Category: 4. Health

You could say that it’s difficult to mask the challenges that people with obstructive sleep apnea face every day. But if this pill from Apnimed, Inc. eventually gets approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, it could give those OSA sufferers who are having trouble wearing a continuous positive airway pressure…

You learn a lot in medical school. About human biology, medical ethics and how to make a diagnosis. One thing they don’t teach you about—but which rears its head all the time in the actual practice of medicine—is prior authorization.

Prior authorization is what is…

A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation. The findings, presented today at the ESOT Congress 2025, mark a significant step forward in overcoming the biggest challenge in xenotransplantation: rejection by the human immune system.

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According to a 2025 report by Statista, almost 10% of college students receiving mental health care were hospitalized from 2023 to 2024. Hospitalizations are, sometimes, a necessary component of college mental health. For example, an hour-long therapy session, once a week at a campus counseling center, is likely not enough to treat students with intense thoughts/gestures about suicide. However, there’re unique considerations when a traditional-aged college…

For years, researchers have seen a connection between exercise and the progression of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s—but ramping up movement isn’t possible for many patients. A new study published in Nature Neuroscience looks at how to mimic those benefits without having to hit the gym.

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From July, eligible Australians will be screened for lung cancer as part of the nation’s first new cancer screening program for almost 20 years.

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Humans are innately capable of recognizing other people they have seen before. This capability ultimately allows them to build meaningful social connections, develop their sense of identity, better cooperate with others, and identify individuals who could pose a risk to their…

The new study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, looks at why levodopa – the main drug used in dopamine replacement therapy – is sometimes less effective in patients.

The drug is typically prescribed to help reduce the movement symptoms associated with the neurodegenerative disorder.

While it is effective in improving symptoms for…