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Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/experts-alarmed-by-uspstf-work-slowdown/ (MedPage Today) — Public health advocates are expressing alarm at the work slowdown happening at the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). “I’m deeply concerned about the hobbling of the USPSTF,” Miranda Yaver, PhD, coordinating committee… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/preventivecare/119411 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13 22:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/microrna-tests-eyed-for-flagging-heart-transplant-rejection/ (MedPage Today) — The noninvasive diagnosis of allograft rejection after heart transplantation may be on the horizon, according to findings from the GRAfT cohort study. MicroRNA sequencing results, based on blood samples obtained at the time… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/transplantation/hearttransplantation/119412 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13 22:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/who-are-the-newest-acip-members-appointed-by-rfk-jr/ (MedPage Today) — HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed two new members to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), both of whom have championed issues close to Kennedy’s heart. The new members are Adam Urato, MD… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119407 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13 21:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/diabetes-risk-factors-cluster-in-families/ (MedPage Today) — Diabetes risk factors frequently emerged in more than one member of the same household, an observational study showed. In a cohort of adults with prediabetes, 75.9% of multi-resident households had at least one additional household… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/diabetes/119408 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13 21:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-says-to-drop-suicide-warning-from-glp-1-drug-labels/ (MedPage Today) — The FDA requested that manufacturers of GLP-1 receptor agonists remove information regarding risks of suicidal behavior and ideation from drug labels following a detailed review of existing data, the agency announced on Tuesday… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/obesity/119405 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13 20:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/rare-childhood-disorder-gets-its-first-fda-drug-approval/ (MedPage Today) — The FDA approved copper histidinate (Zycubo) as the first treatment for Menkes disease in pediatric patients, the agency announced Monday. The treatment is a subcutaneous injectable formulation of copper histidine that aims… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/119404 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13 20:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/misleading-heart-drug-ad-jenavalve-deal-thwarted-sglt2-inhibitor-to-prevent-hf/ (MedPage Today) — A TV commercial for bempedoic acid/ezetimibe (Nexlizet) was deemed “false or misleading” by the FDA due to claims the drug is the only nonstatin to lower bad cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks. After a 6-day court… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/generalcardiology/119399 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13 19:48:00 Copyright for […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/mystery-brain-disease-in-canada-alzheimers-clinical-trial-lawsuit-brains-in-space/ (MedPage Today) — Five hundred people in the Canadian province of New Brunswick were diagnosed with a “mystery brain disorder” that resembled prion disease; a 2025 study offered explanations, but some patients rejected the findings. (BBC) Adults… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/119400 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13 19:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/greenland-sharks-survive-for-centuries-with-diseased-hearts/ Despite their longevity, Greenland sharks can have poor heart health Doug Perrine/naturepl.com Greenland sharks are thought to live between 250 and 500 years – but their hearts show signs of severe age-related disease even when the sharks are just 150 years old. Some parts of the shark’s body, such as the eyes, seem impervious to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/how-going-on-the-traitors-could-have-saved-amandas-life/ Medical checks for the show picked up contestant Amanda Collier’s heart condition. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cq5y3g63yp4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13 16:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post How going on The Traitors could have saved Amanda’s life first appeared on News Health. —- Author : News Health Publish date […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/nurses-strike-enters-second-day-at-major-new-york-city-hospitals/ (MedPage Today) — Thousands of New York City nurses returned to the picket lines Tuesday as their strike targeting some of the city’s leading hospital systems entered its second day. Union officials say roughly 15,000 nurses walked off the job… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nursing/119397 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13 18:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/the-pacific-islanders-fighting-to-save-their-homes-from-climate-catastrophe/ On Sikaiana Atoll, a tiny islet in the Solomon Islands home to 300 people, rising sea levels are anything but a distant projection. High tides regularly wash into areas that used to stay dry year round, and the freshwater reservoir beneath the atoll is increasingly contaminated by sea water pushing up from below, compromising not […] […] More