Today's Healthcare News
March 2, 2025
Top Headlines
Feb. 25, 2025 — Technology could lead to faster, more precise and more cost-effective alternatives to traditional diagnostic ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Most AI diagnostic tools are black boxes, but the approach allows doctors and patients to understand how the computer reached a ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A new AI-based system for analyzing images taken over time can accurately detect changes and predict outcomes, according to a new study. The system's sensitivity and flexibility could make it useful across a wide range of medical and scientific ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Wet AMD in its early stages can be treated with drugs to reduce the formation of new blood vessels, but this treatment is inefficient in cases where blood vessel formation is already in its advanced ...
Latest Headlines
updated 10:50pm EST
Feb. 27, 2025 — A new study suggests a nasal spray developed to target neuroinflammation could one day be an effective treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI). By studying the effects of the nasal anti-CD3 in a ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered a surprising layer of complexity in aldosterone-producing adenomas -- adrenal gland tumors that drive high blood pressure. ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — A study has provided new insights into the role of the brain as a crucial control center and the origin of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The hormone insulin plays a key role in the development of ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — New research suggests that certain antidepressants can accelerate cognitive decline in people with dementia. At the same time, some drugs appear to ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — A multi-institutional research team found that tricaprin, a natural supplement, improved long-term survival rates in patients with triglyceride ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — A team has developed scSPOT, a new technique that reveals how immune cells called Tregs simultaneously control the immune system. The team identified key immune cells controlled by Tregs and found ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A new study of more than 2,900 patients provides evidence that it's likely best to use as little corticosteroid medicine as possible when treating people who have lupus pericarditis, a common heart ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Drawing inspiration from the tardigrade, researchers developed a new strategy that may protect cancer patients from the side effects of radiation ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Coronary artery disease (CAD), or the narrowing of the coronary arteries, is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Tiny bits of plastic found in the ocean may be tied to a higher risk of disability for people who live in coastal areas with high levels, according to a preliminary study. The study looked at ...
Earlier Headlines
Feb. 25, 2025 — Our organs age at different rates, and a blood test determining how much they've each aged could predict the risk of conditions like lung cancer and heart disease decades later, finds a new ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — A concussion clinic changed its childhood concussion policies in 2017. A new study of this protocol change shows the approach, which recommended concussed kids begin rehab two weeks or less after ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — A new AI model can flag female patients who are at higher risk of heart disease based on an electrocardiogram ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Identifying and treating risk factors for depression, anxiety and other psychological health conditions during pregnancy and postpartum may improve short- and long-term health outcomes for both ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — New findings question assumptions of cancer formation in individuals with the cancer-predisposition syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, and offer hope for a personalized approach to early cancer ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — A bone marrow transplant process is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial completed at about 20 cancer ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — A novel tool for rapidly identifying the genetic 'fingerprints' of cancer cells may enable future surgeons to more accurately remove brain tumors while a patient is in the operating room, ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — Researchers described a new skin disease in a male patient with erythroderma, causing 80 percent of his skin to be covered with red, exfoliating skin lesions that itched and burned. After undergoing ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — A new artificial intelligence model measures how fast a patient's brain is aging and could be a powerful new tool for understanding, preventing and treating