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‘I can’t forget the horror’: a young mother on giving birth twice during the Gaza war

Hadeel Al Gherbawi survived her two pregnancies despite extreme hunger and painChildbirth under attack: how women and babies became targets in conflicts around the worldHadeel Al Gherbawi was seven months pregnant when the war started in October 2023. Up until that point the 26-year-old had meticulo…

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1 in 4 patients delay care, cite healthcare affordability issues

A new study takes a longitudinal look at healthcare affordability problems, finding the issue is more pervasive than previously thought.

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CMS announces new ACO model as REACH ends

CMS unveiled the Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design, or LEAD, Model, that will run for ten years following the end of the popular ACO REACH Model.

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Doctors return to work in England after five-day strike

Resident doctors in England who went on strike over ongoing pay disputes will return to work on Monday.

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Jacobio Strikes New Cancer Drug Deal with AstraZeneca

Hong Kong-listed Chinese biotech firm Jacobio Pharma says it hopes to commercialize a new drug that it's developing with AstraZeneca. Speaking on Bloomberg's "The China Show," the company's Co-CEO, Chief Medical Officer and Global Head of R&D Andrea Wang-Gillam discusses the significance of the Pan-…

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Two Palestine Action hunger strikers in UK prisons admitted to hospital

Kamran Ahmed and Amu Gib have been hospitalised as a rolling hunger strike that began 50 days ago raises alarm.

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Weight loss jabs: What happens when you stop taking them

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Opinion: STAT+: What Ozempic might tell us about the future of Alzheimer’s

Someday, there will be a game-changing drug for Alzheimer’s. It’s worth thinking about that now.

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Study links full-fat cheese to lower dementia risk

Eating full-fat cheese and cream may be associated with a lower risk of dementia, according to a large study that tracked people for more than 25 years. Those who consumed higher amounts of these foods developed dementia less often than those who ate little or none. Interestingly, low-fat dairy prod…

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What One Fructose Drink Does to the Immune System

Even with modern medicine, infections caused by bacteria and viruses remain a leading cause of death worldwide. Scientists are now exploring whether diet may play a role in shaping the body’s response to these threats. A research team led by Ina Bergheim from the Department of Nutritional Sciences a…

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Acechado por el ICE y el cáncer, un bombero persevera por su hijo

Durante dos décadas, luchó contra incendios forestales para el gobierno de EE. UU. Ahora se enfrenta al cáncer, a las deudas y a la amenaza de separarse de su hijo de 11 años.

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MIT Scientists Have Discovered a Way To Rejuvenate the Immune System

As the immune system weakens with age, researchers have found a way to temporarily boost its function by reprogramming liver cells to support T-cell development. As people get older, the immune system often becomes less effective. T cell numbers shrink and these cells tend to respond more slowly to …

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Women Outlive Men, But Female Doctors Don't

Molly McDonough, Harvard Medicine In every country in the world, demographic data show that women tend to live longer than men. But that pattern may not hold true among U.S. physicians,...

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Study: High-fat diets make liver cells more likely to become cancerous

New research suggests liver cells exposed to too much fat revert to an immature state that is more susceptible to cancer-causing mutations.

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MIT Reveals How High-Fat Diets Quietly Prime the Liver for Cancer

A fatty diet doesn’t just damage the liver — it rewires its cells in ways that give cancer a dangerous head start. Eating a diet high in fat is one of the strongest known risk factors for liver cancer. New research from MIT explains why, showing that fatty diets can fundamentally change how liver ce…

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The throughline between Ozempic and Prozac

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Why one long walk may be better than many short ones

How you walk may matter just as much as how much you walk. A large UK study tracking more than 33,000 low-activity adults found that people who grouped their daily steps into longer, uninterrupted walks had dramatically lower risks of early death and heart disease than those who moved in short, scat…

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A new drug could stop Alzheimer’s before memory loss begins

New research suggests Alzheimer’s may start far earlier than previously thought, driven by a hidden toxic protein in the brain. Scientists found that an experimental drug, NU-9, blocks this early damage in mice and reduces inflammation linked to disease progression. The treatment was given before sy…

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Aging Sperm Are Mutating Faster Than Scientists Expected

Harmful genetic mutations in sperm become much more common as men grow older, and new research shows this is not simply due to random DNA damage over time. Instead, some of these mutations appear to be actively favored during sperm production. Mapping Age-Related Genetic Changes in Sperm In a major …

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Resident doctors say they will resume talks to avoid further strikes with ‘can-do spirit’

BMA calls on Wes Streeting to be equally positive and says 11th-hour talks before five-day stoppage came too late but were encouragingResident doctors have said they will approach talks with Wes Streeting with a “can-do spirit” to avoid further strikes in the new year, as their five-day action ended…