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Valeria's Story: A Commitment to Medicine that Began in the ER

Raised in Belmont Cragin, Valeria is the daughter of Mexican immigrants who came to United States in the early 2000's. Her mother gave up her teaching career when she emigrated and now works at a paper factory.

May 16, 2025

May 16 2025

• FDA Gives Marketing Nod to Blood Test for Diagnosing Alzheimer Disease
• Novo Nordisk, U.S. Biotech Company Team Up to Create Obesity Pills
• Custom Gene Editing Helps Baby With Rare Condition
• Toxic Metals Found in All Rice Samples in New Report
• In Healthy Aging, Carb Quality Counts
• Infant Immune Systems Respond Differently to Severe COVID-19
• Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Cause Rural Hospital Closures, CEOs Warn HealthDay TV
• Ebun's Story: Being a "Minority within a Minority" in Healthcare
• Valeria's Story: A Commitment to Medicine that Began in the ER
• Medicare Low-Income Drug Benefit Saves Lives, Study Says
• Adults Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes Face Heart Health Issues, Risk Of Early Death
• Houston Wastewater Foretold Texas Measles Outbreak
• Testosterone Therapy Doesn't Increase Cancer Risk For Transmasculine People
• Barbie's Feet Have Changed With The Times
• When L.A. Wildfires Broke Out, CHLA's Behavioral Health Team Rushed In

May 15 2025

• Large Disparities in Adoption of Alzheimer's Infusion Therapy Raise Concerns About Access
• Overlooked Cell Type Orchestrates Brain Rewiring
• You and Your Pet Can Share Resistance to Certain Medications. Here's How
• Using Testosterone Gel to Treat Women Recovering from Hip Fractures Provides No Added Benefits, Clinical Trial Finds
• Study Finds Scottish Safe Staffing Act Implementation Facing Challenges
• Under Embargo: School Dinners May Encourage Picky Teenagers to Eat Better, Says New Study
• Unlocking the Brain's Secrets
• Wesper is Rewriting Sleep Apnea Diagnosis: The FDA-Cleared Tech That Replaces Cannulas with Comfort
• Two University of Idaho Professors Earn Elite Researcher Status for Contributions to Fisheries and Global Health
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Experts to Present at 2025 Advances in Neuroblastoma Research Meeting
• Study Aims to Establish Key Biomarkers in Rett Syndrome
• Government of Grenada Signs Agreement with the New York-based Mount Sinai Health System for the Development of a New, State-of-the-Art, Affiliate Hospital for the people of Grenada, Carriacou and Peti
• American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to host Annual Meeting in San Francisco, September 27-October 1
• Skip the Extra Salt: Study Shows Heart Healthy Diet and Sodium Reduction Lower Risk of Heart Disease
• Exercise Focus Group Leaps Into Virtual Reality
• MSU Study: Ransomware Drives US Health Data Breaches
• How Play Can Have Mental Benefits for Children with Austim
• How Rearranged Genes Drive Kidney Cancer Progression
• Mount Sinai Experts to Present New Research on Preeclampsia, Doula Care and More at 2025 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting
• U.S. Suspends Live Animal Imports Amid Screwworm Outbreak in Mexico
• VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Brain Fog and Long COVID Inflammation Study - Virtual Press Briefing
• Scientists Find Two Brain Biomarkers in Long COVID Sufferers May Be What's Causing Their Brain Fog, Other Cognitive Issues
• Trump's Surgeon General Pick Touts Psychedelics for Health
• NIH Research Cuts Leave Cancer Patient Facing Hard Choice
• Shorter Radiation Therapy After Prostate Surgery Safe, Study Finds
• Conservatives Privately Support Several Firearm Policies, but Don't Publicly Demand Them
• Study Finds No Link Between COVID Vaccine And Miscarriage Risk
• Alzheimer’s Drug Can Be Safely Administered In Memory Clinics, Study Says
• Smartphones Aid Recovery From Broken Leg, Hip
• Your Kitchen: Cooking, Conversation and Hand Injuries
• Broken Heart Syndrome Remains A Killer, Especially For Men
• Improvements In Prostate Cancer Tracking Help Men Stay In Active Surveillance
• 'Mini-Strokes' Linked To Long-Lasting Fatigue
• Dental Flosser for at-home Stress Monitoring
• Study Reveals Why Women Tend to Have Faster Heartbeats, Men More Irregular Rhythms

