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GOP cuts will cripple Medicaid enrollment, warns CEO of largest public health plan

When the head of the nation's largest publicly operated health plan worries about the looming federal cuts to Medicaid, it's not just her job. It's personal.

15 Jan 2026

Native Americans are dying from pregnancy. They want a voice to stop the trend.

Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting.

15 Jan 2026

One‑Step ADC Manufacturing Reaches 95% Yield in Under One Hour, BioDlink White Paper Reveals

A new white paper from BioDlink, From Complexity to Consistency: How CDMOs Can Unlock One-Step, High-Yield and Homogeneous ADC Manufacturing for Next-Gen Oncology, reveals an advancement in antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) manufacturing

From BioDlink 15 Jan 2026

Weekly THC levels reveal when cannabis use becomes a disorder

Weekly cannabis use accurately predicts the risk of developing cannabis use disorder.

15 Jan 2026

$Six week casting proves as effective as surgery for unstable ankle fractures$

Six week casting proves as effective as surgery for unstable ankle fractures

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment related harms, finds a clinical trial from Finland published by The BMJ today.

14 Jan 2026

Pulse oximeters overestimate blood oxygen levels in patients with darker skin

Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia) give higher readings for patients with darker than lighter skin tones, finds the largest study on this topic published by The BMJ today.

14 Jan 2026

Bradycardia emerges as key clinical sign of xylazine-opioid overdose

Researchers have identified bradycardia-an abnormally low heart rate–as a symptom of xylazine-opioid overdose.

14 Jan 2026

AI tool helps clinicians quickly understand complex patient medical histories

An AI-guided platform at Penn Medicine allows clinicians to quickly and easily unearth pertinent information from patients’ electronic health records that otherwise might have been difficult to find.

14 Jan 2026

Heart failure care gaps found among Asian American ethnic groups

Using nearly a decade of data (2015–2023) from 800+ U.S. hospitals and more than 700,000 patients overall, Northwestern researchers found that when Asian American heart failure patients are separated by ethnicity, rather than grouped together as "Asian," important differences in care emerge across groups including Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean and Japanese patients.

14 Jan 2026

WSU study reveals gaps in end-of-life care education for doctors

Doctors encounter death and dying significantly more than most people. It's the price of saving lives and helping people.

14 Jan 2026

Long-term singles experience sharper decline in life satisfaction and well-being

More and more young adults abstain from entering committed romantic relationships, and this may be affecting their well-being.

14 Jan 2026

Silent thief of sight: Rutgers Health experts highlight glaucoma risks, early detection

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, prompting Rutgers Health experts to underscore the importance of early detection and public awareness.

14 Jan 2026

Research shows racial-ethnic differences in the risk of pregnancy-related high blood pressure

The risk of pregnancy-related high blood pressure varied markedly among subgroups of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people, highlighting the need for tailored prevention and treatment, according to research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

14 Jan 2026

Vaccines are helping older people more than we knew

Let's be clear: The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide at least 90% protection against a painful, blistering disease that a third of Americans will suffer in their lifetimes, one that can cause lingering nerve pain and other nasty long-term consequences.

14 Jan 2026

States race to launch rural health transformation plans

Imagine starting the new year with the promise of at least a $147 million payout from the federal government.

14 Jan 2026

coVita™ and Allergy Partners team up to improve asthma care in America

coVita™ LLC, a leader in advanced breath analysis and diagnostic solutions, serves as the U.S. distributor for the innovative NObreath® Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) device from UK-based Bedfont® Scientific Ltd.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 13 Jan 2026

More surgical patients on opioid use disorder treatment demand updated pain care

As more Americans receive treatment for opioid use disorder, that progress is increasingly showing up in the operating room, creating an urgent need to modernize how pain is managed during and after major surgery, according to a study in the February 2026 issue of Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

13 Jan 2026

New European initiative aims to transform real world Alzheimer’s disease care

Today, the ACCESS-AD consortium is announcing the launch of a transformative European initiative that will accelerate the implementation of scientific innovations for Alzheimer's disease (AD) management in real-world health systems.

13 Jan 2026

Long-term study reveals shifting patterns in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Most COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is rooted in concerns that can be addressed and effectively reduced over time, according to a new study following more than 1.1 million people in England between January 2021 and March 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic, published in The Lancet.

13 Jan 2026

Postoperative complications of medical tourism place growing financial burden on the NHS

The postoperative complications of medical tourism may be costing the NHS up to £20,000 per patient, suggest the findings of a rapid review of the available data, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

13 Jan 2026

Healthcare News

GOP cuts will cripple Medicaid enrollment, warns CEO of largest public health plan

Native Americans are dying from pregnancy. They want a voice to stop the trend.

One‑Step ADC Manufacturing Reaches 95% Yield in Under One Hour, BioDlink White Paper Reveals

Weekly THC levels reveal when cannabis use becomes a disorder

Six week casting proves as effective as surgery for unstable ankle fractures

Pulse oximeters overestimate blood oxygen levels in patients with darker skin

Bradycardia emerges as key clinical sign of xylazine-opioid overdose

AI tool helps clinicians quickly understand complex patient medical histories

Heart failure care gaps found among Asian American ethnic groups

WSU study reveals gaps in end-of-life care education for doctors

Long-term singles experience sharper decline in life satisfaction and well-being

Silent thief of sight: Rutgers Health experts highlight glaucoma risks, early detection

Research shows racial-ethnic differences in the risk of pregnancy-related high blood pressure

Vaccines are helping older people more than we knew

States race to launch rural health transformation plans

coVita™ and Allergy Partners team up to improve asthma care in America

More surgical patients on opioid use disorder treatment demand updated pain care

New European initiative aims to transform real world Alzheimer’s disease care

Long-term study reveals shifting patterns in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Postoperative complications of medical tourism place growing financial burden on the NHS

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