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Heart attacks are less harmful at night. And that might be key to treating them.

Controlling immune cells' internal clocks helped reduce inflammatory damage in conditions like heart attack and sickle cell disease, a mouse study found.

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CDC’s controversial new hep B vaccine guidance: everything you need to know

This week's STATus Report takes on the CDC's new hepatitis B vaccine guidance for newborns. Host Alex Hogan dives into the controversial recommendation.

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Man, 87, waits seven hours for ambulance on garden centre floor

James Craig waited hours for medical help after he broke his leg and hurt his hip in a fall.

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CDC ends recommendation for all US newborns to receive hepatitis B vaccine

Change marks an abrupt end to 30 years of established medical guidance and follows vote earlier this monthThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday ended a long-standing recommendation that all US newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine.The agency’s move follows a vote from…

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Adults in England with eating disorders wait up to 700 days for treatment, report finds

Audit finds on average adults wait twice as long as children for assessment and more than 10 times as long to be treatedAdults with eating disorders in England are waiting up to 700 days for vital treatment, according to a report.The stark figures were revealed in the first report of the National Au…

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Explainable AI as a Double-Edged Sword in Dermatology: The Impact on Clinicians versus The Public

arXiv:2512.12500v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly permeating healthcare, from physician assistants to consumer applications. Since AI algorithm's opacity challenges human interaction, explainable AI (XAI) addresses this by providing AI decision-making insi…

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Wes Streeting and resident doctors urged to agree to mediation to end strikes

Exclusive: Health bosses say mediation urgently needed to break deadlock as resident doctors prepare to strike from WednesdayExasperated NHS bosses have urged Wes Streeting and the British Medical Association to agree to independent mediation to end industrial action by resident doctors, who will be…

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Talks to resolve resident doctors’ strike begin at Acas

Arbitration service hosts talks in effort to resolve dispute as medics in England strike for 14th time over pay and jobsUK politics live – latest updatesTalks have started at the conciliation service, Acas, to resolve the resident doctors’ strike.The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service ha…

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Help! My Dad Moved in With His Girlfriend. Her Choice of “Decor” is Going to Scar My Kids for Life.

They won't listen to reason.

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CDC adopts controversial Hepatitis B vaccine change

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer recommending giving all infants a dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours after birth, approving a sweeping and highly controversial change recommended by the agency’s vaccine advisory panel. The agency now officially advises …

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BMA accused of hypocrisy as its own staff threaten to strike over pay

Dispute with clerical staff over below-inflation pay rise comes as NHS resident doctors start BMA-backed strikeThe British Medical Association is facing a strike over pay by its own clerical staff, prompting calls of hypocrisy as resident NHS doctors in England launch five days of strike action with…

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Opinion: Francis Collins and Marc Siegel say medicine is a gift from God

“To have Christians be the group that was most resistant” to the Covid vaccine “really seems wrong here,” said former NIH Director Francis Collins.

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Angelina Jolie on Showing Mastectomy Scars: ‘I Share These Scars With Many Women I Love’

Jolie, whose mother died from cancer at the age of 56, underwent a preventative double mastectomy in 2013

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Striking resident doctors are digging in. History suggests this will go on and on

The health secretary is winning the battle of public opinion but has not convinced those who matter most in this disputeThere are an array of numbers relating to the NHS that, it’s safe to assume, make Wes Streeting wince.Take, for example, the number of hospital tests and treatments people in Engla…

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STAT+: Two rare diseases added to newborn screening recommendations

Two rare diseases — Duchenne muscular dystrophy and metachromatic leukodystrophy — added to newborn screening recommendations

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How docs can manage patients consulting AI medical advice

Researchers recommend providers lead with empathy when patients bring in AI-generated medical advice and then move into shared decision-making.

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MIT-Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub convenes leaders to advance pediatric health

The Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub brings together clinicians, researchers, and industry to bridge the gap between discovery and care.

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The price of the measles: It costs at least $16,200 every time someone gets them.

As measles outbreaks increase and more people contract the disease, the U.S. healthcare system faces a costly bill.

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Efforts to Help Dyslexic Children in NYC Fall Short, Advocates Say

Mayor Adams took notable steps toward improving reading instruction in New York. But families and advocates say many students with dyslexia are still struggling.

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The Divided Mind by Edward Bullmore review – do we now know what causes schizophrenia?

A brilliant history of psychiatric ideas suggests we are on the cusp of a transformation in our understanding of severe mental illnessIn 1973, an American psychologist called David Rosenhan published the results of a bold experiment. He’d arranged for eight “pseudo-patients” to attend appointments a…