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Survey reveals shift in U.S. views on childhood vaccine requirements

With President Donald Trump having threatened school vaccine mandates for children during his campaign, a new survey finds that nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults support requiring that children be vaccinated against preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, and rubella.

29 Jan 2025

Innovative TB risk scoring tool enhances patient care and workflow

Caitlin Dugdale, MD, MSc, and Kimon Zachary, MD, physicians in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and assistant professors of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, are co-lead authors of a new study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, TB or Not TB? Development and Validation of a Clinical Decision Support System for the Evaluation of Suspected Tuberculosis.

29 Jan 2025

New treatment identified for peripheral nerve sheath tumors

A multicenter collaboration led by the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) - Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) and the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) identified a potential new treatment for an aggressive sarcoma arising in the nerves.

28 Jan 2025

Study explores the effects of recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function

A new study published today in JAMA Network Open explores the effects of both recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function during cognitive tasks.

28 Jan 2025

Study reveals rising affiliation of primary care providers with hospitals and private equity

A study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health shows that nearly half of all primary care providers (PCPs) in the United States are affiliated with hospitals, while the number of PCPs affiliated with private equity firms is growing and concentrated in certain regional markets.

28 Jan 2025

Why Type 2 diabetes patients need more than just blood sugar monitoring

Nearly half of Type 2 diabetes patients suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, with vitamin D and magnesium being the most common, highlighting a critical gap in diabetes care.

28 Jan 2025

Simple sessions can improve wellbeing of pediatric critical care staff

The Staff Wellbeing (SWell) project, led by Aston University researchers in collaboration with Birmingham Children's Hospital and NHS England, has developed two simple, easy-to-deliver sessions to improve the wellbeing of staff in pediatric critical care (PCC) units in UK hospitals.

28 Jan 2025

Lifestyle choices are driving America’s heart disease epidemic, AHA warns

The AHA's 2025 report highlights alarming trends in cardiovascular disease, obesity, and lifestyle factors, emphasizing the urgent need for healthier behaviors to curb rising healthcare costs and mortality.

28 Jan 2025

HMB supplement trial explores new treatment for chronic liver disease

A dietary supplement used to build muscle – or prevent muscle loss as a result of ageing or illness – is to be trialled as a potential treatment for chronic liver disease.

28 Jan 2025

What RFK Jr. might face in his nomination hearings this week

President Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer with no formal medical or public health expertise, as secretary of Health and Human Sciences.

28 Jan 2025

Pandemic linked to significant rise in firearm hospitalizations

Firearm injuries that sent victims to the hospital had gone down steadily over the five years before the COVID-19 pandemic began, but reversed course sharply over the next two years, a new University of Michigan study finds.

27 Jan 2025

Regular GP visits could help reduce workload in practices and hospitals

New research indicates that regularly seeing the same GP could reduce workload in practices and hospitals, potentially freeing up appointments for patients.

27 Jan 2025

ProCure On-Demand celebrates milestone with 500th transplanted organ

ProCure On-Demand's 500th transplanted organ, being announced today, is emblematic of the gaps and inefficiencies in the current transplant system that the organ recovery, technology and logistics company is regularly solving.

27 Jan 2025

New healthcare teaching facility at Aston University enhances training for students

Aston University has opened a new £1.5m healthcare teaching facility which includes two interconnecting five-bed wards and an interactive immersive room.

27 Jan 2025

Adderall shortage linked to shift in ADHD treatment for children

A national shortage in a common treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was associated with changes in stimulant prescriptions filled for children over recent years, a new study suggests.

27 Jan 2025

Elevated uric acid levels may contribute to severe malaria outcomes in children

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators in Uganda at the Makerere University School of Medicine have uncovered a significant connection between elevated uric acid levels and life-threatening outcomes in children with severe malaria.

27 Jan 2025

Study examines how GPs identify and address treatment burdens in diabetes care

Managing type 2 diabetes involves complex treatment, workload, and costs that impose a significant burden on individuals, impacting their physical and mental health.

27 Jan 2025

Infant mortality drops in the United States while SUID rates rise

Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU discovered this improvement in a study published Jan. 27 in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics.

27 Jan 2025

New therapy shows promise in treating basal cell carcinoma

Basal cell carcinomas, the most common form of skin cancer, occur in chronically sun-exposed areas such as the face.

27 Jan 2025

Mount Sinai leads the way with first HYDROS Robotic System procedure in New York City

The Mount Sinai Hospital has performed New York City's first procedure using the HYDROS Robotic System, a cutting-edge technology designed to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or an enlarged prostate.

27 Jan 2025