How to Plan NSCLC Surgery Around Neoadjuvant Therapy
At the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting, a thoracic surgeon shared best practices for performing surgery on patients with NSCLC who have received neoadjuvant treatment. Presenters at the 2025 ASCO Annual...
View ArticleUp to 80% ED Visits, 33% Hospitalizations Avoidable for Nursing Home Residents
Hospitalizations and ED visits remain common—and often unnecessary—among severely impaired or terminally ill nursing home residents, according to research. Hospitalizations and emergency department...
View ArticleWhack-a-Mole Removal
STAT chuckles! This week’s medical cartoon injects giggles straight into your funny bone!The post Whack-a-Mole Removal first appeared on Physician's Weekly.
View ArticleLawfully Present Immigrants Help Stabilize ACA Plans. Why Does the GOP Want...
If you want to create a perfect storm at Covered California and other Affordable Care Act marketplaces, all you have to do is make enrollment more time-consuming, ratchet up the toll on consumers’...
View ArticleA Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman Was Kept Alive in Georgia. It’s Unclear if State...
A Georgia woman declared brain-dead and kept on life support for more than three months because she was pregnant was removed from a ventilator in June and died, days after doctors delivered her...
View ArticleFederal Judge Halts Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood Through Medicaid
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Planned Parenthood clinics across the country will continue to receive Medicaid funding, at least for now. On Monday, a federal judge blocked a new federal...
View ArticlePrediabetes Risk Doubled for Asian, Pacific Islander Teens With Overweight,...
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Among adolescents with overweight or obesity, prediabetes is more than twice as common in Asian and Pacific Islander (Asian/PI) adolescents than in White...
View ArticleCancer Diagnosis Not Tied to Later Healthier Eating Habits
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A cancer diagnosis does not appear to lead to improved dietary awareness or healthier eating behaviors in survivors, according to a study published online June...
View Article7,000 Steps Per Day Tied to Clinically Meaningful Benefits in Health Outcomes
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Seven thousand steps per day is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in health outcomes, according to a study published online July 23 in The...
View ArticleSubstance Use Disorder Linked to Higher Risk for Unplanned Readmissions
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with any type of substance use disorder (SUD) face a higher risk for having an unplanned, 30-day hospital readmission compared with those without SUD,...
View ArticleLow Rates of Isolated Locoregional Recurrence Seen in Young Women With Breast...
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For women diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40 years or younger, the risk for isolated locoregional recurrence (LRR) is relatively low, according to a study...
View ArticlePotentially Dangerous Modifications to E-Cigarettes Common
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than eight in 10 electronic cigarette users modify their device, often in potentially dangerous ways, according to a study published online July 9 in...
View ArticleSurvey Reveals Public Has Negative Perceptions of Physicians Using AI
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The public appears to have reservations about the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in U.S. health care, according to a research letter published...
View ArticlePerioperative Counseling Reduces Opioid Use After ACL Reconstruction Surgery
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opioid-limiting pain management education and counseling reduce opioid consumption with no increase in postoperative pain among patients undergoing anterior...
View ArticleLong-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to Higher Risk for Dementia
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution may increase the risk for dementia, according to a review published online July 24 in The Lancet Planetary Health....
View ArticleGreen Space Exposure in Pregnancy, Early Childhood May Cut Risk for...
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Living near green spaces before and during pregnancy, as well as in early childhood, may lower the risk for neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a study...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Aid Outcomes in Patients With Cancer
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination boosters protect people with cancer developing from severe COVID-19, according to a study published online July 17 in JAMA Oncology. Jacek...
View ArticleFDA Urges Restrictions, Education on Illegal 7-OH Opioid Products
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending that certain products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) — an illegal opioid easily accessible in...
View ArticleModel Developed for Predicting Missed Appointments in Primary Care
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The gradient boost model achieves the best performance for predicting no-shows and late cancellations in primary care practices, according to a study published...
View ArticleFast Walking Pace Linked to Reduced Mortality
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fast walking is associated with reduced mortality, according to a study published online July 29 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Lili Liu,...
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