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Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/the-pitt-is-back-for-another-harrowing-15-hour-shift/ (MedPage Today) — When we first glimpse Noah Wyle’s Michael Robinavitch — aka Dr. Robby, of course — in Season 2 of “The Pitt,” he’s looking darned good, truth be told. The beloved ER doc is riding his motorcycle to work, wearing nice shades… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/emergencymedicine/emergencymedicine/119338 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-10 15:00:00 […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/targeted-drug-for-advanced-pancreatic-cancer-sparks-early-enthusiasm/ (MedPage Today) — SAN FRANCISCO — Almost 80% of patients with heavily pretreated advanced/metastatic pancreatic cancer achieved disease control with a novel KRAS G12D inhibitor, a small preliminary study showed. The early results showed that… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/mgics/119372 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-10 14:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/sinking-trees-in-arctic-ocean-could-remove-1-billion-tonnes-of-co2/ Trees floating towards the Arctic Ocean Carl Christoph Stadie/The Alfred Wegener Institute Cutting down swathes of boreal forest and sinking the trees into the depths of the Arctic Ocean could remove up to 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year. Coniferous trees prone to wildfires could be felled and carried to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/microbiome-study-hints-that-fibre-could-be-linked-to-better-sleep/ Microbial activity in the gut might affect our quality of sleep Oleksandra Troian / Alamy We know that diet has a role in sleep conditions – and now it seems that dietary fibre in particular might help address them. Links have previously been found between several sleep conditions and the gut microbiome, especially through a […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/new-cdc-guidance-could-revive-a-rare-but-deadly-disease/ (MedPage Today) — The CDC’s abrupt shift away from recommending routine meningococcal disease vaccination in childhood will leave more children and adolescents at risk of rare but potentially devastating infections, infectious disease experts… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/119371 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 22:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post New […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/nasa-is-performing-an-unprecedented-medical-evacuation-from-the-iss/ The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station SpaceX For the first time, astronauts are being evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS) for medical reasons. The exact nature of the “medical situation” has not been identified for privacy reasons, nor has the astronaut it has affected. But four […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/trump-bill-may-result-in-over-a-million-missed-cancer-screenings/ (MedPage Today) — Projected losses in Medicaid coverage as a result of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” could result in more than 1 million missed cancer screenings and hundreds of avoidable deaths within 2 years of federal Medicaid… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119369 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 21:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/south-carolina-measles-outbreak-grows-by-nearly-100-spreads-to-north-carolina-ohio/ (MedPage Today) — South Carolina’s measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past 3 days. The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County grew to 310 cases over the holidays… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/119370 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 21:27:00 Copyright for […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/lawmakers-aim-to-block-expansion-of-prior-auth-in-traditional-medicare/ (MedPage Today) — Lawmakers on Thursday explored the merits of a bill that would block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from implementing a pilot program to test whether prior authorization can succeed in traditional Medicare… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/119366 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 20:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/some-flu-measures-decline-but-its-not-clear-this-severe-season-has-peaked/ (MedPage Today) — U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked. New government data posted Friday — for flu activity through last week –… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/uritheflu/119367 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 20:37:00 Copyright for […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/u-s-guidelines-endorse-at-home-cervical-cancer-screening/ (MedPage Today) — New federal guidelines from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) now include the option for women ages 30 to 65 years at average risk for cervical cancer to self-collect samples for screening. The move means… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/cervicalcancer/119365 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 20:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/kate-middletons-chemo-sglt2-inhibitors-and-prostate-cancer-new-myeloma-guidance/ (MedPage Today) — Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, opened up about her experience with chemotherapy during a visit to a London hospital. (ABC News) Use of SGLT2 inhibitors was associated with a delay in hormone therapy failure among patients… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119359 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-09 18:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content […] […] More