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Workers’ wages siphoned to pay medical bills, despite consumer protections

Stacey Knoll thought the court summons she received was a scam. She didn't remember getting any medical bills from Montrose Regional Health, a nonprofit hospital, after a 2020 emergency room visit.

2 Oct 2025

Prediabetes can go into remission without weight loss

Research shows up to 22% of prediabetic individuals achieve remission without weight loss, emphasizing metabolic health over weight loss in diabetes prevention.

2 Oct 2025

How the University of Manchester used Bruker equipment to map the dynamics of complex protein

Discover how Bruker and the University of Manchester joined forces to discover more on the dynamics of complex protein.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 2 Oct 2025

New study reveals molecular basis of Long COVID brain fog

Even though many years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of infection with SARS-CoV-2 are not completely understood.

30 Sep 2025

Children face higher risk of long COVID after reinfection

Children and adolescents were twice as likely to experience long COVID after catching COVID for the second time, compared to their peers with a single previous infection, according to a large study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in Lancet Infectious Diseases.

30 Sep 2025

Science and artificial intelligence could help personalize brain stimulation for smokers

Science and artificial intelligence combined at the Medical University of South Carolina in a study that could lead to personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, for smokers who want to quit.

30 Sep 2025

Sotatercept shows strong benefits for newly diagnosed pulmonary hypertension patients

Prescribing the biologic drug sotatercept alongside standard treatment for the most severe form of pulmonary hypertension significantly reduces the likelihood of worsening disease when added within the first year after diagnosis, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

30 Sep 2025

Proton therapy dose escalation may improve outcomes for glioblastoma patients

Previously, results from the photon cohort of the NRG-BN001, a signal seeking Phase II randomized trial, indicated that photon radiation dose intensification (75 Gy) did not demonstrate improvement in overall survival (OS) for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM).

30 Sep 2025

New 'GLed' tool enables real-time monitoring of T cell activity

The new 'GLed' tool, unique in its reversibility, allows the functional state of T cells to be observed for the first time, representing a crucial advance in personalizing treatments in immunotherapy, transplants, and autoimmune diseases.

30 Sep 2025

Study shows prediabetes remission does not always require weight loss

Remission of prediabetes can occur even without weight loss, protecting against type 2 diabetes in up to 22% of individuals. Metabolic improvements, healthier fat distribution, and enhanced β-cell function, not body weight change, drive this benefit.

30 Sep 2025

Harnessing “DNA surgery” to develop therapeutic medicines for genetic liver and heart diseases

Genome editing is increasingly recognized as a leading frontier in biomedical research and an essential driver of healthcare innovation.

30 Sep 2025

Digital tools and chatbots can expand genetic counseling for young cancer survivors

A groundbreaking new study from the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology aims to test whether digital tools and chatbot technology can help young adult cancer survivors get the genetic counseling they need to better understand future health risks to themselves and family members.

30 Sep 2025

Early-life dietary habits linked to elevated asthma risk among children

Childhood asthma, a chronic inflammatory condition affecting millions worldwide, may be shaped not only by genetics and environment but also by what children prefer to eat.

30 Sep 2025

New data analysis method accelerates design of safer covalent inhibitors

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a powerful new data analysis method named COOKIE-Pro (Covalent Occupancy Kinetic Enrichment via Proteomics) that provides a comprehensive, unbiased view of how a class of drugs, called covalent inhibitors, interacts with proteins throughout the cell.

30 Sep 2025

Cannabis extract eases chronic back pain and improves quality of life in major clinical trial

A phase 3 trial in Nature Medicine found that a full-spectrum Cannabis sativa extract (VER-01) significantly reduced chronic low back pain and improved sleep and function compared with placebo. The extract was safe, well-tolerated, and showed no signs of abuse or dependence, with benefits maintained over long-term treatment.

30 Sep 2025

Doctors and nurses found to be better at triaging patients in emergency departments than AI

Doctors and nurses are better at triaging patients in emergency departments than artificial intelligence (AI), according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress today (Tuesday).

30 Sep 2025

Intranasal adrenaline can be as effective as the EpiPen

Instead of stabbing yourself, or someone else, in the thigh with a needle to deliver a dose of adrenaline to counter anaphylactic shock, would it not be easier to use a nasal spray instead?

30 Sep 2025

Undiagnosed G6PD deficiency can lead to delayed diabetes diagnosis for Black and Asian men

A common but often undiagnosed genetic condition may be causing delays in type 2 diabetes diagnoses and increasing the risk of serious complications for thousands of Black and South Asian men in the UK - and potentially millions worldwide.

30 Sep 2025

New immune system assessment tool could help guide critical care treatment

When a patient enters the emergency department in critical condition, doctors must quickly run through a crucial list of questions: Does the patient have an infection? If so, is it bacterial or viral? Do they require treatment? Can the patient recover at home safely or do they need to be hospitalized?

30 Sep 2025

Negative behavioral effects of psilocybin persist in mouse mothers and offspring

Magic mushrooms may not be the answer to postpartum depression, new research from the University of California, Davis suggests.

30 Sep 2025

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Workers’ wages siphoned to pay medical bills, despite consumer protections

Prediabetes can go into remission without weight loss

How the University of Manchester used Bruker equipment to map the dynamics of complex protein

New study reveals molecular basis of Long COVID brain fog

Children face higher risk of long COVID after reinfection

Science and artificial intelligence could help personalize brain stimulation for smokers

Sotatercept shows strong benefits for newly diagnosed pulmonary hypertension patients

Proton therapy dose escalation may improve outcomes for glioblastoma patients

New 'GLed' tool enables real-time monitoring of T cell activity

Study shows prediabetes remission does not always require weight loss

Harnessing “DNA surgery” to develop therapeutic medicines for genetic liver and heart diseases

Digital tools and chatbots can expand genetic counseling for young cancer survivors

Early-life dietary habits linked to elevated asthma risk among children

New data analysis method accelerates design of safer covalent inhibitors

Cannabis extract eases chronic back pain and improves quality of life in major clinical trial

Doctors and nurses found to be better at triaging patients in emergency departments than AI

Intranasal adrenaline can be as effective as the EpiPen

Undiagnosed G6PD deficiency can lead to delayed diabetes diagnosis for Black and Asian men

New immune system assessment tool could help guide critical care treatment

Negative behavioral effects of psilocybin persist in mouse mothers and offspring

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