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At CDC, worries mount that agency has taken anti-science turn

Public health and access to lifesaving vaccines are on the line in a high-stakes leadership battle at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3 Sep 2025

Qureight appoints Craig Rhodes as Head of Partnerships to lead on pharma relationship management

Qureight, a techbio company advancing the understanding of lung and heart disease through application of its AI-powered imaging and clinical data curation platform, today announced the appointment of Craig Rhodes as Head of Partnerships to lead strategic engagements with pharmaceutical organizations, in line with Qureight’s revenue growth targets.

From Qureight 3 Sep 2025

Study links hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy to higher stroke risk

Given the seriousness and increased frequency of strokes, many studies have been conducted to assess the relationship between hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy and the risk of stroke with varying results.

3 Sep 2025

Hepatitis B immunity reduces diabetes risk across age groups

New research to be presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15-19 September) and published in the journal Diagnostics shows that people with hepatitis B immunity induced by vaccination have a lower risk of developing diabetes of any kind.

2 Sep 2025

People live longer worldwide but not necessarily healthier, study finds

Researchers mapped the global healthspan-lifespan gap across 183 countries, showing people live longer but not healthier, with Africa experiencing the fastest widening gap. Distinct disease-burden clusters explain regional differences and highlight the need for region-specific health strategies.

2 Sep 2025

Most adults experience dental fear and show interest in virtual fear-treatments

Nearly three out of four adults fear going to the dentist, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

2 Sep 2025

Prostate cancer rates rise as mortality decline slows in the United States

Today, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released Prostate Cancer Statistics, 2025, a report on current prostate cancer occurrence and outcomes in the United States.

2 Sep 2025

When hospitals and insurers fight, patients get caught in the middle

Amy Frank said it took 17 hours on the phone over nearly three weeks, bouncing between her insurer and her local hospital system, to make sure her plan would cover her husband's post-surgery care.

2 Sep 2025

Glutamate receptors found to drive pediatric brain tumor development

The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors.

1 Sep 2025

How a Mediterranean diet helps women manage menopausal symptoms

A cross-sectional study of 149 postmenopausal women found that greater adherence to a modified Mediterranean diet was linked to lower odds of moderate to severe hot flashes and sexual symptoms. While psychological and physical domains showed no significant association, the results support further evaluation of diet as a non-hormonal strategy for menopausal care.

1 Sep 2025

Study provides evidence for a causal genetic link between prostate cancer and urothelial carcinoma

Prostate cancer is among the most common cancers in men and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. With improved detection and therapies, survival rates have risen, but this progress comes with a new concern: the risk of secondary primary malignancies.

1 Sep 2025

Research finds no added benefit from routine CT imaging after left main coronary intervention

Routine coronary computed tomography (CCT)-based follow-up after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the left main coronary artery did not reduce death, myocardial infarction (MI), unstable angina or stent thrombosis compared with symptom-based follow-up, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2025.

1 Sep 2025

Better education and income reduce anxiety about growing old

Investigating aging anxiety in China, this research links socioeconomic status to mental health, showing how education and income can alleviate fears of aging.

1 Sep 2025

First ESC statement on mental health and heart disease promotes integrated care

A new ESC Clinical Consensus Statement is calling for greater awareness of the multidirectional relationship between mental health conditions and cardiovascular disease to improve patient health.

30 Aug 2025

Updated guidelines aim to standardize valvular heart disease care across Europe

Updated ESC/EACTS Guidelines, being published today at ESC Congress 2025, aim to improve the way that patients with valvular heart disease are diagnosed and treated, responding to robust new evidence that suggests some newer and less invasive treatments could be offered more widely and consistently to patients.

30 Aug 2025

New mouse models reveal mechanisms of RP59 retinal degeneration

Retinitis pigmentosa retinal degeneration is caused by a family of hereditary mutations in nearly 100 genes that slowly lead to blindness over years or decades.

29 Aug 2025

Alzheimer’s research uncovers a new therapeutic pathway for the memory-robbing malady

The gut contains the largest collection of immune cells in the body. New research at the Buck Institute shows that some of those immune cells travel along the brain/gut axis in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) providing a potential new therapeutic pathway for the memory-robbing malady.

29 Aug 2025

Metals and sulfate particles drive asthma hospitalizations linked to air pollution

Metals, particularly nickel and vanadium, and sulfate particles are the components of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) that most strongly contribute to the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and hospitalization among asthma sufferers, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

29 Aug 2025

Structural design advances pave the way for next-generation wearable sensors

Tactile sensors are widely used in robotics, prosthetics, wearable devices, and healthcare monitoring. These devices detect and convert external stimuli such as pressure and force into electrical signals, facilitating effective environmental detection.

29 Aug 2025

Sharp rise in pertussis hospitalizations highlights need for timely vaccination

Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a vaccine-preventable disease which continues to circulate even in areas where vaccination coverage is high, and outbreaks may still occur. A study published in Eurosurveillance and conducted at Meyer Children's Hospital in Florence, Italy, has found a sharp increase in hospitalisations for pertussis among children and adolescents (patients aged 16 years or under) in 2024.

29 Aug 2025