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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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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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Harnessing the positive health benefits of microbes

Viruses and bacteria get a bad rap around the world, but now Flinders University experts are identifying the positive "upside" of powerful benefits that microbes have on human health.

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France says cattle disease under control as farm protests continue

France said on Monday the lumpy skin disease affecting cattle is under control in the country even as farmers continue a second week of protests against the government's handling of the virus by blocking highways with tractors and dumping manure. Lumpy skin disease is a virus spread by insects that …

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ASR Under the Stethoscope: Evaluating Biases in Clinical Speech Recognition across Indian Languages

arXiv:2512.10967v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) is increasingly used to document clinical encounters, yet its reliability in multilingual and demographically diverse Indian healthcare contexts remains largely unknown. In this study, we conduct the first systematic…

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A hormone can access the brain by 'hitchhiking' on extracellular vesicles, researchers discover

Researchers at Touro University Nevada have discovered that tiny particles in the blood, called extracellular vesicles (EVs), are a major player in how a group of hormones are shuttled through the body. Physical exercise can stimulate this process.

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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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Tips for employers weighing GLP-1 coverage, health IT vendors

Employers should assess health IT vendors that can tailor GLP-1 coverage pathways, provide lifestyle support and guide users discontinue use.

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FDA warns 4 major retailers about selling recalled ByHeart infant formula

Four of the nation's top retail stores failed to promptly pull contaminated ByHeart infant formula from their shelves, federal health officials said in warning letters.

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Flu Cases Skyrocket in New York City, Earlier Than Expected

The city and surrounding region have some of the highest levels of flu-like illness in the United States.

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Nearly Half of All Heart Attacks May Be Missed by Current Screening Tools

Is there a better approach?

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FDA Commissioner on Covid Vaccine Safety and Men’s Health

FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary says the agency has no plans to put a black box warning on Covid-19 vaccines. He says a recommendation was made, but it won't be adopted since the vaccines have changed since they first came out. He speaks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on "The Close." (Sou…

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Learner drivers face 24-week wait as backlog continues for two more years

The National Audit Office said there was a backlog of 1.1 million tests since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The U.S. Might Finally Approve a Sunscreen Ingredient the World’s Been Using for Decades

The FDA has proposed adding bemotrizinol to the list of approved active ingredients for sunscreens.

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More primary care practices ditch insurance for direct care

A study reveals an increasing number of practices and clinicians transitioning to concierge and direct primary care models in a move that cuts medical billing's administrative burden.

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French farmers protest cattle cull as disease spreads

French farmers are protesting the systematic cull of cattle as herds face the spread of nodular dermatitis, or lumpy skin disease. The disease is classified as a category-A disease by the EU's animal health law, which implies that if one cow gets stick, the entire herd must be killed. FRANCE 24's So…

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In New Dementia Trials, Ozempic’s ‘Miracle Drug’ Image Takes a Hit

The drug failed to slow the progression of early Alzheimer’s. Experts are trying to understand why.