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Novel Biomarker Risk Prediction Models Examined in Chronic Kidney Disease
FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 – For adults with nondialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD), risk prediction models incorporating novel biomarkers show comparable discrimination to established risk factors,...
Sensitive Personalities Tied to More Mental Health Conditions
FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 – People with sensitive personalities are more prone to common mental health problems such as agoraphobia and avoidant personality disorder, according to a systematic review...
Weather Disasters Impacted Counties With More Than 60 Percent of Drug Production Facilities
FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 – More than 60 percent of drug production facilities were located in U.S. counties with at least one disaster declaration from 2019 to 2024, according to a research letter...
Weather Disasters Pose Immediate Threat To U.S. Drug Supply
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 — Climate change-driven weather disasters like hurricanes, wildfires and floods pose an immediate threat to the United States drug supply chain, a new study says. Nearly t...
Infections From Flesh-Eating Bacteria Are Spreading to New Areas
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 — Health experts across the country are issuing warnings about a surge in infections from a "flesh-eating" bacterium known as Vibrio vulnificus. Typically found in the warm, s...
CDC to Lay Off Hundreds in Restructuring
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is finalizing the termination of at least 600 employees this week, including some working in violence prevention p...
Note-Taking AI Reduces Doctor Burnout
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 — It can be spooky to realize that Alexa or Siri has been listening in on you, when a device in your home inadvertently springs to life. But eavesdropping artificial i...
TAR-200 Monotherapy Promising for BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 – For patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), an intravesical gemcitabine-releasing system, TAR-200 ...
Mothers of Children With Down Syndrome Report Need for Improved Screening Communications
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 – A survey of mothers of children with Down syndrome (DS) reveals room for improvement to better support parental understanding of prenatal screening and to promote...
Helping Others Linked to Higher Level of Cognitive Function
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 – Helping others, both via formal volunteering and informal helping, is associated with higher levels of cognitive function and slower cognitive decline, according to a study...
Work-Related Income Drops for Parents of Children Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 – Work-related income decreases sharply for mothers and fathers of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, with similar effects across sociodemographic groups, according to...
COVID Can Prematurely Age Blood Vessels
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 — COVID-19 infection appears to cause women’s blood vessels to age prematurely, potentially increasing their risk of heart disease, a new study says. Women infected with COV...
Thin Endometrium Shouldn't Lower Odds Of Successful IVF Pregnancy, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 — There’s one less potential impediment for women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study says. A thin endometrial lining does not appear to decrease a woman’s ch...
Sensitive People More Vulnerable To Mood Disorders
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 — Sensitive people tend to have a higher risk of developing a mood disorder, a new evidence review says. In particular, highly sensitive souls are more likely to develop d...
Pesticide, Chlorpyrifos, Linked To Impaired Brain Development Among Kids
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 — Exposure to a common pesticide during pregnancy can impair children’s brain development and motor function for years to come, a new study says. The widely used pesticide chl...