Health & Medicine
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Dexcom CONNECT Study Shows CGM Lowers A1C by 1.6% in Non-Insulin Type 2 Diabetes
The landmark trial published in NEJM found Dexcom G7 users achieved 0.9% greater A1C reduction versus routine care, with five more hours…
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Cancer Researchers Face Funding Gaps and Scientific Hurdles as Personal Stories Drive Public Support
Despite rising prevention knowledge and fundraising success, scientists cite funding instability and complex tumor biology as key barriers to progress in cancer…
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FDA expands Anktiva approval to cover papillary-only bladder cancer, first treatment for this group
The FDA has broadened Anktiva’s use with BCG to include patients with BCG-unresponsive, high-grade papillary-only non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, offering a bladder-preserving option…
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WHO Says 1.1 Billion Live With Obesity as Sleep, Stress and Hormones Shape Weight
Gurugram, June 19 — The World Health Organization now calls obesity one of the fastest-growing health concerns globally. That label carries weight.…
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Baby & Beyond Maternity Expo in Kuala Lumpur 2026
The Baby & Beyond Maternity Expo (BBME) 2026 runs from 26 to 28 November at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. It is…
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Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress 2026 in Kuala Lumpur
Neurologists and epilepsy specialists from across the region gather in Kuala Lumpur from 19 to 22 November 2026 for the 16th Asian…
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Academic Pioneers to Pharma Giants Drive CAR-T Therapy
PHILADELPHIA, July 7, 2026 — Dr. Carl June, director of the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies at the University of Pennsylvania, is widely…
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Doctors Investigate Environmental and Lifestyle Factors Behind Millennial Rectal Cancer Rise
Doctors are asking a hard question about people born after 1980. They want to know what changed. Rectal cancer is rising in…
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New Blood Test Detects Pancreatic Cancer at Precancerous Stage
BALTIMORE, September 17 — A new liquid biopsy blood test can detect pancreatic cancer at its earliest stages, including when it is…
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AHA-Kaufman Hall Report Urges Broader Review of Hospital Mergers
CHICAGO, September 16 — Nearly 60% of hospital patient days in the United States are attributable to Medicare, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage…
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PAHO Opens HIV Prevention Injection Access for Fourteen Nations
WASHINGTON, September 15 — The Pan American Health Organization announced a new pathway on Tuesday that will let 14 countries in Latin…
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UF Launches G-CARE to Monitor Senior Health Remotely
GAINESVILLE, September 15 — The University of Florida has unveiled a federally funded project to turn the ordinary smartphone into a remote…
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DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes 7,000 Cases, Worst in the Country’s History
BUNIA, September 15 — More than seven thousand Ebola cases have now been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak…
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Insilico Medicine Launches Longevity Vaccines Research Initiative Targeting Aging Diseases
HONG KONG, September 15 — Insilico Medicine is taking its AI drug-discovery engine into preventive medicine. The Hong Kong-listed company (HKEX: 3696)…
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AHA Urges Broader Hospital Merger Reviews Beyond Commercial Prices
WASHINGTON, September 14 — The American Hospital Association wants federal antitrust regulators to widen the lens on hospital mergers, and it brought…
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Zambia’s 2023 anthrax outbreak: 684 suspected human cases and four deaths across nine provinces
In the heart of Zambia, an anthrax outbreak has taken a toll, with four lives lost and 335 individuals infected, as per…
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Uganda Trial: One-Fifth Yellow Fever Dose Works in Children
KAMPALA, September 13 — A clinical trial in Uganda has found that a one-fifth dose of yellow fever vaccine protected children under…
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Smartwatches Overestimate Calories Burned, and Errors Grow With Body Fat, Florida Study Finds
COPENHAGEN, May 23 — The smartwatch on your wrist is probably lying to you about how many calories you just burned, and…
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Cuba Rotavirus Outbreaks Hit Strained Health System Amid Water Crisis
HAVANA, September 12 — A weekly situation update covering Latin America and the Caribbean, issued as of September 11, paints a picture…
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Watchdog Finds Pentagon Struggling to Track Troops’ Blast Exposure and Brain Health
WASHINGTON, September 11 — The Pentagon is widening its effort to understand what blast exposure does to service members, and the technical…
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WFP: Ebola Fight in East Congo Needs Food Aid as 500,000 Face Hunger
GOMA, September 11 — The World Food Programme is warning that the international response to the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic…
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Global Mpox Vaccine Stockpile Launched for Equitable Outbreak Access
GENEVA, Sept 3 — A global stockpile of mpox vaccines has been launched to ensure countries can quickly access shots during outbreaks,…
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Rural hospital closures force pregnant women to drive farther for care
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 — A new KFF analysis warns that in 14 states, the closure of the closest rural hospital or its…
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Africa Launches 10-Year Health Workforce Plan to Train and Retain
Addis Ababa, August 31 — Health ministers from across Africa concluded a week-long meeting of the World Health Organization’s Regional Committee, adopting…
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