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Talking Therapy Reduces Depression, Anxiety Symptoms in Stroke Survivors
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 – For stroke survivors, talking therapy is associated with moderate reductions in depression and large reductions in anxiety symptoms, according to a study published online...
RFK Jr. Installs Critics on Vaccine Recommendation Panel
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 — Days after ousting all 17 members of the panel that makes U.S. vaccine recommendations, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun remaking it. On Wednesday, he named e...
'Latchkey Incontinence' Treatments Might Include Mindfulness Meditation
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 — Ever get the sudden urge to pee once you’ve seen your front door, slipped your key into the lock or pushed the remote to open your garage door? That’s a phenomenon known as ...
These Smiling Salamanders Are Helping Scientists Learn to Regrow Limbs
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 — With their goofy grins and feathery gills, axolotls have become stars of the pet world and video games like Minecraft. But these small, smiling salamanders are also he...
FDA Plans to Use AI to Speed Up Drug and Food Safety Reviews
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help speed the approval of new drugs and medical devices. That's one of s...
Mailed Self-Collection Kits Increase Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 – Mailed self-collection (SC) kits may increase participation in cervical cancer screening, according to a study published online June 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Jane R. M...
Health Care Job Growth Dropped During Pandemic, Recovered by 2024
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 – Health care employment growth decreased during the pandemic but recovered by 2024, according to a research letter published online June 5 in the Journal of the American...
Strict Firearm Policies Tied to Decreases in Children's Firearm Deaths
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 – Children living in states with permissive firearm policies have thousands of excess firearm deaths versus children living in states with strict firearm policies, according...
Parents Delaying Introduction of Nuts and Eggs, Tied to Increase in Food Allergy Risk
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 – Most highly allergenic foods are introduced to infants at 6 to 9 months, but introduction of eggs and nuts is delayed beyond age 1 year in a large proportion of infants,...
Attrition Rates High Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Medical Students
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 – Medical school attrition rates are high among lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) medical students, according to a research letter published online June 10 in JAMA Network ...
Real-World Results For GLP-1 Drugs Underwhelm, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 — Real-world results for blockbuster weight-loss meds like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound aren’t as impressive as those promised by the drugs’ clinical trials, a new study says....
At-Home HPV Testing Boosts Cervical Cancer Screening Rates
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 — Women will flock to an HPV test they can perform at home in private, a new study indicates. Cervical cancer screening more than doubled when women were offered a mail-in s...
Increasing Proportion of U.S. Adults Unaware They Have Hypertension
MONDAY, June 9, 2025 – From 2013 to 2023, there was an increase in the proportion of U.S. adults who were unaware of having hypertension, according to a research letter published online June 4 in...
Are You Ruining Your Child's Chance To Avoid Food Allergies?
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 — Out of concern, many parents might be spoiling their child’s best chance to avoid developing a food allergy, a new study says. Allergy experts recommend children at risk of fo...
Blood Tests Can Detect Cancer Years Earlier
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 — Blood tests can detect evidence of cancer three years earlier than the disease would otherwise be diagnosed, a new small-scale pilot study says. The test — called a mul...