cognitive decline and ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is a significant health concern affecting over 1.5 million Americans and millions more globally. Researchers are exploring the use of a new drug called ataciguat to manage ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — Researchers have found that people with diabetes can achieve the same positive results using advanced insulin technology when trained by their primary care providers (PCPs) or through telehealth as ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — A new service aimed at supporting older people who are starting to become frail, could reduce emergency hospital admissions by more than a ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — Scientists have developed an AI-powered tool that detects 64% of brain abnormalities linked to epilepsy that human radiologists ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — A research team has found that telemedicine may help to reduce the use of low-value ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease, sinus and ear infections, osteoarthritis, and much more. This is shown in a study in which ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — A diet of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy foods and lean meats, low in salt and sugar, is associated with reduced psoriasis severity, new research ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have discovered and analysed a rare but serious side effect of an innovative form of blood cancer ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Seeking mental health help is a significant step, but that first intake session can often feel more like paperwork than progress, and a significant proportion of people 'drop out' or never ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — A robotic device allows eye surgeons to perform high-precision procedures on the retina, the fragile lining on the back of the eye that is less than a millimeter ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Biological Organ Ages Predict Disease Risk Decades in Advance
- A Change in Child Concussion Management Policies Led to Improvements in Recovery Time
- AI Model Can Read ECGs to Identify Female Patients at Higher Risk of Heart Disease
- Screening and Treating Maternal Psychological Health Key to Improving Cardiovascular Health
- Research Challenges Our Understanding of Cancer Predisposition
- Novel Bone Marrow Transplant Can Cure Sickle Cell Disease, Study Suggests
- 'Ultra-Rapid' Testing Unlocks Cancer Genetics in the Operating Room
Monday, February 24, 2025
- Dermatology Researchers Discover New Skin Disease Using Innovative Diagnostic Platform
- New AI Model Measures How Fast the Brain Ages
- New Drug May Reduce Need for Aortic Valve Surgeries by Slowing Disease Progression
- Study Shows Primary Care and Telehealth Can Deliver Life-Changing Diabetes Care
- New Home-Based Intervention Could Reduce Emergency Hospital Admissions for Older People
- AI to Diagnose 'invisible' Brain Abnormalities in Children With Epilepsy
- Telemedicine May Help Reduce Use of Unnecessary Health Tests
Friday, February 21, 2025
- Viking Skulls Reveal Severe Morbidity
- Plant-Rich, Low Saturated-Fat Diet Associated With Reduced Psoriasis Severity
- Rare Side Effect of Cancer Immunotherapy
- Co-Prescribed Stimulants, Opioids Linked to Higher Opioid Doses
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Single-Session Therapy Can Improve Mental Health Outcomes
- Early Study Shows Promise for Retinal-Surgery Robot
- Daily Cannabis Use Linked to Public Health Burden
- Housing Damage Resulting from Great East Japan Earthquake and All-Cause Mortality
- People With Certain Heart Conditions May Play Competitive Sports, Scientific Statement Suggests
- Continuing Vs. Discontinuing Opioid Medications Prescriptions for Adults With Chronic Pain
- Hidden Genetic Causes of Congenital Heart Disease Identified
- Scientists Warn of Increased Mpox Transmission
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Pulmonary Fibrosis: Study Targets Proteins to Reverse Lung Scarring
- Almost 90% of People Would Agree to Genetic Testing to Tailor Medication Use, Survey Finds
- Study Reveals Activity of Navtemadlin in Glioblastoma, Points to Possible Treatment Improvements
- U.S. Facing Critical Hospital Bed Shortage by 2032
- Advances in AI Can Help Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic, Global Group of Scientists Find
- Emergency Clinicians Increase Prescriptions of Buprenorphine, Effectively Help Patients Get Started on the Path to Recovery
- Socioeconomic Factors, Unpredictability Complicate Diagnosis of Episodic Disabilities, Like Epilepsy
- 1 in 5 Older Adults Get Infections After Heart Surgery, and Women Have a 60% Higher Risk
- A Patient's Ability to Perform a Cardiac Stress Test Offers a Critical Window on Their Mortality Risk
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Radiation Plus Combination Immunotherapy May Help Preserve Bladder in Some Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
- New Tool Reveals Disruption of Immune Cells in Blood Is Linked to Cancer Outcomes
