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US officials want to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. Many stakeholders think they won’t.

In 2018, Mike Ferraro was living on the street and sharing needles with other people who injected drugs when he found out he was HIV-positive.

24 Apr 2023

Online tool analyzes at-home videos to predict musculoskeletal health

Musculoskeletal conditions - which encompass impairments of the joints, bones, or muscles - affect more than 1.5 billion people around the world.

21 Apr 2023

New tool offers high accuracy in the interpretation of genetic mutations in disease genes

Despite the increasing use of genomic sequencing in clinical practice, interpreting rare genetic mutations, even among well-studied disease genes, remains difficult.

21 Apr 2023

U-M to launch a population-based study on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in India

The University of Michigan is looking to launch a population-based study on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in India.

21 Apr 2023

The Biden administration vowed to be a leading voice on opioid settlements but has gone quiet

Early in President Joe Biden's tenure, his administration promised to play a key role in ensuring opioid settlement funds went toward tackling the nation's addiction crisis.

21 Apr 2023

Tension builds in transgender policy debate in Montana

On April 13, Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr was sitting in the basement of Montana's Capitol building reflecting on her time as one of the state's first two openly transgender legislators.

21 Apr 2023

Ear-EEG device aims to detect Alzheimer's and Parkinson's years before symptoms appear

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20 Apr 2023

Breast cancer patients using antibiotics more likely to experience recurrence or death

Women with triple-negative breast cancer who received multiple antibiotic prescriptions within three years after their cancer diagnosis were more likely to experience disease recurrence and to die from their cancer than those who took fewer courses of the drugs, according to a study by researchers at Stanford Medicine.

20 Apr 2023

Will they or won’t they (block the abortion pill)?

Supreme Court justices could act at any moment on access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Beyond reproductive health, their ruling could carry significant implications for states' rights and FDA independence and integrity.

20 Apr 2023

Houston-based cancer survivor donates $10 million to accelerate translational research and clinical trials

Vijay Goradia, a Houston-based businessman, philanthropist, and cancer survivor, has donated $10 million to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to speed translational research and clinical trials.

20 Apr 2023

Lose weight, gain huge debt: NY provider has sued more than 300 patients who had bariatric surgery

Seven months after Lahavah Wallace's weight loss operation, a New York bariatric surgery practice sued her, accusing her of "intentionally" failing to pay nearly $18,000 of her bill.

20 Apr 2023

Central African Republic experiences severe health and humanitarian emergency, study reveals

A new study by public health researchers presents stark evidence that the Central African Republic (CAR) is experiencing a severe health and humanitarian emergency, with what is likely the highest measured nationwide mortality rate in the world, a rate four times higher than a 2010 United Nations estimate.

19 Apr 2023

Race and socioeconomic deprivation linked to poor outcomes after lower extremity bypass

A Michigan Medicine study finds that Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with a common vascular disease have more severe symptoms before bypass surgery – and are at greater risk for amputation and other complications after the procedure.

19 Apr 2023

Health Care News and Research

US officials want to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. Many stakeholders think they won’t.

Online tool analyzes at-home videos to predict musculoskeletal health

New tool offers high accuracy in the interpretation of genetic mutations in disease genes

U-M to launch a population-based study on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in India

The Biden administration vowed to be a leading voice on opioid settlements but has gone quiet

Tension builds in transgender policy debate in Montana

Ear-EEG device aims to detect Alzheimer's and Parkinson's years before symptoms appear

Breast cancer patients using antibiotics more likely to experience recurrence or death

Will they or won’t they (block the abortion pill)?

Houston-based cancer survivor donates $10 million to accelerate translational research and clinical trials

Lose weight, gain huge debt: NY provider has sued more than 300 patients who had bariatric surgery

Central African Republic experiences severe health and humanitarian emergency, study reveals

Race and socioeconomic deprivation linked to poor outcomes after lower extremity bypass

The CDC lacks a rural focus. Researchers hope a newly funded office will help.

California’s Medicaid experiment spends money to save money — and help the homeless

Adapting for endemic not pandemic: Time to reassess universal masking in healthcare

SSB taxes can meaningfully improve diet and health, generate cost savings

Study offers unique perspectives on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancies among college students

Many top-selling brand-name drugs in Medicare may provide little added therapeutic benefit

Discovery could be the key to unlocking new, more successful treatments for glioblastoma

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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