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States jostle over $50B rural health fund as Trump’s Medicaid cuts trigger scramble

Nationwide, states are racing to win their share of a new $50 billion rural health fund. But helping rural hospitals, as originally envisioned, is quickly becoming a quaint idea.

17 Oct 2025

OU researchers propose a novel solution to increase Indian Health Service funding

For many years, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has been underfunded, leading to health and life expectancy disparities among Indigenous people, according to University of Oklahoma researchers.

16 Oct 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Schrödinger’s government shutdown

Democrats and Republicans are both facing potential political consequences in their continuing standoff over federal government funding.

16 Oct 2025

Caring-healing approaches strengthen resilience and emotional recovery in cancer survivors

As cancer survivorship rises, many people living with or beyond cancer face lasting physical and emotional challenges – particularly anxiety and depression, which affect about 30% of this population. Emotional distress is often unspoken, leading to fear, despair, and diminished quality of life.

16 Oct 2025

An age-old fear grows more common: ‘I’m going to die alone’

This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die alone.

16 Oct 2025

Mass General Brigham study shows US obesity could jump from 40% to 70%

The prevalence of obesity in the United States could rise sharply under a new definition of obesity released earlier this year by the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission.

16 Oct 2025

FDA shares safety guidance for people considering microneedling

Being pricked by tiny needles may sound like a strange way to make your skin look better, but that's the concept behind a skin care technique called microneedling.

16 Oct 2025

New NIA grant advances tools for dementia caregiving

More than 7 million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), supported by 12 million unpaid family caregivers whose contributions are valued at $413 billion annually.

15 Oct 2025

Study provides a roadmap for how health systems can improve lung cancer screening rates

Lung cancer screening might be the best-kept secret in health care today. Only about 16 percent of those who are eligible in the U.S. get screened for lung cancer, but a study coming out in NEJM Catalyst on Wednesday provides a roadmap for how health systems can improve those numbers.

15 Oct 2025

New AI system connects hidden clues in medical records to transform diagnosis

Doctors often must make critical decisions in minutes, relying on incomplete information. While electronic health records contain vast amounts of patient data, much of it remains difficult to interpret quickly-especially for patients with rare diseases or unusual symptoms.

15 Oct 2025

Debunking myths about safe childbirth in the 40s

While delaying motherhood is a growing national trend, a new Orlando Health survey reveals a widespread public misconception. Over half of Americans (54%) believe women cannot give birth safely in their 40s.

15 Oct 2025

RFK Jr. misses mark in touting rural health transformation fund as historic infusion of cash

At a September Senate hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. boasted about a rural health initiative within President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

15 Oct 2025

In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage of weight loss drugs fails to catch on

April Hines has battled with her weight since she was a teenager. But in the past couple of years, she's fallen from 600 pounds to 385, and her blood pressure and blood sugar levels are down, too. "I'm not as fatigued as I used to be, and I've been able to go back to church," she said.

15 Oct 2025

New wearable sensor tracks vitamin B6 levels in sweat

Vitamin B6, which is absorbed from a broad range of foods, helps bolster immune system function and neurotransmitters in the brain.

14 Oct 2025

New imaging technique boosts survival in prostate cancer patients

A multicenter study led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI), Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's Health Care London (Lawson), and University Health Network (UHN) has found a novel imaging solution, called prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, can more effectively detect the recurrence of prostate cancer compared to standard imaging methods, and is associated with improved survival outcomes.

14 Oct 2025

WashU startup Prognosia acquired by Lunit to advance AI-based breast cancer prediction

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Health Care News and Research

States jostle over $50B rural health fund as Trump’s Medicaid cuts trigger scramble

OU researchers propose a novel solution to increase Indian Health Service funding

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Schrödinger’s government shutdown

Caring-healing approaches strengthen resilience and emotional recovery in cancer survivors

An age-old fear grows more common: ‘I’m going to die alone’

Mass General Brigham study shows US obesity could jump from 40% to 70%

FDA shares safety guidance for people considering microneedling

New NIA grant advances tools for dementia caregiving

Study provides a roadmap for how health systems can improve lung cancer screening rates

New AI system connects hidden clues in medical records to transform diagnosis

Debunking myths about safe childbirth in the 40s

RFK Jr. misses mark in touting rural health transformation fund as historic infusion of cash

In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage of weight loss drugs fails to catch on

New wearable sensor tracks vitamin B6 levels in sweat

New imaging technique boosts survival in prostate cancer patients

WashU startup Prognosia acquired by Lunit to advance AI-based breast cancer prediction

Study highlights healthcare costs linked to both underweight and obesity in children

Mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in preemies’ brains

WHO's new Global status report highlights the growing burden of neurological disorders

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