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Patients receiving T-cell redirecting therapies can safely be monitored at home

Patients who receive T-cell redirecting therapies are typically hospitalized for several days after treatment to watch for side effects.

9 Dec 2025

New study reveals productivity losses from substance use disorder in the U.S.

A new study shows that in 2023, substance use disorders led to nearly $93 billion in lost productivity in the United States from missed work, reduced job performance, inability to work, and lost household productivity.

9 Dec 2025

Physical activity may help restore ease of movement and agility during aging

The brain-chemical surge that comes with running may bolster coordination and speed in the old and young alike, a new study of middle-aged mice shows.

9 Dec 2025

Online reference library provides a more accurate picture of drug exposure

Doctors and researchers try to understand what medications a person has taken by asking patients directly or by looking at medical records. But this information is often incomplete.

9 Dec 2025

Enterprise Therapeutics publishes results of Phase 1 study of ETD001, a novel inhaled ENaC blocker for treatment of Cystic Fibrosis, in The Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Enterprise Therapeutics Ltd (Enterprise), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapies to improve the lives of people with respiratory diseases, today announced the publication of a peer reviewed study in The Journal of Cystic Fibrsosis.

9 Dec 2025

Rural health providers could be collateral damage from $100K Trump visa fee

Bekki Holzkamm has been trying to hire a lab technician at a hospital in rural North Dakota since late summer.

9 Dec 2025

Trump’s idea for health accounts has been tried. Millions of patients have ended up in debt.

Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life. She and her family lived in a neatly landscaped neighborhood near Cleveland. They had a six-figure income and health insurance. Then, four years ago, when Monroe was pregnant with twin girls, something started to feel off.

9 Dec 2025

Understanding the heterogeneity in nicotine, tobacco, and cannabis use among young Americans

Young Americans use nicotine, tobacco and cannabis in multiple ways, but smoking those items––the most dangerous method––is still involved for most users, a new University of Michigan study found.

8 Dec 2025

UCI MIND secures major funding for new Alzheimer's research facility

With a $50 million lead gift from the Quilter family and approximately $30 million in new commitments, the University of California, Irvine's Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders will begin planning to build a state-of-the-art research and care facility to enhance its position as a global leader in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias research and patient care.

8 Dec 2025

Insufficient sleep may decrease life expectancy

A good night's sleep is more than a luxury: New research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that insufficient sleep may shorten your life.

8 Dec 2025

NYS Medical Cannabis Program reduces chronic pain patients' reliance on opioids

Adults with chronic pain who participated in New York State's (NYS) Medical Cannabis Program were significantly less likely to require prescription opioids, according to a new study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine and led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System.

8 Dec 2025

Understanding the health hazards of ultrafine particles emitted by small electric home appliances

Small home appliances equipped with electric heating coils and brushed DC motors, like hair dryers, air fryers and toasters—can emit harmful tiny ultrafine particles that deteriorate indoor air quality.

8 Dec 2025

Sleep may hold the key to staying active

Getting enough sleep and staying active are two of the most important things we can do for our health, but new research shows that most people struggle to achieve both, and that sleep may hold the key to moving more.

8 Dec 2025

Standard UK road crossing times may be unrealistic for older people with limited mobility

Road crossings need to slow down to allow people with mobility issues and older pedestrians enough time to use them, research has indicated.

8 Dec 2025

A North Carolina hospital was slated to open in 2025. Mired in bureaucracy, it’s still a dirt field.

Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly 22,000 people.

8 Dec 2025

Walking speed before surgery predicts who thrives after hip replacement

This study shows that preoperative gait speed is a strong predictor of patient-reported pain relief, function, and joint awareness after total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. A walking speed of at least 1.0 m/s before surgery independently predicts excellent postoperative outcomes.

7 Dec 2025

Many families of children with leukemia face significant financial hardship during treatment

Nearly a third of families with children receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) – the most common pediatric cancer – develop serious financial difficulties during their child's treatment, including losing 25% or more of their household income and struggling to cover the costs of basic living expenses such as housing, food, and utilities.

7 Dec 2025

Black patients with AML experience earlier onset and poorer outcomes

Compared with white patients, Black patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) were on average more than five years younger at diagnosis, more than 30% more likely to die of their disease, and more than 20% more likely to die of any cause, according to an analysis of data conducted over a 34-year period and supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

7 Dec 2025

Billions still lack essential health services despite worldwide gains in coverage

Since 2000, most countries – across all income levels and regions – have made concurrent progress in expanding health service coverage and reducing the financial hardship associated with health costs, according to a new joint report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank Group.

6 Dec 2025

WHO Member States push forward toward a unified Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system

WHO Member States today ended their latest round of intensive negotiations on the world's first Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system.

6 Dec 2025

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Patients receiving T-cell redirecting therapies can safely be monitored at home

New study reveals productivity losses from substance use disorder in the U.S.

Physical activity may help restore ease of movement and agility during aging

Online reference library provides a more accurate picture of drug exposure

Enterprise Therapeutics publishes results of Phase 1 study of ETD001, a novel inhaled ENaC blocker for treatment of Cystic Fibrosis, in The Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Rural health providers could be collateral damage from $100K Trump visa fee

Trump’s idea for health accounts has been tried. Millions of patients have ended up in debt.

Understanding the heterogeneity in nicotine, tobacco, and cannabis use among young Americans

UCI MIND secures major funding for new Alzheimer's research facility

Insufficient sleep may decrease life expectancy

NYS Medical Cannabis Program reduces chronic pain patients' reliance on opioids

Understanding the health hazards of ultrafine particles emitted by small electric home appliances

Sleep may hold the key to staying active

Standard UK road crossing times may be unrealistic for older people with limited mobility

A North Carolina hospital was slated to open in 2025. Mired in bureaucracy, it’s still a dirt field.

Walking speed before surgery predicts who thrives after hip replacement

Many families of children with leukemia face significant financial hardship during treatment

Black patients with AML experience earlier onset and poorer outcomes

Billions still lack essential health services despite worldwide gains in coverage

WHO Member States push forward toward a unified Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system

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Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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