Category: 4. Health

Two weeks ago, President Trump sent letters to 17 leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, giving them 60 days to propose plans to lower U.S. drug prices to align with the lowest prices offered in other developed nations.

This is an opportunity to recalibrate pharmaceutical pricing in a way that brings relief to U.S. consumers, corrects global imbalances…

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On Friday evening, a 30-year-old man who believed the COVID-19 vaccine had made him ill fired hundreds of bullets on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…

ECU PhD student Mr Francesco Bettariga found that a single bout of exercise increased the levels of myokines, a protein produced by muscles which have anti-cancer effects, and which could reduce the proliferation of cancer growth by 20 to 30 per cent.

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High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the top risk factor for premature death, associated with heart disease, strokes and heart attacks. However, inaccuracies in the most common form of blood pressure measurement mean that as many as 30% of cases of high blood pressure could be missed.

The researchers, from the University of…

Metformin is an unassuming hero of modern medicine. For more than sixty years, this humble pill has been a mainstay of diabetes care, helping millions of people manage their blood sugar. It lowers blood sugar, improves cholesterol, modestly reduces weight, and is so safe it’s prescribed to millions worldwide. And yet, for decades, scientists haven’t fully understood how it works.

The standard explanation has long been that metformin works in the liver, reducing how much sugar it sends…

It’s August, and parents and caregivers are frantically preparing their kids for a new school year by buying supplies, filling out forms and meeting teachers. This year, many parents also face a question that’s more complicated than usual: Should my child get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, and will I even have that choice? For some, that decision may have already been made by chaotic federal policy, just as COVID-19 cases are rising nationwide.

As a pediatrician and researcher who…

The July 4 floods in Kerr County, Texas, sent shockwaves across the country. Now that most of the victims’ burials are over, the weight of grief is just beginning for loved ones left behind. It’s the daily devastation of an upended world where absence is glaringly present, nothing feels familiar, and life is paused in dizzying stillness.

I know this pain intimately. I’m a grief researcher, social work professor and widow. I lost my husband, Brent, in a drowning accident when I…

Physician productivity continues to rise as doctors…

Date:

August 12, 2025

Source:

Canadian Medical Association Journal

Summary:

THC levels in cannabis have soared in recent years, raising the risk of psychosis—especially in young, frequent users. Studies reveal a strong connection between cannabis-induced psychosis and schizophrenia, making early cessation and treatment essential.

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