In a group of health-related headlines, one says “Hope for new drug approach.
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As government-supported research in the US is being decimated by funding cuts, it was refreshing to attend REMEDi4ALL’s international drug repurposing conference…
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Pregnancy brings unique challenges for people with autoimmune diseases – but with early planning, pregnancy outcomes can be greatly improved
Only a few decades ago, a diagnosis of lupus could mean giving up the dream of having children. Women with systemic autoimmune diseases like lupus were warned that pregnancy was too risky – both for them and their unborn babies. Fast…
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How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker
President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically reshaped health and medical research by rolling back federal funding from institutions that have diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and by cutting federal funding for…
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Why religious groups are pushing for psychedelics as sacrament
Texas passed a landmark law in June 2025, supported by former Gov. Rick Perry, that allocates US$50 million to support research on ibogaine, one of the most powerful psychedelics, for treating opioid addiction and treatment-resistant PTSD. …
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Billie Jean King, Rosie Casals On The Importance Of Public Tennis Programs
Billie Jean King (center) and Rosie Casals (to her right) are pictured here with Jamie Lee Curtis, Stacey Allaster, Ilana Kloss, Maria Sharapova and Magic Johnson at the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony Honoring King on April 07, 2025, in…
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Seventy U.S. Bird Flu Cases Underscore How Much We Still Don’t Know
ITHACA, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 10: HDC receiving staff prep arriving milk samples for testing at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University on December 10, 2024 in Ithaca, New York. The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week issued…
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Women’s Wealth Catalyzes Growth In Women’s Health Investment
A woman’s eye overlaid with data, reflecting the evidence-driven, tech-forward approach behind Portfolia’s Women’s Health Fund IV.
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Women’s health has moved from niche to necessary. Analysts now quantify the potential, and the…
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The hidden DNA organizer linking fertility and cancer
A research team at Kyoto University has discovered STAG3-cohesin, a new mitotic cohesin complex that helps establish the unique DNA architecture of spermaotogonial stem cells (SSCs), the stem cells that give rise to sperm. This “DNA organizer” is…
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Human Case Of New World Screwworm Reported In U.S.
A human case of New World screwworm in the U.S. was confirmed by HHS and CDC officials. (Denise Bonilla/U.S. Department of Agriculture via AP)
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A human case of New World screwworm myiasis in the U.S. has been…
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Medicare Pays Physicians One-Third Less Than Decade Ago
Physicians are paid 33.6% less for treating Medicare patients than a decade ago thanks to reimbursement cuts coupled by rising practice expenses, according to a report from Omniscient Health, a healthcare data science, research and consulting…
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