India Expands Rare Disease Care Network to Strengthen Diagnosis and Treatment Access
New Delhi, May 5 (BNP): The Government of India has further strengthened its framework for rare disease management under the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021, building on the National Health Policy, 2017. The policy is being implemented through 15 Centres of Excellence across the country, including two in the...
SimonMed Scales AI Across Routine Imaging to Deliver Preventive Insights Nationwide
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – May 5th, 2026 – SimonMed, a national outpatient imaging provider and leader in radiology innovation and longevity health technology, today announced the expansion of its AI-enabled imaging platform, embedding advanced, FDA-cleared technologies directly into routine diagnostic exams across its nationwide network. The expansion reflects a broader...
New Study Finds Low-Dose Eye Drops Successful in Managing Adult Myopia for 24 Hours UH Researchers Say One Drop of Atropine is All it Takes for Beneficial Effects
HOUSTON, May 5 – Groundbreaking research from the University of Houston shows that a single low-dose atropine eye drop can produce daylong effects in managing myopia, or nearsightedness, which affects roughly one-third of U.S. adults. Professor of Optometry Lisa Ostrin and postdoctoral researcher Barsha Lal are reporting that even...
Study Finds People Wait an Average of 50 Days to See a Neurologist for the First Time
MINNEAPOLIS, May 04: People with insurance through an employer or another commercial plan experienced an average wait time of 50 days for their first visit with a neurology provider, according to a study published April 29, 2026, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Wait times...
The Medical Minute: Advances in Head and Neck Cancer Care Bring New Hope
“The moment I opened my mouth, the oral surgeon just said, ‘Oh.’” Wendy Jackson’s voice breaks as she flashes back to the moment she knew she had oral cancer. She was referred to a head and neck specialist at Penn State Health after her dentist noticed an irregularity in...
Emergency departments failing Australians with psychosocial disability
Emergency departments are failing Australians with psychosocial disability, as new research from Adelaide University reveals that the very system designed to help, is instead retraumatising vulnerable patients in crisis. Published in Emergency Medicine Australasia, the national study reports the experiences of people with psychosocial disability presenting to emergency departments, alongside...
Celebrating National Fitness Day with Major Milestones for Fitness Pioneer Elaine LaLanne
During March we celebrated some incredible women. We wanted to recognize one more incredible woman on National Fitness Day, Elaine LaLanne who has had not only a remarkable career but a remarkable year so far and should be celebrated on National Fitness Day! First, she and her late husband...
Turning a Hospital Stay into a Meaningful Bridge Back to HIV Care
Sarah Rutstein, MD, PhD, and Thibaut Davy‑Mendez, PhD, MSPH, with the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases have received an R01 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Their multi-year award, entitled Leveraging Inpatient records to characterize the HIV Care continuum in North Carolina...
Study Links Cancer Metabolism to DNA Replication Errors
DALLAS May 02: Loss of an enzyme necessary for a process called lipoylation disrupts the way cancer cells copy their DNA, increasing their vulnerability to a class of anticancer drugs known as PARP inhibitors, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. The findings, published in Science Advances,...
As Knee Surgeries Rise, ‘Ludhiana Protocol’ Emerges as a Non-Surgical Alternative, Helping Hundreds Avoid Operations
Jaipur-based Puran Chand Chaturvedi finds relief from knee pain without surgery through Dr. N.K. Aggarwal’s ‘Ludhiana Protocol’ Jaipur, May 1, 2026 Seventy-two-year-old Puran Chand Chaturvedi, a businessman from Jaipur, has always led an independent life. However, some time ago, he began experiencing knee pain that gradually made his...