Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified epinephrine-producing C1 neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) as modulators of fear and anxiety. According to a study published in the journal Neuron, these neurons create a circuit that, when activated, triggers long-lasting anxiety, providing a potential new target for therapies that avoid the side … Read more
Nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Mass General Brigham may begin striking this Wednesday as contract negotiations remain deadlocked. The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) has authorized 4,500 Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses for a one-day strike and 450 MGB Home Care clinicians for a seven-day stoppage to address disputes over wages, benefits, and working conditions. Why … Read more
A 56-year-old woman in India developed Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) after replacing all solid foods with concentrated vegetable juice for three months to lose weight. According to reports from the Times of India, the patient’s serum creatinine levels spiked from a normal 1.0 mg/dL to 3.0 mg/dL, indicating severe kidney dysfunction caused by oxalate crystal … Read more
The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, typically used to prevent tuberculosis, may remodel the brain’s immune environment to potentially lower Alzheimer’s disease risk, according to research published in Communications Medicine. A year-long study led by Mass General Brigham investigators found the vaccine increased immune cell responsiveness and altered Alzheimer’s-related biomarkers in older adults without pre-existing pathology. … Read more
MCBS, LLC, a healthcare billing support provider, notified patients of Stephen W. Brown & Radiology Associates of Augusta that an unauthorized individual may have accessed their personal and medical information. The security incident occurred between September 22 and September 26, 2025, potentially exposing sensitive data including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and medical histories. … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved zenocutuzumab as a second-line therapy for NRG1-positive cholangiocarcinoma on May 8. According to results from the eNRGy phase 2 clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the drug more than doubled the median progression-free survival to 9.2 months, compared to the approximately four months typically seen … Read more
Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, long developed in isolated silos for vision and touch, relies on nearly identical neural and computational principles. According to a review published in Nature Reviews Bioengineering led by Giacomo Valle of Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology, merging these fields could accelerate the development of prostheses for patients with sight loss or … Read more
Breakthrough in Antibiotic Resistance: Targeting Bacterial Enzymes How the Study Uncovered a New Approach Antibiotic resistance, a global health crisis linked to 4.7 million deaths in 2019, has seen a critical breakthrough. Researchers at Scripps Research discovered that disabling a bacterial enzyme called secreted antigen A (SagA) makes vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) vulnerable to vancomycin. … Read more
Five New England states—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont—have filed a lawsuit against the federal government to block new Medicaid work requirements. The states argue the guidelines, which mandate that enrollees work or volunteer 80 hours a month, create an unfair administrative burden that could strip coverage from hundreds of thousands of residents, according … Read more
People with diabetes face significantly slower recovery times and higher rates of long-term complications following COVID-19 infection, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. Research from the University of São Paulo, which tracked 870 hospitalized patients for up to seven months, found that diabetics experienced increased frailty, higher risks of cardiovascular events, and a … Read more