May 14 2025

• Study Reveals Surprising Side Effects of High-Dose Radiation Therapy
• First Successful Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Using Deceased Donor in Blood Cancer Clinical Trial
• Women's Physical Activity Levels are Less Variable Than Men's, Study Says
• Tracing the Path from Basic Research to Transformative Therapies
• The Medical Minute: Leaky Bladder? Why It Happens (and What You Can Do About It)
• Q&A: UW Researcher Discusses the "Cruel Optimism" of Tech Industry Layoffs
• Breathwork Isn't Just Woo-Woo -- The Science Behind It Is Rock Solid, Says UCLA Neurobiologist
• At the Bedside: Parents of Daughters with Rare Juvenile-Onset Huntington's Disease Find UTHealth Houston Center of Excellence for Care and Support
• Models Predict Severity of Pneumonia in Kids to Help Guide Treatment
• A Clot-Breaking SonoThrombectomy(tm) Ultrasound System Shows Promise in First-In-Human Clinical Trial
• Yale Cancer Center Experts Set to Present Advances in Cancer Research at the World's Largest Clinical Oncology Conference
• Interplay Between Key Proteins Could Serve as a Target for Cancer Treatment
• 'STEM Day at the Lab' Enters Its 10th Year of Bringing Science to LLNL Communities
• Duration of Overweight/Obesity During Treatment Linked to Worse Outcomes in Pediatric Leukemia Patients
• How to Stop Hepatitis A? Wash Your Hands
• Loss of Medicare Part D Subsidy Linked to Higher Mortality Among Low-Income Older Adults
• Combining Laboratory Techniques Yields Wealth of Information About Deadly Brain Tumors
• AAN Issues Evidence in Focus Article on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy
• Celtics Star Jayson Tatum Out for Season With Torn Achilles
• RFK Jr. Criticized for Swimming With Grandkids in Bacteria-Filled Creek
• FDA to Review and Possibly Ban Fluoride Supplements for Kids
• New Generation of Skin Substitutes Give Hope to Severe Burns Patients
• People with Lupus Who Have Certain Antibodies Are More Likely to Experience Blood Clots, Researchers Find
• Family Doctors Find It Tough To Talk Sex With Patients
• Sports, Exercise Protects Mental Health Of Growing Kids
• AI Can Catch Hard-To-Detect Breast Cancers In Mammograms
• More U.S. Teens Getting Weight-Loss Surgery
• Drug Effective Against Early Migraine Symptoms
• Academy Award-Nominated Movie Helps Researchers Identify Brain Region Biased Towards Drug Cues and Treatment Effects in Individuals With Heroin Use Disorder
• Weight Gain, Delayed Motherhood Linked To Breast Cancer Risk
• Study Tests Therapeutic Cooling for Babies With Mild Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
• 1 in 4 Kids Live with Parents Who Have Alcohol or Other Drug Problems

May 13 2025

• Proposed Theory: Psychedelics Induce Right-Brain Dominance
• A Call for Disclosure When Using AI with Patient Communications
• UC Davis Health Offering FDA-Approved Test That Can Diagnose Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
• Dual Functions of PME-1 Protein Critical for Brain Development and Disease Treatment
• Artificial Intelligence-Based Diagnosis of Breast Cancer by Mammography Microcalcification
• CHLA Researcher Uses Low-Field MRI to Assess Lung Capacity in Children With Single Ventricle Hearts
• University of Utah Partners with XPRIZE to Support Global Effort to Revolutionize Healthy Aging
• When Doctors Dismiss Symptoms, Patients Suffer Lasting Harm
• From Bench to Bedside: SHRO-Led Review Illuminates the Translational Power of Liquid Biopsy in Gynecological Oncology
• Mapping a New Brain Network for Naming
• Blackouts Boost Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Risk Among Young Kids
• OpenAI Releases HealthBench Dataset to Test AI in Health Care
• Fresh & Ready Foods Recalls Products After Listeria Outbreak
• U.S. Advises Older Travelers to Avoid Chikungunya Vaccine
• New Study Amplifies Rural Voices to Improve Palliative Care at End-of-Life
• Curious? Healthy Brain Aging Might Depend On It
• GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Cut Alcohol Cravings By Two-Thirds
• No Link Between ADHD Meds And Psychosis, Study Says
• Hearing Aids Effective In Combating Loneliness Among Seniors
• HIV Pills Might Prevent Alzheimer's
• First-of-Its-Kind Surgery Uses Eye Socket to Remove Spinal Cancer
• 'Loop'hole: HIV-1 Hijacks Human Immune Cells Using Circular RNAs
• Recent Synthetic Endeavors on Anticancer Heterocyclic Natural Products
• New Research Study Reveals Sedentary Behavior Is an Independent Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease

