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06/11/2025

A mobile app for patients with opioid use disorder increased engagement in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as gauged by urine toxicology (UTOX) results but not by appointment attendance, according to a study published online in JMIR Publications.

A mobile app improved opioid treatment engagement via urine tests but didn’t significantly increase appointment attendance.

06/11/2025

HEALWA users have access to the New England Journal of Medicine.

This feature about a woman with symptomatic carotid-artery stenosis offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one supporting treatment with surgical carotid endarterectomy and the other sup...

31/10/2025

Researchers found that children born to mothers who had Covid-19 during pregnancy were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with a neurodevelopment disorder than those born to mothers who did not have an infection while pregnant: more than 16% versus less than 10%, or a 1.3 times higher risk after adjusting for other risk factors.

Children may be more likely to be diagnosed with autism and other neurodevelopment disorders if their mother had a Covid-19 infection while pregnant, according to a new study.

28/10/2025

Published in JAMA, the study suggests that these mutations may be more common than previously thought and highlights the potential for expanded genetic screening to identify more individuals at risk and improve early detection.

New Cleveland Clinic research reveals that up to 5% of Americans – approximately 17 million people – carry genetic mutations or “variants” linked to increased cancer susceptibility, regardless of risk factors like personal or family cancer history.

27/10/2025

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

27/10/2025

A new drug to treat moderate-to-severe hot flashes and night sweats, has received federal approval. The drug is a nonhormonal menopause treatment that works in the brain and appears to help reduce sleep disturbances.

MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new nonhormonal treatment to help women manage menopause sym

24/10/2025

The study, which was done in mice, is the first to investigate the role of nutrition in how mammals adapt with the seasons. The findings appear Oct. 23 in Science and could inspire new approaches to treating obesity and type 2 diabetes. The research was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health.

A new study from UC San Francisco shows that our natural eating patterns are more closely tied to seasonal rhythms than previously thought.

24/10/2025

Among perimenopausal and menopausal women, digestive health issues are highly prevalent, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Menopause Society, held from Oct. 21 to 25 in Orlando, Florida.

THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Among perimenopausal and menopausal women, digestive health issues are highly prevalent, according to a study presen

21/10/2025

All HEALWA users have access to JAMA, including "Single Treatment With MM120 (Lysergide) in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial."

This randomized clinical trial assesses the dose-response relationship of MM120 (lysergide D-tartrate) vs placebo in adults with moderate to severe generalized anxiety disorder.

20/10/2025

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent the development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.

U.S. researchers found that peanut allergies in children ages zero to three declined by more than 27 per cent after guidance for high-risk kids was first issued in 2015. Before then, doctors had recommended delaying feeding children peanuts and other foods likely to trigger allergies until age three...

20/10/2025

AI’s promise in behavioral health lies in its ability to pull needles of insight from haystacks of unstructured data – using algorithms to identify emerging risks and optimize interventions in seconds rather than relying on weeks of manual review.

Healthcare's next wave of regulation will focus on AI models and the implications for health plans are both significant and imminent, especially in behavioral health.

13/10/2025

How to Start a Care Management Program, from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

When you care manage patients, simple steps can bring major benefits. The right program can lead to better patient outcomes, lower health care costs and improved experiences for all. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48t9sFW