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Trump Moves to Bar Abortions at Veterans Affairs Hospitals
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 — The Trump administration aims to bar U.S. veterans from receiving abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals in cases of incest, rape or when the pregnancy p...
U.K. Begins Major Research Effort Into Trans Youth Health
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 — A large new study will follow the health and well-being of thousands of transgender and gender nonconforming young people in the U.K., researchers at King’s College London ann...
Current Medical Use of Rx Stimulants for ADHD Up in Teens From 2005 to 2023
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 – Among U.S. adolescents, current medical use of prescription stimulants for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased between 2005 and 2023, while nonmedical...
Follow-Up on Blood-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Results Is Low
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 – Just under half of patients receiving an abnormal blood-based colorectal cancer screening test result receive a follow-up colonoscopy (FU-CY) within six months, according to ...
Surgeons Have Higher Mortality Rates Than Other Physicians
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 – Surgeons have higher mortality rates than nonsurgeon physicians and individuals in other fields, according to a research letter published online July 30 in JAMA Surgery. ...
Study Estimates Global Burden of Vertically Transmitted Hepatitis C
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 – Each year, nearly 74,000 children are born with hepatitis C virus (HCV) around the world, according to a study published online July 23 in The Lancet Gastroenterology and ...
U.S. Murder-Suicides Are More Common Than Thought
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 — Murder-suicides — where a person kills one or more people before killing themselves soon after — are sensational, but very rare. Or are they? New research finds that these trag...
A Saliva-Based Test for Breast Cancer Might Be Near
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 — In a small new study, a handheld saliva-sampling device successfully detected breast cancer 100% of the time, researchers said. The study only involved 29 saliva samples, and m...
Avoidable All-Cause Hospitalization, ED Visits Common in Nursing Homes
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 – Among severely impaired and terminally ill nursing home (NH) residents, all-cause hospitalizations (ACH) and emergency department visits without hospitalization are common,...
In-Person Offers Most Effective for Self-Sampling Cervical Cancer Screening
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 – In-person offers of self-sampling cervical cancer screening kits are most effective, according to a study published online July 29 in eClinicalMedicine. Anita W.W. Lim, Ph.D.,...
CVD Mortality Varies Among Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino Americans
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 – Cardiovascular risk factor and disease mortality varies significantly among Asian Indian, Chinese, and Filipino Americans, with Filipino Americans having the highest mortality...
Presidential Fitness Test Returns to U.S. Schools
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 — The Presidential Fitness Test is returning to U.S. schools after more than a decade. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to bring back the program, which a...
MS May Begin Years Earlier Than Thought
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 — People with multiple sclerosis (MS) begin experiencing new health issues up to 15 years before the classic signs of the illness appear, Canadian research shows. “MS can be dif...
Scientists Find New Ecosystem in Deepest Trenches of Pacific Ocean
SUNDAY, August 3, 2025 — A scientific expedition into a region of the Pacific Ocean named for Hades, Greek god of the underworld, has uncovered an other-worldly ecosystem 30,000 feet deep. "It’s a tot...
Changes in Missouri Law Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Screening Rates
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 – Changes in Missouri law expanding breast cancer screening coverage have led to increased screening rates among Medicaid patients and an increased likelihood of digital...