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Scientists map optimal brain site for treating essential tremor

For millions of people around the world with essential tremor, everyday activities from eating and drinking to dressing and doing basic tasks can become impossible.

14 May 2025

GLP-1 weight loss drugs leave users low on key nutrients, study finds

This study assessed nutrient intake in adults using GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and found widespread deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals. Despite appetite suppression and weight loss benefits, most participants exceeded fat intake recommendations and failed to meet protein and micronutrient needs.

14 May 2025

Private equity ownership improves hospital efficiency without harming care

New research by ESMT Berlin and the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) shows that private equity (PE) acquisitions lead to substantial operational efficiency gains in hospitals, challenging common public concerns.

14 May 2025

Reinfections lower long COVID risk but raise cumulative burden

A population-based study in Quebec found that healthcare workers faced a threefold higher risk of long COVID after a first infection compared to reinfections. However, the cumulative risk rose with each additional infection, especially among those with severe illness or early variants.

14 May 2025

Chronic overwork may lead to changes in brain regions associated with emotion and cognition

Long working hours may alter the structure of the brain, particularly the areas associated with emotional regulation and executive function, such as working memory and problem solving, suggest the findings of preliminary research, published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

14 May 2025

New device offers real time breastfeeding data for parents and clinicians

While breastfeeding has many benefits for a mother and her baby, it has one major drawback: It's incredibly difficult to know how much milk the baby is consuming.

14 May 2025

Cubic successfully showcased complete industry sensing solutions at SENSOR+TEST exhibition

Cubic has successfully exhibited its latest innovations at SENSOR+TEST 2025 international trade fair, showcasing how its smart technologies and sensing solutions empower the six key application fields, including oil & gas, semiconductor manufacturing, medical & healthcare, automotive electronics, HVAC & refrigeration, and heating boiler & furnace.

From Cubic Sensor and Instrument Co. Ltd 14 May 2025

Obesity study highlights gap in perceptions between patients and physicians

A survey of adults living with obesity and their physicians across seven countries reveals a high disconnect between their perceptions about the causes of obesity and treatment goals.

13 May 2025

Study highlights the growing toll of parental substance use on American children

A large percentage of American children are growing up in households with at least one parent who uses alcohol or other drugs in problematic ways-raising the risk that those children will go on to do the same, a new study suggests.

13 May 2025

Readers scrutinize federal cuts and medical debt

The recent KFF Health News article "Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.'s NIH Slashed Science Funding Across States That Backed Trump" (April 17) struck a nerve.

13 May 2025

AI tool enhances detection of tiny breast cancer signs in mammograms

Each year, millions of women undergo mammography to screen for breast cancer, yet tiny calcium specks—known as microcalcifications—often evade detection or are misread, leading to delayed diagnoses or unnecessary biopsies.

13 May 2025

Study reveals key differences in health risks between males and females

The results of an international study led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London's Precision Healthcare University Research Institute (PHURI) shed new light the underlying biological mechanisms which cause differences in health risks, symptoms and outcomes between males and females.

13 May 2025

Multiple health conditions linked to higher depression risk

People with multiple long-term physical health conditions are at a significantly greater risk of developing depression, a study shows.

13 May 2025

Simple oral swab test could revolutionize IVF success rates

About 15 per cent of all couples of reproductive age are involuntarily childless. A major reason why so many need assisted reproduction is that nowadays more and more people are putting off starting a family.

13 May 2025

NHS funding cuts could undermine progress in reducing smoking during pregnancy

Unprecedented progress in reducing the number of women smoking during pregnancy in England could be put at risk by NHS funding cuts, according to a UEA addiction expert.

12 May 2025

Wastewater surveillance detects measles in Houston before cases are reported

An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were reported.

12 May 2025

Testosterone use not linked to increased gynecological cancer risk in early years

Transmasculine and gender-diverse individuals who use testosterone are not at increased risk of gynecological cancer in the first years of hormone therapy.

12 May 2025

Study links gum disease symptoms to higher risk of multiple chronic conditions

A major new study presented at EuroPerio11, the world's leading congress in periodontology and implant dentistry by the EFP, has found that people with signs of gum disease are more likely to suffer from multiple chronic health conditions, a state known as multimorbidity.

12 May 2025

Hearing aids may help older adults combat social isolation

Providing hearing aids and advice on their use may preserve social connections that often wane as we age, a new study shows.

12 May 2025

WHO Results Report 2024 shows progress on global health goals amid financial uncertainties

The World Health Organization (WHO) Results Report 2024, shows progress on global health goals, even in times of growing financial uncertainties.

12 May 2025

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Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Scientists map optimal brain site for treating essential tremor

GLP-1 weight loss drugs leave users low on key nutrients, study finds

Private equity ownership improves hospital efficiency without harming care

Reinfections lower long COVID risk but raise cumulative burden

Chronic overwork may lead to changes in brain regions associated with emotion and cognition

New device offers real time breastfeeding data for parents and clinicians

Cubic successfully showcased complete industry sensing solutions at SENSOR+TEST exhibition

Obesity study highlights gap in perceptions between patients and physicians

Study highlights the growing toll of parental substance use on American children

Readers scrutinize federal cuts and medical debt

AI tool enhances detection of tiny breast cancer signs in mammograms

Study reveals key differences in health risks between males and females

Multiple health conditions linked to higher depression risk

Simple oral swab test could revolutionize IVF success rates

NHS funding cuts could undermine progress in reducing smoking during pregnancy

Wastewater surveillance detects measles in Houston before cases are reported

Testosterone use not linked to increased gynecological cancer risk in early years

Study links gum disease symptoms to higher risk of multiple chronic conditions

Hearing aids may help older adults combat social isolation

WHO Results Report 2024 shows progress on global health goals amid financial uncertainties

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