- Researchers Develop AI Model to Automatically Segment MRI Images
- Older Patients Can Inadvertently Be Put at Risk When They Are Taken Off Blood-Thinning Drugs
Monday, February 17, 2025
- Global Action Needed to Solve the Medical Oxygen Crisis
- This Research Is Absolutely Nuts -- For Better Health Care
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Guideline on How to Manage Fungal Infections Caused by Candida
- Adults Don't Trust Health Care to Use AI Responsibly and Without Harm
- Speculum Exams Unnecessary for HPV Screening
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Next-Gen Alzheimer's Drugs Extend Independent Living by Months
- Researchers Create Digital Microbe Collection to Transform Health Research
- Blood Test Paves the Way for Better Heart Attack Prevention
- Jacket Uses AI to Keep You Comfortable
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- New Blood-Clotting Disorder Identified
- Epidural Steroid Injections for Chronic Back Pain
- New Blood Test Identifies Hard-to-Detect Pancreatic Cancer With 85% Accuracy
- Long Drives and High Costs Stand Between Americans and Safe Surgery -- Especially in Rural Areas
- Long-Term Yogurt Consumption Tied to Decreased Incidence of Certain Types of Colorectal Cancer
- New Blood Test Accurately Predicts Preeclampsia
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Short-Course Radiation Therapy Effective for Endometrial Cancer Patients
- As More Americans Work Later in Life, Poll Shows Positive Health Impacts, Especially for Those Over 65
- Microbiome as a Potential Key to Better Treatment: Clinical Study on New Therapy for Crohn's Disease
- Mechanical Heart Valve Replacements Have Better Long-Term Survival
- Cancer's Ripple Effect May Promote Blood Clot Formation in the Lungs
- New Perspectives for Personalized Therapy of Brain Tumors
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Born Too Late? Climate Change May Be Delaying Births
- Deep Learning to Increase Accessibility, Ease of Heart Imaging
- Reasons for Misdiagnosis of Frontotemporal Dementia
- AI Is Better Than Humans at Analyzing Long-Term ECG Recordings
- When Blood Cancer Starts to Spread
- New Treatment May Offer Quick Cure for Common Cause of High Blood Pressure
- New Study Offers Hope to Patients With Advanced Liver Cancer, Cirrhosis
- Blood Test Eases Diagnosis of Invasive Mold Disease
- Physician's Medical Decisions Benefit from Chatbot, Study Suggests
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Clot-Busting Meds May Be Effective Up to 24 Hours After Initial Stroke Symptoms
- Personalized Cancer Treatment Using 3D Bioprinting Technology
- Genetic Research Unlocks New Ways to Prevent and Treat Multiple Long-Term Conditions
- ALS Survival May Be Cut Short by Living in Disadvantaged Communities
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Best Approach for Stroke in Medium-Sized Blood Vessels
- New Computational Method Reveals Congestive Heart Failure
- Major Driver of Inflammatory Pathology in Autoimmune and Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Relief Could Be on the Way for UTI Sufferers Dealing With Debilitating Pain
- Testing AI With AI: Ensuring Effective AI Implementation in Clinical Practice
- AI Tool Helps Find Life-Saving Medicine for Rare Disease
- Drug Reverses Groin Hernias in Male Mice Without Surgery, Shows Promise in Humans
- Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise for Patients With Stage III and IV Kidney Cancer
- Only Seven out of 100 People Worldwide Receive Effective Treatment for Their Mental Health or Substance-Use Disorders
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Helping Viruses Deliver a Knockout Blow for Killer Bacteria
- Asthma and Antibiotic Use May Predict Nasal Polyp Recurrence After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Breakthrough in Childhood Brain Cancer Research Could Heal Treatment-Resistant Tumors, Keep Them in Remission
- Research Discovery Halts Childhood Brain Tumor Before It Forms
- All in the Eyes: High Resolution Retinal Maps Aid Disease Diagnoses
Monday, February 3, 2025
- How Do You Treat Rotator-Cuff Tears?
- A Familiar Face at Childbirth Makes a Difference
- Researcher Uses AI to Reimagine Telehealth Billing
- Molecular Basis of Food Allergy
- Mothers of Twins Face a Higher Risk of Heart Disease in the Year After Birth
Friday, January 31, 2025
- No Evidence That Maternal Sickness During Pregnancy Causes Autism, Study Finds
- Experts Publish Framework for Global Adoption of Digital Health in Medical Education
- Ventilation in Hospitals Could Cause Viruses to Spread Further, Study Finds
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Blood Test May Detect Stroke Type Before Hospital Arrival, Allowing Faster Treatment
- Regular Dental Flossing May Lower Risk of Stroke from Blood Clots, Irregular Heartbeats
- A Common Mouth and Gut Bacteria May Be Linked With Increased Stroke Risk
- Biomarker Tied to Premature Cell Aging May Signal Stroke, Dementia, Late-Life Depression
- Removing Fallopian Tubes During Other Abdominal Surgeries May Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk