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Removing modest fee boosts access to 3D mammography among underserved groups

A new study by UCLA researchers shows that removing a modest $45 out-of-pocket fee significantly improved access to digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography), an advanced breast cancer screening technology.

27 Jun 2025

Limiting carcinogen exposure could mitigate liver cancer risk for people with HBV infection

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is known to be associated with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but how and why they are connected remains unknown.

27 Jun 2025

Prenatal checkups linked to healthier birth weights in West Africa

In The Gambia, a small country in West Africa, 1 in 10 newborns have a low birth weight — less than 5.5 pounds — and face daunting challenges.

27 Jun 2025

Blood test can reveal early signs of leukemia without bone marrow sampling

What if a blood test could reveal the pace of our aging – and the diseases that may lie ahead? The labs of Profs. Liran Shlush and Amos Tanay at the Weizmann Institute of Science have been conducting in-depth studies into the biology of blood to better understand the aging process and why some people become more susceptible to disease over the years.

27 Jun 2025

New insights into exercise physiology through enduromics and resistomics

Exercise has been recognized as an extremely effective tool to improve human health— it can have a preventative and even therapeutic effect on non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

27 Jun 2025

Research identifies four main drivers of improved care quality at home care cooperatives

New research on home care cooperatives – agencies co-owned and managed by home care workers – has identified key factors that appear to significantly improve the quality of care for patients.

27 Jun 2025

New center in Copenhagen to pioneer the future of protein design

Proteins are the workhorses of biology. They perform virtually every important function in living organisms. They store, copy and protect our DNA, digest food to give us energy, and harness this energy to make our cells and muscles work.

27 Jun 2025

Tummy tuck patients continue losing weight years after surgery

Most patients undergoing "tummy tuck" surgery (abdominoplasty) to remove excess skin and tissue after weight loss continue to lose weight in the months and years after surgery, suggests a follow-up study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

26 Jun 2025

Can saffron treat Alzheimer’s and depression?

Saffron shows promise as a natural treatment for depression and cognitive decline, performing as well as standard drugs in clinical trials. However, more rigorous studies are needed before saffron can be recommended in mainstream psychiatric and dementia care.

26 Jun 2025

Study finds multimorbidity in nearly half of hospital patients in Malawi and Tanzania

The Multilink Consortium, a NIHR-funded partnership between the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, has published the first-of-its-kind research in sub-Saharan Africa to examine the scale and impact of 'multimorbidity' in patients admitted acutely to hospital.

26 Jun 2025

One in four patients with chronic respiratory diseases may face catastrophic health costs in Kenya

A quarter of people seeking care for symptoms of chronic respiratory diseases in Kenya may incur 'catastrophic' health costs, new research published in The Lancet Global Health has found.

26 Jun 2025

NANOSPRESSO device brings precision medicine to hospital pharmacies

A new gene therapy delivery device could let hospital pharmacies make personalized nanomedicines to order.

26 Jun 2025

Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods linked to Alzheimer’s biomarkers

People living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods may be more likely to have biomarkers for inflammation and Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published June 25, 2025, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

26 Jun 2025

Performance pay initially boosted GP care but gains did not last

Introducing performance related pay for UK general practices initially improved quality of care, but did not seem to provide lasting improvements beyond that expected by previous trends, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

26 Jun 2025

Updated COVID-19 vaccines found effective against severe illness

A new multi-state study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) VISION Network – including Regenstrief Institute – has provided the most comprehensive assessment to date of the effectiveness of 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines among adults in the U.S. during the XBB and JN.1 Omicron subvariant waves.

25 Jun 2025

Regular sexual activity can reduce problematic menopause symptoms, study suggests

It's no secret that women often become less interested in sex with age. However, orgasm and satisfaction have been shown to not decline significantly with age.

25 Jun 2025

New guidance helps GPs manage patients using weight loss drugs

Academics at King's College London and the University of East Anglia have released guidance for GPs on how to manage patients who may be privately accessing weight loss drugs.

25 Jun 2025

Postpartum hemorrhage linked to increased cardiovascular problems years later

Women who experience severe bleeding after giving birth face elevated risks to their cardiovascular health that can persist for up to 15 years – a new analysis of data from over 9.7 million women across Europe, North America and Asia shows.

25 Jun 2025

Working in people-contact roles increase risk of type 2 diabetes

The emotional demands and confrontation inherent in person-contact roles, involving direct face to face or voice to voice interaction with external parties, are linked to a heightened risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests research published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

25 Jun 2025

Pathpresenter receives FDA 510(K) clearance for digital pathology clinical viewer

PathPresenter, a leading Image Management System and workflow platform for digital pathology, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the PathPresenter Clinical Viewer for the purpose of primary diagnosis.

25 Jun 2025