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Largest study of African American brain tissue reveals key Alzheimer gene activity

The prevalence of Alzheimer disease (AD) is approximately two times higher in African Americans (AA) compared to White/European-ancestry (EA) individuals living in the U.S.

8 Oct 2025

California’s nursing shortage is getting worse. Front-line workers blame management.

California, like much of the nation, is not producing enough nurses working at bedsides to meet the needs of an aging and diverse population, fueling a workforce crunch that risks endangering quality patient care.

8 Oct 2025

This geriatrics training program escaped the Ax. for now.

In St. Louis, a team of students aboard a well-equipped van visits senior centers, a nursing home, a church, and other sites, learning to conduct comprehensive, hourlong geriatric assessments.

8 Oct 2025

Geographic location and individual circumstances can impact caregiver's health, study finds

Roughly a quarter of adults in the U.S. are caring for elderly family members or children with an illness or disability - and sometimes both at the same time.

7 Oct 2025

Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado started revamping its vaccine policies in the spring

As Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dismantling of federal vaccine policy continues to roil the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Democratic-led states have struck out on their own, setting up new systems to help them assess the science and maintain immunization access for their residents.

7 Oct 2025

NCCN enhances widely used breast cancer guidelines with advanced digital features

Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)-a nonprofit responsible for globally utilized guidelines for cancer care-is sharing new NCCN Guidelines Navigator™ resources for breast cancer treatment as well as genetic/familial high-risk assessment, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

7 Oct 2025

PAHO concludes 62nd Directing Council with Strategic Plan 2026-2031 for healthier Americas

The 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) concluded today, setting a bold agenda to address pressing health challenges across the Americas through the approval of the PAHO Strategic Plan 2026-2031 and key resolutions aimed at expanding access to high-cost high price health technologies, and preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).

6 Oct 2025

PAHO introduces new tool to accelerate disease elimination in the Americas

During a briefing session at the 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), officials presented a new technical tool to help countries in the Region of the Americas accelerate the elimination of more than 30 communicable diseases and related conditions.

6 Oct 2025

PAHO Director calls for stronger cooperation in health financing and security

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa met on Wednesday October 1 with members of the Council of the Americas' Healthcare Series leadership group and with health authorities from Argentina, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, and Panama to advocate for stronger cooperation in health financing and security.

6 Oct 2025

Health authorities approve new plan to tackle NCDs in the Americas

Health authorities from across the Americas today approved a new 2025-2030 Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) during the 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

6 Oct 2025

PAHO and ORAS-CONHU renew cooperation agreement to strengthen Andean health systems

Today the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Andean Health Organization - Hipólito Unanue Agreement (ORAS-CONHU) extended the Memorandum of Understanding that consolidates their cooperation framework through 2029.

6 Oct 2025

PAHO and Haitian government unite to advance health equity and care

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Government of Haiti signed the 2026-2028 Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS), the first cooperation framework of its kind between the two, reaffirming their shared commitment to strengthening Haiti's health system and improving health outcomes for all.

6 Oct 2025

Why Democrats are casting the government shutdown as a health care showdown

Hours into the federal government shutdown, Julio Fuentes stood steps from the U.S. Capitol to deliver an urgent message about the Hispanic voting bloc that helped the GOP sweep into power last year.

6 Oct 2025

Research finds a steady rise in cardiovascular-related complications during pregnancy

Cardiovascular-related health problems may occur in as many as 1 out of every 7 pregnancies, even among people who don't already have heart disease, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

6 Oct 2025

$3.7 million grant supports research on perimenopause and its potential impacts on mental health

For decades, women's midlife experiences have been largely overlooked by medical research. Despite previous assumptions about midlife mental health risks, relatively little research has systematically investigated the connections between hormonal fluctuations and psychological symptoms.

6 Oct 2025

Researchers develop a powerful new tool to sharpen the accuracy of genetic testing

Researchers at Texas Children's Neurological Research Institute (NRI) and Baylor College of Medicine have developed a powerful new tool within the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) to sharpen the accuracy of genetic testing – a breakthrough with direct implications for patient diagnoses and care worldwide.

6 Oct 2025

New survey reveals Americans' perception of the growing need for plasma-derived medicines

International Plasma Awareness Week (IPAW) takes place globally from October 6-10. The week encourages communities around the world to recognize the vital role of plasma in creating lifesaving medicines and honors those who donate.

6 Oct 2025

GOP falsely ties shutdown to Democrats’ alleged drive to give all immigrants health care

As the U.S. headed for a government shutdown, Republicans repeatedly accused Democrats of forcing the closure because they want to give health care access to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

6 Oct 2025

BD celebrates 55 years of manufacturing excellence and impact in Sumter, S.C. - Oct 3, 2025

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today will commemorate 55 years of manufacturing excellence at its Sumter, South Carolina facility, which throughout its history has been a core site within the Company's extensive U.S. manufacturing footprint.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 6 Oct 2025

Surgical hospital closures disproportionately hit poor and socially vulnerable communities

A new national study reveals that hospitals providing surgical care have closed at a significantly higher rate than new ones have opened, with closures disproportionately concentrated in communities with high levels of poverty and social vulnerability.

3 Oct 2025

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Health Care News and Research

Largest study of African American brain tissue reveals key Alzheimer gene activity

California’s nursing shortage is getting worse. Front-line workers blame management.

This geriatrics training program escaped the Ax. for now.

Geographic location and individual circumstances can impact caregiver's health, study finds

Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado started revamping its vaccine policies in the spring

NCCN enhances widely used breast cancer guidelines with advanced digital features

PAHO concludes 62nd Directing Council with Strategic Plan 2026-2031 for healthier Americas

PAHO introduces new tool to accelerate disease elimination in the Americas

PAHO Director calls for stronger cooperation in health financing and security

Health authorities approve new plan to tackle NCDs in the Americas

PAHO and ORAS-CONHU renew cooperation agreement to strengthen Andean health systems

PAHO and Haitian government unite to advance health equity and care

Why Democrats are casting the government shutdown as a health care showdown

Research finds a steady rise in cardiovascular-related complications during pregnancy

$3.7 million grant supports research on perimenopause and its potential impacts on mental health

Researchers develop a powerful new tool to sharpen the accuracy of genetic testing

New survey reveals Americans' perception of the growing need for plasma-derived medicines

GOP falsely ties shutdown to Democrats’ alleged drive to give all immigrants health care

BD celebrates 55 years of manufacturing excellence and impact in Sumter, S.C. - Oct 3, 2025

Surgical hospital closures disproportionately hit poor and socially vulnerable communities

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