May 12 2025

• Review of Mental Health Referral Data Highlights Patterns--and Gaps--in 0-5 Care
• Scientists track tiny structures key to advanced electronics
• How Neutrophil Calprotectin Unmasks Future Atherosclerotic Heart Disease Risk
• UMGCCC Researchers Share New Findings on Link Between Lifetime Alcohol Use and Colorectal Cancer and More at AACR 2025
• Researchers Identify Roles of Key Genes in Colon Cancer Development
• Despite Higher Sensitivity, Multitarget Stool DNA Tests Not as Cost-Effective for Early Detection of CRC Compared with FIT
• As Demand for "Nonvaccinated" Blood Increases, Experts Call for National Policy Prohibiting Directed Blood Donations
• The American College of Physicians announces quality agenda for internal medicine
• Researchers Say Dance and Lullabies Are Learned, Not Hardwired
• Zepbound Outperforms Wegovy in Head-to-Head Weight Loss Study
• Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Life-Saving Baby Heart Device
• World-First Solar Thermal Demonstrator Targets Net Zero Breakthrough for Industry and Agriculture
• Olympic Anti-Doping Lab Puts U.S. Meat Supply to the Test
• Drug to Slow Alzheimer's Well Tolerated Outside of Clinical Trial Setting
• Vitamin Supplements and Cancer: New SHRO-Backed Study Warns Against Unsupervised Nutritional Interventions
• UTHealth Houston Study Reveals Long-Term Mental Health Benefits of Healthy Relationship Skills Program for Adolescents
• A Novel Mechanism Links Lipoprotein(a) to Blood Clotting in the Arteries and Increased Risk of Heart Attack
• Pregnancy Health Problems Increase Kids' Blood Pressure
• U.S. Illicit Opioid Use Could Be 20 Times Higher Than Previously Estimated
• FDA Approves At-Home Cervical Cancer Test for Women Ages 25 to 65
• Common Neural Underpinnings Identified for Sleep Disturbances Associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum, Chronic Tic, and Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorders
• Birth Control Pill Increases Risk Of Asthma Attacks In Young Women
• Poor Heart Health Increases Risk of Dementia for Black Americans
• Medicaid 'Unwinding' Cost Kids Access To Asthma Inhalers, Other Chronic Disease Meds
• OrthoTrophix Initiated Phase 2b Clinical Trial of TPX-100 in Patients with Mild to Severe Knee Osteoarthritis
• Double Lung Transplant Saves Mother Of Twins
• National Cancer Research Month with Dr. Raghav Sundar
• Generative AI on Track to Shape the Future of Drug Design
• Advanced AI Model Enhances Diagnostic Accuracy in Digestive Disease Detection
• Andelyn Biosciences Applies the AAV Curator(r) Platform to Deliver Novel Gene Therapy for an Ultra-Rare NEDAMSS Disease Patient 14-Months after Diagnosis
• Rethinking Medication Adherence: A Stakeholder Blueprint
• New Research Reveals Surprising Trends in Women's Health Economics Authorship
• What Does Medicaid Do? 10 Findings From Research
• Mother of Twins Travels From Germany to Chicago for Life-Saving Lung Transplant After Being Diagnosed with Terminal Lung Cancer
• Eco-Friendly Extraction and Chitosan Aerogel Delivery Enhance Antibacterial Potential of Carya Cathayensis Husk Triterpenoids

