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New EASD guideline combines clinical standards with lived experience

The guideline was developed in line with internationally recognized standards, including the GRADE methodology and the RIGHT reporting statement, and reflects the EASD's newly established Standard Operating Procedures for guideline development.

17 Sep 2025

A new tool in the fight against obesity: Orforglipron's substantial weight loss results

New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Vienna, Austria (Sept 15-19) and simultaneously published in NEJM shows that daily treatment with the new once-daily GLP-1 agonist orforglipron results in substantial weight loss in people living with obesity that do not have type 2 diabetes.

17 Sep 2025

The 15th AACR cancer progress report highlights scientific advances

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released the 15th edition of its annual Cancer Progress Report. A cornerstone of the AACR's educational and advocacy efforts, this comprehensive report provides the latest statistics on cancer incidence, mortality, and survivorship and highlights how federal investments in basic, translational, and clinical cancer research and cancer-related population sciences have led to impressive scientific advances that are improving health and saving lives.

17 Sep 2025

Healthy plant-based diet may lower type 2 diabetes risk while reducing greenhouse gas emissions

A diet focused on healthy plant-based foods may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study by Solomon Sowah and colleagues from the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, published September 16th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine.

16 Sep 2025

How to feasibly combine brief psychotherapy with medication visits

Abbreviated, 15- to 30-minute medication visits have become common in psychiatry now that many insurers model their reimbursement patterns on internal medicine and surgery.

16 Sep 2025

Integrated pediatric behavioral health care reduces symptoms in children

Research led by the Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health Care Universally in Pediatrics (TEAM UP) Scaling and Sustainability Center of Boston Medical Center (BMC) finds that children who receive behavioral health services delivered through the TEAM UP Model™ of integrated behavioral health care have fewer behavioral health symptoms.

16 Sep 2025

Research challenges negative stereotypes about growing older

The aging population is one of the most important social issues of our time. However, discussions about aging are often one-sided and tinged with negativity.

16 Sep 2025

Parents of children with health conditions face added worries as school year begins

As the new school year begins, some parents may be feeling more nervous than excited - especially those whose children have different health needs.

16 Sep 2025

Population aging identified as largest contributor to the increasing burden of musculoskeletal disorders

Novel research shows that in approximately one third of countries and territories worldwide, population aging was the largest contributor to the growing burden of musculoskeletal disorders from 1990 to 2021.

16 Sep 2025

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot for children

A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the hepatitis B vaccine that's currently given to newborns, according to two former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials.

16 Sep 2025

An HIV outbreak in Maine shows the risk of Trump’s crackdown on homelessness and drug use

Penobscot County, Maine, is grappling with the largest HIV outbreak in the state's history. Home to Bangor, a city of roughly 32,000, the county has identified 28 new cases over nearly two years.

16 Sep 2025

Personalized risk information does not increase colorectal cancer screening rates

A new Indiana University School of Medicine clinical trial - the largest of its kind to date - found that providing personalized colorectal cancer risk information to patients and their health care providers did not improve screening rates for the deadly ailment.

16 Sep 2025

Limited uptake of over-the-counter naloxone despite initial surge in sales

Sales of the overdose reversal medication naloxone increased after it was made available to the public without a prescription but then dipped quickly in the period following debut of over-the-counter sales, according to a new RAND study.

16 Sep 2025

Quality of care shapes how patients experience mental health hospitalization

What makes an admission to a mental health unit a more or less traumatic experience, and what role do nurses play in this experience? A study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing focuses on a question that is as sensitive as it is little explored: the perception of quality of care as a factor that can make a big difference in mental health care.

15 Sep 2025

Barriers in NHS services leave autistic people without suicide support

Life-saving opportunities to prevent suicide among autistic people are being missed because systemic barriers make it difficult for them to access NHS support during times of mental health crisis, according to new research.

15 Sep 2025

Philippines unveils new technologies to detect and manage African Swine Fever

Three new technologies to detect and manage African Swine Fever have been unveiled in the Philippines amid ongoing concerns about a vaccine imported from Vietnam.

15 Sep 2025

Rwanda confronts a surprising surge in malaria

After years of progress in reducing malaria cases, Rwanda is confronting a surprising resurgence and signs of treatment resistance that have forced officials to revisit vaccine intervention the country once declined.

15 Sep 2025

Target: BP™ initiative works relentlessly to help people with hypertension

Nearly half of U.S. adults - 122.4 million people - are living with high blood pressure (BP), a leading preventable risk factor for heart disease, stroke and premature death, according to the 2025 American Heart Association Statistical Update.

15 Sep 2025

Older patients are open to using wearable smart rings for health monitoring at home

Older patients susceptible to chronic neurological conditions are willing to use wearables for remote monitoring to support their health and well-being at home.

15 Sep 2025

New initiative aims to elevate the standard of care and improve outcomes for people with heart failure

The American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere, is launching a new initiative to improve in-hospital care for people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF).

15 Sep 2025

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New EASD guideline combines clinical standards with lived experience

A new tool in the fight against obesity: Orforglipron's substantial weight loss results

The 15th AACR cancer progress report highlights scientific advances

Healthy plant-based diet may lower type 2 diabetes risk while reducing greenhouse gas emissions

How to feasibly combine brief psychotherapy with medication visits

Integrated pediatric behavioral health care reduces symptoms in children

Research challenges negative stereotypes about growing older

Parents of children with health conditions face added worries as school year begins

Population aging identified as largest contributor to the increasing burden of musculoskeletal disorders

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot for children

An HIV outbreak in Maine shows the risk of Trump’s crackdown on homelessness and drug use

Personalized risk information does not increase colorectal cancer screening rates

Limited uptake of over-the-counter naloxone despite initial surge in sales

Quality of care shapes how patients experience mental health hospitalization

Barriers in NHS services leave autistic people without suicide support

Philippines unveils new technologies to detect and manage African Swine Fever

Rwanda confronts a surprising surge in malaria

Target: BP™ initiative works relentlessly to help people with hypertension

Older patients are open to using wearable smart rings for health monitoring at home

New initiative aims to elevate the standard of care and improve outcomes for people with heart failure

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