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Blood test for Alzheimer’s could replace costly and invasive spinal taps

Researchers indicate that the Lumipulse p-tau217 assay may reduce over 50% of lumbar punctures performed for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.

20 Feb 2025

Standardized goals of care note enhances communication in healthcare

It is important that a healthcare team is aware of and understands a patient's goals of care, both medical and personal.

19 Feb 2025

Regulatory crackdown on online prescriptions of weight-loss drugs

Online pharmacies must now conduct in-person consultations before dispensing weight-loss medications, ensuring safe and appropriate use of high-risk drugs.

19 Feb 2025

Blocking mobile internet for two weeks improves mental health and well-being

Today, nearly every American - 91% - owns a cellphone that can access the internet, according to the Pew Research Center. In 2011, only about one-third did. Another study finds they average 5 hours and 16 minutes a day staring at small screens.

19 Feb 2025

Study shows rapid transformation in multiple sclerosis treatment in Finland

A registry study led by the University of Oulu examined the early-stage treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in Finland between 2013 and 2022.

19 Feb 2025

Study looks at effects of menthol cigarette ban on smoking habits

New research published in Health Economics indicates that a national prohibition of menthol cigarettes in the United States could increase the number of people who attempt to quit smoking but also support an illegal menthol cigarette market.

19 Feb 2025

SPRINT analysis supports lower blood pressure targets for older adults

Results from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) have supported lower blood pressure targets among community-dwelling older adults with hypertension to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and early death, but intensive blood pressure lowering can also increase risks of developing acute kidney injury and experiencing dangerously low blood pressure.

19 Feb 2025

Medicare Part D beneficiaries face rising out-of-pocket costs for brand name drugs The Expe...

Expected out of-pocket costs for commonly prescribed brand name medications have grown substantially for Medicare Part D beneficiaries as drug plans increasingly tie patient costs to list prices, according to new research from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics published in JAMA.

19 Feb 2025

U.S. grain dust explosions in 2024 result in low injuries and no deaths

Nine U.S. grain dust explosions in 2024 caused two injuries and no fatalities, according to a nationwide annual summary.

19 Feb 2025

Europe sets new standards for obesity surgery medical tourism

Obesity surgery (also known as bariatric and metabolic surgery) is one of the most common reasons for people to do so called 'medical tourism' – where they travel to another country to have the procedure carried out at usually a much lower price than in their home country.

19 Feb 2025

Staffing reductions in U.S. health agencies threaten public health

Staffing reductions across U.S. federal health agencies-including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)-pose a significant threat to public health, according to the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).

19 Feb 2025

Human-induced climate change drives rising heatwave deaths in cities

Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from The University of Queensland showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.

19 Feb 2025

Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What’s Medicaid, again?

In January, during a congressional hearing on his way to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got basic details wrong about Medicaid — a program he now oversees.

19 Feb 2025

Preventing colorectal cancer through lifestyle choices

The evidence is clear - screening for colorectal cancer may save one's life. Today, more and more people are choosing colorectal cancer screening. As a result, there is a steady decline in the number of older people getting and dying from colorectal cancer. Lower rates of smoking among Americans have also contributed to the decline in the past several years.

19 Feb 2025

Lasting impact of long COVID and the protective benefits of vaccination

Researchers explore the mental and physical health outcomes in patients with long COVID.

19 Feb 2025

Recreational exercise, not work activity, linked to lower type 2 diabetes risk

Researchers have found that engaging in moderate to vigorous physical activity during leisure time, regardless of occupational physical activity, is associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. A combination of sedentary leisure-time activity and demanding occupational activity may increase the risk.

19 Feb 2025

Understanding disparities in same-day breast cancer diagnostics

Despite similar availability of diagnostic technologies to women of different racial and ethnic groups, significant disparities were seen in who actually received same-day diagnostic services and biopsies after abnormal mammogram findings, new research shows.

19 Feb 2025