January 21, 2025

Hospital Dogs: Easing Staff Burnout

She wears a badge: Chief Dog Officer.

KFF Health News

January 17, 2025

Patient Care Declines After PE Acquisition

A recent study reveals that patient-reported care experience declined significantly at hospitals acquired by private equity firms, highlighting the potential impact of private equity acquisitions on patient care.

Conexiant

January 16, 2025

Study: Baloxavir Shows Promise in Nonsevere Influenza

Baloxavir probably reduced risk of hospital admission for high-risk patients and may reduce time to alleviation of symptoms, without increasing adverse events related to treatment in patients with nonsevere influenza," finds comprehensive network meta-analysis of 73 trials involving 34,332 participants.

Conexiant

January 16, 2025

USPSTF Adds Health Equity, Maternal Care Experts

New members, Alicia Fernandez, MD, and Ericka Gibson, MD, MPH, bring expertise in health equity and maternal health care to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, contributing to evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, and counseling services.

Conexiant

January 16, 2025

FDA Clears First Nicotine Pouches for U.S. Market

FDA grants first-ever marketing authorization for ZYN nicotine pouches following a scientific review that showed lower health risks compared to traditional tobacco products and minimal youth usage.

Conexiant

January 15, 2025

Lung Cancer's Paradox: Never-Smokers Outlive Smokers?

New research challenges conventional wisdom as never-smokers with NSCLC present with more advanced disease but achieve median survival of 6.6 years versus 3.9 years in smokers, upending traditional prognostic assumptions.

Conexiant

January 15, 2025

Experimental Antiviral May Shorten Flu Symptoms

Single-dose suraxavir marboxil shortened influenza symptoms, cutting recovery time by 21 hours compared to placebo.

Conexiant

January 15, 2025

Trial Ends Early Over Safety Concern

Keros Therapeutics halts testing of experimental blood pressure treatment due to safety concerns during mid-stage trial, citing excess fluid build up around the heart in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Reuters

January 15, 2025

Unburned Homes Post-Wildfire Pose Risks

People with smoke or ash damaged homes reported more physical health symptoms six months postfire than those in nondamaged homes.

Reuters