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Swimming 'Microbots' Could Speed Meds to Lung Tumors, Early Study Suggests
US News & World Report· 7 days agoScientists have developed microscopic robots capable of swimming through the lungs to deliver chemotherapy directly to lung cancer cells. In early testing, these microbots extended the average ...
Stay Cool & Safe: Tips as Heat Wave Pummels U.S.
US News & World Report· 2 days agoA record-breaking heat wave is spreading across the United States, baking the Northeast and Midwest with high temperatures and sweltering humidity. Heat stroke, heat exhaustion and heat cramps ...
Leg Workouts Around Retirement Could Keep You Mobile With Age
US News & World Report· 2 days agoFolks nearing retirement shouldn’t skip leg days at the gym, a new study advises. One year of heavy strength training preserves vital leg strength up to at least four years later, researchers ...
Most Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Don't Offer Opioid Addiction Meds
US News & World Report· 2 days agoOnly a third of outpatient mental health facilities offer medications essential for treating opioid addiction, a new study finds. Standard care for treating people with opioid use disorder involves ...
There May Be 6 Types of Depression, and Brain Scans Can Sort Them Out
US News & World Report· 4 days agoDepression can be sorted into six distinct types using brain scans, a revelation that could improve treatment for many suffering the debilitating mood disorder. Researchers analyzed brain scans ...
New Tool Could Spot Liver Cancer Early, Upping Survival
US News & World Report· 2 days agoA new AI-driven blood test could improve detection of liver cancer, which is one of the most fatal cancers because early diagnosis is difficult. The test looks for “fusion genes” -- two different ...
Rate of Chronic High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Doubled in U.S. Since 2008
US News & World Report· 4 days agoThe number of pregnant women with chronic high blood pressure doubled during the past decade and a half, but treatment remains low among them, a new study found. About 3.7% of pregnant women ...
GLP-1 Meds May Help Extremely Obese Qualify for Weight-Loss Surgery
US News & World Report· 7 days agoTaking a cutting-edge weight-loss drug could help extremely obese patients drop enough pounds to be eligible for bariatric surgery, a new study shows. Patients with extreme obesity -- a BMI ...
Just 1 in 20 Animal Studies Yield Treatments That Make it to Humans
US News & World Report· 7 days agoAnimal studies are often considered a first step in finding new drugs and treatments for human diseases, but a new review has discovered that precious few actually produce real-world therapies ...
High Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some From Lifesaving Opioid Antidote
US News & World Report· 3 days agoPatients are less likely to fill prescriptions for the overdose-reversing drug naloxone when they have to shell out more at the pharmacy, a new study finds. Naloxone (also known by the brand ...
