The FDA has approved a new drug that could extend survival for late-stage pancreatic cancer patients, offering potential hope for a disease with historically poor outcomes.
Four women describe being sexually and criminally exploited by drug gangs as teenagers, then systematically failed by police who prioritized drug offences over abuse allegations. Their cases highlight systemic failures in protecting vulnerable girls from gang exploitation.
A Meese Institute representative argues the US should return to firing squads as lethal injection faces obstacles from drug shortages and ethical concerns.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is emerging as a critical global health threat, with WHO projecting deaths could rise from 4.7 million annually to 39 million by 2050. Personal stories illustrate how antibiotic-resistant infections are claiming lives despite medical advances.
Jack Cole gets his NRL finals debut for Penrith against Sydney Roosters on Sunday, his final weeks as a Panther before joining Perth Bears next season after four years of limited opportunities.
McGill University researchers created a 3D beating heart-on-chip using blood cells from a dilated cardiomyopathy patient, potentially enabling personalized medicine approaches and reducing transplant needs.
UCLA researchers created a scalable TCR therapy using cord blood stem cells to treat solid tumors, achieving tumor control in mouse models without graft-versus-host disease and at an estimated $5,000 per dose.
UCLA Health study shows cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in older adults achieves remission and slows biological aging markers, suggesting sleep treatment is a modifiable factor in healthy aging.
Northwestern Medicine researchers developed an AI tool that automatically measures colonoscopy quality by analyzing procedure footage, demonstrating high accuracy across nearly 19,000 procedures and offering scalable quality monitoring for healthcare systems.
A study of drinking water sources in China's Poyang Lake basin finds river-type sources carry significantly higher antibiotic resistance risks than reservoirs, with implications for water safety monitoring across the region serving 45 million people.
A systematic review of 17 studies found limited evidence that hospital-based interventions effectively connect alcohol use disorder patients to outpatient treatment after discharge, despite the critical need.
Clinical trials in the US and China demonstrate that a single CRISPR-based nanodrug injection can dramatically reduce bad cholesterol levels, potentially eliminating the need for daily statin pills.
An Ethiopian case series documents two women with undiagnosed uterus didelphys—a rare congenital condition producing duplicate uterine structures—discovered only during emergency surgery for rupture and prolapse.
A new analysis suggests Helicobacter pylori exposure may account for approximately 22% of bowel cancer cases globally, with higher rates in Western Pacific regions, though researchers emphasize the need for large-scale clinical trials to confirm causation.
Doctors warn that prolonged laptop use on bare skin can cause erythema ab igne, a rare heat-induced rash with fishnet patterns and discoloration, increasingly seen in children during remote schooling.
Danish registry study finds people with prior COVID-19 infection have 16% lower risk of developing type 1 diabetes, with effect strongest in unvaccinated individuals and within 31-180 days post-infection.
A 66-year-old man survived nine months without dialysis after receiving a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, the longest reported period for such a procedure in a living person, before receiving a human donor kidney.
Cedars-Sinai researchers demonstrated that an experimental drug called TY1 reversed systemic sclerosis effects in laboratory studies, blocking immune pathways and reducing organ scarring in mice models.
The DRC Ebola epidemic has killed 3,226 people in 113 days, making it the fastest-moving outbreak on record. The response faces a $1 billion funding shortfall despite adequate technical capacity to contain the disease.
Two infants in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania have died from measles as the US experiences its highest case count in three decades, with over 3,100 confirmed cases.
A vitória da extrema direita AfD em Saxônia-Anhalt com 44% dos votos marca território desconhecido para a Alemanha pós-1945, quebrando mecanismos de proteção democrática criados após 1949 para impedir ascensão fascista.
A 9-to-12-foot alligator bit a child at Weeki Wachee Preserve in a no-swimming zone, leaving the group stranded on a sandbar. Rescue teams evacuated them by airboat; injuries were non-life-threatening.
Uma estudante de 20 anos em Nova Déli foi submetida a cirurgia para remover uma massa de cabelo de 1,16 kg do estômago, resultado de tricofagia que praticava desde os nove anos.
A Tampa woman died within a week of being diagnosed with dengue fever, highlighting the serious health risks posed by the mosquito-borne virus in Florida.
Los analistas advierten que el rally histórico del cobre, lejos de señalar optimismo económico, presiona a la baja sectores como IA, defensa y vehículos eléctricos que demandan el metal.
