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An ER Doctor's Guide to Staying Safe in Summer Heat
THURSDAY, June 19, 2025 — As summer temperatures rise, a Houston emergency room doctor is sharing important tips to help folks stay safe while outdoors. Dr. Neil Gandhi, an emergency medicine p...
Drinking Coffee May Help You Live Longer — But Skip the Extra Sugar
THURSDAY, June 19, 2025 — Drinking a cup or two of coffee every day may help you live longer — but only if you skip the heavy cream and sugar, new research suggests. The research, published recently i...
Braces Top Best Therapies For Knee Arthritis
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 — Throbbing, swollen knees hobble many seniors, but there are many solid means of treating knee arthritis that don’t involve meds, a new evidence review says. Knee braces, wat...
Virtual Reality Training Module May Aid Infection Control Efforts
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 – Users report positive experiences and engagement with a virtual reality tool that trains clinicians on core concepts in infection control, including cleaning and...
AI Boosts Skin Cancer Diagnoses, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 — An experimental AI tool can help speed detection of melanoma and other skin diseases, a new study says. The tool, PanDerm, improved accuracy of skin cancer diagnoses by 11% ...
CDC Vaccine Expert Resigns After RFK Jr. Cuts Advisers
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 — A senior scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resigned, warning that changes in leadership may weaken the country’s vaccine program. Dr...
Waist-to-Height Ratio Predicts Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 – Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) outperforms body mass index (BMI) in detecting the risk for liver disease, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of ...
FDA Offers Speedier Approvals to Drug Companies Aligning With 'National Priorities'
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 – On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a new initiative to offer expedited reviews for new medicines, an initiative that will apply to drugs that...
This Common Activity Reduces Risk Of Low Back Pain, Study Says
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 — Struggling with low back pain? Slip on your walking shoes and start hoofing, a new study suggests. People who walked more than 78 minutes a day were less likely to suffer f...
Digital Tool Potentially Predicts Childhood Asthma
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 — A new digital tool can flag kids who are at risk for developing childhood asthma, researchers report. The tool scans electronic health data records and calculates an asthma r...
Electroshock Therapy Appears To Reduce Suicide Risk Among People With Depression
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 — People with severe depression who receive electroshock therapy are significantly less likely to commit suicide, a new evidence review says. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) l...
Dementia Caregivers Themselves At Higher Risk For Brain Aging
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 — People caring for people with dementia might face future risk with their own brain aging due to lifestyle factors, a new study says. Nearly 3 in 5 dementia caregivers (59%) h...
Supreme Court Will Hear Case on NJ Probe Into Anti-Abortion Clinics
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case next term involving a New Jersey nonprofit that runs anti-abortion pregnancy centers and is fighting a state investigation. At the c...
Anal Cancer Screening Cost-Effective for HIV+ Men Who Have Sex With Men ≥35 Years of Age
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 – For men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV, aged 35 years or older, anal cancer screening is cost-effective, according to a study published online June 17 in the Annals of...
Greater Epigenetic Age Seen in Patients With Pediatric-Onset MS
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 – Individuals with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) have greater epigenetic age and age acceleration residual (AAR) compared with age-similar controls, according to a...