Nutrition advice is rife with misinformation. A medical education specialist explains how to find valid health info
The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated a vast landscape of misinformation about many topics, science and health chief among them.
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Patients with diabetes have comparable health expenses after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy
For patients with diabetes undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG), overall expenditures decrease in the postsurgical period, with no differences seen following the first six months after surgery, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
CDC ordered to end WHO collaboration
Staff at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been told to stop communication with the World Health Organization (WHO), in the wake of President Donald Trump’s order withdrawing from the health agency.
Loneliness after loss: The hidden public health crisis of widowhood
Spousal bereavement marks a profound life transition, yet its social and emotional ripple effects often go unnoticed. Loneliness is not just an emotional burden—it’s a public health concern. Chronic loneliness has been linked to depression, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and even early death.
Pain medication finds new purpose fighting toxins from kidney disease
Mefenamic acid, a common anti-inflammatory drug already approved for pain management, has been found to significantly reduce the formation of a toxic compound known as p-cresol sulfate in people with kidney disease with a minimal dose.
AI can identify women at risk of breast cancer years in advance: Study
Artificial intelligence is able to identify women who have an elevated risk of developing breast cancer several years before it is diagnosed, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said on Tuesday.
Transforming longevity research: AI paves the way for personalized treatments in aging science
A collaborative study between researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and the Institute for Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine and Aging Research, Rostock University Medical Center, Germany, has investigated how advanced AI tools like large language models (LLMs) can make it easier to evaluate interventions for aging and provide personalized recommendations.
Opinion: Medical research depends on government money—even a day’s delay throws science off-kilter
In the early days of the second Trump administration, a directive to pause all public communication from the Department of Health and Human Services created uncertainty and anxiety among biomedical researchers in the U.S. This directive halted key operations of numerous federal agencies like the National Institutes of Health, including those critical to advancing science and medicine.
First-of-its-kind study shows resistance training can improve physical function during menopause
A resistance-based exercise program that Jennifer Aniston calls “a game changer” has been shown to improve a range of physical issues that arise during and after the menopause transition.
Hepatitis C virus variant that allows infection in mice expands research opportunities
The only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, cannot be infected, which makes the search for a vaccine against HCV extremely difficult because the protective effect cannot be tested directly.