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Language barriers in health care have fallen, but not online, study shows

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Language barriers in health care have fallen, but not online, study shows
In recent years, Americans have gotten used to logging on to a patient portal through their smartphone or computer to have telehealth appointments with their doctors and health care teams, see their prescriptions and lab test results, send messages to their providers, and much more.

17. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease is elevated for patients with chronic hepatitis B

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Patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) have an increased prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Oct. 14 in BMC Gastroenterology.

18. Cancer patients' thymic health is linked to their response to immunotherapy 

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In cancer patients, the health of the thymus—a key part of the body's immune system—is associated with the outcomes these patients experience after immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment, according to an international study reported at ESMO 2025.

19. California's governor signs veteran-backed bill to accelerate study of psychedelics for PTSD, mental health

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Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill to fast-track the study of psychedelic drugs, which a coalition of veterans say hold enormous potential to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

20. Estimates of breast cancer risk for pathogenic variants vary by family history

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Population-based estimates of cumulative breast cancer risk for established pathogenic variants (PVs) vary by family history and potentially modifiable risk factors, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Oncology.

21. New research reveals uptake of AI-powered messaging in health care settings

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A new study from NYU Tandon, NYU Langone Health, and the NYU Stern School of Business offers one of the first data-driven looks at how generative AI might help health care providers manage their message overload—and why many are hesitant to adopt the technology.

22. Expert says processed foods are not inherently unhealthy, challenging common misconceptions

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Food processing takes many forms, and most foods are processed in one way or another—by grinding, pasteurization or fermentation. People don't want to eat unprocessed wheat—they want to eat bread. Moreover, bread, yogurt, cheese, and cured sausages such as salami are all fermented using fungal or bacterial cultures.

23. How voluntary assisted dying in the NT would be different to down south

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Voluntary assisted dying is being debated in the Northern Territory (NT) parliament this week.

24. Novel mechanism underlies chemotherapy sensitivity in aggressive bone cancer

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A research team at the Seville Biomedical Institute (IBis) has identified a new molecular mechanism that explains the high sensitivity of Ewing sarcoma (an aggressive bone cancer that mainly affects children and adolescents) to certain chemotherapy drugs, such as irinotecan. The results, published in the journal Oncogene, open the door to more personalized and effective strategies for treating this type of cancer.

25. New trial finds diabetes drug and nasal insulin improve brain health in early Alzheimer's disease

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A clinical trial from Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that two widely available medications, the diabetes drug empagliflozin (Jardiance) and intranasal insulin, safely improve brain health in people with mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease.

26. Language barriers in health care have fallen, but not online, study shows

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In recent years, Americans have gotten used to logging on to a patient portal through their smartphone or computer to have telehealth appointments with their doctors and health care teams, see their prescriptions and lab test results, send messages to their providers, and much more.

27. 'Kiss-shrink-run' mechanism resolves neurotransmission mystery

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A research team has resolved a 50-year-old controversy in neuroscience. By employing a self-developed, time-resolved cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) technique, the team, led by Prof. Bi Guo-Qiang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with several domestic and international institutions, has delineated the intricate choreography of synaptic vesicle (SV) release and rapid recycling, the cornerstone of neural communication.

28. Disconnected cerebral hemisphere in epilepsy patients shows sleep-like state during wakefulness

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Sleep-like slow-wave patterns persist for years in surgically disconnected neural tissue of awake epilepsy patients, according to a study published in PLOS Biology by Marcello Massimini from Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy, and colleagues.

29. Study highlights need for increased physician training to care for patients following self-managed medication abortion

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As more states restrict clinician-managed abortion in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v Wade in 2022, more patients are pursuing self-managed medication abortion (SMMA). Definitions of SMMA can vary, but SMMA typically refers to the use of mifepristone and/or misoprostol to induce abortion outside of a clinical context. Despite the 97% completion rate and excellent safety record of a medication abortion, patients who pursue SMMA sometimes experience symptoms that prompt them to visit an emergency department or primary care clinic for evaluation.

30. Children with access to parks and water engage in more active play

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Preschool children with more backyard space and those who live closer to parks and water do more active play than children from other neighborhoods, according to a new study by The Kids Research Institute Australia.

31. Understanding cellular impacts of neurodegeneration

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A Northwestern Medicine study has revealed a key mechanism underlying the development of motor neuron diseases, offering new insights into potential treatment options, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

32. ALS risk tied to ATXN2 protein disrupting neuron growth in fruit fly study

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A Northwestern Medicine study has revealed a key mechanism underlying the development of motor neuron diseases, offering new insights into potential treatment options, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

33. Tumor infiltration of major blood vessels, not metastasis, may be primary cause of cancer death

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The ultimate cause of death from cancer may not be metastatic disease, as researchers have long surmised, but an infiltration of tumors into major blood vessels that cause blood clots and multiorgan failure, a one-of-a-kind clinical study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests. These findings, published in Nature Medicine, could spur interventions that extend the lives of patients with advanced cancers.

34. Thinness is back on catwalks—and the data proves it

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After a short interlude of pushing "body inclusivity" and plus-sized models to the fore, the fashion industry has returned to promoting thinness as a beauty ideal.

35. How bacteria in tumors drive treatment resistance in cancer

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Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that explains how bacteria can drive treatment resistance in patients with oral and colorectal cancer. The study was published today in Cancer Cell.

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