• Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Effective
  
  Minimally invasive surgery works just as well as full-scale open surgery in removing early-stage pancreatic cancers, allowing patients a faster recovery with less infection risk, a new clinical trial has found. The ability to remove all the cancer and the rate of cancer...
• FDA Approves Neuralink Human Brain Implant Trials
  
  Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given the green light to its first-in-human clinical trial, a critical milestone after earlier struggles to gain approval.
• Health Hazards of Seaweed Targeting Florida Coast
  
  Be cautious when heading to Florida's beaches this summer, an expert warned, as a 5,000-mile floating mass of sargassum seaweed has begun washing up on the state's shores. It can be low risk in some instances, but it also has the potential for triggering serious respiratory...
• Microbiome Changes Linked to Colon Cancer in Young
  
  With colon cancer on the rise among younger Americans, researchers are working to figure out why. A new study suggests the microbiome - the community of microorganisms in the body - may play a role. "Younger people with colorectal cancer have more biologically aggressive...
• DEA Revokes License of Large Distributor of Opioids
  
  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration stripped one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers Friday after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis. The action...
• Large Study Finds Plant-Based Diet Lowers Cholesterol
  
  Vegetarian and vegan diets lead to lower blood levels of cholesterol and fats, according to a major new analysis of all evidence from clinical trials published since 1982. Compared to people eating an omnivorous diet, those following a plant-based diet experienced an average...
• Memorial Day Weekend Safety Checklist
  
  Memorial Day weekend is here, and many Americans are getting ready to host a backyard barbecue or take part in other celebrations to honor the day. This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer festivities, and to ensure that you stay safe while enjoying the long...
• Drug Combo Effective Against Endometrial Cancer
  
  AstraZeneca said on Friday a combination of its cancer drugs Imfinzi and Lynparza when added to platinum-based chemotherapy showed positive results in a late-stage trial in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. The treatment followed by either Imfinzi plus...
• Smallpox Vaccination as a Child Protects Against Mpox
  
  Smallpox vaccines, which were routinely given into the 1970s, seem to provide protection from mpox, a new study says. The mpox virus, responsible for a worldwide outbreak last year, could surge again this summer, public health experts have warned. It was previously called...
• Experts Devise Symptom Checklist to Define Long COVID
  
  Researchers have developed a definition and symptom checklist for long COVID, based on initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans. The study identified a set of 12 long-term symptoms that can occur following infection with COVID-19. These symptoms - ranging...
• Tina Turner Regretted Not Taking Care of Her Kidneys
  
  Iconic singer and performer Tina Turner passed away Wednesday after a long battle with chronic illnesses. She was 83, and in one of her final Instagram posts, two months before her death, wrote about how she regretted not taking care of her kidneys. "My kidneys are victims...
• Antibiotic to Kill Superbug Discovered Through AI
  
  Scientists have discovered a potent and experimental antibiotic that will kill a deadly species of superbug. They did it using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
• Nursing Homes Fail to Report Serious Falls, Bedsores
  
  A federal website intended to help people choose a nursing home not only contains inaccurate information, but those inaccuracies appear to be at least partially driven by race, a new study reports. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established the...
• Diabetes Before 60 Increases Risk for Later Dementia
  
  Prediabetes often precedes type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease most closely tied to obesity. A new study suggests that the timing of this transition may set the stage for dementia in later years. Prediabetes refers to blood sugar or glucose levels that are higher than...
• FDA Grants Full Approval to COVID Pill Paxlovid
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to Pfizer's oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment, Paxlovid, for adults at high risk of progression to severe disease. The approval for the pill, initially authorized in late 2021 for emergency use in the...
• Ketamine Beats Shock Therapy for Major Depression
  
  Ketamine may be an alternative to shock treatment for people with treatment-resistant major depression, a new study suggests. Currently, patients with major depressive disorder who don't find a medication or therapy that works may undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT),...
• Aging Boomers Push Nation's Median Age to Nearly 39
  
  The United States grew older, faster, last decade.The share of residents 65 or older grew by more than a third from 2010 to 2020 and at the fastest rate of any decade in 130 years, while the share of children declined, according to new census data.
• Heavy Drinking Increases Risk for Muscle Loss
  
  Drinking heavily while younger puts you at risk for muscle loss and frailty later in life, new research suggests. These findings are another reason to cut back on the booze, according to the research team from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the United Kingdom. "Losing...
• Exercise Might Boost Your Tolerance for Pain
  
  One potential solution to reducing chronic pain: Get moving. A new Norwegian study finds that physically active folks have greater pain tolerance compared to sedentary types. Those with higher levels of activity also had higher pain tolerance, according to the report...
• Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Man to Walk Again
  
  A Dutch man with paralyzed legs can now stand and walk, thanks to a wireless brain-spine interface that responds to his thoughts by moving his legs. Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, suffered a spinal cord injury 11 years ago from a bike accident in China that left him unable to...
• Drug Shortages Spark Latest Public Health Emergency
  
  The latest public health emergency isn't contagious, but medical experts are warning that the effects of the current onslaught of drug shortages can inflict just as much devastation as another pandemic.
• Women More Likely Than Men to Die After Heart Attack
  
  A recent study revealed that women who suffer a serious heart attack are two to three times more likely to suffer adverse reactions, including death, than men with the same heart attack severity and treatment. Researchers in Portugal found that women hospitalized for a...
• Illegal Use of Ketamine Rising Sharply in US
  
  Seizures of illicit ketamine by drug enforcement agents have surged throughout the United States, growing 349% from 2017 through 2022, a new study finds. Rising use of ketamine could increase the likelihood that people who use the drug recreationally may instead get a...
• New Study Links Daily Multivitamins to Memory Boost
  
  Millions of American adults take daily multivitamins, even though the pills have not been shown to prevent ailments like heart disease or cancer and experts say it's better to get nutrients from food. The latest research looks at whether taking a daily vitamin can have an...
• FTC Probing Abbott, Other Formula Makers for Collusion
  
  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether baby-formula makers colluded on bids for attractive state contracts, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

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