CHEST releases guideline on tobacco treatment in the inpatient setting
The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) has released a new clinical guideline for tobacco treatment in the inpatient setting.…
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Too little salt may hurt memory just as badly as too much
Salt can make or break a dish. A little too much or too little can throw everything off, leaving even…
Researchers report early results from therapy designed for a single patient with a rare genetic form of ALS
Mayo Clinic researchers report encouraging early results from an experimental therapy targeting the genetic cause of a rare form of…
Low-calorie diet and exercise put early-onset type 2 diabetes in remission for 54% of participants
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy…
Reframing end-of-life care terminology to improve patient understanding
Holdsworth and colleagues emphasise that “clear and sensitive communication of dying with patients and relatives can improve quality of care…
What happens in the brain when cannabis generates anxiety?
For the first time, Northwestern scientists have identified a set of neurons that play a role in generating anxiety after…
RNA urine test outperforms standard bladder cancer tests and could help guide treatment
A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose…
Midterms Have Revived Universal Healthcare Debate. These States Are Ahead of Everyone.
While Democratic congressional candidates are floating the restoration of federal Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid funding, Oregon officials are…
Patient Dies by Suicide After ‘Insurance Issue’ Delayed Medicine for Lung Disease Flare-Ups
Hours after experiencing a flare-up related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Kenney Blewett of Kyle, Texas, died by suicide in…
New surgical technique reconstructs the clitoris after treatment for vulvar cancer
For women who lose part of their clitoris because of vulvar cancer, a clitoral reconstruction procedure has now been developed…
PepsiCo, Monster challenge India 'energy drink' label ban citing business impact
The food safety regulator ordered makers of high-caffeine beverages sold as "energy drinks" to stop using the description on June…
Keralam plans law to regulate pvt hospital treatment costs
The government will constitute a four-member committee headed by the Health Department Principal Secretary to prepare a draft bill for…
Quadria-backed Maxivision confidentially files for India IPO
India's Maxivision Super Specialty Eye Hospitals, backed by healthcare-focused buyout firm Quadria Capital, has confidentially filed for an initial public…
UK commits £80 million to accelerate dementia diagnosis
The UK's national research agency is backing a plan to speed up dementia testing with up to £80 million ($105.48…
First successful primate transplant of human pituitary tissue boosts cortisol levels
Researchers in Japan have transplanted pituitary tissue grown from human stem cells into a primate whose pituitary gland had been…
Functional decline precedes cardiovascular disease events by many years
Functional decline begins many years before clinically apparent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a study published online Sept. 23…
Urine cell-free RNA for bladder cancer detection and treatment response prediction
Nature Medicine, Published online: 02 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04673-3Applied to samples from more than 600 patients and controls, urinary cell-free RNA…
Small quantity lipid-based nutritional supplementation and measles vaccination coverage in children aged 6−23 months: a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial
Nature Medicine, Published online: 02 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04675-1A pragmatic, superiority, cluster-randomized trial done in Yobe State, northern Nigeria, found that…
The missing links in agentic AI autonomy
Nature Medicine, Published online: 02 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04658-2A new study tackles issues around operational and decisional trust of agentic artificial…
Mental health
Doomscrolling Spiral: Why Bad News Feels Addictive
You open your phone to “just check what’s happening.” Ten minutes later, your chest feels tighter, your mood is darker, and your thumb is still scrolling…
Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: Delaying Sleep to “Steal Back” Time
You’re exhausted all day. You swear you’ll sleep early. Then night arrives and suddenly you’re scrolling, snacking, watching “one more episode,” or playing “one more round”…
Functional Freeze: You Look Fine, But Your Brain Won’t Start
You’re not lazy. You’re not “undisciplined.” You’re not broken. You’re just stuck in that strange state where you want to do the thing… but your brain…
Fitness & movement
Creatine Goes Mainstream: Why Women and Older Adults Are Using It, and How to Do It Safely
Creatine used to live in the “gym bro” corner of the internet. Now it is showing up everywhere because the conversation has changed. People are not only chasing…
Zone 2 Cardio for Fat Loss and Longevity: The “Easy” Workout That Changes Your Engine
Zone 2 cardio sounds almost too gentle to matter. You can breathe, you can talk, and you are not collapsing on the floor. That is exactly why it…
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