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Stair-Climbing Tied to 39% Lower Heart Disease Death Risk in 480,000-Person Review
A nine-study meta-analysis finds frequent stair use is associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, wit...
HHS Puts $102 Million Behind 415 New Primary Care Sites
The Health Resources and Services Administration is funding 158 health centers to open 415 new sites, aiming to bring pr...
AHA Leaders Put Three Major Health Systems Behind HHS Hospital Food Pledge
HHS says Corewell Health, Houston Methodist and Sanford Health have joined its voluntary Make Hospital Food Healthier Pl...
Telehealth 'Pill Mills' Are Turning Easy Access Into a Patient-Safety Problem
Cash-pay telehealth sites are prescribing GLP-1s, ketamine and other drugs after minimal screening. Clinicians and a JAM...
Trump's MMR Unbundling Order Would Mean Six Doctor Visits, New Vaccine Plants—and Little Legal Force
The executive order asks for separate measles, mumps and rubella shots within 90 days, but no standalone vaccines exist ...
FDA Approves First CELMoD Drug Iberdomide for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
Bristol Myers Squibb's oral iberdomide, paired with daratumumab and dexamethasone, becomes the first CELMoD approved for...
What the 'Wolverine' Peptide Stack Is — and Why Its Safety Remains Unverified
BPC-157 and TB-500 are being marketed as a regenerative 'Wolverine stack,' but neither has completed human clinical tria...
Why Splitting a GLP-1 Pill to Microdose Is Unsafe
Cutting oral GLP-1 tablets destroys the SNAC delivery system that protects the drug in the stomach, leading to inconsist...
Anxiety vs. Feeling Anxious: How to Tell the Difference and When to Get Help
Feeling anxious is a normal stress response; an anxiety disorder involves excessive, persistent worry lasting at least s...
EPA Releases Voluntary Checklist to Help States Catch Drinking Water System Risks
New Systemic Issues Checklist supports state sanitary surveys by flagging source water, treatment and main-break problem...
Bipolar Disorder: Why Mood Episodes Go Undetected and What Treatment Actually Involves
The symptoms, types, medication classes, and warning signs that patients and families need to understand about bipolar d...
Mouse Study Suggests Polyethylene Microplastics May Worsen Fatty Liver
A mouse study in Science Advances found that polyethylene, common in food packaging, altered liver-repair genes and may ...
HHS Puts $4 Million Into Rapid Syphilis Tests for Pregnant Women Outside Traditional Care
The U.S. health department will fund point-of-care syphilis screening in emergency departments, jails and addiction prog...
Federal Agencies Launch First Treatment-First Toolkit for Homelessness and Addiction
HHS, ONDCP and HUD released a national best-practices guide urging communities to put addiction treatment and recovery s...
HHS Proposes Mandatory GRAS Notifications and First Federal Ultra-Processed Food Definition
HHS and FDA move to end self-certified GRAS ingredients and, with USDA, propose the first federal definition of ultra-pr...
Former Pfizer R&D Chief Mikael Dolsten Joins Quantumcell Board
The ex-Pfizer research head joins the Danish biotech as the $12 million upfront payment for Alzecure's Alzheimer platfor...
How to Watch a Solar Eclipse Without Risking Irreversible Eye Damage
Experts warn that looking at an eclipse without an ISO 12312-2 filter can burn the retina without immediate pain. Here's...
When a Dog Lick or Cat Scratch Needs More Than Soap and Water
Infectious-disease specialists weigh in on pet kisses, litter boxes, ticks, backyard chickens and bites—and where the re...
Hidden Brain Repair System: Astrocytes Rebuild Damaged Networks in Mouse Study
Mouse study reveals specialized astrocytes can rebuild damaged brain networks by moving new nuclei into injured areas, c...
Virtual TACUNA Program Cuts Cannabis and Alcohol Use in American Indian and Alaska Native Young Adults
An NIH-funded randomized trial found that the virtual, culturally grounded TACUNA program reduced cannabis use, alcohol ...
Cannabis Use Stays at Record Highs as U.S. Adults Shift to Vaping and Pouches
The 2025 Monitoring the Future study shows cannabis near record levels, surging nicotine pouch use, and a small but sign...
Waist Circumference Exposes Heart Risk BMI Misses in 259,000-Person Study
A 15-cohort analysis finds waist size and waist-to-hip ratio reclassify cardiovascular risk across every BMI group, incl...
A Patient's Guide to GLP-1 Side Effects: From GI Upset to Rare Eye Risks
GLP-1 drugs are widely prescribed, but patients should understand the range of reported side effects — from common nause...
Cancer Surgery Wait Times Rose Across Six Tumor Types From 2012 to 2023, Study Finds
A 2.7-million-patient National Cancer Database study found median time from diagnosis to first cancer treatment rose for...
WHO Slams US Move to Cut Child Vaccine Recommendations and Split MMR Shots
The WHO says Washington's new childhood vaccination decree ignores scientific evidence and could raise disease risk by m...
Poland's AOTMiT Chief Unpacks the PLN 100K+ Doctor Contracts and Tariff Reality
Agency President Daniel Rutkowski reveals 1% of contract doctors earn over PLN 100,000 monthly per single contract, expl...
Kennedy’s FDA Mandates GRAS Notifications and Proposes First Federal ‘Ultra-Processed’ Definition
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced mandatory FDA notification for self-determined food ingredient safety and ...
HHS Ends Federal Medicaid and CHIP Funding for Transgender Care for Minors
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has finalized a rule ending federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for puber...
French Physio Students Face Forced Placement in Medical Deserts as Tuition Cost Divide Endures
France’s health insurer wants to force newly qualified physiotherapists to work two years in underserved areas, but stud...
France orders nursing homes to publish three key staffing indicators for family scrutiny
A decree now requires France’s 7,500 elderly care homes to publicly disclose their staff-to-resident ratio, absenteeism ...