New Mexico Supreme Court Strikes Down Local Abortion Restrictions
(Reuters) - The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against several local ordinances in the state that aim to ...
Day: January 9, 2025
Explainer-What Are the Health Risks From Wildfire Smoke?
(Reuters) - Multiple massive wildfires are raging in Los Angeles, blanketing the surrounding regions under a pungent haze caused by ...
How worried should we be about a bird flu pandemic?
The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the ...
Study Questions Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Risk
A new study questioned the clinical utility of an algorithm meant to predict opioid use disorder (OUD) risk based on ...
Biden Protections for Transgender Students Struck Down by US Judge
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Kentucky on Thursday struck down a Biden administration rule barring discrimination by schools and ...
Milk, Calcium Intake Tied to Lower Colon Cancer Risk
Consumption of dairy products, particularly milk, had a significant association with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in women, ...
Blood Pressure Ticks Up With Microaggressions During Pregnancy
Observational study found a modest association between experiences of gendered racial microaggression during obstetric care and postpartum blood pressure.Examples of ...
These Are the Largest Academic Medical Centers in the U.S.
Healthcare analytics company Definitive Healthcare released a ranking of the 25 largest academic medical centers as measured by the number ...
Doctor Escapes Los Angeles Fires; Surgeon vs Insurer; Singing About Colonoscopy
The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. "We are helpless while ...
No-Implant Shunt Wins FDA Breakthrough Status for HF
Texas-based medical device company Alleviant has received a breakthrough device status from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...
Patient Care Deteriorates After Private Equity Acquisition of Hospitals
Patient care experiences worsened after private equity firms took over hospitals, according to a difference-in-differences analysis. From 2008 to 2019, ...
Operative Vaginal Delivery Riskier at Lower Volume Hospitals
Hospitals doing fewer operative vaginal deliveries (OVDs) had higher rates of adverse perinatal outcomes for these cases than higher volume ...
BBC goes inside hospital battling winter pressures
BBC spends two days in A&E during critical incident"Can that chap sit, do we think?" asks Dr Raj Paw, a ...
Your ears and nose are made from tissue that looks like bubble wrap
These bubble-wrap cartilage cells have been dyed green to make them easily visiblePlikus lab/University of California/Irvine A long-overlooked skeletal tissue ...
Tool Predicts Age at Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Onset
The Florey Dementia Index predicted when cognitive decline or Alzheimer's dementia would occur.The index is based on age and dementia ...
Tafasitamab Regimen Improves PFS in Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting, late-breaking phase III data demonstrated that adding tafasitamab (Monjuvi) to ...
Best Diets for GI Conditions; Twin Pregnancies With IBD; Mortality Risk in MAFLD
U.S. News released its list of best diets for 2025: the low-FODMAP diet landed on top for irritable bowel syndrome ...
What Will it Take to Achieve Better Health in a Divided America?
Lazarus is an adjunct professor of psychiatry. Can you solve this paradox? The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any ...
Wildfires Blanket Southern California With Smoky Air, Threatening Health of Millions
LOS ANGELES -- Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of ...
U.S. ‘Notorious Markets’ Report Warns of Risks From Online Pharmacies
Nearly all of the world's 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective ...
