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Portable ultrasound improves diagnosis and patient outcomes

When hospitalized patients struggle to breathe, doctors typically reach for their stethoscopes, but results from a Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health clinical study in JAMA Network Open suggest they should diagnose the problem with portable ultrasounds instead.

5 Sep 2025

Duke-NUS sharpens focus on population health and technology-enabled research

Singapore's health system is under growing pressure from rising costs, an aging population, and the growing burden of chronic diseases.

5 Sep 2025

GeneSight test improves outcomes in major depressive disorder, meta-analysis shows

Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostic testing and precision medicine, today announced the publication of a new meta-analysis of six prospective controlled studies that included 3,532 adults with major depressive disorder (MDD).

5 Sep 2025

New clinical trial to test sensory-enabled neural prostheses for upper limb amputees

Technology developed at Case Western Reserve University can restore a sense of touch that makes a prosthetic hand feel like a part of one's own body instead of feeling artificial and disconnected.

5 Sep 2025

Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in blue states

The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status.

5 Sep 2025

Scientists uncover human proteins hijacked by SARS-CoV-2 for replication

Despite vaccines and treatments, SARS-CoV-2-the virus that causes COVID-19-continues to pose a global health threat, driven by new variants and its ability to hijack human cells in ways that still aren't fully understood.

5 Sep 2025

Radiometer, Leica Biosystems and Cepheid to come together at IBMS Congress 2025 on Stand 109

Radiometer urgent and acute care testing specialists, will unite with Leica Biosystems and Cepheid to spotlight the breadth and scale of the Danaher Diagnostics portfolio.

5 Sep 2025

First FDA-approved islet transplant at UI Health ends insulin dependence

Doctors at UI Health performed the first islet transplant with Lantidra, the only therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat brittle type 1 diabetes.

4 Sep 2025

How social challenges shape gut health and drive obesity risk

As obesity in America continues to rise at alarming rates, researchers are finding that diet and exercise are not the only driving factors.

4 Sep 2025

Daily walking reduces risk of chronic lower back pain

A major study has investigated the relationship between walking and the risk of developing chronic lower back problems.

4 Sep 2025

Shifts in meal timing predict health and longevity in older adults

As we age, what and how much we eat tends to change. However, how meal timing relates to our health remains less understood. Researchers at Mass General Brigham and their collaborators studied changes to meal timing in older adults and discovered people experience gradual shifts in when they eat meals as they age.

4 Sep 2025

Atelerix and Rodon Global partner to integrate cryo-free preservation technology into specialist logistics solutions

Atelerix, a biotech company revolutionizing cell preservation and biological transport with its pioneering hydrogel encapsulation technology, today announced an agreement with Rodon Global (“Rodon”), the established freight company focused on clinical trials and drug discovery headquartered in South Africa.

4 Sep 2025

Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are 7 tips to help

When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn't pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurological pain, she prepared for battle.

4 Sep 2025

As insurers struggle with GLP-1 drug costs, some seek to wean patients off

After losing 50 pounds on the injectable weight loss medication Zepbound, Kyra Wensley received a surprising letter from her pharmacy benefit manager in April.

4 Sep 2025

Daily probiotic reduces pouchitis risk after colon removal surgery but may not be cost-effective

A new UCLA Health study found that taking an 8-strain probiotic daily may reduce the risk of pouchitis, a common inflammatory condition that occurs after colon removal surgery for ulcerative colitis, but the treatment may not be worth the cost depending on a patient's likelihood of flare-ups.

3 Sep 2025

Single penicillin injection found to be as effective as three doses for early syphilis

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that a single injection of the antibiotic benzathine penicillin G (BPG) successfully treated early syphilis just as well as the three-injection regimen used by many clinicians in the United States and elsewhere.

3 Sep 2025

Impaired spatial orientation found in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease

Individuals with an increased risk for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease can have impaired spatial orientation skills.

3 Sep 2025

Loneliness linked to higher NHS healthcare costs and poorer health in the UK

Lonely people incur an extra £850 in annual healthcare costs to the NHS, as well as experiencing worse mental and physical health

3 Sep 2025

Sugar-coated nanoparticles offer new hope for treating triple-negative breast cancer

Triple-negative breast cancer is particularly aggressive and difficult to treat; but recent research may offer a new way to target the often-deadly disease.

3 Sep 2025

Home-based hypertension care improves blood pressure control in rural South Africa

Home-based hypertension care led to reductions in systolic blood pressure and improvements in hypertension control in South Africa, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2025 and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

3 Sep 2025

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Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Portable ultrasound improves diagnosis and patient outcomes

Duke-NUS sharpens focus on population health and technology-enabled research

GeneSight test improves outcomes in major depressive disorder, meta-analysis shows

New clinical trial to test sensory-enabled neural prostheses for upper limb amputees

Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in blue states

Scientists uncover human proteins hijacked by SARS-CoV-2 for replication

Radiometer, Leica Biosystems and Cepheid to come together at IBMS Congress 2025 on Stand 109

First FDA-approved islet transplant at UI Health ends insulin dependence

How social challenges shape gut health and drive obesity risk

Daily walking reduces risk of chronic lower back pain

Shifts in meal timing predict health and longevity in older adults

Atelerix and Rodon Global partner to integrate cryo-free preservation technology into specialist logistics solutions

Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are 7 tips to help

As insurers struggle with GLP-1 drug costs, some seek to wean patients off

Daily probiotic reduces pouchitis risk after colon removal surgery but may not be cost-effective

Single penicillin injection found to be as effective as three doses for early syphilis

Impaired spatial orientation found in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease

Loneliness linked to higher NHS healthcare costs and poorer health in the UK

Sugar-coated nanoparticles offer new hope for treating triple-negative breast cancer

Home-based hypertension care improves blood pressure control in rural South Africa

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