FDA approves Ozempic to reduce risks from chronic kidney disease in diabetes patients
Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the ...
NIH director clarifies HHS communications freeze, confirms some essential functions can continue
A memo from the NIH's acting director indicated research and clinical studies that began prior to Trump's inauguration can ...
Elon Musk’s brain-chip trials expanding to Miami. Here’s how it works and what’s next
Musk’s startup company Neuralink has tapped the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine to be the second site in the country to test whether its brain chip can give people who are paralyzed ...
Could the FDA's recently approved Pap smear alternative reduce racial disparities in cervical cancer deaths?
Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to explore how a new Pap smear alternative may help prevent deaths from cervical ...
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CVD will be ‘even bigger threat to global health and the world economy’ if unchecked
The American Heart Association has issued the 2025 update to its annual heart disease and stroke statistics report, detailing ...
When it comes to heart and brain health, these are numbers you should know
Heart disease is once again the leading cause of death in the U.S., according to a new statistical report from the American ...
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From Repository to Practice: A Call for Change in Health Research Utilization
In the final scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones watches helplessly as the Ark of the Covenant, despite his ...
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What the Hell Is Going on at NIH?
Chrystal Starbird, a cancer researcher at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, had been preparing to serve on ...
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Trump attacks science, research, and public health systems
In three major moves this week, the Trump administration is already having profound negative impacts on public health-to ...
Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communications
The halt has frozen research grants, meetings and key health updates. “Everything is basically in chaos,” said one cancer ...
Bird flu Illinois: Latest cases and what you should know as virus spreads
A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.
Alternative medicine fans see RFK Jr. as a hero. The field’s skeptics worry.
Kennedy’s potential ascent as HHS secretary brings promise for backers of alternative-health approaches, while skeptics say ...