Study reveals regional risk factors driving heart disease in Asia and Oceania
A new study puts the spotlight on the rising burden of ischemic heart disease across Southeast Asia, East Asia and Oceania, and calls for localized
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Annual blood test could detect cancer earlier and save lives
A single blood test, designed to pick up chemical signals indicative of the presence of many different types of cancer, could potentially thwart progression to
Firefighters and health care workers show elevated PFAS levels in new study
A study including researchers from the University of Arizona Health Sciences and published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology found that firefighters
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Cutting Medicaid Is Hard — Even for the GOP
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly
Sen. Ron Wyden Seeks Answers on RFK Jr.’s Purge of FOIA Staff
The Department of Health and Human Services’ mass dismissals of workers who release government records “raise grave transparency, accountability, and privacy concerns,” Oregon Sen. Ron
Seeking Spending Cuts, GOP Lawmakers Target a Tax Hospitals Love To Pay
On the eastern plains of Colorado, in a county of less than 6,000 people, Lincoln Health runs the only hospital within a 75-minute drive. The
Meet the Florida Group Chipping Away at Public Benefits One State at a Time
PHOENIX — As an Arizona bill to block people from using government aid to buy soda headed to the governor’s desk in April, the nation’s
Most of today’s children could endure historic heatwaves as planet warms
A Nature study projects that millions born after 1960 will face unprecedented lifetime exposure (ULE) to climate extremes, such as heatwaves, droughts, and floods. The
MicroRNA breakthrough offers hope for dental bone regeneration
Dental caries, or tooth decay, is a common oral health condition that often causes significant pain and discomfort and may even lead to tooth loss.
Why your baby’s first steps may be written in their DNA
Researchers identified 11 genetic loci linked to the age at which infants start walking, revealing that this milestone is influenced by thousands of common genetic
Precision nano therapy targets tumor nerves in pancreatic cancer
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. A preclinical study has developed a precision nano-intervention strategy targeting tumor-associated nerves to destroy nerve-fueled tumor
St. Jude Children’s scientists use brain organoids to study rare encephalopathy
While extremely rare, encephalopathy (a condition affecting brain function) triggered by mutations in the UBA5 gene has devastating impacts, with affected individuals reaching few developmental
NHS plans ‘unthinkable’ cuts to balance books
Diabetes care, rehab centres, end-of-life services and talking therapies at risk in England.
FDA says it will be ‘aggressive’ in adopting artificial intelligence in its labs
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced an aggressive agency-wide Artificial intelligence adoption timeline that includes an AI-assisted scientific review pilot.