Less than half of England has access to Mounjaro on the NHS months after roll-out

Doctors at UI Health performed the first islet transplant with Lantidra, the only therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat brittle type 1 diabetes. A 69-year-old man from Illinois received the therapy on Aug. 26 and subsequently was able to stop taking daily, life-saving insulin injections.

A study has found that adolescents become highly motivated to seek rewards after just a few hours of social isolation. This may be beneficial in driving them toward social interaction, but when opportunities for connection are limited, it could lead them to pursue less healthy rewards like alcohol or drugs.

There is a common misconception that legionella is only found in air conditioners and water towers, however, Griffith University research has found people are likely exposed to the bacteria through other sources, including through soil.

Former male high-level rugby players in New Zealand have a 22% increased risk of developing Alzheimer's and other dementias later in life compared to men in the general population, according to new research from the University of Auckland.

Researchers observed mother–infant interactions in urban UK and rural Ugandan communities, focusing on how mothers soothed their babies following naturally occurring episodes of distress.

The U.S. is purchasing enough doses of a new twice-a-year HIV prevention shot to share with up to 2 million people in poor countries by 2028, the State Department announced Thursday.

Massachusetts insurance carriers will be required to cover vaccinations recommended by the state's department of public health, whether or not those vaccines continue to be recommended by the federal government, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday.

The death rate from hypertensive kidney disease (high blood pressure-related kidney disease) increased by 48% in the U.S. over the past 25 years, with continued differences across demographic groups, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2025.

Breast milk is the first "super food" for many babies. Full of vitamins, minerals, and other bioactive compounds, it helps build the young immune system and is widely considered the optimal source of infant nutrition. Not all mothers, however, have the opportunity to directly breastfeed multiple times during the day and night, and might use expressed milk stored for later.

Few people with high blood pressure were using salt substitutes, even though they are a simple and effective way to lower sodium intake and manage blood pressure, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2025, held in Baltimore, September 4–7, 2025.

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shown for the first time that a single strand of hair can reveal unique elemental patterns that distinguish people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) from healthy individuals. The findings, published in eBioMedicine, suggest that a simple, noninvasive hair-based test could one day speed up ALS diagnosis and improve patient care.

A transformative new method for freezing human red blood cells has been developed by researchers from the Universities of Manchester and Leeds.

As obesity in America continues to rise at alarming rates, researchers are finding that diet and exercise are not the only driving factors. A new scientific review from UCLA Health explains how stress, hardship and other social challenges can reshape a person's gut bacteria and brain performance in ways that make it harder to keep weight off.

As protein-rich diets become increasingly popular, a new study suggests that categorizing dietary proteins as either animal- or plant-based fails to effectively capture the source-specific differences in their composition, digestive efficiency and accessibility to the gut microbiota.

A study published in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology highlights a significant gap in the care of older adults with breast cancer: While many face age-related risks that could complicate treatment, a majority decline supportive services even when those risks are identified.

If UC Berkeley's Wenjun Zhang has her way, no one will ever have to brush or floss again.

In the sport of sumo, a bout most commonly ends when one competitor is pushed or thrown outside of a ring of straw bales partially buried in clay. New research shows that using a drug as a blocker to outcompete the SUMO2 protein may be a winning strategy against an aggressive cancer called synovial sarcoma.

According to research conducted by Brazilian scientists, high glucose levels may serve as a biomarker indicating a worse outcome in patients who have experienced their first acute myocardial infarction.