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How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths

Nancy Hunt arrived at an emergency room from a Genesis HealthCare nursing home in Pennsylvania in such dreadful shape, including maggots infesting her gangrened foot, that the hospital called an elder abuse hotline and then the police, her son alleged in a lawsuit.

9 Dec 2025

Prevention efforts for cannabis-impaired driving should also focus on older adults

With cannabis-related vehicle crashes on the rise, a new study suggests that prevention campaigns shouldn't focus just on young people.

9 Dec 2025

Small molecule discovery could open the door to new class of treatments for hard-to-treat cancers

Researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a small molecule that can inhibit a cancer-driving protein long considered impossible to target with drugs - a discovery that could open the door to a new class of treatments for leukemia and other hard-to-treat cancers.

9 Dec 2025

People exposed to Agent Orange face higher risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome

A new national study shows for the first time that people exposed to Agent Orange face a higher risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), tend to develop it earlier, and often have more aggressive disease that is more likely to progress to acute myeloid leukemia.

9 Dec 2025

WSU researchers discover how a neural circuit drives relapse after opioid use

Washington State University researchers have discovered how a neural circuit – or a connection between two brain regions – drives relapse after opioid use, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments for opioid use disorders.

9 Dec 2025

Negative health impacts caused by 'forever chemicals' linked to billions in economic losses

The negative health impacts from contamination by so called "forever chemicals" in drinking water costs the contiguous U.S. at least $8 billion a year in social costs, a University of Arizona-led study has found.

9 Dec 2025

Research ushers in a new era of hope for patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia

More than half of patients in a Phase III clinical trial who received a limited course of the experimental monoclonal antibody ianalumab for primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), an autoimmune disorder that can cause life-threatening bleeding, were able to maintain safe platelet counts without serious bleeding episodes for at least one year.

9 Dec 2025

Disinfectant used in water treatment may impact the incidence of Legionnaire's disease

Preliminary results of a nationwide study suggest that the disinfectant used to treat water before it is distributed through pipes may impact the incidence of Legionnaire's disease in certain parts of the country.

9 Dec 2025

Brain function discovery helps explain why childhood adversity raises metabolic disease risk in women

McGill University researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic health risks for some women later in life.

9 Dec 2025

Study uncovers how the body's bile acids bind to block C. diff's most dangerous toxin

In a major step towards a precision therapy for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the body's bile acids bind to block C. diff's most dangerous toxin.

9 Dec 2025

Dietary restriction reprograms cancer-fighting immune cells to enhance anti-tumour immunity

Reducing calorie intake helps cancer-fighting immune cells do their jobs more effectively, reports a study by Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators.

9 Dec 2025

TXA reduces the need for blood transfusion in patients undergoing high-risk non-cardiac surgery

When hospitals were randomly assigned to treat patients undergoing higher-risk non-cardiac surgery with tranexamic acid (TXA) or a placebo, patients who received TXA needed significantly fewer blood transfusions and saw no increase in potentially life-threatening blood clots (thrombosis) after 90 days of follow-up, according to research presented at the 67th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition.

9 Dec 2025

New study could lead to quicker and more targeted support for vulvodyniaia

A first-of-its-kind University of Stirling-led study could lead to quicker and more targeted support for vulvodynia - a painful chronic condition estimated to affect more than one in 10 women with no known cause.

9 Dec 2025

Most people wary of AI for health diagnosis but optimistic for cancer detection

New research on public attitudes toward AI indicates that most people are reluctant to let ChatGPT and other AI tools diagnose their health condition, but see promise in technologies that use AI to help diagnose cancer.

9 Dec 2025

Highly sensitive CRISPR-based method designed to detect low-frequency cancer mutations

Liquid biopsy is increasingly recognized as a promising tool for cancer detection and treatment monitoring, yet its effectiveness is often limited by the extremely low levels of tumor-derived DNA circulating in the blood.

9 Dec 2025

New antibody shows ability to overcome treatment resistance in blood cancers and solid tumors

In a new preclinical study, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed an antibody therapy called 77A that showed an ability to overcome treatment resistance in blood cancers, such as myeloma and lymphoma, as well as solid tumors.

9 Dec 2025

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How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths

Prevention efforts for cannabis-impaired driving should also focus on older adults

Small molecule discovery could open the door to new class of treatments for hard-to-treat cancers

People exposed to Agent Orange face higher risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome

WSU researchers discover how a neural circuit drives relapse after opioid use

Negative health impacts caused by 'forever chemicals' linked to billions in economic losses

Research ushers in a new era of hope for patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia

Disinfectant used in water treatment may impact the incidence of Legionnaire's disease

Brain function discovery helps explain why childhood adversity raises metabolic disease risk in women

Study uncovers how the body's bile acids bind to block C. diff's most dangerous toxin

Dietary restriction reprograms cancer-fighting immune cells to enhance anti-tumour immunity

TXA reduces the need for blood transfusion in patients undergoing high-risk non-cardiac surgery

New study could lead to quicker and more targeted support for vulvodyniaia

Most people wary of AI for health diagnosis but optimistic for cancer detection

Highly sensitive CRISPR-based method designed to detect low-frequency cancer mutations

New antibody shows ability to overcome treatment resistance in blood cancers and solid tumors

Australian researchers pinpoint specific genetic changes linked to severe AMD

Patients receiving T-cell redirecting therapies can safely be monitored at home

New study reveals productivity losses from substance use disorder in the U.S.

Accuracy of remote photoplethysmography drops sharply at elevated heart rates

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

Extending the reach of Amperia™

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