Aging
- Less Than 15% of Cancer Survivors with Alcoholism Initiate Treatment in the Year After Diagnosis May 26, 2025A retrospective cohort study estimated the cumulative incidence of FDA-approved medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) and initiation of psychosocial therapy among cancer survivors.American College of Physicians (ACP)
- HHS Panel Recommend Statins for Adults with HIV at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease May 26, 2025In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Panel for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV (ARV Guidelines Panel), in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), developed statin therapy recommendations for people with HIV […]American College of Physicians (ACP)
- Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, Other Neurodegenerative Conditions May 22, 2025CLEVELAND--Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain and nervous system. While there is no treatment to control or manage these neurodegenerative conditions, investigators at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center have […]Case Western Reserve University
- How Aging Dulls the Function of CAR-T Cells--and How They Might Be Revived to Boost Their Anti-Cancer Efficacy May 22, 2025A Ludwig Cancer Research study has discovered that the metabolic decline that accompanies aging impairs the efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy, an immunotherapy in which T cells of the immune system are taken from patients, engineered to target cancer cells and reinfused into the same patients for treatment.Ludwig Cancer Research
- Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre el Cancer de Prostata May 22, 2025El anuncio del expresidente Joe Biden de que padece cancer de prostata avanzado atrajo una nueva atencion sobre el segundo cancer mas comun en hombres.Cedars-Sinai
- Andropause: Rising Interest in Falling Testosterone May 21, 2025Endocrinologist Helene Lavoie discusses this complex and often misunderstood hormonal change in men, which occurs gradually and unevenly starting as young as age 30.Universite de Montreal
- Penn State Health Expert Available for Commentary on Aggressive Prostate Cancer Following President Biden's Diagnosis May 21, 2025 Penn State Health
- Expert Underscores Importance of Reducing Melanoma Risks During Skin Cancer Awareness Month May 21, 2025 West Virginia University
- Considering Cases with Rheumatic Reactions to Cancer Immunotherapy May 21, 2025he prevalence and severity of rheumatic adverse reactions in cancer immunotherapy is significantly underestimated, due to the lack of standardized screening protocols for malignancies in patients with autoimmune disorders.Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)
- Medications That Suppress REM Sleep Improve Survival in ALS Patients May 21, 2025During REM sleep, the body enters a state of paralysis. This can pose a danger for patients with weakened diaphragms due to neuromuscular diseases.American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Health
- American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administration May 30, 2025Canada has seen a surge of American doctors seeking to move north in the months since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.Brett Kelman and Oona Zenda
- A Medicaid Patient Had a Heart Attack While Traveling. He Owed Almost $78,000. May 29, 2025Federal law says Medicaid must cover out-of-state emergency care. But a Florida man got a five-figure bill after a South Dakota hospital declined to charge his state’s Medicaid program.Arielle Zionts
- Language Service Cutbacks Raise Fear of Medical Errors, Misdiagnoses, Deaths May 29, 2025Federal cuts are hurting community organizations in California that provide language assistance services to people who speak limited English. Despite President Trump’s executive order declaring English the national language, millions in the U.S. need help navigating the health system.Vanessa G. Sánchez and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
- Feds Chop Enforcement Staff and Halt Rules Meant To Curb Black Lung in Coal Miners May 29, 2025The Trump administration has paused implementation of a rule limiting miners’ exposure to airborne silica dust days after a federal court agreed to put it on hold to hear an industry challenge. The protections are meant to head off a surge in cases of black lung disease. Meanwhile, any enforcement of new standards might be […]Taylor Sisk
- In Arizona County That Backed Trump, Conflicted Feelings About Cutting Medicaid May 28, 2025Medicaid plays a vital role in many rural communities that favored President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. But residents still seem open to Republican proposals to cut perceived waste in the program.Noam N. Levey
- Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety May 28, 2025Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli contamination.Stephanie Armour
- Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’ May 27, 2025“Health Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from the KFF Health News newsroom to the airwaves each week.
- Federal Cuts Ripple Through a Bioscience Hub in Rural Montana May 27, 2025The National Institutes of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana, is one of only a few dozen research facilities of its type. The threat of staffing and grant cuts has town leaders worried and has added to long-standing tension around the lab’s presence in this politically conservative region.Katheryn Houghton
- A Ministroke Can Have Major Consequences May 27, 2025What are known as transient ischemic attacks can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those following a full-on stroke, new research finds.Paula Span
- KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House May 23, 2025The House narrowly passed a budget reconciliation bill, including billions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy along with billions of dollars in cuts to health program spending. But the Senate is expected to make major changes to the measure before it can go to President Donald Trump for his signature. This week’s panelists […]