Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An innovative treatment significantly increases the survival of people with malignant mesothelioma, a rare but rapidly fatal type of cancer with few effective treatment options, according to results from a clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London. The findings have been published in JAMA …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their political power to protect their bottom lines. The point of contention: For decades, Medicare has paid hospitals—including hospital-owned physician practices that may not be physically located in a hospital building—about double the rates it …

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Women with HIV experience accelerated DNA aging, a phenomenon that can lead to poor physical function, according to a study led by Stephanie Shiau, an assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Rutgers School of Public Health. Published in The Journal …

Increased fibroblast synthetic activity as early as 1 week post-filler injection. Following injection of vehicle (saline) and filler (cross-linked hyaluronic acid, CL-HA) into photodamaged skin of individuals over 60 years-old, skin samples were obtained in a paired manner at 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks. Credit: Experimental Dermatology (2024). DOI: 10.1111/exd.14998 Chronic exposure …

Is the COVID quarantine on its way out? Amid reports that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may be considering a change to its COVID isolation guidelines, doctors are sharing their own recommendations. The current CDC guidance, which was implemented in late 2021, calls for people who …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A consortium of University of Birmingham researchers, clinicians and industry partners is developing a novel device that could revolutionize the clinical management of anal fistula. In this intrusive and embarrassing condition, sufferers experience daily discomfort and smelly discharge from a tunnel between the bowel and skin …

A push for more accessible HPV testing is underway. A new program called SHIP Trial Network, led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), is exploring testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) via self-collection to prevent cervical cancer, according to a press release. The Last Mile Initiative, announced at the White House …

Co-localization of MRI Images and joint tissue obtained at surgery. Representative images of Axial and Coronal views of target knee for co-localization of knee biopsy tissue by MRI identification before tissue harvest at joint replacement surgery. MRI scans are shown alongside a macroscopic image of tibia for each subject harvested …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who have had the herpes virus at some point in their lives are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those who have never been infected. A new study from Uppsala University confirms previous research on whether herpes can be a possible risk factor …

Flow chart describing the overall number of positive BCs, monomicrobial vs polymicrobial BCs and off-panel vs in-panel BCID detection profiles. *One or more microbes not detected. Credit: APMIS (2024). DOI: 10.1111/apm.13374 Every year some 49 million cases of sepsis occur, and 11 million sepsis-related deaths occurred worldwide in 2017, according …

A USP1 inhibitor, ML323, activates cdc42 and inhibits Ewing sarcoma growth. Credit: Genes & Cancer (2024). DOI: 10.18632/genesandcancer.235 A new research paper titled “Roles of USP1 in Ewing sarcoma” has been published in Genes & Cancer. Ewing sarcoma is a cancer of bone and soft tissue in children and young …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mothers are less likely to take antidepressants if their own parents and parents-in-law are healthy and live close by, a new study finds. On the flip side of the coin, antidepressant use was highest in mothers whose parents and parents-in-law were elderly, in poor health, and …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Body language and the understanding thereof is a crucial part of communication. It is often assumed that humans can innately recognize other’s emotions, but there is growing evidence that the ability to decipher these emotions is not instinctive but shaped by people’s culturally shared understanding of …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Feminist health narratives are being co-opted by commercial interests to market new technologies, tests, and treatments that are not backed by evidence, argue researchers in The BMJ today. Dr. Tessa Copp at The University of Sydney and colleagues say such marketing behavior risks harming women through …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Securing suitable childcare for the irregular and long working hours demanded by a medical career is a crippling financial burden and a draining source of stress for doctor parents, reveals an exclusive snapshot survey by The BMJ today. Some doctors have resigned or are considering resigning, …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Walking or jogging, yoga and strength training seems to be the most effective exercises to ease depression, either alone or alongside established treatments such as psychotherapy and drugs, suggests an evidence review published by The BMJ. Even low-intensity activities such as walking or yoga are beneficial, …

Sports fan depression is a “very real experience for avid sports fans,” said a licensed professional counselor. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) HEAD IN THE GAME – Here’s how to cope if your team lost the Super Bowl, according to mental health experts. Continue reading… ‘LIFE-CHANGING’ LUPUS …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Billions of people live in parts of the world that are so remote from the nearest hospital facility with a functioning blood bank that they are termed “blood deserts.” Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, …

Credit: Gustavo Fring from Pexels School uniform policies could be restricting young people from being active, particularly primary school-aged girls, new research suggests. The University of Cambridge study used data about the physical activity participation of more than a million 5–17-year-olds internationally. It found that in countries where a majority …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Processing times for complaints against drug companies suspected of having breached their industry code of practice have more than tripled in a nearly two-decade period, an investigation by The BMJ has found. Data analysis by Shai Mulinari at Lund University and Piotr Ozieranski at the University …