcomes and reduce environmental impact

New research has found that the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists, a class of medications commonly prescribed for patients with obesity and diabetes, reduces the environmental footprint of healthcare and clinical outcomes when used to treat heart failure.

27 Aug 2025

Health Systems News and Research

Lung tumors rewire immune cells in the bone marrow before they reach cancer sites

New Center for SUNSHINE aims to build aging resilience

Global climate warming fuels rising dengue burden across Asia and the Americas

Planetary health diet links to longer life and lower emissions

Core sugars in breast milk fuel gut and brain health beyond 12 months

BioDlink fast-tracks global growth with bevacizumab launch in Colombia and Pakistan

WHO expands essential medicines lists with new cancer and diabetes treatments

Innovative approach advances equity in health care AI

Duke-NUS sharpens focus on population health and technology-enabled research

Single hair strand reveals elemental patterns linked to ALS

Living in food deserts linked to higher stroke and death risk in atrial fibrillation patients

California CA Bridge program expands opioid treatment across most emergency departments

Global mental health crisis demands urgent investment and action

Advances in ultrasound improve prenatal detection of congenital heart disease

Study urges significant investment in cancer research in poorer nations

Heart failure hospitalization occurs earlier in Black and Hispanic adults than white patients

Gut disorders forecast Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s risk years before diagnosis

AI and routine lab tests offer a more accurate prediction of genetic disease risk

Study shows life expectancy slowing across 23 wealthy countries

GLP-1 receptor agonists improve heart failure outcomes and reduce environmental impact

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