May 11 2025

• Sweet Tooth Explained: Researchers Reveal How We Taste Sugar

May 10 2025

• Topical Antibiotic May One Day Treat Infected Ears

May 9 2025

• Three New Color Food Additives From Natural Sources Approved by FDA
• At the Bedside: Mom with Rare Genetic Condition Survives Pregnancy and Delivers Healthy Baby Boy, Thanks to Physicians at UTHealth Houston
• What Is Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy? A CHLA Neurosurgeon Describes the Procedure for Children With Cerebral Palsy
• The skinny on fat, ascites and anti-tumor immunity
• Loyola Medicine Ophthalmologists Travel to Guatemala to Provide Advanced Eye Care
• RPI Researchers Make Strides Toward Quantum Networking
• Multimodal Multitask Foundation Model Enhances Lung Cancer Screening and Beyond
• Catching Waves: Children's Hospital Los Angeles' CATCH Program Empowers Kids With Hand Differences to Push Their Limits
• Study Reveals Key Insights into Glioblastoma Recurrence, Possible Therapy Targets
• Geographic Location Affects Health Risks in Older Adults
• Older Adults Are Getting Infected with HIV, but Prevention Focuses on Young People
• South African Study Identifies Two New Breast Cancer Genes in Black Women
• Trump Taps Wellness Influencer Casey Means for Surgeon General
• Thinking About a Tattoo? FDA Warns These Inks Could Be Dangerous
• Some Cancers Increasing in People Under 50, New Report Shows
• Smartphone Mobility Data Predicts Recovery After Lower-Extremity Fractures, Study Finds
• A Hot Topic: How Temperature Fuels Energy Loss in Fuel Cells
• Childhood Obesity Triples Odds Of Weight Discrimination
• Talk Therapy On The Rise, Psychiatric Meds Used Less Often
• Blood Testing Could Catch Cancers Early, Projections Say
• Smoking Doesn't Explain Increased COPD Risk For Women
• Women With Autoimmune Disease At Greater Risk For Heart-Related Death
• Ovary Removal Reduces Death, Cancer Risk Among Genetically Prone Breast Cancer Survivors
• New ACG Guideline on Nutrition in Liver Disease & More in May Issue of AJG
• Moms Helping Moms: Postpartum Depression Eased Through Peer Support Program

May 8 2025

• Unique Model of Rare Epileptic Disease Helps Pinpoint Potential Treatment Route
• New Gene Linked to Severe Cases of Fanconi Anemia
• Protein Found in Rheumatic Diseases Causes Inflammation in COVID-19 Patients
• Protein Linked to Immunotherapy Resistance in Kidney Cancer
• Roswell Park Announces Positive Progress in Clinical Trial of Novel Immunotherapy SurVaxM
• Backed by Science and Evidence, New Jersey's Actions Aim to Advance Maternal Health
• FDA-Designated Orphan Drug Could Increase Radiation Efficacy in Lung Cancer
• Moderna's Combo Flu and COVID Shot Shows Promise
• When Statins Aren't Enough, This Drug May Help Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol
• Trump Administration Ends CDC's Key Infection Control Committee
• MD Anderson Research Highlights for May 8, 2025
• What Retina Specialists Want You to Know About Retinal Detachment
• Addressing Ethical Challenges Requires Continued Commitment
• Advanced Imaging and Targeted Therapy Help Men with Prostate Cancer Safely Defer Surgery and Radiation Therapy
• The Medical Minute: Stroke: The Women's Condition No One Talks About
• Building Vaccines for Future Versions of a Virus
• CDI Lab Demonstrates Key Molecular Factor in Exhaustion of Immune Cells - with Treatment Implications
• Alcohol's Impairment of Women's Working Memory Varies Across the Menstrual Cycle, Adding to Evidence that Estrogen May Help Protect Certain Cognitive Functions
• Trajectory of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms during Alcohol Treatment May Predict Relapse
• In Personalized Interventions for Risky-Drinking College Students, More Thorough is More Effective--But Only When They're Paying Attention
• Positive Mindset Linked to Fewer Problems Related to Drinking
• Face Mask Can Detect Kidney Disease Via Breath
• Worried About Prostate Cancer Screening? New Study Shows Better Judgment In Treatment
• Down Syndrome Patients Have Higher Stroke, Heart Attack Risk
• Early Alzheimer's Testing Can Provide Peace Of Mind
• Mayo Clinic Q and A: How Belly Breathing Benefits Your Body, Mind
• Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Parkinson's Disease Risk
• Sleep Apnea Linked To Memory-Related Brain Decline
• What Parents Should Know About Newborn Hearing Screenings
• NUTRITION 2025 Showcases Latest Research on the Food We Eat and Its Impact on Our Health
• Engineering an Antibody Against Flu with Sticky Staying Power
• Moffitt Researchers Show That Reactivity to Tumor Antigens is Important for TIL Therapy

