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Medicine & Health

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 29-Oct-2026 18:16 ET (29-Oct-2026 22:16 GMT/UTC)

20-Jul-2026

Female ER physicians order more tests and admit more patients than male physicians, UCLA Health study shows

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new UCLA Health study examining more than 1.5 million emergency department (ED) visits found that female physicians request more imaging and laboratory tests and admit more patients to the hospital than their male counterparts working alongside them. But the added testing was just as likely to uncover important findings, suggesting the additional care may have been clinically appropriate.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine

20-Jul-2026

University of Minnesota researchers find new strategy to help immune system fight pancreatic cancer

University of Minnesota Medical School
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (07/20/2026) — Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School have identified why pancreatic cancer is difficult for the immune system to recognize and attack, paving the way for a new approach to improve immunotherapy. The findings were published in Science ImmunologyExternal link that opens in the same window.

Journal: Science Immunology
Funder: American Cancer Society, U.S. Department of Defense, AACR-Pancreatic Action Network

20-Jul-2026

What wastewater says about what we eat and who we are

Duke University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study suggests what’s flushed down the drain can offer a real-time snapshot of what communities are eating.

Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill analyzed tiny fragments of plant and animal DNA from wastewater samples across 19 North Carolina communities representing 2.1 million people to reveal how economics, immigration, and geography influence what's on our plates.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

20-Jul-2026

The ISSCR recognizes Outstanding Poster Award Winners at the ISSCR 2026 Annual Meeting in Montreal

International Society for Stem Cell Research
Grant and Award Announcement

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has recognized five outstanding scientists with Poster Awards at the ISSCR 2026 Annual Meeting, honoring innovative research spanning developmental biology, disease modeling, regenerative medicine, and functional genomics.

Selected from more than 1,300 scientific posters presented during the meeting, the awards recognize exceptional research and scientific communication. Winning posters were evaluated by senior stem cell scientists attending the meeting, underscoring the rigor and peer recognition behind the awards.

Meeting: ISSCR 2026

20-Jul-2026

Researchers study barriers to GLP-1 insurance coverage

University of Mississippi
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Studies show GLP-1 drugs work. Why aren't insurers covering them?

Journal: Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy

20-Jul-2026

Texas Tech researchers to tackle overlooked tropical disease

Texas Tech University
Grant and Award Announcement

Texas Tech University researchers Peter Keyel and Kai Zhang have received nearly $600,000 from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how Leishmania parasites repair damaged cell membranes, with the goal of building foundational knowledge that could lead to new treatments for leishmaniasis. Their three-year project combines expertise in cell biology and parasitology while also providing hands-on research opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students.

20-Jul-2026

UC San Diego partners with Innovative Genomics Institute to develop and deploy the next generation of genome-editing tools

University of California - San Diego
Business Announcement

The new partnership is designed to jointly develop cutting-edge genomic tools for addressing large-scale challenges in health and the environment. The partnership combines research strengths in environmental and marine science, engineering and computer science and biomedical and life sciences.

20-Jul-2026

Linking memory impairment and apathy in a patient population

Society for Neuroscience
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People with autoimmune limbic encephalitis have altered hippocampus size and function that may drive a link between memory loss and lack of motivation.

Journal: JNeurosci
Funder: National Institute for Health Research, Wellcome Trust

20-Jul-2026

Study finds 1 in 3 Americans without heart disease miss new cholesterol goals—and 3 in 4 go untreated

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham finds that nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults without heart disease — and almost 4 in 5 of those who have already had a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event — have LDL, or “bad” cholesterol levels, above the goals set by the newly released 2026 American cholesterol guidelines.

Journal: JAMA