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Blood Test Can Help Diagnose, Track ALS
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 – A blood test can help doctors detect ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and predict how the degenerative disease will progress in patients, a new study suggests. People...
Extreme Heat Might Accelerate Aging Among Seniors
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 – Exposure to extreme heat might accelerate aging in older adults, with sizzling weather causing them to fade faster, a new study suggests. People living in neighborhoods...
One in Six Patients in Phase 2 Cancer Trials Receive Drug When Eventually Approved
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – One in six patients in phase 2 clinical cancer trials receives treatments that are eventually approved, according to a study published online Feb. 25 in the Journal of the ...
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices February Meeting Postponed
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – The latest meeting of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has been postponed indefinitely to allow time...
States That Adopted Abortion Bans Have Higher Infant Mortality
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – U.S. states that adopted abortion bans have higher-than-expected infant mortality and higher fertility rates than expected, according to two studies published online Feb. 13...
Rapid Gene Test Aids Brain Cancer Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – A rapid experimental genetic test can help guide the hands of surgeons as they delicately remove tumors from patients with brain cancer, new research suggests. The test...
Machine Learning May Predict Progression to Serious Mental Illness
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – It may be possible to predict diagnostic transition to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder from machine learning models using routine clinical data extracted from...
Utah Moves to Ban Fluoride in Public Water
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – Utah may become the first state in the U.S. to ban fluoride in public water statewide, a move that would override local decisions on whether to add the cavity-fighting...
New Coronavirus Found in Bats, Experts Say It’s No Threat
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – Scientists in China have discovered a new type of coronavirus in bats that can infect human cells, but experts say it’s not a threat to public health – right now. They r...
2.3 Million New Female Breast Cancer Cases Seen Globally in 2022
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 – In 2022, there were 2.3 million new breast cancer cases and 670,000 deaths from female breast cancer globally, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in Nature...
Breast Cancer A Killer In Poor Countries, Report Says
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – Breast cancer deaths are expected to increase during the next quarter-century, largely impacting the world’s poorest nations, a new international study says. About 1.1 m...
Listeria Outbreak From Frozen Shakes Kills 12, Sickens 38
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – A listeria outbreak tied to frozen shakes served in hospitals and long-term care facilities has sickened at least 38 people and killed 12, according to the U.S. Food and...
Physical Activity Shows Dose-Response Relationship to Kidney Function Decline in Older Adults
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – There is a dose-response relationship between physical activity and rapid kidney function decline in older adults, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in...
Daily Screen Time Tied to Higher Myopia Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – The risk for myopia increases significantly with one to four hours of daily exposure to screen time, according to a review published online Feb. 21 in JAMA Network Open. ...
Hospice, Palliative Care Underused Among Advanced Cancer Patients
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 – Many patients with incurable cancer aren’t getting care that could ease their suffering at the end of life, a new study suggests. Close to half of patients with advanced c...