August 11, 2025

Why Turning 26 Jeopardizes Health Coverage

A growing number of young Americans lose affordable health insurance at age 26, facing complex Affordable Care Act marketplaces, rising costs, and limited coverage options.

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August 11, 2025

CDC Shooting Deepens Crisis in HIV Prevention

CDC workers describe stalled HIV prevention projects, morale collapse, and heightened safety fears after budget cuts, layoffs, and a deadly shooting at agency headquarters.

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August 08, 2025

How Many Vacation Days Are Doctors Taking?

A survey by the American Medical Association shows a rise in physicians taking time off, reflecting an improvement in burnout rates.

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July 31, 2025

Medical Oddities: Bubble Tea May Brew Burnout

From bubble tea to AI triage, small inputs had big impacts on mood, and memory.

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July 30, 2025

Estradiol Worsens Retinal Degeneration in RP

Estradiol increases susceptibility to retinal degeneration in female mice with retinitis pigmentosa, highlighting hormone-specific effects on neurodegenerative disease pathways.

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August 05, 2025

MS Relapse Risk Rises After ART

Relapse rates in women with MS who used assisted reproduction more than doubled postpartum, regardless of therapy during pregnancy.

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August 05, 2025

Periodontal Disease: Systemic Associations Across Multiple Organ Systems

Evidence links periodontal inflammation to systemic dysfunction across cardiovascular, endocrine, renal, respiratory, and neurologic systems.

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August 05, 2025

Modified Mesh Repair Effective in Women’s Hernias

Randomized trial results showed that modified open mesh repair was as safe and effective as standard mesh repair for treating groin hernias in women, with similar recurrence and complication rates after 1 year.

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August 05, 2025

Weight Regain Persists After Anti-Obesity Treatment

A new meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials found that patients began regaining weight as early as 8 weeks after discontinuing anti-obesity medications, with weight gain continuing through 52 weeks.

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