UCLA MethylScan Detects Four Cancer Types in Early Study
A UCLA-led study tested a lower-data blood assay for liver, lung, ovarian and stomach cancers, but prospective screening trials are still needed.
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Ultrasound-DOT Reduced Benign Biopsy Recommendations in Study
Adding diffuse optical tomography to breast ultrasound reduced benign biopsy recommendations in a 226-patient study, but some cancer readings were downgraded.
US Global Health Funding Shift Favored Large Contractors
An analysis found 2025 global health obligations concentrated among large US-based groups after local awards were cut, but obligations are not profits.
WHO Launches Yearlong World Health Day Science Campaign
WHO's World Health Day campaign calls for evidence-led policy and collaboration, but its launch sets no new funding target or measurable trust benchmark.
NHS Trust Caps Leave Incontinence Patients Paying for Supplies
Freedom of information responses from 110 NHS trusts found that 53% capped daily incontinence products, prompting a coalition to seek procurement reform.
Hermione Hoby Details Decades of Chronic Fatigue Struggle
In a Guardian essay later released as an audio long read, Hermione Hoby recounts becoming ill at 11, receiving an ME/CFS diagnosis decades later and testing brain retraining without finding a cure.
Two-Week Water Flosser Review Reports Comfort, Not Clinical Outcomes
A commerce editor found a $28 water flosser comfortable and easy to use over two weeks, but the review did not measure plaque, gingivitis or disease outcomes.
Mirtazapine Trial Finds Modest Reduction in Methamphetamine Use
A 12-week Australian trial found 2.2 fewer methamphetamine-use days per month with mirtazapine than placebo, while secondary outcomes showed no significant benefit.
Resident Doctors Set Six-Day England Strike Over Pay
Resident doctors planned a six-day England strike from April 7 after rejecting a government package covering pay progression, fees and training posts.
Dermcidin Blocks Influenza in Lab Tests but Is Not Yet a Treatment
A human peptide blocked influenza in cell tests and protected mice only when mixed with virus before infection; no treatment has been tested in people.
Fitness Tips Were Not New Weight Loss Standards
Three magazine articles offered workout tips, but they did not establish a new medical standard for exercise order, walking or weight loss.
Female Athlete Fertility Letter Calls for Protected Time and Support
A fertility specialist urged sports bodies to provide protected time and support, while evidence on elite sport's long-term fertility effects remains limited.