May 7 2025

• No One to Play With? UCLA's PEERS for Preschoolers Program Is Changing That
• Discovery of Dopamine Receptors in a Previously Overlooked Part of the Brain Sheds Light on the Complex Circuitry for Anxiety and Depression
• Eating Disorders: The Hidden Health Crisis on College Campuses
• Dual-Action Approach Targeting Inflammation Shows Potential as Type 1 Diabetes Treatment
• A Faster Route to Eliminating Parasitic Infection Endemic to Africa
• Why Screen for Iron Deficiency? It's Common, Consequential & Curable
• Genetic Test Underused in Cancer Care
• COVID-19 Vaccines Not Linked to Miscarriage
• Insulin Resistance in Youth May Inform Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
• Older Women May Benefit From Regular Mammograms
• Nearly Three in Four Parents Report Sensory Overload
• Enhanced CAR T Cell Therapy Offers New Strategy for Lymphoma
• Eating Ultra Processed Foods May Speed Up Early Signs of Parkinson's Disease
• Sleep Apnea During REM Sleep Linked to Memory-Related Brain Changes
• Dr. Vinay Prasad to Head FDA Vaccine, Biologics Division
• Top FDA Inspection Official to Retire Amid Staff Frustration
• Europe Launches $565 Million Campaign to Attract U.S. Scientists
• Food Choices Could Influence First Period, Research Shows
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons Issues New Guidelines on the Role of Emerging Therapies in Managing Adults with Metastatic Brain Tumors
• Bat Virus Evolution Suggests Wildlife Trade Sparked COVID-19 Virus Emergence in Humans
• AI Model Improves Delirium Prediction, Leading to Better Health Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients
• Study Finds Teens Driving Older Vehicles Have Increased Risk for Fatal Crashes
• Neuroscientists Pinpoint Where (and How) Brain Circuits Are Reshaped as We Learn New Movements
• Controllable Ultrahigh-Affinity Molecular Recognition Explained Through 'Molecular Velcro'
• Nicotine Pouch Use Doubles Among U.S. High Schoolers
• Conversion Therapy Harms Heart Health
• Stress Quadruples Risk Of COPD Flares, Study Says
• Shingles Vaccine Could Protect Heart Health
• Junk Food for Thought: Landmark Canadian Study Directly Links Ultra-Processed Foods to Poor Health
• Childhood High Blood Sugar Can Cause Heart Problems In Young Adults
• Tip Sheet: A Promising Target for Rare Liver Cancer, a Functional Cure for Multiple Myeloma -- and Support for People with Ovarian Cancer
• Chronic Illnesses Such as Asthma and Allergies Have Psychological Impacts
• Specialized Face Mask Can Detect Kidney Disease with Just Your Breath
• Knowing Your Alzheimer's Risk May Ease Anxiety but Reduce Motivation for Healthy Habits
• Empowering Minds: Professor Habib Ammari's Intensive Lecture Series Enriches Math & Physics Academic Community
• Targeting Epigenetics: New Insights Into Oral Cancer Progression and Treatment

