Teen sleep patterns play key role in long-term heart health
A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2025 annual meeting found that teens with earlier, more efficient, and less variable sleep patterns at
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Hospital and manager guilty over patient death
An NHS trust was cleared of manslaughter but convicted of safety failings in the death of a patient.
New York lawmakers approve bill that would allow medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill
Terminally ill New Yorkers would have the legal ability to end their own lives with pharmaceutical drugs under a bill that’s been approved by the
‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’
Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency and consequences for human lives
As Cannabis Users Age, Health Risks Appear To Grow
Benjamin Han, a geriatrician and addiction medicine specialist at the University of California-San Diego, tells his students a cautionary tale about a 76-year-old patient who
$20K Bonuses Among Latest Moves To Improve California’s Prison Mental Health System
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After decades of unsuccessful efforts to improve California prison conditions ruled unconstitutional and blamed for record-high suicides, advocates and a federal judge
Manganese-coordinated lipid nanoparticles boost VZV vaccine-induced T cell responses
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Because varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections are continually increasing, vaccine efficacy must be enhanced.
Brain-computer interfaces signal a new era in neurosurgery and neurorehabilitation
Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology is opening an unprecedented chapter in human-machine integration by establishing direct communication between the brain and external devices.
What researchers found when they compared food labels in 17 countries
New research uncovers how hyper-palatable foods saturate the US food supply and highlights urgent public health challenges posed by engineered foods worldwide.
Would you trust a life form engineered in a lab? Here’s why it matters
A new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute outlines six core ethical challenges in synthetic biology, including risks, equity, and environmental impacts.
Creatine offers broad health benefits beyond fitness
Creatine, the supplement popular with athletes for its ability to help build strength and power, is increasingly being recognized for its broad health benefits.
Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad embrace a “more fluid concept of evidence” at the FDA
Last Thursday during a roundtable on stem cell therapies, new FDA Commissioner Marty Makary referred to EBM levels of evidence as an artificial and dogmatic
Martha doctor’s failings ‘particularly grave’
A medical tribunal has found a senior doctor’s failings amounted to gross negligence and misconduct.
Restrict shop-bought baby food, government tells parents
Avoid relying on food pouches for everyday meals, says NHS website for first time.