Elevated fasting insulin in midlife predicts earlier, longer hot flashes and night sweats, suggesting simple metabolic tests could help personalize and prevent menopause symptom burden.
Trump administration says it wants to tackle the “addiction epidemic.” But it’s eliminating addiction treatment resources and access to mental healthcare.
It’s important to follow guidance on prostate-specific antigen screening that maximizes benefits and minimizes potential harms such as overdiagnosis and overtreatment.
Centenarians share a distinct, youth‑like blood protein profile in immune, metabolic, and repair pathways, suggesting circulating factors may help sustain exceptional longevity.
For asymptomatic people without known risks, the downsides and uncertainties of multi-cancer early detection testing could outweigh potential benefits.
A thin, wireless brain implant with 65,000+ sensors maps vision, touch, and movement from the brain’s surface, promising gentler, high‑resolution neural interfaces.
It’s unknown at this time whether additional forced disenrollment of beneficiaries will occur later this year. But it seems likely that more plans will exit the market.
The main criticism of high-deductible health plans has been that people with such coverage typically must pay thousands of dollars out-of-pocket when they do get sick.
Jackson’s advocacy caused a shift in both behavior and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS. He helped chart a course of action that led to improved prevention and treatments.
On top of continued elevated inflation, it’s what the Consumer Price Index doesn’t measure — certain patient healthcare costs — that’s enhancing the affordability crisis.