May 6 2025

• New CDC nPEP Guidelines Should Become 'Part of General Medical Practice'
• Kids May Take More Than a Month Longer to Recover From Non-Sports Related Concussions
• Long COVID May Cause Long-Term Changes in the Heart and Lungs and May Lead to Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
• Low Blood Sugar Contributes to Eye Damage and Vision Loss in Diabetic Retinopathy; Experimental Drug May Help Treat Condition
• Shelters at Bus Stops Intended to Provide Relief From Heat Can Actually Result in Higher Temperatures, UTHealth Houston Researchers Discover
• Perfuse Therapeutics Announces Positive Results from the Completed Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of PER-001 Intravitreal Implant in Patients with Glaucoma
• Salmonella Outbreak in 6 States Tied to Backyard Poultry, CDC Says
• COVID Boosters Might Not Be Updated for Next Season, FDA Commissioner Says
• Marijuana Use While Pregnant Linked to Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight
• $800M in LGBTQ Health Research Funding Nixed by Trump Administration
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Recommend New Standard of Care for Families with Hereditary Neuroblastoma Linked to ALK Mutation
• Most People Say They Want to Know Their Risk for Alzheimer's Dementia, Fewer Follow Through
• American Academy of Dermatology Survey: Half of Americans Worry About Skin Aging, but Many Still Skip Sunscreen
• Second Opinions Don't Significantly Delay Breast Cancer Treatment
• JMIR Biomedical Engineering Invites Submissions on AI Applications in Biomedical Engineering
• RSV Antibody Treatment Effective For Babies
• Follow-Up Test For High Blood Pressure Condition Not Worthwhile, Researchers Say
• 1 in 10 Doctors is Burned Out
• Nuts, Seeds OK For People With Diverticulitis, Study Says
• Cancer Patient Avoided Side Effects With New Advance In Radiation Therapy
• Study: Neighborhood Stress May Impact Kids' Brains -- and Increase Depression Risk
• Often Seen as Waste, Stool May Yield Clues to Microbiome's Role in Cancer Treatment

May 5 2025

• Spine Surgery Patients Cure Worry, Doubt With Virtual Second Opinion
• Research: How Cholesterol Drug May Prevent Heart Attacks
• FDA Approves SAPIEN 3 Platform for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
• 'Tis the Season for Ticks and Mosquitoes, A Medical Entomologist Talks About These Pests and How to Avoid Them
• Moffitt Study Finds Structural Barriers May Prevent Cancer Care for People Living With HIV
• Growing Number of U.S. Adolescents Receive Weight-Loss Surgery
• Topical Gel Relieved Ear Infections in Animals After Just One Dose
• May is National Stop the Bleed Month: Learn How to Save a Life with Three Simple Actions
• Why Aren't People Who Need Weight Loss Drugs Getting Them?
• Scientists Successfully Implant Bioprinted Aorta in Rats
• Phage Therapy May Treat Drug Resistance in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis, Study Finds
• Improved Breast Cancer Outcomes with Less Invasive Surgery
• In First-of-Its-Kind Surgery, Rare Spinal Tumor Removed Through Patient's Eye Socket at University of Maryland Medical Center
• Researchers May Have Found a Way to Mitigate or Eliminate Excessive Scarring During Wound Healing
• New Surgical Tools, Methods, and Treatments Mean Faster Recovery From Thoracic Cancer Surgeries
• Trying to Predict How an Autistic Child Will Develop Cognitively
• Researchers Raise Red Flag about AI-Generated Fake Images in Biomedical Research
• CHLA Study Finds Aqueous Humor Liquid Biopsy is Safe for Children With Retinoblastoma
• Using Age, Sex, and Race-Specific Standards Could Reclassify Many Thyroid Disease Diagnoses
• Study Suggests Confirmatory Testing for Primary Aldosteronism, a Common Cause of Hypertension, Often Misinforms Care and Should Be Removed From the Diagnostic Care Pathway
• 1 in 10 Internal Medicine Physicians Experience Severe Burnout
• West Texas Measles Outbreak Prompts Call for Adjustments to MMR Vaccination Practices
• Nut, Seed and Corn Consumption Not Associated with Increased Risk of Diverticulitis in Women
• New ACP Paper Addresses Ethical Implications of Long-Term Care, Prioritizing Quality and Safety
• New ACP Review of Performance Measures for Diabetes Finds Many Measures Inadequate
• Man Bitten by Snakes 200 Times May Help Create New Antivenom
• U.S. Sees Most Child Flu Deaths Since 2009
• Too Much Cinnamon May Interfere With Some Medications, Study Shows
• AI Could Help Improve Early Detection of Interval Breast Cancers
• Urban Rats Spread Deadly Bacteria as They Migrate, Study Finds
• New Molecular Test Could Double Leukemia Survival Rates
• Men Worse Off Than Women For 20 Top Health Problems Worldwide
• New Drug Could Quell Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
• Wildfire Smoke Flooded ERs With Asthma Cases
• Can Kissing Pass Gluten? New Findings For Celiac Patients
• Iowa Hospitals See Significant Reduction in Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions
• American Society of Anesthesiologists LEGCON 2025

