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Cancer Patients Now Wait About 10 Days Longer to Start Treatment Than They Did a Decade Ago

A JAMA Surgery study of more than 2.7 million patients found that wait times from cancer diagnosis to first treatment rose across all six cancers studied.

Medical Daily · Aug 14

Alzheimer's Treatment Can Now Begin at Home with an Injection Instead of Months of Infusions

The FDA approved an at-home subcutaneous starting dose of lecanemab. Launch is planned for late August, and monitoring requirements remain unchanged.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

Small Amounts of Activity Were Linked to Lower Stroke and Death Risk in Adults with Atrial Fibrillation

A study of 87,340 Norwegian adults found light activity linked to a 9 percent lower stroke risk in people with and without atrial fibrillation.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

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Vaccines Given During Pregnancy Cover a Newborn's First Months Before Any Infant Shots Begin

Antibodies transferred across the placenta protect newborns against pertussis, flu, and RSV during the weeks before infant vaccination can start.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

Randomized Evidence Now Challenges the Advice to Give Up Coffee After an Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis

A commentary reviews the DECAF trial, where AFib patients who drank daily coffee had 39 percent lower recurrence than those who abstained.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

An Antibody Injection Cut Hot Flashes by 83 Percent in a Mid-Stage Trial of 92 Women

AbCellera reports that a single injection reduced moderate-to-severe hot flashes by 83% at 4 weeks in a Phase 2 trial of 92 postmenopausal women.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

An LSD-Based Anxiety Drug Met Its Goal in a First Late-Stage Trial, and the Road to a Prescription Is Still Long

Definium says a single dose of its LSD tablet cut anxiety scores by 5.4 points more than placebo at 12 weeks in a 214-person Phase 3 trial.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

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Navy Removes the Commander of a Medical Command Serving 32,000 People in California's Central Valley

The Navy relieved Capt. Mathew Loe at Lemoore, citing loss of confidence. The command serves more than 32,000 beneficiaries in California.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

A California Health System Wants Minnesota's Hospitals, and a 2023 State Law Will Decide

Sutter Health's bid for Allina Health is the biggest test yet of a 2023 Minnesota law requiring state review of health care mergers.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

CDC Tells Health Departments to Monitor Travelers from Congo Twice Daily for 21 Days

CDC interim guidance directs state and local health departments to assess, educate, and monitor travelers from DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan for 21 days.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

Mothers Working from Home Breastfed Less Than Those Returning to Workplaces in a Small Longitudinal Study

A Washington State University study of 81 mothers found that exclusive breastfeeding at 24 weeks was highest among those working outside the home.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

Health Care Hiring Cooled Sharply in July as Hospital Payrolls Went Flat

Health care added 22,000 jobs in July against a 36,000 monthly average, and hospital payrolls dipped by about 400 positions as clinics grew.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

Nurses Say Hospital AI Tools Arrive Without the Bedside Review That Catches Errors EarlyNurses Say Hospital AI Tools Arrive Without the Bedside Review That Catches Errors Early

Surveys show most nurses had no say in choosing the AI tools they use, and many report acuity algorithms that contradict their own assessments.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

A Major Telehealth Company Will Sell Longevity Peptides That Clinical Evidence Has Not Yet Backed

Hims and Hers plans to sell sermorelin, glutathione, and NAD+ before year-end. Here is what evidence exists for the uses driving demand.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

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Medical Daily · Aug 12

Fatigue and Low Mood Often Trace to Sleep and Stress Rather Than Testosterone, Urologists Tell Patients

Symptoms blamed on low testosterone overlap heavily with sleep loss, stress and other conditions. Urologists explain what a real workup requires.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

St. Clair County Loses an Emergency Department September 1 and Residents Should Map the Next One Now

Henry Ford River District Hospital ends emergency and inpatient care September 1. Here is where East China area residents will need to go instead.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

Rural Hospital Closures Slowed This Year While Individual Services Kept Disappearing

New federal cost report analysis puts 720 rural hospitals at risk of closing, even as whole hospital closures slow and service lines keep ending.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

Landmark Trial Over Teen Mental Health and Social Media Design Opens in Oakland After Appeals Court Clears the Way

A federal trial over social media design and teen mental health opens in Oakland after the Ninth Circuit dismissed Meta's appeal and refused a delay.

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Medical Daily · Aug 11

Trump Signs Order Narrowing Childhood Vaccine Recommendations and Splitting the MMR Shot

An executive order recommends 11 childhood vaccines and splitting MMR into three shots. A court block means clinical practice has not changed.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

A Recalled Teething Toy Broke the Pattern Parents Were Told to Look For

A newly recalled pull-string teething toy has a different model number and design from earlier recalls, and one choking incident has been reported.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Electric Scooter Injuries Are Rising Sharply Among U.S. Adolescents, Surveillance Data Show

Federal surveillance data show e-scooter injuries climbing among adolescents, with boys under 18 accounting for more than 70% of pediatric cases.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

A Ten Month Antarctic Study Found Too Much Contact Strained Crew Members as Much as Isolation

Sensors worn by 12 Antarctic crew members across ten months found that frequent contact was linked to more conflict and mistrust, not less.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

An Approved Osteoporosis Drug Prevented Spinal Disc Damage in Zebrafish Carrying a Collagen Gene Defect

A bisphosphonate blocked mineral buildup in zebrafish bred to lack a working collagen IX gene, a model of early-onset spinal disc degeneration.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Hospitals Are Deploying Clinical AI Faster Than Oversight Rules Are Being Written

Nearly two-thirds of hospitals on one major records platform had deployed ambient AI documentation by mid-2025. Liability rules have not kept pace.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms Can Mimic Relapse, Making Treatment Changes More Complicated

Withdrawal symptoms after reducing an antidepressant can resemble returning depression, a distinction that shapes what a clinician does next.

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