3 Easy Ways to Eliminate Stress for Good

It is commonplace to read news stories and articles written about stress. Many would agree that stress is just a normal part of life. Yet, despite how common it is there are a few ideas on how to cure it for good. Sure, there are lots of great...

Nigeria Confirms Lassa Fever Case Fatality Rate of 18.5%

(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported that since January 2025 and mid-September, a total of 7,673 suspected Lassa fever cases and 166 related fatalities have been reported. Cumulatively, as...

Chikungunya Vaccine Delivers 95% Seroresponse After Four Years

(Vax-Before-Travel News)Since the beginning of 2025, over 317,000 Chikungunya virus disease cases and 135 related fatalities have been reported in 16 countries/territories in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. To help reduce the impact of...

The specialty powering ASC growth — and feeling reimbursement pressure

Gastroenterology continues to be a leading driver of ASC volume, with endoscopy and colonoscopy at the forefront, according to data from HST Pathways. Here are five things to know about GI ASCs: 1. OR block utilization for GI rose from 54% in 2023...

PE firm acquires physician-owned Florida practice 

Private equity firm Revelstoke Capital Partners has acquired Griffin Concierge Medical, a physician-owned, membership-based practice in Tampa, Fla., according to a Sept. 30 news release from TM Capital, the investment bank that advised on the...

10 stats on outpatient spine: Billing, case volume and more

Between 2023 and 2024, spine ASCs have faced challenges when it comes to denial rates, but they’re seeing progress in areas including billing speed and prior authorizations, according to data from HST Pathways. HST Pathway’s report represents...

What will get anesthesia’s staffing crisis under control?

As the ASC industry continues to grow and expand, the anesthesia staffing crisis persists as a top concern for ASC leaders. Aaron Kalin, DO, medical director and chair of anesthesiology at Adventist Health and Rideout in Marysville, Calif.,...

New Jersey clinic shut down after operator posed as physician

A Paramus, N.J., clinic and its operator were ordered to halt all operations after a judge issued a temporary injunction against a man accused of posing as a physician, Morristown Minute reported Sept. 29. What happened? Imran Rasid, operator of...

Does left-wing authoritarianism need to be re-examined? New research from Serbia suggests so

Researchers in Serbia have developed a new psychological scale, called the SLAV scale, for assessing a set of beliefs often labeled as left-wing authoritarianism. Their research indicated that these beliefs comprise four distinct but related...

<![CDATA[Data Favor Twice-Daily vs Once-Daily Chemoradiotherapy in LS-SCLC]]>

In a conversation with CancerNetwork® during the 2025 American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Bin Gui, MD, spoke about the rationale of a study comparing twice-daily chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with once-daily treatment among...

<![CDATA[Anito-cel Yields Enduring Efficacy in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma]]>

Anitocabtagene autoleucel (anito-cel; previously CART-ddBCMA) produced deep, enduring efficacy among patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to findings from the phase 2 iMMagine-1 trial (NCT05396885) presented in a poster...

Fall Favorite Apple Streusel Bars

Recipes When making a streusel topping without butter or white sugar, it can be tricky to get the texture right. Not anymore! This recipe lets you have a better-for-you streusel — and enjoy it, too. The filling is classic, with sweet-tart apples,...

AAP: Pediatric Golf Cart-Related Injuries Mainly Caused by Falls

Hammond Innovations targets real-world practical solutions

HammondCare is bringing together the resources of The Dementia Centre, The Palliative Centre and The Centre for Positive Ageing to form Hammond Innovations to reimagine dementia, palliative and complex care. It will operate around the IDEA Hub –...

MedCity FemFwd: How Evvy Is Advancing Women’s Health Research

In this episode, we’re joined by Priyanka Jain, CEO and co-founder of Evvy, a vaginal health company. Jain discusses how Evvy is trying to improve women’s health research and what she hopes to achieve as a founding member of the Milken Institute’s...

Millie Introduces Perimenopause and Menopause Program

Millie, a women’s health clinic, launched new offerings on Tuesday to support women experiencing perimenopause and menopause. This represents Millie’s expansion beyond maternal healthcare. The San Francisco-based company offers miscarriage...

Mayo Clinic Q&A: Benefit of counting steps is using it to encourage movement

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve read so much about the health benefits of tracking my steps. But there’s a lot of confusing information out there. How many is the right number? Are some "steps" better for you than others? Please help. ANSWER: Whether...

Business confidence crashes to record low as bosses demand 'credible plan' to kick-start floundering economy

Business confidence has plunged to a record low as tax fears stifle sentiment and hold back growth, a damning new poll has revealed. The Chancellor was urged to come up with a ‘more coherent and credible plan’ for the economy after the findings by...

COVID vaccines may have averted thousands of hospital stays in infants, pregnant women over 18 months

A US modeling study published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics estimates that vaccinating pregnant women against COVID-19 prevented 7,000 hospitalizations in infants and 3,000 in pregnant women from January 2024 to May 2025. The Stanford...

Providers need to ‘see the person, not the task’

There is a wave of change accompanying the new Aged Care Act on 1 November, but the sector needs to adapt to the complexity and prioritise a human-centred approach, Saviour Buhagiar, Uniting NSW.ACT director of senior services says. This requires...