May 2 2025

• After Dinner Digestion Walk, AKA Fart Walk, Goes Viral And HMH Experts Say, The Health Benefits Don't Stink
• New Brain Mapping Technique Sheds Light on Alzheimer's Development
• GI Cancer Rates Don't Easily Represent Diverse Groups
• Social Support Weighted in Endometrial Cancer Outcomes
• Temperature-Controlled Switch Activates Sperm, Is Key to Fertility
• Research Tip Sheet: Melanoma, Alcoholic Liver Disease and Stroke Month
• A Multi-Omic Approach Implicates Novel Protein Dysregulation in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Women's Brains on Alcohol: Insight into the Science of Sex-Based Risks
• Environmental Factors Linked to Growth Failure in Children
• Assessing Systemic Sclerosis With AI Deep Neural Networks
• Timing of RSV Immunization Matters for Infant Protection
• Working to Prevent Suicide: A Pocket-Sized Support Resource
• The Massilani Lab at Yale School of Medicine
• Groundbreaking Study Highlights Critical Gap in Global Mental Health Research
• Lower Blood Pressure May Offer Benefits Even for the Very Elderly
• Genetic Clues Could Inform Precision Medicine for Schizophrenia and Autism
• Structural Heart Interventions Continue To Grow With Promising Results
• Inflammation May Be the Link Between Chronic Pain and Depression
• New Marker to Predict Severity in Patients With Rare Scleroderma
• Yale Study: Music Mindfulness May Treat Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
• Advancing AKI Understanding and Treatment
• After Decades of Misunderstanding, Menopause is Finally Having Its Moment
• A New Metric to Identify--and Prevent--Pharmacy Deserts
• Damaged Cell 'Trash Cans' May Contribute to Parkinson's Disease
• Understanding the Transition From Early to Chronic Psychosis
• How Does Your Brain Make Decisions? Researchers Develop a Novel Model
• Psychosis Symptoms Emerge in Surprising Pattern, Researchers Find
• Skin Injury May Bring on Food Allergies
• Identifying Factors Associated With Diminished Active Life Expectancy Among Older Adults
• Yale Researchers Advance Work in Diagnosing and Preventing Tickborne Diseases
• Neutrophils in the Immune System Help Build Healthy Skin
• RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules
• More Than 1.8 Million Ninja Pressure Cookers Recalled for Burn Risk
• Medetomidine, a Pet Sedative, Spreads in U.S. Illegal Drug Supply
• "It's Like They Have a Superpower": Genetic Analysis of All-Women Extreme Divers Finds Changes Linked to Blood Pressure, Cold Tolerance
• Medicaid Unwinding Linked to Disruptions in Opioid Addiction Treatment
• Our Ability to Recognize Objects Depends on Prior Experience
• Common Diabetes Drug Effective Against Knee Arthritis Pain
• Middle-Age Exercise Protects Brain Against Alzheimer's
• Mindfulness Meditation Counters Opioid Cravings
• Two HSS Studies Exploring Pain Control Win President's Choice Awards at Annual ASRA Meeting
• Your Loving Partner Can Protect You From Chemo Brain
• Scooter Riders Were High Or Drunk In A Quarter Of Wrecks
• High Blood Pressure, Diabetes More Fatal For Men
• Medicaid Unwinding Disrupted Kids' and Young Adults' Access to Chronic Disease Medicine