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Centenarians Have Fewer Diseases, Develop Them More Slowly
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 – Centenarians have lower overall disease burden, delayed onset of multiple conditions, and fewer cooccurring diseases over time, according to a study published online in the...
Doctors Seek Best Way to Treat Newly Discovered Genetic Disorder
SATURDAY, Aug. 16, 2025 — Most folks probably think of gene mutations as something people are born with, but genes can also change later in life, sometimes making people sick. Scientists recently di...
New Brain Implant Could Let People Speak Just by Thinking Words
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 — For the first time, scientists have created a brain implant that can “hear” and vocalize words a person is only imagining in their head. The device, developed at Stanford Unive...
Study Finds Redlined Neighborhoods Face Delays in Emergency Care
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 — People living in neighborhoods once labeled “hazardous” on federal housing maps are still more likely to wait longer for an ambulance, new research shows. Rutgers University re...
EHR Notes Reveal Potential Racial Bias in Doctors' Perception of Patient Credibility
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 – An analysis of more than 13 million electronic health record (EHR) notes shows potential racial bias in how doctors document patient trustworthiness, according to a study...
Missed Opportunity Common in Patients With High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 – A considerable proportion of patients with high-grade serous cancer (HGSC) have missed opportunities for risk assessment with genetic testing and for surgical prevention,...
Opportunistic Community Screening IDs Uncontrolled Cardiovascular Risk Factors
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 – Opportunistic pop-up community screening identifies a high prevalence of uncontrolled cardiovascular risk factors, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in the...
FDA Announces Resolution of IV Saline Solutions Shortage
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 – The nationwide shortage of sodium chloride 0.9 percent intravenous (IV) saline has officially ended, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA Commissioner...
Advanced Tech Making Type 1 Diabetes More Manageable
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 — Advanced technology has boosted the ability of children and adults to manage their type 1 diabetes, a new study says. The number of kids under 18 who’ve achieved optimal con...
Gut Docs Lose Their Edge Leaning On AI Assistance For Colonscopy
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 — Artificial intelligence (AI) is being touted as a means of improving doctors’ effectiveness, but the new tool might dull their skills in some instances, a new study argues. S...
Fighters From Poor Neighborhoods Might Have Higher Brain Risk
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 — It’s a time-honored and somewhat romantic tale: The young fighter who rises from poverty to make a name for themselves. But reality might take some shine off such stories, a ...
Want Better Test Scores? Try Jumping Jacks Beforehand, Study Says
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 — Kids’ academic test scores might improve if they boost their brain power with some high-intensity exercise before picking up a pen, a new pilot study says. Children had sig...
Wegmans Recalls Cheese Products Over Listeria Risk
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 — Wegmans is recalling several cheese products, including its medium camembert, because they may be contaminated with listeria, which can cause serious illness. The U.S. Food a...
Sleeping Sickness Eliminated in Kenya, WHO Says
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health p...
MedDiet Adherence Seems Beneficial for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 – In patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is associated with improved urinary function and reduced lower urinary...