Physician Suspected of 10 Murders; Doc Accused of Setting Fire to Another Doc’s Home
This is a MedPage Today story. A German physician who was arrested last summer on suspicion of killing four patients is now suspected of killing
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RFK Decimates Vaccine Schedule
As anticipated, RFK Jr. continues to be a wrecking ball on the American healthcare scene as HHS secretary. His latest move to undermine vaccines in
Why people donate their bodies to science
This study examines the psychological and social factors influencing body donation decisions, highlighting family experiences and public health implications.
Parkinson’s disease may stem from iron starvation rather than iron overload
This perspective argues that Parkinson’s disease may involve functional iron deficiency, where bioavailable iron is limited despite normal or elevated total iron in the brain.
Enveda’s third asset to the clinic with US FDA IND clearance: What it means for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Enveda, a multi-asset clinical-stage biotech company pioneering the discovery and development of a new generation of small-molecule drugs derived from life’s chemistry, has announced that
The gut is not just digestive and new evidence shows it actively controls brain function
This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate through hormonal, neural, immune, and microbial
A single immune protein may help explain why kidney and heart disease often develop together
This review synthesizes clinical, genetic, and mechanistic evidence showing that suPAR and related uPAR fragments are strongly associated with kidney, cardiovascular, and metabolic disease risk.
“Best practices”: The buzzword that the Trump administration will use to eliminate as many vaccines as RFK Jr. can
The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met last week, eliminating the universal recommendation for the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. There was
Here’s the Extent of the Fallout From Trump’s HHS Purge
This is a MedPage Today story. Thousands of employees of federal health agencies have been let go in a chaotic and slow-rolling Trump administration purge
Is it a cold, ‘super flu’ or Covid? How to tell the difference
How to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself.
FDA approves first stem cell therapy to treat severe aplastic anemia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of the first hematopoietic stem cell transplant therapy to treat patients with rare but severe aplastic
Peru reports first case of baby born after ectopic pregnancy in liver
A multidisciplinary medical team in Peru successfully managed an ectopic pregnancy in which a placenta adhered to the mother’s liver was delivered as a full-term
Streptococcus anginosus metabolites fuel gastric cancer
A recent study published in the medical journal Gut has revealed a novel cancer-promoting mechanism of Streptococcus anginosus (Sa).
New evidence reveals Streptococcus anginosus promotes gastric cancer development
This study identifies a cancer-promoting mechanism of Streptococcus anginosus, linking microbial metabolism to gastric cancer and enhancing prevention efforts.