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Beta-blockers offer no clinical benefit for myocardial infarction survivors with preserved cardiac function

A major analysis led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), in collaboration with international institutions, has pooled data from 17,801 myocardial infarction survivors with preserved cardiac function enrolled in five global clinical trials.

10 Nov 2025

As health companies get bigger, so do the bills. It’s unclear if Trump’s team will intervene.

A cancer patient might live in a town with four oncology groups, but only one accepts his insurance — the one owned by his insurer.

10 Nov 2025

Farmers, barbers, and GOP lawmakers grapple with the fate of ACA tax credits

John Cleveland is ready to pay a lot more for his health insurance next year.

6 Nov 2025

Combination therapy offers hope for ending lifelong chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment

Ianalumab targets the B-cell activating factor receptor (BAFR) and ibrutinib belongs to a class of therapeutics called Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi).

6 Nov 2025

Bleeding strokes strike earlier and harder in heavy drinkers

People who drink heavily may have bleeding strokes a decade earlier than people who are not heavy drinkers, according to a study published November 5, 2025, in Neurology®, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

5 Nov 2025

Heart attack in older adults linked to higher risk of late-onset epilepsy

Older adults who have a heart attack may be more likely to develop epilepsy later in life, according to a study published November 5, 2025 in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

5 Nov 2025

New method brings hope for personalized treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease often have to wait a long time to find the right medicine. But the methods of a large interdisciplinary research team offer hope.

5 Nov 2025

An Arm and a Leg: This health economist wants your medical bills

Economist Vivian Ho has been researching the U.S. health care system for four decades. These days, she's focused on what she thinks are the biggest burdens on the average American: runaway hospital prices and rising health insurance premiums.

5 Nov 2025

While politicos dispense blame, these doctors aim to take shame out of medicine

The distress that Will Bynum later recognized as shame settled over him nearly immediately.

5 Nov 2025

Over one-third of men would rather endure stressful situations than discuss prostate health

A new survey from Orlando Health reveals that over one-third of men (38%) would rather endure stressful situations, such as watching their team lose a big game or being stuck in traffic, than discuss their prostate health.

4 Nov 2025

Louisiana took months to sound alarm after two babies died in whooping cough outbreak

When there's an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, state health officials typically take certain steps to alert residents and issue public updates about the growing threat.

4 Nov 2025

Congressional stalemate creates chaos for Obamacare shoppers

This year's Obamacare open enrollment period, which started Nov. 1 in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces.

4 Nov 2025

States make progress in removing barriers to opioid use disorder medications

A new study from Tulane University found that, over the past decade, more states have moved to make it easier for people with opioid use disorder to get potentially life-saving medication.

3 Nov 2025

More frequent use of electrocardiograms could help prevent sudden cardiac death

Many young people who suffered sudden cardiac death had recently sought medical care. More frequent use of electrocardiograms (ECG) could help prevent such cases, according to researchers at the University of Gothenburg.

3 Nov 2025

COVID-19, RSV, and flu vaccines remain safe and effective

The systematic review provides crucial insights into the efficacy and safety of respiratory virus vaccines, supporting evidence-based immunization practices.

3 Nov 2025

Longer distance between family physicians and patients can be potential barrier to receiving care

Living farther than 30 km from a family physician can negatively affect access to health care, found a new Ontario study published in CMAJ.

3 Nov 2025

Sock hops and concerts: How some places spent opioid settlement cash

Officials in Irvington, New Jersey, had an idea. To raise awareness about the dangers of opioid use and addiction, the township could host concerts with popular R&B artists like Q Parker and Musiq Soulchild.

3 Nov 2025

Better treatments buoy multiple-myeloma patients, bound by research cuts and racial disparities

For more than a year, Diane Hunter, now 72, had been experiencing vague symptoms — pain in her spine and hips, nausea, exhaustion, thirst, and frequent urination.

31 Oct 2025

At the hollow in Florida, the ‘medical freedom’ movement finds its base camp

MAGA and MAHA are happily married in Florida, and nowhere more at home than in Sarasota County, where on a humid October night a crowd of several hundred gathered to honor state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, his wife, and an unlicensed Canadian radiologist who treats cancer with horse paste.

31 Oct 2025

Researchers propose five key questions for effective adoption of AI in clinical practice

While Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a powerful tool that physicians can use to help diagnose their patients and has great potential to improve accuracy, efficiency and patient safety, it has its drawbacks.

30 Oct 2025

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Beta-blockers offer no clinical benefit for myocardial infarction survivors with preserved cardiac function

As health companies get bigger, so do the bills. It’s unclear if Trump’s team will intervene.

Farmers, barbers, and GOP lawmakers grapple with the fate of ACA tax credits

Combination therapy offers hope for ending lifelong chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment

Bleeding strokes strike earlier and harder in heavy drinkers

Heart attack in older adults linked to higher risk of late-onset epilepsy

New method brings hope for personalized treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

An Arm and a Leg: This health economist wants your medical bills

While politicos dispense blame, these doctors aim to take shame out of medicine

Over one-third of men would rather endure stressful situations than discuss prostate health

Louisiana took months to sound alarm after two babies died in whooping cough outbreak

Congressional stalemate creates chaos for Obamacare shoppers

States make progress in removing barriers to opioid use disorder medications

More frequent use of electrocardiograms could help prevent sudden cardiac death

COVID-19, RSV, and flu vaccines remain safe and effective

Longer distance between family physicians and patients can be potential barrier to receiving care

Sock hops and concerts: How some places spent opioid settlement cash

Better treatments buoy multiple-myeloma patients, bound by research cuts and racial disparities

At the hollow in Florida, the ‘medical freedom’ movement finds its base camp

Researchers propose five key questions for effective adoption of AI in clinical practice

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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