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Federal Agencies Working to Create Uniform Definition of Ultra-Processed Foods
THURSDAY, July 24, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration are gathering data to create a uniform definition of...
For the Win: College Student Powerlifts Past Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 — LaShae Rolle, 27, is a competitive powerlifter capable of squatting 441 pounds, benching 292 pounds and deadlifting 497 pounds. Last year, breast cancer tried to derail R...
Vitamin D Might Offer Protection Against COVID-19
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 — Low vitamin D levels might increase a person’s odds of a severe bout with COVID-19, a new study says. People with a vitamin D deficiency are 36% more likely to require hos...
Number Of Family Caregivers Has Skyrocketed in The U.S.
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 — The number of Americans caring for an older or disabled family member has risen dramatically during the past 10 years, according to a new AARP policy report. There’s been a 45%...
Rebound Weight Gain Common After Discontinuing Antiobesity Medications
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 – Antiobesity medications (AOMs) yield weight loss during use, followed by weight regain after discontinuation of treatment, according to a review published online July 21 in...
Exposure to PFAS Mixtures Linked to Increased Odds of Type 2 Diabetes
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 – In multiethnic populations, exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) mixtures may be associated with increased odds of type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a...
Patients Face High Out-of-Pocket Costs After Incident Cancer Diagnosis
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 – Patients face high out-of-pocket costs (OOPCs) after an incident diagnosis of cancer, with costs increasing with stage of diagnosis, according to a study published online...
FDA Picks George Tidmarsh to Head Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has appointed George Francis Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D., as director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). The CDER...
Physicians Exiting Traditional Medicare Accelerated From 2010 to 2023
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 – From 2010 to 2023, physician exit rates from traditional Medicare increased, according to a study published online July 18 in JAMA Health Forum. Hannah T. Neprash, Ph.D., ...
Lab Experiments Show Why Wrinkles Form
THURSDAY, July 24, 2025 — The struggle to tame wrinkles is an age-old conflict, with people using any number of lotions, creams and treatments to try and smooth their skin. Now, researchers say they k...
Inflammation and Nutrition-Based Scores Tied to Prognosis of Low-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
THURSDAY, July 24, 2025 – The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) and systemic oxidative stress (SOS) score are independently associated with poorer prognosis of low-risk myelodysplastic syndrome...
Random Forest AI Model Superior for Inpatient Mortality Prognostication in Cirrhosis
THURSDAY, July 24, 2025 – For inpatients with cirrhosis, a machine learning (ML) model using random forest (RF) analysis is superior for prediction of inpatient mortality, according to a study...
Few School Principals Report District-Mandated Mental Health Screening
THURSDAY, July 24, 2025 – Few school principals report district-mandated mental health screening in schools, according to a study published online July 18 in JAMA Network Open. Jonathan Cantor,...
Small-Group Professional Coaching Reduces Physician Burnout Rate
TUESDAY, July 22, 2025 – Small-group professional coaching can reduce physician burnout rates by up to nearly 30 percent, according to a study published online July 11 in the Journal of General ...
Urgent Care Often Hands Out Inappropriate Prescriptions, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 — Urgent care clinics are handing out fistfuls of antibiotics, steroids and opioids for conditions these drugs won’t help, a new study says. "Previous studies had shown that p...